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… Michigan senior co-captain Brian Harper said that the Wolverines were not a team that would do well in dual meets, but would be in the thick of things come playoff time. He probably had no idea at the time…
… just how right he was. Michigan struggled to a 1-7 Big Ten record and was just 6-9 overall; the records could be attributed to one thing: injuries. On Jan. 8 the Wolverines lost 126 pounder Brandon Howe…
… teams. EVAN Wolverine Steve King was one of many on the Michigan squad with injury problems during the 1993-94 season. the loss of Hamden. "Two-thirds of our team is walk-ons and youjust can'twin like…
… things began to look up for Michigan. The Wolverines' first postseason stop was Iowa City and the Big Ten Championships. While the host Hawkeyes were seek- ing a record 21-straight championships, the…
… Wolverines were searching for re- spect. Both accomplished what they were looking for. Michigan finished fourth, above four teams that had beaten them in dual meets during the regular season. The Wolverines…
… WHITE Daily Baseball Writer The Michigan baseball team sailed into uncharted waters during its 1994 season, namely the Big Ten playoffs. The Wolverines made their first postseason appearance in five years…
… extra innings. In their final game of the regular ,season the Wolverines defeated Illi- nois, 8-6, in 12 innings. That win, coupled with Michigan State and Iowa splitting a weekend series in East Lan…
…. I . I at a second rate gym at WOLVERINE FITNESS CENTRE 1993-94 season leaves women's volleyball team asking questions By CHARLIE BREITROSE Daily Sports Writer "What if? Only if... " This is what…
… good enough to avoid the Big Ten cellar. The final three weeks of the sea- son brought out the best in the team. The Wolverines won four of six games, including wins over strong Illinois and Purdue…
… Daily Under gray skies yesterday at Mitchell Field, the Michigan men's soccer team battled both a chilling wind and a tough Schoolcraft squad. In the end, the Wolverines defeated both. However, the most…
… satisfying victory was the 2-1 win over Schoolcraft, a nationally ranked jun- ior college. At the outset, things didn't go too well for the Wolverines (4-3-2). A little more than 33 minutes into the first half…
…Page 19 THE MICHIGAN DAILY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 Pa~e19 THE MICHIGAN DAILY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 Early struggles continue for hitters Inexperience follows Wolverines home in loss to…
… Eastern Michigan A By DARREN EVERSON and TOM SEELEY Daily Sports Writers Growing pains continue to plague the youthful Michigan volleyball team, as another more seasoned club took advantage of Wolverine…
… Wolverines a bit, as the Eagles' domination continued well into the fourth and final game. "For them it was a good case of momentum," Michigan outside hitter Colleen Miniuk said. "They came out and they jumped…
…, who led the Wolverines with 17 kills, thought that Michigan's woes might have begun much earlier. "At the beginning, I think every- one was kind of surprised by how well Eastern came out," she said. "I…
… think wejust played really tentatively at the beginning." In the first game, serving errors haunted the Wolverines, who fell be- hind 7-1. Michigan then went on their own spurt, moving within two points…
… the all-important third contest. That might explain Michigan's seemingly easy victory in that one. Kills from Luze and Miniuk helped the Wolverines roll to a quick 10-2 lead. The Eagles, who made a…
… one- or two-point leads. The Wolverines seemed as if they might pull away when an ace from setter Erin McGovern made it 12-9 in favor of Michigan. Only after a couple Eastern hitting errors put the…
… Wolverines one point away from vic- tory did the Eagles seize command of the game and the match. Though disappointed with the out- come, Giovanazzi sees no reason to give up on this team. "I don't have any…
… Friday night, 3-15, 15-5, 15-10, 6-15, 15-10, the Wolverines (2-5) recovered and turned this weekend into their most successful series of the young season. The victories against Virginia (15- 9, 7-15, 15…
…-10, 15-2) and Pittsburgh (15-12, 13-15, 15-13, 15-1) Saturday gave the host Wolverines a 2-1 record in the Kaepa Volleyball Challenge. After a rocky opening week, it also gave the team its first winning…
… we had earlier on, we would have been great. Instead, we end up losing a tight five-gamer to a good Michigan State team." Despite the outcome, the young Wolverine squad seemed to gain con- fidence from…
… squad in four games. After playing a rather evenly matched first three games, the Wolverines exploded for a 15-2 victory in game four and notched their first win of the 1994 campaign. Leading the…
… Wolverine attack were middle blockers O'Donnell and jun- ior Shannon Brownlee. O'Donnell spiked her way to a match-high 15 kills and a .500 hitting percentage while Brownlee had 10 kills and a team-high 13…
… Wolverines now have a rosier outlook before they start con- ference play in two weeks. "Even though we did lose one, we still improved our play 200 percent," Brownlee said. "We've come so far in the last…
…-ranked Wolverines outdistance 10-team field By BARRY SOLLENBERGER Daily Sports Writer It was business as usual for the No. 5 Michigan women's cross country team Saturday at the Miami University Invitational. The two…
…-time defending confer- ence champions blasted the 10-team field at the meet in Oxford, Ohio. The Wolverines compiled a team score of 29, far outdistancing second-place Miami of Ohio (67) and third-place Eastern…
… the farm when fellow Wolverine Chris Webber left for the NBA. They gained one thing: a 6- foot-10, 255-lb. vacancy under the hoop. Sophomore Dugan Fife, who has yet to sink a college basket, claims the…
… later. The Wol- verine faithful heave a collective sigh and put away the baking soda. February The Wolverines go from trouble with their immune systems to trouble with the law. King, Ray Jackson and walk…
… Howard and Jalen Rose announced their decisions to forgo their senior year and become eligible for the NBA draft June 29 in Indianapolis. Howard and Rose were the focal points of the Wolverines' offense…
… Michigan sixth on the Wolverines all-time scoring list with 1,788 points. Howard was one of five players in Michigan history to score 1,500 points and grab 700 rebounds. I I LEO R~ l tB rl 0] Juwan Howard…
… Wolverines were a confident and talent-laden bunch, as they had been since the arrival of the Fab Five in Ann Arbor in the fall of 1991. Michigan expected to be successful and the media thought so as well…
…, predicting the Wolverines to win the 1994 Big Ten title. Yet certain things were different. The most notable change was the de- parture of Chris Webber for the NBA. Although Michigan coach Steve Fisher missed…
… his 6-foot-10 power forward, he also had to deal with the loss of much of his bench as Eric Riley, James Voskuil, Rob Pelinka and Michael Talley all concluded their careers with the Wolverines' loss to…
…-0 run in the second stanza brought the Wolverines to within five, 47-42, and they eventually cut the deficit to just two, 63-61, when Juwan Howard hit an 8-foot baseline jumper with 5:31 remaining…
… enough for the Wolverines as they could not get any closer after Howard's basket. Jalen Rose missed a layup opportu- nity with a little over 4:30 remaining and also clanged a trey attempt that would have…
… tied the game inside the final 30 seconds. Rose's misses represented the Wolverines' performance from the field in this Elite Eight matchup. Michigan knocked down a mere 41 percent of its shots…
… men's soccer team 'night as well have been at practice. : - s Spring Arbor College opponents , jmply served as obstacles to dribble ,afound last night as the Wolverines ,,ispatched the Cougars, 4-0, at…
… season. "We're physically superior to these .vguys," Michigan coach Steve Burns .said. "We have more experience. We g, qad to take advantage of that." The Wolverines went for the kill ,arly, penetrating…
… shotjust to the left of the sliding goaltender. That left Michigan up, 3-0, at the end of the first half. That was all for the Wolverine starters. Burns, pleased with the fast start and solid transition play…
… hard to perfect its play. The Wolverines are in the midst of a nonconference schedule which will help them in future Big Ten conference games. These contests give the players a sense of what they can do…
… to improve. The Wolverines (3-2) face off against Central Michigan (0-3) this af- ternoon inMt. Pleasant. The Chippewas have lost to Radford, Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth. CMU has only scored…
… defense," Smith said. The key to the Wolverines' suc- cess has been their goaltending :end team cooperation. Smith does notfo- cus on any one position. Rather, she stresses the importance of eviry player…
…-0 Wolverine victory at Mitchell Field. going today," Spring Arbor coach Lyle Wensley said. "We're a young team with no seniors and only three juniors, so we're going to make mis- takes. "Michigan has a lot of…
… speed, and we left the midfield way too open for them." But the midfield will not be so open for the Wolverines next time. They face a much tougher challenge at Kalamazoo College Saturday at 1:30. "Our…
… the Daily Texas vs. Texas A & M. Harvard vs. Yale. Michigan vs. Ohio State - someof the greatestrivalries incollege sports. And today, the Wolverine-Buck- eye rivalry extends to women's soccer for the…
… first time, when the two squads square off in their Big Ten opener at 4 p.m. at Elbel Field. Michigan comes off an 1-0, over- time victory Wednesday night against Detroit-Mercy. In the win, the Wolverines…
… 21st year as Wolverine cross-country head coach, leads team captain Ian Forsyth and 10 other Michigan runners into competition against runners from eight other schools. Forsyth, junior Kris Eggle…
…, sopho- mores David Barnett and Ryan Burt and freshman Don McLaughlin are key runners for the Wolverines. McLaughlin, a graduate of Ann Ar- bor Pioneer, is the only first-year run- ner competing for…
… too much. "This is the first real meet, so everyone's pretty excited," Forsyth said. "It's going to be a good gauge of our progress so far." Forsyth Forsyth plans for the Wolverines, who are ranked…
… today against Ohio State. The Wolverines come off a successful outing against Detroit-Mercy in which they shutout the Titans for a 1-0 overtime victory Wednesday. Today's game begins at 4 p.m. at Elbel…
…." The Wolverines continued their stellar performances, prevailing against No. 10 Penn State 278.85- 277.05 and placing first in the eight- team Michigan Invitational. But the biggest accomplishment was at…
… not prepared for it," Darden said. Garnering success was something the Wolverines were getting used to- that is until the Big Ten Championship arrived. With plans of placing second and challenging the…
… Wolverines (0-2,4- 5) lost tough contests to No. 5 North- western and No. 15 Iowa. Against the Wildcats, Michigan found itself in a dogfight. Northwestern took the game, 1-0, on a penalty corner with only five…
… minutes remaining. The Wolverines encountered similar problems getting the ball into the net against Iowa. "We were tired and ready to re- group," Michigan coach Patti Smith said. And regroup Michigan has…
…- leyball team was hoping to start the Big Ten season off well, because three of its injured players were returning. 0 So much for dreams. The Wolverines (4-8) opened the conference season with a pair of road…
… Wolverines had a in streak of their own, having won our of their last five matches. "As a young team, we have the tendency to come out and play ner- vous and tight," coach Greg Giovanazzi said. "We did not do…
… coming together as a team and improv- ing each game," Belkin said. "I didn't expect us to be playing at this level so soon." The Wolverines are 2-2-1 in the early going, including a dramatic over- time win…
… against Detroit-Mercy. Their other victory came against Northern Illinois. The Wolverines have suffered two close losses to conference foes Indiana and Ohio State. The defense has shown signs of improvement…
… finest season in team history and achieving their highest final national ranking ever (No. 16), the Wolverine field hockey team has reloaded and is poised for another successful season FIELD in the Big Ten…
… compiled a 50-40-4 record since joining the Wolverines in 1987 and she hopes to improve upon her record season in 1994. "We have a lot of talented and skillful players on the field and I think together, we…
… should be a great team," Smith said. The Wolverines need to fill the void in the offense created by the graduation of leading scorers Kalli Hose (22 points), a second team All-Big Ten pick, and Keely Libby…
… juniors and seniors from this year have to start to pick it up and lead this team," Patti Smith said. The Wolverines add eight of the nation's top freshmen to their roster. Among the freshmen who look to…
… nation again." The early season acts as preparation for Michigan's Big Ten season, which starts this Friday at Northwestern. The Wolverines finished fourth in the Big Ten last year behind Penn State, Iowa…
… really strong at passing," Irvine said. "We've had trouble finishing things off though and putting the ball in the net." The Wolverines' biggest adjustment will be on defense. In the backfield, Jennifer…
… team. Last Saturday, the Wolverines played their first varsity home match, scored their first varsity goal (by Debbie Flaherty) and tied their first varsity C game (against Wisconsin-Green Bay). Michigan…
… won its first varsity match over Northern Illinois Monday, and this Sunday will mark the team's first ever road game and its initial match in Big Ten conference play. The Wolverines bring their unde…
…, giving the Wolverines a 4-3 triumph. lives. slapshot from 10 feet inside the blue line past Michigan completed a season sweep the following "it's a hard end to a season," Wiseman said. senior goalie Steve…
… an- other Michigan team that spent most of the season at the top of the polls and came within a sneeze of winning the national title -- hockey. Yes, the Wolverines are a national hockey power and no…
… responsible forthe Wolverine dominance are coaches Jon Urbanchek and Jim Richardson. Richardson,the women's coach, has wone the conference title every year he's been here, while Urbanchektook the men's team…
… goal apiece. The Wolverines began the second half the way they ended the first. Michigan controlled the ball in the middle third of the field and kept it on the ground whenever possible. Michigan's first…
…-half problems vanished in the second stanza when the Wolverines seemed to be much more comfortable. "We started out slow, but we really picked it up in the second half," said defender Mike Presley, one of five…
… Invitational in Minneapolis on Sept. 3- 4, the Wolverines are now able to gauge their work for the fall. "It was the beginning of the sea- son and everyone had some nerves," McDonald said. "We all had a good…
… round and a bad round." The Wolverines return almost in- tact from last season. McDonald, Michigan's top individual from a year ago, averaged 83.04 over 28 rounds. Along with Jenny Zimmerman and Tiffany…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 -11. "Wolverine hitters try to change winless ways in weekend tournament at home By TOM SEELEY Daily Sports writer Playing one of the biggest…
… Wolverines (0- 4) deeper into the hole they currently find themselves in. A victory, on the other hand, could signal a turnaround for the squad and provide them with the momentum they need to head in the right…
…'t enough, the Wolverines face two more tough opponents tomorrow when they square off against Virginia at noon and Pitts- burgh at 8 p.m. in the final match of the day. With eight of its 16 players in their…
… mistakes were evident in Michigan's last match - a four-game loss to Eastern Michigan. After tying the match at a game apiece, the Wolverines came to within a point of a third-game victory, but then appeared…
… very stiff competition. In the first two games of the tournament when they faced Stanford and Florida-ranked No. 1 and No.6 in the country, respectively - the Wolverines were blown out in three straight…
… her first action of the season. Before coming to Michigan, she was a member of the Norwegian National Team and is the Wolverines' first European player. While Giovanazzi would have preferred to avoid…
… this year. The Wolverines play in the Kaepa Volleyball Challenge this weekend, beginning with Michigan State tomorrow. Spoiled U.S. Open onlookers begin to take Graf's greatness for granted The…
… Wolverines this weekend was the success of their serving game. After committing a season-worst 19 service errors last Thursday against Eastern Michigan, the team opened up this weekend's Kaepa Volleyball…
… to Michigan State on Friday night and 14 in each of the team's two wins on Saturday. oMiniuk, who is playing in her first season for the Wolverines after transferring from Stanford, led the team with a…
… also played a key role in the Wolverine attack this weekend as she averaged 14.7 kills per game over the three-game span. The London, Ont. native also sparkled on the defensive end as she averaged 1…
….7 blocks per game and 18.3 digs per game over the same span. Former Wolverine out with broken collarbone PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - An- thony Carter's impressive start with the Detroit Lions has taken a turn…
… one of the nation's best. However, until recently, it lacked the world's most played sport. Last Saturday marked the historic debut of varsity women's soccer at Michigan as the Wolverines tied Wis…
…. "We put our chances in the net today. The girls were pretty frustrated about Saturday's game because they thought they performed so well." The Wolverines dueled the Phoe- nix to a scoreless tie through…
…, the Wolverines are experiment- ing with anew three-four-three lineup. The three-four-three places three for- wards up front, supported by four midfielders and three defensemen. This differs from the…
… risks offensively, and I have a talented ar- senal of offensive players." Fresh off of an 8-0 thrashing of St. Clair (Ont.) College over the week- end, the Wolverines are feeling confi- dent about their…
… contend with Wolverine co-captains Herschel Wancjer and Dave Nordwall. Burns describes Wancjer as "a scrappy player who knows how to put the ball in the net," and Nordwall as "a hard- working player with a…
… lot of heart, and a lot of talent." The Wolverines regard Spring Arbor as one of their lesser oppo- nents. Therefore the new corps of young players, which Burns regards as "one of the strongest he has…
…'s volleyball team travels to Virginia Tech to face three tough teams this weekend at the Comfort Inn Hokie Classic. After victories over Virginia and Pittsburgh last week, the Wolverines (2-5) look to extend…
…- fidence, something that we were defi- nitely missing before," coach Greg Giovanazzi said. "We have excep- tional talent, but we just haven't been able to pull out the wins." If the Wolverines win any…
… Ian Forsyth said. "Even though it's early, some of the top teams will be there." However, the Wolverines' biggest concern is the meet's distance above sea level. "It's going to be really tough be- cause…
…Donald andjuniorTheo Molla. The trio missed the squad's first meet of the season, the Eastern Michigan Invitational, and their presence this weekend should bolster the Wolverines' lineup. It's going to be really…
… the breathing problem I didn't think I could do it this time." Former Wolverine Eric Namesnik finished third in 4:15.69 after record- ing the best time in preliminaries. Namesnik was frustrated after…
… championships a suc- cess. FILE PHO Tom Dolan broke the three-year old 400-meter individual medley record with a time of 4:12.30, clipping .06 off the old mark of Thomas Darnyi of Hungary. Former Wolverine Erik…
…, tudents can use Wolverine Access, he University's user-friendly infor- nation program. Wolverine Access ;iyes students ready access to a variety Technology and tem several weeks ago after six months of…
… lobby, so you can always get stuff there." The free service is sponsored by the University's Information of Tech- nology Division and is overseen by the Wolverine Access Development team headed by project…
… Mott hospital entrance, not the main entrance. Route 16 The Wolverine Tower shuttle no longer makes the loop on Hoover and Green streets near the stadium. For complete routes and times, consult the AATA…
…'s Ride Guide, which is available at Campus Information Centers and the Blake Transit center at 331 S. Fourth Ave. downtown. shuttle to Wolverine Tower, on the cornerofEisenhower and State streets. The…
… of her four matches. Ritt, in her 1Ith season at the helm of the Wolverines, is looking to the future. After finishing second in the Big Ten and ending the season with a No. 25 national ranking, Ritt…
… liquor. Tuesdays Wolverine A,B,C-Union 7:00-9:00 10/11-11/15 Inroduction to the tools and techniques of calligraphy. *A ten dollar lab fee will be collected by the instructor on the first day of class…
… a 0-5-1 mark against the Wolverines. - Chad A. Safran Expectations start to greet 'Cats r. II Tastes of .Ann Arbor Dining Guide Last season was to be one of great things for Northwestern. The Wild…
