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… Tambellini bring the Wolverines back from the dead, it was two controver- sial calls by the officiating crew that ulti- mately decided the game. At 8:14 of the second period, Tambellini drove in on Michigan…

… and onto the ice where one quick pass set up Ortmeyer for a wide-open goal. The Wolverines began to celebrate, but their jamboree was cut short as the ref came in waving the goal off. All Ortmeyer and…

… into a nail-biter. The smooth-skating winger has now scorched the net 22 times this season for a team-leading total of 32 points. He has twice as many goals as any other Wolverine. Tambellini just doesn…

… schools, Tam- bellini seemed unfazed, unaware of any extra pressure on him as the Wolverines' most consis- tent offensive force. He started by giving Michi- gan the quick start it needed Friday when he…

… scored 13 seconds in, and then breathed life into the Wolverines in Saturday's third period. Michigan coach Red Berenson compared him to Brett Hull - the Detroit Red Wing whose rocket shot has terrorized…

… depends on when there's a lot on the line. That is a desire that the rest of the Wolverines need to pick up on, because as special as Tam- bellini is, he couldn't pull out a win by himself Saturday, and he…

… is not going to be able to deliver See LEWIS, Page 48 ing in Michigan's split with first-place Ferris State two weeks ago. Tambellini led the Wolverines to victory against the Spartans on Friday, but…

… State 0 LAKE SUPERIOR 4, Northern Michigan 2 Notre Dame 3, BOwUNG GREEN 2 MICHIGAN STATE 5, Michigan 3 FERRIS STATE 2, Western Michigan 1 Saturday's games: MIAMI 1, Ohio State 0 CCHA STANDINGS Wolverines…

…. Because, for the third time in 2003, the Wolverines have won on Friday at home, only to lose to the same team on Sat- urday in their opponent's building. "We have to play better on the road," Michigan coach…

… up at just the right time. With the Big Ten Champi- onship two weeks away, the Wolverines looked dominant yesterday afternoon against No. 5 Ohio State. On the strength of two pins and a technical fall…

… accomplishments as Wolverines prior to the match. Grant would not disap- point in his final home dual meet. The fourth-ranked All-American put on a takedown clinic at the expense of a hapless Nathan Costello…

… Wolverines for a career-high 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting. On top of her hot shooting, Haynie also pulled down 6 rebounds and dished out 8 assists in 40 minutes of play. YESTERDAY' S GAME Michigan State (82…

… ball. The Wolverines can- not. It's no secret that the strength of the Wolverine offense is the high-low post play, but it never became so obvious that that seems to be the only part of the Michigan…

… gameplan. Michigan's 35.3 field goal percentage was the fifth straight game in which the Wolverines shot less than 40 percent. What's even more disparaging is that most of the shots they made were easy ones…

…. A glimpse at Michi- gan's shot chart reveals just four made field goals from outside the paint. The Wolverines may have a producer down low in junior forward Jennifer Smith, who scored -27 points…

… needed a basket." OLD STORY WITH A NEW TWIST: After a Michigan loss, there's usually a list of sure-fire reasons explaining why they lost. Yesterday was no different, as the Wolverines watched an early 21…

… struggled early before scoring 27 points. chances for victory, just like every other loss. A new problem arose yesterday, though, as the Spar- tans shut down every Wolverine except for Smith, turn- ing…

… Michigan into a one-player team. The Wolverines can normally expect contribution from a few players down the bench, and the Jennifer Smith Show proved that the team concept is something Michigan has to get…

… distractions than the NBA's Portland Jailblazers, the Wolverines are playing great basketball and sitting atop the Big Ten standings, even though no one else on Earth expected them to contend at all. For another…

… were able to clamp down on defense against everyone else. Just two other Wolverines scored more than six points, all of them shooting below 30 percent. The big difference between the Spar- tans and the…

… Wolverines was Michigan State's ability was to hit jump shots. Michigan missed every shot outside the paint - 0-for-9 - in the second half, while the Spartans could take advan- tage of iumners from 15 feet and…

… 0 . E A .. 10 i Hampshire had to be moved out to the Midwest regional because it is the nation's fourth ranked team. Because of their road woes, the Wolverines, if the sea- son ended today, might…

… not have made the field if there were still 12 teams, as they stand 12th in the Pairwise. But this projection places them third in the Midwest at Yost going up against North Dakota, who the Wolverines…

… in the USOC. And should he choose to stay with the Wolverines, Michigan will be better for it. But as a loyal Michigan fan, I'm willing to give up the department's fearless leader in the interest of…