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…Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 Dumb luck kept Blue from win eROB MIGRIN/Daily Sophomore Zach Putnam and the Wolverines were…

…'s super regional elimination game against Oregon State, it was easy to say the Wolverines obviously weren't one of the best eight teams in the nation. But they didn't lose their shot at the College World…

… wanted to admit, but it had NOTEBOOK reached the point where nobody could deny it anymore. Michigan isn't a good 3-point shooting team. Heading into last night's game against Penn State, the Wolverines…

…. Facing a zone defense for nearly the entire contest, the Wolverines had plenty of open looks from the outside. And for the most part, they took advantage from down- town in last night's 77-57 win. For the…

… Kolodgy Daily Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE - The race had been run, and the cool-down was completed - Now all the Michigan's women's cross country team could do was wait for the results. The Wolverines…

… win, the Wolverines finished sec- ond out of 31 teams at the Great Lakes Regional Championship, falling short only to Notre Dame. This place automatically qualified them for the NCAA Championships…

… near e top, Wolverines at the bottom By Chris Meszaros For the Daily Streaks are made to be bro- ken. It's just a matter of when. Unfortunately for the Michi- gan women's swimming and diving team…

…, Saturday wasn't the day. Florida brought a 34-0 open- ing-day record into Canham Natatorium and extended it despite an impressive showing by the Wolverines. Michigan fell five points short in a 124- 119 loss…

… Brianna Broderick was the lone bright spot for Michigan. After winning the individual title at the Wolverine Invitational, she finished in a tie for fifth - her third top- five finish this season. Like the…

… top 20at the Wolverine, but none placed in the top 50 in Knoxville. Putting was a problem for the Wolverines all weekend. Coach Kathy Teichert felt that practice on the U-M Course should have pre- pared…

… the team for the greens at the Cherokee Country Club, but the Wolverines were unable to execute. "It was just difficult to see us not be able to put ourselves in good positions around the greens…

… ahead of us." The Wolverines are back in action at the Landfall Tradition in Wilimington, N.C. on Oct. 27. c Schaetzl shines, 'M' falls Richardson praised several swimmers for participating in extensive…

…07r 8 - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6 6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue heading back to NCAAs Wolverines earn No. 11 seed in tourney By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Writer With their…

… eyes glued to a tele- vision at the Junge Family Cham- pions Center, the Michigan men's soccer team went silent when the brackets arrived on the screen. The Wolverines, a lock for the NCAA tournament…

…. Instead, Michigan will rely on its aggressive scoring trio of senior Jake Stacy and juniors Mauro Fuzetti and Peri Marosevic. The strong Wolverine defense, coupled with the outstanding play of red- shirt…

… for the Wolverines after an 18-point per- formance against Kentucky in the season opener. She refused to play like her age. She looked like she'd done this before. But for almost 37 minutes against…

… Akron, Boylan looked like a freshman again. And the rest of the Wolverines followed suit. Boylan was held without a field goal until a late three-pointer dropped for the former Minnesota Ms. Basketball as…

… the Wolverines (1-1 overall) shot 29% from the floor in a 58-49 loss to the Zips. Michigan coach Kevin Borseth called the Wolverines' offensive performance "atrocious". "We aren't good offensively…

…'s gymnastics team began its warmups as usual. What soon transpired would test the Wolverines' will to win. Returning All-American senior Chelsea Kroll ruptured her achilles tendon during the team's warmup on the…

… touch warm-up with a ruptured achilles is a huge blow to everybody," Michigan coach Bev Plocki said. "You just want to sit down and cry and feel for her." But the Wolverines were able to hold back their…

… Rutgers 2-0 on Saturday. Victory and satisfaction, however, didn't mean the same thing for the Wolverines. "I didn't really like that game," Michigan forward Molly Powers said ar the Rutgers game. "It took…

… blew away Ball State, the defense lost sight of its goals. The Wolverines had hoped to shut out the Cardinals on Friday, but. instead allowed two sloppy *res. "We need to be stronger mentally on defense…

… slap at Penn State's early victorie's' over Morgan State, the Virginia Military Institute, Bucknell md others of that level of prestige. The"Wolverines were 13-4 at the ime themselves, not too shabby…

… History book "A closer look at the last three Michigan-Penn State matchups in Ann Arbor: FEB. 24, 1999. PENN STATE 78, MICHIGAN 72: The Wolverines turned in a thor- oughly uninspiring performance on Senior…

… in the whole series. Fmdlay went an eye-opening 3-for-3 with three home runs, four runs scored, five RBI and one walk in one of the most dominating offensive performances of the year for the Wolverines…

…$ rightfield for a two-run home run. The blast gave the Wolverines another early lead. After the game was tightened to 3-2, Findlay and senior shortstop Jessica Merchant once again did their part to give…

…-ranked Wolverines showed that, healthy or not, they are still ready for the Big Ten season, which starts Friday. Chalk that up to coach Joe McFarland's training regimnen. Throughout the weekend, the Wolverines proved…

… them to use all of their timeouts in the~meet. "They were just tired and backing up." But the meets were never as close as the scores suggested, as the Wolverines ensured that whenever situations got…

… State. But the biggest blow to the Wolverines came a few minutes later. Trailing 1-0 at Munn Ice Arena, Michigan looked to get back into the game on its power play. With the face-off in the Spartans' zone…

…, Michigan State forward David Booth slapped the puck back to Spartan defenseman Jared Night- ingale. Instead of clearing 12110GA .9 MR the puck all the way down the ice and forcing the Wolverines to reset…

… their offense, Nightingale lobbed the puck over Michigan's defensemen, and forward Bryan Lerg had snuck open at cen- ter ice. Lerg skated in all alone on Wolverine goalie Noah Ruden, faked a shot to…

… Wolverines, Lerg's goal proved to be the icing on the cake in Michigan State's 2-0 win. Michigan's (8-5-1 CCHA, 13-8-1 overall) best opportunity might have come just a minute into the game, when forward Chad…

… Kolarik found freshman Tim Miller wide open on the oppo- site side of the net. The Wolverines appeared Chemistry needs to improvet Icers want NC A bid TREVOR CAMPBELL/Daily Forward Bryan Lerg put the game…

… limiting Michigan's scoring chances after that, and on those rare occasions when the Wolverines did get a good shot on net, Lerg was there to make the stop. "They did a great job clogging the middle and…

… period in a long time" Michigan survived the early pressure thanks to Ruden, but then shot itself in the foot with two unnecessary penalties. Late in the first period, Wolverine forward Jason Bailey was…

… Spartans. Unfortunately, my pre- & diction came true. The shot was a sign of the Wolverines' frustra-JAME tion on a night when they couldn't mount more than D two legitimate chances jam against Michigan…

…. During last Friday's exhibition game against the U.S. National Team Development Program, it was clear that many of the Wolverines were not on the same page. The nation's top 18-year-olds jumped out to an…

… Green, winners of eight of its last 10. Having seen how little two days of practice did to ameliorate prob- lems since the exhibi- tion game, it's hard to imagine the Wolverines winning two games this…

…'t expect to earn this week- 'ind's NCAA title, the Wolverines are entering the -meet with the same mentality they had for Big Tens. "We're not going to this meet to count points, and I'm honestly not worried…

… said. "As {tough as it is to get there, there's always a voice ,in the back my head asking, 'Can I really swim that fast?"' The Wolverines have nine swimmers and one diver qualified to compete in College…

… - Saturday could have been that game. At least it had all the elements. The revenge factor from the Wolverines' infamous last-second win in Ann Arbor last year clearly remained a prominent topic of…

… battle between the two Pennsylvania signal callers. Still, with the upset looming large, the Wolverines, who were last undefeated this late in the season during the 1997 national championship campaign, did…

… threw back against the Wolverine front. ichigan's defensive line has ai it or not, so I gave him a little shot" "We keep coming, we keep hitting you," Taylor serious case of Dr. Jekyll and Then Branch…

…- And that's just the way it should be. game with a concussion, and he suddenly Spittin' Fire callers Michigan's defensive line dis- However cordial it is off the field, the Wolverines' doesn't seem so…

…. Connecticut took advantage of the Wolverines' penalty procession and turned the cushy lead danger- ously slim,scoringfiveunanswered goals in the second and third peri- ods of Michigan's 7-5 win. "You could see…

… extra skater. Six Connecticut skaters swirled around Michigan's zone, ready to strike. Three Wolverines hovered to protect sophomore goalie Billy Sauer. But before the Huskies could get any shots off, a…

… Wolverines came away from Indiana's John Mellencamp Pavilion on Sunday with a 1-0 victory and a share of first place in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers (3-1 Big Ten, 13-3 overall) left their Senior Day a little…

… through (the goalie's) hands and right over her stick." The way the Wolverines have been scoring recently - 14 goals in their last three games, all wins - they thought Tiner's tally might open the…

… actu- ally over. The Wolverines had just allowed the Wildcats to score six uncontested runs during the fifth and sixth innings. The Wolver- ines' lead had deteriorated into a 10-6 deficit. Then, after…

… cham- pions, no trip to Columbus. And as expected, Purdue went on to beat the Fighting Illini,12-8. Still, the Wolverines had to fin- ish Saturday's doubleheader, end- ing in 10-6 and 6-5 losses. "I was…

….m. Along with 14 other nation- al champion squads from across the nation, the Wolverines waited in line until they were permitted to enter the building. The team then received a brief tour of the East Wing…

…. "We were like 'Whoa, there he is.' " The Wolverines were the last team in the "Big Ten room," but they weren't shortchanged when it came to sharing face time with the president. While Bush briefly…

… teammates carried him off the ice and straight to the locker room. It's unclear how severe the injury is or how long Kolarik will be off the ice, but this is no minor injury for the Wolverines. "I hope they…

…." The Wolverines closed out the game without Kolarik, and used a good defensive effort to pull away from the Lakers. Kolarik's big night Friday was the only bright spot for Michigan in the sloppy, mistake…

… showed off the team's offensive depth. The Woodbridge, Ont., native became the sixth Wolverine and third freshman to notch double- digit goals on the season with his ninth and loth scores. The center…

… Wolverines' first goal in the tournament and has proceeded to score six more this year. "I really like the direction that Louie's going," Berenson said. "Since he's come back, he has real- ly given his line a…

… dose of offense and smarts, so it's nice to see it pay off for him tonight." STANDING ALONE: Michi- gan's one-point lead in the CCHA standings going into the weekend raised concerns the Wolverines wouldn…

….COM. WRESTLING Wolverines lose two Big Ten duals For the past four weeks, the Michigan wrestling team has been consistently inconsistent. The tenth-ranked Wolverines have struggled to find stability as the dual…

… Friday night transpired in similar fashion. The Wolverines found themselves in an early hole and couldn't recover, falling to 13th-ranked Wisconsin, 20-18. It was Michigan's fifth defeat in the last seven…

… for the Wolverines (4-2 Big Ten, 11- 5 overall), who eventually edged Wisconsin, 79-73. Michigan is now tied for second in the Big Ten behind Ohio State. "Our team was a bit deflated," Wisconsin coach…

… with seven seconds left. But after two consecutive Mich- igan timeouts, the Wolverines stole the momentum right back. Phillips received an inbound pass and immediately pulled the trigger on a straight…

… Ice Arena has traditionally been one of the most intimidating venues for visiting teams. Despite this edge, the Wolverines have struggled to sweep home series, especially after dominating the weekend…

… Wolverines haven't lost on the opening night of weekend home series but are just 1-3 in the final game this season. "It's pretty unacceptable and disappoint- ing," senior Kevin Porter said. "This used to be…

… and drove in two runs while scoring one himself. Jeff Kunkel (Michigan) The Michigan backstop spearheaded the Wolverines' offense with a double in each game. Kunkel went 5-for-13 with 8 RBI and he hit…

… his second home run of the year. P H R ERBB 7 4 11 2 so 5 FRIDAY'S GAME Michigan Wolverines 3 LP: Derek Feldkamp (4-3) Illinois Fighting Illini 4 * WP: Brian Blomquist (7-1) SATURDAY, GAME 1…

… Sports Writer With just under three minutes left in last night's game, Colorado was charging at the Wolverines with a tenacity not befitting a team that had been down by double digits since the opening of…

… the first half. Now within eight, the Buffaloes blocked shots in the paint, double- and triple-teamed Michigan's big men and stuck to the guards in the backcourt. For a moment, the Wolverines looked…

… State University for 10th place out of 20 teams. The Wolverines posted rounds of 298, 300 and 299, totaling 895 - 31 over par. "We played reasonably well, but not well enough to break away from the pack…

…," Michi- gan coach Jim Carras said. The Wolverines fused a balanced attack led by senior Andrew Chapman, who shot a 218 and tied a season-best with a sixth-place finish. "I am extremely happy with Andrew…

… play better for us to be competitive in this short spring season." Sophomore Dave Nichols competed well in the meet (75-78-75-228), placing 48th. Scott Carlton was the fifth Wolverine com- peting (79…

…-77-75-231), tying for 60th. "With such a short season ending in mid March, we need as much practice as we can get to do well at the next meet in Kentucky" Carras said. For their next meet, the Wolverines will travel…

… out of 20 teams. The Wolverines haven't finished higher than fifth all season. DANNY MOLOtOKaily Senior Andrew Chapman led all Wolverines with a score of 218 this past weekend - a score that tied for…

… dropped a match to Wis- consin 6-1 on Saturday, then rebounded to win against Minnesota 6-1 yesterday. The Wolverines (1-3 Big Ten, 5-6 overall) wasted little time in defeat- ing Minnesota, completing…

… a 6-1 lead. But rather than accept defeat, the freshmen rallied to take back the match. The Wolverines won the next four games to close the gap to 5-6. In the 12th game, Minnesota attempted a comeback…

… won. The Gopher duo of Valerie Vladea and Michaela Havelkova had given all it had in that game, but quickly dropped the next two to give the Wolverines the 8-6 victory. "I really think they picked up…

… before. Wisconsin (5-0, 10-3) holds a 16-8 all-time record against the Wolverines under Ritt, a former Bad- ger herself. Michigan won just four sets in singles competition, and just one of the three…

… doubles matches. "(Wisconsin) was a real disap- pointing performance," Ritt said of the Wolverines falling to 0-3 in the conference. One of the few bright spots for Michigan in Saturday's loss was junior…

… Wolverines this fall. He was named 2003 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, was second in Michigan history in points scored (72 points on 28 goals and 16 assists) and was nominated for the M.A.C. Hermann…

… with three points over the final six games of the season. Even with the return of one of their best players, the Wolverines ended up losing 1-0 to Indiana in the second round. The Hoosiers went on to the…

… scheduled for April 2 in Columbus against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Cameron is the second Wolverine to be draft- ed into the MLS. In 2004, Kevin Taylor (2000- 03) was selected with the 25th overall pick by the…

… Ten Conference honors while leading the Wolverines with 17 points on six goals and five assists. Turpin ended his career at Michigan having missed only one game as the all-time leading scorer for the…

… Wolverines. In his career, Turpin compiled 85 career points on 33 goals and 19 assists. His 33 career goals are also a record at Michigan, and his 19 assists place him second all-time. Nittany L ion tamer…

… from beyond the arc. In each of the Wolverines' three Big Ten games this season, Coleman's percentage from downtown has been better than his overall field-goal percentage. But in the first half of…

… "airball" any time he even considered taking a shot. Another airball made their jabs look like a self-fulfilling prophecy, but the Wolverines (3-0, 12-5) had faith in their lone freshman and perhaps more…

… importantly, he had faith in himself. In the last 6:06 of the con- test, Coleman knocked down four treys, including one with 37 seconds remaining that put the Wolverines up by five and essentially sealed the 66…

… to foreshadow what a crucial role the freshman would play for the Wolverines later in the season. It was, statistically speaking, fairly bland. Despite grabbing five rebounds, he went 1-for-ll from the…

… that followed the tournament is con- siderably higher: 10.4. Junior Daniel Horton has averaged 11.8 points per game in that same period, while junior Chris Hunter leads the Wolverines with 13.9. The…

… Thursday - which the Volunteers won 5-2 - the Wolverines (3- 3) looked poised to pull off the upset. But the SEC has not been kind to Michigan over the years, as the Wolverines have a combined 3- 17 record…

… against SEC schools. This time, Michigan dropped all three doubles matches to Kentucky (8-1) in the early going. Each Kentucky doubles team is ranked nationally, and each breezed by the Wolverine squads…

…, allowing Michigan to win just eight games among the three squads. Despite the setback in doubles, the Wolverines' singles play looked sharp in the early going. Four of the six players for Michigan won the…

… Michigan, as the team has played three top-20 teams in the past four matches, and it opens the Big Ten season against the top two finishers from 2001 - Northwestern and Illinois. Although the Wolverines have…

… Wolverines on Saturday. Michigan gets a taste of southern hospitality By Brian Steer. Daily Sports Writer AP PHOTO Michigan's Andy Hrovat takes down Iowa's Jessman Smith during his 14-4 major decision…

… victory. The Wolverines stunned the Hawkeyes, 20-15, in Iowa City. Grapplers outshine Iowa, Gable lege.nd There's no place like home. That phrase was certainly ringing through the heads of the players on…

… Wolverines were unable to capitalize on their fast start, as they garnered just two singles victories. At the No. 1 spot, Henry Beam, ranked No. 60 in the nation, earned an impressive 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Max…

… Belski, ranked No. 36. The only other victory came from Matt Lockin, who remained unbeaten on the year with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 triumph over Nick Beuque. Against the Tigers, the Wolverines…

…, the Wolverines quickly closed out the match in singles with three impres- sive straight-set victories. At the No. 1 spot, Beam breezed past Gojanovic 6-4, 6-3. Despite a tough second set, Ben Cox…

…'s wrestling program had no effect on Michigan Friday night, as the Wolverines traveled to a hostile Carver-Hawkeye Arena and upset the Hawkeyes, 20-15. Michigan won the last five matches of the evening to over…

…. The Junior forward is sick with mononucleosis and Is out of the Wolverines' lineup indefinitely. Wolveines, Spartans rCeady for another CCHA classic Mono floors Cammalleri indefinitely By Seth Klempner…

…, past and present: Name Goals Assists Points Cammalleri 7 1 8 Hilbert 3 2 5 Comrie 1 3 4 Shouneyia 1 3 4 Everybody else 6 18 24 Sue Guevara hasn't had much to be happy about this season. The Wolverines…

…'swimming *dunks No. 2 Stanford by 3 By Benjamin Singer Daily Sports Writer Happy 20th birthday, Jeff Hopwood. The Michigan sophomore's present was not exactly gift- wrapped. He and the rest of the Wolverines had to…

… dual meet can be. The Wolverines ended their five-meet losing streak against Stanford, beating the Cardinal, 136-106, for the first time since the 1990-91 season. "We're definitely up in the mix now…

… the one- and three- meter dive, scoring NCAA zone diving qualifying marks in both events. Senior Carlos Castillo contributed with his best day as a Wolverine, placing second in the one-meter dive and…

… third in the three-meter dive. "We must thank the divers," Urbanchek said. "They bailed us out." The Wolverines tallied six other first place finishes, includ- *ing two big upsets in sprints where…

… Stanford expected to dom- inate. By the eighth event, the meet seemed to be slipping away from the Wolverines' grasp as Stanford led, 71-59, with two sprint events coming up. Michigan, normally a pushover in…

… free-throws-made category Sunday, Michigan was impressive. In fact, the Wolverines were record-setting. They converted 37 of 45 attempts from the line - the most ever made by the maize and blue. But…

… perhaps the boxscore should contain one more cat- egory: clutch free throws. If it did, the stats might be able to tell the real story of this game. In all-too-familiar fashion, the Wolverines had the…

…-clang went the second, and with them came another opportunity for this young team to "get overtime experience." Fortunately for Michigan, it was another good experi- ence. This week, the Wolverines needed only…

…. And although Michigan's rather unusual 5- 1 victory over Miami wasn't played in England but in the friendly confines of Yost Ice Arena, where the Wolverines had defeated the Red Hawks 5-2 the previous…

…, the team finished in a disappointing fourth place. On Saturday, No. 13 Michigan finished third among the 35 teams at Pre-Nationals - behind No. 8 Princeton and No. 6 Arizona State. Three Wolverines…

… the hilly landscape of the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The 18th-ranked Wolverines have surprised all season with their continued improvement. Two other Wolverines finished in…

… Katie Gearlds and Erin Lawless - to have a chance. But the Purdue duo had other plans. MICHIGAN 4 After the Wolverines held them to just 12 combined first-half points, Gearlds and Lawless exploded in the…

… period. "I found myself a little more wide open than I usually am from the perimeter," Gearlds said. With Gearlds torching them from long range, the Wolverines (1-12, 5-19) needed to find some offensive…

… Becky Flippin was simultaneously fouled. Flippin made one-of-two free throws to cut the Purdue lead to 11. But the Boilermakers struck back with seven straight points, ending any hopes of a Wolverine…

… of Big Ten." The Wolverines have already totaled 199 points, fewer than just Penn State, which has 238 points. With four first- place and two second-place finishes, the team is not only swimming…

… work hard to win," Richardson said. The Wolverines didn't place in the one-meter diving finals. But Rich- ardson still looks forward to a solid weekend from the entire team. The coaches are telling the…

… placed a call to 1-800-555-TELL - a service that provides callers with sports scores, weather reports, etc. - to hear what it had to say about the Wolverines. And nothing could have come closer to…

… describing STEPHANIE WRIGHT the game than the words of that electronic voice. Wright on Target Michigan was destroyed by Purdue, 63-43. That statement embodies most of what happened last night. The Wolverines…

… didn't just lose - they were crushed. This has happened before. The Wolverines lost their last four games by an average of 22 points. While the first two losses were closer than the final score indicates…

… as Michi- gan destroyed itself. As hard as they tried, the Wolverines couldn't seem to do anything right. Unlike the passing clinic Purdue held on its way to 16 assists, Michigan struggled to execute a…

… clean pass all night. It seemed like every time a Wolverine tried to pass the ball, it went to the wrong person or the wrong place. I think more Michigan passes bounced off one of the Boilermakers' legs…

… three years, the Nittany Lions have bumbled their way to woes of the Wolverines TONIG T Thue- 8:00.pa ~ Crisler Arenawa UP^N 20 consecutive road losses. Tonight, Michigan (4-6 Big Ten, 13-8 overall…

…'t lost hope of going to the NCAA Tournament. But our main goal is just winning this next game'." Those goals have been tested as the Wolverines, once expected to challenge for the Big Ten title, have yet…

… events, including decathlon, steeplechase, hammer and javelin. But for the most part, the Wolverines will continue the same training that they used in the indoor season. "The sprinters run 100 meters…

… defense contributed to the Wolverines' wins over Notre Dame, Georgia State, Troy State, Maryland and Florida A&M at the Florida State Invitational. Ritter posted two shutout performances at the tournament…

… the Wolverines fell just short in a 1-0 loss. Michigan went 5- 1 in the invitational. "You can't throw a no-hitter with- out a great defense behind you," Hutchins said. The Wolverine defense only gave…

… reached its full potential yet. The Wolverines' offense, however, has been less successful. Michigan is currently 17-6, and its most recent defeats have come as a result of poor run-production. In its last…

… four losses, Michigan totaled just one run. "At some point, our offense has got to improve," Hutchins said. "We need more improvement in the bot- tom half of our order." The Wolverines are working hard o…

… com- petition, my focus is on the 800 for the Olympics." The Wolverines look to continue their success when they travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the Florida State Relays over the next few…

… Wolverines' performance on the beam will play a crucial role in Minnesota on Saturday as they attempt to claim their 12th Big Ten champi- onship in 13 years, as the Wolverines have per- formed consistently in…

… added experience is going to be a cen- tral factor for us." There is a dark cloud in the form of the NCAA Infractions Committee moving toward the program right now, and the Wolverines are hoping it will…

… scholar- ships and increase the financial penalty, which would at least allow the Wolverines to compete in the postseason. "I think we're all holding our breath right now," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said…

… Michigan State's Joe Goodenow to trickle into the goal, giving the Spartans a 2-1 lead. The soft goal came just one minute after the Wolverines had tied the game at one. V.-. THE DAILY'S STARS The…

… the Buckeyes and the Wolverines. Ohio State ended a seven- game winless skid with a sweep over Ferris State this weekend and are cur- rently in sixth place in the CCHA. Michi- gan split a home…

… State when you're a Wolverine," Comrie said "But it was a good game, exciting for the fans. It was just unfortunate they didn't get the win." As much as Cammalleri - who hopes to return to play as early…

… in college hockey history, will step down at the end of the year to become the school's athletic director. Quality, not quantity Ever since the Wolverines defeated the Spar- tans 4-3 in overtime last…

… Wolverines are 0-4-2 dating back to February of last season, and it looks like they'll need a miracle of cosmic proportions to end that streak this season. For some reason, when the maize and blue face off…

… going up and swinging away at it." Rood and her teammates need- ed a more controlled style against Iowa (1-6 Big Ten, 12-7 overall). The Hawkeyes were a shifty team compared to the Wolverines' pre- vious…

… a watershed moment for a team that has struggled with finishing games during the Big Ten season. In three of their losses this sea- son, the Wolverines (3-5, 16-5) have had a chance to put teams away…

… couldn't quite find her stride in her first six-kilometer race as a Wolverine, finishing 63rd (21:22.5). Redshirt sophomore Nicole Edwards's day also proved difficult, clocking a 21:24.9 for 67th, well off…

… Wolverines, finish- ing nine seconds behind the leader, North Carolina State's Julia Lucas. Webster's personal-best time of 20:10.2 was four seconds faster than her previous race and a 58-second improvement…

…," Field said. "A couple of ourtop girls had an off day, butthen others really stepped it up.I think it looks good" The Wolverines couldn't take control early in the race as they did in their victory at the…

… 30, any team is a threat. "This is the best the (Big Ten) has been since the 15 years I've been coaching," McGuire said. "If the conference is better, we need to be better." The Wolverines will put…

… Athletes of the Week after impressive performances t the Wolverine Invitational this past eekend. Sugar, a senior co-captain, won both the 100- and 200-meter freestyle races and also was part of four win…

…- ning relays for the Wolverines. The freshman Kelemen earned her award after finishing second in both diving events with scores good enough to meet the NCAA zone diving require- ments for the year…

… tennis season, the Michigan women's tennis team is getting into the swing of things - starting with a ToM( match against Bowling VARSITY TE Green. Who: Michiga The Wolverines have Green been dormant since…

… on Nov. 2-7. Michigan had three players in the tournament's 64-player main draw. Two Wolverines freshmen Kavitha Tipernini and Chrissy Nolan - advanced to the round of 16. It will be crucial for the…

…, Purdue will join the, Wolverines and Nittany Lions in the water for a competition that has the potential of making or breaking Michigan's confidence. "We swim the top teams in the country, and we are…

…'s conference foes have an exceptionally talented roster. Unlike the Wolverines, among whom are Olympic bronze-medal win- ner Chris Thompson and All Americans Scott Werner and "Tim Siciliano, Penn State and…

… challenge than usual against midwestern rivals this weekend. The Wolverines could very well further insure its losing record. But the challenge may also be ground for energizing mid-level swim- mers that have…

… Tennis Center Sunday when his team opens the season against Western Michigan. In last season's opener, the Wolverines beat Western Michigan and gave Mees his first victory at Michigan. After a year of…

… adjustment to their new coach, the Wolverines hope to repeat the result. "I definitely feel more comfortable with him this year - I'm sure all the other guys on the team feel the same," sophomore Jeremy…

… Edelson said. No. 29 Michigan has won the past two dual matches against Western Michigan, 6-1 and 6-1. Last year, the Wolverines finished with a 16-7 record, advancing to the second round SUNDAY VARSITY…

…'s matchup with Cincinnati in a battle of wills. But after three ties and eight lead changes, the Wolverines edged out the Bearcats, 73- 69, but not without a little help from their new coach. With her team…

… air and stomping her feet. Her Wolverines finally caught up with the Bearcats when sophomore Rachael Carney nailed one of her three 3-pointers, tying the game at 51 with 12:57 remaining. Michigan…

… against Oakland. for the Wolverines and Lucas- For a team with an already- Perry. Before scoring 10 points in impressive NCAA Tournament Sunday's 70-67 overtime win at resume, Lucas-Perry's arrival…

… Northwestern, Lucas-Perry had was perfect. Another hot-handed scored more than five points just shooter seemed to be exactly what three times since Jan. 17. He hadn't the Wolverines needed enteringfBig scored in…

… lack of goal support personally, Sauer told Wolverine Sports Maga- zine: "I think I was at first. It went to the point where it was sad. Now it's funny. that sas the week of the Michi- gan State series…

…'DONNELL/Daily Liz Dosa - a native of Piedmont, Calif. - and the Wolverines beat up on Miami (Ohio) to advance to the Sweet 16 of of the NCAA Championships. In that round Michigan will face Pepperdine on Saturday…

… gained possession of the ball, took a few strides and blasted a shot past Michigan keeper Peter Dzubay to make the score 2- 0 Penn State. The jubilant Wolverines faithful who had made the trek to State…

… Michigan men's gymnastics team returns home this weekend to face No. 2 Ohio State. Saturday's meet will open the Wolverines' 2001 home schedule at Cliff Keen Arena. The two teams faced each other last…

… weekend in Chicago, with the Wolverines taking the first-place title and the Buckeyes placing third in the competition. Michigan outscored the Buckeyes in four of the weekend's six events with Ohio State…

… Illinois easily (182- 156) this past weekend at the Wolverine Invitational - despite key injuries to Olympian Samantha Arsenault and Jen Ardnt. but most of the swimmers had only positive things to say about…

…'s basketball team. The Wolverines shot 55 percent from the f eld while holding No. 13 Illinois to 37 percent in an 86-69 blowout win. The win moved the Wolverines into econd place, one game in the loss col- umn…

… challenge. I think this team would like to play the No. 12 team every night." Illinois is ranked 12th in the coaches poll, and the Wolverines beat then-No. 12 Purdue, 74-67 in their previous game. To start…

… comeback and his second performance gave Michigan its first big lead of the meet. "This was probably his biggest day as a Wolverine," Urbanchek said. "I am very proud of Carlos." Short-distance swimming and…

… none. . It's baseball. Anything can hap- pen. And that's the only reason the Wolverines aren't in Omaha. REID From page 11 ence of a super regional under their belt. With so many tal- ented players who…

… on paper, he's a great player." Berenson's words -speak volumes of the Wolverines' leading goal scorer. T.J. Hen- sick? Nope. Having undressed opposing blueliners all year long, Hensick defines pizazz…

… fellow Wolverines, but he's qui- etly put together the team's most well- rounded season of work. Last night, #Helminen - Michigan's leader in Z 'goals with 17 - was named CCHA Best Defensive Forward at the…

… ;.compare him to (former Wolverine and current New Jersey Devils center) Johnny Madden. "(Helminen's) a great two-way player." Helminen, whose NHL rights belong to the New York Rangers, ;attributes his…

… juniors. Since the Wolverines have just one senior who sees regular playing time, captain Andy Burnes, the junior class's role on the team has been heightened. "It's a little more responsibility and a…

… first match of the season in Alabama, the Wolverines returned to the Varsity Tennis Center to cruise past Western Michigan 6-1 yesterday. "I just love playing on these courts - everything's so normal…

… the Bron- cos' lone point. As if homecourt advantage wasn't enough, the Wolverines had some extra supporters in crowd. A day after win- ning a thriller against Missouri, three members of Michigan…

… managed to get right back on the win- ning track. While the Wolverines came in with superior talent, they avoided the trap of taking the Broncos lightly. "(Western Michigan is) always competitive," Ritt…

… regionals to advance. If they win, the Wolverines will move on to face the No. 1 seed in the West, Denver, for the right to play in this year's Frozen Four. HOW THE'TOP 10 FARED No.1 New Hampshire (29…

… with a killing per- centage of .925 - was swarming all over Michigan and not allowing it to get HOCKEY any rhythm going Notebook with the extra man. The key to the Wolverines' success on the powerplay…

… Goldie was out- side the right side of the crease for an easy flip-in on the rebound. With just under 11 minutes left in the second period, the Wolverines went to work off a faceoff in the Michigan State…

…. Michigan had some quality scoring chances to close the peri- od, including a 2-on-1 breakaway, which was led by Gajic. But the Wolverines could not build on their lead. By virtue of a gratuitous bounce, the…

… Wolverines tallied their highest score of the season after struggling with injuries and weaker performances. Seniors Brad Kenna and Justin Toman led the charge for the upstart Wolverines, who seem to be back…

… Zimmerman with a 9.15. The Wolverines had been struggling in their overall performance, but now they're hitting routines and getting high scores. They will work on improving scores from lower spots in the…

… a 8A - Thursday, October18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bonnell bowls over Falcons FIELD HOCKEY Wolverines win 10th consecutive game The No. 4 Michigan field hockey team beat…

… six straight road contests. The Wolverines had 11 more shots and two more corners than the Chippewas, but Central Michigan erased two Michigan one-goal leads to force extra time. By COLT ROSENSWEIG…

… Writer With the Michigan women's track and field team just two events into its season, several Wolverines have already qualified for the NCAA Champion- ships in June. The nonscored Kentucky Invita- tional…

… this weekend proved to be just the laidback environment needed to jumpstart the Wolverines and help many athletes meet NCAA provisional qualifying standards. Michigan opened the two-day meet by shatter…

… - it's ablowout. The Michigan women's gym- nastics team raced past Minne- sota, 196.875 to 192.850, Saturday at Crisler Arena. The fifth-ranked Wolverines (4-0 Big Ten, 10-0 overall) put up their highest…

…. Following a big three-point play by the Buckeyes' Evan Turner that cut the Wolverines' lead to three, Sims took a deep 3- pointerjust in frontof the Michi- ganbench. The bucket extended the Wol- verines' lead…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 18, 2005 - 7B Inconsistent play dooms Wolverines By Billy Heisier Daily Sports Writer For avid golfers, April is the pinnacle of the year. The sweet spring…

… season is ripe and new like the fruit from a budding tree. But so far, the Michigan men's golf team has yet to find its stride despite the improving weather. The Wolverines finished up the Boilermaker…

… important part of winning the series. Miami entered the weekend atop the league standings, and a Michigan sweep would land the Wolverines in first place by one point. When the two teams met in Oxford, Miami…

…'s top line torched the Wolverines for five goals over the two-game series. "We knew in the back of our heads that if we shut down that line and we shut down their top players, we have a better chance of…

… guys were making birdies," coach Andrew Sapp said. "The only thing was, we made a few too many double bogeys, which ultimately will cost you a lot." The most impressive Wolverine performances came from…

…-land and water training, and the team has com- mitted every part of themselves to it." This weekend, the Wolverines plan on defending Richardson's claim at the Big Ten Championships at the Univer- sity of…

… perfect race to win." The conference meet will mark Richardson's 18th appearance as Michigan's coach. Since taking over the program in 1986, he has led the Wolverines to 13 Big Ten titles, including 12 in a…

… row from 1987 to 1998. While Richardson has a reputation to live up to, so does the team. The Wolverines have claimed 17 Big Ten Championships since 1974, tying Wis- consin's cross country team for the…

… the same situation, having lost its entire "A" relay from last year. But freshmen Susan Gilliam and Lindsey Smith have filled in well for the Wolverines. Gilliam is predicted to have top-10 performances…

…Vell Blanchard, the Wolverines' fervor was apparent from the first whistle. "I love that about him, I loved how he brought that energy and that passion and I thought that was very contagious for our team and I…

…- tration ability, Horton took two steps forward and nailed a three from 26 feet out to give the Wolverines a four-point lead. The threat of creating off the drib- ble - combined with his sharp shooting…

… r w a r d MICHIGAN 70 LeeAnn Bies to be the ones dominating - not 6- foot-1 forward Tabitha Pool. Pool, a sophomore, came out and played arguably her most complete game as a Wolverine, scoring 11…

… points, grabbing 15 boards and chipping in with four assists and three blocks as the Wolverines defeated the Dominican Republic National Team 70-46 in their exhibition on Saturday night. "I think she…

… times I didn't want to shoot it, but coach was like 'Keep shooting,' so I did." Fifth-year senior Raina Goodlow was strong off the bench for the Wolverines, putting up eight points and five rebounds in…

… lasting an entire half without one offensive rebound isn't part of anybody's recipe for success. The Wolverines created no second chances in the first half against Illinois, getting outrebounded by the…

… created rebounding opportunities on their o cnsive dr es The Wolverines stuck to the blocks in t',e second half, however, and rebounding proved the ultimate difference in the game. Michigan outrebounded…