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…. THE FIRST of Van Dijck's goals came 11:56 into the first period, following an impressive display of ball control by the Wildcats. The Wolverines struck DISCOUNT TICKET PACKAGES 4 games and up Also…

… RANDAZZO Wolverines Joan Taylor (25) and Katrina Warner chase down a Wildcats player during Michigan's-Sunday loss. GOALIE SHAJPLES NETS PRAISE: ICers look impressive UM SOCCER SPORT CLUB Fall Schedule…

… night's intrasquad scrimmage. In the Blue's 7-3 win over the White, the 6-0, 175-pounder from Calgary, Alberta turned away 28 shots, something Wolverine hockey fans are unaccustomed to seeing. To say that…

…- White game was 14-8, an ominous sign of the things that were to come for the woeful Wolverines. The goaltending corps went on to yield almost six goals per game. "We saw some good goaltending (Friday…

… operate on." Yet insofar as challenging for the Big Ten title each year is concerned, it's Wolverines to repeat as conference champs. "In 1978, we lost Bill Donakowski, (10,000 and 5,000 meter titleist…

… Heikkinen, who netted the Wolverines a second in the grueling steeplechase competition. Both Lattany and Heikkinen return this year, a fact no doubt comforting to Harvey, who now must fill the holes left by…

… you an incoming freshman who wants to see a whole lot of the Ann Arbor area this year? If so, the fastest-but certainly not the easiest' way to do just that is to earn yourself a spot on the Wolverine…

… MICHIGAN'S BIG TEN champion high jumper Mike Lattany may be only 5-7, but he definitely can jump with the big boys. The gravity-defying Wolverine won his second straight outdoor conference title last spring…

… monumental step up in competi- tion, even though the Cardinals When the Michigan men's bas- reside in the same city. ketball team squares off with And the Wolverines (5-2) are nearby Concordia tonight, don…

…, everybody can con- ing already lost tribute." to Lourdes Col- The matchup should provide lege and Michigan-Dearborn. chances for the Wolverine bench So the University of Michigan- to continue to get vital…

… tying the game at 38-38, helping the Wolverines ich has a reputation as a regain momentum in their come- tooter but has struggled back. s shot in his first two sea- Beilein said after the Harvard Michigan…

… lower-level Division-I team that could submarine the Wolverines' strength of schedule. And with Concordia allowing Michigan to use its gym when the Wolverines can't use their own during Crisler Arena…

…- ing home stretch - including the matchup with the Crimson, the Wolverines will play eight straight and 10 of their next 11 games at Crisler - will be beneficial, espe- cially for the squad's many young…

… return to Ann Arbor, but in the Wolverines' 65-62 win over the Crimson on Saturday, he saw noth- ing but respect from the Michigan fan base. In fact, there wasn't a single chant from the Maize Rage all…

… always great to come back to Ann Arbor. It's a great community, a great town. "I enjoyed my time here as a coach and being a part of this great school." A TALE OF TWO HALVES: The Wolverines went into…

… 52 straight with a 60-47 victory over the Wolverines in front of a crowd of 11,829 rowdy Iowa State fans. But for much of the game, the Cyclones' (6-1) streak looked like it was in jeopardy. Playing in…

… that. I didn'twant to force anything." With Hicks in foul trouble, the Wolverines found a way to take control of the game midway through the first half. After Iowa State guard Kelsey Harris hit a 3…

… 12 minutes to play. But down the stretch, Iowa State proved to be too much for the Wolverines. Bolte caught fire, converting on three critical 3-pointers in the game's most cru- cial minutes. "We…

… span of 14 minutes and 16 seconds, the Gophers broke open a tight 1-1 game when they singed the net behind Wolverine goalie Rudy Varvari for eight unanswered tallies. The Gophers tied a one period…

… as they out muscled the Wolverines to every loose puck. Just five seconds after the goal, an eventual game winner, Minnesota winger Eric Strobel was whistled off for hooking. Things looked up for the…

… slum- ping Wolverine icers (7-11, lost last three in a row) as they now had a four on three advantage, enabling them to utilize more of the ice. BUT McCLANAHAN blunted any Wolverine momentum by replaying…

… next lamplighter for the Gophers, a mere 38 seconds after their last tally. Then, Christ Michelletti o one play, v Wolverines lc Insult upon as the gods recorded his a loose puck sensation NE liner by…

… ,vhikhed e ite5Wolverine coach Dan Farrell was Th soked helpless. livid after the one sided contest, not due Fa insult was added to injury to his team's "loss of composers," but . ag kept coming. Mc…

… and beat Varvari's replacement Bob Sutton. Minnesota had opened the scoring in the evenly fought first period when Phil Verchota netted a loose puck in front of the Wolverine net. Verchota was Michigan…

…Friday, February 6, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Friday, February 6, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY _ _ _ Tankers travel to Indiana; lcers invade Duluth Wolverines face Hoosiers in battle…

… of undefeated Duluth sharpens up defense for potent Michigan offense By JIM KEVRA The Michigan Wolverine swim team, which earlier this season broke Southern Methodist Univer- sity's streak of 77 dual…

… butterfly events do the Wolverines /have an even chance of winning. In the other events, it would take an extreme- ly fast time by Michigan or a very poor time by Indiana to produce a! .Wolverine victory…

… the meet and peak for the Big Tens and the NCAA champion- ships." Although the prospects f o r a Wolverine victory do not s e e m bright, Michigan teams have stunned Indiana teams twice in the past few…

… best ma~n directly opposite Michigan's" best man in an attempt to neu- tralize the Wolverine player's scoring ability. Selman failed to mention any specific, match-ups. Last season Duluth hockey was in a…

…8A - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com No contest: Wolverines blow out Huskers ByNEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily SportsEditor By the time the late-arriving Crisler Center…

… NEBRASKA 50 season. MICHIGAN 79 The 10th-ranked Wolverines started hot Wednesday night and got even hotter as the first half went on. They used 8-0, 12-0 and 15-0 runs throughout the first half to open up a…

… Wolverines (5-12 Big Ten, said. "So we're not intimidated." 9-20 overall) win the Big Ten Beilein likes the idea of having Tournament, they will receive another tournament to increase the conference…

… whatever, is the type for teams, doesn't require teams of end to the season that can get to have a winning record either. you ready for next year," Beilein But even if the Wolverines are said. "We've been…

… all season long to finish games, especially against tough opponents. Those struggles were nowhere to be found as the Wolverines downed the Golden Gophers in four games. Adaybefore Michigan'simpres- sive…

… performance against Min- nesota, the Wolverines continued their woes when they lost at home to No. 10 Wisconsin, three games to none. Against Wisconsin (10-3 Big Ten, 18-5 overall), Michigan stayed close in…

…'s been several games where we felt one might hit pitching better than the other." With Bercaw and Milian, the Wolverines get two contrasting styles of hitting. Bercaw brings speed to the team and causes…

… havoc on the base paths. While regulated to pinch running in her first two seasons with the Wolverines, Ber- caw has taken advantage of her chance to play - even if it is on a rotated basis. Already this…

… wrestling team entered the Big Ten Champi- onships ranked second in the country and filled with confidence. But the Wolverines' efforts through- out the season had worn them down, as they finished a…

… Wolverines need results from their entire lineup. A.J. Grant, 28-6 this season, is like- ly Michigan's best chance at a Big Ten champion. At 125 pounds, Grant is seeded second behind Purdue's Chris Fleeger…

… Wolverine returning from an injury. Wagner, seeded fifth this week- end, injured his ankle Feb. 9 against Michigan State. Fifth-year senior Kyle Smith has been on a roll of late, and hopes to carry the…

… Minnesota. BTT Continued from Page 8A take much better care of the ball than it did during the teams' first meeting, when the Fighting Illini overwhelmed the Wolverines with their defense and forced 29…

… Wolverines may be han- dling the tournament's intimidating environment. All games will be played in Conseco Fieldhouse (home of the NBA's Indiana Pacers), which boasts an enormous capacity of 18,345. "(During…

… different atmosphere." The, Wolverines currently possess a 12-15 overall record, and in order for them to continue their season beyond this weekend, they need to run the table and win the Big Ten Tournament…

…. As Big Ten Tourna- ment champions, they would recieve an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament. Although the odds are against them - a No. 11 seed has never won the Big Ten Tournament - the Wolverines…

… fit for her squad. It is not only her 22 years of col- lege basketball coaching experience that makes Guevara so good for the Wolverines, but it is also what she did before she picked up her whistle and…

… hockey team would be playing in it. Commentary But if the WolverinesI lose one or two more contests this season, they will be facing the humiliating scenario of watching six other teams duke it out in…

… meant sixth-place finishes in both the outdoor and indoor Big Ten Championships. IN THE INDOOR meet, several strokes of bad luck hampered the Wolverines. In the outdoor event, no such hardships occurred…

… duo finished one-two for the Wolverines to help keep Michigan in contention for the sixth spot. At the indoor NCAA meet in Syracuse the 3200-meter relay team of Jennifer Rioux, Martha Gray, Wilson and…

… hoping to break into the top ten in the nation this year. "We finished a stronger third than we thought we would in the Big Ten last year," said Wolverine assistant coach Bruce Gemmel. "We were very…

… Joe Parker. OTHER Wolverines to make the NCAA cut include Alex Wallingford, Kirstan Vandersluis, Mark Noetzel, Benoit Clement, and divers Bruce Kimball and Kent Ferguson, who went on to win the NCAA…

… a challenging, but realistic goal for the team this year." THE RETURNEES, combined with several recruits, could give the Wolverines the strength they need to improve in the Big Ten also. Michigan…

… out for the Canadian Olympic team. These two Canadians, who will rejoin the Wolverines this year are Naomi Marubashi and Melinda Copp. AS A FRESHMAN, two years ago, Marubashi was the Big Ten champion in…

… also put special em- phasis on recruiting a top breast- stroker, something the team sorely.-- needs. In doing this, the Wolverine4 coach landed a top prospect in Christi Vedeja from Madison. Other top…

… OF THE top golfers will be returning in the spring of 1985, but for the Wolverines to do any moving up they'll have to make some big im- provements during the off-season. The team is led by senior Dan…

…- bie Moore. As a freshman, Moore played in 30.7 of the Wolverinees' 34 games and kicked out the astronomical total of 1254 shots on the Michigan goal. Though the diminutive Moore had a none to…

… monumental undertak- ing in light of the Wolverines' failures over the past few sea- sons. ' Farrell inherited a young squad that lost only four players to graduation this past spring. Gone are captain Rick…

… Nixon, (6 goals, 12 assists). Neither is known for his tremendous size or great speed, but both play the kind of gutty, two-way hockey that pleases coaches and excites the fans. The Wolverines lacked the…

… Wolverines to improve on that dismal last place finish of a year ago. The blue line corps returns six veteran defensemen, three juniors and three sophomores. Much of the blame for Michi- gan's seemingly non…

…. Perhaps the Wolverines encouraging finish, a win and tie at North Dakota, for their only points on the road all season, is an advance to the resurrection of Michigan hoc- key fortunes. One thing that…

… definitely will be new in the upcoming hockey season is the Wolverines' home rink. The planned revamping of Yost Fieldhouse into Yost Coli- seum has already begun with the remodeling scheduled to be completed…

… to seat a couple thousand patrons. The final game played in the Coliseum was perhaps an epi- tome of Michigan's frustrations last season. The Wolverines were matching high-sticks with Min- nesota…

… - Duluth that Saturday evening in the second game of a weekend set. Duluth had pulled to an apparently safe two goal advantage, 8-6 with- under two minutes to be played in the third period. The Wolverines…

…. Coach Renfrew quickly yank- ed Moore from the Michigan goal to give the Wolverines six attackers. Neal then netted a fast goal to cut the deficit to one, but the seconds kept tick- ing away with what…

…. That 9-8 ,overtime loss told the story of the Wolverines entire season. Frustration with appar- ently no end, until things finally fell together on the season's con- cluding -weekend. All signs indicate…

… and Satur- day with Coach Newt Law's Illini grapplers as hosts for the occasion. The Wolverines end their season with a record of four wins and a trio of defeats in dual competition. Ac- cording to…

… of Michigan teams in the past years, as well as a large number of individual stars. The Illini have so far taken the measure of every op- ponent, including the Wolverines in a thrilling meet held in…

… the dual meet held here both Bob Mathis and Jack Pierce finished ahead of Wolverine Bob Swain. In the hurdles Bill Cooley will support the Illinois cause with Walker. In the quarter-mile Coach Leol…

… proof of this team balance is proven by not only their two thirds of a point victory over the Wolverines. Just last week the Illini completed their pre conference meet schedule by completely overshadowing…

… bettered the Wolverine's 3:06 winning time for the event in 1945. The Ohio State trio has the year's best effort, a fast 2:56. Michigan's 3:44.2 by its best 400- yard freestyle relay quartet of Mert Church…

… Michigan and may play hockey for the Wolverines. Orkisz’s jaw dropped. No one in the family ever expected Blankenburg to end up at Michigan, and it was a dream come true for the whole family when it…

… in this game. Senior guard Akienreh Johnson jumped on a bad pass by guard Teisha Hyman, broke to the basket and picked up an and- one. The Wolverines didn’t look back on their way to an 84…

…’s swimming and diving team started out this season’s rivalry competition the way it wanted to. In their last meet, the fifth-ranked Wolverines rolled over No. 12 Ohio State (2-1 Big Ten…

…, 9-1 overall), 183-117. With the Big Ten season coming to a close, Michigan (5-0, 9-0) has a chance at an undefeated season. It would mark the Wolverines’ fourth unbeaten record in a row…

…-57 loss to Illinois, it still looms. The Wolverines have now begun the conference season 0-2 - following last Thursday's loss to Minnesota - after an impressive 9-2 nonconference schedule that had them…

… again."' Illinois' athleticism proved to be too much for the Wolverines. A stingy Illini defense kept Michigan from entering the ball into senior LeeAnn Bies and junior Jennifer Smith. With their bread…

… DAILY HOCKEY WRITER KALAMAZOO - If you are 6- foot-3, 220 pounds, there are some sports you just can't excel in. Wolverine forward Mike Knuble, who has those dimensions, probably has little or no future…

… clear the front of the net and muscle in loose pucks. Like Knuble, each of the other four Wolverines on the power play unit has assumed a distinct role utilizing his attributes. While it's favorable for…

…. Wiseman has a knack for finding the open man as evidenced by his four assists Saturday. "Wiseman is so creative and so dangerous," Berenson said. It's the two newest Wolverines, however, who have rounded…

…: *Cheap tactics slow down Wolverines jy JAESON ROSENFELD VAILY HOCKEY WRITER KALAMAZOO -If you can't beat'em, knock the hell out of 'em. : That seems to be the coaching philosophy of Western Michigan…

… looked this weekend, Bronco play- ers were pushing, hooking, cross-checking and generally trying to beat up the Wolverines. The term for these tactics, in hockey lingo, is "clutching and grabbing," andjust…

…. "There was so much clutching and grabbing going on out there, it's almost embarrassing to watch." But unfortunately for Western, the Wolverine netminder wasn't the only one noticing the Broncos' physical…

…, whether deserved or not, the Wolverines had just about as many penalties as Western. Thatmeant perhaps Michigan was playing dirty, too. But such was not the case, according to Berenson, who found a familiar…

…' part. But to say that Michigan was totally innocent of committing penalties wouldn't be a fair assessment. It takes two to tangle, and the Wolverines took more than their share of payback penalties. "A…

… upset." One can understand Shields' and the rest of the Wolver- ines' plight. It's tough not to fight back when you're taking shots and they're not getting called. With the speed the Wolverines possess…

… frustrated there's nothing else you can do. "I think that's something we're going to have to work on as a team if we're going to be successful in the playoffs." The Wolverines' penalty-killing unit, one of the…

… game seen here this season, Michigan took an easy 7-4 victory over Michigan tTech last night at the Coliseum. Jack McDonald, Wolverine net- minder, played one of the finest games of his career as he…

… kicked out 35 Tech shots. u Three men entered the penalty box before four and a half min- utes had gone by; Abbie Maki, 'Tech defenseman, , for hooking, Connie Hill, Wolverine Defense- ,man, for cross…

… score. Then came the prettiest play of the evening. With Ross Smith in the box for board checking, the Wolverines stole the puck during a Tech rush, and McMillan and Renfrew came in on a lone Engi- neer…

… the Wolverine net to center Paul Kar- iniemi, who whipped the puck by McDonald. Grant Ends Souring Grant concluded the Mize and Blue scoring at 13:23 on a peculiar play. Gacek's shot was blocked and…

… Michigan State in the Bt'tzig Wiis final basketball game of the sea- Captain Bob Betzig took revenge son tonight at Yost Field House. on his first conqueror of the sea- Coach Ozzie Cowles's Wolverines will…

…-unanimous opinion that Ohio State will grab the title with a margin over the Wolverines of from four to 20 points. This done-sheet, however-like most paper predictions-has a quali- fication, an IF clause, neatly…

… heartening indications that he has, although there is only one place where it will be concretely proven or disproven-the Wolverines have a chance in our book. AS ALWAYS, the intangible factors, the…

… indoor campaign. Watch a third Wolverine ace, sophomore Len Alkon, for a dark horse spot. 440-Yard Dash-1. Ufer (Michigan); 2. Rehberg (Illinois); 3. Owen (Ohio); 4. Collins (Ohio); 5. Price (Indiana). A…

… Wolverines AtChicago Michigan's Strength May Aid Team To (Continued from Page 1) In Sprints, Upset Win Middle Distances Over Buckeyes angles as far as the Wolverines are concerned. The high-scoring thin…

… like his form of last season when he ran rough-shod over all competition and if the Hoosier ace is not in top con- dition by tonight, there is every pos- sibility that Wolverine Dave Mat- thews might…

… Wolverines are weak in the distance runs, but a crop of newcomers, es- pecially Ernie Leonardi, John Inger- soll, and Willis Glas, are possible point winners, along with veterans Will Ackerman and John Mc…

…It is during times like this, when normalcy escapes us and uncertainty consumes us, that what defines us becomes clear. Our identities as Wolverines no longer hinge on the routines we had…

… are able to feel like a Wolverine during a time where being a Wolverine looks entirely different than before. Engineering junior Bashar Hallak, Baalbek, Lebanon native, described his…

… businesses ranging from the Ozone House, a nonprofit that provides shelter and support to homeless youth, to Rays Red Hots, a popular dining spot for Wolverines, aiming, “to support…

… Clara Munkarah spent a few of her final moments as a Wolverine organizing a charity virtual cup pong tournament in which over 25 Wolverines are participating in. The winner of the virtual cup…

… effort, as well." The team continues its season t wasn't the only obstacle at the Illinois Orange and Blue ng in the Wolverines' way. Preview in Urbana, Ill. on Sept. "We w its bef starter to go." Tau…

…- tinues to add more pieces to the Wolverines' attack as the young season progresses. But this weekend in the Utah Valley Invitational in Orem, Utah, Rosen must have been jug- gling torches because his…

… the tribute to Morrison - evidence of a coach perplexed by the impact of a player who accomplished more than any other Wolverine during his collegiate career. The constant stare toward the shrine was…

… evident of a coach perplexed by the impact one player had on the program, of a player who accomplished more than any other Wolverine during his collegiate career. - Of a player who was impossible to c…

…, 1996, following the Wolverines' victory over Colorado College in the NCAA title game, fans at the Riverfront Coliseum were all witnesses to what Berenson and the Michigan coaching staff already knew for…

…-open goal on Tiger goaltender Ryan Bach and arguably one of the easiest goals of his career - to clinch Michigan's eighth national championship. And all he could think about was the past. The Wolverines…

…' failures in the NCAA Tournament. The overtime losses. The upsets. Former Wolverines like Mike Knuble, David Harlock and Aaron Ward, who preceded Morrison and didn't have the fortunate opportunity to win a…

…- tion, asking hopeful Wolverines what they could do for Michigan. Once fall rolled around for the start of the 1993-1994 campaign, in walked a boyish 18-year-old Morri- son, and Berenson soon found out…

… play for the Wolverines. And even though she even- tually signed, the entire experience put the coach - not typically a symbol of anxiety, even during a match - on edge. "She made us sweat a little bit…

…, the Wolverines welcomed Sarah Draves, Stesha Selsky and Katie Bruzdzinski. Together, the class was considered one of the best in the nation. They were highly regarded, but the fresh- men still felt like…

… Wolverines were unable to recover from a three-goal deficit in the national semifinal yesterday. Championship dreams end with 4-2 loss By Ryan C. Moloney aiy Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. - After a season of…

… night, it wasn't. {'MICHIGAN 2 Boston College ended the Wolverines' More coverage of hopes of a national last night's game title last night, by the in Sports, Page 12. score of 4-2, in the NCAA Frozen…

… Wolverines did as well as they all season against the other con- ce's champions, as they swept irfield - a team with a 30-3 cord. Michigan proved once again at, even though it was a maturing ig Ten team, it…

… a nice job, but could just tell as the match devel- that, physically, we outmatched tem a lot. No matter how hard they layed, they couldn't compete against s. But the real test for the Wolverines as…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - January 6, 1999 1 Reid and Wolverines g jugular in thrilling upse Asselin adds career high as Michigan post player By Andy Latack Daily Sports Writer It…

… I felt pretty good about our team ranked opponent of the season. The Wolverines are now 24 in Big Ten play. at that point." Average oes spark Michigan win And he had every reason to. Because, while…

…, the extra icer did nothing to spark Michigan's offense. The Wolverines left Columbus with nothing more to look forward to but a long and snowy ride home. Mother Nature had not wreaked her havoc upon the…

… Midwest on Dec. 27, but for the Wolverines, a different type of cold climate hung over them at Joe Louis Arena. For the second straight year, Michigan State hoisted the GLI trophy after beating the…

…'s players "played at a high level in that sense." The win over Northwestern gave the Wolverines their first win in Big Ten play, bring- ing their conference record to 1-2 before the next match, the loss to…

…. Last weekend during the road trip, one player started to distinguish herself from the rest of the team. Jeanine Szczesniak, a senior outside hitter, led the Wolverines in hitting percentage (.313) and…

… the fourth Wolverine to reach 1,000. HANDS UP: One ofGiovanazzi's main concerns heading into the road trip this past weekend was his team's blocking. After Illinois outdistanced Michigan in attacking…

… percentage by 200 per- centage points (.336 to .136), blocking had become a major concem. The problem was temporarily corrected with a season-high in total blocks (20) against Northwestern. The Wolverines also…

… would be able to replace Mendoza. Freshman Shannon Melka and sophomore Alija Pittenger have answered that ques- tion with authority, helping lead the Wolverines to a 9-5 start. The duo has combined to…

…. The Wolverines, who hadn't played in Iowa City since 1994, stepped into their hallway and team room only to discover all of the walls were painted a plushy pink. The humor in the situation was lost on…

… in an unfamiliar venue - theTarget Center in Minneapolis. The contest will pit the Wolverines against Minnesota in the Hall of Fame game opening the regular season. The Gophers, who could open the reg…

… Wolverines, Powers realizes how important the difficult games are to the new players. "This is why they came to Michigan, to play in games like this" he said. "There's no question we're excited." Former…

… MYERS/Daily After proposing the first Michigan hock- . Jan's Tropical Fish T. ey alumni game, current Michigan coach 2i and former Wolverine Red BerensOn 29glotakwh full-lighted hood donned his equipment…

… impact on teammate Bill Muak On top of that, his glass-shaking "The go-ahead goal you just knew who tallied the Wolverines' final t hits, which reverberated throughout was going to be a huge goal," Michi…

…- goals to put the game firmly out of Ewigleben Ice Arena, served as a ral- gan coach Red Berenson said. "And it Bulldogs' reach. lying cry for the Wolverines in the turned out to be just that." "I don…

… conditions, Michigan baseball coach Bill Freehan is hoping that the Iowa Hawkeyes can bring him a Field of Dreams - a dry field. The Hawkeyes could prove to be a nightmare for Wolverine pitching as they bring…

… Fairman slides hard into home in Wednesday's game against Central Michigan. The Wolverines will host Iowa Saturday and Sunday at Fisher Stadium. Gymnasts hope to prolong season Pair of key games on tap…

… coach Bob Darden said that Michigan State coach Rick Atkinson, who was at the Invitational, questioned the judges on this very subject, and was told by two of them that the Wolverines hit on all but one…

… on a three-score average, only one score of which can be from a home meet. The Wolverines finished tenth in the East, with a three-meet average of 271.68. Going into the weekend, Michigan was eleventh…

… also a high score, so their meet did not help them as much as Wolverines' helped themselves. Other teams represented in the East Regional include Illinois- Chicago, the Naval Academy and Syracuse. The…

…, our toughest opponent of the year," Kennedy said. The Wolverines, members of the Big Ten Lacrosse League, will find themselves in the thick of the conference schedule with this weekend's games. The…

… bigger than the dual meets," said Michigan head coach Jon Urbanchek. "The depth carried Michigan through it." IN ADDITION to retaining the conference title, the Wolverines added four new individuals to its…

…-Huron graduate Eric Bailey. He qualified in the 500-freestyle, finishing in 4:22.60. Urbanchek feels three more Wolverine swimmers have a shot at making NCAA cuts in the two remaining pre-NCAA meets: Mats Nygren…

… Wrestling Championships at Purdue were supposed to be a coming out party for fourth-ranked Michigan. The Wolvernes expected to unseat top-ranked Iowa for the first time since the Wolverines' 1973 victory…

… Michigan to win this year. Last year's Iowa victory hinged on the somewhat controversial 3-2 loss t h e Wolverines' Joe Pantalco suffered to Iowa's John Heffernan. THIS YEAR'S championships had several…

… things in common to last year's. The Wolverines again qual- ified eight wrestlers for the national championships, 150-pounder Sam Amine and heavy-weight Bob Potokar repeated as fourth-place finishers, and…

… nation's top-ranked wrestler with a 35-1 record, again suffered a heartbreaking defeat. Pantalco's loss to Minnesota's Gordy Morgan was the difference between second and third place for the Wolverines. 167…

… Wolverines fell prey to the tight Hockey East referees and found themselves two players short in four instances last weekend. Down two players, Michigan became easy pickings for both Boston College and Boston…

… as good as it could have been," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "But on the other hand we gave up six power play goals and that was obviously the game." The onus of both Wolverine losses, however…

… Michigan wrestling team, along with Oklahoma State, Arizona State and Iowa State, all held true to form this past weekend at the Las Vegas Classic. The Wolverines placed fourth (79.5 points), for the second…

…," said Michigan assistant coach Joe Wells. "Oklahoma State, at this point in time, clearly is the team favorite, and after that, the race is pretty close." HOWEVER, the Wolverines could have easily moved…

… ADAM BENSON Tonight, the women's basket- ball team is starting over. After last weekend's deflating loss to Central Michigan, the Wolverines (1-1) return to Crisler Arena, looking to regain their season…

…-opening spirit against Western Michigan. The Wolverines played better in the Central loss than in the opening victory over Toledo. Guard Carol Szczechowski fore- sees the team's continued im- provement with…

… baseball team defeated 5th-ranked UCLA this weekend, but lost all three of its, other contests as the Wolverines finished 1-3 in the Wheaties Tournament at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis…

…. The Wolverines lost to Maine, Minnesota, and the Cuban National Team to drop their record to 15-5. On Saturday, Jim Abbott limited UCLA to one run, and Phil Price. and Kourtney Thompson each added two…

… competition in the hills of Kentucky. Wolfe, who vaulted 16'1%/" in the Wolverines' first outdoor meet of the 1969 season, was one of six entries to establish a new record in the, track and field events, which…

… began Friday morning. But although Wolfe was the only Wolverine to share in the record- smashing spree, the Michigan thinclads fared well in the other events, taking two seconds and three thirds. Larry…

… Wolverines' two-mile relay team, consisting of Paul Arm- strong, Norm Cornwell, Ron Kut- schinski and Rick Storrey, placed second to the Badgers. This same Wolverine quartet took a third in the four-mile relay…

… vault mark ing behind Purdue and Wisconsin. Gary Knickerbocker, the Wol- verines' premier high jumper, cop- ped a third in that event with a leap of 6'8". The Wolverines 440 relay team also took a third…

…, with Indiana's Hoosiers, the second- place finishers in the Big Ten In- door Championships, leading the field. Ira Russel, the Wolverines' long-, Cornell decisions St relinor as East scores mat victory…

… Record Crowd Watches 11 State Hitters, Eight Wolverines Faniin Strikeout Battle By WALT KLEE EAST LANSING, June 5-Behind Block, setting nine Wolverines down Earl Block's almost perfect two hit on strikes…

…. It was his own wildness, pitching, the Michigan baseball team a mental lapse, and two Spartan er- rors that paved the way for the defeated the Michigan State College Wolverine victory. nine 2-0 before…

… third base foul line in the third The Wolverines got only four safeties frame. off the superlative hurling of the Block's control was perfect until he MSC righthander, none of which walked two men in the…

… hits and fanning eleven. Major Lea gute Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE When 18-year old Wolverine Char-, ley Fonville stepped into the shot1 put circle in the Illinois Field House three Saturdays ago during…

… late Al Blozis, whose in- door throw of 56 feet 41%2 in. was also a world's record, did any better than the Wolverine at the tender age of 18. ligh School Star Fonville is the type of a fellow who…

…, and Moore Compose olverlne SquadE .H IN EVERY SET htate's tennis tears prov- hi for the Wolverine net- anlnr LLNI lGRINNELL4'S ,STAR DISCUSn HURLER lN INE TO M ( R R 0W PL CE S FIR ST ,A T K A N SA S…

…. Horns-, hie Wolverines, experlenc- by knocked out a, home run in this ulty in disposing of Cap- game. The Cardinals retained first hott of the Spartan out- place in2 the senior circuit by dlown- sets, 6…

… third e day by d4owning I arle- *Stephlens captured the from Clovin of the StateE ght sets, 6-1, 6-3. Alyger M swreep of the singles the Wolverines by down- partan number five man, miatch, 6-i, 6-3. tles…

… matches Barton and Wolverine team defeatedl der'shott and Farleman, per onie doubles combina- set match, 6-0, 6-3. TheI bir had! no difficulty in first set, but their op-{ layed much better tennis A frame…

… Mathier. Th~e Wolverines -woi thle , estern Coniference chami~onship Yrithi a total of ten victor'ies and two dle- feats. In thieir game~s outside the Confer- ence they m~et.'defeat only once, los- ing to…

… Super Regional final comeback wins. to send the Wolverines to the Women's College World Series - and the lows, like an early exit from the Big Ten tournament. As it is in the classroom along with the…

…, Haylie Wagner, Driesenga was a horse from the start. Pitching became the story of non-conference play, as Driesenga bailed out a streaking, youngoffense to earn the Wolverines 21 victories. And when Wagner…

… had failed Driesenga throughout the Wolverine'sjourney to the WCWS, but something that didn't surprise Michigan coach Carol Hutchins. As a team, Michigan committed 77 errors this season, which is well…

… from deep kept the team inthe game on Sunday. But every time the Wolverines nailed a 3-pointer, Michigan State responded with a basket of its own. The Spartans opened up the game on an 01-0 run; starting…

… next half it may be going outside," Boylan said. "That's the nice thing about our offense. You don't have to rely on one thing, necessarily." The Wolverines shot fewer 3-pointers in the second half…

… walked away empty-handed. send the puck through the legs In fact, the Wolverine penalty of Miami's Will Weber. Knapp killers answered the call, not just must've been too busy gaping at by making quick work…

… Shawn Wolverines' struggles against the as frustration after the game got then spent Hunwick on Friday night. I won't RedHawks on Thursday, Beren- out of reach. some of the answer that. son looked like a…

… dominatingsweep, situations created an atmosphere verines outworked, outskated and this weekend. The Wolverines are no less) says quite alot. where retribution was inevitable. outskilled the RedHawks. Players…

… goalie Connor Knapp. Freshman forward Alex Guptill was the first Wolverine in the brawl, but junior forward Chris Brown finished off the job. Miami defenseman Will Weber and Brown - dropping their gloves…

…'s face it, if you want to fight, go out to the parking lot after the game." Because of his disqualifica- tion penalty, Brown will be sus- pended for Friday's game against Michigan State. The Wolverines…

… Rachel Sheffer. Sheffer racked up 13 points and three blocks for the Wolverines. In spite of everything, the Wolverines still found them- selves up by five points with 5:30 left on the clock. The last five…

… started on Friday, when the defense was able to weather a sec- ond period that saw only one shot from the Wolverines. Michigan's offense was a little more productive on Saturday. But the defense still held…

… stable, and the Wolverines have their second line to thank for that. Since the return of sophomore defenseman Jon Merrill, Michi- gan's goals against per game aver- age has decreased dramatically from 2…

…'s partner-in-crime, junior defense- man Lee Moffie. Moffie scored two of the Wolverines' three goals on Saturday, one of which came shorthanded. "We're not planning on our defense scoring goals," Berenson…

… the first victory over the Wolverines in his career at Bowling Green, senior center Adam Edinger selected Michigan as the state and team that the Falcons have marked as their most important conference…

… realized that there is more then one team coming out of the state of Ohio that the Wolverines will be gunning for in the future. The emotions were running high for both teams at the end of Friday night…

… Grandstaff Daily Sports Writer The Michigan hockey team is 2-3 in its last five games - 0-3 in games start- ed by netminder Kevin O'Malley and 2- 0 when L.J. Scarpace guards the Wolverine crease. Last weekend…

… Wolverines had been outscored 13-3. But on Friday night in Bowling Green, Berenson opted again for O'Malley. Berenson made the move because Scarpace has never started a game in another opponent's rink, and…

… Bowling Green is not exactly the most friendly of venues for a Michigan netminder. O'Malley stopped 17 of 20 shots, and the shots that he let by would have been difficult saves. The Wolverines lost the game…

…-in saves, he made a couple of backdoor saves, he made all the saves he should have made, and kept us in the game when we were reeling." Most importantly he got the win, and while the burden of the Wolverines…

… saves when the Wolverines have needed them in the big games. His two victories are arguably the two most important of the season. And Scarpace did it on an admittedly bad night for the Michigan defense…

… outstanding, we got the win. If it weren't for him the game could have been a dif- SARA SCHENCK/Daily Junior goalie LJ. Scarpace made 33 saves-on Saturday night, salvaging the week- end for the Wolverines as…

… offense, didn'tthey?" he asked rhetorically. "That was the difference in the game." Purdue's two workhorses pummeled Michigan for'57 points, nearly all of them coming from the inside, where the Wolverines…

… with nine, while his man, Franklin, pulled down 20 and scored 28 points. "We took Brady out for a while in the second half to rest him," Orr said. "And besides, Franklin was going nuts." The Wolverines…

…-happy- 84-74 Wolverine loss at West Lafayette. Gabby rifled in 13 points and continued his fine rebounding with seven caroms. GAGNON HAT TRICKS: leers sweep Tig Curses, boiled again! TM it l MICHIGAN…

… Wolverine defense. Even a last minute Tiger goal, which was offset by two late Michigan tallies, added little to the outcome. Michigan came out skating like crazy in the first minute of the opening period…

…, as was expected, easily rolled to their 55th straight dual meet victory last night as they downed Michigan, 78-45. The Wolverines tought hard throughout the meet and, after the 200-yard butterfly, were…

… only down by a 43-32 margin. But the Hoosiers splash2d to victory in each of the last five events to smash the Wolverines hopes for an upset victory. Michigan could only win three events all evening, the…

… student of Wolverine diving coach Dick Kim- ball, took second for Michigan in that event. Indiana broke into an early 8-4 lead as they squeezed out a victory in the opening event, the 400-yard medley relay…

… later and Akated HOUGHTON - The Wolverine hustling Brian Slack fed a pass to down unmolested to put Tech three icers played national powerhouse linemate Merle Falk and the Wol- up. Michigan Tech even for…

… two per-{ verines tied the score. iads here last night before suce- The final Huskie goal came id- cumbing to four consecutive third period goals and lost, 5-2. The Wolverines, exhausted after a day…

… long drive through a heavy Northern Michigan blizzard, never- theless came out at the start of the contest fired up. The Wolverines refused to be intimidated by a Tech squad which' Michigan coach Al…

… Renfrew called' "perhaps the best squad since the early 1960s," and when the Huskies ' scored an early first period goal, the Wolverines quickly got it back. The Tech goal was scored by a Toronto twosome…

… against the University of Chicago today at Chicago. The Wolverines, beaten 5-4 in their first Big Ten match by Illinois, will stay in the Windy City to take on Ohio State tomorrow, and then will take the…

…, will probably start at one and two against the Wolverines to- day. Frank Trovillion, Phil Glotzer, and Harry Tully will play three, four, fnd five, with the sixth spot still Undecided. *For the…

… Wolverine baseball team will be facing virtually an unknown quantity when it faces the Purdue Boilermaker squad in the first game of a two-game series tomorrow at Lafayette. The Boilermakers have had no…

… counted on to furnish some more punch to the outfit. Jim Jennings will be the first sacker, and Jack Irmsher will cover second. The Wolverines will go into tomor- row afternoon's contest with three wins and…

…, Philadelphia Pct. .750 .667 .636 .571 .400 .357 .333 .2731 1. I CHUCK PINNEY . .Wolverine star wuo will face Ohio State's ace Dallas Dupre in the low hurdle race and broad jump here Saturday. Over mire Stars…

…- lege competition. Fisher heard good news yesterday afternoon when Dr. Coxon, team phy-I sician, announced that Capt. Bill Steppon, the Wolverine star second sacker, will be released from the Uni- versity…

… conference competition. Northwestern is in second place with only one loss in four conference games. The Wolverines will clash with the powerful Purple nine the week following the Illinois games. THE LINEUPS…

… Shows Ohio State That They'llBe Tough To Beat By BOB STAHL Dirt From The Cinder Track: T1'he mighty Wolverine thinclad .jugger- naught, in a blitzkrieg blow against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame at…

… and should be ready for active duty soon. Win Single Wolverines; Coach Crisler Is Still Looking For BigX Ten Calibre Flaznk ment igan's smooth-swinging golfers lost a 1I compeitionin1teUai met l…

… and displayed plenty - of last match, and it was even then on a close putt that the Wolverines lost power in every event on the card. their second dual meet of the sea- Al Piel, all by himself, broke…

… some of that "do or die" stuff in the Conference champion- ships this weekend. DOUBLE DRIBBLES: In reply to many queries, the Wolverine spring grid practice will begin the week after next with the early…

… his family to Arizona for a rest-cure . . Wife, son and Bennie left Ann Arbor yes terday .. Congrats to Bill Cartmill, the new cage captain ... Incidentally, for the first time in Wolverine history…

… also played here last year and reports1 have it that he is one of the most im- proved players on the team. Dependable Center Experts Like Indiana Trackmen, But Wolverines MayUpset Dope By IIAL WILSON…

… The experts have decreed that Michigan will fail to win its eighth consecutive Big Ten Indoor track title tomorro w and Saturday a u due-but they still have to convince a determined crew of Wolverine…

… unanimously conceded that the mighty Crimson squad, led by its trio of versatile aces, Roy Cochranz Campbell Kane and Archie Harris, pack too much individual brilliance for the Wolverines' all-around bal- ance…

… Editor Wolverines prepare for second Northwestern matchup in eight days It may be an overlooked rivalry, but the Michigan and Northwestern men’s basketball teams have matched up in some of the teams…

… Irvin drilled a game-winner to beat Northwestern in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament. A day later, the Wolverines beat top-seeded Indiana to essentially secure their tournament berth. Yet, the usual…

… Onward and upward The No. 1 Michigan women's gymnas- tics team qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Go online to see the teams the Wolverines will compete against. michigandaily.com/sports fthdjiq…

… sports magazine. So what has Jillson done to gamer such fame? Well, devout Michigan hockey follow- ers know that Jillson is one of the Wolverines' most talented defensemen and an unquestioned leader on the…

… is being stemmed with the help of Arizona sopho- more Chad Carvin, Texas sophomore Matt Hooper and Michigan's own Tom Dolan. This past weekend, the Wolverine freshman solidified himself as one of the…

…), which is really uncommon," Carras said. "He's the leading player on this team." Sophomore Chris Brockway was the next highest Wolverine finisher, landing in 23rd place with a 231. Junior Bill Lyle…

…, senior Bob Henighan and freshman Brent Idalski rounded out the starting five for Michigan, finishing in 35th, 48th and 58th, re- spectively. Four other Wolverines - Adam Anderson, Carl Condon, Justin Hicks…

… balls are never true." Although the Wolverines have played eight games this season, they are not experienced playing outside. "We haven't practiced at all out- side," midfielder John Kolakowski said. "The…

… level of play." The one thing that no Wolverine seems to be worrying about is the competition. And they may be right not to worry. "We're looking forward to the game for experience," Bowling Green captain…