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… 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…

…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…

… for themselves against the textbook affordability monster. But it was decreed that there would be a website that would provide transparent textbook information on Wolverine Access and that professors…

… STAPLETON Daily Sports Editor One thing no one was sure about heading into this season was how the Wolverines would play on the road. After all, Michigan didn't exactly set the world on fire last year during…

… the Big Ten sea- Michigan at son, especially Penn State away from Cris- ler Arena. The Matchup: Wolverines won Michigan 7-6; only three road Penn State 8-6 games last year When: Tonight - against Indi…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7 Lions to Lambs Wolverines will continue to terrify M' steals…

… Penn State, the body language on both teams GJON afterward illus- JUNCAJ trated the total shock brought on by that furi- ous stretch. I haven't seen the Wolverines that ecstatic or overwhelmed after any…

… What last night's win proves the half' The Nittany Lions were Wolverine team will induce heart is beyond the "live and die by the shooting 54 percent and forcing attacks for the rest of the season three…

…Shawn Sims led the Wolver- ines with 10. But as poor as the Wolverines first half effort was, they put on a show in the second. Michigan started the game shooting 0-for-14 from behind the arc. But when…

… that kept the Wolverines in the contest during in most dire moments. "Credit the Sims kid because he kept them in the game to begin with," Penn State guard Talor Battle said. "Every time we would try to…

… game." The Wolverines had nine turn- overs in the first half - their sea- son average is 10 per game - but got it together and had just three in the second half. Sims started the game hot, making his…

… turns' type of think- ing, where 'OK, I've got my own gameplan.' " While the win was Michigan's first true road win this season, more importantly, it proved that the Wolverines could dig them- selves out…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January 11, 2010 Junior Manny Harris reaches for a loose ball in the Wolverines' loss to Northwestern yesterday at Crisler Arena. Despite Harris's team…

… season, attempts to explain why his team played the way they did. In yester- day's case, he was trying to tell us why the Wolverines gave up a 17-point lead at home See STAPLETON, Page 3B Wildcat rally…

… the Wolverine defense for 25 points on the day, the Wildcat defense was more troublesome for Michigan. "Their 1-3-1 defense, what makes it so successful is the way they can touch the ball," Beilein said…

… Bill Carmody confirmed how the 1-3-1 zone devastated the Wolverines, too - his Wildcats were "really getting their hands on balls and taking away passing lanes," he said. It's no coincidence that…

… Michigan's 18 turnovers more than doubled its season average. Northwestern's zone worked, and it certainly confused the Wolverine offense. See NORTHWESTERN,Page 3B SAID ALSA LAH/Daily Freshman Darius Morris…

…." Worries of complacency should have been at the fore- front of every Wolverine's mind at halftime Sunday afternoon. Just three nights earlier, they had been the stars of an incred- ible comeback story…

…. While counting the number of NHL draftees isn't a fool-proof method for assessing a team's tal- ent, many Wolverines have been recognized as players with the skill-set to potentially have a shot at the…

…," according to coach Red Berenson. That win, in contrast with the Wolverines' recent performance on the ice, further indicates that the team is playing beneath its STAPLETON From page 1B to a Northwestern team…

… Classic, when Michi- gan's season was still young and full of promise. Remember the first game, against Creighton, when junior Manny Harris had to carry the Wolverines on his back to barely eke out a win…

… good team." What's Creighton's record now? 7-9. They had me fooled, too. In Beilein's defense, they did look like a good team against Michigan. But that was because the Wolverines made them look like a…

…, it was the same story. Michigan was at home. It came into the game having won two Big Ten games in a row. It even led by 17 at one point. The Wolverines should have won this game, and they lost it not…

…'s until the end of the first half. The Wolverines are not losing to great teams. They are beating themselves. And while there are clearly internal problems within the team that need to be addressed, want to…

… know the real problem? Pretty soon, Michigan is going to start playing teams that actually are great. These first five Big Ten games on the Wolverines' schedule (at Indiana, home against Ohio State, at…

… unquestion- ably its toughest stretch of the sea- son with a less-than-stellar record. After losing so many early non- conference games, the Wolverines' only chance at an NCAA tourna- ment berth is to tear…

… doesn't look like it's going to happen. "We're better than this," Beilein said yesterday. It's true. The Wolverines are better than the team they played, better than they themselves are playing, and they…

…4B-- January 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com o 4B - January 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wolverines lack aggressive defense in loss to Badgers Freshmen lead 'M…

… trouble. Every veteran on the Michigan team knows that. And it was again apparent in the Wolver- ines 68-48 loss at the Kohl Center in Madison on Sunday. The Wolverines (2-4 Big Ten, 10-6 overall) tied it…

… opposing net minders with the man-advantage. As of late, though, the unit is improving, as the Wolverines scored five power play goals this past weekend in their sweep of Western Michigan. It currently sits…

… in fourth in the CCHA at just over a 20 percent success rate. On the other hand, the Wolverines' penalty kill is one of the best in the country - third place tobe exact - at 90 percent. Junior forwards…

…)faults of Wolverine Access "Gay and Greek" raises campus LGBT awareness, but misses important point nity pledge should feel obligated that they must reveal their orientation to fellow brothers as a…

… of those times, and that the Wolverine Access defaults are all wrong. All I was trying to do was check my grades. I'm an hon- ors student, and I might be just the slightest bit obsessed. But there are…

… Writer The Michigan women's basket- ball heads to Bloomington tonight for its first matchup of the season with Indiana. It won't be a walk in the park, and the Wolverines know that by now. Six games into…

…-Jack led her team to a school-record 21 wins. But the Hoosiers are just eighth in the standings, one ahead of Northwest- ern (2-4, 1-6). The Wolverines lost to the same Wildcats at home last month, breaking…

… staying out of foul trouble. But what's incredible to consider first is how far the Wolverines have already come. Start with defense. Michigan's win over Connecticut featured some of the scrappiest, most…

…, and that's what we did today." And it seemed like each time the Huskies got into a bit of a rhythm, or had a huge defensive stop, the momentum would shift back to the Wolverines - be it by a Zack Gibson…

… would have earlier this season, the Wolverines won the tug-of-war with a defiant Connecticut squad. When the Huskies tied and re- tied the game with less than four minutes remaining in the game, the…

… Wolverines didn't buckle as they have in games past. They withstood the late-game rush, played smart on offense and tough on defense. In short, they listened to their coach, and they grew up in a big moment…

… Michigan and Creighton. Even more surprising, Wright led the Wolverines in perhaps their most vulnerable stage. When several Michigan starters got into foul trouble early, and senior DeShawn Sims and junior…

… Manny Harris combined for just eight points in the first half, Wright carried some of the load. In fact, Wright tied Harris and sophomore Laval Lucas Perry as the second-leading scorer for the Wolverines…

… more underrepresented minority stu- dents, Coleman has recently traveled to Detroit public high schools, and spoke to the city's students and educators - like at the 2009 Wolverine Outreach Workshop…

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…0 8A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan's comeback effort against Alaska shows late-game promise Wolverines are 0-8-1 when trailing after the second…

… comeback moments this season until Satur- day's shootout loss against Alaska. The Wolverines found themselves with their backs against the wall after seniorBrian Lebler and junior Tristin Llewellyn took…

…- tion in the second half. We didn't adjust to it, and that hurt us." - And against a team as strong as Ohio State, the Wolverines will need an extra effort to put togeth- er a full 40 minutes of defense…

…. Good teams will take advantage ofthe holes in the Michigan defense until it turns into that "solid block of cheese", and the Wolverines haven't played an entire Big Ten gane of great defense yet.; Any…

… in the NHL as Rust leads a Wolverine team that is try- ing to make it to the NCAA Tour- nament for the 20th-straight year. The two older Michigan products played for Wolverine coach Red Berenson in the…

…, has shown a multitude of similarities to these past Wolverines. "It starts with hockey sense and hockey smarts," Pearson said. "He anticipates plays instead of just .. ,. : t t- , ; ARIEL BOND…

… plays, though maybe minor in the scope of the whole season, are what the Wolverines need more of, not only from Rust, but from the entire roster. Despite Rust's performance in recent games, coach -Red…

… Wolverine surge with just six weeks left in conference play. But it could be Rust's loose demeanor and carefree mental- ity that has had one of the big- gest impacts on the Wolverines. The ability for Rust to…

… few streaks. The Wolverines looked to add a third- straight WISCONSIN 54 win and MICHIGAN 48 turn their recent stretch into an official win streak. They wanted to break the Badgers' decade-long win…

… streak in the Kohl Center, which would mean Michigan's first victory in Madison since 1999. And perhaps most important, the Wolverines wanted to keep No. 18 Wisconsin on a cold streak, especially after the…

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… past year like the Wolverine Outreach Workshop held in Detroit in late 2009, but these pro- grams haven't produced the desired results - minority figures at the University have dropped every year since…

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… STATE 57 Harris MICHIGAN 56 coming off a screen. If that wasn't available, it was a jump ball - Douglass would lob the ball up near the basket and hope that a Wolverine would tip it in. The referee blew…

…' said after the game. When the ball improbably rolled out of the basket, the game ended like so many of Michigan's games have lately-the other team makes plays in clutch moments, and the Wolverines do not…

… best Wolverines (3-5 Big Ten, defense it was played all year and verall) forced 11 Spartan Michigan State (8-0, 18-3) kept giv- s in the half and converted ing up the ball, committing 18 turn- overs for…

… the game. The Wolverines continued to brick their deep balls, all except for The world Sims, who nailed 3-of-5 3-pointers .es .k ,s in the second half after attempting eels lke it's none in the first…

…'s been including a tough five games, but we'll find vaccines, positives out of this." contact your After last night, Michigan sits health care inninth place in the Big Ten. The Wolverines would most likely…

… So you're BURNS probably ask- ing yourself, "What does that have to do with this year's Wolverines?" - ateam desperately trying to make the Tournament for the 20th-straight year? Well, to be honest, it…

… has every- thing to do with this season's team and a certain player's confidence. You see, at the end of last sea- son, a certain Wolverine finished as a top-tO Hobey Baker Finalist and grabbed AHCA…

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… a two-minute five-on-three, the Wolverines gave up just one shot. Hagelin played a major part in the kill as he picked up the puck in the neutral zone, skated a giant circle around the zone and fired…

…/Daily Freshman Darius Morris has been a part of the Wolverines' solid defense in the past few games. Michigan forced 18 tunovers agains Michigan State on Tuesdayt 6 9 Newfound 'D' an advantage f ig for Mc ia 1 'M…

… foundation's Rose Garden and scholarship endowment at the University. Rose, who said that he's watched nearly all of the Michigan basketball team's games this year, knows how badly the Wolverines needed to…

… Webber, the Fab Five's dominant duo from Detroit. Harris and Sims are the Wolverines' first Detroit- based wrecking crew since Rose and Webber. "Absolutely, I'm happy to see Manny, I'm happy to see De…

…, too. Once more, he's Jalen Rose, front and center. BOSE: ROSE GARDEN CARDEN SAlD ALAALAH/Daiy Former Wolverine Jalen Rose acknowledges the crowd at halftime during Michigan's 57-56 loss to Michigan…

… 0 0 4C The Statement // WednesdayJanuary S.2011 WenedyJnur 5 011//Th taemn Sailor, Soldier, Airman, Marine. Wolverine. From overseas tours to campus classrooms by Rachel Van Gilder Photos by…

… WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: Campus Clubs -TOP Storm troopers march in a pre-bowl game parade io Jackson- nvill, Fla. on New Year's Eve. The .Wolverines played Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl…

… the Big Ten.Essentially,thisgameis ease. And in the three games that far less important for the Jayhawks Novak has scooped up nine or more than it is for the Wolverines, who defensive boards, he's also…

… problems for the relatively slow-footed Wolverines. Michigan may be able to capitalize on turn- overs - Taylor makes more mental mistakes per gamethan a third-year starter should. Darius Morris: Michigan…

… sent the Wolverines into overtime against the Jay- hawks - it was the first time the score was tied since tipoff. "Coach drew up a play and we ran it and they countered it, kind of stopped it for a…

… little bit, coun- tered it," Morris said on Sunday. "And I was blessed enough to hit a shot." Carrying a lot of momentum from the end of the second half, the Wolverines took their first lead all afternoon…

… wanted the Michigan offense. As a sopho- more, Morris has played with the ability of an upperclassman, pacing the Wolverine offense in points and assists along the way. But there's no getting around it…

… overtime victory at home on Fri- Daily Sports Editor day night while the Wolverines bounced back and trounced Michi- A hockey observer looking at gan State, 4-0, at Yost Ice Arena on the CCHA standings might…

… Berenson knew the Wolverines' in- with a 3-1 lead heading down the state rival would be a "better team" stretch, Michigan State looked to in the latter part of conference play. be in control. And the 27-year…

… head coach was That was until the Wolverines' right - at least for the first week- special teams and David Wohlberg end in January - as Michigan and emerged. Michigan State split their weekend After…

… Moffatt tallied the Wolverines' second power play goal, tipping in a wrist shot with just under three minutes left in the game to bring Michigan within one goal. Looking for the equalizer with less than a…

…-4-1-0, CCHA, 13-6-4 over- all) had the opportunity to bounce back and secure a series split. And prior to the second game on Satur- day, the Wolverines had their cus- tomary morning meeting in which Berenson…

… alive for Michi- gan men's basketball when the Wolverines faced off against No. 3 Kansas on Sun- day. It was the NOTEBOOK second time this season Michigan has played in front of a soldout crowd. The first…

… really good." In Beilein's previous three sea- sons, he's brought in a national powerhouse to compete in Ann Arbor. During the 2007-08 sea- son, the Wolverines lost, 69-54, to then-No. 8 UCLA. But in the…

… points scored in a first half for Michi- gan this season. With 3:27 left in the second half and the Wolverine's down by six points, Novak hit a 3-pointer that got the Maize and Blue faithful on their feet…

… defenseman Mac Bennett scored his first goal of the season to put the Wolverines up by four. "Tonight was huge. It was an opportunity to climb back in the standings," Hunwick said on Satur- day. "We knew Notre…

… Michigan scored on three con- Secutive offensive possessions - the Wolverines shot just 33-percent from the field. But down just two points with 53 seconds remaining, the Wolverines knew they couldn…

…, the Wolverines' 22 pen- alty minutes led to their defeat. "It's always tough to play these guys," senior forward Carl Hagelin said after Friday's game. "They try to get in your head, get in your face…

… Wolverines took seven penal- ties in Detroit, allowing Colorado College to score four times with the man advantage - that's six power play goals allowed in two games. With the penalty kill well off its top-10…

… facing Ferris State in a home- and-home series, the Wolverines Ferris State know one thing: t Michigan they are going to get hit. Matchup: The defensively Ferris State minded Bulldogs 1a8-4, ichi- have…

… by the Wolverines are tied for their low- est in a series all season. And while Wohlberg's late goal stole a point back in October, Michigan coach Red Berenson and his players have men- tioned that the…

… crowd heck- ball guard Zack Novak for the ling him for most of the game. first time this The Wolverines' woes may have season at the MICHIGAN 61 caused the type of frustration that beginning of INDIANA 80…

… Novak and his teammates showed the second in their fourth straight loss. half in the Wolverines' 80-61 loss Indiana collected the first eight to Indiana on Saturday night. rebounds of the contest and went…

…- Wohlbergsaid. ies (Nagle followed by Taylor Though the Wolverines Nelson) as it did in its last win couldn't be stopped, Ferris two years earlier. It was the State couldn't find the back Bulldogs' worst…

… their two minutes remaining in the heels." game. The normally rowdy recess- The Wolverines collected es of Ewigleben Arena fell as multiple-point weekends from silent as a library after the Moffie…

…4B - January 18, 201 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Wolverines blank Western in first match of the season COURTESY OF COURTNEY DECKARD/IDS Michigan coach John Beilein runs an offense…

… similar to Northwestern's, who the Wolverines will play Tuesday night. M ich igan looks to regain Confidence on the road By MATT RUDNITSKY Daily Sports Writer Western Michigan isn't exact- ly a powerhouse…

…-13 -three doubles matches. win in his super tiebreaker, and ubles took a lot out of us," Rossi, playing in his first dual- ein said. "(Western Michi- match as a Wolverine, won 3-6, .me out with a lot of ener…

…. The Wolverines faced a few Longhorns in last week's tf out of us ... Key Biscayne Invitational, but struggled, losing every match. knew they'd "'m just pumped up for Texas next week now that we won this…

….day9PRM. Michigan (1-4 Big Ten, 11-7 over- Where: all) fell to Indiana, Welsh-Ryan 80-61, at Assem- Arena bly Hall and was TV/Radio: never in the game BTN from the opening minutes. The Wolverines allowed…

… defensive rebounds. The Hoosiers had an enormous 37-18 advantage on the glass, and the 18 boards were a season low forBeilein's team. The Wolverines will have to get their defense back on track when they stay…

…. Wildcat guard Michael Thomp- son (15.1 points per game) and guard/ forward Drew Crawford (13.8) are threats, but of particular concern for the Wolverines is forward John Shur- na. The 6-foot-8 forward is…

… split sets with the Wolverines in the two remain- ing matches. But since the match "Granted, they were very close, but we lost all of them. But the whole team is going to be pumped up, so hopefully we…

…-college programs must currently audit their own schedules in each col- lege they're enrolled in. The resolution specifically endorses reform of Wolverine Access to display degree audits and trans- fers from both…

… Wolverine Access for all cross-college programs, but the resolution's authors decided that limiting the scope of the resolu- tion to Business and Engineering students would make implemen- tation more feasible…

… Wolverines. Scoring 13 points and col- By ZAK PYZIK lecting eight rebounds against Daily Sports Editor Michigan, Wildcat center Luka Mirkovic scored at will. TODD NEEDL/Daily Junior Northwestern forward John…

… the point for the Wolverines. But with the team's floor gen- eral out, Michigan's offensive game flattened - findingjust eight assists the entire game. The Wildcats passed the ball with a military…

… floor. Morris, who played more in the second half, racked up 16 points and was the only other Wolverine to score in double digits. "That's just tough to overcome especially against a team like that, that…

… the three-minute mark of the Wolverines' 74-60 loss to North- western when Michigan men's basketball center Jordan Morgan missed a wide-open dunk. Everyone at Welsh-Ryan Arena looked. on as Michigan…

… revealed that the team is vulnerable and inexperienced in the paint. Throughout the evening, the Wolverines played Morgan, freshmen Jon Horford and Colton Christian and redshirt freshman Blake McLimans in…

… the post, and all four players had trouble in the paint. The four combined for just seven points and 12 rebounds. Northwestern completely shut down the Wolverine big men any time they even attempted to…

… kind of stuff, working on different types of finishes. Some nights it just doesn't fall." Michigan has known all sea- son that its post players are young The Wolverines tried dif- ferent man…

… the nation," she wrote. Some graduate and professional schools on campus like the Law School even offer special incentives for University undergraduates to apply. The Law School's Wolverine Scholars…

… Law School and the Wolverine Scholars Program, said the new program has helped him in the application pro- cess. "The school seemed very eager to keep Michigan's best under- grads wishing to go to law…

… Michigan coach Kevin Borseth has guided the Wolverines to a 3-2 Big Ten record this season, including wins over No. 12 Ohio State and No, 14 Iowa. 'M'takes on pesky Wildcats By CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports…

… defining win this past weekend against a Big Ten opponent, Wisconsin, it's hard not to look at Thursday's game against Northwestern as a pivotal moment for the Wolverines in conference play. Michigan (3…

… singles by the Longhorns, with their closest matches endingin tough losses for sophomores Chris Cha 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) and Evan King 7-6 (5), 6-4. Along with six other Wolverine singles players, King was…

… crumbles . in early Big Ten action By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily SportsEditor Why has the No. 6 Michigan hockey team won seven of its past eight games? Part of the answer lies in one of the Wolverines' biggest…

…-to- man defense all season, holding opponents to 38.1 percent shooting from the field and just 56.7 points per game - top-SO in the nation at the time. In Big Ten play, the Wolverines (1-5 Big Ten, 11…

… going to take the win out from you." Part of the problem has been foul trouble for several Wolverine starters. Even with its full roster available, Michigan is thin and inexperienced as it is. So when key…

… times against the Wolverines, shooting 48.2 percent in the process. After the Ohio State game, Mor- gan pointed to how difficult the ur guys have Buckeyes were to defend because of how many weapons they…

… half on Tuesday. Many as hard as we could, but truthfully, ailed switches and rota- they're a much better team than us defense left star Wildcat right now." John Shurna open on the Though the Wolverines…

…. Vaughan did the rest to put the Wolverines up 4-0. That hustle play came in between Wohlberg's two goals that night. His three points in the game tied his career high. "Right now you're seeing what you get…

…8 - Friday, January 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines hold off Northwestern Juniorguard Stu Douglass and the the Wolverines have struggled to a 1-5 conference record and…

…. Conversely, the Wolverines' five starters have remained constant since day one. First, Minnesota coach Tubby Smith sat junior Devoe Joseph for the first six games of the season as a punishment for violation of…

… game only allowed for one day of preparation each. But by Saturday, Michigan will have had three days to prepare for Minnesota, which could prove to be imperative for a young Wolverine team that's been…

… Wolverines (4-3 Big Ten, 11-7 overall) are 11-2 when they score at least MICHIGAN 75 60 NORTHWESTERN 67 points in a game. And they did it again in their 75-67 win over Northwestern' on Thursday. Senior guard…

… Veronica Hicks led the Wolverines with 16 points and 14 rebounds after starting the game off strong - she snagged two rebounds and tallied five points within the first three minutes of play en route to her…

… holding the lead was not throwing the ball away. The Wolverines had only nine turnovers all night and tallied 16 points off Wildcat turn- overs. Northwestern pulled within seven points with just over three…

… minutes left in the first half after trailing by as many as 14 points. But sophomore guards Jenny Ryan and Kate Thompson hit jumpers late in the half to push the Wolverines ahead. Michigan gained its momen…

… if we participated in an official Uni- versity program. Such a program would not only transfer our grades, but would also allow us to establish a Wolverine community in Israel. We believe this will…

… campus that are owned by the University, like Wolverine Tower located on South State Street will also be subject to the smoking ban. "Wolverine Tower is owned by the University, but there's a Com- erica…

… in the third period, the Wolverines proved how much they learned in two weeks. "We had to do some serious work on it a couple of weeks ago to get our players to understand how to handle that five…

… against.Ferris State and Alaska in the past two week-' ends. More impressively, the Wolverines are beating good defenses - the Bulldogs and Nanooks were Nos. 1 and 4 in the conference, respectively…

… team played Purdue, it_ lost by one PURDUE 45 after miss- MICHIGAN 57 ing a last- second shot. That loss snapped a three-game winning streak and put the Wolverines in a bit of a funk. That was a…

… different day, a different arena, and as evidenced by Michigan's win on Sunday, a different Michigan team all together. The Wolverines beat Purdue 57-45 on Sunday at Crisler Arena in a resounding victory that…

… defenders pay for leaving them open from 3-point range. They made two 3-pointers each, which opened up the paint for driving Wolverine guards, and this space allowed junior guard Courtney Boylan to tally si…

… assists. But for the Wolverines, defense was the key. Purdue shot 38 percent from the floor, including a paltry 15 percent frombeyond the 3-point arc. The Wolverine defenders, especially sophomores Kate…

… to shoot, even in the rare event at an open shot. The Boilermakers tried to pound the ball inside almost every posses' sion, but the Wolverines werd having none of it. "They were trying to throw it…

… has now reeled off three straight wins, with contri butions coming from all over the court. The jury was out on how the injury to starting sophomore guard Nya Jordan would affect the Wolverines, but so…

… doing nearly the same, the Wolverines were a few buckets away from the Sweet 16. It was a feel-good story ... until they stumbled the next season to a sub.-500 record. The NCAA is riddled with underdogs…

… see the guy performing up to expectations. When Billy Sauer couldn't per- form in net two years ago, it was Bryan Hogan who the Wolverines rallied around. The next season, Hogan faltered and Hunwick…

…'s pretty clear that Shawn Hunwick is no longer an underdog or a cute story. He's a hot goalie that teams will have to startegameplanning for when they play the Wolverines. That's a dangerous weapon in hockey…

… goalie' Shawn Hunwick was forced to make a number saves on odd-man rushes after the Wolverines turned the puck over when breaking out. But in both games, Michi- gan bailed itself out with other aspects of…

… its play - Friday night it was Hunwick and on Saturday it was the Wolverines' offense. After Friday's game Beren- son said Hunwick had "earned this shutout more than he should have to." With the game 0…

… have a lot of con- fidence in our (defense) and they are showing it on the ice." While the defensemen have chipped in 20 goals and 52 assists this season, the Wolverine offense has also been aided…

… one rebound. Michigan men's basketball After the Wolverines shot coach John Beilein walked out 12-for-35 from beyond the arc, it of the locker room afterthe Wol- wasn't as though they had noth- verines…

… together as a team ... He said looks. were just not playing together." At one point during the first The Wolverine offense has half, Michigan had just one most recently struggled to play starter - freshman…

… Lansing. working against what they're BIG MEN BLUNDERS: doing." Despite the fact that at least But seeing Vogrich and Hard- one of the Wolverines' four away Jr. on the floor simul- post players - redshirt…

…, only three of the Wolverine forwards had a or four minutes, couldn't really single rebound. Freshman Evan have a big impact." All the hype at the begin- ning of this year was about how good of a sum…

… stop the Wolverines?" but "How do we stop Morris so the Wolverines stop themselves?" Essentially, get rid of the gen- eral and see how the troops do on their own. This weekend against Minne- sota, they…

… passed the ball around the perimeter. In the time the Wolverines need him the most, Morris has been forced to retreat and Michi- gan has found itself ina precari- ous position asking itself, "How do we…

… just won his match at No. 1 sin- gles in the Michigan men's ten- nis team's match against No. 5 Texas, leaving the Wolverines in a 3-3 tie with the Longhorns. The fate of the match rested solely on…

…." make those types of mistakes. But then in singles play, the But it was a great atmosphere. Wolverines made an impressive comeback, with King winning at No. 1, senior captain Jason Jung at No. 2 and…

… clinching five unbelievable." matches for the Wolverines. The match's attendance shat- He's been sidelined all year with tered the previous Varsity Ten- a wrist injury and is nearing a nis Center attendance…

…'ve got some challenges ahead of us, so we've got to keep building off this." Russell - ranked No. 1 in the 141-pound weight class - got the Wolverines on the board after they'd fallen behind early, 7…

… - including the School of Public Health and the Law School - have started to use on-campus pro- grams to reach out to current Wolverines and assist them through the application process. While it's great that…

…-mails and postcards to potential applicants, while other schools have developed programs specifically for undergraduate students. The Law School's program, Wolverine Scholars, allows current undergraduate…

… undergraduates and offering them advantag- es. Undergraduates at the University already have a solid understanding of the University's environment and demands. Providing oppor- tunities like the Wolverine Scholar…

… students rep- resenting 117 countries attended the University last fall. Students from Jordan, Zimbabwe and Malaysia say they love being Wolverines. >> FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT Police believe one per- son…