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… Arena. (I promise.) After loss upon loss to talent- ed - as well as, frankly, medio- cre - teams, let's just say fans weren't expecting a big win from the Wolverines. Yet here we are, mere days into the…

… of all, it is a big win, it is a big deal. The Wolverines looked the best they have all season hands down. Michigan retained focus for nearly the entire game - for the first time all season. Junior…

…4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom COLUMBUS From page 1B State and Northwestern, but the Wolverines still…

… be able to do." The Wolverines are still look- ing for a way to win in the Big Ten as they get deeper into conference play. They hope to utilize home- court advantage on Thursday against conference foe…

… an easy win with a final score of one of his best events - the 400- 185-78. yard individual medley. After his victory across the The inspired performance left pond, Clary and his Wolverine his coaches…

… Week honor this week, making him the foumth Wolverine to win the award this season. The Wolverines' domination wasn't exactly a surprise. Their. weak competition included Duke, George Mason and Minnesota…

… for themselves against the textbook affordability monster. But it was decreed that there would be a website that would provide transparent textbook information on Wolverine Access and that professors…

… STAPLETON Daily Sports Editor One thing no one was sure about heading into this season was how the Wolverines would play on the road. After all, Michigan didn't exactly set the world on fire last year during…

… the Big Ten sea- Michigan at son, especially Penn State away from Cris- ler Arena. The Matchup: Wolverines won Michigan 7-6; only three road Penn State 8-6 games last year When: Tonight - against Indi…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7 Lions to Lambs Wolverines will continue to terrify M' steals…

… Penn State, the body language on both teams GJON afterward illus- JUNCAJ trated the total shock brought on by that furi- ous stretch. I haven't seen the Wolverines that ecstatic or overwhelmed after any…

… What last night's win proves the half' The Nittany Lions were Wolverine team will induce heart is beyond the "live and die by the shooting 54 percent and forcing attacks for the rest of the season three…

…Shawn Sims led the Wolver- ines with 10. But as poor as the Wolverines first half effort was, they put on a show in the second. Michigan started the game shooting 0-for-14 from behind the arc. But when…

… that kept the Wolverines in the contest during in most dire moments. "Credit the Sims kid because he kept them in the game to begin with," Penn State guard Talor Battle said. "Every time we would try to…

… game." The Wolverines had nine turn- overs in the first half - their sea- son average is 10 per game - but got it together and had just three in the second half. Sims started the game hot, making his…

… turns' type of think- ing, where 'OK, I've got my own gameplan.' " While the win was Michigan's first true road win this season, more importantly, it proved that the Wolverines could dig them- selves out…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January 11, 2010 Junior Manny Harris reaches for a loose ball in the Wolverines' loss to Northwestern yesterday at Crisler Arena. Despite Harris's team…

… season, attempts to explain why his team played the way they did. In yester- day's case, he was trying to tell us why the Wolverines gave up a 17-point lead at home See STAPLETON, Page 3B Wildcat rally…

… the Wolverine defense for 25 points on the day, the Wildcat defense was more troublesome for Michigan. "Their 1-3-1 defense, what makes it so successful is the way they can touch the ball," Beilein said…

… Bill Carmody confirmed how the 1-3-1 zone devastated the Wolverines, too - his Wildcats were "really getting their hands on balls and taking away passing lanes," he said. It's no coincidence that…

… Michigan's 18 turnovers more than doubled its season average. Northwestern's zone worked, and it certainly confused the Wolverine offense. See NORTHWESTERN,Page 3B SAID ALSA LAH/Daily Freshman Darius Morris…

…." Worries of complacency should have been at the fore- front of every Wolverine's mind at halftime Sunday afternoon. Just three nights earlier, they had been the stars of an incred- ible comeback story…

…. While counting the number of NHL draftees isn't a fool-proof method for assessing a team's tal- ent, many Wolverines have been recognized as players with the skill-set to potentially have a shot at the…

…," according to coach Red Berenson. That win, in contrast with the Wolverines' recent performance on the ice, further indicates that the team is playing beneath its STAPLETON From page 1B to a Northwestern team…

… Classic, when Michi- gan's season was still young and full of promise. Remember the first game, against Creighton, when junior Manny Harris had to carry the Wolverines on his back to barely eke out a win…

… good team." What's Creighton's record now? 7-9. They had me fooled, too. In Beilein's defense, they did look like a good team against Michigan. But that was because the Wolverines made them look like a…

…, it was the same story. Michigan was at home. It came into the game having won two Big Ten games in a row. It even led by 17 at one point. The Wolverines should have won this game, and they lost it not…

…'s until the end of the first half. The Wolverines are not losing to great teams. They are beating themselves. And while there are clearly internal problems within the team that need to be addressed, want to…

… know the real problem? Pretty soon, Michigan is going to start playing teams that actually are great. These first five Big Ten games on the Wolverines' schedule (at Indiana, home against Ohio State, at…

… unquestion- ably its toughest stretch of the sea- son with a less-than-stellar record. After losing so many early non- conference games, the Wolverines' only chance at an NCAA tourna- ment berth is to tear…

… doesn't look like it's going to happen. "We're better than this," Beilein said yesterday. It's true. The Wolverines are better than the team they played, better than they themselves are playing, and they…

…4B-- January 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com o 4B - January 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wolverines lack aggressive defense in loss to Badgers Freshmen lead 'M…

… trouble. Every veteran on the Michigan team knows that. And it was again apparent in the Wolver- ines 68-48 loss at the Kohl Center in Madison on Sunday. The Wolverines (2-4 Big Ten, 10-6 overall) tied it…

… opposing net minders with the man-advantage. As of late, though, the unit is improving, as the Wolverines scored five power play goals this past weekend in their sweep of Western Michigan. It currently sits…

… in fourth in the CCHA at just over a 20 percent success rate. On the other hand, the Wolverines' penalty kill is one of the best in the country - third place tobe exact - at 90 percent. Junior forwards…

…)faults of Wolverine Access "Gay and Greek" raises campus LGBT awareness, but misses important point nity pledge should feel obligated that they must reveal their orientation to fellow brothers as a…

… of those times, and that the Wolverine Access defaults are all wrong. All I was trying to do was check my grades. I'm an hon- ors student, and I might be just the slightest bit obsessed. But there are…

… Writer The Michigan women's basket- ball heads to Bloomington tonight for its first matchup of the season with Indiana. It won't be a walk in the park, and the Wolverines know that by now. Six games into…

…-Jack led her team to a school-record 21 wins. But the Hoosiers are just eighth in the standings, one ahead of Northwest- ern (2-4, 1-6). The Wolverines lost to the same Wildcats at home last month, breaking…

… staying out of foul trouble. But what's incredible to consider first is how far the Wolverines have already come. Start with defense. Michigan's win over Connecticut featured some of the scrappiest, most…

…, and that's what we did today." And it seemed like each time the Huskies got into a bit of a rhythm, or had a huge defensive stop, the momentum would shift back to the Wolverines - be it by a Zack Gibson…

… would have earlier this season, the Wolverines won the tug-of-war with a defiant Connecticut squad. When the Huskies tied and re- tied the game with less than four minutes remaining in the game, the…

… Wolverines didn't buckle as they have in games past. They withstood the late-game rush, played smart on offense and tough on defense. In short, they listened to their coach, and they grew up in a big moment…

… Michigan and Creighton. Even more surprising, Wright led the Wolverines in perhaps their most vulnerable stage. When several Michigan starters got into foul trouble early, and senior DeShawn Sims and junior…

… Manny Harris combined for just eight points in the first half, Wright carried some of the load. In fact, Wright tied Harris and sophomore Laval Lucas Perry as the second-leading scorer for the Wolverines…

… more underrepresented minority stu- dents, Coleman has recently traveled to Detroit public high schools, and spoke to the city's students and educators - like at the 2009 Wolverine Outreach Workshop…

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…0 8A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan's comeback effort against Alaska shows late-game promise Wolverines are 0-8-1 when trailing after the second…

… comeback moments this season until Satur- day's shootout loss against Alaska. The Wolverines found themselves with their backs against the wall after seniorBrian Lebler and junior Tristin Llewellyn took…

…- tion in the second half. We didn't adjust to it, and that hurt us." - And against a team as strong as Ohio State, the Wolverines will need an extra effort to put togeth- er a full 40 minutes of defense…

…. Good teams will take advantage ofthe holes in the Michigan defense until it turns into that "solid block of cheese", and the Wolverines haven't played an entire Big Ten gane of great defense yet.; Any…

… in the NHL as Rust leads a Wolverine team that is try- ing to make it to the NCAA Tour- nament for the 20th-straight year. The two older Michigan products played for Wolverine coach Red Berenson in the…

…, has shown a multitude of similarities to these past Wolverines. "It starts with hockey sense and hockey smarts," Pearson said. "He anticipates plays instead of just .. ,. : t t- , ; ARIEL BOND…

… plays, though maybe minor in the scope of the whole season, are what the Wolverines need more of, not only from Rust, but from the entire roster. Despite Rust's performance in recent games, coach -Red…

… Wolverine surge with just six weeks left in conference play. But it could be Rust's loose demeanor and carefree mental- ity that has had one of the big- gest impacts on the Wolverines. The ability for Rust to…

… few streaks. The Wolverines looked to add a third- straight WISCONSIN 54 win and MICHIGAN 48 turn their recent stretch into an official win streak. They wanted to break the Badgers' decade-long win…

… streak in the Kohl Center, which would mean Michigan's first victory in Madison since 1999. And perhaps most important, the Wolverines wanted to keep No. 18 Wisconsin on a cold streak, especially after the…

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… past year like the Wolverine Outreach Workshop held in Detroit in late 2009, but these pro- grams haven't produced the desired results - minority figures at the University have dropped every year since…

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… STATE 57 Harris MICHIGAN 56 coming off a screen. If that wasn't available, it was a jump ball - Douglass would lob the ball up near the basket and hope that a Wolverine would tip it in. The referee blew…

…' said after the game. When the ball improbably rolled out of the basket, the game ended like so many of Michigan's games have lately-the other team makes plays in clutch moments, and the Wolverines do not…

… best Wolverines (3-5 Big Ten, defense it was played all year and verall) forced 11 Spartan Michigan State (8-0, 18-3) kept giv- s in the half and converted ing up the ball, committing 18 turn- overs for…

… the game. The Wolverines continued to brick their deep balls, all except for The world Sims, who nailed 3-of-5 3-pointers .es .k ,s in the second half after attempting eels lke it's none in the first…

…'s been including a tough five games, but we'll find vaccines, positives out of this." contact your After last night, Michigan sits health care inninth place in the Big Ten. The Wolverines would most likely…

… So you're BURNS probably ask- ing yourself, "What does that have to do with this year's Wolverines?" - ateam desperately trying to make the Tournament for the 20th-straight year? Well, to be honest, it…

… has every- thing to do with this season's team and a certain player's confidence. You see, at the end of last sea- son, a certain Wolverine finished as a top-tO Hobey Baker Finalist and grabbed AHCA…

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… a two-minute five-on-three, the Wolverines gave up just one shot. Hagelin played a major part in the kill as he picked up the puck in the neutral zone, skated a giant circle around the zone and fired…

…/Daily Freshman Darius Morris has been a part of the Wolverines' solid defense in the past few games. Michigan forced 18 tunovers agains Michigan State on Tuesdayt 6 9 Newfound 'D' an advantage f ig for Mc ia 1 'M…

… foundation's Rose Garden and scholarship endowment at the University. Rose, who said that he's watched nearly all of the Michigan basketball team's games this year, knows how badly the Wolverines needed to…

… Webber, the Fab Five's dominant duo from Detroit. Harris and Sims are the Wolverines' first Detroit- based wrecking crew since Rose and Webber. "Absolutely, I'm happy to see Manny, I'm happy to see De…

…, too. Once more, he's Jalen Rose, front and center. BOSE: ROSE GARDEN CARDEN SAlD ALAALAH/Daiy Former Wolverine Jalen Rose acknowledges the crowd at halftime during Michigan's 57-56 loss to Michigan…

… that this particu- lar University program has such potential and such vision, and I encourage readers to share in that feeling as fellow Wolverines. Jeff Prygoski Program in the Environment junior See…

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… Wolverines' come-from-behind 5-4 victory on Saturday against the Spartans. The Wolverines got out to a 3-0 start through the first period before giving up the lead on four unanswered goals. Summers steps up…

… to lead Wolverines past Spartans Botched call stripped 'M' of potential sweep By MICHAEL FLOREK DailySports Writer DETROIT - In a season full of questions for the Michi- gan hockey team, senior cap…

… compete in the Big Ten. After a 2009 team that was Our guys in loaded with seniors, 30 of the 54 eneral don't athletes listed on the Wolverines' current roster are redshirt sopho- ar thetough mores or…

… high-quality com- clear that the future looks bright n from schools such as for the Wolverines. But it is going Florida State, Cincinnati, to take a lot of work to get this ky and Georgia Tech, it is…

… dual meet is tough." The Wolverines dominated from start to finish, winning the first eight events en route to a 127- 87 victory over the Spartans. After seeing its 16-straight dual meet win streak…

… against Ohio State snapped last weekend, No. 16 Michigan extended its winning streak against Michigan State. The Wolverines have not lost a dual meet to the Spartans since 1985. The team would have won all…

… champion- ships begin, Michigan has plenty of opportunities to elevate its game. Consistency will be the key ingredient in developing a strong team before facing in-conference. competition, and the Wolverine…

… the spring," Rodri- two bowl-less seasons at guez said. "We're going to do a an, recruiting has become little more experimenting with point for Wolverine fans our guys than we have in the for a…

… wake of the Wolverines' upcom- ing outdoor contest against Wiscon- sin in the Camp Randall Classic. "I think the only reason why Chad wanted to come out there was because we have the game this weekend…

… February 12, 2010. Blue looks for redemption tonight ByJOE STAPLETON Daily Sports Editor When the Michigan men's bas- ketball team played Northwest- ern in Crisler Arena on Jan. 10, the Wolverines gave up…

…,' " Beilein said. "And nobody took him." Of course, the reason the defense suffered is the same rea- son it has suffered all year. When the Wolverines (4-5 Big Ten, 11-10 overall) start missing their shots…

…. In the second half, the two teamsnearly switched places - the Wolverines shot 34 percent and Northwestern (3-6, 14-7) shot 56 percent. But it wasn't just missed shots that distracted Michigan on…

… defense. Turnovers played a major role as well. The Wolverines commit- ted 11 of their 18 turnovers in the second half. "We were scoring and we were feeling good," Beilein said. "Then all of a sudden, we…

… at Northwestern for taking what the Wolverines con- sider was rightfully theirs: a vic- tory back on Jan. 10 "We definitely owe them one," Sims said. "Definitely seeking redemption." 0 0 0 Wanna know…

… Michigan Wolverine without some tried and true collegiate tradi- tions? In your quest to complete this list of must do's, you've probably painted The Rock on the corner of Hill and Washtenaw. If you haven…

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… positive news came out of the locker room for the Wolverines. Pressed by reporters about his intentions, junior guard Manny Harris said after the game that he would return to the team for his senior season…

… scoring, averaging 18.7 points through Michigan's 22 games. But due to the team's overall troubles, Harris compared this year to his freshman campaign, in which the Wolverines won just10 games. "It was…

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… invitation to national team Wolverines come alive in second half to run away with conference win By AMY SCARANO Daily Sports Writer After the Michigan women's basketball team's 74-40 trampling of Min- nesota…

… remaining in the half proved to be the momen- tum change the Wolverines needed. They never looked back, earning their first 30-plus point victory of the conference season. Senior Krista Phillips fist- pumped…

… the momentum." That was the case especially late in the third period, with the Wolverines leading the Badgers 2-1, as the outdoor rink's ice prob- lem reared its ugly head. Hogan's crease was…

… advertise that there will be no TV timeouts - this game is going to be played the way it should be." NOTHING IS GUARANTEED: Take no CCHA teams for granted. That will be the mentality of the Wolverines as they…

… decisions with the puck." Along with Caporusso's First- Star Honor performance, the Wolverines (12-9-1 CCHA, 17-13-1 overall) played lockdown defense on the Falcons all night, allowing just 21 shots. The…

… Wolverine defensemen closed the gap on the Bowling Green forwards, minimizing the speed they gained coming through the neutral zone and into the attacking zone. Additionally, it minimized the number of odd…

…- man rushes throughout the entire contest. But midway through the third period, with the Wolverines up 2-0, a Falcon offender went one- on-one with junior goaltender Bryan Hogan. Senior defenseman Steven…

… Wolverines after they lost to Wisconsin on Saturday, saving a few key pieces of advice for another freshman pointguard, Darius Mor- ris. He said the biggest thing he notices is that this year's players need to…

… keep their heads up even if they're losing. "Once they do that, they'llbe back on track," Grantsaid. Other former Wolverines enjoyed being back in Ann Arbor for Saturday's game, too. "These times (at…

… helped put the Michigan bas- ketball program back on the map. The players from the 1984-85 team would love to see the Wolverines win another, and get back to the prominence they knew so well. t 4…

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… graduating after this year, will face off for the last time. At 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-9, respectively, that's a whole lot of size in the middle for both teams. And for the Wolverines especially, that brings up…

… different story being written in the post. Outside of redshirt senior forward Ashley Jones, who is also graduating after this year, the Wolverines have only a pair of freshmen to back up Phillips in the post…

…'t do that then life becomes more difficult." And filling Phillips's shoes in the post is cru- cial to Michigan's success beyond this season. But the Wolverine post players may have a luxury not afforded…

… me." But that mentality isn't easily achieved, and only after the team's young post players fully understand that can the Wolverines turn a bright-looking future into a potentially dominant reality…

… end of the court. We're not in a position to impose our will on anybody." The Wolverines have at least one half of that equation - those guards sure can get out and run. The other half? That's the…

… Irish Dance presents (9 srom 1refan6 wit6Love Saturday, February 13 Michigan Teater, 8:00 Wolverines take 12th place in early spring tourney Bauer sisters tie for first place on team, Meagan tallies a…

… the Michigan women's golf team, it was just the start of a new spring season. The Wolverines traveled to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico this past Sunday through Tuesday for the three-round Lady Puerto Rico…

…'s top-50 pro- grams, the Wolverines finished in 12th place out of 16 teams, with a final team score of 925. "Overall, I am a little disap- pointed in the way we finished today," Michigan coach Cheryl…

… Wolverines. Sophomore Meagan Bauer posted rounds of 72-73-78 for a tournament total of 223, the best 54-hole total of her young career. Bauer's first round of 72 was just her second career round. of par or…

… overall. A first-place team finish is nothing new for Ashley. She has finished as the top Wolverine in 25 of her 42 career events, and she has the lowest career scoring average in the his- tory of Michigan…

…, bobsleigh or curling, the games provide something for everyone. As proud Wolverines, we're ecstatic about the University's solid contingent of par- ticipants heading to Vancouver to compete. With the help of…

…, Jack Johnson, these current and former Wolverines hope to do their school proud. So read on, and don't forget to look out for the amazing athletes on the following pages, whether on the ice, the podium…

…' defense Wolverines will look to their offensive versatility to help out in the post By AMY SCARANO Daily Sports Writer In order to prepare for Michi- gan State, the Wolverines closely watched the film of…

… their last MAX COLLINS/Dal Senior Chris Summers has been a key part of the Wolverines defensive resurgence in the second half of the season. De ensive turnaro un bodeswell for Blue as season winsdown…

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… Ballroom Dance team in the 10th Annual Michi- gan Ballroom Dance , =rACompetition. Watch the Wolverines as they waltz their way to vic- tory. The competition goes all day at Saline Middle School on Sat…

… six years." Student performances will be going on all day. The "Big Ten Jam Session" kicks off at 2:15 p.m. in the Britton Recital Hall, forcing the Wolverines, Spartans and Buck- eyes to set aside…

… time, the Michigan men's basketball team will go on the road with some- thing it has lacked most of the sea- son: confidence. And why not? After arguably MIChigan the Wolverines' at IoWa best performance…

… thing too, but Hogie is the last line of defense." Wolverines won't forget Hogan finished each loss with Nebraska-Omaha forward 27 and 24 saves, respectively, and vanson, not after this past deserves…

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… chance. Sims and the Wolverines made good on the opportunity, stealing a thrilling 80-78 victory from Iowa. Sims shot 8-of-18 from the floor and pulled down eight rebounds in the game's final 25 minutes…

… Eric May. Sims shot a season-high 25 attempts, seven more than his next- highest mark. "I didn't have very good position-. Two 3-pointers late against Hawkeyes lift the Wolverines in overtime contest By…

…8A - Thursday, February 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue gymnasts ready for top talent. Wolverines face two top-five teams in coming Weeks By MICHAEL LAURILA Daily Sports Writer…

… Stanford and top-ranked Illinois the weekend after. In 2007, the Wolverines were in a similiar posi- tion, yet were unable to sustain suc- cess late in the season, in part due to injuries. "We're just going…