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February 09, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 72) • Page Image 15

… No. 13 Michigan wrestling team learned this lesson firsthand over the weekend as the Wolverines whipped rival Ohio State, 31-3, on Friday, but fell to No. 1I1 Purdue, 18-15, on Saturday night. The two…

… matches were Michigan's first home meets of the season. The Wolverines spent every weekend in January on the road. "It would have been great to win both," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "But I'll tell you…

Wolverines claimed two other milestones during the match. Michigan senior captain Jeff Catrabone pinned his man at 167 for his 150th career victory, while fellow Wolverine Bill Lacure earned his 100th career…

…Gain, at 177, and Ryan Balcom, at 190, also earned big wins for the Wolverines. Balcom, an Ann Arbor native, competed for the first time at home and earned a 5-3 overtime victory against Ohio State's Bo…

… night for the Wolverines. Purdue's lineup featured seven ranked wrestlers. The difference in the match came down to just one tiny second. With the Wolverines leading 7-6, No. 3 Lacure met No. 11, Purdue…

…-American - we expected him to win. When he lost there, I felt we lost the match." The Wolverines will try to get back to their win- ning ways this weekend at Minnesota against the No.' 3 Golden Gophers, and will…

… close out the dual-meet season at home against Indiana on the Feb. 20. LOUIS BROWN/Daily an's wrestling team soundly beat Ohio State Friday before dropping a close n to Purdue on Saturday. Wolverines

Wolverines began the season ranked fourth in the nation, but the trau- ma caused by the December death of -teammate Jeffrey Reese in December - combined with injuries to starters Bill Lacure and Teya Hill…

… - led to some expected defeats and a drop in the kings. But now, the No. 13 Wolverines are slowly climbing back up the ladder. Victories over Ohio State and two close losses to ninth-ranked Michigan State…

February 09, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 72) • Page Image 10

… coach Trish Roberts sees road trips to Happy Val- ley. When the Michigan women's bas- ketball team visits Penn State tonight at 7:30, the Wolverines will be wel- comed by the No. 12 Lady Lions (8-2 Big…

… the most because you land on top of a mountain." The Wolverines (1-10, 7-14) prob- ably don't enjoy the stay much either, considering Michigan has lost all five contests against the Lady Lions since…

February 09, 1995 (vol. 105, iss. 73) • Page Image 5

… Buckeye futility continues Last night's win over Ohio State was Michigan's sixth straight in the series. The Wolverines' streak dates back to 1992, when the Buckeyes had a five-game run of their own…

… going before Michigan won 75-71 in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State still leads the overall series with the Wolverines, 74-62. Page 5 Thursday, February 9, 1995 Eight to .go for NCAAs he Michigan…

…-4, to make the NCAA Tournament. With that in mind the question becomes which Wolverine team will show up for the home stretch of the season. Will it be the team that lost to Penn, Washington and St. John…

… version of the Wolverines comes to play, they'll miss the NCAA's for the first time in the careers of Fab Five seniors Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. The Wolverines had nine games 4eft to prove to the…

February 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 76) • Page Image 9

…-67 ,! Y uCHAD A. SAFRAN Safrancisco Treat Wolverines give it all for full 40 minutes microbiologist removes small bits from an organism and later examines it under a high-powered microscope to locate…

… something, anything, that normally cannot be found. Last night at Crisler Arena before a raucous crowd, the organism under examination was a Wolverine. More like 10 Wolverines. And this time the ones eyeing…

… the specimen were basketball doctors fans), looking at Michigan through their national microscope - a.k.a SPN. What was discovered lurking inside the Wolverines was something not seen all season - 40…

… minutes of intensity and pure desire. Michigan displayed ferocious play and tenacity over two halves, making the moniker Wolverines ever so appropriate. The Maize and Blue bit and clawed the Hoosiers til…

… the presence of the largest Wolverine to roam the Crisler (hard) woods in.recent years. And it was not Antoine Joubert for all those reminiscing of Michigan's team of 10 years ago. It was Chris Webber…

…. The 6-foot-10 beast of power and emotion made his first visit to a Michigan home game since departing for the NBA last spring. Webber entered the Wolverines' locker room prior to tipoff and sat on the…

… college coach- ing - Bobby Knight - nor the one from the NBA - Chris Webber - expected to see what they did last night at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines upstaged the side- line stars and their off…

… lead, their biggest in the first 20 minutes. With 7:18 to go, Howard drove the lane to put the Wolverines up by 10. Olivier Saint-Jean tipped in Howard's short jumper with 6:14 re- maining to push the…

… collective four blocks. "Wejust outplayed them from start to finish," said Howard, who turned 21 Monday. Jason Bossard, who played just the final minute of the game, gave the Wolverines their biggest lead with…

February 09, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 72) • Page Image 9

… weeks ago, used a 68-percent second-half shooting per- formance and a 3-point clinic Saturday afternoon to defeat the Wolverines, 88-78, in front of a rowdy crowd of 14,714 at Williams Arena. "Our defense…

… consecutive time, a streak that dates back to the Fab Five days in 1993. With the loss, the Wolverines dropped to fifth place in the Big Ten and fell three games behind confer- ence leader Michigan State with…

February 09, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 72) • Page Image 14

… game, and White's 15 weren't far from her usual 21. But, with White shooting an icy 5-of-20 from the floor, and Figgs barely better at 6-of-16, Michigan's stingy defense evoked memories of the Wolverines

…' Jan. 9 victory over the Boilermakers at Crisler, when the Wolverines limited the duo to 14-of-40 from the floor. "I think we were getting pretty good looks," Figgs said of the V V 11ILL;) X. Igga duo…

February 09, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 72) • Page Image 13

…BASKETBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - February 9, 1998 - 5B I ROSE Continued from Page 1B me's first 37 minutes. I don't need to be in the arena to know that the Wolverines can't come…

… points, the Wolverines ain't gonna win. It's pret- simple. I'd rather be in Lego Land, to be honest. It's four stories tall, made entirely out of Legos and inspires more looks of disbelief than Robert…

February 09, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 72) • Page Image 9

… first place with 40 points and the Broncos are in second with 35. The Wolverines only have 34 points, but they have a game in hand on both Michigan State and West- ern Michigan and will play the Spartans…

… two more times. Forthe upcoming Michigan-Michigan State games to determine the CCHA regular season title, however, the Wolverines must win both of MICHIGAN AT PURDUE, TOMORROW, NOON, WEST LAFAYETTE…

February 09, 1993 (vol. 103, iss. 76) • Page Image 8

Wolverines'4-3 overtime loss Saturday was the first time they fell to the Redskins in the last 22 meetings between the two clubs. The last time Miami topped Michigan was a6-3 victory in Oxford on Oct. 16…

… playing Illinois-Chicago Jan. 9. In that matchup, the Wolverines allowed six tallies. That was also the last time Michigan lost a game, having ripped off six straight wins until falling to defeat against…

February 09, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 72) • Page Image 16

… rested for Saturday's matchup with Ohio State, a much more formidable opponent. The Wolverines never trailed the Buckeyes, but could never get more than a handful of points away from them. Egged on by…

… cheerleaders and their mascot, Brutus, the Buckeyes had the Wolverines on edge until freshman Scott Werner turned around what had been a disappointing day, clinching a 127-116 victory. His first swim of the day…

… laughed. The best part of his four years as a Wolverine though? "You learn about life," he said, still dripping on the Canham Natatorium tile, "You grow up." 6 JOHN KRAFT/Daily Tom Malchow isn't at the…

February 09, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 72) • Page Image 12

… up the puck, which dribbled only a few feet in front of Galatiuk, and put it in the top-right corner of the goal. The 3-1 lead with less than seven minutes remaining sealed the game for the Wolverines

…. "Maybe we wore them down a little bit at the end of the third period." Maybe? A simple look at the scoreboard clearly indicates that, as the Wolverines scored all four goals in the third period - the…

Wolverine, Hayes began to understand his potential as a hockey player. "When I got here, I didn't think I was too far behind, but I did have a lot to learn," Hayes said. "When I made the lineup my first game…

Wolverines above Lake Superior for the CCHA tournament title. Berenson said Hayes has always had it in him - although he's definitely a dif- ferent player than he ever was before. So why now? Confidence, of…

Wolverines struggled with Lake Superior's defense. "I don't think we're a team that gets frustrated," Rominski said. "For two peri- ods we don't score any goals, in the third period we're still coming out…

…. Michigan teams are teams that don't get frustrated." Michigan's play in the third period was a complete turnaround from the first period, when the Wolverines couldn't generate any offense despite having…

… clutch-and-grab. You'll be in the corner and they'll have you pinned there for five or six minutes. You could have a whole dinner in there." While the Wolverines were struggling to score in the first two…

February 09, 1990 (vol. 100, iss. 90) • Page Image 9

… iota," Fisher seconded yesterday afternoon. However, visions of last season's 83-81 Michigan win in Seattle and this season's 74-70 Wolverine victory at Champaign should surface in Illini minds beginning…

… today. The Wolverines will likely remember Illinois' two defeats of Michigan last season: a 96-84 defeat in Illinois and a 89-73 shellacking at home. But Illinois lost more than a g battle last April in…

… Thomas). Compare it to ours. We have no bench compared to Michigan." Last night's basketball game against Indiana, at some points, threatened to put the Wolverines out of the Big Ten race for good. With…

… the Hoosiers going on a 12-point run that erased a ten-point Michigan lead to end the second half, the Wolverines were in search of a player to spark both the team and the crowd. Rookie reserve guard…

… Tony Tolbert rose to the occasion and led the drive that ended in a 79-71 Wolverine victory. "We talked (at halftime) about somebody has got to step forward and give us a lift," said Michigan coach Steve…

February 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 76) • Page Image 10

…- gan men's and women's ski teams were heating up the cold and ragged slopes of Northern Michigan. The Wolverines competed in the Pepsi Collegiate Challenge at Sugarloaf Ski Resort Saturday, and at…

…," women's co-captain Amy Portenga said. "The difference between us and them is we have more depth." Portenga, Copeland, Jennifer Shorter, Nicole Sinclair and Carrie Roeser lead, the Wolverines. These five…

… need to perform than his childhood best friend and ex-teammate? While the most massive ex- Wolverine was in the den, it was one of the smallest on the team who demonstrated the white-hot intensity best…

… and suspension. "It was the intensity of a Final Four game. We were intense for 40 straight minutes for the first time this season. The way we're playing right now we're finally peaking." The Wolverines

… for the Michigan men's swimming and diving team came and went pretty quietly. . Only a devoted 150 or so fans turned up for the annual intrastate clash between the Wolverines and the Spartans. And of…

… may have been interested in seeing the meet probably would have gone to the hockey game when given the choice. This, however, was not the first time this scheduling conflict has happened to Wolverine

February 09, 1990 (vol. 100, iss. 90) • Page Image 10

…, the Wolverines came up short in both games, los- ing 60-58 to Indiana (3-6 Big Ten) and 84-67 to the Buckeyes (6-3). Michigan's victory in Illinios last weekend placed the team in a tie with Michigan…

… the Wolverine defense is up for the challenge. "Our defense as a team has sig- nificantly improved since that weekend," VanDeWege said. "We've been able to come off the bench with people that do the job…

… defensively." Again, the Wolverine lineup will shift for this weekend's games, as four seniors will be on the court for the opening tap. In addition to Powell, Val Hall, Joan Reiger, and junior Carol…

… for the Wolverines from the CCHA hockey schedule. But Michigan coach Red Berenson knows that the Seawolves are carrying more into this weekend's series than frequent flier miles. "They are a team that…

… with the nation's second- ranked Golden Gophers. In January, Alaska- Anchorage swept No.6 Maine at home, 4-3 and 6-5. A win or two this weekend against the Wolverines (18-10-4 overall, 14-10-4 CCHA…

February 09, 1990 (vol. 100, iss. 90) • Page Image 1

… offensive flow and Tony Tolbert. Michigan never found itself with a 20-point lead as it had the last time it faced the Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers. But this time, the Wolverines came away with a 79-71 win…

… last night at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines took control midway through the final period. With 8:41 left in the game, Michigan started a 12-2 run, which began with eight straight points. Only 3:11 later…

February 09, 1999 (vol. 109, iss. 76) • Page Image 11

…. Individual and conference and high finishes at NCAA champi- onships have become the standard for the Wolverines. Defending a solid reputation l uires hard work and motivation. These qualities are not in short…

… supply for the Wolverines. Without a good work ethic, Michigan's track and field teams wouldn't have been nearly as successful as they have been. Motivation is also plentiful. Teams across the country need…

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