… looked like it might be a repeat of the game played two years ago. On Michigan's last trip to Penn State, a late third quarter-early fourth quarter goal-line stand by the Wolverines turned out to the…
… the Wolverines recovered in the end zone for a touchback. This was Michigan's chance to take over. For the second time on the day, Penn State looked like it was primed for a score but forgot something…
… women's swimming and diving team established itself as one of the elite programs in the nation. The Wolverines had the chance to take the title but lacked one nec- essary ingredient - diver Carrie Zarse…
…. After three days of dead heat swim- *ning and diving, the Wolverines fell to Stanford, the four-time defending champion, 497.5-478.5 at thle Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Saturday. "That's whatgreat…
… deflected a Bates Battaglia shot past Wolverine goalie Marty Turco into the net. "I saw one of their guys pick up the loose puck and fire it towards the net," Turco said. "I didn't see ex- See ICERS, Page 4…
… Championship. The team will get another shot next The Wolverines lost in overtime, 5-4, but still got the No. I seed in the season when the NCAA Championships will be held in Ann Arbor. NCAA West Regional…
… swimming title in the 100-yard back- troke, Wolverine co-captain Alecia umphrey said, "I'm real excited, but last night's (200-yard medley) relay waseven more exciting because it's a team effort." Humphrey…
… the walking wounded hen it arrived here this weekend, and its pain showed. The Wolverines finished in 22nd place and managed to produce only two All-Americans at the NCAA Championships at Carver…
…-Hawkeye Wolverines suffered a heartbreaking 19-point loss. Michigan seemed to be swimming more for the team and less for themselves. "This is the most wonderful team I'veeverworked with in my 23 years," Michigan head…
… coach Jim Richardson said. "They've worked hard and worked together, so they deserve this (suc- cess)." Michigan was rewarded for its hard work. The Wolverines finished a best- ever second place to four…
… attend the NCAAs. the issue wasdismissed as insignifican. Now that the Wolverines finished so close to a national crown, Zarse's decision becomes an even more critical issue. See TANK, Page 6 Michigan…
… season. However, a ninth place tie in the ReliaStar Collegiate Golf Invitational in Dellwood, Minn. last weekend can't be what coach Jim Carras had in mind enter- ing the new campaign. The Wolverines fired…
…, Barber was the only participant to come in under par. Michigan's Kyle Dobbs (total score of 231), Mike Emanuel (232) and Brent Idalski (237), placed 47th, 48th and 57th, respectively. With the Wolverine…
…. Mortimer finished second (24:16) on the Wolverine squad and fourth overall in the meet. "It was real comforting to know those people were there," Mortimer said. "But it made me a little more nervous because…
… in its trip to Philadelphia. The victories over Temple and Westchester extended the Wolverines' winning streak to three, with all three being shutouts. Michigan has now matched its longest winning…
… competition when it faces off against Purdue this weekend at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines are coming offa tournament victory last weekend in the UMass Invitational and a victory over Eastern Michigan. As…
…, will look to pace the Wolverines' scoring attack. - Chris Murphy Women's soccer minrors Texas The Wolverines might feel like they're playing against themselves when they battle Texas Friday. Like…
…. After hosting Texas, the Wolverines travel to Minnesota for a Sunday afternoon match-up. - Dan Stillman Men's soccer to play Blue 'B' team The Michigan men's soccer team heads into the Big Ten…
… both O'Donnell and Brownlee played key roles in helping the Wolverines (9- 9 Big Ten, , 15-13 overall)pull offone of the biggest vic- tories in team his- tory.O'Donnell and Brownlee both raised their…
… games a notch as Michigan: upset No. 8 Penn State, 15-12,10-15, 13-15, 15-5, 15-13. Brownlee The match was closely contested throughout as the Wolverines used the emotion of Senior Recognition Night, in…
… ast weekend. The Wolverines (7-0-2 ig Ten, 11-4-2 overall) won all five ames they played. No. 2 Michigan defeated Michigan tate,12-6, Dayton, 10-6, Texas A&M, 6, Northwestern, 14-7 and Eastern ichigan…
…, 16-4, to capture the 1995 olverine Invitational title. The Spartans were the first squad to ry and knock offthe Wolverines. Michi- an. State put up a good fight with a ack and forth, high-tempo game in…
… kicking Detroit's Dom Vella in the face, causing severe jaw damage and sending the player to the bench for at least nine weeks. The Wolverines were unable to ful- fill this fan's death wish, but were suc…
… have really strong players in the air who can jump out of their shoes. For now, we are just trying to get the ball to their heads." The Wolverines beganto look fatigued, theirpassingandrunsnot as crisp…
… feature former Michigan players Juwan Howard and Chris Webber. The Pistons have former Wolverine Terry Mills as well as former Duke standout Grant Hill. Detroit last played an exhibition in Ann Arbor three…
… Warriors coach See CRISLER, Page 12 Fonner Wolverine Juwan Howard returns to Crisier Arena next month for an exhibition game against the Detroit Pistons. Thegame will alsofeature Chris Webber and Terry…
… Mills. Blue volleyball sends the Eagles to their nest Wolverines soar into Big Ten play after straight set victory over Eastern Michigan By Chris Murphy Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - As the Michigan…
… volleyball team stared across the net at its opponents last night, it saw some- thing vaguely familiar. The Wolverines pounded Eastern Michigan, 15-9, 15-11, 15-5, last night at Bowen Field House. However, the…
… who have played a lot of Big Ten competition." While not necessarily concerned with payback, this year's Wolverines (6-4) were looking for a decisive vic- tory before their Big Ten season be- gins…
…," freshman outside-hit- ter Jane Stevens said. The Wolverines were paced by their captains. Middle-blocker Suzy O'Donnell had 10 kills and one dig while outside-hitter Shannon Brownlee had 10 kills and three…
… the inning. Third baseman Kelly Dransfeldt hit his third homer of the year and stole two bases for the Wolverines. Matt Ferullo (1-3) scattered six hits over seven innings, but took the 0 loss for…
… Goble went 2 for 4 from the plate with a double and an RBI. Brian Simmons also was 2 for 4. Chad Chapman and Matt Fluery each added an RBI for the Wolverines. David Yocum (5-1) picked up the win for…
…. Temple and John Arvai pitched the last six innings for Michigan. Arvai didn't allow an earned run and re- corded the Wolverine's only strike out. Florida State finished with 12 hits. All nine Seminole…
… 4, with Goble adding an RBI. Mike Muir was 2 for 2 at the plate, drew two walks and knocked in Michigan's other run. Jonathan Johnson (6-2) picked up the win, holding the Wolverines to seven hits in…
… as many innings. Michigan faces Eastern Michigan at 3p.m., Wednesday, in its firsthome action of the year. The Eagles will be the last game for the Wolverines be- fore they begin the Big Ten season…
… considering a life without hockey, Mongeau made it back to the Rivermen this season. He's doing quite well, too, and leads Peoria in scoring, just ahead of David Roberts, another former Wolverine. But Mongeau…
… softball, the Michi- gan women's team would be the newly crowned champion. The No.8 Wolverines (17-3) went 8-0 in the 24 team round robin Lady Seminole Invitational this weekend to take home the championship…
… and *extend their winning streak on the season to ten. And the Wolverines didn't just win'by the skin of their teeth. They dominated. While the offense was a big boost, scoring 25 runs on the weekend…
…, it was the pitching that deserved the. most applause. The Wolverines hurlers gave up *just one run. Not one run in each game, but one . - v w run in the entire tournament. The ef- fort lowered the…
…, the Wolverines ad- vanced to the final on Sunday after- noon against the home team No. 9 Seminoles (31-7). In Sunday's final, Michigan got on the board early scoring two runs in the third inning before…
… clear that the No. 17 Wolverines won't suffen through another 17-14 season. Thbre's simply way too much talent out ther6.And the five sophomores that sened teso young last year appear to be growing up in…
… player,,Iimmy DeGraffenried, netted 'ny half of the 30 points he got against FtesnoState and, for the game, Weber 'State-shot just .357 from the field and .231 from 3-point land. The Wolverines also forced…
… victory over Weber State gave Wolverine coach Steve Fisher an opportunity to clear the bench. Ryan DeKuiper, Neal Morton, Ron Oliver and Erik Szyndlar all played the final minute of the contest. De…
… that he was so unself- ish." 3sketbA This was the first action DeKuiper has Notebook seen in his young Michigan career. REVENGE: There is no question that playing Arizona Wednesday gives the Wolverines…
… Hills, and Arizona walked off with an impressive 78-57 victory. The Wild- cats blitzed the Wolverines during the 1993-94 campaign, 119-95, in the Fi- esta Bowl Classic. "Last year we wanted to get revenge…
… or on a field. The Michigan men's swimming team competes at Canham Natatorium and when they hit the water, they hit it hard. Last year, the Wolverines finished with a 9-1 record and won the NCAA…
… swimmers is coach Jon Urbanchek. Last year Urbanchek was named NCAA Coach of the Year, after he led the Wolverines to their 10th consecu- tive Big Ten title and the national championship. The 1995-96 swim…
… mistakes is that you can learn from them. Coming into this weekend, a black cloud seemed to come over the .Michigan women's tennis team whenever it would enter the third set of matches. The Wolverines had…
…. But the Wolverines put an end to that string Saturday. Not only did they upset No. 15 Vanderbilt, 5-4, but they did it, in part, by winning all three of the matches that went the full three sets. For…
…. TheWolverines(l1-2-OCCHA,16- 4-0 overall) and the Falcons (12-3-1, 15-6-1) probably have enough ammu- nition in their lineups to blow holes in the fragile walls of Yost Ice Arena. Michigan (6.1 goals…
… sec- ond-place teams. In the conference standings, the Wolverines trail the Falcons by three points, 25-22. Tomorrow, Michigan travels to the Palace of Auburn Hills to face Notre Dame (2-11-1, 6…
… at least one Michigan defender in his jockstrap all evening long. The senior center has torched the CCHA for 18 goals and 15 assists in only 16 conference games. "You can't ever ignore him," Wolverine…
… captain Rick Willis said. "You always have to be on him when- ever he's on the ice." Wolverine coach Red Berenson says that he will depend on the entire defense to contain Holzinger. "Our defensive game has…
… to be good, otherwise Holzinger will tear us apart," Berenson said. If there is one team that has indeed stopped him this season, it's Michigan. Holzinger hadjust one assist when the Wolverines stomped…
… State this weekend where it will match up against the Nittany Lions and Michigan State. This meet has some changes in store for the Wolverines, one of which is Penn State'strack. Because ofits shorter…
… important to us as Big Ten contend- ers." Wolverines look to crash boards against tough conference opponents Women's track awaits By EUGENE BOWEN Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's track team, which…
… rebound this week- end, in both senses of the word, when the Wolverines host Illinois tonight at 7:30 and Ohio State Sunday at 7 p.m. at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines (2-3 Big Ten, 7-8 overall) will have to…
… crash the boards hard to emerge victorious against the Fighting Illini and the Buckeyes. And Michigan must bounce back from last Sunday's devastating 92-44 loss to Penn State. The Wolverines count on…
… apiece. That victory, which brought Michigan's 21-game conference los- ing skid to a halt, inflated a balloon of confidence and optimism for the re- building Wolverines. The balloon swelled to blimp…
… Wolverines looked to have two easy victories in the holiday U.S. Cellular Air Time Tournament. Yet Michigan traveled to Seattle and left with one tough win and an embarrassing loss. In the semifinal game…
… the Wolverines headed to Durham, N.C. to take on Duke, they went on a 24-0 run and still lost. The game was a sign of things to come. Throughout the year, Michigan consistently proved that it could not…
… was a bitterly ironic mo- ment, King's best game as a Wolverine was also his last. For an off-guard, his numbers against Western Kentucky are close to unprecedented -17 rebounds, seven of them…
…-95 season was a struggle from day one. Michigan began the season by blowing a 17-point lead against Tulane. The Wolverines held on to win, but the game served as a fitting forecast for the upcoming season…
… Penn State's Gerald Filardi picks off one of Michigan quarterback Bob Griese's passes. See SPORTSMonday for complete coverage of all Michigan athletics over the weekend. Wolverine Party makes strong…
…-of-age of the year-old Wolverine Party. The party took four of eight LSA representative seats, along with a fifth seat in the Business School. They cap- tured only one seat fewer than the cur- rently dominant…
… playing at a neutral site." The Wolverines are familiar with the Badgers after defeating them 7-2 at the College Hockey Showcase in November, but they are even more familiar with their other possible op…
…. I like to see the teams from our league do well, but the most im- portant thing is that we do well." One of the possible reasons for the Wolverines' top seed is that several other potential No. 1…
…. The Michigan defenseman intentionally knocked the Wolverine net off the magnets, drawing a delay of game penalty. Since the puck was behind the goal, Sloan put his team in greater danger of losing by…
… and his team starts playing solid defense in the third period, the Wolverines should come away from Providence, R.I. with a championship trophy in a couple weeks. If not, Saturday's game against…
… Wolverines led early in Saturday's contest - like they often do against Lake State. Aftera scoreless firstperiodMichi- gan grabbed a 2-0 lead. early in the second. Knuble made it 1-0 on a five- riod, but…
… all but two of the Wolverines' goals Friday, notching four assists -three on the power play. Satur- day, he assisted on two of Michigan's four goals. "Brendan (Morrison) and Kevin (Hilton) made so…
… for some- one just eight games into his sophomore season. He also brought himself within one point ofthe Wolverines'scoring lead with 17 points. "I though Billy played well," Michigan coach Red Berenson…
… last three games, the Michigan netminder has faced less than 17 shots. In six different periods this year, Turco has seen less than three. Although all five of the games have been Wolverine victories…
…. The fastest score was by Jason Botterill in the Wolverines' 5-4 win over Miami. Botterill lit the red light only six seconds in. MAD STREAKERS: With Michigan's victories this weekend, the Wolver- ines…
… scoring Friday with a power-play goal - their longest since the 1993-94 campaign when Michigan won11 in a row. During the 1990-91 season, the Wolverines won a school-record 15 straight, but followed it up…
… by win- ning only seven of their final 12 games to finish second in the CCHA.. Michigan has also experiencedwin- ning streaks of 12 games in both 1976- 77 and 1963-64 - the year of the last Wolverine…
… named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tourna- ' met team both years. £ AHoward was drafted last season by the Bullets after three years with the Wolverines. In his rookie season, Howard averaged 17.0 points…
… Michigan, Howard averaged 15.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He was one of only five Wolverines in history to score 1,500 points and grab . ., : 8700 rebounds in a career. TUEEENDEN h…
…'El ban ti One hundred four years of editorial freedom 7" .Wolverines battle Spartans for bragging rights, first place By RYAN WHITE Daily Basketball Writer Jimmy King isn't guaranteeing a…
…Spartans believing that they belong in the top spot, and not the Wolverines. "As of Sunday we'll be in first place and they won't." That isn't a guarantee? "No, but I'm confident," King said. "If you step on the court…
… swimmers glide through the water. Wolverine freshman Talor Bendel also trained with the Barracudas and has been swimming with Gustin for seven years. Bendel describes her closest friend on the team as a…
… actions today. Last month, at the Big Ten Championships, Northwestern's 400 medley relay team was disqualified from the race, leaving a clear path to a first-place finish for the Wolverines. Even though the…
… swimming the 200 breast for Gustin. Her final decision came down to the top two women's swimming programs in the nation - Michigan and Stanford. Her admiration for Wolverine coach Jim Richardson ultimately…
… accept that." Gustin could not have picked a better time to enter the program. With NCAA Swimmer of the Year and two-time breaststroke champion Lara Hooiveld entering her senior year, the Wolverines needed…
… adequately be made between the two. As one of three Wolverine team members named to the college Swim Coaches All-Academic team, Gustin believes that her future lies in the medical field, perhaps in the field…
… shoulder. So, the Wolverines accomplished only a fraction of what was expected. Catrabone was severely hindered by his shoulder and his successful season was cut short when he failed to advance to the…
… Catrabone Michigan wrestler ment for the Wolverines. Senior co-captain and No. 8 seed Jehad Hamdan (190) fared the best of. the five qualifiers, cruising through his first two matches before falling to…
… caseload ey take," said Mike Christie, the Wolverine Party presi- dential candidate. "This increase would keep SLS finan- cially sound for the next five years." While Jodi Masley was the only presidential…
… Ingredients of Good Health," Patch Adams, sponsored by St. Joe's Health Educational Services, Quaker Friends Meeting House, 1416 0 College Democrats, 747-9549, mass meeting, Michigan Union, Wolverine Room, 7 p…
…,'and he is supposed to write editorials. Never mind that all kinds of other editorializ- ing goes on in the sports page (e.g. "For the second straight week, it was the Wolverines' de- fense which keyed…
