…10- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 14, 1997 1M iers grew up against Gophers Y i V By Chris Farah Daily Sports Writer The Wolverines had heard it all before. From the media, from the fans and…
… it had relied for four years? The Wolverines were young; they werel inexperienced; they didn't know the system yet, and it would ~ probably take time for them to develop a win-! ning chemistry. How…
… thing on its mind - revenge. By defeating Iowa twice to win the Big Ten tourna- ment; the Wolverines (52- 13-1) avenged their worst Campinship weekend of their season. On April 5 and 6 in Iowa, the…
…- plishment for our team." By winning the Big Ten title for the third consecutive year, the Wolverines earned an automatic bid to the NCAA softball tournament. Michigan will host an NCAA regional this weekend…
…'S BLOWOUT CITY, BABY! Even though the Wolverines defeated Alaska-Fairbanks by those scores last weekend in the first round of the CCHA playoffs, chances are good that Michigan w be involved in much tighter…
… games for the remainder of the postseason - ,'vever far the Wolverines advance. Michigan's first tough test in the play- bffs could come against Bowling Green in this evening's CCHA semifinal at Joe Louis…
… Wolverines. "This is the first time we've had a crowd like this since I've been here," Michigan captain Kirk Beermann said. "It was great to have a band up there and everybody cheering." Winning past, future…
… meet in championship in ci m in th P M fc St c The band played an instrumental part SARA STILLMAN/Daly motivating the crowd and creating a Michigan pitcher Bryan Cranson and the rest of the Wolverines…
…TRACK- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - April 14, 1997 -- 7B 'M' track answers questions Wolverines redeem themselves in Raleigh after time off- By Chris Farah Daily Sports Writer The Michigan…
… women's track team went into this weekend's Duke Invitational in Raleigh, N.C., with more questions than answers. The primary question being: Would the Wolverines allow their subpar per- formance two…
… of a two-week break after the Raleigh Relays disap- pointment - a meet in which sopho- more high jumper Nicole Forrester was the only Wolverine to place first in an event - Michigan competed with a…
… vengeance at the Duke meet. The Wolverines tallied two first-place and six second-place finishes. Michigan also provisionally qualified three ath- letes for the NCAA championships. Junior Tania Longe was one…
… of the Wolverines who garnered first place, taking the top spot in the 100-meter hur- dles with a time of 13.97. The victory was even more redeeming for Longe, considering that she fell in the hurdle…
… a lot more aggressively." The list of accomplishments becomes all the more impressive when one con- siders the various factors the Wolverines had to contend with such as the level of competition and…
… the weather. Michigan had to contend with several other major Division I programs, including North Carolina, Georgetown, Syracuse and South Carolina. What's more, the Wolverines also had to deal with…
…. The 13th-ranked Wolverines com- peted in the Arkansas Invitational, hosted by the top-ranked Razorbacks. The 10-team field, although the smallest the Wolverines have faced his season, proved competitive…
…. Part of the reason the field was so small was because No. 23 Baylor backed out due to the bitter cold weather in Fayetteville. The Wolverines felt right at home in the cold, totalling five victories…
…. The victory was Sullivan's first since returning from heel surgery. The injury cost him the 1996 cross-country season and the '97 indoor season. Senior Neil Gardner lead the charge for the Wolverines…
… now in first place in the Big Ten. Still, this is no time to rejoice. At this point of the season last year, the Wolverines were threatening to take first place at 9-3 in the conference. And last season…
…," Michigan coach Geoff Zahn said. "This team has been around a little bit." Although Michigan did finish with its best conference mark since 1989, the Wolverines had a shot to win the conference. So what…
… nDaiy Sports Writer The Michigan women's tennis team ."played its first match in the new Varsity .,Tnnis Center on Feb. 15, against Western Michigan. The Wolverines won that match, 9-0, and ohave…
… point each. -The other four opponents have been shut This weekend's sweep of the Golden *: phers and the Hawkeyes lifted the f -Wolverines' record at home to 6-0 with ;only one more home match remaining…
… in Evanston, pitching was the least of Michigan's concerns. The Wolverines (5-4 Big Ten, 34-12-1 over- all) split a doubleheader with Northwestern, winning the first game, 1-0, before dropping a 4…
… Holmes buoyed Michigan's effort yesterday by pitching a two-hit shutout and winning the first game, despite the Wolverines' lack of hitting. Michigan was only able to muster a meager seven hits in the…
… half of the fifth. Melissa Gentile knocked in the clincher for the Wolverines. Saturday morning, Michigan State defeated Purdue, 4-2, then lost to Iowa, 4-3, forcing a Michigan-Iowa rematch. Iowa struck…
… all singled in the inning. The Wolverines clinched the tournament with two runs in the sixth. "There was never a feeling that we weren't going to come back," Holmes said. "Once we tied it, I knew we…
… bad time to visit Michigan? "I don't think there is a good time' Notre Dame coach Dave Poulin said. "Obviously, (the Wolverines) are a juggernaut. They're well worthy of their ranking, with their record…
… the Wolverines' first- round playoff opponents. It's a prospect that, understandably, is less than thrilling for Poulin. But the coach says he's more concerned with the remainder of the regular sea- son…
… it." With six points this weekend, Morrison would become Michigan's all-time career scoring leader. His 256 points are second only to former Wolverine Denny Felsner, who played from 1989-92. Morrison…
… marks the first time since Nov. 2 that Michigan will be trying to bounce back from a defeat. Before last Saturday's 2- 1loss to Michigan State, the Wolverines had Mpnehunbeaten for 23 games, setting a y…
… school record. Incidentally, the Wolverines fol- lowed the November loss by winning their next three games by a combined score of 16-4. "I think that loss was good for us" -Morrison said of the most recent…
… CHAMPIONSI KR M'Q MAt WIVF 'M' hoops hope to avenge loss to Lions Amy Johnson anda the Michigan women's basket- ball team haven't -, had many prob- lems scoring this season. But the Wolverines' defense is a…
…'s title as Michigan women's basketball coach was no doubt exciting. Regardless, she knows the Wolverines can't afford to get caught up in the commotion, espe- cially in the midst of a three-game losing…
… trip to Happy Valley. The Wolverines were the ones who made the trip to University Park last Friday, but it was Penn State that did all the moving - as Shauntai Hall and the rest of the Lions ran over…
…, around and through Michigan, 82-73. Penn State coach Rene Portland's infusion of a transition game ran the Wolverines into the ground. Hall led the charge for the Lions, scor- ing the first 10 points of…
… Wolverines helped her claim Big Ten co-Player of the Week honors for the past week. Michigan also provided Purdue's Jannon Roland with a stepping stone on the way to shar- ing the honor with Hall. Roland lit…
… nteta fe i a rc.HOCKEY PARENTS: Tonight's game not only welcomes back the Wolverines, but their parents as well. A number of different players will have their parents in town for the 111Berenson…
… he Toronto Maple Leifs' Wolverines face Ferris State tonight at Yost Ice Arena and on Sunday in Big Rapids. 'M' Volleyball faces weekend of . -challenges, twists- and cliches New era tips-' off for…
… depth to be a national power? With the firing of coach Ste'ye Fisher less than a month behind them, the Wolverine: hayve not ha d much time to adjust to the situation. "We're kind of wakitng up," forward…
… Macco B'aston said. "We kind of were in a little daze abeut the past situation, and the sea- son kind of hit us so quick with the fimst exhibition game." The Wolverines went 1-1 in the exhibition season…
… early part of the season will probably be itself. As much as Wolverines say they want to locus on the present, it's harWs) forget the past. "I don't think anybody's trying to think about it tooi much…
… thinking about, thin's instead of just reacting" But Traylor isn't concerned about making excuses foilh Wolverines.0e word comes to mind when it comms to Traylors prsonality -confidence. "I said it freshman…
… year, and I'll say it again," Traylor stid. "We're going lo be a Final Four team. Daily Spoits Wriier It should be ans interesting atnd telling weekend for the Michigans volleyball team. The Wolverines…
…'s Jeanine Szczesnsiak and Iowa's Jennifer Bell are old team- mates. But when lookinig at the matches themselves, the weekend is nothing short of cliche for the Wolverines. With only three weekends left in the…
… regular season, the Wolverines are in complete control of their finish. "We're looking at this weekend in particular as one where all the cliches come out of coaches' mouths. where we really control our own…
… last night. The food wasn't bad, either. The evening began and ended with Wolverines on stage at the CCHA Awards Wquet last night at the Crowne Plaza ronchartrain Hotel in downtown Detroit. Awards…
… - Mike Johnson, Curtis Fry and Brett Punchard - each scored three goals on the weekend. If Turco and the Wolverines take care of Bowling Green tonight, they. will face one of the only two teams to beat…
… big fans of Michigan women's basketball? Chances are they weren't, but they were dead on about this yearls drastic turnaround for the Wolverines. With an 11-3 record, including a 3-2 mark in the Big Ten…
… this year's squad has shown more bounce than any team under former coach Trish Roberts. The 1996-97 version of the Wolverines have won almost half as many games Roberts' did in five years. AP Women…
…, but it still felt like home, and that's what they stressed to the cur- rent Wolverines after practice. Halko, a senior at Michigan last season, now plays for Springfield -- part of the NHL Hartford…
… Whalers organization - in the American Hockey League. Wiseman, who skated for the Wolverines from 1990 to 1994, is also in the AHL, playing in the Toronto Maple Leafs' organi- zation. As a captain and…
…. Yesterday, the Wolverines put away the tarp and got out their brooms to make a clean sweep of their four-game series with Northwestern. Michigan (11-3 Big Ten, 22-12 overall) rallied from behind twice to beat…
… the ball and then inexplica- bly fell down. Everybody was safe. Kirk Beermann drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Wolverines the lead, and then Beermann got in a pickle to tid a double play on Mick…
… for the Wolverines, for all the things that could have gone wrong, Saturday's Phil Diamond Invitational at Ferry Field proved surprisingly successful. Michigan pulled in five individual victories and…
… many Wolverines to sharpen their performances before the Big Ten championship in two weeks. Others, taking the meet off or running out of their usual event to concentrate on training, gained a somewhat…
… country. But our guys Wolverine has accomplished since 1980. the tournament. But didn't play bad. They hung in there." Dobbs shot an even par 72 Sunday, the lead slowly Following its third-place finish…
… mance led the way for the Wolverines at pionship on May 28. - Build Lean Muscle/Burn Fat " No Experience Necessary * No Physical Contact - No Uniform Required - Men & Women * it's Fun! Master B.C. Yu…
…88 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - April 14, 1997 'M' tumblers to be tested at NCAAs Despite top-ranking, Wolverines will face nation's best in Gainesville By Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports…
… be the benchmark of a good gymnastics team like the Wolverines, which focuses only on its perfor- mance at the moment instead of looking up at the scoreboard and worrying about other teams…
… winner of each of the five region- ats (Central, West, Southeast, Midwest and Northeast) JOHN KRAFT/Daily Sara Cain and her Wolverine teammates are teetering on the brink of a national title. The top…
…-ranked Wolverines travel to Gainseville, Fla. this weekend for the NCAAs. The Wolverines won the NCAA Central regional by posting a school-record 197.7 all-around score. College-aged Woods wins The Masters in record…
… nationally by ABC (Channel 7 in Ann Arbor) at 3:30 p.m. The Wolverines are just getting used to their No. 1 ranking avter knocking off the Nittany L ions. Now, Michigan (6-0 Big Len, 9-0 overall) is a serious…
… great, but the sea- son's not over yet, and it's not over for us until we reach Pasadena.- That road travels through Madison, where the Wolverines haven't won since a 41-2 win in 1990. Ironically, that…
… Nelson each had 10. The Cowboys drew Michigan as their second-round matchup. The game will be played Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Crisler Arena. The Wolverines won the last time the two teams met, 75-72 in the…
… 2). Technical Fouls: none. RUMORE Continued from Page 11 of big, bad boosters. The Wolverines won despite playing probably the scrappiest and gutsiest team they have faced all season, a team they…
… someday a little kid in his back yard will pretend to be Mo Taylor." The junior forward said he didn't make the decision to leave Michigan until after the Wolverines beat Florida State to win the NIT…
… games in a Michigan uniform. And it didn't hurt that the Wolverines won a tourna- ment title in his last game. "Winning the NIT title played into my decision because I played so well;" Taylor said. "There…
… is a saying that you're only as good as your last game, and now everybody can say that Mo Taylor went out a champion." Taylor, the fourth Wolverine since 1993 to leave school early, said he expects to…
… painted Take You Higher," - a psychedelic See DIAG, Page 8 Books and Music Thursday afternoo 9 ARTSsce1 SPORTS 'Austin Powers' succeeds Wolverine hitters clinch as playful Bond spoof. Big Ten championship…
… Welcome back, Wolverines! Get ready for an exciting semester! I hope everyone had a relaxing and athletic break. . . Join me in the CCRB every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. for the NIKE running club. Come…
… tennis facility, that's half way to Briarwood," Bollinger said. "Wolverine Tower might as well be in Des Moines" Wolverine Tower, located on State Street and Eisenhower Parkway, houses University financial…
… went much smoother." The U-Club will once again be transformed into Cafe Wolverine, a temporary coffee shop and ration Y a small )ouglas MacKay rst-year student "I thought orientation united so many…
… and perfor- mance at 7 p.m. Monday in the Michigan Union's Wolverine Room. Rivera will talk about the history and influence of Caribbean music. After the lecture, Rivera will incorporate the audience…
… game, starting 28 of the Wolverines' 30 contests. He improved on those numbers in his sophomore season, but he didn't fulfill most peo- ple's expectations. Taylor, who averaged 12.3 points this year and…
…-8 p.m. Commons, Leonardo's p.m.-9 p.m. i 'Dating Violence Workshop," spon- Restaurant, 7-9 p.m. Q Underrepresented Minority PreMed sored by SAPAC, Michian Union, Peer Academic Counseling spon- Wolverine…
…: Baseball Year: Junior ElIgibIl ty: Junior Why This weekend, Steketee closed out three of the Wolverines' four wins against Northwestern, as Michigan took over the top spot in the Big Ten. Steketee now has…
