April 16, 2012 (vol. 122, iss. 128) • Page Image 12
…- leyball season. She was anxious to get back to competition. As she prepared for her senior year and her final season asa Michigan Wolverine, Alex had made up her mind that there would be no next level for…
… during the final weeks of her career - she feared leaving the wrong legacy behind. Four weeks earlier, this uneasiness wouldn't have arisen. Alex was playing well and had helped the Wolverines to an unde…
…- feated nonconference record, 12-0. But in the middle of October, fear, rational fear, slowly crept into her mind. She was battered, both physically and mentally, and the Wolverines were just 3-5 since…
… only one win in seven conference games entering the matchup - to halta four-game losingstreak. But if the Wolverines didn't improve quickly, the far- fetched ideaof Michigan not earning a bid to the NCAA…