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…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 6, 1988-Page 9 Wolverines claim the Fame Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Michigan defensive tackle Mark Messner shares his emotions with cheering fans after the…

… Wolverine victory. Messner caused Alabama quarterback Jeff Dunn to fumble which Michigan promptly turned into seven points. !R Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Michigan running back Jamie Morris bowls over…

… them and focus solely on gold medals. That is, unless you’re Michigan freshman Kristen Hayden. Hayden traveled to Columbus on Monday, Dec. 19 as the only Wolverine diver competing at the meet…

…. Wolverines travel to Columbus for a contentious encounter with Ohio State The Michigan women’s basketball team is heading to Columbus this weekend to face one of its fiercest competitors yet — Ohio…

… State. The Buckeyes (3-0 Big Ten, 13-4 overall) are ranked 11th in the Associated Press poll and 13th in the Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 13-3 overall) have failed to crack the…

… top 25 in either. Yet, the two teams have nearly identical records and Michigan sits six spots ahead of Ohio State in the NCAA RPI rankings. The Buckeyes are favored, but the Wolverines have an…

… country. She’s a guard averaging about 26 points a game.” While the Wolverines don’t quite have a scoring equivalent of Mitchell, they do boast one of the deepest teams in the country. Seasoned…

… junior guard and leading scorer Katelynn Flaherty averages 17.9 points per game, but it’s freshman guard Kysre Gondrezick who bolsters the depth. Gondrezick broke into the Wolverines’ starting…

… shows no sign of slowing down. She had 18 points and seven rebounds against Rutgers and another 16 points, including three 3-pointers, in the Wolverines’ latest matchup against Wisconsin…

… Gondrezick all perform at their peak, Ohio State will have to decide which Wolverine it needs to defend the most: the dangerous outside duo of Gondrezick and Flaherty or Thome’s long reach in the paint…

…. But, the Wolverines will need to return to their high- scoring ways from the start of the season if they want to keep up with the Buckeyes. Not only has Ohio State matched Michigan…

…’s record of three games in triple digits this season, but the Buckeyes have scored fewer than 80 points in a game just twice. The Wolverines have played nine games in which they haven’t cracked that…

… pesky Daniel Horton is back. And so are the Wolverines. The junior returned after missing the past six games with a left-knee sprain and led the Wolverines (1-0 Big Ten, 9-5 overall) to a stunning 65…

… minutes. But it was his presence on the court that willed the Wolverines to victory. "Even though he played a real good game, I think emotionally he's even more of a presence for us," forward Courtney Sims…

… oc- curred in the second period, as the Wolverines played shorthanded for exactly half of the 20-minute stanza. That factor did not so much help 9 Alberta's offense. - the Golden Bears failed to…

… killers did a good job. They had to," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "There were too many penalties. It's hard to get a flow going with that many penal- ties." Indeed, after Wolverine left wing Dan…

… coiming when the Wolverines did not have someone in the penalty box, and both coming against Michigan goaltender Chris Gordon, who started for the first time this season. "We got off on the wrong foot…

… the night before. Alberta jumped out to an early lead at 2:27 into the game as Barcley Pearce capitalized on a 5-on-3 power play, and for about ten minutes, it ap- peared as if the Wolverines had a game…

… on their hands. But Cain Stewart's unassisted goal at the 11:06 mark of the first period would be the beginning of the Golden Bears' end. Five Wolverines would score in all, with Stewart and Stiver…

… consecutive year, the Michigan hockey team came away from Joe Louis Arena with the GLI championship. Michigan Tech won five straight titles from 1976-80. The Wolverines won this one in style, depending on your…

… shots before Michigan goalie Steve Shields had made his first save. Cam Stewart scored two of the four goals and was named tournament MVP for his three-goal, two-assist perfonnance. The Wolverines took…

… the 4-0 lead inte the first intermission and coasted to victory, leaving little to hold the fans' interest besides the Michigan uniforms. The Wolverines have worn maize before - in a 1980 game against…

… them. They're tough. They're cocky. They're good." Stewart was joined on the all- tournament team by Shields, junior center Brian Wiseman, and rookie de- fenseman Steven Halko. The Wolverines had a…

… lays a big check on a Northern Michigan player, enabling fellow Wolverine Mike Stone to keep control of the puck. Michigan defeated the Wildcats to capture its fifth consecutive GLI championship…

… Daily Sports Writer Staring at a 10-point halftime deficit, the Michigan women's basketball team came out of the break on a mission. Freshman Jessica Minnfield started the Wolverine run with a 3-pointer…

… Krista VandeVenter. Then, Minnfield knocked down a trey from the top of the key to cut the lead to three - the smallest deficit the Wolverines (0-3 Big Ten, 6-9 overall) had faced. The fans in Crisler…

… con- tributed, hitting all three of her three-point attempts and finishing with 11 points. But the Wolverines were without Jessica Star- ling, who left the team for personal rea- sons. In the first half…

…, Michigan never led and was unable to cut the Hawkeye lead below five. Iowa started the game with a 6-0 run, and the Wolverines' notoriously aggres- sive defense hurt them early on, putting the Hawkeyes in…

… the double bonus with nine minutes remaining in the half. But Iowa couldn't capitalize, drawing just two fouls before the break. The Wolverines struggled to find an answer for 6-foot-6 Hawkeye freshman…

… prevent her from catching the ball in good position." After the Hawkeyes' strong response to the Michigan run that opened the sec- ond half, the Wolverines were unable to consistently hold the margin under…

… in front of the Wolverines' bench. But instead of starting the game, Abram could only cheerlead from the bench - sidelined with a toe injury. With the absence of one of their most consistent players…

…, the Wolverines needed someone else to step up.vv g+i Guard Dion Harris answered the call. ur In the first half, senior Daniel Horton and junior 12:0$ Courtney Sims totaled CrI'e just five points on 1…

…, Graham Brown, registered just four. The 6-foot-3 guard was also the lone Michigan player to hit a 3-point- er. Most of the Wolverines struggled to shake off their sluggish start, but Harris propelled them…

… against Purdue, Har- ris will have to maintain his aggres- sive play. With Abram's status still in question, the Wolverines will need the Detroit native's offense to continue to balance their attack…

… Indiana 26-25. The second half was dominated by the Wolverines. The Michigan defense held the Hoosiers to just 10 points in the first 10 minutes, and Michigan was able to pull out to a 55-36 lead. Indiana…

… was able to cut the lead to 11 points with two min- utes left, but the Wolverines held off the Hoosiers down the stretch. The Wolverines were supposed to begin the Big Ten home season against Michigan…

… back at the buzzer. This time, the explosion was all Maize and Blue. 79-78, Wolverines. "We had said 'No putbacks,"' North Carolina coach Dean Smith said. "Obviously, they got one." "Jalen played his…

… less drama. However, the Wolverines displayed surprisingly good ball con- trol in the half, committing only five turnovers to North Carolina's 10. Unfortunately for Michigan, for- ward Ray Jackson…

… was a rude homecoming for former Michigan assistant Mike Boyd, head coach of the Vikings, and ex-Wolverine Sam Mitchell, who played in his first post- Michigan game that night. Webber and Howard tied…

… for the team lead with 21 points each. The Wolverines also swept the other "Michigan" teams they faced over break, defeating Central Mich- igan (3-4), 94-69, Dec. 21 and East- ern Michigan (5-6), 88…

… themselves down, 25-15, with 8:50 left before halftime, the Wolverines went on a 27-8 run to lead 42-33 at intermis- sion. The run continued through the first 10 minutes of the second half, and Jackson's lay…

… earlier, the Wolverines wrapped up the vacation schedule by thumping Eastern Michigan, 88-58. Daily Basketball Writer HONOLULU - After the No. 3 Michigan men's basketball team0 cruised by No. 4 Kansas, 86…

… Arena. (I promise.) After loss upon loss to talent- ed - as well as, frankly, medio- cre - teams, let's just say fans weren't expecting a big win from the Wolverines. Yet here we are, mere days into the…

… of all, it is a big win, it is a big deal. The Wolverines looked the best they have all season hands down. Michigan retained focus for nearly the entire game - for the first time all season. Junior…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'li' Warns Co-rast by Tro 0C R tanord, 4-13R Wolverines Pile Up 42-0 Halftimie La Four CalI s F in m_ Turns Game inito Michigan Rout By DICK KRAUS Behind a savage…

… Ford, Wolverine end, recovered a Stanfdrd fumble. Two plays and a 15-yard unnecessary rough- i Daily-Lmanian OUTTA MY WAY-All-American Bob Chappuis (49), shifty Wolverine tailback, heads for Stanford…

… Michigan Stadium after viewing a heavily favored Wolverine team steamroller the Stanford Indians, 49-13. Predicted rain failed to mater- ialize although fans had a few anxious moments in the first quarter…

… when dark storm-clouds obscured the sun. However, for the remainder of the game old sol's sizzling rays beat merciless- ly down on grid fans. Turn-About Wolverine fans did a turn-about early in the game…

… off the famous Michigan reverse, shook off four Stanford tacklers to go over standing up. Weisenburger's Turn Then it waS Jack Weisenburg- er's turn, The speedy Wolverine fullback spun into a gaping…

… 21-0 with the game only six minutes old. The last bolt of Wolverine frst quarter lightning struck suddenly after Michigan had been penal- ized for illegal use of the hands. Chappuis faded from his 40…

… and bulleted a spiral that looked too long for Rifenburg, but the Wol- verine end went up and hauled it in on his fingertips to make it four touchdowns in eight and a half minutes. Wolverines Rest Then…

… the Wolverine scoring at- tack took a 13 minute siesta, dur- ing which time the Indians had nothing to cheer but the sensa- tional punting of halfback Mike Durket, who consistently boomed high spiral…

… one for the Michigan men's basketball team. The Wolverines have dropped their last five games to lower their record to 1-7. "We've got to be the best damn 1-7 team, not only this year but in the last…

… decade," said Michigan head coach Bill- Frieder. MICHIGAN'S FIRST loss during its current five game losing streak came against Western Michigan, 71-60 on Decembd 12 at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines were…

… the half. MICHIGAN LED by five with 13:23 remaining, but several Wolverine, tur- novers allowed the Titans to eventually take the lead on a tip-in by Joe Kopicki. Turner led the Wolverines in scoring…

…, .....,-... the Wolverines owned a 60-59 lead and the ball. But Turner had the ball stolen, and Louisiana Tech converted this tur- nover into a 61-60 lead on two Rennie Bailey free throws. Michigan then went into a…

… delay of- fense until the game's final seconds when now departed Joe James took the contest's final shot. The ball bounced of the rim ' and the Wolverines had lost again.W "THE SHOT that I took in the…

… Classic, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Michigan's play improved. Nonetheless, the only reward that the Wolverines received was two more losses. In the first round, Michigan lost to USC 77-63, in a game…

… fell in on the Wolverines. USC outscored Michigan 15-4 down the stretch, turning a close contest into a rout. cagers DESPITE THE LOSS, team captain Thad Garner noted that Michigan was beginning to show…

… team.'"h The following night, the Wolverines turned in another sterling performan- ce, only to lose to Alabama- Birmingham 73-72 in the tournament's consolation game. Late in the first half, Michigan led…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, TWI~ MTCWJGAN~ DAILY TUESDAY, ... 1orthwestern Sets ildcats Extend Win Streaki to Eight r Back Michigan Cagers, 83-7v Combined Wolverine-Spartan Ice Squad To…

…-leader Jones' 10. But the Wolverines could find the range on only 31.2 per cent on its 93 field goal attempts while their foes had a 47.7 game per-, centage. Statistics -Daily-Harry Strauss UP AND IN…

… - Wolverine guard Terry Miller (31) drives in for two points in the second-half of last night's game. The Wildcat's Willie Jones (3) who scored 10 of 13 field goal attempts, vainly attempts to block the shot…

… the invading Russian Olympic squad at Detroit's Olympia tonight at 8:30. Spartans Bolster Squad The Wolverine squad, plagued by manpower deficiency all season.! will be bolstered by Spartan goalie Joe…

… Selinger play one period each. rickets are still available and can be obtained before the game at Olympia. During the Christmas vacation the Wolverine icers lost two games while winning one. The U.S. Na…

…- tionals overpowered them 6-2, and the series with St. Michaels was split, the. Wolverines winning the opener 8-2, while losing the second contest 6-4. MICHIGAN SCORING LEADERS Michigan scoring this year…

… i I ' ;i Ill ii i;i i, I1 jl I WAY BACK IN 1902 when the first Wolverine team emerged victorious in the Rose Bowl, SLATER'S was proud that i t was part of the life of this great uni- versity. Yes…

…4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom COLUMBUS From page 1B State and Northwestern, but the Wolverines still…

… be able to do." The Wolverines are still look- ing for a way to win in the Big Ten as they get deeper into conference play. They hope to utilize home- court advantage on Thursday against conference foe…

… an easy win with a final score of one of his best events - the 400- 185-78. yard individual medley. After his victory across the The inspired performance left pond, Clary and his Wolverine his coaches…

… Week honor this week, making him the foumth Wolverine to win the award this season. The Wolverines' domination wasn't exactly a surprise. Their. weak competition included Duke, George Mason and Minnesota…

…- Thursday night. ket electrified the crowd as if the With 25 Hoosiers had already won, and ticks left, MICHIGAN 71 indeed, the Wolverines were fight- Verdell INDIANA 73 ing from behind all night. Jones III…

… solidly contain- teams in the nation, pouring in ing the Wolverines' best shoot- seven buckets on just 11 tries from ers. Freshman point guard Trey beyond the are. Indiana forward Burke and Hardaway Jr…

… half. And a minute later, soph- omore forward Evan Smotrycz nailed a 3-pointer in front of the Wolverine bench to knot up the score at 46 apiece and silence the Hoosier faithful - temporarily. "I hope…

… Michigan defense had trouble containing star freshman center forward Cody Zeller, who took advantage of the shallow Wolverine frontcourt. He finished an impressive 8-for-10 from the field, with 18 points…

… Jon) Horford injured. So we needed to go inside, and our guys did that." Though the Wolverines erased another10-point deficit withthree minutes to play on a Hardaway Jr. breakaway dunk, Michigan failed…

… tyinglayup. * fans forget that the Wolverines "It was just rushing (things)," relied almost exclusively on Dar- Burke said. "The first half, we ius Morris for offense last season. rushed. If we would have…

… the real story for the Wolverines failed to upset Indi- Miami, Fla. native was his out- ana in the team's 73-71 loss on side shooting. Hardaway Jr. Thursday night. went 0-for-7 from 3-point range…

… up ground becomes easier for the Wolverines when they can compartmentalize the year. For players like fifth-year senior goalie Shawn Hunwick, the new year essentially feels like a new season - and this…

… Wolverines, the two bear a striking resemblance. The Lakers and Wolverines have similar margins of wins and losses over the same schools. They both boast reliable goalies - Hun- wick and Lake Superior State…

… Hockey vs. Team Canada Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena Si S Basketball vs. Penn State Sunday, 2 p.m.(Raycom) State College Blue reaches for two in a row Wolverines meet Lions in second Big Ten…

… in Minnesota Wednesday night, 69-67. Hence, Michigan coach Steve Fisher knows that there is no room for a letdown after the Wolverines' con- fidence-building 71-61 victory over Purdue Tuesday…

… championship game, the team overcame an early two-goal defi- cit and defeated Michigan State, 5-4. The Wolverine defense also shone during the tournament as it held both teams without a power-play goal…

… the 12 Wolverines who hail from Canada. Michigan hosts Team Canada tomorrow at 7 p.m. U U 'M'wresting By DANIELLE RUMORE' Daily Sports Writer While most of the students on cam- pus caught some rest…

…, provided a good opportunity for the Wolverines to l polish their skills during the vacation. "It was good competition for us,"1 Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "We ; wanted to keep our kids wrestling over…

… competition for all in-j volved. "This was the premiere wrestling tournament in the country," Bahr said.; plaCes three, "The best collegiate and Olympian types were there." Once again, the Wolverines struggled…

… his weight class)." Senior Jehad Hamdan (190) rounded out the Wolverines' place- winners, finishing sixth after medically forfeiting his last two matches. The N 10-ranked Hamdan went on to defeaT Nick…

… controversial goal scored by Lee Marttila at 1:46 of the final period started off the Wolverine rampage. Spartan coach Amo Bessone thought the score should not have been allowed, since the puck bounced off…

… Wolverines dominated the rest of the third period, flashing the goal light three more times on scores by Jerry Hartman, Lars Hansen, and Ron Ullyot. Michigan goalie Jim Keough' played what Renfrew termed a…

… past Johnson. Deeks was the major playmaker for 'the Wolverines, scoring one goal and adding two assists. His marker came at 1:41 of the open- ing period, and preceeded by a minute and a half a goal by…

… Randy Binnie. Those two scores gave the Wolverines a 2-0 lead which they never relinquished. The victory was the first in WCHA play for the Wolverines this season agasinst two losses, and upped their…

… team expects to do as well. The Wolverines show of brav- ado began with a minute left in 167-pounder B i11 Waterman's match with Illini Roger May. Holding a five point lead, Water- man began fighting for…

… came on the decision by Chuck Marshall over Jim Sanger. 'M' Improvement Bay credited the Wolverines im-, provement since the tourney to incerased practice. "We doubled practice time from once a day to…

…, where they finished only two points be- hind fifth place Michigan. Also in the Midlands two Wolverine grapplers, Steve Rubin and Hud- son, faced their opponents from Bloomington, Ted Parker and Tim Mc…

… three points this weekend, it was Michigan's third line of freshmen Bran- don Kaleniecki and Andrew Ebbett and senior Mark Mink that anchored the Wolverines offense. "It was as good a line as we had…

… concern - Michigan allowed 14 goals in the three losses to Northern Michigan and Boston University. - It would have been easy to blame goal- tender Al Montoya, but the Wolverines knew that they were all at…

… eight years." The Wolverines fell to seventh in the latest AP poll after being upset by 'Alaska-Anchorage last week in the Utah Basketball Classic. Frieder appeared boncerned by Michigan's third…

…, several Wolverines are suffering from nagging injuries. Point uard Rumeal Robinson has a bruised knee, forward Terry Mills strained his rib muscles, and reserve guard Rob Pelinka chipped one tooth and had a…

…-plagued Wolverines, who will have to shut down the Falcon's powerful offense with a depleted corps of defensemen. Blue-liners Mike Neff and Greg Hudas are still sidelined with knee injuries, forcing coach John…

… defense. We've got guys we can put in at forward." Michigan willuse many spare offensemen in the series as well, because right wingers Frank Downing and Kelly McCrimmon were hurt in the Wolverines' exciting…

… teams that are direct opposites of each other in terms of experience. Wichigan State and Northwestern will play the Wolverines today and Sunday, respectively. The Wolverines' (0-2 Big Ten, 5-7 overall…

… Michigan State," Roberts said. The fact that the Spartans are a loathed intrastate rival figures into the Wolverines' equation for suc- cess. Michigan's returning players are up about the ogame, and are…

…. "We didn't move; as fast as we should move and could move. Some of the boys who year's spectacle was only slight- ly behind. Duke, number one, to face the third-ranked Wolverines. Clearly it was a…

… directed the attack and scored 16 points. Under his direction, Butler ripped off nine straight points late in the first half to put the game out of reach. The halftime score was 41-29 and the Wolverines…

…'s second victory away from Crisler. In the Wolverines other games on the road this season, they squeaked by Butler 61- 60 in overtime at a neutral site, Conseco Field- house, on Nov. 30, and suffered a 20…

…-point loss at Vanderbilt on Dec. 6. Throughout the game, Michigan's defense was too quick and physical for an overmatched Fair- field team. The Wolverines forced the Stags to commit 23 turnovers and held…

… Wolverine guards recovered nicely from their loss to Boston University. "I think we've been a team that has been a little careless with the ball," Amaker said. "We value the ball as a point of emphasis coming…

… encounter will be crucial to the Wolverines' tour- nament chances. Indiana was embarrased by both Wake Forest and Kentucky, and a Michigan loss would not be a good way to go into Michigan State the following…

… in the Garden and come up with a victory." Robinson decided to play against UCLA on Dec. 27, after learning of his father's passing. He scored 17 points in the Wolverines' win. Robinson played again…

… Saturday against Fairfield. The Wolverines made 6-of- 19 shots from the stripe, bringing their season mark down to 64.6 percent. "For us to be a factor in our conference and have a chance to have a…

… duty for the day, and then turned in a brilliant second half de- Liott Score for Wolverines * * ~ * * * * * Daily--Lmanian' ALLEY INTO TOUCHDOWN LA1E-Little Hank Fonde driving for the Wolverines…

… Standard Time. Train Activities Illinois cheer leaders brought home the fact that the Wolverines were in foreign territory in a pre- game parade. Two of them carried a home made banner which said, "too bad…

… Stewart intercept- ed Bob Chappuis' pass on the Wolverine 45 and brought it back to the 27. After two plays Steger fumbled and Dan Dworsky re- covered on the Michigan 21. Again in the second period af- ter…

… attack of the Wolverines which kept them out of their own back yard. Time and again on short line jabs, with Chappuis doing workhorse duty, Michigan drove up over midfield. But this was not the Wolverines…

…-Bump. Elliott, flashy Wolverine halfacl, high-balls his way through a maze of Illinois players and heads for touchdown territory after taking a punt from Eddelman. Since 1908 TI-E TYPEWRITER AND STATIONERY STORE…

… span of 14 minutes and 16 seconds, the Gophers broke open a tight 1-1 game when they singed the net behind Wolverine goalie Rudy Varvari for eight unanswered tallies. The Gophers tied a one period…

… as they out muscled the Wolverines to every loose puck. Just five seconds after the goal, an eventual game winner, Minnesota winger Eric Strobel was whistled off for hooking. Things looked up for the…

… slum- ping Wolverine icers (7-11, lost last three in a row) as they now had a four on three advantage, enabling them to utilize more of the ice. BUT McCLANAHAN blunted any Wolverine momentum by replaying…

… next lamplighter for the Gophers, a mere 38 seconds after their last tally. Then, Christ Michelletti o one play, v Wolverines lc Insult upon as the gods recorded his a loose puck sensation NE liner by…

… ,vhikhed e ite5Wolverine coach Dan Farrell was Th soked helpless. livid after the one sided contest, not due Fa insult was added to injury to his team's "loss of composers," but . ag kept coming. Mc…

… and beat Varvari's replacement Bob Sutton. Minnesota had opened the scoring in the evenly fought first period when Phil Verchota netted a loose puck in front of the Wolverine net. Verchota was Michigan…

…-57 loss to Illinois, it still looms. The Wolverines have now begun the conference season 0-2 - following last Thursday's loss to Minnesota - after an impressive 9-2 nonconference schedule that had them…

… again."' Illinois' athleticism proved to be too much for the Wolverines. A stingy Illini defense kept Michigan from entering the ball into senior LeeAnn Bies and junior Jennifer Smith. With their bread…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - January 6, 1999 1 Reid and Wolverines g jugular in thrilling upse Asselin adds career high as Michigan post player By Andy Latack Daily Sports Writer It…

… I felt pretty good about our team ranked opponent of the season. The Wolverines are now 24 in Big Ten play. at that point." Average oes spark Michigan win And he had every reason to. Because, while…

…, the extra icer did nothing to spark Michigan's offense. The Wolverines left Columbus with nothing more to look forward to but a long and snowy ride home. Mother Nature had not wreaked her havoc upon the…

… Midwest on Dec. 27, but for the Wolverines, a different type of cold climate hung over them at Joe Louis Arena. For the second straight year, Michigan State hoisted the GLI trophy after beating the…

… minutes before tipoff, Michigan eventually prevailed. It was only natural. After all, the Wolverines had won two in a row against the Spartans, and held an 81-54 series advantage over MSU. Only lowly…

… better. When Respert made his prediction, he did not harken memories of a pre-Super Bowl III Joe Namath, who dared to foretell a victory over the favorite Baltimore Colts. See FCP, Page 10 Wolverines…

…'s Jalen Rose shared game-high honors with 22 points. Wolverine center Juwan Howard had 17 points, while sopho- more guard Dugan Fife had another big game for the Wolverines. "Dugan Fife had his best game…

…, grabbing 19 boards to Michigan's 10 in the first halt' and edging the Wolverines, 40-27, over- all. Sophomore forward Quinton Brooks had 14 rebounds. while senior center Anthony Miller added 13. "We weren…

… Oregon. Ndiaye would not comment on his decision following the Michigan State game, but the Wolverines certainly hope he will opt for the cold and snow of Ann Arbor. There is no doubt they can use him…

…-foot-8 forward from Senegal, attended Michigan's 75-64 victory over MSU. Ndiaye is being recruited by the Wolverines and UCLA and could play as early as Saturday if he signs with Michigan. . _ ; r, , v…

… USC teams. Bo surely couldn't have expected to out- play a superior team by merely using the same strategy which succeeded against the weaker teams. The weaker Wolverine opponents in the bowl games…

… Bowl 8 conference is superior to the Big Ten. The Wolverines have shown little trouble downing good Pac 8 teams during the regular season. In fact, the Big Ten finished 3-3 against the Pac 8 teams during…

… putting up a good battle. Thus, one of their losses is to a very legitimate team. But Toledo also lost to Central Michigan, while the Wolverines handled the Chippewas easily, 92-79. And I'll bet Orr would…

… appropriate. With 6:34 remaining the Wolverines held a comfortable 77-65 lead. Joel Thompson had tallied 18 points while only collecting two fouls. The world could cave in, but Joel would save the victory…

…. Apparently the universe collapsed, something the Wolverine center couldn't cope with. In the next three minutes Thompson collected fouls three, four and five, while only putting in two points. In the meantime…

… winning goal was a power play effort and came just after the seven minute mark. Wolverine wing Bernie Gagnon knocked down an errant Badger pass near center ice and cut down the left Unreserved tickets are…

…'s sl the rebound past the fal tender. After the game, Michig Al Renfrew summed up tory. "They were a good t noted, "but our goaltend excellent." Wolverin THE NEXT NIGHT Michigan's goaltending was still…

… Bulldogs 11-1 in the opening game of the Nichols Tournament in Buffalo, New York. Nine different Wolverines scored including a number of the lesser used players as Renfrew went to his bench early and often…

… LaGrange, Ill., as the Wolverines finished fourth in a field of 52 at the Midwest Open. The tournament, which is "equal to the NCAA Tournament in terms of toughness, in terms of the level of…

… State, the defending NCAA champion, Oklahoma State, the defending Big Eight Conference champion, and Michigan State, runners-up in last year's NCAA tourney. The Wolverines gained only four place…

… defend- ing Big Eight champion Carl Adams. Tom Quinn lost his opener to the eventual champion, won four in a row after that, and be- came the only other Wolverine grappler to place, losing the con…

… back to defense and notched his first career hat trick as the Wolverines coasted to a 6-2 win. Michigan has struggled in recent years at the GLI, as players have left for the World Junior Tournament and…

… the competition has become stiffer. The Wolverines haven't won the tournament since 1996 - when they won nine tournaments in a row - and this sea- son, goaltender Al Montoya, forward Jeff Tambellini and…

… back to a simpler time, when lfer would scream out Wolverine touch- downs, the running game was all that mattered, and Michigan very rarely tied anybody. Washington's fans went back one year for their…

… .............................. ............. .............. . 1 Golden Computer Service didn't care about this game because it wasn't for the national champi- onship ought to be ashamed. This was the fourth time in five years the Wolverines were playing in…

…- suilted in any national titles either. But the past proved inspirational for at least one Wolverine. The night before the game, Michigan backfield coach Fred Jackson reminded his starting tailback Tyrone…

… Wheatley that the last Wolverine to win the Rose Bowl MVP was a running - back, Leroy Hoard in 1989. "That's all he needed to say,' Wheat ley said. Apparently. Wheatley ran like he was the only player on the…

… something like this: Janumry 1, Nineteen-hundred- ntnety-twvo Was an in/fnmous day for the Maie and Blue The Wolverines considered Pasa- dena their second hometown, But on this dark day, Washington beat them…

…- -7,71 Man ley Johnson Chosen o Captain Wolverine ' .. Physical Education Department to Conduct Clnic Tomorrow 4: By DON SWANINGER Aided and abetted by the Univer- sity's Department of…

…- prised, therefore, when in March Johnson sailed right through the qualifying rounds of the Big Ten championship meet to clinch the Wolverines' only Conference crown. Goes to Finals Big things were expected…

… finals to a former high school teammate of his, Buddy Arndt of Oklahoma A&M.l In commendation of this record, the Wolverine matmen held a specialI meeting last night to name Johnson to the captaincy of the…

… made the cross coun- try junket four times. played here on Monday, Jan. 18, has been moved back to the 15th, so that the Badgers and Wolverines will col- lide here on successive nights, Jan. 15th and 16…

…, for next on the Wolverine slate is a mighty tough Illinois team to be met Saturday night at Cham- paign. The Illini will unveil exactly the same starting five that was good enough to win the Conference…

… Wolverines won 10 straight home games. Last season they won nine. of ten, and this year they have started out with four in a. row, include an 86-75 upset of fifth-ranked- Houston, which has won ten straight…

… team (current record: 7-5) the Wildcats did make the Wolverines sweat, jumping off to an early lead of 12-4 and hanging on for .a 35-30 margin at the half. But with Dennis Stewart and Ken Maxey sparking…

… minor incident to get even with the Wolverines and their coach, Vic Heyliger. The Colorado cortege has always found it hard to swallow Michigan's NCAA championship wins in its own back yard. In other…

…," Thompson asserted. Some Colorado writers have even stated Michi- gan may be boycotted in future schedule making; others contend the Wolverines will be thrown out of the Midwest League if Fritz Crisler 4…

…Kennell hit Yalich. The Wolverine captain insists he had his arms around his line-mate, who was trying to reach the referee. And even those who insist McKennell is guilty admit his only mistake was not hitting…

… the referee harder, it hockey officiating in these parts is any inkling of what it is in Colorado. Basketball (Continued from Page 1) en the gap to 50-28. Wolverine shooting picked up in the third…

… closely followed by Wilks, who mashed 17, and Cap- tain Tom Williams, who funnelled through 12. Next on the schedule for the Wolverine cagers is Northwestern, which meets Michigan at Evan- ston Saturday…

… at Guard Post Li~i, ih-Ljay gamles Dan1-E '_d t-dWess showed best for shej Wolverines, both appearing to have jFound their scoring eyes. T h e i r both llie nub:Ot&i buy Wvriliatier £ , of iootball…

… fame., at one of the guard posts.' k i ' U 2' ~N iY M '/\I'LR GOL s _:j{'.'1 _\E "t Z Ri 1S. .OR t Reid and Crossman {outstanding as Wolverines Outscore Canadian Sextet. (Continued from page G) played…

… lef t of the net. Ontario Aggies score~d their only goal a little Tess than riIve rniiite: after the start of the second ses- sion. Scollie and Bob henry moth managed to break througn the Wolverine…

… still Rc ur Air u<. il -. .., WolverineWeir i t c Ei C= O IAseason as an Gop;eer or h nas oen Aflin t sche:dule. Next Saturday T t I facerd u othe tir'applers from Wesrt t~o ~ars iodgila on an eight bout…

… Wolverines will now enter the Big Ten season above .500. But they might be BASKETBALL missing a key component as they work to continue this Notebook turnaround. Junior Bernard Robinson sat out Saturday's vic…

… Michigan to win seven straight games. forced to sit during crucial moments of the game. Robinson had scored in double figures for three straight games, and, was instrumental in leading the Wolverines over…

… Michigan nor Wis- consin, knowing that this game was meaningless anyway and that they would meet again in a con- ference game in just two weeks, were very excited about the game. But the Wolverines were more…

… Georgia Tech. I think they wanted to show that they could play bet- ter than that and they did." Basketball and Beef Following' the win over Wiscon- sin, the Wolverines stayed to see half of the Arkansas…

… after the officials conferred with the timekeeper. The Wolverine-Razorback duel was at 3:30 the next afternoon. Arkansas played well but was hurt by excessive fouling. Four of their starters, including…

… sbut theWolverines ' scored eight in a row and never trailed -Daily-Thomas ., Copi TOWERING LEW ALCINDOR , 33) tips a rebound away from Georgia Tech's Jim Partim in the Los Angeles Classic., The giant…

… trouble with USC, win- ning 105-90 as Alcindor scored 56 points. The tw oteams will meet twice more before the season ends. The Wolverines watched the championship game, then returned to, the motel from…

… during its trip to Waimea, Hawaii over winter break. When they weren't training or competing, the Wolverines spent their free time teaching the state's young swimmers. On Dec. 28, Michigan swam against…

… Wolverines "encountered many new friendships," Urbanchek said. "They were actually invited to birthday parties and other events like surfing during the week. The only bad thing was that we had limited time…

… Arbor against the Wolverines on Mond1ay, Jan. 9, and then return to Columbus to play the Illini on Jan. 14. The pre-conference schedule has produced satisfactory results in the opinion of the Ohio State…

… Rea and the fighting Wolverine basketball five will take the floor to- night against the strongest team M. A. C. has sent against a Michigan court team for a number of seasons. The Aggies' performance…

… the loss of Miller although his pres- ence would throw an abundance of confidence in the Wolverine camp. Coach Mather has announced that Captain Rea will be played at forward and that to Cappon will…

… that staked the Maize and Blue to a 13-point half-time edge. With the Wolverines on the skids after losing two of their last three games, in- cluding that embarrassing overtime af- fair to Toledo on New…

… of Wolverines around to pick things up, as blossoming star Joel Thompson and forward Alan Hardy shared the scoring honors with 18 apiece. Mike McGee tallied 14 more before fouling out with almost…

… ready to aid been spasmodic at times, and the Babcock. These two and their fellow Wolverines hope to make Husky defense. It could be the life as miserable for the Michigan Tech goalie in the crucial best…

… CENTS atnce Wolverine FiveOutpointsIndiana in Last Minute' 4- Monty To Cagers Gain First Big T'en Viletry, 54-53 Hoopsters Victorious In See-Saw Contest By DAVE LOEWENBERG Associate Sports Editor A…

… timely last minute basket by Ted Berce enabled Michigan to come from behind and defeat a gal- lant Indiana five, 54-53, giving the Wolverines the inaugural victory in the 1945 Big Ten race. The Wolverines…

… led throughout the second half but the Hoosiers sparked by Ray Brandenburg's two baskets and scores by Al Kralovansky and Gene Fars surged ahead, 53-50. Bob Geahan then hit for the Wolverines and Berce…

…'s shot under the basket. Faris made it 10-7, but the Wolverines then took the initiative and went ahead, 11-10, on Geahan's two free throws. Lead Changes Hands The score then changed hands four times with…

… Geahan again com- ing through on a push shot to put the Wolverines on top, 25-23. Don Lund sunk a free throw making it 26-24, and a pair of charity tosses by Kralovansky and one by Walt Kell concluded the…

…Michiganleers By HANLEY GURWIN Playing as though the Stanley Cup were at stake, the Detroit Red Wings skated around, be- tween, and through the Michigan defense to hand the Wolverine ;extet a 10-1 defeat before over…

… opening face-off to the final horn, the Red Wings poured on the pressure in a constant effort. to score. . . * * ONLY GREAT goal - tending from three Wolverine goalies kept the score from mounting higher…

… can be more fully realized with a glance at the totals for saves by goalies. Michigan netmind- ers were called upon to turn back 49 shotseduring the con- test while the Wolverines were only able to test…

… the Red Wing goalies but six times in each period. The receptive crowd, realizing the futility of the Michigan task, accepted the contest in fine style and cheered the Wolverines when- ever they made a…

… Again TonightAt Coliseum Mythical Crown Of State At Stake By LARRY ALLEN Coach Eddie Lowrey's win-hungry Wolverines who Thursday night tast- ed their first victory in six starts by blanking Michigan Tech…

… championship which they won two years ago when the teams last met, the Wolverines are confronted with the difficult task of upsetting a de- termined squad of Miners. Thursday night's encounter was a curtain…

… throughout the start of the Big Ten season could give Michigan better shot in the conference The Michigan men’s basketball team may have a fighting chance in the Big Ten after all. The Wolverines started…

… possessions in Iowa City, Michigan (1-1 Big Ten, 11-4 overall) could be sitting in a three-team tie for second place in the conference standings. But the Wolverines don’t have the luxury of wondering what…

…. Fortunately for the Wolverines, the first day of 2003 began very differently. Michigan (6- 2 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) survived six lead changes and a late Florida charge to defeat the Gators, 38-30, before a sold…

… pass toward the sideline. Hobson stepped in front of Grossman (the intended receiver) and took the ball 42 yards in the other direction to ensure victory for the Wolverines. "They'd been getting man…

… Wolverine star, scoring eight points and being the mainstay of the passing game. Whit- tile ,also displayed an accurate ye for the basket. Although the Michigan defense was good in the first half, the…

…! combination of Nester and Sebring,; who scored eight and 12 points re- spectively, proved too much for the Wolverine guards in the closing min-) utes of play. The lineups: Western Site Norntal -13 F M1 P…

…. Such is the situation facing the Wolverines! But further than that, there are Because We Are the Pride of Ann Arbor We Take Pride in Our Service and Quality of Food and Cooking As you have all…

… other New Year's Day games in both excitement and sus- pense. Michigan came from behind three different times to earn the victory. The Wolverines overcame a fine game by Washington quarterback Mark…

… Michigan's tie with Notre Dame, is worthy of special commendation. As the Wolverine quarterback, he has handled the atten- tion that the position entails with poise and class. That poise enabled Grbac to…

… at the state penitentiary, Moeller proved that his pri- orities are consistent with the Michigan tradition. Moeller left behind one of his key performers when the r. Wolverines headed west. The player…

… KANTER/Daily ing the university well and of performing at a top level in the athletic arena. With their perseverence and determination, this group of Michigan Wolverines proved they are indeed worthy of…

… the foot- ball world," the beaming coach said amid a jubilant group of gridders in the locker room. "I was as proud as I could be of our club." In several ways the Wolverines' Bluebonnet win paralleled…

…-strike capability proved just as significant early in the game. With his team ahead, 3-0, on a 24-yard Ali Haji- Sheikh field goal, Wolverine quarterback Steve Smith did what everybody knew he would do, hitting An…