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…Katelyn Mulcahy / Daily | Design by Jack Silberman SPORTSMONDAY WOLVERINES ADVANCE TO THIRD CONSECUTIVE SWEET 16 michigandaily.com | March 25, 2019 dunked on repeatedly INSIDE Sports…

… announcement, considering the heralded feat of attaining a No. 1 seed, seemed a tad humdrum. As little as two weeks ago, the Wolverines appeared primed to tear through March. Now, their fate is…

… — the program’s first since 1993 — along with an outright regular-season Big Ten championship for a reason. Even without Livers, the Wolverines possess the requisite talent to make a run…

… second. But it was hard to count Michi- gan out with so much time left and in such an important game. For the Wolverines, who abso- lutely rocketed through the past few months and built their reputa- tion…

… if the Wolverines want tobea legitimate national ANNA BAKEMAN/Daily championship contender. Michigan coach Red Berenson and the Wolverines held a 2-t lead going into the See AUERBACH, Page 5B final…

… returners. Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez desperately shifted new players on and off the unit as one Wolverine after another bobbled and fumbled returns. There were different excuses for the special teams…

… sloppiness after each game - the weather was poor, focus was lacking or there was sim- ply an issue of miscommunication. But Rodriguez is trying to make sure the Wolverines aren't as easily distracted this…

… SPRING PRACTICE, Page SB With multiple questions on the offensive After hosting an NCAA regional last year, end, can the Michigan softball team gear up the Wolverine baseball team and ace pitcher for…

…Monday Column, Page 2B Senior moment The Wolverines’ Evan Allen is playing the best hockey of his career in the final weeks of his senior season. » Page 4B LINCOLN — With just over five minutes…

… remaining, senior wing Zak Irvin pulled up from beyond the arc and nailed a 3-pointer. Irvin’s shot didn’t matter. It put the Wolverines up by 30 in a game that had long been over. But who Irvin…

…F r, r , / , 'M' refocuses on matchup with Wofford Wolverines fall to MSU n BIG final By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - Nov. 17, the Michigan men's basketball team walked off the…

… court in Ames, Iowa while Iowa State fans rushed onto it. The Cyclones had just upset the then-seventh-ranked Wolverines and launched them into their toughest stretch of the season. In the following 28…

…, Atlanta probably hasn't seen much of Michigan. Those who have been paying attention know the No. 3 seed awarded to the Wolverines by the NCAA selection committee on Sunday is not unwarranted. Michigan…

… potential has come to fruition. DAN The STILLMAN Wolverines SIL A have displayed SMt the it many times this year. At first, there were only flashes - against Duke and in the Puerto Rico Classic. Recently…

…BSportsMonday SPRING TRAINING n The Wolverines won five straight games to cap a successful Spring Break trip. Page 4B COACH TRUMP? The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 7, 2016 n Max…

… Writer EAST LANSING - As the final scores flashed on Friday night, Michigan's loyal faithful in Jenison Field- house heartily proclaimed the Wolverines' resounding triumph in the team finals of the men…

…'s Big Ten Gym- nastics Championship. Displaying an array of depth and individual bril- liance, the top-ranked Wolverines dominated the event this weekend and won their second straight title with a…

… scintillating 232.1 performance. Their 2.6 margin of victory over second place Ohio State was the largest since 1994. This domination rings even more impressive as it came without the Wolverine's top gymnast, co…

…-captain Justin Toman, who was injured. Co-captain Kevin Roulston's 9.825 on the floor exer- cise allowed the Wolverines to stay within striking dis- tance of No. 4 Ohio State after the second rotation. From then…

… on, the race between the Wolverines and the Buckeyes resembled a Porsche passing a school bus. While emotionally-sparked Michigan hit routine after routine, top contenders Penn State (ranked No. 3) and…

… Ohio State faltered under the Wolverines' blistering scoring pace. The Nittany Lions had arguably their worst perfor- mance of the season, falling nearly five points off their season high of 230.5 with a…

… Title by the largest margin since 1994. The Wolverines will surely be the favorite at NCAAs in two weeks. To -ranked women repeat as champs By Richard Haddad Daily Sports Writer After Saturday's showing…

… OT fightBlue Moored for goo The Michigan women's gymnastics team entered the Big Ten Championships as a team of unlimited potential. Saturday at Penn State, the Wolverines initiated their postseason…

…'s basketball team has shouted for national respect all season. First, the Wolverines failed to crack e Top 25 after wins over nationally- ranked programs such as defending national champion Purdue. Then, they…

…, Michigan had the opportunity to finally land the teem it's desired against a perennial power. But the Wolverines failed to chop down the taller Cardinal in over- time, 81-74. In the first eight minutes, it…

… What started out so ominously last December when Michigan lost to Kentucky 96-79 is ending in a rage. The Wolverine cagers, who lost their last eight Big Ten games last season and started this year…

… last three conference games, dramatic- ally reversing the style that produced an 8-16 season last year and the outlooks of another dismal record this time around. And the Wolverines victims have not been…

… meek. After defeating Minnesota 105-92 for the second Wolverine victory over the Gophers this season and for their second road victory, Michi- gan went out to knock Purdue out of the race and…

… Northwestern almost clear out of the first division. The Wolverines' thrashing of Rick Mount's Boilermakers at the Events Building Dedication game had to be the highlight of the season for the Maize and Blue…

… year, the Wolverines had their chance and came through handsomely. After struggling early in the year to find a starting lineup, Michigan finally began to click when Bob Sullivan was moved to the center…

… post even though he gives up valuable inches of height to the opposition. The Wolverines began to move well because Sullivan began passing instead of shooting every time he got his hands on the ball. His…

… up the team by putting sophomore Bill Fraumann at center, but the Wolverines kept on losing. Only when he switched Sullivan to center and Dennis Stewart back to forward against Iowa in early February…

… did the Wolverines began to click. At that time Michigan was 1-5 in the conference and 6-10 over all. While losing that encounter 99-86, Michigan began to find itself, and has gone on to win four of its…

… last six games And in three of those victories, the Wolverines have had all five starters in double figures. Only in the Illinois game did guard Ken Maxey hit for less than 10. This overall balance…

… team. He also has proven to be one of the Wolverines' top scorers, hitting for a 17.6 average this season. Why, then did the Wolverines blossom so late in the season? While it was in part due to the…

… program history, the third-seeded Wolverines (25-7 overall) fell to the first-seeded Cardinals (29-4), 62-50. In a crushing loss to end its historic season on Monday night, Michigan struggled to break…

… Wolverines zeroed in on stopping the Cardinals from running their fast-paced transition offense. Lousiville jumped out to an early lead, but were continually tested by Michigan’s pesky defense — a…

… surprised a lot of people but it was just the way we played today that overshad- ows everything that happened during the year." The Wolverines (7-10 Big Ten, 15-11 overall) lost, 72-54, to Indiana (9-10, 16…

…- 13) on Friday in the first round of the conference tournament at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The loss marked the third time the Wolverines fell to the Hoosiers this season. "I guess three times you…

… and the media. She is the first Michigan player ever to be s lected for the Stacey Thomas, ' Zate 'a team honorable mention selection. MORE POSITIVES: Thomas wasn't the only Wolverine to receive…

… special honors last weekend. Junior Pollyanna Johns was selected to the All-Big Ten second team for the sec- ond-consecutive season. During this season, the 6-foot-3 center led the Wolverines in points (15…

…- ever CCHA playoff appearance after joining the conference last season. On the ice at Yost Ice Arena it wasn't even close, as the Wolverines swept the best-of-three series with an 8-1 thrashing * Friday…

…, followed by Saturday's 11-0 blowout. The Nanooks, now 0-12 lifetime against the Wolverines, have lost the three games they have played at Yost since join- ing the league by a combined score of 32-2. While…

…. Loy led the Wolverines to a first-place finish at the Saluki Invitational at Southern Illinois. 11 Thursday March 28, 1996 9A - 1996 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - Wolverines look to take two Swimmers try…

… top 10 in the nation for eight straight years, the Michigan men's swimming and diving team was able to surpass Stanford and win its first national champion- 'p since 1961 last season. ow the Wolverines…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 16, 2017 — 7A Wolverines rolling into Big Ten Tournament The Michigan hockey team’s change in mentality was wholly apparent from the…

… moment it began around a month ago. The Wolverines started to come to terms with an unpleasant reality: with a record well below .500, Michigan would not be securing a bid to the NCAA…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 8, 2016 — 7 Wolverines cruise to another 3-1 weekend By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The Michigan water polo team again…

… good right now, it’s definitely humbling.” This weekend, the Wolverines hosted four games at Canham Natatorium, knocking off No. 21 Long Beach State, 15-8, and No. 15 Loyola Marymount, 12-11, on…

…Michigan State sweep fuels Wolverines with tournament approaching CHICAGO — Twenty minutes after Michigan looked on as confetti cannons burst and the United Center lit up in green and white…

…, celebrating Michigan State as the Big Ten Tournament champions, the Wolverines were ushered to their selection show watch party. Suddenly, the Michigan men’s basketball team had to switch gears to…

… opposing arena. It's nothing new for the Wolverines - at least this season. Two weeks ago, Michigan put the finishing touches on a perfect confer- ence home mark (13-0-0) by easily sweeping Bowling Green…

…. Michigan has put on a show for the Yost faithful all season long, effortlessly pummeling any team that dare occupy the visitor's bench. But, when the Wolverines have left the comfortable confines of 1000 S…

… Medal of Honor By Fred Link and Josh Kleinbaum Daily SportsNWriters INDIANAPOLIS -- Caught between a tree and a cactus, the Wolverines are finding themselves in trouble. Five-time defending national…

… women's swimming meet in the his- tory of the world," Michigan coach Jim Richardson said. "It's faster than the Olympics." The Wolverines were led by two strong relays. The 200-yard freestyle relay team…

… that to the Michigan women's gymnastics team. The Wolverines (9-4, 2-1 Big Ten) scored two huge road victories in the last two weeks, both against top-lI teams. First, the Wolverines knocked off No. 11…

… Denver with a mile-high score of 197.025 on Feb. 22. Then last week, they traveled to Utah to take on No. 5 Utah, winning the event 196.750- 195.875. To make things even more sunny on the Wolverines…

… dump, it suddenly wasn’t. On a day when the Wolverines had a chance to sweep their rival, win their first Big Ten title and send their seniors off with a bang in front of a sold-out crowd…

… goalie credit, give their team credit, but the puck wasn’t going in.” For over two decades, the Wolverines and the NCAA Tournament were the perfect pair, side- by-side through Michigan’s Big Ten…

… on a breakaway thanks to a Wolverine turnover in the neutral zone and was able to slip a shot B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 16, 2015 See MICHIGAN, Page 2B See SENIORS, Page 2B…

… left the Boilermaker Classic undefeated in the tournament and looking to carry momentum into the Big Ten season. Last year, the Wolverines (21-3) swept through the Classic and proceeded to win their next…

… five games. Yesterday, Michigan completed a sweep of a revised tournament schedule, outscor- ing their opponents 29-3 in the process. 'The Wolverines finished off their three-win weekend yesterday by…

… the two weekend meetings. The Falcons were stopped by Wolverine hurler Jamie Gillies in her first outing of the tourna- ment. Gillies scattered six hits over five innings, allowing the lone Falcon run…

… in the fourth inning. Teeing off on Bowling Green pitcher Garrett Gholston (3-12), the Wolverines exploded for 12 runs on 13 hits. Melissa Gentile blasted a three-run home run in the top half of the…

…, which puts us in a very solid position to start the Big Ten sea- son," Hutchins said. The Wolverines begin Big Ten play with a three-game series against Indiana, in Bloomington, on Mar. 28-9. Weather…

…. This past weekend, the Wolverines' series with Iowa was canceled due to snow. Michigan (5-9-1) was scheduled to play doubleheaders Saturday and yesterday. Michigan's homIe opener against Iowa was highly…

… in two weeks." The Wolverines faced several prominent Texas teams on their spring trip. But due to the lack of prctice and minimal game experi- ence this season, the Wolverines were not at full…

…The Michigan Daily--Sports Monday-- March 29,1993 - Page 9 Michigan Hockey 1992-93 Veteran Wolverines on quest for * eighth national championship by Brett Forrest and Tim Rardin Daily Hockey…

… Writers The Michigan hockey team reached the NCAA semifinals for the second straight year with a 4-3 overtime victory over Wisconsin Saturday. Heading into Milwaukee, the Wolverines have already made this…

… against Ohio State March 6. Berenson is only the third Wolverine coach to achieve this feat. The Wolverines, who have been ranked No. 2 in the country for most of the season, also won their fifth straight…

… leads the nation in goals against average (2.32). (second from bottom) However, the Wolverines were again thwarted by Lake Superior in the CCHA playoffs, losing to the Lakers, 5-3, in the league…

… more than 40 on the sea- son, as the Wolverines were first in the league and are second in the na- tion in goals per game (6.02) In ad- dition, five players have scored at least 20 goals, and seven…

… different players were named CCHA Players of the Week. The Wolverines have improved their NCAA tournament showing in the last two years, making it to the quarterfinal round in 1991, and the semifinals last…

…, and the Wild- cats held on for a 2-1 win. Michigan will take on Northern Michigan this0 afternoon at 4:05 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena, and the< Wolverines look to win their third consecu- tive Mason Cup…

…. Throw in the fact that Michigan struggled for most of the weekend against Nebraska- Omaha and you might even say the Wild- cats have an advantage. However, this is the playoffs, and the Wolverines always…

…-CCHA defenseman Matt Hun- wick, and All-CCHA snub Andy Burnes, perhaps the best defensive pairing in the conference. The Wolverine 'D' is second-best in goals- against in the CCHA, allowing just 2.36 goals per…

… fourth place behind Penn State, Ohio State and Iowa at the Big Ten Championships. This season, the Wolverines have already defeated both Penn State and Ohio State in hard-fought matches at home. The…

… ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440, or stibu@umich.edu. Similar mistakes cost Wolverines Michigan could not stop Cassius Winston…

…. Again. Michigan State stymied the Wolverines’ ball-screen game. Again. Michigan blew a second-half lead. Again. The difference between Feb. 24 in Ann Arbor — a 77-70 Wolverine loss — and three days…

… eight assists in the first meeting while playing from tip-off to final buzzer. Postgame Saturday, sophomore forward Isaiah Livers was asked what the Wolverines’ biggest takeaway from two weeks…

… from the basket, which the Wolverines had done in the first meeting — they switched them, taking away many of the easy assists to a wide-open roll man that Winston tallied in February. Junior…

… with seven points in the first half. But ultimately, Winston was too good and too much. As the Wolverines bricked their lead away, Winston — just as he had done two weeks ago — slithered around…

…Andre Haynes. “He turned the corner at will, anytime he wanted to.” The Wolverines had no more luck scoring off their own ball-screens. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s stroke of genius in the first matchup…

… Saturday, the Wolverines were optimistic that this time would be different. They were merely caught off-guard by the Spartans’ adjustments, and with time to make their own, they would put the shoe on…

… the other foot. Michigan was prepared to attack mismatches — such as finding Teske down low after a guard switched onto him — and show discipline on isolations. The Wolverines did neither…

…. Simpson missed 10 of 13 shots, including many at the rim. Teske took just five shots — the same as in February — and Michigan stopped trying to feed him. The Wolverines’ 15 points in the last 14…

… Wolverines couldn’t wake up from. Against players like Winston and Tillman, there’s only so much a team can do. But whatever Michigan had the chance to do, it was unable to — and the product was a…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, March 12, 2018 — 3B Bakich, Michigan plagued by errors in series loss to Lipscomb There’s no sugarcoating it. The Wolverines are…

…. All weekend, the Wolverines (4-10) struggled to find a groove offensively and committed a total of seven defensive errors over the three contests. The defense this season is particularly…

…'s last minute goal didn't seem to give the Wolverines the momentum swing going into the third period that Cornell received from its score at the end of the first. The Big Red outshot the Wolverines 13 to…

… two in the final term and took Michi- gan into overtime. After Stewart had put the Wolverines up, 4-3, Michigan's first power play goal in eighteen attempts, Cornell's barrage of third period shots hit…

… victory by Jeni Durst Daily Hockey Writer The end of his Michigan career came a little sooner than expected for Wolverine senior Jim Ballantine. The center was hospitalized after suffering a lacerated…

… Saturday's matchup hurt the Wolverines. The Big Red tallied three of their four goals on the power play. Team members, however, are trying to rally around the misfortune instead of letting it bring them down…

… sort of gives us the idea we should be doing something for the old guy." BACK TO BACK: Michigan's loss to Cornell Friday night was the Wolverines first consecutive loss of the season. Michigan lost it…

…'s previous matchup to Lake Superior in the CCHA Playoff Finals. The previous back-to-back losses were suffered versus Bowling Green in a Jan. 12-13 series last year. The Wolverines had gone 59 games without…

…-season matchups. The@ frosh was one of three Wolverines named to the CCHA All-Rookie team and has a total of eight goals and 11 assists on the season. CROWD UPDATE: The Michigan crowd, which gained campus…

…-wide renown this season for its "See-ya" cheer, again displayed its sharp wit. Friday night, the Wolverine fans noticed the Cornell crowd bowing to Big Red goalie Jim Crozier every time he made an important…

…-of-three series. The Wolverines lost the third game0 of the CCHA Playoff first round to Western Michigan, 10-1 in 1987-88. In 1988-89, Michigan dropped the third game of first-round action with Bowling Green in…

… Winnett made a move at the Fresh off of their sweep of No. 2 point, jumped into the slot and bur- seed Michigan State, the Wolverines ied a wristshot to tie the game. lined up and faced the glass in Munn…

… second period circle - could do was hang their that ended with a 16-1 shot advan- heads as they waited to salute their tage for the Wolverines. half-empty arena. As the Spartans headed into the It was a…

… Wolverines to sweeps against Purdue and Iowa, but Illinois capitalized on Michigan’s inability to bring home runners to get a sweep of its own. Ultimately, inconsistent run support proved to be the…

… Wolverines’ downfall as the weekend progressed. The pitching pulled its weight, notching 78 strikeouts on the weekend — Purdue couldn’t score a run on Michigan, as senior Meghan Beaubien and junior…

… thinking that 11 games in Texas over spring break would pre- pare the squad for this weekend's ree-game series in Oklahoma. But after their performance against the Sooners, the Wolverines seemed to leave…

… more than working equipment to beat Oklahoma this weekend. The Sooners completed a three- ame sweep of the Wolverines with a 13-8 win in Norman, Okla., yester- day. This followed Friday's 14-2 drub- bing…

… more in the sixth. Wolverine freshman J.J. Putz pitched well in relief of Steinbach, striking out one and walking one in two and one-third innings, while al- lowing no runs. But the performance of the…

… game came from Oklahoma starting pitcher Brian Shackelford, who, after hold- ing Michigan to four hits through eight innings, took a 7-2 lead into the ninth inning. For the Wolverines, Cervenak hit his…

… Luke Bonner was one of the few bright spots for the Wolverines. Bonner scattered six hits over the final five innings, and three of the four runs scored against him were unearned. All told, 10 different…

…." Berenson says. "the teams that have hosted it haven't won." One such team was last year's Wisconsin squad, which lost to the Wolverines in the quarterfinals. The Badgers still got to host Michigan, though…

…, despite having an inferior record, a worse seed and a loss to the Wolverines earlier that season. And even though the Wolverines don't face the Spartans, they'll still be at a huge disadvantage. In the 1994…

… West Regional at East Lansing, a raucous, anybody-but-Michigan crowd cheered on Lake Superior State (whose band, incidentally, played Michigan State's fight song) to victory over the Wolverines. So what…

…Tuesday, March 'l 4, 197 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine IT uesday, March 14, 1 972. THE MICHIGAN DAILY I Wolverines end disappointing year -Daily-Mort Noveck MICHIGAN'S HENRY WILMORE goes up…

… break, the Wolverine Cagers managed to really blow it, losing two of their three vacation contests. The two losses smashed any chance for a conference title or a post-season tournament bid. By far, the…

… most damaging de- feat was against Michigan State. The Wolverines were hovering be- hind Ohio State and Minnesota by a half games in the Big Ten Race, but couldn't come up with quite enough against the…

… Wolverines took several six yr Sioux:H atingseniors, tried to explain Michigan's pathetic state in for- eign arenas. "We always seem to get behind early, and it's almost that we ex- pect to lose." Straub…

… assessed. THE ANN ARBOR LEFT- winger hit it right on the nose as the Wolverines fell behind 5-0 ; after only one period of the ser- ies at Grand Forks. It was very loose defensive play by the Wol- verines…

… with Bob Falconer scoring on a clean breakaway. In the seven minute man ad- vantage, the Wolverines could on- ly muster four shots on goal. But it must be admitted that Michi- gan was not at full…

… changed hands several times in the second half and the Wolverines held an 86-81 lead with about five minutes to go. But State outscored the Wolverines 14- 6 the rest of the way for the win. Michigan center…

… Ken Brady was taken out of the game with about eight minutes left, and he never returned. Brady was having one of his best afternoons of the sea- son, and Wolverine coach Johnny Orr's decision to keep…

… Wolverines ran out to an early 11-2 lead and kept a comfortable margin through the entire first half, despite a few lapses of sloppy play. Big Ten Standings FINAL Michigan really ran the Badgers off the…

…8A — Thursday, March 30, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines defeat Villanova, 65-61, advance to finals of Women’s National Invitation Tournament “Woo-whee!” Michigan…

… night. It was the emotion of a coach whose team has been put through the wringer, but is inches from getting a taste of salvation. The Wolverines’ WNIT semifinal matchup against Villanova was…

… had some success early in the season, it has done so with goaltending. Then, the Wolverines relied on a rotation of goaltenders — freshman Hayden Lavigne earned two shutouts in the first…

…. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the netminders could not sustain their level of play, especially with the volume of shots they began to face. Immediately after Michigan’s series against the Lakers, it…

… in the NCAA Tournament, where the Wolverines would have landed with a win in Sunday's title game. The Fighting Irish dodged a bullet in Fairbanks. They dodged a more dangerous one on Sunday. Jacob…

…' throats. Somewhere along the way, Michigan redeemed itself, Coach Red Berenson said he began to see a change in early February, when the Wolverines played at Notre Dame. The signs of improvement were there…

… poster- ity with a quick detour in South Bend along the way, Michigan dipped into the tunnel. But not before Moffie said goodbye to the Wolverine faithful, who hoped to see ateam that was once 10-18 punch…

… a dime on his way to the bench and diving back toward the crease to stop the empty-net goal that sealed the Wolverines' fate, had fallen short. Moffie's goodbye as he stepped off the ice for the last…

…. Everybody except for the peo- ple in the locker room gave up on this team. Don't feel bad for them. Beren- son said all year that this team was going to earn its fate. If the Wolverines didn't make the NCAA…

…. The Wolverines would either win and make a 23rd-consecutive NCAA Tournament, or lose and go home. And the CCHA's final Champi- onship game at Joe Louis Arena didn't disappoint. It was either tied or a…

… shots on net, falling 3-1. For the first time since 1990, the Wolverines will not be playing in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines started out Sunday's game like it ended a day earlier, when it bombarded…

… No. 3 2C I The Streak, March 25, 2013 Miami (Ohio), 6-2, by dominating the play and controlling the puck in Notre Dame territory. But after the first shift was over, the Wolverines rarely controlled…

…* The Michigan Daily I michigandailycom I March 10, 2008 Blue savors taste ofvictory Wolverines crush defending champion No.1 Georgia By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women…

… course, floor exercise was dessert. And I do love dessert." In front of more than 4,000 spec- tators at Crisler MICHIGAN 197.600 Arena GEORGIA 196.950 on Fri- day, the fourth-ranked Wolverines cooked up…

… what Maloney calls the "freebie war," which includes walks, hit batsmen, errors and passed balls. The Wolverine pitchers hit four batters and allowed 10 earned runs, while the Eagles walked just two…

… it without playing a home game. The Wolverines have played at the home parks of some of the top teams in the country including No. 4 Pepperdine and No. 17 Texas A&M. Michigan coach Geoff Zahn and…

… company are hoping to improve on last year's disappointing, 21-27-1 record. In his three years at the helm of the Wolverines, Zahn has accumulated a 81-79-1 record. In 1997, he was named Big Ten Coach of…

… recipient of last year's Ray Fisher Award, which is given annually to the most valuable Wolverine player. Last season Cervenak led the Wolverines in batting average (.385), home runs (13), RBI's (50), hits…

… (79), runs (42), total bases (135), and doubles (17), and played in all 49 of the Wolverines games. Entering the season, Cervenak ranked sixth all-time on Michigan's career hit list with 206 (the record…

… is 267 by Ken Hayward, 1982- 85). Scales is the the Wolverines' vocal leader. Last season, the switch-hitting Scales earned the Wolverine Award for spirit and leadership. Scales was not too shabby at…

… Wolverines will start at least three others seniors in the field in first base- man Bryan Besco and outfielders Jason Alcarez in rightfield and Brian Bush in center. Senior Mike Seestedt will battle for the…

… position at shortstop, and senior Dan Sanborn will compete with junior Rob Bobeda for leftfield action. Even if the Wolverines are successful at the plate this year, the key to the sea- son will lie in their…

… Unk Daily Sports WriterHockey During the first intermission, things didn't Notebook look good for the Wolverines. Trailing 2-0 with just a minute to play in the first period, Matt Herr was given a two…

…-minute minor for slashing. One minute later, Andrew Merrick was called for boarding and given a five- minute major and a game misconduct. So, during the intermission, the Wolverines found themselves down two…

… and Kosick were named to the all-West Regional team. HEART ATTACK HOCKEY: Michigan's 2-1 victory over Princeton on Friday night and its 4-3 victory over North Dakota on Saturda) were the Wolverine's 15…

…th and 16th one-goal victories on the seas The previous Michigan record for one-goal victories in a season 10. The Wolverines are 16-4 in one-goal games this season. And Michigan's experience in close…

…. That's right - wait for the re- sults. Though the event ended last Friday, the Wolverines left the na- tional ski finals at Squaw Valley, Calif., with no clue where they placed among the 19 competing…

… St. Olaf, a team from the Wolverines' region, taking home second-place honors. Michigan placed 11th in the slalom and 16th in the giant slalom. No in- dividual results were available. "It was kind of…

…. Other Wolverines expressed the sentiment that the loss of their top skier affected more than just their scoring. "Amy had kind of led us this season, and when she hurt her knee, and then (Wolverine skier…

… out of competition. The waiting also came into play with regard to the course conditions, which the Wolverines said were new to them after skiing on short, cold- 'The course was reall y different from…

… forced the Wolverines to change their skiing style. "We had to ski completely differ- ently on each run," Shorter said, "and that was tough to get used to. "It was disappointing, but things like this…

… happen. Bad days come along, and unfortunately we had two in a row at the national champi- onships. All we can do is be excited for next year." So after the waiting is finally over and the Wolverines have…

… unanimity of the people's poll. Everybody, including Jalen, believes that the Wolverines have a date on Bourbon Street in early April. by Elisa Sneed7 Early Tuesday morning, the Michigan men's golf team…

… back nine on the additional holes, the scores from those holes were thrown out. After the first day of play Michigan's Blue squad - the top Wolverine team - was in sixth place with an 18-hole team total…

… of 328, just 18 shots behind the leader, Ball State (310). Four of the five Wolverines from the Blue team had tallied scores in the 80's - Carson (82), sophomore Bill Lyle (83) and seniors Anthony…

… holes, two of them Wolverines. Senior David Hall, of the Michigan Blue team, and soph- omore Chris Brockway, playing on the Michigan Maize (the second Michigan team) both chalked up 79's for the…

…, Russia. He will begin his 11-day sojourn tomorrow. Instead of a formal tryout, the team's organizers called Michigan coach Red Berenson about their interest in Tamer. Fellow Wolverine defender Pat Neaton…

… college players, including Michigan State goaltender Mike Gilmore. OLYMPIC DREAMS: While Tamer will be facing international compe- tition next week, other Wolverines may have similar agendas in the future…

… Sagiaw -ter by David Schechter Daily Baseball Writer Yesterday's game between Michigan and Saginaw Valley State looked a lot like Hulk Hogan kicking sand in Pee Wee Herman's face. The Wolverines…

… massacred the Falcons, 12-2, at Fisher Stadium with a superior squad of more tal- ented players. Dennis Konuszewski steered the Wolverines from the mound. As Konuszewski opened the game, he rifled six…

…. "It was predetermined that Dennis Konuszewski was going to pitch five innings," Freehan said. "And it went down exactly as we had planned." After the Wolverines took a commanding lead, Freehan had the…

… said. At one point, the substitutions almost seemed like an unfair ad- vantage. In the ninth inning, Freehan's best closing pitcher, Todd Marion, took the mound. But the Wolverines were not showing off…

…-run homer. The Wolverines are slated to play Western Michigan today at 3 p.m. in Fisher Stadium. Freehan hopes today's game will reveal to him what he's been looking for a middle-relief pitcher. ol II…

… Wolverine Scott Timmerman receives congratulations after hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning of Michigan's 12-2 victory. _ _ Fundamentals key spik I DyIm *olar Daily Sports Writer Some habits…

… hustle have become second-nature to the Wolverines, enabling them to rout Notre Dame, 15-4, 15-8, 15-2. Michigan's hitting was impecca- ble but its passing left something to be desired while the opposite…

… held true for Notre Dame. These two as- pects cancelled each other out, leav- ing the door open for the Wolverines' burning desire and solid basics to swing the outcome in their favor. "Our passing wasn…

…4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 9, 1987 Rush Delivery BY JEFF RUSH Keady's characterization should ignite Wolverines Purdue coach Gene Keady was seething long after the Michigan…

… Wolverines had thrashed his No. 3 Boilermakers before 13,609 wild Crisler Arena fans and a national-television audience. The target of his anger was not his team's poor performance, but instead, Michigan…

… Boilermakers had half as many points as the Wolverines. At halftime, Michigan led 48- 21. Wolverine senior Antoine Joubert had 20 points at the break, one less than the entire Purdue team. Medical Students…

… - (INSIDE DOOLEY'S) 665-5800 BUY ANY SIZE PIZZA with 2 items or more vFq y within two, the Wolverines went on a 14-2 run. Michigan's ball- hawking defense, led by All-Big Ten guard Gary Grant, created 10…

…F or the first time since 2015, the Michigan men’s basketball team will miss the Big Dance. After a disappointing season filled with potential but a lack of follow through, the Wolverines…

… against Toledo on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Crisler Center. The appearance is the first NIT bid for the Wolverines since 2007. This likely isn’t what Michigan was hoping to hear on Selection Sunday, but…

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 13, 2017 Next tourney up The Wolverines earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Friday matchup against Oklahoma State in…

… month ago, Michigan hit rock bottom. The Wolverines had just lost to Big Ten bottom-dweller Ohio State, and looked completely shook while doing so. But following the game, senior guard Derrick…

…The Michigan Daily - SP0RTSMonday, March 9, 1998 - 78 Wolverines grab awards, Jut no title By Jacob R. Wheeler Vaily Sports Writer If the Michigan men's swimming team found any solace in its 714…

…-641 loss to underdog Minnesota last week at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, it was in the seven individual titles the Wolverines won. Michigan's domination at the top of most races was no different…

… 1:46.36, But the next Wolverine to finish was Chris Laskowski - two seconds and eight places behind Malchow. In contrast, the Gophers made the difference in the preliminaries, placing four swimmers in…

… sixth. Thirty maize and blue banners signi- fying the Wolverines' 30 Big Ten cham- pionships hang on the walls of Canham Natatorium. But now, Minnesota has taken two of the last three titles, leaving…

…" Gelt lak1st comiplete kr.'. the 'or l t e w l Andy Potts and the men's swimming team may not have won their 12th Big Ten Championship in 13 years, last week in Minneapolis. But the Wolverines think ey…

…-handed goal of the season, and he added an assist in the Wolverines' 4-3 victory over Lake Superior Saturday. Friday night, he tallied two goals, including one short-handed. Background: Madden is All…

…-CCHA Honorable Mention ... second on the Wolverines with 27 goals ... third in team scoring with 56 points ... netted a hat-trick against Notre Dame Jan. 21, 1995 ... scored 163 points in 62 games to lead the…

… team's fortunes should improve, and getting offto a fast start would contribute to that. Against Michigan State, the night started with no Wolverine taking care of their own game or anyone else's. The…

… choose from when selecting its "A" squad. The Wolverines, on the other hand, have only two teams that are in competi- tion. And Friday, that lack of depth, as well as their lack of focus, doomed the Wol…

…-5, 15-12, 15-12. The Wolverines have not faired well against the Spartans this season. Michigan State has won both regular season matchups between the two schools. I 0 COLLEGE Xwrnw , AF.U L .a JA a1…

…14-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 19, 2002 Tigers, Hoosiers on horizon for Wolverines By Daniel Brnmer Daily Sports Writer The road to the NCAA Tournament unofficially begins this weekend for…

… Indiana and No. 15 Princeton on Satur- Princeton, a day. These matchups will be important to When: 11 a. ensure that the Wolverines qualify for the Latest: Thes Eastern Championship tournament. The ines as…

… note of feared Michigan ' Coaches careful to compliment Wolverines By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer MILWAUKEE - All four teams still alive in the NCAA hockey tour- nament arrived here yesterday, but…

… plays the Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the second semifinal at the Thursday Bradley Center. DaCola Michigan, which CO rea received a first-round vs. Nort bye, advanced after jump-. (291-2 ing all…

… Tim Spolar Daily Sports Writer Lopsided scores again character- ized the results of the Michigan women's water polo team's week- end abroad. Of the five games the Wolverines played in last week- end…

…'s Slippery Rock University tournament, only one was decided by less than four goals. The Wolverines continued their outstanding season by winning four of their five games, falling only to host Slippery Rock…

…, Michigan's first year phenom, led the Wolverines to a third place finish by tying for the 1991 Big 10 all-around title in this weekend's Big 10 championships in Champaign. Score of 38.05 was a Wolverine…

… Wolverines’ team plane slid off the runway amid turbulent winds. Though no one faced serious injury, Michigan faced a long delay in reaching Washington, D.C. The Wolverines didn’t arrive at the…

….m. flight from Detroit courtesy of the NBA’s Pistons. With their game uniforms still on the plane that crashed in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines took the court in their practice attire of maize…

… four of its games during the two-day span. Not only did they go undefeated, but the No. 8 Wolverines allowed only one run in the four match-ups. The Wolverines' amazing defensive presence can be…

…." Saturday pitted the Wolverines against Indiana State and Loyola. Indiana State provided Michigan with a familiar face - they competed against each other last week in the Capitol Classic. Michigan came out on…

…-place finisher Clayton Beddoes of Lake Superior. Wiseman started off his first league playoffs with four goals and an assist, including a hat trick in the Wolverines second game against Ohio State. Ward, the…

…, defenseman Chris Tamer. Though his season ended due to a fractured leg, Oliver remains eighth on the team in scoring with 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists), and still leads the Wolverines in game-winning goals…

… was Nov. 11, 1989 when former Wolverine netminder Tim Keough blanked Ferris State. Gordon tallied 32 saves, tying his career high. With the two victories over Ohio State last weekend, Michigan goalie…

… by this year's Michigan squad. After setting new marks for the longest winning streak and most road wins, the 1990-91 Wolverines now own the school record for most victories in a season. The mark was…

… broken during the Wolverines' 9-2 romp over Alabama-Huntsville when Michigan posted its 29th victory. The Wolverines have since increased the number of victories to 31 with the sweep of the Buckeyes. The…

… season. The sophomore added another goal in Friday's slim Wolverine victory over Ohio State. JOSE JUAREZ/Daily Michigan's Mike Stone mixes it up with two Kent State players during the Wolverines 3…

… Hockey Writer Since the rest of the student body was on spring break, the Michigan hockey team figured it could take last weekend off, too. Fortunately for the Wolverines, the quality of their opponents…

… option, there were the Wolverines, playing out the season’s last minutes as a formality in a blowout loss. The reserves came on with 1:17 to go as redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews stood at…

… to the Elite Eight on Saturday, the Wolverines sat on their bench, heads covered in towels so TV cameras might not catch the tears. Afterwards, his eyes still wet and his towel still adorned…