March 07, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 126) • Page Image 7
…SPORTS The Michigan Daily Saturday, March 7, 1981 Page 7 Wolverines' last stand icers Denver, i leading 4-1 1 By DREW SHARP Michigan's NCAA basketball tour- nament hopes are down to its last…
… breath, but a Wolverine victory over Purdue today and a Minnesota defeat at the hands of Wisconsin, would revive those fading hopes. If the above happens, there would be a 1hree-way tie for fourth place in…
… of their non- conference schedule." The NIT will be making their bids af- ter the NCAA makes its announcement and it is virtually certain that if the NCAA passes by the Wolverines, the NIT probably…
… pair of games. The Wolverines broke a 1-1 tie at 7:01 of the second period. Dennis may scored on his own rebound when Denver goalie Scott Robison didn't get back to the net in time. Gordie Hampson and…
… Roger Bourne assisted on the goal. THE WOLVERINES scored again just before the close of the period at 19:06 when Bourne flipped a wrist shot past Robinson on passes from Ham- pson and Tim Manning. THe…
… Pioneers displayed their penalty-killing prowess as they effectively squelched a five-on-three Michigan powerplay. The Wolverines' defense was also tough on the Denver powerplay, however, killing two Pioneer…
… power play opportunities. The first period elapsed without a single penalty. With his goal, Bourne became the fourth Wolverine to score 20 or more goals this season, to join Steve Richmond, Ted Speers and…
… Jeff Mars. The first period saw Michigan and Denver battle to a 1-1 tie. The Wolverines scored first at 5:15 when Billy Reid took passes from Enzo Augimeri and Kelly McCrimmon and put the puck past…