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… Wolverines in the Elite 8, and extend their longest run in their history. Blue looks for upset in Sweet 16 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Seven banners hang on the wall of Cliff Keen Arena celebrating…

…. 1 Penn State mark the Wolverines' first ever NCAA Sweet 16 showing, but it could be the first time they walk off the court in State College victorious. Michigan has been unsuccessful there in each of…

… Bowl- ing Green forward Rich Meloche climb the glass in celebration of his team's 5-3 home win, the 2005-06 Wolverine squad probably thought they were just witnessing a one- time fluke against a bad team…

…. But last year, it happened again - the then-6-23-1 Falcons upset Michi- gan, 3-2, on Bowling Green's home ice. Bowling Green is no longer a bottom-feeder this season. And now, the Wolverines say they…

… of its 40 goals this season with the man advantage. Last weekend, the Fal- cons converted 50 percent of their power-play chances against Wayne State. Since the Wolverines conceded five power-play goals…

…'s penalty-killing unit. Berenson said he looks for play- For Wolverines, it's good to be home again By ALEX PROSPERI to improve on in its three games Daily Sports Writer before the Big Ten season begins…

…- road trip that spanned five states more Krista Phillips is the lone was visible in the Wolverines' past Wolverine to score 20 points in a two games. game this season. No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 16 Elliott…

… averages 12.6 points per Notre Dame outplayed Michigan game and 7.3 rebounds per contest. and brought out the Wolverines' More important, the senior has weaknesses. 15 blocks, compared to the entire The…

… Wolverines shot a dismal 29 Michigan team, which has just 19. percent from the field in those two And when Elliott and Phillips lopsided defeats. Michigan was are in the paint, there won't be a outrebounded…

… charge for the struggling Wolverines after the team only managed to tie the Golden Lions through the first half of Saturday's gamn. Sims not Harris, is the Michigan pulls past most valuable Wolverine upset…

… Basketball Wolverines' 67-53 win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Michigan was tied at 32 with an 0-5 team relatively new to Division I. And this time, Sims was the only one who played well - he had 15 points at…

… JUNCAJ Daily Sports Writer There are still problems, and the Wolverines know that. One torrid second-half run doesn't change much. But with the Michigan men's basketball team's 67-53 win over Arkansas…

… deficit for those ingredients to start boil- ing. The 16th-ranked Wolverines squared off against Ohio Univer- sity in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after advancing past Niagara the…

… said. That's when Michigan's strengths began to surface. Experience. In last year's NCAA Tourna- ment, the Wolverines were down 2-1 in the first and second round and rallied to win in five sets on both…

… occasions. Michigan (26-9) had been in a come-from-behind situation before, and this predicament was nothing new for the veteran team. All of the Wolverines' current starters played in last year's tour…

… said. The Wolverines were facing an Ohio team that upended Notre bame - the Big East undefeated regular season champion - the previous night in five sets. Michigan's offensive average was an abysmal .172…

… before the Wolverines joined the CCHA. To come out of the cellar, Michigan was forced with to do something it has done just two times before this season - win the Saturday game after a loss in a weekend…

… series. The Wolverines managed to win 2-1. The weekend started out like many others this season, with Michigan falling behind early. But unlike games earlier in the season against Miami (Ohio) and Michi…

…- gan State, Michigan showed signs of life instead of laying down. In Friday's second period, soph- omore Luke Glendening picked up a turnover at the Wolverine blue line and beat an Ohio State defen…

… Burke Daily Sports Writer In late January of 1998, the eventual nation- al champion Michigan hockey team headed to Oxford for a series against CCHA rival Miami. The Wolverines were riding a five-game win…

…- ning streak heading into GOGGIN the two-game weekend. Who: Michigan (8-5-2 o But the RedHawks quick- Miami (7-61,541) ly slowed the Wolverines when: 7:35 p.m. tonigh down, twice upsetting Latest: The…

… Challenge last week, the Wolverines fell 74-67 to a Wolfpack team missing its best player. They trailed by 21 points in the middle of the second half. But it wasn't all bad. Michigan opened the game hot…

…, leading 16-4 before North Carolina State began to chip away. And staring at a large deficit with just 11 minutes remaining in the game, the Wolverines mounted a furious comeback and had a chance to cut the…

… complete control. Ithad alreadypoured 34shotson Ohio State goalie Cal Heeter, a sta- tistic countered by just 14 Buckeye shots. The Wolverines had knotted the game at 2-2, coming back from a two-goal deficit…

… withtwogoals inaspan of 2:18 and held on for a 5-3 victory. While Michigan's inability to capi- talize on scoring chances kept the Buckeyes in the game, what hurt most was the Wolverines' lack of consistency in…

… its block and prevent the Wolverine offense from grabbing momentum. After the break, Michigan ran out of the locker room with the game plan necessary to fuel a comeback. The Wolverines (26-9) got back…

… and was swept by the RedHawks in the teams' only series this sea- son. If the Wolverines want to find themselves in more famil- iar territory at the top of the standings, continuing to split with teams…

… like the Buckeyes (5-6-1-1, 7-10-1) will make it impossible for the Wolverines to catch up. "As far as the standings are concerned, I think that's kind of in the back of our mind," Sum- mers said. "Some…

… guys might use that as motivation, but I think as a team, we're going to work to improve for every game." After the Golden Lions shot 14-of- 26 in the first half, the Wolverines held Arkansas-Pine Bluff…

…." Seniors Paz and Veronica Rood led the Wolverines with 18 and 13 kills, respectively. It was the seniors who carried Michigan against the Bobcats, and if the team expects to have any shot at beating fourth…

… driving it." SAID ALSALAH/Daily Senior Chris Summers scored Michigan's first goal in its win Saturday over Ohio State. the Wolverines' 2-1 victory on Sat- Otherwise, the Wolverines were "I think the first…

… events, the Michigan women's swimming and diving team easily left Ypsilanti this weekend with its seventh straight EMU invitational title. The 19th-ranked Wolverines scored 1123 points, 307 points more…

… senior Margaret Kelly, who, over the two-day peri- od, won the 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard individual medley and so-yard freestyle. She was also a member of all of the Wolverines' winning freestyle relays…

…-word phrase, it's a "learning experience." The latest lesson for the young team came this weekend at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where the Wolverines placed 16th overall. Michigan is still a team in…

… past, the Wolverines would aim to win this tournament. But coach Joe McFarland knows that this year, the major goal is to use this kind of tournament as a building block. It was also a great way for his…

… days, to be sure. Now, Sims is disappearing at times during games, Harris's hamstring is bothering him more than ever, and the thought of any Wolverine going 5-of-5 from beyond the arc is about as far…

… thing because you need that intensity to get those wins, and you need those wins to get your confidence." One of the ways the younger Wolverines learned about wres- tling was by watching team cap- tain…

…. This weekend's meet was a test to see if the Wolverines could capitalize on the momentum they generated in last week's come- from-behind victory against Penn State. The team went out to Las Vegas and…

… last day of the meet fueled the Wolverines' come- from-behind victory, as Michigan finished the competition 46 points ahead of California. Junior Tyler Clary finished third in both the 200-yard…

…- stroke. The Wolverines also swept the top three spots in the 400-meter freestyle, with senior Charlie Houchin touching first, Madwed second and Feeley third. Junior Neal Kennedy, who is becoming the team…

… compete this month. The Wolverines will train in the Flor- ida Keys over the holiday break and will race again on Jan. 2 in the Orange Bowl Classic. 0 0 0 THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL Each week, Daily…

… Sports staffers will fill out ballots, with first place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine, and so on. Senior DeShawn Sims will be key tothe Wolverines' success this season…

…. Wolverines couldn't buya bucket. So they dumped the ball in to Sims and let him go to work down low, and he put on a clinic against the Golden Lion big men who couldn't keep up with his speed. With the threat…

…, MIAMI (OH) 84 and a season low in turnovers, the Wolverines couldn't escape Oxford with the most important statistic. Miami (Ohio) outplayed Michi- gan in nearly every category last night and took an 84…

…-74 win in the process. The RedHawks (5-4), who shot a blistering 64 percent from the field in the first half, always had an answer for the Wolverines (6-4). And most of the time, those answers came from…

… occa- sions. But that just seemed to anger Miami. The RedHawks responded to the first three one- point Wolverine deficits with runs of 7-1, 10-4 and 12-2. The final two chances Michi- gan saw were…

… squashed with 3-0 and 5-2 stretches from the Red- Hawks. Miami coach Maria Fantan- arosa credited her team's leaders with not allowing the RedHawks to get down when the Wolverines made a run to cut the lead…

… rink. They proceed to kick a soccer ball, a la pepper in baseball. But adjusting to the rule change might be a secondary benefit of the new routine. The Wolverines' pri- mary motivation is to stay loose…

… _MES _ 59_ first time since last November. The Wolverines (4-4) held the advan- tage from the opening possession, when sophomore Krista Clement found for- ward Kelly Helvey in the right corner for an…

… court and saw sophomore Ta'Shia Walker streaking up the right sideline. Helvey launched a pass to Walker, who put in a lay-up to help the Wolverines with a 16-2 run to open the game. UMES sophomore Kristi…

… doubt. Horton would be the third Wolverine afflicted by injury this week. Last year's team MVP, team captain Lester Abram, aggra- vated a shoulder injury during Michigan's second game of the season…

… averages 11.7 points per game this season, and leads the Wolverines in assists (30). Against the Fighting Irish on Saturday, Horton scored 11 of Michigan's final 12 points, including the go- ahead free throw…

… that clinched the 61-60 win. Michigan (4-3) will play High Point (2-5) tonight at 7 p.m. at Crisler Arena. Last season, the Wolverines defeated the Panthers, 84-49, at home. RYAN WEINE Daniel Horton…

… back in a second half 5. Sometimes it's better to be lucky when the Wolverines turned the ball than good. over 11 times and shot just 33 percent Controlling the ball with 23 seconds In the first five…

… forward Katie Dierdorf that looked liked it was going nowhere came off the bench and scored three - similar to many of the Wolverines' straight points to get Michigan back on z . offensive possessions in…

… the second half track. Once UNLV's run was stopped, the y - freshman point guard Krista Clem- Wolverines' stingy defense kept the Lady ent found sophomore Kelly Helvey Rebels from seizing momentum again…

….' under the hoop to put the Wolverines up UNLV's leading scorer, SheenaR 45-43. It was Helvey's only field goal of Moore, came in averaging 20 points the game, but she made it count. and five rebounds per…

… baseline Henry, scored 16 points. She made again, as UNLV out-rebounded the Michigan snapped its two-game los- Helvey moved to the right block. As just 5-of-12 from the field and fouled Wolverines 37…

… run for the Wolverines - senior forward Tabitha Pool wasn't in the game. Pool has been averaging 36.2 minutes per game, and played 19 minutes in the second half to log 35 for the game. Her absence could…

… have been trouble for the young Wolverines, especially with sopho- more Kelly Helvey joining Pool on the bench with two early fouls. But, as has happened so often this sea- son, the freshmen stepped up…

… paramount for Michigan on Saturday as it attempts to close the canyon that exists, at least on paper, between the Wolverines and their undefeated opponent, No. I Duke. Duke coach Mike Krzvzewski has unleashed…

… applied the most pressure of any team Michigan has seen to date, hound- ed the Wolverines for 24 turnovers. To evade a similar fate, Michigan may use both freshman point guards, Avery Queen and Maurice…

…., native came to Ann Arbor with high expectations, looking to be a key contributor for the Wolverines at the Big Ten Champion- ships. But a lackluster 2003-04 season culminated with Brady scoring only one…

… the Bulldogs to double-team him in the second frame, creating open looks for the Wolverines' perimeter players. Luckily for Sims's senior teammates, he knows how important a dominant post performance…

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