… continues Wolverines take on Terps and fab freshman f Hoosiers By RYAN WHITE pAILY BASEBALL WRITER Heading into its first Big Ten games of the season this weekend, doubleheaders both tomorrow and Sunday…
… against Indiana, the Michi- gan baseball team is looking for the same things as the Hoosiers - con- sistency. The only difference is that the Wolverines (4-10) travel to Bloomington looking to consistently…
…- 'son. Everyone has zero wins, zero losses and zero ties." The team realizes that the real season begins today at practice. If the Wolverines can't rediscover the con- fidence that brought them 16…
… Collegiate Hockey Association season like a January wind, stopping for nobody and leaving opponents bitter and begging for shelter. Nobody could touch these Wolverines, and when another team was actually able…
… Softball at Notre Dame Tomorrow, 2 p.m. Notre Dame S RTS Baseball vs. Siena Heights Today, 1 p.m. Fisher Stadium 'M' baseball regains offensive punch Wolverines kick off Big Ten season; take two…
… Bloomington. Saturday, the Wolverines (2-2 Big Ten, 6-12 overall) lost game one of the series, 3-2, but rebounded to crush the Hoosiers (2-2, 19-5), 13-3, in the second game. The two teams also split Sunday…
… consecutive year, but the Wolverines need not feel sorry for themselves. Sunday, the top eight gymnasts from Satur- day competed against one another. Rich Dopp placed second on high bar (9.8) and floorexercise…
… of the Year. Darden, in his 11 th season coaching the Wolverines, had never earned this accolade before. He led Michigan to impressive victories over Minnesota and Penn State, and in a losing effort…
… have the decided advantage when it came to crowd support, the Wolverine faithful let their presence be known. Many people made the trip from Ann Arbor, making it seem at times as if the Wolverines were…
… right at home. Chants of "Let's go Blue!" rang through Recreation Hall all night. DYNASTY: As the Michigan crowd started to chant "three-peat" when it realized that the Wolverines had won the Big Ten…
… title, the young Wolverines huddled and had their own celebration. The team has good reason to cel- ebrate, because after capturing their third straight Big Ten title, there doesn't appear to be any drop…
… score the first goal of the game? When you are a member of the Michigan men's lacrosse team, that's when. This proved to be true for the Wolverines again this weekend as they defeated Purdue, 9-6, and…
… was a strong opponent and the Wolverines had to work hard to win the game. Arriving at the field for its first outdoor match since spring break, the Wolverines were greeted by rain, cold and mud - not…
… their games." The end of the first quarter saw the Wolverines take a 4-1 lead over the Boilermakers. But by halftime, Purdue had made up some ground to trail by one goal, 5-4. "Your strategy, when you…
…'re close at the half like that, has got to be to go out there strong," DiGiovanni said. "The key to winning is scoring quickly in the third quarter." The strategy worked. In the third period the Wolverines…
… Softball Cal-State Sacramento Invite. Thursday, all day Sacramento, Calif. S 'TS Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Thursday, all day Minneapolis Wolverines swept by Arizona State…
… thing - the Sun Devils' formidable offense. However, it was not only Arizona State's hitting thatproved to bedeadly, but also its pitching. The often erratic staff held the Wolverines to 14 hits, earning…
… first round of play, Teichert felt that the team could have improved upon its sixth place rank- ing, -but luck was not on the Wolverine's side. "We tried to put too much pres- sure on ourselves," said…
…. McCorkel ranked sec- ond on the team with an overall 172, while Tegan McCorkel and Jenny Zimmerman tied for third with a 176. One factor in the Wolverines' loss may have been the team's adjustment to…
…'s Basketball Hockey Women's Swimming Wrestling Women's Gymnastics 2 2 2 3. 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wolverines hook Longhorns, 84-79 .Michigan comes of age with NCAA win WICHITA, Kan. - The time has come to applaud the…
… Michigan basketball team. It's all right, you can be proud of the Wolverines. After so many games, so many trials by fan, Michigan has come into its own. 0 Consider, even with all of its experience and…
… Superior hands Top-seeded Arkansas sends cagers packing 'M overtime loss By ANTOINE PITTS DAILY HOCKEY WRITER EAST LANSING -- After four defeats to the Wolverines this season - including last Sunday…
… in America, the Michigan basketball team hasn't needed a ticket to the Final Four the past two seasons. This year, however, the Wolverines will need to shell out some big-time money if they want to…
… Williamson defends against Wolverine Juwan Howard. Razorbacks began a 20-1 run that would vault them into the lead for good. Over the six minute span, Ar- kansas hit four three-pointers, includ- ing back…
…-31 half- time lead. And just when Arkansas appeared to be ready to, book its hotel in Char- JONATHAN LURIE/Daily Dejected Wolverines Mark Sakala (2) and Warren Luhning react to the jubilant Laker…
…'s gymnastics Big Ten Cham- pionships held Saturday night. The Michigan fight song filled Recreation Hall a total of seven times during the awards presentation. The Wolverines swept every individual title as well…
… players Aaron Ward and Cam Stewart have traveled different roads since leaving Michigan lotte, Michigan began its own come- back. The Wolverines shut down the inside, especially Southeastern Con- ference…
…. 14 seed and the West Coast Conference *tournament champion. The Wolverines (13-5 Big Ten, 21- 7) lost three of their last four games; the Waves (8-6 WCC, 19-10 overall), on the other hand, ended the…
… year. But the Waves possess a postseason record of just 4-11, com- pared to Michigan's 37-15 overall tally. The Wolverines have advanced to the final game the past two seasons, and garnered the national…
… up a three with confidence, even arrogance. Half a minute later, she ran the offense like a veteran, and the lead was six. The sign of a floor leader? Nope - the Wolverines didn't score again for…
… her a leader. I still don't think she's there right now." None of the other Wolverines are either. Not one has stepped up her play and made herself the player the others look to when they're discour…
…The Michigan Daily -Friday, March 11.,1994 -11 *Wolverines look for better defense in series with Central Florida By RYAN WHITE DAILY BASEBALL WRITER Simply put, Michigan baseball coach Bill…
…; things that don't show up as errors." One thing Freehan doesn't have to worry about is offense. So far this season the Wolverines are averaging 10.9 hits per game and have a team batting average of .303…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 18, 1994 - 11 Wolverines shooting for first- ever CCHA postseason title By MICHAEL ROSENBERG DAILY HOCKEY WRITER Everyone on the Michigan hockey team insists they…
…, the Wolverines won't know who they are playing until around 9:30 tonight, when the quarterfinal game between Miami and Western Michigan ends. Michigan has a bye and will face the winner of the Redskins…
…-Broncos matchup tomorrow. Wolverine assistant Mel Pearson knows exactly what he wants to happen tonight. "I hope Miami and Western Michigan go four overtimes," Pearson said. Michigan goalie Steve Shields said. "It…
… since the 1985-86 Spartans. However, the Wolverines have not played well since winning the championship. They lost four out of their last five regular season games, and struggled to a 5-4 overtime win…
…. "But we feel we can go out there this weekend and play our best." During the losing streak, Michigan lost to Miami twice and Michigan State once. The Wolverines also lost to the Spartans in January…
…. The Wolverines swept the season series from both of those teams. The Wolverines, who were ranked No. I in the nation for most of the season but have dropped to No. 2 during their skid, have never won a…
… CCHA postseason title. However, they have been quite successful in other games at Joe Louis Arena. Michigan has won six straight Great Lakes Invitational titles there. If the Wolverines win tomorrow…
… pursuit of the puck last weekend against Kent State. The Wolverines play the winner of the Miami-Western Michigan quarterfinal in tomorrow's first semifinal. Michigan players, coach best in conference By…
… ANTOINE PITTS DAILY HOCKEY WRITER DETROIT-Much like it ruled the *CHA regular season, the Michigan hockey team dominated last night's CCHA Awards Banquet at the Westin Hotel. The Wolverines took four awards…
… led all newcomers with 21 assists and 39 points, took the prize for the Wolverines. "I usually set lofty goals for my- self," Morrison said. "At the beginning of the year this was something I wanted. I…
… Women's Tennis vs. North Carolina Friday, 1 p.m. Chapel Hill, N.C. S 'TS Softball vs. Notre Dame Today, 2 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. 'M' climbs over Siena Heights Wolverines fight through storm…
… sixth proved to be the difference as the Wolverines won, 5-3. Michigan coach Bill Freehan had mixed feelings on the Wolverines' (2-2 Big Ten, 7-12 overall) performance. "We made too many mistakes…
… Cliff Murray's throw to second pulled shortstop Rob Belegrin off the bag and Michigan had runners at first and second with no one out. The next batter, Wolverine Andy Wade, walked on a 3-2 count to load…
…-ahead run. Then came Michigan's three-run rally in the sixth. The performance of Ferullo was a key for the Wolverines. He allowed three runs - only two earned -- on seven hits while striking out one and…
… baseball team saw its second home game of the season snowed out. Actually, the snow started coming down during a sixth inning three-run Wolverine rally and continued through the top of the seventh when the…
… DAILY SPORTS WRITER The Michigan softball team is get- ting ready for its share of double dos- s ages. The Wolverines (12-12) begin a six week-long string of doublehead- ers, starting today at Notre Dame…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 28, 1994 Wolverine gymnasts finish fifth place at Big Ten meet By TONYA BARTOW FOR THE DAILY UNIVERSITY PARK - In a season filled with…
… of Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. "I was definitely surprised to win the all- around," Durbin said. "I wasn't even thinking about winning that." The Wolverines started off the competition on the rings, a…
…. They had to look ahead to Sunday. The top eight finishers in Saturday's meet advanced to compete in the Individual Event Finals. Seven Wolverines earned the right to compete, three in two events, and…
… Wolverine to compete in two events. He placed fifth and sixth on the floor and rings, respectively. Other single event competitors for Michi- gan were in the pommel horse and the parallel bars. Senior Michael…
… the glass half full or half empty? Well, forthe No. 5Michigan men's gymnastics team, it's half full. Sure, the Wolverines finished in fifth place in theBigTenChampionships and had a lower score (274…
… hadended. With only six athletic scholarships and no money topublicize their meets, the Wolverines seemingly had a long year ahead of them. But instead of suc- cumbing to the pressure of losing its program…
… to excel on floor exercise and high bar, respectively. In addition, the Wolverines scored a school record 282.25 against Ohio State. Coach Bob Darden has kept his team together during these hard times…
…, and through the squad's closeness, Michigan has@ emerged as one of the superior pro- grams in the nation. But as good as the Wolverines are, they've had to face the reality of waving goodbye to a rich…
… that the Wolverines can rely on now. Through- out the season, Michigan has tried to perform perfectly in order to catch the eyes of the regents. Now, despite a fifth place finish at the conference meet…
…, the Wolverines are more hope- ful than ever about their fate. SARAH WHITING/Daily Kris Klinger competes on the high bar at the Big Ten meet in University Park, Penn. GYMNASTICS Continued from page 1…
… the Wolverines invade Evanston for tomorrow's 1 p.m. game. Michigan, coming off a 81-72 vic- tory over Penn State Wednesday, needs a triumph to secure at least a tie for the Big Ten title, its first…
… since ending the 1986 conference season in first. Should the Wolverines win and Purdue lose to Illinois Sunday, Michi- gan would win the conference title outright. In most seasons a victory would seem…
…- classman. While Roberts claims tha9 Gray is the team's off-court leader, the eldest Wolverine's concentration lapses have kept her from becoming Michigan's clutch player. Take last night's 67-64 loss to…
… goes up for a block on an Indiana player during the Hoosiers' 67-64 win over the Wolverines last night at Crisler Arena. Ray Manzarek weren't enough - the groups needed a leader to succeed. And that…
… Wolverine score. With the Golden Flashes' mediocre goaltending, sieve will certainly be- come a tiresome word in the best-of- three game series. Kent State netminder Scott Shaw sports a 5.43 goals against…
… average, worst among all first-string goalies in the CCHA. The Golden Flashes' scor- ing defense, which allows 5.51 goals per game, may be just the medicine to shake the Wolverines' out of their recent…
… Fry and goalie Bob Petrie - both from Bowling Green - were also named to the team. Botterill scored 19 goals and added 18 assists for the Wolverines. His 32 points in league games topped all CCHA…
… as a Wolverine and notched two game-winning goals. He also represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in December. Morrison, who missed the last three games of the s-ason due to a shoulder…
… some playing time." Schock appeared in all 36 games and had the league's top plus/minus rating for blueliners at +24. He led all Wolverine defensemen with 14 points. "I was surprised but happy at the…
… and did the job." The last Wolverines to make the All-Rookie team were Oliver, Wiseman and Ward following the 1990-91 season. "We lost a lot of guys from last year, so they had some pressure on them…
…," Wiseman said. "They came into Michigan with a higher skill level than most freshmen players at other schools." Other accomplishments for the Wolverines in their first league cham- pionship season since 1991…
… done in school history. The Wolverines earned the No. 4 ranking nationwide. Ironically, at the beginning of the season, one of Michigan coach Bev Plocki's "realistic goals" was to finish the season among…
… the Super Six elite teams in the country. And now, one week before the Big Ten Championships, the Wolverines enter their final competition of the regular season ranked No. 3. This feat marks the first…
… other seven teams and easing toward a new school record. But then on the horizontal bar, one of their stronger events, the roof caved in. Scoring only 45.65 points, the Wolverines (281.8) not only fell…
… short of the school record, they barely eked out a victory over Illinois-Chi- cago (281.35). The Wolverines needed a 46.1 on the hori- zontal bar to equal the school record which they set last week at…
…'s Basketball Wrestling Men's Track Hockey Men's Gymnastics Women's Gymnastics Men's Tennis "Nt NPw 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 *Boilermakers steal big one from Blue, 95-94 Wolverines lacking on *defensive end of…
… Washington D.C., it has had its own share of defense cuts lately, endangering its NCAA tournament security. The Wolverines, who had been playing their best defense in the Fab Five/Four era this season, have…
… Robinson three-point play, Michigan was up one point with 49 seconds left. Wolverine swingmah Jalen Rose then missed from three-point territory, but Ray Jackson grabbed the rebound. Michigan held the ball…
… six seconds left and Michi- gan called a timeout, the Wolverines inbounded and got the ball to Rose. The junior passed to sophomore Dugan Fife, who missed a trey. Rose See PURDUE, Page 4 Wolverine…
… team will begin its Big Ten season this weekend with a home match at Ann Arbor's Liberty Sports Complex. Saturday, the Wolverines take on Minnesota, a team that has won the conference title the past two…
… years. Sunday, they will play another tough Big Ten foe - Iowa. This weekend's match against the Golden Gophers will be one of the biggest in the Wolverines' sea- son thus far for Minnesota is ranked No…
… beat Illinois," Wolverine center Terry Mills said. "But how can Illinois stop Michigan." indeed, the lilini needed to concern themselves with Glen Rice, who was averaging 31 points per contest in the…
… tournament. "People are going to focus on stopping Glen Rice," Michigan interim coach Steve Fisher said. "But saying it and doing it are sometimes difficult tasks." Although the Wolverines were in the Final…
… one 6-foot-9, 250-pound body. While many of the Wolverines have struggled of late, center Juwan Howard has been the go-to man for Michigan, responding with new ca- reer-highs for scoring in three of the…
… last five games, dating back to the Wolverines' matchup with Purdue, March 6. After averaging over 19 points a game through much of the regular season, the Chicago native scored a career-high 27 against…
… Pepperdine, and then his latest career high of 34 to go along with 18 boards against Texas last Saturday. "He's played the best he's played, probably ever," Wolverine coach Steve Fisher said. "He's mak- ing…
… touches will be a huge key for the 'M' past first two Wolverines, especially considering the lack of offensive punch the rest of the starting lineup has provided in the tournament so far. Jalen Rose, Jimmy…
… along with teammate Jalen Rose in Saturday's game against Texas. Howard has led the Wolverines in the tournament, including a career-high 34 points against the Longhorns. Spikers extend streak over…
… five matches. The Wolverines made quick work of Notre Dame, defeating the Fight- ing Irish, 15-5, 15-13, 15-11. "The whole team played solid against Notre Dame," Michigan coach Duane Storti said. "It was…
… our most consistent performance so far." * The Boilermakers gave Michigan a tougher time while taking a quick seven-point lead in the first game of the match. The Wolverines came back to get a 13-13 tie…
… hosted this year by Central Michigan. Last year, Michigan finished 16th overall in the 30-team invitational. This time around, the Wolverines expect to finish in the top four. "We don't know who we…
… develop dur- ing practices are different alternatives and strategies so that when we have to make different decisions during a match, we have something to go to." Despite the fact the Wolverines are…
… are tradition- ally some of the best teams," said Mark Nemec, a graduate student, who is a fly-half on the club team. The conditions didn't suit the Wolverines' game either. Since Michigan is more of a…
… hampered the Wolverine attack, and thus didn't allow them to take advantage of their quickness, club president Tom Warburton said. "The conditions didn't suit us," he said. "We have a lot of speed and…
… quickly, when the Wolverines captured the 1989 national title - the first in school history - his freshman year. "That championship is so dream- like that it's like it's not there," said Pelinka, who is now…
…, he didn't anticipate his dream becoming a reality. In fact, not many people, includ- ing the Wolverines, thought they would get to Seattle for the NCAA Final Four, much less win the cham- pionship. A…
… one quite knew what to expect from these Wolverines. "I remember our last game of the regular season, we played Illinois," Pelinka recalled. "We got spanked by like 30 points at home on senior day. We…
… all the way." That loss, coupled with the ensu- ing resignation of coach Bill Frieder - who took the head job at Arizona State - left the Wolverines in disar- ray just before the tournament began…
… was be- cause it was like a fresh start." Indeed, what at first spelled doom for Michigan eventually spelled relief. The Wolverines drew a No. 3 seed in the Southeast Regional in Atlanta, and climbed…
… and all - into the Final Four, setting up a rematch with the Fighting Illini, who had uprooted their confidence just a few weeks earlier, and who had beaten the Wolverines both times they met in the…
… Seton Hall. Regulation ended in that game with the Wolverines and Pirates tied at 71. Junior Rumeal Robinson stepped to the line with three seconds left in overtime, and Michigan down one. "I was just…
… after Sunday's loss to Purdue knocked the Wolverines (12-4 Big Ten, 20-6 overall) from the Big Ten summit, they find themselves in a fa- Wniliar position: looking up at No. 1. Michigan will play Penn…
… second half) 7-2.' Two games ago, I didn't want that. Now, we're back in a position where we are still in total control of what Michigan does," Fisher said. However, for the Wolverines to gain sole…
… year collegiate veteran John Paul ('91) is one ex-Wolverine in the lineup for Motor City. Otherwise, all that DiGiovanni has to guide him is an assumption that his club may be in better shape than the…
… employ afast-paced, "wear- them-down" offense and defense. Michigan attempted a similar plan against the Tampa Bay Lacrosse Club over spring break and was defeated. Right now, the Wolverines are in better…
… toward the Crisler Arena rafters. Although the Wolverines have gar- nered a national championship and two Final Four appearances in that time, the conference title has eluded them. That all could change…
… least for the Wolverines. Overcom- ing a second-half, double-digit deficit, Michigan came away victorious, 63- 62, when Juwan Howard hit a short jumper with 21 seconds left. The Boil- ermakers had several…
… has only appeared in two games this season. For the Wolverines, today's matchup represents the last chance to prepare for the Big Ten season, which starts Friday at home against Ohio State. Michigan is…
… last Wolverine pitcher to win the award was Ray Ricken last year, for his performance the weekend of April 10-12. NATION's BEST?: Leftfielder Scott Weaver, who is hitting .355 through 16 games, has been…
…. PERFECTION: The Wolverines have not had much trouble with Siena Heights over the years. With yesterday's win, Michigan raised its all-time series record with tlhe Saints to 19-0. Freehan's record against Siena…
…, the defense has hurt the Wolverines. Although Michigan's pitching staff has given up 113 runs in 19 games (5.9 per game), only 89(4.7 per game) have been earned. STARTING IN STYLE: Van Oeveren, a junior…
…, made his first career home run count. In the Wolverines' second game at Indiana, he hit a grand slam to help lead Michigan to a 13-3 win. 0 0 Read Feld of Dreams in W)E dFtltg &dgI When (~%JV~ 1…
…, the Wolverines shot out to an early lead. And just like those same games, the team could not maintain its lead. Purdue triumphed by a final score of 110-51, the greatest number of points ever given up…
… by a Wolverine squad in Big Ten play. Not that Michigan was expected to maintain the lead, of course. The No. 10 Boilermakers (16-2 Big Ten, 25-4 overall) needed only to beat the young Wolverines (0…
… of business, and that's exactly what we did today." The Boilermakers looked sluggish early, allowing the Wolverines a 10-3 lead after a textbook two-on-one be- tween Michigan captain Shimmy Gray, who…
… calmed down and did what we needed to do, we were fine." "Fine" is exactly what the remain- der of the game was for the Old Gold and Black. Purdue scored the next 13 points and outscored the Wolverines 48…
… coach Trish Roberts said. "They've got strength. They've got quickness. They've got power. They've got shooters. They've got depth. They've got all the things that we lack." The game, and the Wolverines…
… ventures. Saturday was Johnson's day, though, and Michigan had no cure for her. She had game-highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds and was the major force in holding the Wolverines' post players to eight points…
… lot higher. I knew we could not beat them in the post." The Wolverines were led by Gray's 13 points and 10 rebounds, with Kiefer and Johnson each chip- ping in 12 points each. JOE WESTRATE…
… was probably no more appropriate, albeit sadder, way for the Michigan women's basketball team to end its historically bad 1993- 94 season. The Wolverines 110-51 loss to Purdue not only capped Michigan…
…'t linger on the par- ticulars of the game. The Wolverines have lost so many times this season, who really wants to hear about it again in the last column about them this year? Instead, I'd like to focus your…
… at- tention on some other matters of the Wolverines from this year and be- yond. Call it the top-five impressions left on this writer by Michigan's Big Ten season: 1) The best of the Big Ten? With…
… mailcarrier. And no one in wonderland asked if Michigan was good enough to win a national title. Everyone knew they were. But the Wolverines, aren't in wonderland anymore. Some might say that Saturday's 10…
… it all?" The answer, as any good politician would tell you, is an emphatic maybe. The Wolverines' fate in the CCHA finals and NCAA playoffs rests with the defense. "Our efforts are going to be focused…
… Superior players in the far corner, celebrating knocking the Wolverines out of the playoffs. Again. He doesn't deserve to see two of the biggest goals of his career go to waste. But now he stands among his…
… shell-shocked Wolverine teammates at the blue line in Munn Ice Arena, watching those familiar men in blue with anchors on their chests., It's Stone and his- senior classmates who have the weight of the…
… hot coal in his pants. His face is so red from screaming he looks like a Hasbro toy that never made it - Mr. Tomatohead on ice. Meanwhile, the five Wolverine elders gather by the goal after the rest of…
… the Wolverines have gone, clinging to the last seconds of their college careers. As Stone skates into the tunnel with teammate Brian Wiseman, he stares down at the ice. And he's probably thinking, "I…
… bedfellows to this year's senior class for four years. When the Wolverines thought they were on top, Lake State brought them back to reality. 0"@ "I guess you could say they're our Achilles heel," Stone said…
…. Stone can probably hardly remember his freshman year by now, when the Lakers stole an overtime heartbreaker from the Wolverines, 6-5, in the CCHA finals. No one needs to remind this year's seniors of…
…-season series with Lake State, taking two of three contests. But there the Lakers were in the playoffs, beating the Wolverines 5-3 in the CCHA semifinals. And the soon-to-be seniors spent their third summer in a…
… out of the summer blazing, and the Wolverines sent an early message to the Lakers with a 4-2 victory Nov. 5 in Sault Sainte Marie. And when Lake State rolled into Ann Arbor, Wiseman set off a mob…
… celebration with an overtime goal, giving the Wolverines a 4-3 triumph. Michigan completed a season-sweep the following night, 5-2. But as the postseason approached, the Lakers started getting hot. And Michigan…
…, the seniors came through, beating the Lakers, 3-0. They had finally gotten the last laugh. Or so they thought. 000 But the laughter turned to tears for Michigan Sunday. TheLakersbeatthe Wolverines when…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday -Monday, March 21, 1994 Michigan's Texans help Wolverines beat Longhorns By RACHEL BACHMAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER WICHITA, Kan. -It was not just a struggle…
… between Texas and the rest of the nation, you might expect Tex- ans-turned-Wolverines to be an un- popular breed back home. "We go home, and the people love us. They love Michigan," King said. "They don…
….0) and Florida (127.0). "This year (in the morning session) we actually looked in some cases better than last year in the morning session," Wolverine coach Jim Richardson said. This year's Michigan team…
… had five scoring swims versus only three last year. One of the Wolverines' few bright spots for the day was the performance of freshman breaststroker Rachel Gustin. Gustin placed sixth in the 200-yard…
… million times to make sure it was my lane and to make sure I wasn't asleep." Other Wolverines who swam today in individual races were freshman IM swimmer Anne Kampfe, who finished 37th in the 50 freestyle…
… (4:54.92), and Melisa Stone, who finished 15th overall in the 50 freestyle (23.65). The next two days look to be better for the Wolverines. Today, Lara Hooiveld, last year's NCAA Swimmer of the Year…
… and tomorrow is another day." Blue almost Waves goodbye to tourney Wolverines no longer good guys of NCAAs WICHITA, Kan. -"Bzzzzzzzzz." The high-pitched buzz droned endlessly behind the media curtains…
… the anti-Wolverine ,rowd. And, he made Juwan Howard into an ogre. "It kind of looked like David and Goliath," Lopez said, grinning. But "David" had the arena on his side. Lopez nailed seven threes. He…
… anyone else? The Wolverines learned the hard way that, according to Joe Public, Jarling Michigan has grown horns. Two years after entering the NCAA tournament as its rambunctious kittens, the Wolverines…
…. 11, the Spartans' perfor- mances ranged from a II-I drubbing at the hands of second-place Lake Supe- rior to that 5-1 win over first-place the Wolverines. Michigan State closed the 1-1-2 stretch by…
… softball team had prided itself on defense. However, the southern sun must have burned a hole in the players' mitts. The Wolverines (9-9) faced Iowa (6-6) in the quarterfinals Saturday night, and committed…
… ties. JONATHAN LURIE/Daily Mike Knuble and the Wolverines will play the winner of the Lake Superior State-Northeastern game. National title not out of the question for No. 3 Wolverine swimmers By…
…. However, the Wolverines do have a chance to improve on last year's second-place finish of last season. That quest starts today at the Minnesota Aquatics Center. Stanford dominated the 1993 NCAA Championship…
… Wolverines are to pull off the upset, they must get outstanding performances from all of their swimmers. This starts with junior sprinter Gustavo Borges. Borges is seeded in the top nine in all three of his…
… Wolverines' top backstroker, Sharp, has set his goal as the short-course American record in the 200 back. He already holds the long-course equivalent. However, Florida's Greg Burgess and Stanford's Derek…
…." In addition to Michigan's top four swim- mers, the Wolverines have many other com- petitors that must score in their events. Senior Brice Kopas is seeded ninth in both the 1650 free and the 400 IM…
… every in- ning," said Hutchins, referring to the seven errors her players made in the Wolverines' 4-0 loss to Iowa back on March 13. "We have also been swinging at bad pitches and making All-Ameri- cans…
… out of every pitcher we have faced. We're just putting too much pressure on ourselves." The Wolverines (9-9) will have plenty of innings to concentrate on this weekend at the Cellular One Capi- tal…
…. "She's a bona fide pitcher." The Wolverines have a full slate on Friday, taking on Connecticut at 11 a.m., Toledo at 3 p.m., and Hawaii at 5 p.m. Michigan's hopes will rest on the arms of Kelley Kovac…
…'s career strikeout list with her 300th during the Wolverines' loss to Iowa in the South Florida Classic. Holmes, a freshman, is 4-4 so far in ten starts, registering a 2.27 ERA. She has struck out thirty…
… well and consis- tent." The Wolverines will close out its preseason with a doubleheader at Notre Dame Wednesday. You should get a little experience before you navigate these roads: 1MOAT MPA m ou I …
… like winning de- cisively," Michigan men's tennis coach Brian Eisner said after the Wolverines' 7-0 victory over Eastern Michigan on Friday. Michigan won the six singles matches and two of the three…
… play real well," Eisner said. Although the match was not piv- otal, the Wolverines "came away with a lot of positives." "The point is to get the most out of a match like this and still improve your game…
… tournament. These Wolverines, with the lone exception of senior Jason Bossard, did not know what it was like not to reach the Final Four. They did not know what it was like to exit early and watch some other…
… these type of settings." Indeed, Michigan has played that role only twice in the last two years, bowing out in the final game both times. The Wolverines had won 14 of their 16 tournament games before…
… Braves' pitchers Steve Avery and John Smoltz as well as rap star Hammer, among others, have attended Wolverine games over the past two seasons. Yesterday, they played before an- other famous face, although…
… inside player," Howard said. "I knew I had to try to prevent him from get- Wolverines' day from the field (40.6%). "The perimeter shot was not fall- ing as well as I would have liked, so I decided to go…
…'s victory over Western Michigan that put the Wolverines in the final. "There's not nuch they have to say, you can see it n their eyes." Three of those seniors were instru- mental in yesterday's championship…
…'s eluded us a couple of times in the past years." In 1991 and 1992 the Wolverines fell to the Lakers in the championship game, and last year, lost to them in the semifinal. Yesterday's victory avenged all of…
…. In fact, as a unit, they played about as well as they could have been asked to. Saturday afternoon, in the semifinal game against Western Michigan, the freshmen accounted for five of the six Wolverine…
… goals. The Wolverines would not have been able to limit the Lakers to an incredible 15 shots, in the finals, if it were not for the contributions of freshmen defensemen Chris Frescoln, Harold Schock and…
… Sunday. With depth like this, Michigan will be tough to beat in the NCAA tournament. If the Wolverines can keep the edge and repeat this weekend's team effort, there will be much bigger and better…
… Michigan and Lake Superior State have both reached college hockey's Final Four. It will not be happening again this year. As expected, the seeding commit- tee gave the Wolverines the top seed in the West…
… that Michigan's hockey game will not conflict with the Wolverines' pos- sible NCAA-tournament basketball game. "Seeding Lake State behind (Mas- sachusetts-) Lowell is hard to figure," Berenson said. "I…
…) Semifinals, Milwaukee, Wis. Maine 4, Michigan 3 (OT) JONATHAN LURIE/Daily Michigan's Mike Stone celebrates a Wolverine goal in Saturday's semifinal game against Western Michigan. Michigan won the game, 6…
… Final Four.) Hope- fully, Michigan will be there too." Saturday against Western Michi- gan, the Wolverines scored three straight third-period goals - in- cluding two shorthanded tallies on a single power…
… Jason Botterill scored an empty-net goal to seal the 6-4 victory for Michigan and put the Wolverines in the title game. MICHIGAN 6, WESTERN MICHIGAN 4 western Micnlgan .e p - Michi an 2 0 4--6 First…
… Men's Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan Tomorrow, 2 p.m. Liberty Sports Complex S Women's Gymnastics vs. Michigan State Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Cliff Keen Arena Wolverines tame Nittany Lions, 81-72 0. Fun…
… without the services of leading scorer John Amaechi (16.8 ppg) on this night and would clearly be no match for the Wolverines- And they were not, falling by a deceiving 81-72 count, after being down by as…
… Men's Tennis vs. Cincinnati Saturday,1 p.m. Liberty Sports Complex S Hockey at Bowling Green Friday, 7 p.m. Bowling Green Badgers snap Wolverines' nine-game win streak, 71-58 *Cheeseheads…
… cheering for the Big Ten leading BACHMAN Wolverines, rather than their own players, who had lost Bach's Score their last four games in a row. Before tipoff, they yelled wildly, as if the surgeon general had…
… cushions from Arena seats. Let's face it, folks. Crisler's accommodations are more comfortable than a nap afterThanksgiving dinner. What Wolverine fans need is good old-fashioned discomfort. With Wisconsin…
… last night's game between his Badgers and No. 3 Michigan that the Wolverines had a penchant for keeping themselves in basketball games when they weren't playing well. That trait has allowed them to pull…
… Wolverines were still within strik- ing distance. That is until Brian Kelley, who made his presence felt on the defensive end all night, put back a Finley miss and was fouled by Rose. Rose exited with his…
… said. After that, Michigan - despite a fullcourt press, and achange to aquicker lineup -could not climb back. From then on, the Wisconsin de- fense held the Wolverines toj ust three points, while the…
… times are better than others. The Michigan hockey team, which has lost three straight games, picked a good time for its first slump of the year. Two weeks ago, the Wolverines Oclinched the Central…
…,"junior forward Mike Knuble said. "We might have taken them a little lightly." But the Wolverines realize that their days of giving less than a com- Oplete effort are over. Michigan, who visits Bowling Green Friday…
… and plays Ferris State at Yost Ice Arena Saturday, is entering its final weekend of the regular sea- son. The Wolverines will host aCCHA first-round series next week, prob- ably against either Kent or…
… December and January but has been merely mortal lately. The Wolverines feel that other teams have too much knowl- edge of what Michigan will do on the power play. "Earlier in the season we were basically…
… opposite directions. The Badgers (6-8 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) are in the midst of a four- game losing skid, including a pair of losses at home (Minnesota and North- western). The No. 3 Wolverines (12- 2, 20…
…." Indeed, that time the Badgers were one Andy Kilbride 3-pointer away from tying the game in the waning seconds, but they eventually fell to the Wolverines, 79-75. Junior swingman Michael Finely led all…
… Kent Tschannen, juniors Dan Abruzzi and Dill and sophomore Shuichi Matsumoto all have consideration times. Three of the Wolverine relays - the 200 freestyle, the 200 medley and the 400 medley - are also…
… road trip. Unfortunately, the pitching and defense wasn't firing at the same pace. The Wolverines (3-5 overall) did- get off to a better start than last year, however. And that was mostly due to an…
… Wolverines in every offensive category -hits, runs, doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs. Simmons is hitting .471, but he is not the only Michigan player hot at the plate. Five other Wolverines are hitting…
… vic- tories. However, Wolverine errors created runs for their opponents and this cost the team a chance for a better road trip. "Errors were the difference be- tween coming back (from the trip) 3- 5 and…
… women's gymnastics team lost its first meet of the season at the UCLA Quadrangular on February 12. Despite placing second to host UCLA the Wolverines held onto their fourth place ranking in the national…
… week we were more ourselves." Due to jetlag, the Wolverines felt as if they were competing at 1 a.m., so it is no wonder that the routines were sluggish. Sophomore Dianna Ranelli fought off fatigue to…
… of the Wolverines placed second at UCLA. Men's swimming freshman class meets expectations Dominant freestylers give xx~ 3 Urbanchek many choices By BRETT JOHNSON DAILY SPORTS WRITER MINNEAPOLIS…
… National Champion relay team. And Urbanchek has plenty of swimmers to choose from. At this weekend's Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, the Wolverines dominated the 200 free, sweeping the top four…
… some decisions. If this didn't help make those choices, 'then we could just send in the relay teams through the mail before the meet." As for the 800 relay itself, the Wolverines won the race with a time…
… Darden said. "It (would be) areal good (way) to really get back that super-competitive spirit." The Wolverines are a virtual lock for a spot in the Eastern Regionals, which will be held at West Point, N…
… move us into a good competitive position for regionals," Darden said. Although last at the conference meet, MSU had higher scores than the Wolverines in two events - pommel horse and parallel bars…
… Central Florida, 4-3, and, 8-7, Saturday in 11 innings. The Wolverines escaped from Florida, however, with one win in the three game series by defeating the Golden Knights, 5-2, in 10 innings Friday. "We…
… hits in the top of the 10th. Coston's two-run triple was the big blow. He later scored on Kelly Dransfeldt's grounder to close out the scoring. The Wolverines dropped a 4-3 decision in the opener of…
… four runs on three hits and an error in the top of the first. Wolverine starting pitcher Chris New- ton, however, could not hold the early advantage. The Golden Knights scored a single run in their hall…
…' of the first to cut the Michigan lead to 4-1. The Wolverines got the run back in the top of the third, but Central Florida chased Newton with three in the fourth and one in the fifth to tie the game…
… Michigan State's Anson Carter. Michigan's Mike Knuble was named to the sec- ond team. Alan Sinclair is the lone Wolverine representative on the CCHA All-Aca- demic team; he received honorable mention…
…. After two seasons where defense was the name of his game, Jackson made his presence felt on the offensive end this year for the Wolverines. Playing inside more, Jackson scored 11 points, and grabbed 6…
….7). At No. I Ohio State Saturday, the Wolverines reached a new standard, setting a school record with a 282.25 score. However, the good news ends there. The Buckeyes overshadowed Michigan's brilliant…
… horizontal bar and 9.0 on vault. Junior Brian Winkler also scored high for Michigan, particularly on the floor exercise (9.75) and parallel bars (9.8). Junior Bob Young, who led the Wolverines in all…
… to lead the Wolverines past the Longhorns, 84-79. He also scored 28 against Pepperdine in the first round. BACKGROUND: Howard finished the regular season averaging 19.6 points and 8.3 rebounds a game…
… entered as a possibility." Sullivan also qualified for the mile run, and the Wolverines' success in the relay will depend on how well Sullivan recovers from the finals of the mile, which will be held two…
… savings on color printing for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. can come back and run another four- minute mile after he runs the finals in the mile," Wolverine assistant coach Ron Warhurst said…
… in the Big Ten and we got sixth in the NCAA." "I'dbereal happy ifwe got in the top six, but even the top 10 would be OK." Finally, Townsend sees this meet as an opportunity for the Wolverines to thrust…
… with a game-high 21; Rose followed with 20. After former Wolverine and cur- rent Golden State Warrior Chris Webber left following his sopho- more year, speculation began that Rose and Howard might do the…
… last night's, and if it does, the Wolverines will coast into the tournament right where they want to be. Relaxed, and ready. _. Need Summer Housing /'' in New York City? Barnard College is offering…
…'s play two." The No. 5 Wolverines travel to Kent, Ohio, on Friday to participate in a meet with No. 19 Kent State and No.18 Army. Both Michigan and Army head to Columbus on Saturday to take on No. I Ohio…
… absolute confidence in. (Kris) is a real strong performer and he'll be up first to set the frame of mind for the event." The Wolverines have been wait- ing to face Ohio State all season long. Now that it…
… Borges fit the bill. The junior from Brazil is the heart and soul of the Wolverines and is one of the main reasons Michi- gan finished in the top three at the NCAA Championships again this sea- son. "Every…
… than just indi- vidual points to the Wolverines. His ability to go after people in a relay is remarkable. And it is this ability that makes him an invaluable member of Michigan's team. "He is the most…
… senior Derek Weatherford in the final 100 yards to clinch the victory. In addition to the Michigan record performances, the team had some other strong swims. In fact, every Wolverine at the meet scored in…
… placed fifth giving the Wolverines a two, three, five, eight finish in the event. "I'm glad we had three freshmen in there," Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek said. "It's a good experi- ence to go through the…
… stress. It looks pretty good for Michigan (for the fu- ture)." Five other Wolverines scored in individual events. Co-captain VanTassell placed 13th in the 200 free and 16th in the 500 free. Senior co…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 24, 1994 Lacrosse looks ahead to weekend tourney Wolverines seek top seed for defense of conference championship By ELISA SNEED DAILY SPORTS WRITER This…
… Wolverines will get the opportunity to scout and play against other members of the Eastern Division - Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue and Illinois. That is crucial because seedings for the Big Ten…
… another day on the job. The Wolverines, who flew to Tampa yesterday, will be competing in a 19- team tournament hosted by Northern Illinois. Having competed on the same course last year, the team looks for…
… factorknown as spring break. While the Wolverines have been back in school for two weeks, many ofthe other squads were on vacation last week, practicing in warm weather environments. TheWolverines, however…
…8- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 10, 1994 Wolverines look to shoot down weak Eagle squad Qualifying meet will show 'best of Midwest' 'M' women hope to place divers in NCAAs By JENNIFER…
… Sports Complex. Eastern (0-5) will not be the Wolverine's biggest challenge. Their No. 1 player, Eric Gessner, is 10-10. Phil Campbell has the next best record for the Eagles at 7-8. With good rea- son…
…, the Wolverines are confident going into the match. "It's not going to be too difficult of a match," Adam Wager said. "It will be a good thing for our confidence." Beside securing another notch in the…
… win column, Michigan has many goals to accomplish. The focus in this meet is not on winning but overall improvement and the mental game. Michigan Coach Brian Eisner wants the Wolverines to "focus on…
… need consistency at NCAA Zone C meet By CHARLIE BREITROSE DAILY SPORTS WRITER If Dick Vitale were in Cleveland, Ohio, this weekend he might say, "The Wolverines need the three 'Cs,' baby: consistency…
… Apartffen 536 S. Forest Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 761-2680 the mind of the Wolverine divers. "Consistency, that's the name of the game," Sanchez said. "If you can put together a good list and land on your…
… through t1* dive in my head before I get up on the board really helps me." Lesser has confidence in his and the other Wolverines abilities. "(Kimball) has done his work to prepare us, and we've done our…
… Championships in Indianapolis. SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: Wolverines end season on By MARC DILLER DAILY SPORTS WRITER Afteran impressive regular season, the Michigan women's swimming and diving team (8-0 overall record…
…) dropped its No. 4 national ranking at this past weekend's national champi- onships held atthe Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) Natatorium. The Wolverines plummeted to a…
… his team a chance to bounce back from its poor showing on the road. Cincinnati (4-4 overall) should provide quality competition for the Wolverines. Eisner is not as concerned with his opponents' level…
… rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State is one to be reckoned with, especially when the Wolverines have to compete in Buck- eye territory. However, going into Saturday's competition, Michigan's (3-0 Big Ten…
… counted on for the improved Wolverine offen- sive swing. Roberts also expects herpost-play- ers to provide more of a punch than in games past. While Jennifer Brzezinski, Catherine DiGiacinto and especially…
… Knuble said. "We don't want to go in (to the playoffs) on a down note." Verbal Commitment: Michigan received word that goaltender Marty Turco of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. will join the Wolverines next season…
