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January 20, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 9

… weekend was the Wolverines’ new faces and their ability to respond to adversity. “I think our freshman class is as good as any in the country,” Wolverines’ coach Ronni Bernstein said. “I see them…

… rest of the Big Ten on notice. The Wolverines’ freshman class came in with lofty expectations as highly touted recruits, but their early success is a product of more than just talent. The…

…. “They fit in and they work hard. “Our girls respect them a lot on the court already.” Freshmen impress in Wolverine weekend sweep Expectedly, the sentence “I’ve broken my legs around 16 times…

… season, the No. 9 women’s swimming and diving team (2-0) put critics’ questions to bed with a convincing double dual meet performance. The Wolverines reigned over No. 20 Indiana (1-1) and No…

… 400-yard freestyle relay. While MacNeil is no stranger to freestyle events, she does not regularly swim the 200-yard freestyle for the Wolverines. Her victory was quite special against swimmers…

… time just an event separating her performances in the 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard freestyle relay. Despite the Wolverines facing more of a struggle in the dive events, some positives…

… from the start of the day. Whatever rust existed from the long gap in competitions seemed negligible for the Wolverines, who proved to be a well oiled-machine. GRAYSON BUNING For The Daily ALEC…

January 20, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 10

…Sophomore Paul Juda took a deep breath and broke into a sprint for the vault. Juda, the fourth in Michigan’s vault rotation, was following three subpar vaults from the Wolverines. With…

… went on to win the round behind subsequent strong finishes from senior Nick Guy and sophomore Adam Wooten, and the Wolverines closed out UIC with resounding victories in the last two rounds. No…

January 20, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 11

Wolverines, junior Abby Heiskell barely missed the bar on her way down from an aerial off the high bar and fell onto the mat. Her teammates picked her up and finished the bars with three straight 9…

… a similar response. It couldn’t match the firepower of the Wolverines on either of the first two events, or indeed in the entire meet, as Michigan (1-0) surpassed Ohio State (0-1), 197…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 17

… basketball. They wanted to have a season.” In a best-case scenario, the Wolverines will return for their scheduled Feb. 11 contest with Illinois. Should that occur, 20 days will have passed since…

… Michigan last played a game. The earliest the team could even return to the court for practice is Feb. 7. The Wolverines previously endured a 12-day scheduling break between games in…

February 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 18) • Page Image 17

… Thursday, Michigan lost its first game of the season, falling 77-81 to Ohio State. Junior forward Naz Hillmon had a historic performance with 50 points, but the Wolverines couldn’t find the…

… longer as the Wolverines embark on a 14-day pause due to positive cases of the novel COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant within the Michigan athletic department. The directive is just one of a string of…

… guard Amy Dilk and fifth- year senior Akienreh Johnson have all stepped up only for their future as a Wolverine to be uncertain. Michigan has already proven this team is capable of anything…

February 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 18) • Page Image 18

… him, he’s just a hockey player.” During his freshman year, Blankenburg had just two goals and eight assists but led the Wolverines in plus-minus at plus-11. Last season, he produced more…

…-way threat. He’s found a home on a line with Power and the pair complement each other well. They have boosted the Wolverines’ power play — each contributing two goals on the man advantage. “I’ve really…

February 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 18) • Page Image 19

… when — and if — it resumes play. Despite not having any positive tests of their own, the Wolverines are currently in the midst of a 14-day shut down after the novel B.1.1.7 strain was detected…

… within Michigan’s athletic department. Regardless of whether the Wolverines’ stoppage is slightly misplaced, the interruption is just another example of how the pandemic has disrupted college…

February 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 20) • Page Image 13

… instantly called timeout, as the Wolverines’ new freshman tandem put the league on notice. The new freshmen arrivals, paired with aggressive offensive play from junior Paige Jones, however, was not…

… enough to slow Purdue. The No. 11 Boilermakers (4-4 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) built on Saturday’s win en route to a 3-1 victory over the Wolverines (0-2, 0-2). After Michigan erased a four…

February 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 20) • Page Image 14

… not disappoint and awarded Wojcik with a full 10 points, adding the exclamation point to a dominant win for the No. 8 Wolverines over Nebraska on Monday afternoon. Michigan’s 197.650 to 195…

….300 win was expected, but it also answered a lot of open questions regarding the Wolverines’ form following the University’s 14-day practice pause and the team’s 24-day break from competition…

….” Michigan came out strong and never looked back, winning each round, convincingly. *** The meet began with Michigan on vault and Nebraska on bars. Every Wolverine who vaulted earned a score of at…

… with them.” Wojcik’s words are very fitting in a match that was a celebration of team unity. Monday was the Wolverines’ annual “Flip for Chip” meet, which sees the team honor the late…

… perhaps no meet where the attitude the Wolverines take from Hills’s legacy could be more appropriate. Coming off less-than-ideal circumstances in which some worried about rust, Michigan…

… weeks without so much as touching a basketball. Inevitably, when the Wolverines returned, the discourse would revolve around any alleged rust. So, Livers took the initiative to try to avoid…

… errors, poor shot selection and jellied legs. Livers, though, did what he could to help keep the Wolverines afloat, scoring 13 of Michigan’s 27 first half points. “I knew I was gonna come out and…

… double-figures in seven straight. Ho-hum. “We keep it simple,” Wolverines’ coach Juwan Howard said of his team’s offensive strategy against the Badgers. “We kept it simple. Simple plays.” No…

… repertoire also features a blend of jump shots and points in the paint. When the Wolverines stared down a 12-point halftime deficit on Sunday, Livers recognized that he needed to emphasize the…

February 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 20) • Page Image 15

… the No. 4 and No. 3 recruiting classes in 2020 and 2021, respectively, Conry is hungry to shake up the Big Ten with a Wolverine squad that is quietly yet quickly ascending. Finding a…

… the Wolverines recruit, bolster their coaching staff and enhance their understanding of the game. In tandem with the completion of U-M Lacrosse Stadium — a brand- new, lavish complex featuring a…

… the University and form relationships with a proper support- ing cast of Wolverine faculty, Conry worked to build on many of the core elements Paul had already woven into the team’s fabric…

… retained many of their key roster pieces from the year prior, the Wolverines picked up where they left off, once again finishing 8-6. Despite stumbles against ranked opponents early on the season…

… contests, the Wolverines set major milestones, earning their first wins over a top-five program and a ranked Big Ten program, respectively. As Conry made his transition in his first year with…

…, the Wolverines took a step back in 2019. Plagued by injuries in several piv- otal areas, including on the defensive front and at the faceoff X, Michigan struggled to slow down its opponents…

… and win important possessions all season long, giving up 13.46 goals per game and losing 67.6 of its faceoffs. On the offensive end, the Wolverines missed the goal-scoring capabili- ties of…

… out there and say, ‘Hey, we still have a game to play. We gotta be successful.’ ” Bolstered by four assists in the first half by Buckanavage, a single-game team record, the Wolverines sur…

Wolverines’ lead. Although the Buckeyes closed the deficit to two with 10 minutes remaining, a subse- quent pair of goals from Noseworthy secured the monumental win for Michigan, 13-10. In a…

… work in to do so?’ We learned and grew throughout the year in order to do that.” Heading into 2020 with healthy legs and new faces, the Wolverines looked to take this newfound wis- dom, redeem…

February 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 21) • Page Image 14

… points this season. In moments when the starting five have required rest or missed games because of COVID-19 protocols, the bench has stepped up for the Wolverines. Michigan’s 13-2 record is in…

… reignites the Wolverines’ offensive momentum. In Michigan’s win over Wisconsin, where she scored a career-high 21 points, Nolan was a consistent outside threat that the team leaned on. In the early…

…’s Adaptive Sports and Fitness program, had made it clear that he wanted Kelley as a Wolverine. About to return home, Kelley crossed paths with “the tipping point” — Okanlami was coincidentally at the…

… sports history. Still in the early stages, it’s no secret that the Wolverines are playing catch up. But Michigan has all the makings of becoming a recruiting powerhouse in the Midwest. “There is no…

… Friday night against Ohio State. Fortunately for the Wolverines, they were able to bounce back the next day with a 6-0 throttling of the Buckeyes. Come tournament time, though, Michigan won…

…. That’s your season, and how would you like to feel after you play like that and you’re done?” Since the Wolverines returned from their COVID-19 induced shutdown, they’ve split both their…

… Tournament looming just over three weeks away. It appeared the Wolverines were hitting their stride prior to the shutdown. Following the long layoff for winter break, Michigan won five of its…

… first six games and was building its rapport as a national title contender. As the Wolverines work back from the pause, the team is desperately trying to get its conditioning back to the level…

February 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 21) • Page Image 15

…’s seventh-best defense. Ohio State, meanwhile, owned the third-best offense. In a battle of Big Ten heavyweights, the Buckeye attack proved potent. Yet, the Wolverine offense matched Ohio State…

…-0 run that dug the Wolverines out of an early five point hole. “I told (senior forward) Isaiah Livers in warmups, I was like, ‘I like these rims, I love these rims,’ ” Brown said. “I was like, ‘Yo…

… first-half baskets, the Wolverines recorded 12 assists. “Our guys understand … about just making the easy plays,” Howard said. “And we need more ball and player movement. And get away from the iso…

…-ball. So the different defensive reads, our guys took their time making simple plays.” Though Michigan’s offense percolated, the Wolverines failed to build an advantage on the scoreboard. Each…

…. Heading into the locker room, Michigan clenched a two point lead. In the opening minutes of the second half, the offense grew cold. Open looks, the likes of which the Wolverines capitalized on…

…’t be stopped down there. He’s proven himself that he can score against anybody. He did that today.” The offense, though, by no means became one-dimensional. Five different Wolverines scored in…

… a two point lead with 5:45 to play. It was a lead the Wolverines wouldn’t relinquish. The two teams continued to trade blows in a game marked by its intensity and physicality. The tide seemed…

… to turn definitively in Michigan’s favor when Livers scooped up an errant Ohio State pass. He finished on the other end with an and-one, giving the Wolverines a six-point lead with 2:33 left…

… me in a top-5 victory on the road Sunday. MILES MACKLIN/Daily The Wolverines dominated from outside and in the paint to best Ohio State on Sunday afternoon. Videos were shown, elbows were thrown…

… drives to the rim and players diving for loose balls. The Wolverines seemed to relish the physicality. “I like these types of games, dog fights,” senior guard Chaundee Brown said. “Like…

February 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 21) • Page Image 16

… Hunter.” In their biggest game of the year, the Wolverines shouldered their offensive load onto freshman center Hunter Dickinson. Putting that kind of pressure on any freshman will undoubtedly…

… struggled to find looks inside, forcing the Wolverines to concentrate their offensive attack on the perimeter. The strategy paid off, and a 10-for-13 3-point shooting display in the first half…

March 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 23) • Page Image 1

Wolverine, the colors maize and blue and the renowned block ‘M,’ the hallmark exclamations “Go Blue!” and “Hail!” are an integral part of community identity at the University of Michigan. However…

March 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 23) • Page Image 14

… picked up right where it left off when it faced Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon. In the opening quarter, the Wolverines’ defense clamped down on the Blue Jays, forcing five turnovers and…

… the crease, and sophomore midfielders Michael Cosgrove and Jacob Jackson notched tallies of their own. By the quarter’s end, the Wolverines stood tall with a 3-1 lead. But in the subsequent stanzas…

… Blue Jays’ offense began to capitalize on the numerous Michigan errors which ensued. On the extra-man opportunity following a push from Wolverine junior defenseman Andrew Darby, a wide…

… score on man-up throughout the contest. Four minutes later, Epstein rattled off a pair of goals within a minute to give the Blue Jays their first lead of the day, 5-4. For the Wolverines, the…

…-beating, underhand laser from graduate midfielder Avery Myers breathed some life into the Wolverines’ sideline heading into halftime, it paid no dividends, as their woes would carry over into the second half as…

…-5 lead. Playing from behind against a storied program like Johns Hopkins, the Wolverines — particularly their underclassmen, who comprise six of the 10 starting lineup spots — were visibly flustered…

Wolverines’ youth to overcome. But with such an inexperienced roster navigating a brutal Big Ten-only schedule this season, these growing pains are to be expected early on. “We have to have patience…

March 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 23) • Page Image 15

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…

March 03, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 23) • Page Image 16

… on floor. The Wolverines (6-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) placed second in Saturday’s meet with an all-around score of 195.925. “It’s senior night and we also had Abby Brenner go down (in the floor…

…, and obviously our plan got blown up in the first rotation.” Junior Abby Brenner was the first of three Wolverines to fall on the floor, with a hard landing on her first pass that caused an…

March 10, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 24) • Page Image 14

… a first-touch shot that gave the Cornhuskers an early 1-0 lead. Ten minutes later, Raabe weaved through multiple Wolverine defenders but lost possession two yards outside the box…

…, coming just short of doubling the Cornhuskers lead. In the 30th minute, though, the Wolverines received a modicum of karma. A Nebraska defender couldn’t clear the ball near the penalty spot…

… defensive struggle, sending the match to overtime. In the first overtime period, neither team put a shot on net. The Wolverines changed that in the second overtime period. They came out of the…

… connected for a two- run double that gave the No. 18 Wolverines an early lead in their season opener against Iowa. Marti wasn’t the only transfer bat to help Michigan to its 3-1 weekend series…

… one in the seventh inning, the Wolverines didn’t wait long before reclaiming the lead. After sophomore outfielder Tito Flores began the eighth with a double, he advanced to third off a bunt…

… establish themselves as cornerstones of the Wolverines’ offense. “It’s an awesome experience to come in here and know that I’m not alone, with all the transfers,” Marti said. “A bunch of new…

… the Wolverines on Saturday. Following his performance on the pommel horse, he tallied a 14.400 on the still rings, sticking the landing on the dismount and getting a huge reaction from the…

…’re still key leaders for the Wolverines. “(Juda and Bock) are both in the same (practice) group … and the group coach there, I just let him do it however he wants to do it with those two guys…

… they need to do.” Ultimately, although it was a grueling few weeks, Bock didn’t miss a beat against Iowa, and the Wolverines notched solid performances with Bock at the forefront. JACK…

… WHITTEN Daily Sports Writer SAMI RUUD For The Daily ALEC COHEN/Daily The Wolverines’ transfers were central to their success in their opening series against Iowa. MADDIE FOX/Daily Senior Cameron Bock…

March 10, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 24) • Page Image 15

… Michigan’s success, helping spur the Wolverines into college basketball’s upper- echelon with two consecutive 30-win seasons. Meanwhile, his daughter, Sidney, had settled into high school while…

…’s success, an effort rooted in conserving the culture. A pair of pictures drape the back wall to Washington’s office, tethers to the past. The first, a photo of the 2016-17 Wolverines celebrating…

March 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 25) • Page Image 13

… an outstanding match the day before, but Pertofsky stepped up in the second game to lead the Wolverines when Jones fell back. “This team does that really well,” Michigan coach Mark Rosen said…

… outshined by Jones, who had a program-record 37 kills. Pertofsky’s outing came off of a two-week pause for the Wolverines, as they were quarantined due to COVID- 19 contact tracing the previous two…

March 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 25) • Page Image 14

… batters, letting out an emphatic roar as he approached Michigan’s bullpen. After that inning, the Wolverines would go on to win the game with eight unanswered runs and a dominant fielding…

… innings but closed out a comfortable 9-2 Wolverine win. By the final game of the series, Michigan completed its sweep of Purdue with an 11-6 win. Senior right-hander Blake Beers started for the…

Wolverines, retiring the Boilermakers in each of the first and second innings. Michigan ran into trouble at the top of the third inning when a string of errors led to three Purdue runs, giving the…

… play for Michigan, the Wolverines’ depth on the mound allowed them to control the tempo of the series and will prove to be the key to their continued success at the top of the Big Ten. “We do…

… infielder Julia Jimenez charged in from her third base post, tracked the foul ball down and made the catch. The out not only put the No. 23 Wolverines’ soft- ball team back in the win column to…

… throughout its 5-1 weekend: dominate. Beaubien’s outing — where she also struck out 14 batters — occurred in the first game of the Wolverines’ double-header against the Corn- huskers to open the…

Wolverines’ success against Nebraska. Not only did the offense struggle to produce in the double-header, scoring only two runs each game, but Michigan also had to contain Tristen Edwards. Edwards…

… said When the Wolverines’ pitching performance dipped on Friday for the final game of the Nebraska series, so did their chances. Beaubien and Storako combined for an unchar- acteristic four…

Wolverines started senior right-hander Sarah Schaefer. The start was Schaefer’s first in-game action since 2019. Throughout the young season, Hutchins has stressed the impor- tance of finding…

… three shutout innings, surrendering three hits and striking out a batter before Storako came in relief to complete the 3-0 vic- tory for the Wolverines. “(Schaefer) was really well pre- pared…

March 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 25) • Page Image 15

… assistant on the Wolverines’ staff, wanted the job and knew he could step in right away. He just had to convince Michigan coach Juwan Howard of the same. “‘Hey Coach, I know how to do everything…

… just 11:46 remaining in the game, Loyola Chicago took a nine- point lead over 3-seed Michigan. The Wolverines needed a spark and Jaaron Simmons obliged. The backup point guard hit just his…

March 17, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 25) • Page Image 16

… 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…

March 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 26) • Page Image 2

… ensure all students feel supported and welcome on campus. “First, we will be pushing for the extension of Wolverine Pathways, alongside other groups on campus,” Arun said. “Secondly, we want to…

…, if we’re elected, pushing for more modern, easy to use, technological systems such as Wolverine Access and Canvas will be at the top of our list.” Voigt spoke about the specific plans IMPACT has…

March 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 26) • Page Image 12

… admitted. “Our community misses it, our e-board misses it … we want to do more, but we’re doing the best we can.” *** Public Health senior Liadan Solomon, ex- ecutive director of Wolverine Support Net…

March 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 26) • Page Image 15

… SCHACHINGER/Daily The NCAA has come under fire after social media posts exposed disparities between the two tournaments. Wolverines manage to withstand runs in back-and-forth affair INDIANAPOLIS — There’s an…

… LSU on Monday night certainly lived up to that adage. After a late first-half surge got them back in the game, the Wolverines held a slim one-point lead over the Tigers at halftime…

March 24, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 26) • Page Image 16

… serenades of cheers washed down from a boisterous crowd. In the frontcourt, he dribbled out the inevitable. A special season will last at least one more game. In a high-flying shootout, the Wolverines

Wolverines did just that. For forty minutes, Michigan could not so much as breathe. LSU’s much-acclaimed fifth-ranked offense proved to be as advertised. The Tigers, buoyed by freshman sensation Cameron…

March 31, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 27) • Page Image 1

… had aspirations of playing in the Final Four. Final Four. On Tuesday night, it came up just short. In a On Tuesday night, it came up just short. In a stunning upset, the Wolverines (23-5) fell to…

… the stunning upset, the Wolverines (23-5) fell to the East Region’s 11-seed UCLA (22-9), 51-49. The East Region’s 11-seed UCLA (22-9), 51-49. The Bruins’ Johnny Juzang proved to be the night…

March 31, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 27) • Page Image 14

…In an extraordinary year, the Michigan hockey team looked like it might make it to the end. Everything the world could have thrown at the Wolverines, it did. An insanely long…

…, Michigan was forced to withdraw from the NCAA Tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. Before anything else, let’s put this into perspective. The Wolverines have been practicing since July…

March 31, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 27) • Page Image 15

…-point attempt. Junior wing Leigha Brown had less than one second to get the shot off. Down by three in overtime against Baylor, the shot determined whether the Wolverines’ season ended or if the…

… team would compete in double overtime. She missed. Michigan’s loss was not caused by Brown’s missed shot, but rather the Wolverines’ poor 3-point shooting throughout the earlier parts of the game…

March 31, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 27) • Page Image 16

…. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, UCLA had other ideas. Now, in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, a dichotomous visual took shape on the court at Lucas Oil Stadium. On one side, a dejected Michigan…

… the Wolverines, as the Big Ten regular-season champions and the East region’s No. 1 seed, held lofty expectations heading into the Big Dance, falling one game short of the Final Four is not a…

April 07, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 27) • Page Image 16

… saluted the judges, stepped out on the floor and performed a strong routine that allowed the No. 4 Wolverines (20-2) to tie their program record team score at the NCAA Regionals over the weekend…

…. The Wolverines showed some nerves on the first day of competition in the Regional Semifinals, but the team ultimately placed first and advanced. Michigan’s biggest errors in its first day of…

… 9.975. The high scoring performances kept Michigan in the lead with second place Golden Bears trailing by 0.375 points. Despite the Wolverine’s beam performance in the previous day…

… floor. The Wolverines kept their momentum on floor, with four gymnasts earning scores of 9.900, and Wilson topping the rotation with a 9.950. Wojcik finished the rotation with a 9.900, even…

… the mix.” Although Wojcik’s stellar routine wasn’t necessary in securing Michigan’s win, it pushed the team to tie its program record and give the Wolverines necessary confidence as they…

…. With his family in the stands, he homered to deep right field. It’s a moment Michigan coach Erik Bakich thinks Lawrence will never forget, but one of few things the rest of the Wolverines will…

April 14, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 29) • Page Image 14

…-second 3-point attempt, a heave that carried with it the Wolverines’ fate. The shot fell short. Livers bowed his head. Two-and-a-half weeks earlier, on March 12, Livers’s season had already ended. A…

… primed to make the ride a special one, a national championship certainly within the realm of possibility. If Gonzaga and Baylor were entrenched as 1a and 1b, the Wolverines established themselves…

… hobbled into the tunnel and out of sight, a Wolverine one last time. Just a day before March Madness started, the biggest NCAA event of the year, college basketball players tweeted out “#Not…

… I can.” That is a sentiment that Wolverines’ coach Erik Bakich has emphasized, too. “There’s a lot of people that talk and they don’t do jack squat,” Bakich said. “They just like to complain…

April 14, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 29) • Page Image 15

…. Most games are headlined by star pitchers Alex Storako and Meghan Beaubien. And while the Wolverines often squeak out a win with just enough runs to outscore their opponent, the offense isn…

… in the gap, sacrifice bunts nor standard singles, rather a majority of them came via homeruns. The Wolverines launched seven homers over the course of the series in Columbus, which is half of the…

April 14, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 29) • Page Image 16

… time with an extra inning tacked on. The 2-1 credited win over Nebraska marked her 73rd as a Wolverine, surpassing Kelly Kovach for ninth-most in Michigan history. Beaubien’s work on the diamond was…

… the graduation of legendary infielder Sierra Romero in 2016, though, may not show it. The Wolverines have consistently dominated the Big Ten since then. They have held at least a share of…

… postseasons since their 2016 College World Series run, the Wolverines have failed to advance past the regional stage, including the most recent NCAA tournament in 2019 where they lost to James Madison on…

… softball program. With over 1600 wins, Hutchins entered this season as the winningest D1 softball coach in history. Since leading the Wolverines to their first College World Series appearance in…

… 1995, in only their third trip to the NCAA Tournament, Michigan has not missed the playoffs. These last three years mark the longest super-regional drought the Wolverines have ever endured since…

… consistently good for almost a half-decade, the Wolverines are now at an inflection point. They have what it takes, within their current roster, to take the program back to the College World Series. To be…

… right-hander Alex Storako and senior left-hander Meghan Beaubien. Together, along with three innings of support from senior right-hander Sarah Schaefer, they have propelled the Wolverines to a…

…’ve played.” When it comes to a formula that can return the Wolverines to an elite national program, as opposed to a consistent Big Ten powerhouse, pitching is certainly found in the equation. So is…

… this team’s equation that teams from years past have had? The answer runs deeper than just to hit better, it lies in whether or not the Wolverines actually have an attainable path to providing…

… emphasis on power-hitting, a common argument has been Michigan’s inability to keep up with the changes. However, recently, the Wolverines’ bats have shown serious pop. Over the past weekend at Ohio…

April 21, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 19

… of the game, this one over the fence in deep left field to make the score 14-2, as the Wolverines broke open the game and went on to win 21-5. Thanks in large part to a plethora of home runs…

…, Michigan (18-7 Big Ten) swept Minnesota (4-20) this weekend, winning 4-0 on Saturday and 9-5 on Sunday after its rout to open the series on Friday. Following its weekend performance, the Wolverines sit…

…, would amount to nothing. But the season returned, and with it an ascendant Wolverine squad. After its first loss at the Big Five Meet, Michigan scored 198.025 in a dominant performance that broke…

April 21, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 20

… started off Michigan’s next rotation on bars with a stuck dismount. The Wolverines’ top scores of the rotation came from Brooks and junior Abby Brenner in her first competitive routine in…

… the event. This lead, though, was deceptively large. The Wolverines had to move to the beam, a nerve racking event to conclude a meet on, while the Soon- ers ended on floor, whose scores were the…

May 06, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 9

… sophomore and junior years as the starter in goal for the Wolverines — will not return for his senior season, instead opting to pursue a professional career, according to an announcement on Twitter. “I…

… shutouts in 77 games. His sophomore year, Mann earned Big Ten Goaltender of the Year honors, while also finishing as a finalist for the Mike Richter Award in both his seasons as the Wolverines’ starter…

May 06, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 10

…Thirty-four. That’s how many runs the Michigan softball team scored in its four-game sweep of Penn State this weekend. Twenty-three. The Wolverines’ previous best total for runs in a series…

… output of the season in a 12-2 victory. Both games ended in a six-inning mercy rule. It wasn’t just one or two players providing the offense for the Wolverines — they got production out of…

… was the driving force behind the Wolverine offense and was a constant presence in the box score. Allan tallied two hits in all four games, drove home nine runs and hit her eighth home run of the…

… herself. After only managing one hit last weekend, Jimenez bounced back with her strongest weekend of the year. Blair simply continued producing as she has done all year. The Wolverines’ leader in…

… at which Michigan produced runs all weekend hasn’t been there all season. At the beginning of the year when the Wolverines played their games in Florida, they frequently struggled to find…

… consistent offense. To win games, Michigan had to rely on its stellar pitching, with final scores being relatively low. But the Wolverines have slowly righted the ship since then, finding offense not…

… to double digits and put the game even further out of Illinois’ reach. In the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader, the Wolverines (21-11) not only beat the Illini (15-16) to secure a 2-2 series…

… baseman Ted Burton, who cleared the table with a grand slam. Fifth-year center fielder Christian Bullock’s opposite-field home run gave the Wolverines a commanding 7-2 lead after just one inning…

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… the Wolverines prevailed. They clinched the Big Ten regular season championship by winning the first three games of the series, before dropping the finale on Sunday. “I think (winning the Big…

… the complete game performance, but each mistake she made proved costly. With the combined performance of the Wolverines’ co-aces, who pitched a 14 strikeout shutout, the three runs were more…

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… team’s first ever appearance at the Collegiate Wheelchair Tennis National Championships, the Wolverines’ athletes were finalists in the team competition and all but one of the individual…

…?” lingers. A pesky asterisk sits alongside one of the Wolverines’ finalist designations. Graduate student Spencer Heslop forwent his chance to potentially be crowned a champion in both his and…

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… the Big Ten Tournament, the Wolverines were primed to catch the Terrapins — who had not played in over a week — dozing. Against Michigan’s best wishes, though, the abilities of Maryland’s usual…

Wolverines’ (3-9) season in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, defeating them, 16-8. “I think (our last) game, the last game of the year, maybe we walked off the field feeling like we didn…

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…, regardless of living location, upload proof of their COVID- 19 vaccination to Wolverine Access before the beginning of the fall semester. Ernst said this information will be used to inform plans for the…

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