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February 27, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 124) • Page Image 9

… the Wolverines were mauled Fridaynight, 12-3, but regrouped to skate to a 3-3 overtime tie Saturday night. This transformation was in part due to the Bulldog's relatively weak performance in the second…

… game. However, I hesitate to explain Saturday night's result as due to the Bulldogs' evident lack of concentration. Rather, the Wolverines were the decisive factor in the game. The Blue icers were…

Wolverine goalten- der Bob Sutton, who manned the nets for Michigan in the tie game. And, according to star center Dan Lerg, the Wolverines knew what they had to do the second night. "We were desperate," said…

… playoffs, in front of a partisan Bulldog crowd. The Wolverines played 70 minutes of great hockey in the overtime game, something which has not happened to this team in a long, long time. Although there were…

… many fine performances for the Wolverines in the game, Sutton's name stands out. Sutton sparks surge The sophomore played a phenomenal game in the nets for Michigan. Each successive save was more…

… first time we've had good goaltending in weeks,; said Farrell. And nobody knows better than Farrell how bad goaltending can hurt a team. Michigan's lack of quality net play has shipwrecked the Wolverines

…'s academic to discuss where the Wolverines would be in the WCHA standings if they had more performances from their goalies like they did Saturday night. According to Farrell, his decision to go with Varvari…

February 25, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 123) • Page Image 7

…-season tournament ber- th. THE WOLVERINES, on the other hand, don't have a thing to look forward to until next year. They now stand 7-9 in the league and 13-11 on the year, but it's not all the losses that had Orr so…

… the game for a few minutes. STRANGELY ENOUGH, Carroll, Sichting and Drake Morris scored 60 of the teams 67 points. Morris had 15 and Sichting 11. Only two Wolverines managed to score in double figures…

…: UMD-Conroy (high-stick Harrinton'sgoalW e eg e t sing) 9:20; M-Olver (slashing) 10:33; M- dWolverine goalie SuttonstickRichter (interference) 15:21. side, at 11:14. THIRD PERIOD However, prior to the…

…-fourths of the game, it looked as if the Wolverines would do more than just survive the- contest. The Blue cagers matched the Pioneers point for point and the game ounces Gloria Soluk. "We used ex court sense…

February 24, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 122) • Page Image 7

… numerous The Wolverine men's omdoor track Tim Thomas, the Wolverines' top half track clubs and unattached perfor- team appeared in fine form yesterday miler, also took honors in his specialty mers. m the…

Wolverine Invitational several with a time of 1:51.9. Thomas surged to The Wolverine squad looked par- performers took firsts the e opening the lead early in the race and withstood ticularly strong in the…

… of W om en w n preliminaries. 4:05.8. He also said that next year all The final Wolverine victory in the fir- preliminaries would be run in the early st six events was recorded by the shut- first ever…

… time, 3:59.31. -. MICHIGAN WAS especially strong in the relays, winning all three: the 440-yard in 50.88 seconds, the 880-yard in 1: 50.68, and the mile 5 Individual Wolverine winners were Yy . Marianne…

… the 60- h . yard dash in 7.02 seconds and Rene Turner in the 60-yard hurdles with a time of 8.36 seconds. Coming up on the Wolverine ~~~~~~~~~~~~..schedue.i............... in…

… during action at the Wolverine Invitational last night. last year's eighth-place finish. ,-WOL(ERINES SECOND INS TA TE: ti r} i? t d s n n e n Y 0 D y t f i f The Michigan Daily-Saturday, February 24…

… Rudy Varvari inside, as the Bulldogs decimated the Wolverines, 12- 3 in front of a home crowd of 5,436 last night at Duluth Arena. Nothing could stop the Bulldogs as they teared the Wolverines apart in…

February 23, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 121) • Page Image 11

… team will face Minnesota-Duluth this weekend in an effort to put the Bulldogs in the doghouse, tonight and tomorrow night. Upon elimination from WCHA playoff contention, the last place Wolverines, role…

… conference. EARLIER IN the season, Michigan and Duluth split a series here in Ann Arbor, but that was Michigan's first conference series of the hockey season. Alot has happened to the Wolverines since then…

…'ve got 'em! SMen tracksters view Wolverine meet as Big Ten, NCAA warm-up BY JOHN LIBBE dard and he should certainly have ple vof nmaiin i .ac Maurt For the Michigan men's indoor track ty or competition…

…. 1.11 m t1L team, this Friday's Wolverine In- former three-time Michigan Al vitational at the University's track- American and 1978 AAU cross countr tennis building will have both a champ, will be in…

February 23, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 121) • Page Image 12

… Arena last night for Michigan's fifth fairy-tale finish, but this time a last-second shot refused to drop, and the Michigan Wolverines succumbed to the Wiscon- sin Badgers, 66-65. THE WOLVERINES, already…

… Hardy's ensuing attempt at a tip- in wouldn't fall, either. The loss dropped the Wolverines to 7- 8 in the Big Ten and into a sixth-place tie with Illinois. For Wisconsin, the vic- tory was its first in…

… 8 0 19 6 0 2 65 Halftime: Wisconsin 37;Michigan 29 Attendance: 13,009 Michigan's Marty Bodnar (24) tries to shoot through Wisconsin's freshman center Keith Mitchell (41) while Wolverine Paul…

February 23, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 121) • Page Image 13

…'s 24.4 first half clip. Purdue could not adjust to the Wolverine defense and was plagued with tipped passes throughout the half. Michigan (13-1l) stretched its lead until the score stood at 48-20 at the…

… then sometimes when we need it, we have trouble." Adding to the Wolverine offensive attack were Diane Dietz with 20 points, Yvette Harris with ten, and Schevers with nine. Harris also contributed 13…

February 21, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 119) • Page Image 8

… the identity of the Phan- ton, as well as every member of the Wolverines, but hardly anyone else does. Jim Boyce didn't mean it to be this way. If one turns to page five of Michigan's game program, you…

… courting procedure, just doing all the little things." This "courting procedure" has paved the way for every present Wolverine to s ,o Y i/ r --the most comfortable chairs Sin the Union UMtUyIs at the…

… UNION sts N for the recruitment of high school talent, he's the Wolverines' talent scout. "I'm the one who's on the road making the contact," says Boyce. "I'm '3 r I pQ o We serve only r he…

… scouting other teams for the Wolverines, keeps a con- stant watch for outstanding seniors. And there's no secret as to what Michigan still desperately needs. "We need some big people who can jump, rebound…

… that he would be going to Notre Dame in- stead,yet another example of a good big man spurning the Wolverines for an out-of-state school. BeforeAndree, there was Bruce Flowers, who was heavily sought…

February 21, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 119) • Page Image 9

…. There cellent performance," Creek said. reason for not doing well, While Creek hopes that the he amount of time and ef- Wolverines can win the Big Ten chan reparation," he said. pionships, he has goals…

… don't do well on the floor, it's because you failed to do something right in the gym," he said. Judging by their Big Ten high of 213.95 last Saturday at Indiana State, the Wolverines must be doing the…

February 18, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 117) • Page Image 8

…, but left the floor in defeat. The Wolverine Hustle just couldn't compete with the Badger' Bounce, as Wisconsin beat Michigan 6-4. With the- game tied 4-4 at the start of the third period, defenseman Bob…

… went in front of the Wolverines 5-4. But, with Varvari off the ice and six Blue icers pressuring Wisconsin goal keeper Roy Schultz for a tying score, Badger Dave Speer shot the puck down the ice. It…

… glided into the empty Wolverine net at 19:31, thus icing the Wisconsin victory. "Schultz had a hot hand,"-com- mented Badger coach Bob Johnson. "He looked good tonight, as he did last night (in…

… period, Michigan employeddthe Wolverine Hustle, to tie the gafne up after 40 minutes of play. THE WOLVERINES wasted no time at the start of the second stanza, scoring their first goal 29 seconds into the…

February 18, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 117) • Page Image 9

…JOHNSON, KELSER & CO. PACE 80-57 ROMP The Michigan Daily-Sunday, February 18, 1979-Page 9 Smokin' Spartans slaughter Wolverines "" a ~ .~ ~.By DAVE RENBARGER moved all year," said MSU coach Jud In…

…-sided 80-57 stomping of the Wolverines. THE TRIUMPH kept the onrushing 10-4 Spartans just one game behind Big U Ten co-leaders Iowa and Ohio State with four games left. MSU has now won its last six games…

… 1777 points. Kelser's teammate Johnson scored 21 points, including 15 in the decisive first half. He added nine assists on the game. Phil Hubbard was the lone Wolverine, to operate effectively against…

… the zone. He hit on seven of ten shots from both inside and out to tally 17 points. THE ENTIRE Wolverine team found the ball hard to handle. McGee led the turnover parade with eight, and Hub- bard, Tom…

… the air for a while, Michigan State grabbed possession and scored the first four points of the game - Michigan bent. The Wolverines enjoyed their only lead of the game when it was only four and a half…

February 17, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 116) • Page Image 7

… Wisconsin goalie Roy Schultz after receiving a pass from Wolverine Roger Bourne. The score temporarily put Michigan on top in the first period 1-0. Badgers best sagging lers By BRIAN MILLER Wisconsin brought…

… its fans and it brought its band but it was the Badger hockey squad that had a party as the visitors from Madison skated to an 8-3 victory over Michigan's Wolverines at Yost Ice Arena last night. The…

… if it were going to run the Badgers right off the rink. The Wolverines opened- the game's scoring midway through the first period when Brian Lundberg, playing right wing instead of his customary right…

… puck, skated in alone on Wolverine goalie Rudy Varvari, and scored. However, the tie didn't last long as Michigan regained the lead just :18 seconds after the Wisconsin goal. That score, by Gordie…

… Hampson allowed the Wolverines to skate off with a 2-1 lead after one period of play, although Coach Dan Farrell wasn't exactly pleased. "We couldn't take advantage of the first period chances (scoring just…

February 16, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 115) • Page Image 12

… individual medle with a time of 2:10.48, which set a ne pool record. This was the same even that saw the Wolverines snare a rar sweep of the top three positions. THJERE WERE good performance all around by the…

… performance in the impo tant meets." With at comfortable lead' th Wolverines can afford to be confiden Coach Isaac summed it up,"Tomorro should be a good day for us. We have lot of our good events tomorrow. W…

February 16, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 115) • Page Image 13

…, but it usually doesn't matter. It didn't matter much to the Wolverines last night as they played pretty much how they wanted and lullabied their way to a 78-67 win. "I've played Northwestern 19 times…

… the Wildcats, tking only a 33-32 lead with them into the locker room. After the two teams traded baskets, the Wolverines ram- bled to an 18-5 scoring tear at the 15:21 mark that lasted for' six and a…

February 16, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 115) • Page Image 14

… for the NCAA Championship. Now, the Badgers scrape and claw to hold onto fifth place in the WCHA, while the Wolverines fight the basement blues, just hoping to avoid further em- barrassment. True, both…

… current situation in Madison is one common to many teams in the con- ference this year (including the Wolverines) - injuries and inexperien- ce. Seven freshmen travel with a squad that lost four starting…

February 15, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 114) • Page Image 11

…'s shot at 'the buzzer to avoid overtime for the Wolverines, and it marked the end to a disasterous three game losing streak that Michigan's hopes for a Big Ten title. In that contest the Wolverines were…

…!" Orr added. "The biggest thing is to convince the kids that they can still be right back in- to it," added assistant Bill Frieder: "A million things can still happen." WOLVERINE VALES: Marty $od- nar was…

… able to shoot during yester- day's practice and may see action against the Wildcats . . . This is the 100th meeting between Northwestern and Michigan, with the Wolverines holding a 58-41 advantage…

… ... Michigan has won 17 of the last 18 meetings . .. the last Northwestern victory was a 199- 87 triumph over the.then topranked177 Wolverines. THE LINEUPS NORTHWESTERN -MICHIGAN Rich Falk Daily Photo by…

… 17 games, the 5-9, 170-pound Wolverine partially blames himself for Michigan's problems this season. "You can't look back and fault other people," said Lerg. "You have to look at yourself and look at…

… us some offense. Unfortunately, what we gained there, we lost in Eaves."'I Consequently, although Lerg is scoring consistently, the Wolverines' chances for post-season action are ex- tremely slim…

…." Special to The Daily DETROIT - The women's basketball team was clobbered by the University of Detroit Titans, 91-55, in a game played last night in Calihan Hall. The Wolverines simply could not keep up with…

… on favorite. We should place three people in the top six in vir- tually every stroke, and with this kind of depth I don't think they can beat us." M Although the Wolverines suffered two losses in as…

February 14, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 113) • Page Image 8

… gives the Buckeyes the best shot at the title however, while fellow Wolverine :Marty Bodnar likes the Spartans, along with Frieder. Wolverine co-captain Tom Staton took a different attitude. When asked…

… who he was most impressed with., Staton thought a moment. "No one,", said the Wolverine sparkplug. 6 6 '6 8 10 11 18 12 14 9 8 5 6 8 10 12 13 16 Tomorrow night's games Northwestern at MICHIGAN, 8 p…

… upcoming State Tour- nament. And on their way to the SMAIAW's, they wouldn't mind knocking off a few intra-state foe's. The Wolverines must face Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, Wayne State and the same…

… Detroit team that gave them such a tough debut. Michigan will take on the Titans tonight at Calihan Hall. While Detroit may have given the Wolverines a walloping at the beginning of the year, Coach Gloria…

… primed. "This is the most important part of the season," said Soluk. "We're so prepared. The biggest part of the season is the State Tour- nament," she added. But before the Wolverines go running headlong…

February 14, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 113) • Page Image 9

Wolverines' practice on Monday. This time the thigh is so sore that Bodnar almost certainly will not play against Northwestern tomorrow night. His status for the Michigan State rematch this Saturday remains…

…'s treatment, I'll have more range of motion in my knee and I'll be able to jog a little tomorrow. I sure couldn't play right now in this con- dition." By JOHN LIBBE In the classroom, Wolverine high jumper Mike…

… approach to the jump." "I really don't worry about my com- petitors. My competition is the crossbar." Lattany has been one of the most con- sistent performers on the Wolverine team this year, and one of the…

… choice, the Wolverines have a new McGee on their hands. As a rookie last year, McGee quickly made a name for himself around the conference. Relying strictly on his in- credible quickness and his accurate…

February 11, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 111) • Page Image 8

… the other three events as they did on ,the floor exercises, the Wolverines would be up among the national tum- bling powers. The Blue tumblers once again burned up the mats in the individual portion of…

….95, respectively. The Wolverines have scored con- sistently high on the floor, but Flom and Vorrestel have been hounded by stringent state juding and occasional slip-ups in their routines. Yesterday, they overcame…

… tally. Captain Mark Miller, Doug Todd and Bill Wheeler scored the other Wolverine goals. Greg Woods and Glenn Anderson paced the Pioneer attack with two goals apiece. Michigan goalie Rudy Varvari turned…

… away 35 Pioneer shots, while Stuart Birenbaum stoppedthe Wolverines 28 times. In last night's game, Denver led Michigan, 5-2 after one period of play. OPEN 'T1L. 11 PM Paper Chase Copies3C OPEN: MON…

…, finishing just three points ahead of the next competitor. Freshman Scott Crowder was the lone Wolverine in the top three in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing first with a time of 1:54.38. With the meet well…

… matches, Michigan's men's tennis team placed ninth yesterday in the Michelob Light Collegiate Indoor Tournament. After losing to Tennessee and topping South Carolina Friday, the Wolverines thrashed Oklahoma…

February 10, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 110) • Page Image 8

… excellent job considering that she By ALAN FANGER of the season. between sessions, several Wolverines, hadn't worked out in ten days," Ponto The twok team dominance of the most notably Flom and Forrestel…

…, scoring 131.90 points to the Ilitni's 131.10. The Wolverines. meet overshadowed fine performances by Wolverine all-arounders Sara Flom, Colleen Forrestel, and Mia Axon. The tumblers slipped up on the bars…

… periods of their WCHA game last night. The Wolverines trailed after the first period, 2-1, with Doug Todd gathering the goal. But Mark Miller and Bill Wheeler tallied at 40 seconds and 10:02 respectively to…

… be rat your College iFebruary 14, 1979 WOLVERINE GOAL: QUALIFYRELAYERS Thinclads trek to Spartan Relays By STAN BRADBURY Michigan's men's track team takes to the road again today as they travel to…

…. ASSISTANT TRACK Coach Ron Warhurst said Michigan is placing most emphasis on relays in this meet. The Wolverines will be sending competitive teams to the line in each relay but, "only a few really good people…

…." Warhurst said that the tracksters also hope to qualify a mile relay team for the NCAA's at today's meet. He ad- ded that next weekend at the Central Collegiate Championship the Wolverines are going to load…

… up in the distance medley relay and would probably qualify. THE WOLVERINES are already represented in three events at the NCAA's. Mike Lattany is in the high jump, Tim Thomas is in the half mile, and…

… by PAM MARKS MICHIGAN'S BRIAN LUNDBERG (3) passes off to his teammates in a game against Denver way back in November when Michigan split the Ann Arbor series. The Wolverines and the Pioneers tangled in…

February 09, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 109) • Page Image 12

…-her own Buckeyes, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Michigan. The first three squads which Ziltener mentioned have previously been in the running for the conference crown, but the Wolverines (20-2) are in…

…." The Wolverines can make up some points by having all-arounder Colleen Forrestel back in the lineup, and Ponto seems optimistic about her return. "We think she'll be able to compete," he said. "You have…

February 09, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 109) • Page Image 13

…- igan, fighting desperately to stay in the first division, played eyeball-to-eyeball here last night. And each team refused to blink, as the Buckeyes outlasted the Wolverines, 63-60, before a sellout…

… crowd in St. John's Arena. KELVIN RANSEY, Ohio State's con- minutes to go, the Wolverines narrowed the Buckeye lead to one, 61-60, on a layup by Hubbard and a jumper from the right corner by Marty Bodnar…

February 08, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 108) • Page Image 11

… time. The Wolverines caught .Michigan State two weeks ago when the Spartans were in the throes of a two-game losing streak and nipped them on Keith Smith's infamous free throw, 49-48. Then Michigan went…

…. Actually it was the loss to the Buckeyes last month that sparked the Wolverines back into the winning track, who since then have won three of their last four games. ......U....P....................s THE…

… All-Big Ten team as a sophomore, 1,ansey can hit the important outside jumpers By DAVE JOHNSON Fresh off tournament victories, Michigan wrestlers Mark Churella and Steve Fraser rejoin their Wolverine

… first ; meeting, 23-14, November 27th in East Lansing.w . WOLVERINE COACH Dale Bahr hopes the loss will prove to be an incentive in tonight's contest. "They han- dled us pretty good last time," said Bahr…

… demonstrated in Tuesday night's NCAA Coaches Association East- West Meet at Corvallis, Oregon. Although Churella and Fraser's East team lost 23-11, the two Wolverine wrestlers combined for nine of their team's11…

February 06, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 106) • Page Image 12

… at the Indiana Relays was Lattany who took the high jump -at 7' 0". The mile relay team placed fourth in the :tough cornpetition. "It was good competition," said Wolverine coach Jack Harvey. "The other…

… long jump with a 23' 5'" leap while! teammate Neil Fairclough took the triple jump (46' %") and Dave Lewis ofr the Wolverines captured the 5000 meter run in 14:31.16. =OMSEmi.EM... ............n…

…, and while they did beat the Wolverines, Michigan posted its best score of the season. Michigan took Sunday's optionals, 210.3 to 208.25, winning floor exercise, side horse, parallel bars and high bar…

…, so I can remember what needs work in practice." We'll soon know if Berger and the rest of the Wolverines can put it all together in the Big Ten meet next mon- th. By ALAN FANGER Like a Grand Prix race…

…. The Wolverines (20-2) used the meet to - experiment with several new routines, and their added difficulty resulted in a team score of 127.75, a season high. Eastern finished second at 117.8, while…

…'t be .working out until Friday. We'd rather have her healthy.' The Wolverines will now t rget their efforts toward a conference title chase in which they may be a frontrunner. "I see a lot of teams in…

February 06, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 106) • Page Image 13

… ice for the year. Eaves, who ranked as high as third in the league (at Christmas break), still holds down the number two spot for the Wolverines, four points behind senior captain Mark Miller and has an…

…, Wolverine coach Farrell has this observation to make, "there was a lot of freshmen talent available in North America. It's a reflection on the fresh- men class." Ythe CbS B E LL'S B L"PIZZA, AHCIONADOSI! S…

February 04, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 105) • Page Image 9

… but seven of them coming in the second half. The Wolverines went into the bonus at the 13:12 mark of the second half, and received 15 opportunities to shoot one-and-one. Of these, Michigan missed the…

… front end of the bonus four times and a total of nine charity tosses off the bonus. There was no reason for the Illini to be in the game as long as they were. With all the opportunities the Wolverines

February 03, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 104) • Page Image 8

… Big Ten season officially begins today, and the con- ference picture is anything but clear. About the only thing in focus is a playoff picture without a supporting cast of Wolverines. After Thursday…

Wolverines last Saturday (18 minutes of play), which Michigan won 56-54 on Marty Bodnar's last second layup. During those Three games Illinois' record was 0-3. But Holcomb returned against the Badgers and…

… who is 7-2. The way we were flipping the ball around, it was awesome." IT'S MIDTERM TIME. But don't panic. This midterm evaluation only concerns the Wolverine basketball players, whose Big Ten season…

February 03, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 104) • Page Image 9

…. The Number One ranked Hawkeyes blew the Wolverine grapplers out, 32-12 last night at Crisler Arena. Gra ppl ers p inned By BOB EMORY' Special to The Daily HOUGHTON - The theme for this year's Winter…

… Carnival at Michigan Tech has to do with movies, and the Huskies' hockey team got in on the spirit of things last night by adding a Hollywood touch of their own, beating the Wolverines in overtime, 5…

… College in the battle for fifth place in the WCHA stan- dings. For the Wolverines, it was another disappointing loss in a game they had several chances to win. John Olver had taken a pass from Dan Lerg in…

… a loose puck before Rockwell smothered it. Merkosky's winning score came after Wolverines defenseman John Waymann was whistled off for a holding call at 7:44 of the overtime period. "I didn't see the…

… complained about it when they were here last weekend, but nothing seems to-get done about it." The two teams meet for a rematch this afternoon due to the Winter Car- nival. By PETER LEININGER Wolverine

… himself out.. . he just had no gas at the end of the match." THE HAWKEYES jumped out of the gate, taking the first six matches, and ran up a 30-2 lead over the Wolverines. The first three matches of the…

… night were decided by pins. "I thought we looked super until 158," stated Gable. "We don't have one starter from last year until 167," said Bahr. "They're (Iowa) an experienced group." The Wolverines

February 02, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 103) • Page Image 11

… without any time left on .the clock, no new idols in Michigan basketball folklore to pay homage to. Instead, Indiana took advantage of numerous missed opportunities by the Wolverines, to win its twelfth…

Wolverines shot a pitiful 34.4 percent from the field in the first half, managing to stay barely afloat thanks to Alan Hardy's hot hand. Hardy was four of five in the first half and Michigan trailed the…

… two fine grap- plers; Wolverine Steve Bennett and the Hawkeyes' John Bowlsby.d n Saturday's match could be even more important to Michigan. Minnesota and Michigan are very equal. "If each team wins the…

February 01, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 102) • Page Image 9

…. The score was deadlocked at 78 with four minutes left in the game. The two teams exchanged leads, with the Wolverines going ahead 78-77 on a layup by Terry Schevers with about a minute left to play. But…

… guard Diane Dietz pon- tributing 12 and forward Katie Mc- Namara seven for the Wolverines. The Chippewas (6-3) were led by Julie Roberts with 18 points and Creten and Jane Robinson with 17. -Roberts also…

February 28, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 124) • Page Image 7

Wolverines play a home-and-home series with the cellar-dwelling Michigan State Spartans this weekend. What may determine Michigan's playoff fate more than anything, however, is the fact that North Dakota still…

…-place Duluth's performances. If Michigan, with 22 points, can win one more game this weekend than Duluth does against Michigan Tech, the Wolverines would get a playoff berth. ADDING TO THE monotony is thei fact…

February 26, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 123) • Page Image 1

… Supplement Blue cagers capture home finale Wolverines nip Iowa, 82-76 By RICK MADDOCK After leading by as much as 19 points, the Michigan cagers fought off a gradual Iowa surge and held on to a rugged…

… 82-76 Big Ten victory. The Wolverines' post season hopes remained alive with the win. "That keeps us in position now. We play Minnesota and Northwestern. We've still got a chance. We'll certainly get a…

…) when your offense is not clicking. Ours wasn't, and they took advantage of it," Alan Hardy said. "You have a lead, so you're not trying to come back. You don't have that to go for.' The Wolverine letdown…

… shortage o( nurses in See CARTER, Page 7 Michigan's Mark Lozier uncorks a jump shot despite harassment from Iowa defenders Terry Drake (right) and Larry Olsthoorn. Lozier and his Wolverine teammates did…

February 26, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 123) • Page Image 8

… time-out, and so was Michigan's man- to-man defense. The Wolverines went to the zone in an attempt to keep a lid on Baxter's man, Hawkeye scoring leader Ronnie Lester. "When Baxter went out rIo one could…

… three games, however, are no bargain. The Wolverines must take on Minnesota in the Gophers' den, followed by Northwestern at Evanston. And then comes the kicker-UCLA at Pauley Pavillion. If the cagers do…

… and persistent Wolverine team at Yost- .Arena last night. * SPECIAL at the B0geI Facto( 1306 S. University INTRODUCING ALWAYS FRESH, 7 days ... Joelson scored the game winner when he took a drop back…

… pass from Tech centerman Stu Ostland just over the Michigan blue line. Joelson's low slap shot cleanly beat Palmer, sending the- approximately 1,000 Huskie rooters screaming and 6,000 Wolverine fans out…

February 25, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 122) • Page Image 6

… a light, stock up now! Little Dipper Candles, 415 N. Fifth Ave. in Kerrytown (adjacent to the Farmer's Market). cF225 WOLVERINE SPORTS LINE JOIN HOST JEFF GOLDSMITH EVERYSUNDAY AT 6:30 P.M. On WCBN 88…

… winter sale. Mon.-Fri. 10-4:30, Sat. and Sun. 1-5 p.m. Natural Science Museums Building, North Univer- sity and Geddes Avenue. cF226 WOLVERINE BASKETBALLA ON WCBN-88.3FM UM VS. IOWA STARTING AT 2:00 P…

February 25, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 122) • Page Image 7

… goalie Bruce Horsch during first period action Ipst night at Yost Arena. The goal tied the Wolverines with the visiting Huskies, 1-1. However, the effort wasn't enough as the Huskies edged the upset…

…-minded Wolverines, 4-3. full court" PRESS- Big Ten refs . .. . .. three blind mice? By CUB SCHWARTZ IT HAPPENED AGAIN Thursday night. Mike McGee drove right around Neil Bresnahan into the lane. His quick change of…

… Huskie goalie Bruce Horsch. It was goal number 112, for Debol, more than any other Wolverine skater in history. "I've been waiting a long time for this," said Debol after the game. "It doesn't make up for…

… period. BEFORE MICHIGAN could get a chance for the equalizer, the Huskies tallied again on another weird goal. With the puck in the Wolverine's zone, right winger Ben Kawa took a swipe at the puck in an…

… ago, he collec- ted a hat trick in 57 seconds. He teamed up with Kris Manery, the man who scored 111 times, to give the Wolverines a combination that carried them all the way to the national finals. Ile…

… continued to-fly left and right:. throughout the period. Then midway through the period, the Wolverines tallied their third goal with Tech's Greg Hay off for interference. John McCahill backhanded a Kip…

… - home sweet home for Michigan basketball. In recent years, the Wolverines have found this to be the case, enjoying a good measure of success at home. Their opponents found Crisler an im- pregnable…

… fortress where victories are spread out thinner than the hairs on Johnny Orr's head. From 1973-76, the Wolverines have amassed a 51-4 slate on their home territory. THIS SEASON, however, has been a different…

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… combination of a Husky high and a Wolverine low resulted in two lopsided victories for Tech. rs face Tech Since that time, MTU has gone 14-4 to climb steadily in the WCHA ranks where the Huskies are…

… currently in third place, one game out of second. Since the tables have turned so completely from the last time these two teams have met, it would be justified if the Wolverines could come up with a pair of…

… victories. But don't hold your breath. TECH WILL be the same swarming pack of hungry Huskies that hounded the Michigan defense for 21 goals in the three confrontations this season. The Wolverines were only…

… Huskies will be attempting to move into second place this weekend, the Wolverines will again try to keep their heads above water. Michigan is in seventh place with four games remaining. But fifth place…

… Colorado College is only one game.ahead of the Wolverines. MICHIGAN WILL keep their eyes on a make up series between Notre Dame and North Dakota which will be played on February 28-March 1 in Grand Forks…

… in the league will probably go down to the final night of the season. . The Wolverines need one victory over Tech either tonight or tomorrow just to stay in contention for the first round of the WCHA…

… playoffs. The games start at 7:30 at Yost both nights. Icers' 32-game stats HOS T INVITATIONA L Strid ers tune-up By KEVIN ROSEBOROUGH Tonight's Wolverine Invitational track meet represents the final…

… skirmish for the men's track team before the Big Ten championship battle next week. In what is considered by track Coach Jack Harvey "a lowkey meet," the Wolverines are looking to tune up their…

… they'll be able to perform. Shotputter Randy Ross, also a flu victim, will probably be absent from the lineup as well. The Wolverines are coming off a big win last weekend at the Central Collegiate…

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… half to lead Michigan to a 107-96 victory over fourth place Illinois. BAXTER WASN'T the only Wolverine burning the nets though, as all of Michigan's starters hit for double figures and shot a combined 66…

… most came at the 5:48 mark of the second half when forward Neil Bresnahan fouled out. Immediately following his departure, the Wolverines reeled off eight straight points to put the game on ice after…

… out of its first half doldrums. The team sharpened in the final twenty minutes forcing Adrian to 22 turnovers while swiping the ball twelve times. The Wolverines also shot 51% from the field in the…

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… cope .with things like that over the course of the season -- the most trying and disappointing of his career. Things weren't so tough at the outset, as Baxter lead the Wolverines in scoring in the early…

… going. But, as forwards McGee and Hardy developed of- fensively, Baxter found himself on the fringe of the Wolverine attack, taking fewer and fewer shots. And when his accuracy began to fall as fast as…

… his shooting frequency, confidence problems cropped up. THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN ILLINOIS fichigan Wolverines in a post-season tourney. "I'm looking to end my career the same way I started it here. I…

… came in a winner and I want to go out a winner." Baxter and his mates will have the opportunity to begin their eleventh-hour heroics against the Illini, who toppled the Wolverines 65-61 in Cham- paign…

… another assist while Indiana's Jim Wisman applies the pressure. Baxter collected seven of them against the Hoosiers in the Wolverines' 92-73 romp at Crisler Arena last month. On the year the senior guard…

… ythe Wolverine freestylers dominate nearly every meet. Yesterday the Big Ten chose to honor Canales as its Athlete of the Week. The award is in recognition of the Puerto Rican freshman's most brilliant…

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… the Wolverines held tight to their opponen- ts the whole game, they suffered in the end, losing to the Broncos, 85-80. The cagers had a 13-point lead at one time in the first half, but the end of the…

… stanza saw them clinging to a four-point'advantage, 37-34. Foul trouble plagued the Wolverines throughout the second half, with center Natasha Cender fouling out and forward Abby Currier walking a…

… to their capabilities,", she explained, the Wolverine discounting the possibility that the Wolverines had nionshins on 1 , 85-80 e Broncos. ninated the game as she contributed 30 rebounds to the…

Wolverines effort. Conlin followed closely with 26 14 caroms. rhich lost to Michigan State by 33 poin- d, was expected to be blown out by the tern team that had nipped the Spar- sure didn't happen. The…

Wolverines' ands at 7-13, while Western's has been 4. have one more home game this season western this Saturday, starting at 4:00 s game against Iowa. Northwestern, 'as seeded first in the Big Ten Tour- a game…

…'ve handled well. do the same swing (as the other events). You swing Most specialists on the Wolverine squad competed in the laterally." all-around to some extent in high school, later deciding to Most of the…

… MICHIGAN CENTER Abby Currier threads a pass by Western Michigan's Mary Przygocki in last night's 85-80 Western Michigan win. Currier scored 30 points in a courageous effort as the Wolverines saw their record…

… 79, Purdue 72 Wisconsin 81, Northwestern 80 Sunday's Result Minnesota 72, Louisville 71 BUT TOURNAMENT HOPES LINGER: Orr cas By DAVE RENBARGER ' As the Michigan Wolverines watch their current Big…

… by the end of the year. And since they can take only 12 players along on road trips, the Wolverines will likely sign 2-4 prep cagers this time around. "We look for all-around players," said Orr. "We…

…." While Russell heads the list of in-state recruits, the Wolverines have their eyes on more than a few other players. In- cluded on that list is Eric Watson (6-1, Detroit Cass Tech) Rob Gonzalez (6…

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Wolverines' total in an 80-47 defeat. CURRIER WILL eclipse all of the women's scoring and rebounding records at Michigan for one season and is the second leading freshman scorer on campus (behind Mike Mc…

… optional totatls in their event. The Wolverines couldn't bend the Sycamores in the all-around com- petition as Don Osborn and Mike Booth captured first and second places with combined scores of 108.15 and…

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