… Michigan on Dec. 29 in the Alamo Bowl at San Antonio. Wolvenines need to rd sconszg threat ETROIT - For most practical purposes, the Michigan section of the box score from the Wolverines' 68-48 win over…
…-for-30 in the second half, down for a 10-count at the end. The Wolverines (5-2) had their own shooting struggles in the first half, mak- ing just nine of 24 shots from the field. But Michigan improved…
… from the end of Thursday’s electric victory over Syracuse continued into Sunday as the 24th-ranked Wolverines (8-1) muscled their way to a 79-64 win over Oakland (4-4). The victory wasn…
… the second quarter, though, the Wolverines slammed the door shut with offensive rebounds and second- chance points, freezing the heat Oakland built up on the offensive end. “I think just really…
…8 — Friday, December 9, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines head west to visit high-scoring UCLA The Michigan men’s basketball team’s defense had to dig deep to come…
… away with a win against Texas on Tuesday because the offense scored just 53 points. While the Wolverines struggled to find anything consistent on offense, the Longhorns were just as…
…, the Wolverines are thinking ahead to a little get-together on Sunday in Durham, N.C., against 10th-ranked Duke. But Michigan has to focus on the business at hand before psyching itself up for its…
… biggest non-conference game of the season. The seventh-ranked Wolverines (3- 0) and Titans (2-2) will be squaring off for the sixth straight year and 23rd time overall. Michigan has won the last eight…
…'s mainly because the cause of their ailments is too puz- zling. Michigan has played some great hockey; and it has played some bad hockey. Often, the Wolverines look like two different teams even within play…
… period. Not much was expected from BC since it failed to score in the first frame in its last three games, and four of its last five. SO THE burden of excitement fell on Michigan. But the Wolverines failed…
…'t envision his team losing 17 games this season, but he's coming to terms with that reality after Saturday. The Wolverines fell to Illinois in four sets to end the season, 25-22, 20-25,14-25,14-25. Michigan (8…
… next three sets and spoiled any hopes of ending the season on a high note. The Wolverines' record doesn't qualify them for the NCAA Tournament, and now they're forced to reconcile their record as they…
… competitive when we step on the court for a game." Illinois started three seniors, while setter Lexi Iannemiller was the only senior on the floor for Michigan. More notably, four of the six Wolverine…
… equal. The Wolverines' attack had new energy in the next set, running the offense well. But a few spectacular defensive plays and the ability to score in transition kept the Illini on top and made…
… Dannemiller, who has over 5,000 assists over her distinguished career and was named to the preseason All-Big Ten Team. If the Wolverines . are to improve on their 2014 record, her absence next year undoubtedly…
…-7 lead, the Wolverines' defense allowed an 83-yard drive at the end of the first half that tied the game. The Buckeyes ultimately scored on the first drive in the third quarter. Going into halftime with…
… before defeating the Wolverines. That's not to say Michigan would have won Saturday had they not to do," said junior guard Caris LeVert. "We pride ourselves on not losing two games in a row." In fact, the…
… Wolverines haven't lost two straight games since back-to-back road defeats at Wisconsin and Michigan State on Feb. 9 and 12, 2013, and they made sure not to let Tuesday's loss to Villanova send them into a…
… Saturday. Nicholls State didn't have the defense to stop the Wolverines, and while LeVert wouldn't admit Michigan took Saturday's game more lightly than any other, he was happy to see things run smoothly. "I…
… know I played less minutes than I normally do, so that was good today," he said. The Wolverines got the bounces they didn't seem to get in Brooklyn. Junior guard Spike Albrecht - who started in Walton…
… to the unfriendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium on a week's rest, but the Wolverines, who play seven freshmen or sopho- mores, went up against a Duke team relying pri- marily on its own seven…
… know what we want." Make no mistake, though. This wasn't like the Georgetown blowout earlier in the season, where it became clear early on the young Wolverines were in over their heads. The Blue Devils…
…-to-man defense made things hard on Wolverine ballhandlers, who had trouble even getting the team into its offense at tunes. See DUKE, Page 5B MA X COLLI NS, Freshman Matt Rust scored a shorthanded goal in the…
… first period Saturday to put the Wolverines on top early. Michigan is 11-1 in CCHA play as the first half of the season comes to an en' Ugly vitories for Hockey team Michigan demands attention By…
… hockey that we're trying to play." The third-ranked Wolverines (11-1 CCHA, 16-2 overall) snuck away with a 4-2 win Friday and 3-2 victory Sat- urday behind strong play from junior Billy Sauer and freshman…
… better chance of scoring than our forwards." The Wolverines were outshot through two periods Saturday night, See FALCONS, Page 4B BOWLING GREEN - This year's Michigan hockey team wasn't supposed to be…
…, Page 4B Michigan coach Mark Rosen and the Wolverines ended their postseason run by losing to Penn State Friday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Historic run ends with loss to top team Late free…
… committing 22 walked down to the end of the turnover after grabbing a defensive turnovers, the most the Wolverines bench and threw both fists onto an rebound. have had in a win all season. empty chair. "Coach…
…ahe Arichiiaau fi SPORTS Sports desk: 763-2459 sportsdesk@umich.edu SECTION B VIT M ITR I Azi i i.- 1 0 -l - -- - -- - - - --- - - --I W1 =II -I Wolverines beat up Bulldog By Chris Burke Daily…
… faceoff, the Wolverines were completing a two-game sweep of the Bulldogs. All of a sudden, first-place Michigan State is now looking over its shoulders at No. 13 Michigan (6-3-2 CCHA, 8-5-2 overall) as the…
… doesn't mean next year is out of the question. The Wolverines' future got a little brighter recently, as two prep stars signed national letters of intent during the early fall signing period. Stacey…
… enough to play both off- guard and small forward. A four-time all-conference selection, she was named the AAU Most Valuable Player in the State of Michigan. Walker comes to the Wolverines from Cresten High…
… Michigan students will be going home for the holidays, most of the men's swim- ming team will be travelling to Hawaii for the beginning of a grueling road trip. Poor guys. Four of the Wolverines, however…
… hard,. too." December 22, the rest of the team leaves for Honolulu. The Wolverines will hold training camp there until their meet with the University of Hawaii on December 30. "It won't be a high…
… Superior, shut down the Broncos in Friday's 6-2 victory. Shields then held strong Saturday for a 7-4 Wolverine decision. "We're confident that we can win with either (Shields or Gordon) in the net…
… Wolverines, clinging to fourth place in the CCHA with a 7-6-3 league record, have been equally dimorphic. In the first 10 games of the season, Michigan jumped out to a 7-2-1 record, highlighted by a road sweep…
… of defending NCAA champion Lake Superior. The Wolverines soared to No. 5 nationally and were on their way to joining the elite of the CCHA. Until another. Michigan team came along and spoiled the party…
… second in the CCHA with a 2.65 goals-against average. Defense: The Wolverine defense has been stingy, giving up 62 goals this season to tie them for third place in the league. This past weekend they held…
…. Also in the Wolverines' favor is their continued intensity. Despite the winless streak, they came out fired up and ready to play against Michigan State. "We had a great effort this weekend," said…
… defenseman Alex Roberts. "If we can keep that up every weekend, we'll win games." Luck is another intangible that eventually has to work in Michigan's favor. Over the last few weeks the Wolverines have been…
… a top-four finish and a home-ice advantage in the playoffs as a goal for the season. Technically, the Wolverines are right where they want to be. "Although first place is out of reach, we're only…
…. There aren’t many positives the Wolverines can take away from those results, and in the press conference after Friday’s game, that sentiment was reinforced. When talking about the physical…
…, the season still goes on. As devastated as the Wolverines (0-2-0 Big Ten, 6-7-1 overall) may have been after the weekend, Wisconsin will still travel to Ann Arbor for the teams’ series starting…
… the results of the first day of a three-day tournament for the Michigan women's swimming team. And that's on an off day. The flu-ridden Wolverines traveled to South Bend yester- day to partake in the…
… changed. The Wolverines were led by a stellar perfor- 'ance from Jennifer Arndt. She swam her career-best in the 500-yard freestyle, knocking eight seconds off her previous record. "She was absolutely…
… the preliminary rounds, the only Wolverine who finished in the top five. Dolan finished eighth. Other Wolverines in the top 20 were sophomore Mike McWha (6th), junior Tom Malchow (11th) and junior Andy…
… Scott Werner, who earned top-20 times in the 100-meter breastroke. Other events weren't so kind to the Wolverines. Both Papa and Buyukuncu were dis- qualified in the 50-meter free, leaving no other…
…, N.C. - When Michigan needed him most, Travis Conlan was there. Don't call him a hero. By his own admission, he wasn't one. But if Conlan had fouled out, instead of the Wolverines' leading scorer…
…, Maurice Taylor, Michigan would probably have lost. Instead Conlan led the seventh-ranked Wolverines to an overwhelmingly improba- ble 62-61 come-from-behind victory over No. 10 Duke in Cameron Indoor…
… hitting his other two threes, either, both when Michigan was desperate for a basket. Even Conlan himself admitted it was his best game as a Wolverine. "I think it was my best performance," Conlan said. "It…
… turnover and Wojciechowski dished to Wallace who buried a 3-pointer. Taylor fouled out with 10:11 remaining in the game. Nevertheless, the Wolverines were able to keep Duke from putting the game safely away…
… of the responsibility or all of it is me:' The Blue Devils finished the game slooting 36.4 percent from the floor and a horrid 23.1 percent from 3- point range. The Wolverines finished shooting 40…
… FANS Continued from page 1 Welcomed the Wolverine starters: "R1 CHRIS! HI TONY!..." They even got "HI DEMETRIUS!" in ,Dtison. However, it became obvious that crowd would turn on Michigan 4s the PA…
… the ball. And like a Rocky Horror audi- ence, the crowd boomed with every move the Wolverines made: "PASS," "SHOOT," and the shrill "MISS" as the ball bounded off the rim. When Demetrius Calip missed a…
….C. - Steve Fisher and the Michigan Wolverines lost to Duke by seven points in their first road game of the year. How do they feel? Would this be considered a moral victory? The opposition, full of compliments…
… he played." Fisher also stressed the Wolverines' positives. "We appeared to at least get into a few things and fought hard," Fisher said. "We can hopefully take some of the good things that we did. If…
…. Despite its record, Duke is one of the nation's best teams, and its fans represent the country's best. The atmosphere for the Wolverines' first road game of the year couldn't have been much tougher. Many of…
… them had never faced a hostile crowd in their lives. And in all honesty, the Wolverines held their own. Calip rebounded from his blown dunk in the first stanza to score 15 sec- ond half points in the…
…. Michigan also held Duke All-American Christian Laettner to eight points and six rebounds below his season average. Granted, Duke guard Billy McCaffrey's ankle injury contributed to the Wolverines…
…' performance, but they still earned their praise. Even though Saturday's game didn't provide the Wolverines with mucIt inspirational lift, it definitely pointed out some bright spots as they head into the…
… conference season. When Duke opened up its 20 point leads, the inexperienced Wolverines could have folded. They didn't. Twice during the second half, the last time with 8:11 remaining' Michigan cut the lead to…
… under 12. However, both times Duke proved its na tional ranking by reopening its lead. And although the Wolverines' late. spurt occurred when the game was all but over, they still accomplished it. And don…
… college hockey game, on Oct. 6, 2001 at Spartan Stadium - they set the precedent for outdoor hockey games. And on Saturday, the Wolverines and Spartans will meet in the Big Chill at the Big House, the world…
… Arbor in hopes of winning the program's first national championship since 1998. So, it's no surprise then that the three are the Wolverines' leading scorers almost midway through the season, helping…
… the ball. These opposing points of view are why coaches are coaches and players are players. Why was Michigan coach Tommy Amaker so concerned about offense after the Wolverines' 74-67 loss to North…
… as to why he was worried about his offense. "We continued the trend of not being able to make open shots," Amaker said. "And I think it's frus- trating for our team." The Wolverines must show that they…
… at a press con- ference after Wednesday's victory over Eastern Michigan, Bullock imparted some of this sage advice to the sophomore sitting by his side. The Wolverines were lively after the convincing…
… - unfortunately for the Wolverines - also because it was true. As Michigan (5-5 overall) meets No. 3 Duke (8-1) tomor- row, the Blue Devils will have a sixth man as good as any in the country. Cameron Indoor…
… man that they once hoped would become a Wolverine. But Battier's homecoming would turn bitter- sweet. Plagued by foul trouble throughout the game, Battier managed just two points as Michigan pulled off…
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…. .The struggles endured by the Michigan women's volleyball team this season can be traced back to 1993, when this year's schedule was created. The Wolverines faced a challeng- ing non-conference slate, to…
… matched with its opponent and could get into a rhythm. They were either being swept or doing the sweeping. Consequently, when the ,-Wolverines opened Big Ten play on the road at Iowa and Illinois - two…
… Leisa Rosen, threw her right fist into the air. Their slew of reactions came in the moment the Wolverines (24-9 overall, 11-9 Big Ten) clinched their berth in the Sweet Sixteen with an upset win over…
… Wolverines had adapted to seeing well-versed offensive attacks. Adjusting to Navy’s one- woman show posed a challenge, but the Rosens put a defensive scheme in place to neutralize Sgattoni’s skill set…
… eyes on Saturday night. Michigan’s unanimous All- Big Ten First Team selection was held to just two kills on 20 attempts in the Wolverines’ first-set loss against 12th-seeded Pittsburgh (30…
… exploded for 18 kills and five blocks over the next four sets while guiding the Wolverines to a 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 21-25, 15-9 upset victory in front of a hostile crowd of 2,405 at Pittsburgh…
… Wolverines should want to pursue Patterson, and it looks like they are doing just that. Michigan would likely have finished above 8-4 with better quarterback play. But suddenly, Patterson is already…
… the Messiah in Ann Arbor. He has yet to officially commit to the Wolverines. Many likely don’t know him beyond his Ole Miss stat line. And yet he is tied to hopes of a national title. For what it…
… coaches and fans alike as a “baby-faced assassin.” For the last two years, he has served as the Wolverines’ de facto team spokesman. But it’s over. Albrecht’s time with the Michigan men…
… recover from a pair of offseason hip surgeries, thereby ending his career as a Wolverine. “We’d been doing everything we can for the past two months,” Albrecht said Friday. “It had just been…
… Wolverines of two of their upperclassmen leaders — it leaves a gaping hole at the point guard position. To spell sophomore guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, junior guard Andrew Dakich is burning his…
… redshirt, and will be available for the Wolverines on Saturday against Delaware State, likely off the bench. Dakich is likely experiencing a degree of déja vu as he reshapes his mentality. This is the…
… match what has transpired in the last four. The Wolverines are preparing for their season opener next month, but the void left by the senior class is just too big to fill, he said. “Not this year…
… three years, the graduating senior class left a gaping hole in the program. The fifth-ranked Wolverines return just seven out of 25 routines from their lineup from the NCAA Championships last…
…. Michigan welcomes a strong recruiting class — 15 freshmen made their debuts at the annual Maize-Blue intrasquad exhibition on Sunday, as fans peered in to see if this Wolverine squad could rely on…
… such a young roster. The first-year Wolverines did nothing to give anyone reason to doubt their abilities. Five out of the six highest-scoring gymnasts were freshmen. This class features redshirt…
… the waning seconds of Saturday’s series finale at Yost Ice Arena — after the Wolverines rolled Friday night, 8-3 — Compher couldn’t put it past Schierhorn for the equalizer. Instead, the Golden…
… Gophers pulled out a 3-2 win to split the series. That was how most of the night went. Michigan peppered 33 shots at Schierhorn, converting on just two. Friday, the Wolverines had 10 shots in 35…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 11, 2015 — 7 Wolverines seek revenge vs. weakened Minnesota team By JUSTIN MEYER Daily Sports Writer When two of college hockey…
… away our chance to go the (NCAA) Tournament. There’s a little vengeance there.” A lot has been said about the Wolverines’ tournament drought in the past three years, but now, Michigan (1…
… Wolverines learned Friday that there is a good vol- leyball team there. The Michigan volleyball team fell 3-0 to No. 22 Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan…
… Wolverines finished the season 2- 13 on the road and 14-2 at home, and the hostile environment in Manhattan proved to be too much. Michigan led for most of game one, but couldn't stop the Wildcats after they…
… posted eight kills, three digs and three blocks in her last match as a Wolverine. She leaves Michigan as the best blocker in the program's history, artd will be missed for not only her play on the court…
… ousted the Wolver- ines in the first round, sweeping them 3-0. 2000: Michigan beat Louisville to advance to the second round, where it lost to No. 2 seed Arizona. 1999: The Wolverines fell to Pacific after…
… a first-round win over Fairfield. 1997: Michigan beat Temple before Texas knocked it out in the second round. rocky as the Wolverines fell in the rank- ings, but the players were able to pull off an…
… NCAA Tournament bid. Michigan ended the season with a winning (16-15) record, including big wins over Ohio State and Penn State. In addition, the Wolverines also swept the State Pride series against the…
… Spartans. The Wolverines have improved in Big Ten play in each of the last three years, winning eight games in 2000, nine games in 2001 and 10 games this year - good for a sixth-place tie. Losing only Lehman…
…68 - The Michigan Daily -SPORTSMonday - December 1, 1997 1997-98 ich igan V[7 I om --I Guevara has Blue back on track Second-year coach has lofty goals for this year's Wolverines 4 Molly…
… season, Guevara shattered all expectations as Michigan's interim coach, leading the Wolverines to a 15-1l record, 7-9 in Big Ten play. In February of last season, then- Michigan Athletic Director Joe…
… Tarpley kicked out of NBA Ex-Wolverine basketball star Roy Tarpley was suspended by the NBA Wednesday for using alcohol. Tarpley, who had previously been thrown out of the league for cocaine use…
… Wolverines were .only 3-of-10 from long-range. 1 told them at halftime that ifanyone Michigan shoots down Eagles Kiefer leads Wolverines to 82-47 rout of Eastern Michigan By Jim Rose Daily Sports Writer Last…
… between the two in- state rivals. The Wolverines embarrassed the Eagles, 82-47, at Crisler Arena, to raise their record to 4-1. Eastern fell to 2-2. With both teams picked in preseason polls to finish last…
… in their respective conferences, the Eagles thought this was finally the year when they would hand Michigan a defeat. Eastern hasn't beaten the Wolverines since 1979. Early in the second half, however…
… contest. For most ofthe night, Michigan's Silver Shellman and Molly Murray took turns shutting down the 1994-95 honorable mention All-MAC selection. The Wolverines were sloppy, turn- ing the ball over 28…
… times. The Eagles, however, were sloppier. Their 34 turn- overs prevented them from making a serious run in the second half, and al- lowed Michigan to turn the game into a rout. The Wolverines weren't in…
… Willard and freshman Ann Lemireeach chipped in nine points for the Wolverines. Point guard Betsy Brown led Eastern See BLOWOUT, Page 11A EASTERN MICHIGAN (47) Notebook sees this film, every- one in the…
… country will play us zone," Michigan coach Trish Roberts said. The Wolverines responded in the second half. "(J enn ife r) Kiefer did a great job in the second half shooting the FG FT REB MIN K-A K-A OT A…
… Wolverines fin- ished 8 for 17 (.470) on both their 3- pointers and free throws. These per- centages were just .008 behind their overall field goal percentage of .478 (33-69). A DRIVING ROSS GATHERS NO MOSS…
…: Junior guard Mekisha Ross was aver- aging only one point and two minutes of playing time in two games going into See WOLVERINES, Page IA Women gymnasts face off as fans 'Meet the Wolverines' I N, By…
…4 Page 8 -The Michigan Daily- Sunday, December 9, 1984 'M' dumps Flyers, 87-78 Tarpley andJoubert lead Wolverine attack By JEFF BERGIDA Special to the Daily DAYTON, OH-It was clear from the…
… Wolverine center Roy Tarpley into a couple of early turnovers. MICHIGAN would eventually run out to leads of 24-14, 42-30 and 71-57, but the tenacious Flyers clawed their way back into contention every time…
… Flyers to give his Wolverines all they could handle. "When you have that much experience coming back from a team that got that far in the NCAA (final eight)," said Frieder, "you know it's going to be a…
… Wolverines had a 10-point lead midway through the half before they collapsed for the remaining 10 minutes. TARPLEY WAS frustrated by Dayton backcourt personnel, who kept slapping the ball out of his hands. It…
… than we did in the last 10 minutes of the first half," Frieder said. "We got sluggish and started taking bad shots." The Wolverines came out of the lockerroom on fire. After a Colbert tip-. in knotted…
… the game at 30-30, Michigan ran off 12 straight points. Dayton would fight back and cut the gap to four twice, but the inspired play of Joubert and Richard Rellford kept the Wolverines ahead. RELLFORD…
….'' Rellford gave teammate Wade credit for the Wolverines' success on the of- fensive boards, which was a major reason for their 57 percent success rate from the floor in the second half. "WE HAD BIG Wade in the…
… pressure defense, which the Flyers would utilize the rest of the game. The press worked well as the Wolverines turned the ball over of- ten and missed three important foul shots. Dayton cut the lead to 76…
…-72 at the 1:52 mark before the Wolverines settled down. Michigan made 11 of its last 13 free throw attempts to send the Dayton crowd home unhappy. "Their pressure was good," Frieder said. "It got rough…
…. THE VICTORY improves Michigan's record to 4-0. Dayton fell to 3-1. The Wolverines now have four home games coming up against weak com- petition. The home stand begins Mon- day night as the Broncos of…
… scoring 17 points. Those are about the only positive aspects of the Michigan basketball team's first win of the season, a 80-58 victory over Northern Michigan last night at Crisler Arena. THE WOLVERINES had…
…- ding. We just are not a solid rebounding club. We also had a lot of defensive lap- ses." THREE SLAM dunks by Northern's Matthew Johnson were the results of a few of the Wolverines' defensive lapses…
… gap to 19-14 as Johnson converted four foul shots and two jumpers. HOWEVER, AFTER a Wolverine time-out, Michigan guard Dan Pelekoudas broke the dry spell with a driving lay-up. Michigan then proceeded…
… weekend, falling prey to the ghost Bearcats of Cincinnati, 93-65, in the opening round of the University of Cin- *cinnati-Coca Cola Classic. 'The Wolverine attack in the loss was -paced by the Harte sisters…
…, K. D. and Peg, with 16 and 14 points respectively. THE FOLLOWING' night the Wolverines redeemed themselves, as they defeated Indiana State, 82-81. Michigan started off slowly and quickly found…
… themselves trailing the Sycamores, 54-35. But with the help of a persistent full-court press, the Wolverines staged a strong comeback to eventually win the game. In the Cincinnati loss, "their big people ate…
… charge for the struggling Wolverines after the team only managed to tie the Golden Lions through the first half of Saturday's gamn. Sims not Harris, is the Michigan pulls past most valuable Wolverine upset…
… Basketball Wolverines' 67-53 win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Michigan was tied at 32 with an 0-5 team relatively new to Division I. And this time, Sims was the only one who played well - he had 15 points at…
… JUNCAJ Daily Sports Writer There are still problems, and the Wolverines know that. One torrid second-half run doesn't change much. But with the Michigan men's basketball team's 67-53 win over Arkansas…
… deficit for those ingredients to start boil- ing. The 16th-ranked Wolverines squared off against Ohio Univer- sity in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after advancing past Niagara the…
… said. That's when Michigan's strengths began to surface. Experience. In last year's NCAA Tourna- ment, the Wolverines were down 2-1 in the first and second round and rallied to win in five sets on both…
… occasions. Michigan (26-9) had been in a come-from-behind situation before, and this predicament was nothing new for the veteran team. All of the Wolverines' current starters played in last year's tour…
… said. The Wolverines were facing an Ohio team that upended Notre bame - the Big East undefeated regular season champion - the previous night in five sets. Michigan's offensive average was an abysmal .172…
… before the Wolverines joined the CCHA. To come out of the cellar, Michigan was forced with to do something it has done just two times before this season - win the Saturday game after a loss in a weekend…
… series. The Wolverines managed to win 2-1. The weekend started out like many others this season, with Michigan falling behind early. But unlike games earlier in the season against Miami (Ohio) and Michi…
…- gan State, Michigan showed signs of life instead of laying down. In Friday's second period, soph- omore Luke Glendening picked up a turnover at the Wolverine blue line and beat an Ohio State defen…
… are still search- ing for their first win, the Michigan basketball players have not lost their confidence. It has been a rough start for the Wolverines, who must think that they were star-crossed before…
… the post, where the Wolverines have been dominated by the likes of Virginia Tech's Terry Taylor and, most recent- ly, Central Michigan's Chris Kaman. Last week, backup point guard Avery Queen was…
…, try a transition layup off a loose ball. Run- and-gun offense? How about stop-you-in-your-tracks defense? After two wins at home - over Towson on Monday and adley last night - these Wolverines have made…
… the Wolverines' success usually comes down to the things you're not going to catch on SportsCenter. The onus of the team falls on Josh Asselin, Chris Young and Pete Vignier - all of whom are going to…
… Wolverines are riding high after a runner-up finish in the Hawaiian Air Wahine Tournament in Honolulu over Thanksgiving break. Michigan fell in the -finals to top-ranked Stanford, 77- 74, in the waning moments…
… respect. It's a start. "You've got to crawl before you sprint." The Wolverines will look to sprint past a Central Michigan team that is in a transition of its own. This season, Chippewas have a new coach, I…
… overtime. The Wolverines lost the game but gained the respect and admiration of the college basketball world. Revenge against Duke. That instantly became a battle cry for a group of players that expected to…
… possibility that the teams will meet in the NCAA tournament. r Ironically, the closest King, Jackson, and former Wolverines Chris Webber, Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose would ever get to defeating the Devils was…
…nd on the all- time Michigan scoring list. He sur- passed Rickey Green, who scored 1,184 points as a Wolverine in the mid-1970s. Next on the list for King is former teammate Chris Webber at 1,218. King…
… winning six of the meetings, but the Wolverines were able to take two games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The series resumed in 1989 with the Wolverines winning in a 113- 108 overtime thriller at Crisler…
… been something clearly wrong with the play of the Michigan basketball team this season. Maybe the Wolverines missed the flair of Jalen Rose or the heady leadership of Juwan Howard. Maybe LL Jimmy King…
… step up and lead the team. Saturday, against Tennessee-Chatta- nooga, they did. The twosome scored eight of the Wolverines' final l1 points, combin- ing for 42 overall, as No. 17 Michigan (3-2) pulled…
… arguing the call. The Moccasins made all four free throws to shave an I I- point Wolverine lead down to just seven. Fisher removed King after the technical and Jackson took over. "When (the technical…
… Notre Dame coach Ric Schafer. After all, he had to endure the chorus of the famous song every time the No. 5 Wolverines (7-2 CCHA, 10-4 overall) scored Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena. Michigan's runaway…
… 11-2 romp over the Irish (1-9, 3-11) certainly kept the band busy and Schafer frustrated. "I love the spirit here, I really do," said Schafer of the Wolverine follow- ing. "I just wish that, on some…
… night, we could silence (the band) for a while." While the fight song was loud Saturday night, the Michigan offen- sive firepower was deafening to Notre Dame. Eight Wolverines scored in Michigan's most…
… to 16-14. After the Blue Devils can't convert on their end, the Wolverines at- tempt an alley-oop to even the score. But it fails, and the next thing you know, Bobby Hurley hits a three- pointer to…
… victories are made. The Blue Devils had plenty of momentum Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Wolverines were so far away from acquiring it they might as well have watched the game on television…
… penalty and a game disqualification for Wolverine defenseman Aaron Ward and the Spartans' Bart Turner. Despite the fight following the contest, the game was a classic in every sense of the word. With the…
… for the Wolverines, Michigan State did not dump the puck. Spartan defenseman Steve Norton spot- ted Rem Murray at center ice. Murray fed the puck to teammate Bryan Smolinski. With the Wolverine players…
… two had a battle on the boards. As he sat on the bench, the reality of the situation hit him. The Wolverines’ two-goal lead was gone, and the Badgers were clawing their way back into the game…
… Pastujov’s head. The Wolverines caught a break and finished the game on the power play. When senior forward Jake Slaker scored an empty net, power play goal, Granowicz breathed a sigh of relief. His…
… me to be my very best in every way and for giving me the chance to be a Wolverine.” One of the Wolverines’ top pass-rushers the past two years, Uche played in all 12 games this season and…
… Brooks’ success from the arc. Gone was senior center Jon Teske’s dominance in the paint. Gone, for all accounts and purposes, was the Wolverines’ offensive attack. “A lot of the shots just weren…
… percent on its layups. The Wolverines shot only 33 percent in the paint and 11 percent on second-chance scoring attempts. They just couldn’t find the bottom of the net. Some of it could be…
… attributed to the Cardinals’ defense, which was effective all night at shutting down Michigan’s ball screens — plays that have set up much of the Wolverines’ success on offense this season. But not…
… all of Michigan’s offensive woes can be credited to Louisville. The Wolverines had plenty of scoring opportunities, and even managed to open up a few easy shots for themselves. Even then, it…
… question again. Though the Wolverines drew closer at various points in the second half, the damage was already done. The outcome of the game was, by then, unavoidable. The Cardinals were far from the…
… juggernaut they’ve been at times this season on Tuesday night. It’s a credit to Michigan’s defense that they weren’t. But on offense, the Wolverines just couldn’t quite do enough. As low-scoring and as…
… Bimini, Bahamas) and they won against their in-state rival, Georgia, earlier this season. They’re really off to a great start.” The Wolverines shouldn’t be fazed, though. The team is entering the…
… both the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Despite those numbers, the Wolverines (6-1) are coming off of a loss against No.10 Florida State at the Paradise Jam tournament last…
…2B - December 8, 2008 ortsM The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines win college portion of U.S. Nationals Beilein's experience is key By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer It's been…
… weekend, it was clearly worth the wait. The Wolverines easily won the collegiate divi- sion of the meet, beating 13 other teams in the field, including No. 6 Florida, No. 8 Auburn and No. 20 Florida State…
… Thursday by domi- nating the first individual event, the 500-yard freestyle. Six of the top eight swimmers in the prelims were either collegiate Michigan swim- mers or members of Club Wolverine. Senior co…
… defend- ing national champion Arizona, which Michigan will likely face at the NCAA Championship meet, were spread around at other large competitions around the country. . The Wolverines will have another…
… games last year, Beilein's Wolverines have already beaten two top-five teams this sea- son and have a legitimate shot at making the program's first NCAA Tournament since 1998. Big wins like the one…
… teammates were the ones put- ting up the points, but it was clear Beilein was pushing all the right buttons. Beilein's quick turnaround of the Wolverines shouldn't come as a surprise. This is his 31st year as…
… make the NCAA Tournament this year. Then again, it might not. Regardless of when this season ends, with Beilein's steady hand, the Wolverines will keep improv- ing. -Sandals can be reached at nsandals…
… defensive pilfering helped the Wolverines dominate North Carolina State, 63-52, at Crisler arena on Friday. But No. 14 Duke stole the show in the second half Sunday, beating Michigan, 60-45, at Cameron Indoor…
… Stadium. The Wolverines have been plagued this season with slow starts, but that wasn't the case this weekend. They started quickly at Duke, and against North Carolina State they jumped out to a quick 18…
… Michigan wrestling team a better holiday feel- ing than a victory over their arch- &als at Michigan State. How convenient is it then, for the Wolverines, that the Spartans enter Cliff Keen Arena tonight for…
… the first of two meetings between the confer- ence foes? It will be the first dual meet of the season for the Wolverines, and they are itching for a victory. "It is really important for us to win this…
…Giacinto 6-1, Junior, forward By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer The 22-year history of Michigan women's basketball is not a pretty one. Only three times have the Wolverines finished a season with a winning…
… record, including the 1989-90 NCAA Tourna- ment team. Only eleven times has Michi- gan won more than two games in a season against Big Ten opponents. And since the '90 tournament team the Wolverines are 31…
… program," Roberts said. "And after going through a year, we realized that if we were going to stay up with the Big Ten, we needed to recruit bigger and faster players." Despite Wolverine records of 2-25 and…
… with a knee injury. But soon the wheels came out from under the Wolverines. In the final game before the Big Ten season, 6-3 center Pollyanna Johns also went down with a season-ending knee injury, and…
… staying healthy on their minds, many Wolverines worked out in the weight room and played in basket- ball camps over the summer. "The kids finally understand that it takes a certain amount ofcommitment and…
… dedi- cation for (the program) to be successful," Roberts said. And now the Wolverines have em- barked on a new season with a healthy Kiefer and Johns, as well as a new attitude. "We've established a…
… better than that." While Michigan has fared well from 3- point land in recent years, a strong inside game and a healthy Johns could be the key to success for the Wolverines this season according to Roberts…
…. "She has great athletic ability, and her potential is unlimited," Roberts said. "Her 6-3 frame is an intimidating factor in the paint." The Wolverines also have something else they lacked a year ago…
… 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…
… 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…
… either team has played all season. But with a few offensive rebounds, a few free throws and a lot of Jordan Poole, the fifth-ranked Wolverines held off the Gamecocks (4-5), 89-78, to improve to 10…
… money’s worth. But that was about all they got. Poole’s huge game notwithstanding, the Wolverines put forth a thoroughly uninspiring performance against a South Carolina team which came in with…
…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I December10, 2012 9- W( Nc rf olverines topple the Wolverines weren't supposed to be this successful against o. 2 Stanford to ranked teams. But after…
… their roster, The Cardinal, a dominant Pac- 12team that has seen action in the postseason every year inits histo- ry, has had the misfortune of fac- ing the Wolverines in three of the last four years and…
… watch the Wolverines and Spartans - the teams that set the precedent for outdoor hockey games when they skated to a 3-3 tie in the Cold War back on Oct. 6, 2001 at Spartan Stadium - hock- ey fans from…
… answered that Hogan would get the nod for the 12th-ranked Wolverines. "Hunwick's not out of the loop (for the starting job later this sea- son), he's just not going to start this game," Berenson said on…
… Santa Barbara, Calif. meant the end of his career as a Wolverine. But for his partner-in-crime, freshman Soony Saad, the defeat marked the beginning of a new era for the program. "Michigan is on the map…
… now," Meram said. "We set the tone this year. Now, teams will start to have respect for us and not take us so lightly." The pair - which accounted for 36 of the Wolverines' 53 goals this season…
…Sport. The portable that takes you where you're going. REGIONALSTAT STCS N/ N data systems I -- 8088 Portable PC 4 Wolverine center Loy Vaught points to help lead Michigan percent from the field, is now…
…-ranked Wolverines' 98- 65 win and proclaimed that he enjoyed playing Tampa. How could he not? His team improved its record to 6-0, and had fun doing it. At times, it looked like more of a highlight film…
… Wolverines took control. "They presented some problems to us early," Frieder said. "They really made us execute out there." Indeed, Michigan could manage just a 15-13 halftime rebounding edge over their…
… the Wolverine front- line throughout the game. H IG G IN S said: "(Stiglich) looked like Hulk Hogan...and he was mean." But the Wolverines got back on track in the second half, opening up a 35-point…
… score, Spartan forward Bryan Williams wasn't very impressed with the Wolverines. "They weren't very disciplined," he said. "I thought they'd be more competitive than they were." _- _ + I'.' .tI. ' 'r…
… should improve the Wolverines shaky rebounding. "Tanya is about as solid an individual as you can have on a team," VanDeWege said. "She should be starting. She is the best rebounder we have from either…
…McGEE, HUBBARD, AND BODNAR PACE ATTACK: Wolverines BY GARY KICINSKI The old adage that "good things come in threes" was never more apparent than at Crisler Arena last night, as the Michigan…
… Wolverines rode the scoring touches of three players in conquering Central Michigan, 87-78, in the opening game of the season. Relying almost entirely on the out- side shooting of forward Mike McGee, guard…
… has one thing on his mind, assist, as he looks to pass off in last night's action at Crisler Arena.-The playmaking freshman from Detroit Mackenzie ran the Wolverine offense along with smooth…
…-shooting sophomore guard Marty Bodnar for the majority of the Wolverines 87-78 opening game victory over Central Michigan. The Wolverines next must tangle with Alabama at Crisler on Saturday. Hawks nip Knicks SCORES…
…. "We're going to eat, sleep, and swim," says head coach Jon Urbanchek. The team will hold Christmas training camp in Boca Raton and participate in the U.S. Open Invita- tional in Orlando. The Wolverines…
… around an Illinois-Chicage defender in a recent series. This weekend, the Wolverines place their 5-2 home record against Miami at Yost Ice Arena. By KEN GOLDBERG The Central Collegiate Hockey Association…
… is just getting into the groove after missing the season's first twelve games with a broken ankle. The latest Wolverine casualty is forward Ryan Pardoski, out indefinitely with a leg injury. Michigan…
… played well in taking a pair at home from Boston College last weekend, improving its home record to 5-2. The Wolverines home success will be contrasted by the Redskins strong road record. They are 2-2-1 on…
… tournament after splitting its last two matches last weekend. After dropping their match with No. 15 Wisconsin on Friday, the Wolverines need- ed a win Saturday to stay alive. They used a tried and true…
… Big Ten's best blockers. Lange had just one and a half blocks on the night, and Michigan out-blocked the Wildcats 15-8. Revenge was also on the Wolverines' minds, since the team lost 3-1 to the Wildcats…
