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… mired in last place in the Big Ten, winless after four conference games. Needless to say, the Wolverines have not had much to write home about. After an exceptional showing in the Seattle Times…

…-Husky Classic, where the Wolverines upset one top 20 team and came within five points of beating another, emotions and expectations were running high entering conference play. However, after a pair of…

… better in each contest like they did in the Husky Classic instead of regressing through the Big Ten sea- son. It's time for Michigan to show its true colors. Wolverine Char Durand drives around an…

…'opponent last season. Durand and the Wolverines hope to increase their level of intensity for the remainder of their schedule. Michigan faces Northwestern and Minnesota this weekend. BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Starting…

… significant part of the Michigan men's swimming and diving team has been sick - with the flu. That is not the best news as the Wolverines head to Purdue and Indiana tomorrow and Saturday. Many of Michigan's top…

…." Junior Derya Buyukuncu is also suffering from the flu, but he is expected to swim both days. He is one of the Wolverines' only available sprinters. "(Buyukuncu) might have to go dead or alive this weekend…

… Men's basketball . Hockey Women's basketball Men's volleyball Men's indoor track 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 'Respert, Spartans bowl over Wolverines Leadership lacking as 'M' misses *opportunity for first…

… with a 73-71 victory. The heartbreaking loss to the Spartans is a major blow to the Wolverines' season. It is difficult to recover after a tough loss at C o u r ~home, especially in a league as 2 |F UU…

… team travels to Amherst, Mass., for a eet against No. 22 Massachusetts, it will be a union of sorts. But don't expect the Wolverines to be gra- cious guests. Fourth-year UMass coach Dave Kuzara used to…

… be an assistant coach under Michigan coach Bev Plocki. But if Kuzara remembers anything from his days in Ann Arbor, he'll know that facing the Wolverines could be a handful for his Minutemen. The…

… been frosty the past two years. After finishing eighth out of 11 teams last year, the Wolverines finished ninth out of 11 Saturday as they emerged from the Windy City Invitational with a disappointing…

… two events. "We were victims of very inconsistent per- formances on the night," Michigan coach Bob Darden explained. The toughest event for the Wolverines was the horizontal bar. With seven major faults…

… ninth out of eleven teams at the Windy City Invitational. The only other Wolverine in a final was Jim Round, who had trouble landing his vault and finished ninth in that event. The squad realizes it didn…

…. "We have a lot of room for improve- ment." Illinois, which finished one place ahead of the Wolverines in Chicago, will test the adequacy of Michigan's preparation when they come to Ann Arbor on Sunday…

…. mers find, waters frustrating, simply because the Wolverines were milliseconds away from victory in each. "We were one tenth of a second away from an important third place finish against USC," said…

… Wolverines don't have time to ponder what could have been ir California. Next weekend, they facL some of the nation's best teams, including UCLA, in the Dallas Morning News Invitational. ;ymnasts in meet coach…

… again. The Wolverines play out the bulk of their Big Ten schedule in the upcoming weeks. They will travel to Evanston today to face Northwestern and to Champaign to face Illinois tomorrow. The 10th…

…-ranked Wolverines (0-1 Big Ten, 3-6 overall) will have their hands full with both opponents. The 22nd-ranked Wildcats have six wrestlers ranked in the top 20 of their weight classes, and the eighth-ranked Illini are…

… Kelman during action Friday DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily night at Yost Ice Arena. Wolverines are both lucky and quite good By TOM SEELEY Daily Hockey Writer AUBURN HILLS - During the Michigan hockey team…

…'s current nine- game winning streak, the Wolverines have made clear that good teams find a way to win. Some nights, the men in maize and blue have looked awesome. They've fired on all cylinders and made it…

… wasn't a factor. "We just have to get back (on de- fense)," she said. In the second half, the Wolverines fought back to within I 1, but abevy of free throws from Buckeye forward Katie Smith took the wind…

… out of the Wolverines' sails. Roberts said her team's difficulty incoming up with big defensive stops ILUNOIS (68) FO FT REB MIN M-A MA 04 A F PTS t1-enderson 32 5-11 3-4 0-5 1 1 14 mth 19 0-2 1-3 1…

… coincidentally, Michigan lost all three games. Franklin's totals in the first halves@ of those games: 0-for-11 shooting. two assists. With stats like these, it's no won- der the Wolverine offense starts games off…

… probably have. In the last three weekends, the Michi- gan hockey team smacked around, bat- tered and downright punished its oppo- ents. The Wolverines pummeled Notre Dame, 11-1, in a game, as frightening as…

… recently. In the month of January, Michigan has scored 58 goals in six games - most 10 scores a game and more goals an three CCHA teams have scored all year. Meanwhile, the Wolverines have held those unlucky…

…-conference home loss to.DePaul, Indiana is just one game out of first place in the league with the better part of th season to go. Wolverine coach Steve Fisher is well aware that a trip to Bloomington means an "L…

… tougher to win on the road." It's especially difficult to win in As- sembly Hall. Last season, the Wolverines broke the Hoosiers' 50-game home winning streak with a 65-52 win. Michigan then beat Indiana, 61…

…-50, Feb. 18 at Crisler Arena to sweep the season series be- tween the schools for the first time since 1988. The Wolverines have won just four of 23 contests played at Assembly Hall and I I of 60 games…

… Daily Sports Writer Don't be fooled by the Michigan women's basketball team's 0-7 Big Ten record. The Wolverines (6-11) are not los- ing because of a lack of talent. Unlike the losing teams of the past…

… wants to defeat. After all, there is no time for sentimentality when your team is the midst of a Big Ten race. Just ask Michigan. After the Wolverines presented Heathcote a grandiose T.V. in a pregame…

… will be examined to- morrow by team physicians, who will then determine the extent of the injury. Wolverine freshman Maurice Tay- lor was escorted to Michigan's lockerrom late in the first half, after…

… ranked opponent. The Wolverines beat Iowa and Illinois but lost to Duke and Arizona. In addition, Michigan played two teams that currently sit in the top 25, but were not when the Wolverines played them…

…-pointers in his first 15 games, has hit six in the Wolverines' last two. Against Michigan State yesterday, Fife hit 3 of 6 treys and played 31 minutes. However, he missed all three of his shots in the second…

… free- throws in the Spartans' final possession to allow the Wolverines a chance to win the game. Ironically, during Snow's w* chronicled struggles, Michigan was one of few teams he played well against…

…. He totaled 24 points and 10 assists against the Wolverines last season. Michigan men's basketball coach Steve Fisher presents Michigan State coach Jud Heathcoate with a television set prior to…

… Fab Five in the Michigan basketball spotlight. When Respert's team needed him, he responded in impressive fashion. The Wolverines lacked that go-to guy down the stretch, perhaps leading to Maurice…

… young Wolverines can ''' ' mature under the ~ guidance of King, Jackson and the coaching staff, the result of yesterday's game should be reversed in East Lansing on Feb. 21. "We just have Jackson to come…

… that Taylor's shot was a bad one. "Mo had a great, a great look at the basket," he said. "It just didn't go in." The Spartans began to pull away from the Wolverines in the second half after a Ray…

… Jackson layup cut the Spartans' lead to 53-52. Respert hit back-to-back 3-pointers, and, after a Michigan timeout, Garavaglia made a layup that put Michigan State up by nine. The Wolverines were never able…

…. Michigan (7-3 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) concludes its seven meet road trip in tonight's dual meet against Michigan State (2-2, 1-1), The Wolverines hold a six-meet win- ning streak over the Spartans heading into…

… Salem Yaffai, Sean Bormet, and Lanny Green respectively. As usual, Bahr looks at the 118 matchup as the key for the Wolverines. "Soo will be a really good match for Salem," Bahr said. "Salem beat him…

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… spectacular WRESTLING NOTEBOOK Keen tournament comes to Michigan ;r by Josh Dubow Daily Sports Writer Oy Je% ameron and R.C. Heaton Daily Sports Writer Wolverine basketball fans should stock up on their…

… will be providing the entertainment during the inter- mission with a unique demonstration of its own athletic ability. The Wolverines will use a mini- trampoline to execute some flips and tumbles, as…

…. "We hope to get the crowd into it," Michigan gymnastics coach Beverly Fry said. "It will be nice to get some exposure for the girls. They're looking forward to it." The Wolverines will be com- peting…

…. I know that the Keen family is in favor of the move and have been instrumental in the committee's decision." Keen coached the Wolverines for 42 years, compiling a .740 winning percentage and winning…

… 10 Big Ten Championships. WOLVERINES IN THE OLYMPICS: Three Michigan as- sistant coaches are bidding for berths in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Kirk Trost is the number one ranked American at 220…

… the W eek'q~ WHO: Dugan Fife TEAM: Men's basketball HOMETOWN: Clarkston, Mich. YEAR: Junior EuiBlurY: Junior Champaign. WHY: The Michigan point guard helped spur the Wolverines to its first…

… the 'M' Sports Calen- BACKGROUND: Fife is in his second season as the Wolverines' starting point guard. Before coming to Ann dfr, please drop off a copy at the Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard. Arbor he…

… a five-game win over Illinois. But that win was neutralized with a tough five-game loss on Satur- day to Minnesota in which the final game went into rally time before the Wolverines fell, 16…

…-14. Although the blame for the subpar performance can't be laid entirely on injury, the hobbled Wolverines weren't playing with a full, healthy unit for the second straight weekend. This time, their top two…

…'s flourish with the camp-out ritual, but they h3ave two things Michigan doesn't: warmer weather and free admission. Since neither element is likely to change in Wolverine stu- dents' favor, the seating…

… advantage. The Boilermakers returned all oftheir starters with the exception of one setter from last season. Wolverine captain Jaime Reynolds saw the match as a chance to make up fo the mistakes made against…

… the Wolverines in matches this week- end at Michigan State. Ohio State matchesup well with Michi- gan at most positions. The Buckeyes split with the Wolverines earlier this season. "As long as we keep…

…. The contest will be rescheduled for Feb. 2 in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are starting to exhibit the talent they possess and the squad should improve as the season wears on. The team's chemistry is…

… Michigan star, was working out last week with the Michi- gan indoor track team and decided to participate in the Invitational as an in- dependent. Although he was out of shape, the former Wolverine runner…

… team's second meet o the season. In addition, Wolverine Todd Burnham accounted for another win by running away with the 600- meter race. The team won the 55-meter hurdles behind Neil Gardner's 7…

… coach Dale Bahr, absolutely nothing. Bahr's first-year wrestlers helped lead the Wolverines to dual meet vic- tories over Illinois and Purdue last weekend, compiling an 8-0 total record. "The development…

…-4 wins in the opening division. His 4-1-1 dual meet record ranks third among his teammates, and his reliability has been a great asset to the Wolverines. "I want to get to the point where the team can…

…-captain Justin Spewock said. "He's hard-nosed in every match, and that will pay off." Spewock offered further praise for the Wolverine newcomers. "I think our redshirt freshmen are the key to Michigan being a…

…, Wolverine first and second-year wrestlers compiled a 9-1 record. Likewise, the Spartans (2-1-2, 1- 1-1) rely heavily on their underclass- men, sporting five newcomers of their own. In previous team…

… tough against them," Bahr said. Michigan 190-pounder Fritz Lehrke gets a grip on Illinois' Matt Bern- stein. Lehrke won the match by major decision, 18-7. The Wolverines face Michigan State in a dual…

… quite some time since the Wolverines actually won a game because of their defense. In past seasons, the team's explosive offensive capabilities and awesome individual talents often overcame a lacking team…

… breaks, and that normally equals two points - except of course for the occasional missed dunk. Saturday, due to an exceptional defensive second half, minus the miscues, that's exactly what the Wolverines…

… did. As ususal, Saturday's first half saw Michigan give up too many easy lay-ups and open jumpers. Every time one of the Badgers blew past a Wolverine. defender (which happened frequently), nobody…

…, they utilized this team concept over the entire floor with a tenacious full-court press. A successful press needs quickness and a shot blocker serving as a last line of defense - the Wolverines' two…

… Wolverines have shown flashes of solid defense earlier in the season, but none were as prolonged or successful as in Madison. To continue winning, Michigan must sustain the same defensive intensity for forty…

… playing for Michigan's Steve Fisher for three seasons. While with the Wolverines he played alongside the *likes of current Washington Bullets Chris Webber and Juwan Howard, as well as current Michigan…

… Ar- bor, Rose reached two NCAA Chain- ionship finals and one regional fnal. 'He finished his career at Michi- gan ranked sixth on the Wolverines' 41! -time scoring list with 1,788 points, sixth in…

…, ,: Tuegk January 24: Bhajan Wolverine Room - Michigan Union Sunday, January 22: Inaugural Ceremony Pendleton Room - Michigan Union KA) pm Bhajan Session (traditional chanting) 1:00 pm Opening 1:10 pm…

… Yearbook. Union, Wolverine Rm., 7:00. Asian American Association. Trotter House, 7:00. Volunteer Income Tax Association, training session. Hale Aud., 7-9:00. Consider Magazine, mass meeting. New staff starts…

… Main. When the employee refused to purchase the machine, the sus- pect grabbed a gold chain off the clerk's neck and then fled on foot toward the Wolverine Deli, Ann Arbor police said. Police have a…

… Michigan women's swimmers have rep- resented their native countries at the prestigious event. Sophomore Shannon Shakepe are is the most recent Wolverine to accomplish this feat. Besides the Olympic Games…

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… him hang his head as the crowd yells at him. I often have to check to make sure that I am in Crisler Arena, and, yes, Dugan still is a Wolverine. By the way the crowd usually treats him, you'd never…