December 04, 1995
(vol. 106, iss. 45)
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…Giacinto 6-1, Junior, forward By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer The 22-year history of Michigan women's basketball is not a pretty one. Only three times have the Wolverines finished a season with a winning…
… record, including the 1989-90 NCAA Tourna- ment team. Only eleven times has Michi- gan won more than two games in a season against Big Ten opponents. And since the '90 tournament team the Wolverines are 31…
… program," Roberts said. "And after going through a year, we realized that if we were going to stay up with the Big Ten, we needed to recruit bigger and faster players." Despite Wolverine records of 2-25 and…
… with a knee injury. But soon the wheels came out from under the Wolverines. In the final game before the Big Ten season, 6-3 center Pollyanna Johns also went down with a season-ending knee injury, and…
… staying healthy on their minds, many Wolverines worked out in the weight room and played in basket- ball camps over the summer. "The kids finally understand that it takes a certain amount ofcommitment and…
… dedi- cation for (the program) to be successful," Roberts said. And now the Wolverines have em- barked on a new season with a healthy Kiefer and Johns, as well as a new attitude. "We've established a…
… better than that." While Michigan has fared well from 3- point land in recent years, a strong inside game and a healthy Johns could be the key to success for the Wolverines this season according to Roberts…
…. "She has great athletic ability, and her potential is unlimited," Roberts said. "Her 6-3 frame is an intimidating factor in the paint." The Wolverines also have something else they lacked a year ago…