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…BSportsMonday SPRING TRAINING n The Wolverines won five straight games to cap a successful Spring Break trip. Page 4B COACH TRUMP? The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 7, 2016 n Max…

… in crime, had graduated. nd with their departure went 5 of the Wolverines' points per ame. There wasn't a single analyst the country that would tell ou they thought Michigan ould make the NCAA Tourna…

…- nent. But as Darius Morris laid in he Wolverines' final basket in a '0-63 win over rival Michigan tate - a win that gave Michi- an one of its most important eason sweeps in recent history - it was time…

… QkhL' 1WU"Ex-Wolverines Battle on the Hardcourt Two former Michigan basketball players will battle each other in the NBA tonight when Denver challenges Dallas. The Mavericks' Roy Tarpley, who donned…

… a Wolverine uniform from 1984 to 1987, has rejoined Dallas after . a month-ng tint on the rnjred reerve.Rose, who was drafted in the first round by the Nuggets last year after three seasons at…

… Ten defeat. Four losses that will hurt the Michigan baseball team this season more than in any other season. The Major League Baseball draft and graduation had the effect of shot- guns on the Wolverines…

…? Replacing a four- some that combined for 20 wins, 332.2 innings and a 4.12 ERA is a tough assignment for a staff as young and shorthanded as the Wolverines'. And it has showed. Michigan's team ERA is 7…

….39 after 11 games, compared to 1994's 4.31. None of the Wolverines' top four pitchers (in terms of innings worked) carry an ERA under 6.80. Sophomore Brian Steinbach has a9.26 mark after 11.7 innings of…

… prevents Michigan from giving teams new looks on the mound. The Wolverines have given up 17, 13, 11 and nine runs in single games this season, costing them dearly. For example, Sunday's 17-6 loss to Florida…

… State and Saturday's 11-9 defeat at the hands of Louisiana State could have been avoided with better pitching. Late comebacks - such as the one the Wolverines staged against the Seminoles - and nine…

… Michigan's@ early stumbles. The Wolverine de- fense has made some untimely errors and Michigan is playing a tough non- conference schedule. To be fair, Freehan isn't looking for stellar performances out of…

… Ron Hollis. All four departed for the pros after leading the Wolverines to the finals of the Big Ten playoffs. VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK:l Men's volleyball starts off slow after breakA Seg 'M' drops another…

… matches Saturday in Co- lumbus. First, the Wolverines waltzed all over Indiana in three straight games, 15-11,15-11,15-10. However,Michi- gan couldn't make it a weekend sweep as it fell to Ohio State in…

…- 'son. Everyone has zero wins, zero losses and zero ties." The team realizes that the real season begins today at practice. If the Wolverines can't rediscover the con- fidence that brought them 16…

… Collegiate Hockey Association season like a January wind, stopping for nobody and leaving opponents bitter and begging for shelter. Nobody could touch these Wolverines, and when another team was actually able…

…4B — March 7, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ loses on Senior Night Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament hopes take hit with fourth loss in five games By JACOB GASE Daily…

… — and the Wolverines’ NCAA tournament hopes — quickly took a turn for the worse. Sitting squarely on the bubble with 20 wins and 10 conference wins, most bracketology experts labeled…

… memorable play, Jok successfully carved a path through three Wolverine defenders for an easy layup, and Uthoff made his first three baskets of the game (including two 3-pointers) to help Iowa jump out…

… to a 22-12 lead. The Wolverines started the game shooting just 2-for-11 from three, but they battled back with an 11-2 run that began when Uthoff left the game for a few minutes midway…

… Walton 3-pointer and a fast-break layup from sophomore guard Muhammad- Ali Abdur-Rahkman, the Wolverines suddenly found themselves within one point, down 24-23 with fewer than seven minutes to…

… Michigan began its second major comeback attempt. But just like the first Wolverine run of the game — and just like the game two months ago in Iowa City — the Hawkeyes snuffed out the rally. Michigan…

… had yet to carve out a steady role in the Wolverines’ bullpen. So on Saturday, when Lamb took the mound inheriting two baserunners with two outs in the eighth inning facing Southern California…

… microcosm of Michigan’s bullpen this season. The Wolverines possess a deep stable of skilled relievers, and while they have had several huge moments, they have still suffered from inconsistency. This…

… Bertin 4-3 for the individual title while the Fighting Illini ran away with 130 points and the team title. The Wolverines (7-0-1 Big Ten, 15-3-1 overall) finished with 118 points in third behind Minnesota…

… use yesterday's loss as motivation for the NCAA tournament in two weeks. As Bertin finished his last Big Ten tournament on a sour note, two Wolverines earned Big Ten titles on their first try. Josh…

… Wolverine baseball team jumpstarted their regular season by winning five of seven games dur- ing their spring trip in Florida and North Carolina. The team's powerful hitting, solid fielding, focused pitching…

… Wolverines finished the tournament with an overall record of 5-2. Senior co-captain Matt Butler's game-winning double in the FILE PHOTO ninth inning gave Michigan the win. Sophomore short- stop Leif Mahler set…

… by Michigan coach Rich Maloney. But yesterday's matchup was all about pitching. Junior Derek Feldkamp, who started on the mound for the Wolverines, got the team rolling. In his five innings of work, he…

… finally edge out Georgia 6-4. Butler now has a team- leading seven-game hitting streak. The victory also secured the first winning spring trip and the most wins on a spring trip for the Wolverines this…

…. Senior co-captain Matt Butler had a huge weekend for the Wolverines. Water polo bounces back with six straight victories 0 MEN'S GOLF Adios: Blue finishes last in Puerto Rico By Kevin Wright "Daily…

… as coach of the Wolverines, felt so anx- ious before yesterday's game against Penn State he couldn't even eat. "You just get that feeling in that belly that you don't know exactly how you're going to…

… do," Borseth said. Though the Wolverines strug- gled early, Borseth's anticipation paid off late when Michigan ral- lied with a 17-0 second-half run to defeat the Nittany Lions, 64- 54, in the first…

…, the Wolverines limped through the remainder of the first and the start of the second before making the late run. Penn State's explosive transition offense and costly Wolverine turnovers set the team…

… own post screen and scored on an because they have to be able to easy layup toput the Wolverines do that on the floor." up for good with 11 minutes left And given what happened of the half. when the…

… 34 percent in the first half starting five. Yesterday it was to just 29 percent in the sec- the off-the-bench trio of Hicks, ond. The Wolverines also out- Jones and Skrba that helped rebounded the…

…-nine games into one of the worst sea- sons in program history, one would think the Michigan men's basketball team had a better grasp of itself by now. Anybody who has watched the Wolverines over the course…

… with, and we just never got to learn certain things." But how can Wright and his teammates say that when the Wolverines step on the floor for their final regular-season game of the year with No. 15…

… Michigan (9-20, 5- 12). The team has taken a step back since winning four of five games from Feb. 9-23. In the last week, the Wolverines have dropped games to lowly Northwestern and Penn State. Part of the…

… to an impressive start, leading 31-19 at the half. The Wildcats hung onto that victory with a good ball control (seven turnovers Leadership void causes concerns for Wolverines mistic about today…

…-12) When: 4:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Latest: The Wolverines enter the Big Ten Tournament on a six-game losing skid. Michigan point guard Avery Queen has a bruised knee, but he is expected to play. compared to…

… the Big Ten Tournament. Compared to the seventh- seeded Wolverines, MICHAEL the Fighting LAURILA Ilini were _ the tenth On Women's seed and a Basketball weaker Big Ten team. In last year's Big Ten…

… Wolverines had. Like last year, Michigan is currently on the NCAA Tour- nament bubble, and yet again, it faced a similar scenario on Thursday. But the Wolverines used a stingy defense and an efficient scoring…

… bye to the 1981-82 Michigan hockey season. Despite a valiant Wolverine three- goal scoring drive in the third period, Notre Dame was able to crush Michigan's Central Collegiate Hockey Association…

… Wolverines came back from the locker room to start the third period at a four-goal disadvantage last night. Notre Dame was quick to widen the scoring gap as right winger Dae Logan tallied his second goal of…

… SPEERS retaliated just thirteen seconds later, scoring the Wolverines' first goal of the game at 3:43. The Ann Arbor native, at the right face-off cir- cle, fired a Dave Richter pass on target. Speers…

… light just five seconds later at 7:13. The senior defen- seman, at the edge of the right faceoff circle, slapped the puck past Laurion to nab the Wolverines' last goal of the game. WITH LESS than five…

… notched what was to be the first goal of a Notre Dame Sad ending three-goal, Wolverine-humbling spree. The Irish center took a Jeff Perry pass around the back of the net and slipped it past Michigan…

… Grosse Pointe, Michigan native came around the back side of the net and slipped in his tenth goal of the season to send the Wolverines to the locker room with a three-goal deficit. The penalties box saw…

… Michigan synchron team easily captured the se Michigan Open swim meet defeating the overmatche Aquarius Swim Club of B and the Garden City Swim Wolverines totaled 111 Aquarius' 75 and Garden Cit Michigan…

… took first plat event: Erin O'Shaughnes firsts in the senior figure Cathleen O'Brien in the du Betsy Neira in the duel Marybeth Crumrine in th Dara Boyer in the junior f prep at Open IAK Wolverines' 'A…

… the Wolverines; 3irmingham Aquarius and Garden City are com- n Club. The posed of high school and, in some cases, points to junior high school students. y's 67. ' "All meets are important," accor- ce in…

… LANTERN IN A FACEBOOK WAR. Support us on Facebook. *^! 'LIKE' THE MICHIGAN DAILY With Hardaway Jr. and junior guard Stu Douglass, who played despite beingsick, scoreless in the first half, the Wolverines…

…, the Wolverines out- scored the Spartans 26-20 in the paint. But Michigan State hit the glass harder, out- rebounding Michigan by 16. With the Wolverines' win, Michigan is in a four-way tie for fourth…

…- 8 from the free throw line in the half. And it seemed like every shot he hit was big, either stopping a Wolverine run before it could take off, or building momentum for his own team. Lucas scored nine…

… usually challenged, too, but fell any- way. Earlier in the season, the Wolverines may have got- ten rattled in the face of such an onslaught, but ultimately, they kept their composure and held on to win…

… analogy). But the wait is so worth it for any Michigan fan. It all came in the Wolverines 70-63 win over Michigan State on Saturday. It was Michigan's first sweep of the Spartans in more than a decade. The…

… Wolverines did it in their last regular season game of the year. They did it at home and they did it in a game which fea- tured two teams both fightingto stay alive in the NCAA Tourna- ment hunt. Beilein…

…'s offense finally looked crisp. The Wolverines out- smarted the Spartans, used their intelligence to top a team that is arguably more athletic and forced a program that has too many times dominated Michi- gan…

… when his Hoosiers obliterated the Wolverines, 80-61 on Jan. 15 and Michigan cruised to a 1-6 start to its Big Ten schedule. But things started to change. Jordan Morgan finally figured out that after he…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 7, 2016 — 3B Michigan falls early in Indianapolis Iowa storms back to oust Wolverines in first round of Big Ten Tournament By TED…

… Wolverines trailed by just eight going into the fourth quarter, but 35-percent shooting in the last 10 minutes prevented them from crawling back. Michigan had been in that position before, even against…

… guarded Thome in the first quarter, but during that stretch the Wolverine center had 11 points, two offensive rebounds, a block and a steal. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder adjusted the matchup, giving…

…-4 in the Hawkeyes’ second-quarter run. Gustafson finished with a career-high 25 points as well as 10 rebounds, just one of Iowa’s three double-doubles Thursday. Whenever the Wolverines’ guards…

… choice but to take her out for the remainder of the first half of the Wolverines’ Big Ten Tournament game against Iowa. With the junior guard on the bench, the Michigan women’s basketball team had…

… to make do without its best defender, and the Hawkeyes capitalized. Though Iowa was held to 21 points in the first quarter, the Hawkeyes exploded for 31 in the second, putting the Wolverines in…

… Thompson sidelined, Disterhoft made the Wolverines pay, racking up 15 points with Thompson out of the game, including 11 in the second quarter, to finish the first half with 17. Disterhoft’s hot…

… offensive output. Thompson leads the Wolverines with 151 assists on the season. Without her running the offense, Michigan — which scored 29 points in the first quarter — was unable to keep pace…

… half and finished the game with 22. The offense was also able to get back on track with Thompson back in charge. The Wolverines were just two points shy of matching Iowa’s second half scoring…

…, has led the Wolverines to the Final Four and the Elite Eight in the last four years and has had five NBA draft picks in the same time period. Clearly, there’s only one man who can fix all of this…

…, Michigan’s playing style will change. You’re sick and tired of the Wolverines failing to develop dominant big men, right? Those guys will grow on trees under Coach Trump. Nobody, after all…

…'s Basketball Wrestling Men's Track Hockey Men's Gymnastics Women's Gymnastics Men's Tennis "Nt NPw 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 *Boilermakers steal big one from Blue, 95-94 Wolverines lacking on *defensive end of…

… Washington D.C., it has had its own share of defense cuts lately, endangering its NCAA tournament security. The Wolverines, who had been playing their best defense in the Fab Five/Four era this season, have…

… Robinson three-point play, Michigan was up one point with 49 seconds left. Wolverine swingmah Jalen Rose then missed from three-point territory, but Ray Jackson grabbed the rebound. Michigan held the ball…

… six seconds left and Michi- gan called a timeout, the Wolverines inbounded and got the ball to Rose. The junior passed to sophomore Dugan Fife, who missed a trey. Rose See PURDUE, Page 4 Wolverine…

… line? The Wolverines (9-9 Big Ten, 19-12 overall) led by a4 many as14 points on Saturday, butlike most Bigen con- ference games, it came down to the final five minutes when Michigan led by just four. The…

…'texecutig oandwenpregettingturn- overs," Hardaway Jr. said. "So we just wanted to make sure we came out in the second half and played tough." But he was not the only Wolverine to struggle fromr the floor inthe first stanza. The…

… shooting struggles, Michigan held an improbable eight ard in the Wolverine's game against Michigan State, point lead heading into the break. 1996-1997. See MSU, Page 3i Michigan withstands Lucas's surge…

… are the things that teams coached by Michigan coach John Beilein go through. The Wolverines have suffered at many times solely because of Beilein's offensive scheme. And as difficult as it has been to…

… - star- jawed at each other for stretches ing down the distinct possibility of the afternoon. that his team could be swept by Lucas took exception to what- the hated rival Wolverines in ever Morris yelled…

… maybe he deserved it." Izzo then emphatically pound- ed the podium while addressing the rivalry. For his part, Michi See ALTERCATION, Page 31 Wolverines fall to last-place Illini in Big Ten tournament…

… tournament semi- finals. And things only got worse for Michigan after the first five min- utes. By the time the first-half buzzer sounded, Illinois had all but run the Wolverines out of Conseco Field House…

… half this season. Illinois forward and Detroit native Amber Moore nearly equaled Michigan's point total with 14 first-half points. The Wolverines shot an atro- cious 13.3 percent from behind the arc, and…

… in both categories. "I don't necessarily think we See ILLINI, Page 3B Michigan coach Kevin Borseth and the Wolverines have an uncertain post- season future. i Afterfinishing at the top of the CCHA…

…. Michigan, which eventually finished in second place, led after the first day by four points, 94.75- 90.75. Iowa eventually beat the Wolverines, 116.75- 105.25. In the 1978 Big Ten championships, Wisconsin…

… applied most of the pressure. Although the Wolverines only had two finalists, they had six other wrestlers who competed for third place, which kept them slightly in front of the Hawkeyes. But the whole…

… the Broncos held off a late Wolverine rally to force last night's deciding game. AFTER JUMPING out to a 3-1 lead late in the second period on Polillo's first goal, Michigan struck back quickly. One…

… before Brown set the stage for a wild finish with a goal with 47 seconds left in the game. It contained a frantic effort by the Wolverines to end the Broncos season. FRIDAY NIGHT, Berenson recorded his…

… first playoff win ever at Michigan as the Wolverines posted a 5-4 victory. Bryan Deasley supplied the game-winner on a centering pass from captain Todd Brost. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT APPLYING TO GRADUATE…

… THE MICHIGAN DA YILY TU ....... . .. Harrison Named to AP All-Conference Cage Tern Second Half Spree Nets Triumph inCage Finale Wolverines Sink 24 of 31 Free Throws; Harrison, VanderKuy Also…

… a passing finesse that Wolverine fans hadn't seen all year. As far as passing goes, the Illini weren't slouches in that department either. They kept up with the Maize and Blue in the shots from the…

…' field, too, with each team sink- ing 23 out of 87 shots for a 26.4 percentage. BUT THE Wolverines took full advantage of the free shots, dropping in 24 of 32 attempts. Illinois, on the other hand, couldn…

… game for the Maize and Blue, Harrison netted seven gift throws in 10 attempts. Three other Wolverines also closed their college careers in a blaze of glory.l Guard Pete Elliott tallied seven points and…

… Short splashes from the Wes- tern Conference swimming meet... Michigan's third place finish was the lowest the Wolverines have finished in 25 years . .. not seventeen as originally reported. DICK WEINBERG…

… was easily the outstanding performer of the meet from a Michigan standpoint the Wolverine co-captain not only won the 50-yd. free style in a mild upset, but he was the only man in the meet capable of…

… seemingly locked into a top- four seed — bracketmatrix.com, a website that compiles a host of predictions, has the Wolverines as the final No. 3 seed. Michigan has won nine games in a row, and after…

…, middling Big Ten team has become one of the hottest in the country, and a bonafide contender. But after winning four games in four days, the red-hot Wolverines will go at least 10 days before…

… Wolverines up, 6-3, early in the third period. The helper added to Boka’s plus-15 rating, best among the Wolverine defensemen. “Nick’s been really good the second half, and good for him,” Pearson said…

… the postseason rolls on and the Wolverines look to more good fortune, No. 74 in the maize sweater will be a key force on the backline. Not just as his bruiser reputation proceeds him, but as a…

… scored, and Al Montoya made 21 saves as the Wolverines reeled in two more points and made it impossible for second-place Ohio State to catch them. "I can tell you that we did not talk - I didn't at least…

… - about first place," Mich- igan coach Red Berenson said. "It was about playing well and playing our best hockey this time of year." And the Wolverines did play well in their first non-exhibition game in…

…. Chants of 'The Victors' resonated throughout the building. The Wolverines had regained the championship they lost last year, and, for the third time in four years, the Michigan women's track and field team…

… Wolverines were freshman Nich- ole Edwards and seniors Theresa Feldkamp and Stephanie Linz. Edwards ran 'a solid 600-meter dash, making a late push to win her heat, but ended up com- ing in second overall…

… Alex Wilson Invitational, fifth-year senior Andrea Parker failed to qualify for the mile, despite running the second best time of her career. No other Wolverine competed in the meet, which serves as one…

… last chance at qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Gallo heads a list of six Wolverines headed for the NCAA Indoor Champi- onships. She will be a favorite in the mile run as well as an anchor to a…

… Writer Sometimes the satisfaction resides not in how you finished but in how you got there. The same is true for No. 5 Michi- gan men's swimming and diving team. The Wolverines finished third in the Big…

… team score of 720 while Michigan tallied a total of 482 points. After a slow start on Thursday, the Wolverines fell to sixth place overall in the standings, but, on Friday, they came back to the pool…

… with a driven mindset to climb in the standings in order to make a push for the crown on Saturday. Junior Peter Vanderkaay started strong for the Wolverines with a vic- tory in the 400-yard individual…

…, junior Chris DeJong and senior Andrew Hurd finished in 6:21.77, tak- ing first and propelling the Wolverines into fourth place to end the day. As competition on Saturday began, Michigan coach Bob Bowman…

… the weekend - in the 200-yard backstroke. Also placing in the 200-yard backstroke, freshman Dane Grenda took eighth place with a time of 1:47.01 to give the Wolverines a boost in their point total…

… deserved. Wright on Target The Big Ten's fifth-leading scorer in the regular season scored just nine points in the Wolverines' first-round loss. She turned the ball over six times. She missed three times as…

…'re not executing. But Pool understood that as the Wolverines' go-to player and one of just two seniors on the team, she would be their unquestioned leader. So, as she did in Michigan's first-round loss…

… well Daily Sports Writer again. Jazwinski's recovery appeared to be Michigan fifth-year senior Katie complete two weeks ago in State Col- Jazwinski was the only Wolverine who lege when she led Michigan…

… FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. CHAMPIONSHIPS By Steve Jackson Daily Sports Editor Months of training ended in dis- appointment and tragedy for the Wolverines last weekend, when the Big Ten Men's Indoor Track and Field…

… they could have competed at the same level." But the Wolverines still have one person competing the final race of the indoor season. Nathan Brennan, who was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year…

… programs and events: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/concfair Freshman singles player Matt Lockin and the rest of the Wolverines will embark on a Big Ten roadtrip this weekend. Michigan is still seeking its…

… nonconfer- ence start, the Wolverines dropped their first two Big Ten matches at home against No. 5 Illinois and Northwestern. Now, sitting at the bottom of the conference, Michigan (0-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall…

…) will hit the road this weekend to face Min- nesota (0-1, 4-3) and Wisconsin (1- 1, 6-3). A frustrating theme percolated throughout the Wolverines' past two losses. "We had some opportunities, and for…

… infection, and he has not picked up a racquet in two weeks. That means Mees will have to tin- ker with the singles lineup and bring in some new players at the bottom, a place where the Wolverines have not…

… talent on the team. Brent Lang, Rick Wilkening, Mike Barrowman, Eric Namesnik, Eric Wunderlich ... the Wolverines couldn't have done it without these guys. True, Michigan's exceptional individual ability…

… they're lucky. Some say they're good. But usually, they're both. With many more potential superstars coming up through the ranks, someone should start thinking of adjectives to describe future Wolverine…

… brings. 'Netters lose to Mother Nature and UC-Irvine Women 'S final game is Hall in the family by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer When the Wolverines women's basketball team steps onto the Crisler…

… teams. Dianne, is a sophomore with Michigan State. Though she plays a reserve role, she still looks for- ward to playing against her sister, Wolverine redshirt frosh Michelle. "(Our first meeting) was fun…

… Photo/JOSE JUAREZ I Tonight's Michigan-Michigan State game will be a family affair for the Wolverines' Michelle Hall and her sister, Dianne. * FULL COU RT. PRESS Seniors say farewell to to basketball…

…- nia, the Michigan men's tennis team is set to enter the thrust of their conference schedule. * The Wolverines (1-0 in the Big Ten, 6-2 overall) face defending Big Ten champion Northwestern (0…

… to play tennis. Two matches, against UCLA and Pep- perdine, were cancelled due to rain. In its one team competition, Michigan fell to UC-Irvine by a 6- 3 count. The lone victors for the Wolverines…

…, Don Harper, a member of the American Olympic team, and Ohio State also figures to take possibly 4 second and third with its two other star divers, Glen Whitten and Frank Fraunfelter. The Wolverine…

… IDELINES by Dick Cram - CHOOSE QUALITY SHAVE WITH ner CAGE PAIR HONORED-Pete Tillotson (left) was elected yester- day by the Wolverine basketball team to succeed Ron Kramer (right) as Michigan captain…

… team win all the time-but not the way the Wolverines do it. They always seem to give themselves such a handicap. As in almost every other year since the inception of the NCAA Tournament in 1948, this…

… prematurely with injury. STILL, the Wolverines recovered and moved relentlessly toward their annual goal-like the homing pigeons that can't be deterred from their destination. Ross Childs, Howes' replacement…

… still fresh and satisfying for the Wolverine fans. SHULTON PRODUCTS ccan'be purchased at Schedule of Big Ten Gym Meet Friday, March 8 1:30 p.m. Preliminaries at I-M Building - Free Exercise, Side Horse…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 - 3B Seniors' careers end on highnote By Lindsey Ungar For the Daily Brian Berends wasn't the only Wolverine choked up after the men's gymnastics…

… pushing me, and I've been pushing myself," Skvarla said. "These guys are my family, my team. I love each and every one of them, and it's just a good feeling to have a win at our last meet." The Wolverines…

…- nery (9.425) earning top scores en route to their final home win. All six seniors made the score sheet for the Wolverines. "They're all a bunch of great guys, and they're very responsible;" Golder said…

… competition against the French nationals. The Wolverines lost by a narrow margin of 206.800-206.000. Skvarla called it a "total learning experi- ence" for the team, allowing the Wolverines to exchange ideas…

… March 25-26. Golder knows the Wolverines only need to make a few tweaks on floor exercise and pom- mel horse to become a strong contender. And he'll be counting on his senior class to lead the way again…

…- ships in West Lafayette on Feb. 26- 27. The Wolverines lost three races by a combined .04 seconds, which cost them eight points. Michigan fin- ished fourth overall with 88 points and won just two 'races…

…:49.93, one-hundredth of a second behind Smith. "Right on the line, I finally got beside to almost catch him, but I just ran out of distance," Brannen said. Another Wolverine who failed to win a close race was…

… competitors. Sophomore Stann Waithe per- formed well for the Wolverines, earning 11 points for the team with two individual top-five performances while contributing to the third place 4x400-meter relay. He…

… times for next week's NCAA cham- pionships in Fayetteville, Ark. The Wolverines took advantage of the opportunity by earning two auto- matic qualifying times. In the 800-meter run, Brannen did more than…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 7, 1995 - 11 ,Michigan needs you Fan support a must for Wolverines to win Women's track tested for NCAAs t was a simple request from Michigan basketball coach…

…, there is one more chance. The Wolverines face Penn State Wednesday night. It's a must-win game for Michigan, which is fighting to get into the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year. Earlier this…

… down from them, and then come up again for Silverston." Junior high jumper Monika Black is the only Wolverine that has auto- matically qualified for NCAAs. Junior sprinter Tearza Johnson (7.09) won the…

… with other Wolverines to find out if they will compete this weekend. Istayed with her for half of the race, and then my body went 'no thanks' I was- so hyped about how welletdidnataBig tOs that it was…

… Friday and Western Michigan on Sunday, the Wolverines went 1-1. Although Michigan was able to r break its four-meet losing streak, it was unable to pull down the scores it really wanted. Friday's meet…

… featured the return of captain Raul Molina, but his pres- ence was not enough to beat the Spar- tans. The Wolverines fell to Michi- gan State, 225.75 to 225.50. Michigan started the meet on a high note as…

… scored a 9.9 in the floor exercises. But again, the team lacked consis- tency. The Wolverines started with strong performances on the floor ex- ercises; however, the teamjust wasn't able to keep it up…

…. Without their sharpshooter, the Wolverines fell apart, Losing to the Buckeyes and falling to a lowly Purdue squad two days later. After a two-game absence, Harris returned to the lineup against Michigan…

…'s 3-1 season-opening win over Quinnipiac. Sauer also stood between the pipes'when the Wolverines closed the season with a 4-3 overtime loss to Ferris State on Feb. 25. But despite opening and closing…

…-year Wolverine has consistently used his net game to beat up on opponents of competitive levels. Though Michigan lost to No. 11 Louisiana State on Feb. 10, Peretz was one of just two Wolverines who provided a…

… school last week, but the Michigan women's basketball team would have probably preferred to spend their vacation in dreary cold, nearly-arctic Ann Arbor. Last weekend, the Wolverines received a chilly…

… consisted strictly of first-year players and sophomores. But they were still stronger than the more experienced Wolverines, scoring a 69-55 victory. P UR D U E'S MaChelle Joesph, the top newcomer in the Big…

… tally. Michigan's shooting was horrendous, as the team shot 36 percent from the field. Wolverine guard Tempie Brown scored 21 points and added 9 rebounds to provide most of Michigan's offense. Forward…

… Joan Rieger had 12 points and Char Durand had eight for the Wolverines. "Our shooting percentage really hurt us," said Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege. "We were in the game at the half, if we had put in…

…. VanDeWege sat Powell through the Purdue game because she was late for a team function over the weekend. POWELL HAD starred for the Wolverines in the previous game against Illinois, where she scored 18…

… points in the Wolverines 64-60 loss. VanDeWege hoped that his squad could handle the Illini, a team they had defeated at home earlier this year. The game started close, with the two teams tied at 18 with 5…

… which many observers thought should have resulted in an over-the-back call against the Illini. Instead, the officals called a foul on Wolverine senior Mary Rosowski in her final Big Ten road game…

… entire season watching the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena, or is it Crisler Movie Theater? I always get confused. I finally had to ask a Georgetown student what the secret formula was for such an…

… competition so far, the powerful Wolverines have rolled over four of the nine foes they will swim against this weekend. After losing two of the firsts in the Buck- eye meet, the Michigan mermen won every other…

… especially be impressive in the Con- fererce this year. The Wolverines have Charley Barker, the collegiate sprinting champion, Gus Sharemet, one of the greatest freestylers of all time, Jim Welsh, the…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY SAT mDA T MARCH- ', 193? Wolverines Lead Qualifiers in Big Ten Track Meet SEV EN WlERINIS EARN RIH T To RMUN IN FNALSTONCT Tolan, Russell, Campbell, Egles- ton and…

… Wolverines placed one or more men in every event. Eddie Tolan, Michigan's best nml in the dashes, copped his favorite event, beating out Captain Blil Henke of Wisconsin, when the 3aC- ger man pulled a tendon…

…- iary gym, according to Coach Johnstone. The meet was origin - ally announced for last night. The Wolverine team including Friedman, Gordon, and Lovell, foils; Gordon, DeStefano, Bow- land, sabres; and…

… ...........Massy Michigan faces one of its most crucial tests of the season tonight when the Wolverines battie Indiana on the Bloomington court. The Maize and Blue hopes of landing in second place rest on the…

… Monday, the Wolverines will have to leap both Indiana andt Chicago to stay in the race and enter a three-way tie for second place. At half-time in the first meeting between Indiana and Michigan the…

… several entries in the1 field events to be held Saturday: up the Wolverine point total. H enke, th e B adger star, pulled t e t d n n h l g w i r n n- the tendon in his leg while irunning Coach flsher Sends…

… preliminaries, the Wolverines are cause of the prevalence of fraterni- confidence chiefly in Compton and counting upon Austin and the re- ty init-iations this week, Coach Ray Tompkins, although Presby, Mac- lay…

…- day, midway through the finals of the 57th Annual Big Ten Indoor Track Championships. "And the doors were locked," Martin said wryly. His experience sums up the fate of the Wolverine cindermen, ex- cept…

… that they found themselves locked out rather than in, garnering only 21 points for a fifth place finish. The meet marked the worst performance of a Wolverine track squad since 1958, when the Mich- igan…

… . . . led to the Wolverines' demise. "We should have been third," remarked Mich- igan's head track coach, Don Can- ham, at the meet's conclusion. "You can't criticize Jack Har- vey," Canhamn noted, "because…

… he's been bothered by a sore arm." Harvey, the Wolverine captain, and winner of the shot put in 1966, finished second to Bob Hawke of Wisconsin. Harvey's best toss was 56'7%", while Hawke managed a 57…

… cost us some valuable points too," Can- ham continued. "I know he's cap- able of a 4:06 mile right now." Sick And the illness. The Wolverines had been bothered by flu and bronchitis for the two previous…

… State's John Spain and Michigan's Kut- schinski. All are sophomores and all had bettered the existing con- ference record the week before. Last Chance Kutschinski, the last Wolverine hope for a victory at…

… conclusion of the mile. Kutschinski took third in 1:51.1, his best time to date. "I just ran a poor race, and they ran good ones," the Wolverine entry ex- plained. "I thought the pace would be faster. When I…

… jump. Wolverine sophomore Gary Knickerbocker and Spartan Mike Bowers left the remainder of the field stalled at 6'7". Both cleared 6'9", but Bowers was awarded first place on the fewest number of misses…

…. Clarence Martin, another Mich- igan sophomore, earned fifth with a jump of 6'6", but Rick Hunt, defending outdoor conference champion, failed to add points to the Wolverine column. He also jumped 6'6", but…

….7). At No. I Ohio State Saturday, the Wolverines reached a new standard, setting a school record with a 282.25 score. However, the good news ends there. The Buckeyes overshadowed Michigan's brilliant…

… horizontal bar and 9.0 on vault. Junior Brian Winkler also scored high for Michigan, particularly on the floor exercise (9.75) and parallel bars (9.8). Junior Bob Young, who led the Wolverines in all…

…Women's Basketball vs. Iowa Thurs. Mar:8, 8:00 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Men's Swimming Wolverine Invitational Mar. 11-12, 3:00 p.m. Matt Mann pool a ...... ........ . . the Michigan Daily…

… Page 7 Wednesday, March 7, 1984 __ _ ........ Cagers eye Hawks, bid -4 By JEFF BERGIDA IOWA CITY - Michigan's biggest road trip in three years opens tonight as the Wolverines go into Iowa…

… earlier this season, would clinch an NCAA berth. But the Hawkeyes have turned things around after losing ten of their first 12 conference games, curren- tly riding a four-game winning streak. WOLVERINE…

… for "Still, it would help us if we win tw", For the Wolverines to complete a season sweep over Iowa, they'll have to contain Stokes on the inside. Since Roy Tarpley and Tim McCormick will b occupied on…

… for the most important gamye many of the Wolverines have ever played. ials t -'. Daily Photo by DAN HABIB' A bewildered Roy Tarpley looks on as Wisconsin's Scott Roth ap tempts a reverse swan dive…

… during last Thursday's game. sophomore center scored 22 points and led the Wolverines to an 8 I4 basketball pparently at- Michigan's 4-75 victory. ch By DAN COVEN Graduate/Faculty/Staff D.I.X. 09…

…. set. by. Iowa's Chuck Durling In 1952. All-America Schlundt already held the Big Ten 18-game sea- son record of 459 from last year. Winners Edge Second-Place Wolverines; Spartans Third BUMPY JONES AND…

…, of Iowa, and Bill Kerr, of Indiana. All four men were unexpected finalists and played, a big part in diminishing the Wolverine depth advantage. The meet was the final home contest for Mann, who is…

…, Wolverine Don Haney lost to Bud Weick of Pur- due. Both men wrestled a very clever and tough match for the full nine minutes with the score end- ing in a 1-1 tie. The decision was then in the hands of the…

… of the Iowa Hawkeyes. FORMER Wolverine gridder Bob Hurley gave one of the most im- pressive performances of the en- tire meet when he wrestled to a fourth place finish, losing to Lar- ry Fowler of…

… still in the game as late as mid- way in the final period, when the slick shooting pros slipped through the Wolverine defenses in the last 10 minutes to break open the game. MICHIGAN coach Vic Heyliger…

… ing Rockets gave the Wolverines a real tune-up for the coming NCAA tourney, and won only be- cause their defense was 'slightly more solid. The game was the highest scoring tilt of the year for Mich…

… Chicago with the Michigan men's basketball team taking on Minnesota. The conference tournament is the last opportunity for a bubble team - like the Wolverines - to secure the resume-building wins that the…

… late in the third period. But even with Miller's offensive prowess steadily increasing, his defensive abilities are still what make him key to the Wolverines' success. "He's very underrated," Turn- bull…

…. Wolverine head coach Bud Mid- daugh has decided to bring his club back to the Sunshine State after having traveled to Texas the last three seasons. In a way, the start of the baseball season is welcome for…

… Carolina a traditional top twenty team, Middaugh said that this will be the most competitive spring trip since he's been at the helm. A disadvantage for the Wolverines is while they have done all their…

… never feel that you're ready." The 12th-ranked Wolverines will be hard pressed to match last season's 9-0 spring trip, but then hopefully as the trip goes on we will be able to improve." MIDDAUGH adds…

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…," he explained. BUT IT WASN'T that easy for the Wolverines. Michigan took the early lead, but failed to capitalize on numerous Wisconsin turnovers in the opening minutes. It looked like the Wolverines…

… opportunities to extend its lead, and soon the Badgers had fought back to within four points at 32-28. The Wolverines seemed to be feeling the effects of last Thursday's physical contest at Purdue, as Wisconsin…

… Wisconsin showed little if any progress on its way to going 3-15 in the league, the Wolverine cagers grew steadily better over the course of the season-enough to win six of their last twelve con- ference…

… bucket with the assistance of teammate 84 Cory Blackwell while Michigan freshman Leslie Rockymore looks on. The Wolverines came out on top in.,the contest, however,.with a 91-85 win over Wisconsin…

…. Halftime score: Wisconsin 42, Michigan 38 Attendance: 5,230 17 25 1 Cagers face N D in finale A By LARRY FREED The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame against the Wolverines of Michigan is a classic match…

… young Wolverines. "They're going to have to play on guts tomorrow, because they're really beat," said Michigan coach Bill Frieder. Frieder's players agree that the two- game road trip might have an effect…

… Wolverines. Garner, with 11 rebounds yesterday, became only the seventh Michigan player to register a 1,000-point, 600-rebound career. "For us to avoid 20 losses this season is a damn reasonable goal," said…

… an emphatic Frieder. The Wolverines will also be perfor- ming in the Pontiac Silverdome in front of their largest crowd of the year. The last meeting betweenthe two schools- also in the Silverdome…

… Duel Wolverine Sextet Meets Michigan Tech In Final Two-Game Series of Campaign I } Illinois All But Conceded Cinder, 'M', OSU, Badgers Best Bets for Crown; Second COLUMBUS, 0., March 6-With the…

… determination could spell victory, the Wolverines would come home with the title. The Maize and Blue squad is also enlthusiastically .awaiting the chance to avenge the 58-26 drub- bing they received from the Buck…

… docket. Finals in the 50-yard and 220-yard free- styles, the 150-yard backstroke, the 300-yard medley relay, and the one-meter diving are sched- uled. Wolverine entries in the "50" will come from Harry…

…-pounder, was moved up to 165 to complete the switch. Wolverine George Curtis, former Big Ten 145-pound titlist, was sidelined with the flu early this week and Phil Carlson was hand- ed the 145-pound…

… pounds and Dan Dwor- sky will handle the heavyweight role. Illinois' star-studded aggrega- tion will give the Wolverines their toughest opposition in the tussle for the crown. The Fighting Mini, defending…

… scored in four straight games for the Wolverines. Michigan Wolverines Ebbett, Nystrom, Tambellini, . Hensick FaBowling Green Falcons Falk SATURDAY'S GAME Bowling Green Falcons Meloche, Matsumo, Unger…

…, Dobek Michigan Wolverines Kolarik (2), Ebbett, Gajic, Tambellini Michigan 5, Bowling Green 4 Bowling Green 121 - 4 Michigan 122 - 5 4 1 Blue defenders begin final push 5' ~1, -g --.' 4 Vp 4 5 First…

…Women's Basketball vs. Iowa Thursday,.7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Men's Swimming Club Wolverine Invitational Friday-Sunday, TBA Canham Natatorium The Michigan Daily Tuesday, March 7, 1989…

… pushed hard to land a final recruit, current Wolverine Alex Roberts' cousin. But in the back of their minds, and probably more so in the front, there were memories of the past, of that bone-crushing defeat…

… competition which you practiced so hard for - then went and hit F sharp instead of F. And your chance at glory quickly fled. Rob Blake hit the F sharp for the Wolverines last Sunday night and prevented them…

… from achieving a symbol of their hard work. Friday, after the Wolverines found themselves facing elimination, Don Stone said he didn't even want to think about the chance of losing because of the pain it…

… the game. Leading by 17 points with just over 12 minutes to play, the Wolverines relaxed and permitted Ohio State to get back in- to the contest before eventually dousing the Buckeyes, 77-72, last night…

… Wolverines now stand at 15-2 in the Big Ten and 24-3 overall. Michigan sealed its 15th consecutive win, the longest streak in the school's history. Ohio State, meanwhile, fell to 10-7 in the conference and 18…

… record and then exploded after the inter- mission. Center Roy Tarpley, who led all scorers with 23 points, floated a hook 'shot through the hoop to begin a 6-point Wolverine spurt at the start of the…

… jdmper. When the Buckeyes finally collected their breath, at 12:53 of the half, a 54-37 score stared them in the face. The Wolverines' high-fives appeared, a few scattered number-1 signals were sent out…

… lay-up to pull the margin down to eight points, 64-56. After the Wolverines called a time- out, Stokes pumped in two more lay-ups and the lead was down to four with four See WOLVERINES, Page 8 1 1 . r…

… six goals in four games. The Wolverines are looking for senior goaltender Josh Blackburn to give a similar performance this season in his last opportunity to win an NCAA Championship. Part of the reason…

…'m willing to be ridiculed." DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daily Michigan goalie Josh Blackburn has allowed just an average of 1.75 goals in his last four games. The Wolverines expect great things from him in the postseason…

… Daily forum Is something about Michigan's hockey team bothering you? ., ou disagree with a sports columnist? What seed would the Wolverines get if they won the BTT? Stop yelling from the sidelines…

… good team, but we're not good enough to have a bad night and win." Berenson remembers Michigan's losses to three teams that were in last place at the time. The Wolverines fell to Alaska-Fairbanks and…

… fitting close to the Big Ten season for the Michigan Wolverines - a team that has had to work and scrape for all of its victories. Trailing for most of the second half, Michigan never let the Wisconsin…

… rebounds which put him at the 600 mark for his career. That makes him only the seventh player in Wolverine history to score 1000 points and grab 600 rebounds in his time at Michigan. The 6-7 senior went…

… over the 1000-point mark last Thursday against Purdue. The Wolverines trailed Wisconsin, 74- 71, with five minutes remaining when freshman guard Eric Turner drove into the lane, laid the ball in, and was…

…-up to give the Wolverines a 76-74 advaptage at the 3:41 mark. Thanks to somo poor shooting from the floor by Wisconsin and some clutch shots by Michigan, (the Wolverines shot 68 percent from the field in…

… Wolverines to See 'M'1RALLY, Page 10 Doily Photo by KIM HILL Outfor a walk A University student strolls with his television set down State Street in front of the LSA Building. ODAY- Sticky regulations T HE…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY 7P1 RIDA Li Ten Track, Wrestling 'earson, Marchello Spark Wolverines n Conference Mat Meet at ChampaignI Battles Be in Toda Illinois Contingent Favored For Indoor Cinder Crown…

… becoming Big Ten cham- pions.. Actually, the Wolverines are sporting a dismal season record of three wins, one tie and six, losses in dual meets, and have no visible reason to think of possible titles…

… weights this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and this evening at 7:30 p.m. The finals will be tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m. FLYING HIGH--Wolverine star high jumper Brendan O'Reilly sails over the bar as he…

… Gagnier and Big Ten trampoline champion Ed Cole will be missing from the Wolverine lineup. Although Gagnier and Cole were missing last Saturday, the Wol- verine gymnasts were still able to Michigan State…

…-t man, and Northwestern's Arthur Kurtz given the edge. The half mile gallop seems tot have narrowed down to a race be-1 tween Wolverine John Ross and1 Illini Henry Cryer. Sam Greenlee of Wisconsin and…

… under way today at Bloomington, Indiana. Illinois and Michigan State, the two teams which have beaten the Wolverines, are picked as the leading contenders for the title. MSC is favored by virtue of a 53…

… the Big Ten, but this year he has improved very decidedly, and he could gather some valu- able points for the Wolverines. Capt. Bud Holcombe will also be wrestling in his last match as a collegiate…

… the Midwest League. The Wolverines must win it to tie Denver for second in the MCHL and thereby remain in contention for a bid to the na- tional championships at Colorado Springs next week…

… divisions, and so there will be ten weight clas- sifications. Wolverine coaches Cliff Keen and Bob Betzig have really pointed for this one. This year, they have had the services of four seniors in the regular…

… at Garden; Swanson, Hirsch Contribute to Saturday Win J - Departs ftr Army By BILL LAMBERT Although most university activi- ties enjoyed a between-semester va- cation, the Wolverine track squad was…

…. In downing the Illni Saturday: night, the Wolverines showed the same well balanced power which has enabled them to-romp through their. schedules undefeated so far this sea-: son. They captured eight…

… sparked the Wolverine back- field last fall and held down the cen- ter spot on the basketball quintet, placed second in the broadjump with a leap of 23' 1/4". This was Hirsch's first itercollegiate track…

…'s ace half-miler and Western Conference champion in that event, will be inducted into the Army March 10. His loss will be a severe blow to Coach Ken Doherty's hopes for a Wolverine triumph in the…

…, the loss meant a tie with Northwest- ern for third place. Wolverines Are Sixth Michigan and Illinois head the sec- ond division with identical records of five wins against seven setbacks. The Wolverines…

… this Monday, "Believe it, Webber will be a Wolverine next season. If he isn't, I'll clean every bathroom at Crisler Arena.... Anyone who thinks Southwestern Coach Perry Watson is my source obviously has…

… the night he was here. Wolverine players who've worked hard deserve better. At Duke, the student paper formulated letters for students to sign and send to Webber - like he needs more mail, not to…

… Cox's line. Oh, hi Chris. Hey, I hear you're going to Slippery Rock? ... Cool!" 'M' pulls together for NU* by Robert Siegel Daily Sports Writer The Wolverines (5-2) are coming off F V rr O ISSUE 250…

… Space probe explores comet The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 7, 1986 - Page 3 Entrepreneur feeds hungry Wolverines From the Associated Press MOSCOW - Jubilant scientists hailed a Soviet…

…" thanks to a new ser- vice that will deliver food from a number of local restaurants right to' your doorstep. The Hungry Wolverine, which is scheduled to being business today,' will offer cuisine from Rax…

…, Taco Bell, Red Hot Lovers, The Brown Jug, Kana, Lefkowsky's Deli, Olga's, the Bagel Factory, Jason's and Dunburi. WHEN students call the service to place an order, Wolverine staffers wil lthen call the…

… especially during finals." Brian Nelson, founder of The Hungry Wolverine, also owns two other delivery services in the Big Ten - The Hungry Badger in Madison, Wisconsin, and The. Hungry Spartan, in East…