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…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, February 28, 1994-5 'M' falls to Spartans, 5-1 Michigan State beats Wolverines for second time By ANTOINE PITTS DAILY HOCKEY WRITER DETROIT - As many…

…- son, 5-1, Feb. 19 before a crowd of 18,398 at Joe Louis Arena. The night before, Michigan held off Miami, 4- 3, at Yost Ice Arena. Michigan State jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Wolverines could…

… Steve Shields, is a prime candidate to be Michigan's first player to ever be able to answer to "Hobey." Arguably that honor should be- long to former Wolverine Denny Felsner. In 1991-92 the current St…

… 10 0 Icers split against WCH -+<-%Wolverines top Badgers before losing to Gophers fa n .) f1 , a'i ~nt~/'a5y M l~r ir. , xByW~DARuREN EVERtSON { By DARREN EVERSON Daily Hockey Writer ST. PAUL, Minn…

… Boninhelpedproveotherwise. His goal with four minutes left in Saturday's game sent the Wolverines (9-4-0) to a 4-3 defeat. The loss came on the heels of Friday's 7-2 Michigan victory over Wisconsin in the second-annual Col…

… Superior hands Top-seeded Arkansas sends cagers packing 'M overtime loss By ANTOINE PITTS DAILY HOCKEY WRITER EAST LANSING -- After four defeats to the Wolverines this season - including last Sunday…

… in America, the Michigan basketball team hasn't needed a ticket to the Final Four the past two seasons. This year, however, the Wolverines will need to shell out some big-time money if they want to…

… Williamson defends against Wolverine Juwan Howard. Razorbacks began a 20-1 run that would vault them into the lead for good. Over the six minute span, Ar- kansas hit four three-pointers, includ- ing back…

…-31 half- time lead. And just when Arkansas appeared to be ready to, book its hotel in Char- JONATHAN LURIE/Daily Dejected Wolverines Mark Sakala (2) and Warren Luhning react to the jubilant Laker…

…'s gymnastics Big Ten Cham- pionships held Saturday night. The Michigan fight song filled Recreation Hall a total of seven times during the awards presentation. The Wolverines swept every individual title as well…

… players Aaron Ward and Cam Stewart have traveled different roads since leaving Michigan lotte, Michigan began its own come- back. The Wolverines shut down the inside, especially Southeastern Con- ference…

… Michigan hockey team faced the last extended road trip of the regular season, looking 0o stay focused for the upcoming league playoffs. However, the Wolverines faced a team, in Miami, still fighting for its…

… Goggin Ice Arena. The defeats gave *he Wolverines their first three-game losing streak in four years and dropped them out of the No. 1 spot in the nation. Miami goaltender Richard Shulmistra stopped 41…

… whistled for interfer- ence nearly a minute later and soon a one-man advantage for Michigan turned into a two-man advantage for See MIAMI, Page 5 .......... Wolverine Warren Luhning stretches for the puck…

… WRITER The Michigan men's basketball team is playing like a scratched record. However, the No. 3 Wolverines are skipping on a part they enjoy listening to. * Against Illinois (7-6 Big Ten, 14-8 overall) at…

… Crisler Arena Tuesday, the Wolverines (12-2, 20-4) started the game sluggishly, stormed back to grab a double-digit lead in the second half, nearly allowed the opposition to climb back into the game and…

… the second half, but the Illini shaved it to five points late in the game. Rose would not let his team succumb. "I turned to (Michigan assistant coach Brian) Dutcher at one point and said, 'Boy,he'sgood,"'Wolverine…

… slightly. The Wolverines took the lead after the second event Thursday night, amassed 744 points and cruised to a 154.5 point victory over second-place Minnesota. The Gophers finished sec- ond for the fifth…

… Wolverines are starting to reap the benefits of being a varsity sport. Michigan (8-6-1) will travel to Aus- tin, Tex. to take on fellow first-year programs Arizona and Nebraska in a round robin tournament this…

… hard." The Wolverines face the Wildcats (2-8-0) Saturday and the Cornhuskers Sunday. Nebraska beat Arizona, 2-0, earlier in the season. The Wildcats have struggled some * in their inaugural season. They…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 28, 1994 Wolverine gymnasts finish fifth place at Big Ten meet By TONYA BARTOW FOR THE DAILY UNIVERSITY PARK - In a season filled with…

… of Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. "I was definitely surprised to win the all- around," Durbin said. "I wasn't even thinking about winning that." The Wolverines started off the competition on the rings, a…

…. They had to look ahead to Sunday. The top eight finishers in Saturday's meet advanced to compete in the Individual Event Finals. Seven Wolverines earned the right to compete, three in two events, and…

… Wolverine to compete in two events. He placed fifth and sixth on the floor and rings, respectively. Other single event competitors for Michi- gan were in the pommel horse and the parallel bars. Senior Michael…

… the glass half full or half empty? Well, forthe No. 5Michigan men's gymnastics team, it's half full. Sure, the Wolverines finished in fifth place in theBigTenChampionships and had a lower score (274…

… hadended. With only six athletic scholarships and no money topublicize their meets, the Wolverines seemingly had a long year ahead of them. But instead of suc- cumbing to the pressure of losing its program…

… to excel on floor exercise and high bar, respectively. In addition, the Wolverines scored a school record 282.25 against Ohio State. Coach Bob Darden has kept his team together during these hard times…

…, and through the squad's closeness, Michigan has@ emerged as one of the superior pro- grams in the nation. But as good as the Wolverines are, they've had to face the reality of waving goodbye to a rich…

… that the Wolverines can rely on now. Through- out the season, Michigan has tried to perform perfectly in order to catch the eyes of the regents. Now, despite a fifth place finish at the conference meet…

…, the Wolverines are more hope- ful than ever about their fate. SARAH WHITING/Daily Kris Klinger competes on the high bar at the Big Ten meet in University Park, Penn. GYMNASTICS Continued from page 1…

… Superior players in the far corner, celebrating knocking the Wolverines out of the playoffs. Again. He doesn't deserve to see two of the biggest goals of his career go to waste. But now he stands among his…

… shell-shocked Wolverine teammates at the blue line in Munn Ice Arena, watching those familiar men in blue with anchors on their chests., It's Stone and his- senior classmates who have the weight of the…

… hot coal in his pants. His face is so red from screaming he looks like a Hasbro toy that never made it - Mr. Tomatohead on ice. Meanwhile, the five Wolverine elders gather by the goal after the rest of…

… the Wolverines have gone, clinging to the last seconds of their college careers. As Stone skates into the tunnel with teammate Brian Wiseman, he stares down at the ice. And he's probably thinking, "I…

… bedfellows to this year's senior class for four years. When the Wolverines thought they were on top, Lake State brought them back to reality. 0"@ "I guess you could say they're our Achilles heel," Stone said…

…. Stone can probably hardly remember his freshman year by now, when the Lakers stole an overtime heartbreaker from the Wolverines, 6-5, in the CCHA finals. No one needs to remind this year's seniors of…

…-season series with Lake State, taking two of three contests. But there the Lakers were in the playoffs, beating the Wolverines 5-3 in the CCHA semifinals. And the soon-to-be seniors spent their third summer in a…

… out of the summer blazing, and the Wolverines sent an early message to the Lakers with a 4-2 victory Nov. 5 in Sault Sainte Marie. And when Lake State rolled into Ann Arbor, Wiseman set off a mob…

… celebration with an overtime goal, giving the Wolverines a 4-3 triumph. Michigan completed a season-sweep the following night, 5-2. But as the postseason approached, the Lakers started getting hot. And Michigan…

…, the seniors came through, beating the Lakers, 3-0. They had finally gotten the last laugh. Or so they thought. 000 But the laughter turned to tears for Michigan Sunday. TheLakersbeatthe Wolverines when…

… Wolverines are well acquainted with their oppo- nent, the Bulldogs still hope to am- bush the defending league champi- 'ons in Big Rapids. Ferris finished in seventh place last season, 24 points behind Michi…

…- gan. However, the seemingly me- diocre Bulldogs somehow were one of just three league teams to beat the Wolverines. "We were playing good hockey around the time we came to play them," Ferris coach Bob…

… NCAA)." On Feb. 19 the Wolverines (1-7 Big Ten, 6-9 overall) dropped a close meet to Wisconsin, 24-18. The next night, against No. 21 Indiana, Michigan lost again, this time by a score of 31-13. Both…

… pins, a near pin and a major scare for Michigan. The scare came in the form of an- other injury. In the night's featured match be- tween Wolverine Steve King, ranked No.4 in the nation at heavyweight…

… for Michigan, both went into the win column for Indiana. The first for the Hoosiers was by No. 11 Roger Chandler at 134 pounds. Chandlerpinnedthe Wolverines'Bryan Sosinski at 1:30 of the first period…

… Indiana coach Duane Goldman. "Harper's a great wrestler, and Scott's been wrestling really well for us, but that was definitely a highlight for us," he said. No.2 Sean Bormet (158) picked up the Wolverines…

… Michigan was the performance of its seniors in their final appearance at Cliff Keen. Three of the Wolverines' five se- niors won their matches. Matt Stout (118) and Kevin Williams (177) both joined Bormet in…

… recording victories. Harper and King recorded the two losses. Unlike the Indiana meet where the Wolverines were out of it quickly, the Wisconsin meet was a seesaw battle from beginning to end. Michigan…

… jumped out to an early lead when Wisconsin forfeited at 118. Michigan lost its next three matches, but recovered with a win by Harper and a pin by Bormet. Heading into the final match, the Wolverines…

… the country." While the dual meet season has not been kind to the Wolverines, Bahr sees it as somewhat of a positive. "I think we're learning from los- ing," he said after the loss to the Bad- gers…

… Wolverines were as warm as Ann Arbor's early thaw. Michigan connected on 51 percent of its field goal attempts. However, de- fense was the calling card in this game. "We might not always have the recognition…

… to nine points ahead in a span of 4:30. Michigan guard Dugan Fife's three- pointer--his only bucket of the day- came at 7:34 and put the Wolverines ahead for good, 19-18. Michigan needed the run, as it…

… transition buckets. We knew that they could come back." McDonald's trey with just under three minutes remaining shrank Michigan's lead to four, 65-61, and Minnesota could thank Wolverine big man Makhtar Ndiaye…

…/Daily Wolverine Juwan Howard avoids the Minnesota pressure at Crisler Arena. MINNESOTA (65) FO FT RED MIN M-A UMA O-T A F PTS Carter 35 4-8 3-6 1-7 0 1 11 Walton 27 2-5 3-4 3-9 1 2 7 NzigamasabolO 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 0…

… medal but a contract with Disney for promotional work, reportedly worth $2 million. Not bad for a runner-up. What does the figure skating fiasco have to do with the Wolverines? Like Kerrigan, they've made…

… of Michigan clothing. "They got those baggy shorts." "Jalen Rose." Most of their responses had noth- ing to do with the Wolverines' actual ability. Considering that there are almost as many CBS game…

…'s freshly-scrubbed per- sona was worth more to Disney than a gold medal, as her contract was not contingent on her winning anything. Similarly, the Wolverines' ultra-hip image is all the convincing the masses…

…, canned two treys and dished out a game-high five assists. The Wolverines ran their winning streak to nine games on the strength of interior defense and formidable foul shooting. Free throws? Michigan? The…

… Wolverines shot 89.5 percent (17-of-19) from the line. "We were concentrating more," Rose said. "Free throws are more con- centration than anything. That's what we've been doing more of." The Illini, who are…

… tournament. These Wolverines, with the lone exception of senior Jason Bossard, did not know what it was like not to reach the Final Four. They did not know what it was like to exit early and watch some other…

… these type of settings." Indeed, Michigan has played that role only twice in the last two years, bowing out in the final game both times. The Wolverines had won 14 of their 16 tournament games before…

… Braves' pitchers Steve Avery and John Smoltz as well as rap star Hammer, among others, have attended Wolverine games over the past two seasons. Yesterday, they played before an- other famous face, although…

… inside player," Howard said. "I knew I had to try to prevent him from get- Wolverines' day from the field (40.6%). "The perimeter shot was not fall- ing as well as I would have liked, so I decided to go…

… over spring break, it returned satisfied. The Wolverines accomplished what they set out to do, by finishing strongly in their two California meets. "We needed to get some very strong away meet scores for…

… our ranking aver- age to qualify for regionals," Michi- gan coach Robert Darden said. The Wolverines finished a close second to defending national cham- pion Stanford, 282.30-281.15 atCali- fornia…

… season in which a team only wins eight times in 31 chances. But the women's volleyball team can smile and feel good about the way it ended the season. This weekend, the Wolverines did something they had…

… done only once all season -- win two matches in a row. Michigan (4-16Big Ten, 8-23 over- all) closed its season with home victo- ries over Wisconsin, Friday, and North- western, Saturday. The Wolverines…

… Borges fit the bill. The junior from Brazil is the heart and soul of the Wolverines and is one of the main reasons Michi- gan finished in the top three at the NCAA Championships again this sea- son. "Every…

… than just indi- vidual points to the Wolverines. His ability to go after people in a relay is remarkable. And it is this ability that makes him an invaluable member of Michigan's team. "He is the most…

… senior Derek Weatherford in the final 100 yards to clinch the victory. In addition to the Michigan record performances, the team had some other strong swims. In fact, every Wolverine at the meet scored in…

… placed fifth giving the Wolverines a two, three, five, eight finish in the event. "I'm glad we had three freshmen in there," Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek said. "It's a good experi- ence to go through the…

… stress. It looks pretty good for Michigan (for the fu- ture)." Five other Wolverines scored in individual events. Co-captain VanTassell placed 13th in the 200 free and 16th in the 500 free. Senior co…

… certainly indicative of how talented they can be. But the Hawkeyes, who challenge the Wolverines tonight in Iowa City before Michigan's Sunday matchup at Minne- sota, are not under normal circumstances. Iowa…

…), Wisconsin is fourth in the Big Ten in rebounding (41.7), averaging five mope boards a game than the Wolverines. His matchup with fellow Chicago native and good friend Juwan Howard will be a key for both teams…

… insurmountable, the Wolverines made sure of it early on that day by sweeping the top three places in the 200 back- stroke. Humphrey's record-setting time in the event was followed by Almeida and Jackson…

… backstroke was the last Michigan win in the meet. However, the Wolverines ensured that it would make no difference what hap- pened on the last day with their perfor- mance the night before. Though Humphrey…

… some reason she has found her niche. That is the kind of performance we need. We need her to be a leader and to put up numbers like that." Wolverine point guard Jennifer Kiefer also came through. She…

… women's bas- ketball team has set several records this -year thanks to much-improved three-point shooting, but coach Trish Roberts isn't exactly happy about it. The Wolverines have made more three…

… lot of our offense is geared towards the jump shots." THAT COLUMBUS MYSTIQUE: The Wolverines managed' once again to lose in St. John Arena, this time 80- 73, February 20, keeping the number of Michigan…

… VS. IOWA, IOWA vS. THE WORLD: Michigan's 65-55 loss yes- terday marked its 17th consecutive loss to Iowa. The Wolverines haven't triumphed since a 58-56 victory Janu- ary 19, 1986 - when current fresh…

…-MacDonald said. "They don't care who does the scor- ing; what matters is what the scoreboard says in the end." For the Wolverines, Johnson had another big night, bringing in 25 points. In spite of another…

… a Big Ten Indoor Championship since 1982. Over the years, the Wolverines have steadily declined, hitting an all-time low of 10th place in 1992. After their eighth-place performance last year, the team…

…- provement over his trial run time of 7.46 seconds. The victories weren't over for the Wolverines, however, as Karfontawon 'People don't jump that well at Big Tens. It's due to too much nervous energy.' Jon…

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… 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…

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