… struggles t( By Chris Burke Daily Sports Editor If anything was made clear during the Michigan basketball team's lack- luster 73-61 exhibition win over Michigan Tech Saturday, it's that the Wolverines have a…
… lot to work on before the regular season starts Nov. 14 against Oakland. And no issue is more pressing for Michigan coach Tommy Amaker than getting all of his players healthy. The banged-up Wolverines…
… seeding, the Wolverines leave pleased with their performance and excited to make noise at the NCAA Championships. Minnesota held off Iowa for the title. The lone Wolverine to reach the finals, A.J. Grant…
… Groninger and Rotolu Adebiyi, the Wolverines were flat out of the gate. After a crowd-pleasing dunk by freshman Graham Brown gave Michi- gan an early 6-5 lead, the Wolverines (10-6, 17-12) scored just nine…
… Wolverines jumped out quickly and the Boilermakers could never get over the hump in a comeback attempt. "Certainly the start that they were able to get out to was reminiscent of how were were able to play them…
… in West Lafayette," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. As much of a problem as Deane posed to the Wolverines' defense, the. Michigan offense was just as lackluster for much of the game. The Wolverines…
… carried the Wolverines to a 78-67 win at Purdue on Feb. 19. Saturday, the Boilermakers' Willie Deane returned the favor. Here's how the two have matched-up in Michi- gan and Purdue's two matchups this year…
…. Horton Deane 31 POINTS ON FEB. 19 22 15 POINTS ON SATURDAY 31 5.5 ASSISTS PER GAME 1.0 2.0 REBOUNDS PER GAME 6.0 Tired legs, lack of depth catching up to Wolverines NAWEED SIKORA Blowin' smoke Sometimes…
… first half of the confer- ence season. In yesterday's loss to the Boilermakers, Purdue senior Willie Deane shot and missed a crucial free throw with the Wolverines trailing by six and 4:23 remaining…
…. Earlier in the season, the Wolverines would have snagged the ball off the boards and come back to the offensive end to get back in the game. But yesterday, Deane sneaked into the lane, stole the rebound…
… frustration. It was a single play, but it said a lot about how the Wolverines were feeling Saturday. Although they wouldn't admit it, it was clear in their demeanor on the court that this season has caught up…
… we should have been today," Michigan's Graham Brown said. But these are not common words from the Wolverines this season. Amaker and the Wolverines have established them- selves as the team that always…
… gift this weekend, and the card that came along with it had an interesting mes- sage: Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. The gift was given by some higher power to the Wolverines (6-4) on…
… unheard of in collegiate gymnastics (espe- cially at Michigan), the Wolverines fell not once, not twice, not three times, but four times. The result was the Wolverines had to count two falls, and this led…
… NCAA Regional comes to Crisler weather will invariably win. So what do the Wolverines resort to when Moth- er Nature gets the best of them? TODAY Michg~n vs. Con~ordi# Th~sh Wiffle ball homerun derby…
…. The Wolverines were only able to play two games out of their scheduled four-game series against Minnesota last weekend. While the Wolverines dropped both of those games, 9-3 and 8-7, they felt the…
… continue the trend of Sta4pm breaking old habits, the Wolverines Latest:After V climbed back from a seemingly insur- emotional vict mountable 15-point deficit with less consin, Michig than six minutes…
… joined the Wolverines last year. The winning streak is the program's longest since the 1996-97 season, the same year that Michi- gan captured the NIT Championship. The winning streak and Wednesday's win…
… any Michigan team has done it. But this year's Wolverines -the sudden toasts of Ann CHiS Arbor, that loveable BURKE bunch of scrappers that no one gave a Goin' to snowball's chance in work hell at the…
… start of the season - have the chance to run the table at home in the Big Ten. And if the Wolverines are serious about giving Rudy Tomjanovich's retired No. 45 jersey some company with a Big Ten…
… - Michigan has figured out how to win at home. And the Wolverine faithful (13,274 strong Saturday) are responding. "There is a lot of basketball to be_ played, but a team always has to hold court in their own…
… cheering crowd." And it's amazing how much difference it can make when that crowd is cheering for you. Michigan was given a harsh lesson in how difficult conference road games can be when the Wolverines…
… great basketball against the Hawkeyes. The Wolverines shot 50 percent from the free throw line, they were sloppy and spo- radic offensively in the first half and they trailed an undermanned Iowa team that…
… Wolverines, had. Entering yesterday, the Wildcats had lost 52 of their last MICHIGAN 38 53 confer- ence games. H NORTHWESTERN 67 Michigan had defeated Northwestern (2-10 Big Ten, 7-16 overall) on 10-straight…
… occasions, including the Wolverines' 65-50 win at Crisler Arena earlier this season. But none of these numbers had any significance in the game's result. Yesterday's outcome was decided in an extremely one…
… ensuing 13 minutes, the Wild- cats took advantage of an unbeliev- able Wolverine drought, scoring 31 unanswered points. Northwestern coach June Olkowski believes the run occurred because of her team's solid…
… void of energy as it had all season in the game's first half, the Wolverines' extra rest finally kicked in as they put the Hawkeyes on lockdown defensively in the final eight minutes to win 70-62. The…
… Kaitlyn Brady, Lindsey Smith, Tracy Egnatuk, and Abby Seskevics headed toward the starting block, the Wolverines had a slight advantage in the overall ' match. Mi i 46 Brady entered the water first and…
… Wolverines set the table beforehand, as their individual wins put the team in a position to win. Freshman Susan Gilliam won three of those individual events, as she By Matt Venegoni Daily Sports Writer Even…
… Michigan men's golf team, the freshman has been doing less club- snapping of late, as he is turning into a solid contributor for the Wolverines. Growing up in Ann Arbor, getting in a round of golf was not…
… definitely relate to all those teams that had to suffer through March "on the bubble." That's because, entering this weekend's Lady Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, the Wolverines are firmly…
… Wolverine, firing an even-par 222 over 72 holes, enabling her to hold off Kim Connelly of Wiscon- sin by a single stroke. In addition to the individual tournament title, Benedict also was rewarded by being…
… named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week yesterday. With Benedict in high gear, Teichert is now hop- ing to kick start everyone else. Due to the inclement weather, the Wolverines were unable to hold team…
… rounds if the Wolverines are to overcome Illinois, Nebraska and the rest of the teams competing with Michigan for a regional spot. "We've got to expect good things from Laura and Amy," Teichert said. "Amy…
… weather can be frustrating since it doesn't allow the Wolverines to practice as much as they would like, Burman manages to stay cool. 1 1 -4 SMITH Continued from Page 9A 5) "Man, you got to do better on…
… the point. The defenseman fired the puck to the top right corner past goaltender Mike Brown with 56 seconds left, tying the score at five. The Wolverines had all the momen- tum entering overtime, but a…
… period, and Michigan spent the inter- mission getting ready for its opportu- nity. When the Wolverines got back on ice, they moved the puck around to Jeff Tambellini at the right faceoff cir- cle. The…
… Heis- man. Backup David Underwood and Michigan's powerful offensive line have also been rec- ognized by the media as key parts of the Wolverines' running game. But Perry said credit also goes to the…
… last Saturday against Houston, the Wolverines looked shaky in the air. Quarterback John Navarre, who threw for just 136 yards, said he and the receivers are working this week to get the passing game…
… all year could be from Feb. 22-29 when Wisconsin, Michigan State and Ohio State travel to Ann Arbor. The ugly thing is that, at that same time, many Wolverine fans will be trav- eling out of town on…
… Wolverines looked in prime position to make a run at the crown - but a dismal draw in the brackets would prove to be their' undoing. All of the Wolverines looked to be in peak condition and wrestling their…
… Wolverines had been wrestling stellar tournaments, but in the semifinals, they would face two defending national champions and an All-American in Minnesota's Jared Lawrence, Luke Becker and Jacob Volkmann…
… the vault, beam and floor routine titles as well. The lone event in which a Wolverine sat atop the podium was the uneven bars. Sophomore Lauren Mirkovich posted a 9.925, her sec- ond highest score of…
… the season. This is somewhat ironic, because the Bruins have the highest average score in the nation for the event. In addition, the Wolverines have had their fair share of problems with bars this…
… preview of the caliber of competiton that will come later on when the Wolverines host the NCAA Northeast Regional on April 12. While Michigan has grown accustomed to performing in front of a variety +w…
… HOOSI ERS Continued from Page 11. Despite Nisbet's claim that the team can deal with the loss of key players, the Wolverines didn't seem to come togeth- er until after the first two quarters of Saturday…
… sophomore goalie Betsey Armstrong. The quarter ended with sophomore Sheetal Narsai's first of four goals in the game, making the score 6-4. The goal tallies by the Wolverines eased the worries goalkeeper…
…. But it was in the final quarter that the Wolverines took full control. Kerney made her second goal of the game from nearly halfway across the pool - eight meters from the net. The score was 6-5, and in…
…. Michigan's 6-4 win over No. 9 San Jose State was a huge accomplish- ment, as it was the highest-ranked team the Wolverines have ever defeated. "At the beginning of the year, I told (the team), 'When we play…
… by the San Jose State goalie and accounted for half of the Wolverines' tallies. "It seems like whenever there's a big game, that's when Sheetal appears on the offensive end," Anderson said. "The…
… some people , with that (decision)," Smith said. To this day, many' friends give Smith a hard time about being a Wolverine. "A lot of my friends go to Michi- gan State. So when I go home, they give me a…
… queen of style Today, Smith is a junior who is making an impact on her team, both on the court and off. Sure, Smith leads this year's Wolverines in scoring and is a close second in rebounding, but just…
…/Daily Junior Jennifer Smith surprised many three years ago when she decided to come to Michigan - the Wolverines have been more than happy that she did. Smith was without question one of the few bright spots in…
… an otherwise disappointing season for the Wolverines. ers on the team that she really looks up to. "I have a lot of respect for Raina," Smith said. "Especially since she came back and worked so hard…
… does any- thing, and if she chooses to play pro ball, I'm going try and make it to every one of those games too." Looking Toward the Future This season, the Wolverines have struggled with leadership…
…, "Next Play" will have to translate to "Next Season," and under Smith's guidance on and off the court, next year's Wolverines will look to erase the memories of the past. Weather puts damper on perfect…
… Wolverines were in position to defeat Troy State in the semifinal round of the Florida State Seminole Invita- tional. Only one thing could stand in their way: Mother Nature. On Saturday night, torrential rains…
… flooded the diamonds, dashing the Wolverines' hopes of returning to Ann Arbor with a championship. "The rain was definitely frustrating," Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said. "It's no small thing to get…
… this is never a bad thing." The Wolverines did not get to match up with other top 25 teams, such as Nebraska or Florida State, this week- end, but they took advantage of the opportunity to make up for…
… we're doing well, all things considered." In Michigan's first game against Utah, senior pitcher Marissa Young pro- pelled the Wolverines to a 1-0 win. "Offensively, we didn't perform as well as we…
… his final regular season game for the Wolverines. SATURDAY'S GAME : Purdue 69 Michigan 61 Players of the game Willie Deane (Purdue) Deane scored a career-high 36 points Saturday: The senior was…
… Saturday would be an understatement. Deane dropped a career-high 36 en route to a 69-61 win over the Wolverines. Deane was lethal both inside and out, and no one could contain No. 0. "He was an outstanding…
… become the Wolverines' best perimeter defender and one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. The junior admits that in previ- ous seasons he wasn't thinking about what he could do on the defensive end…
…. Robinson also paced the Wolverines with 21 points and a season-high six assists Saturday, but has not been scor- ing as much this season. At 12.5 points per game, his scoring average is down from the average…
… had asked freshman phenom Jeff Tambellini if he was the type of player that would bolt the Wolver- ines for the NHL early - and two years after I went to practice every day covering his Wolverines…
… Smith, the guy who's gonna write some more negative articles in the Daily." Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards said before blowing me off after his Wolverines won the Out- back Bowl this January…
… Wolverines out just yet. Sure, they've struggled lately, including Saturday's disastrous loss at home to Purdue. But you can't count out the aura of desperation - this is Michigan's NCAA Tournament. We…
… Michigan has to deal with it again. These are the same Falcons that fought to get their fourth goal in a 6-4, Nov. 8 loss to Michigan and then came out the next night to tie the Wolverines 1-1. These are the…
… surprise. What is surprising is the fact that in just four years, the Wolverines have managed to piece together a team that is now ranked seventh in the nation. They started out in the fall of 1998 with…
…, and the girls have been working really hard," coach Bitsy Ritt said. Coming off a two week break, the Wolverines are getting prepared to kickoff their Big Ten schedule against Penn State this weekend…
…' heavyweight of trying to injure the Wolverines' already hob- bled wrestler and the meet wasn't decided until the very end. But No. 16 Michigan State never relin- quished its early lead, and pulled out a 16…
…-15 win over No. 7 Michigan. Rashad Evans gave Michigan State an early lead with a 6-1 decision over R.J. Boudro at 174 pounds. Willie Breyer got the Wolverines on the board with a 6-4 overtime decision…
… total collapse defensively." - Michigan coach Sue Guevara, referring to the current state of her team. Key Stat 31-0 The run Northwestern poured onto the Wolverines during the first half. Michigan couldn…
… player on the Wolverine roster had a crack at the Wildcats, as Guevara cleared her bench in the second half. "I'm continually trying to find a mix, and find some life," Guevara said. Severe genital trauma…
…- game skid in a revenge game against the Badgers (4-6 Big Ten, 6-15). Wis- consin defeated the Wolverines 68-56 eight days ago in Madison. The University of Michigan Department of Dermatology is…
…, he was fiercely loyal to the Wolverines, and "when they got rid of Band Day at Michigan Stadium, he was outraged that they would rob the essential college expe- rience away from the band," noted John…
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