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December 02, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 9) • Page Image 15

… preliminary roster for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. It includes three Wolverine freshman forwards — Matty Beniers, Thomas Bordeleau, and Brendan Brisson — as well as sophomore…

Wolverines’ and Gophers’ decision to compete on the preceding Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Michigan coach Mel Pearson — USA Hockey recently mandated that players enter its bubble in…

… good sophomore season. We expect more out of him on a daily basis.” But with five players missing, the Wolverines will need to dig deeper into the roster and rely on players who haven’t yet…

… chance he’ll fill in for York in the Minnesota series. Things will be even thinner at forward, where the Wolverines will lose four players to World Juniors. And with just 16 forwards on the…

…. Teams can plan around that. Less predictable is losing five players at the same time. The Wolverines have a deep roster; such a deep hit in a series against the No. 5 team in the country will put…

… in the first half, the Michigan men’s basketball team held an eight-point lead over winless Oakland. Just two- and-a-half minutes later, the Wolverines’ advantage had been cut to just two points…

… threes from the Wake Forest transfer on the day — and the Wolverines committed three turnovers on consecutive possessions. What had been billed as an easy, early-season win for Michigan was…

… quickly turning into anything but. Oakland led by two going into halftime, in large part due to the Wolverines’ 15 first-half turnovers — five more than they had in the entire Bowling Green game…

… Oladapo. To compensate for its lack of size, Oakland came out in a 1-3-1 matchup zone, which stumped Michigan’s ball-handlers early on. The Wolverines tried to penetrate the defense — with either…

… and even for part of the second half.” Michigan fared slightly better holding onto the ball in the second half, only turning it over five times. Instead, it was the Wolverines’ inability to…

December 02, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 9) • Page Image 18

… Michigan Stadium history, it took three overtimes to beat conference bottom-feeder Rutgers. On Saturday, the lows kept coming. This time, the Wolverines (2-4) handed Penn State (1-5) its first win of…

… third team in three games to celebrate on the maize ‘M.’ The Wolverines were long gone from the field by then, left only with the crushing weight of another disappointment. When Jim Harbaugh was…

December 09, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 10) • Page Image 19

… on Thursday, it was a major factor in the Wolverines’ downfall. Before its second matchup against Penn State, Michigan had killed 19 of its 22 penalties. “We have faith in our players…

…. The Wolverines allowed Penn State to convert on four of its six power play opportunities. Michigan coach Mel Pearson felt the out of character performance was a product of both…

December 09, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 10) • Page Image 20

…’s 80-58 victory over Central Florida, though, the second unit proved to be the most productive players on the floor for the Wolverines. Trailing by 12 points midway through the first half…

…, Michigan coach Juwan Howard subbed in freshman forward Terrance Williams to join junior forward Brandon Johns Jr. and freshman center Hunter Dickinson in the frontcourt. The Wolverines needed a…

December 09, 2020 (vol. 130, iss. 10) • Page Image 22

… three tune-up games against low mid-major opponents, the Wolverines came out flat against the Knights, who had beaten Auburn in their only game of the season. Not only was Michigan’s defense…

… layups. The Wolverines’ inability to hit perimeter shots worsened their early frustrations. “I can tell you it was frustrating just to see the amount of shots they were making coming off ball…

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