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…8 — Friday, February 28, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WITH BROOKS OUT, D’MITRIK TRICE TORCHES MICHIGAN’S DEFENSE AS BADGERS TOP WOLVERINES, 81-74 KEEMYA ESMAEL / Daily…

… TRICE COLD Comeback falls short as Wisconsin beats Wolverines, 81-74, at Crisler There are a lot of adjectives that describe Thursday night’s matchup between Michigan and Wisconsin. Gritty. Streaky…

… series. The Wolverines are searching for critical conference points to help them surge up the standings and potentially get home ice for the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. Before the…

… recent home series against Notre Dame, it seemed likely that Michigan would host the first round. The Wolverines were riding the momentum of a hot second half of the season, in which they’d won 26…

… by Jack Silberman Hillmon’s 30 points lead Wolverines It’s tough to find anything about sophomore forward Naz Hillmon that hasn’t already been said. Her teammates love her. Her coaches rave…

…, the Wolverines’ most consistent player one-upped herself again, scoring 30 points on 14-for- 19 shooting. She added 10 rebounds to secure her seventh double-double of the season. Even though…

….” The effects of the ejections couldn’t be seen right away. In fact, following Beecher’s ejection, the Wolverines killed off the Buckeyes’ man-advantage and scored a goal of their own to make it 2…

…-1. But when Van Wyhe was called for a game misconduct, cracks in Michigan’s forward depth started to show. The Wolverines were already forced to kill off ten minutes worth of penalties from…

… together. They’re taking draws and (have) responsibility in the d-zone.” When the third period started, the true effects of these adversities hadn’t revealed themselves yet. Wolverine…

… mistakes. Saturday night, these mistakes resulted in the Wolverines’ comeback hopes crumpling. In the offensive zone, sophomore defenseman Jack Summers skated with the puck. He was pressured by…

… Four — the Wolverines entered this season without a road win against Purdue since 2014. But on Saturday, Michigan changed that. Spurred by junior forward Isaiah Livers’ return from an ankle…

… injury, the Wolverines topped the Boilermakers (14-14, 7-10), 71-63, securing their fifth- straight win. For Michigan (18-9 overall, 9-7 Big Ten), it’s more evidence of a team peaking at the…

… guard Taryn McCutcheon fouled Michigan guard Amy Dilk. Dilk made both free throws. In the few minutes of basketball that remained, she made six more, helping the Wolverines escape East Lansing…

… give her 17 points in the first half, that was just absolutely ridiculous. Unacceptable on our part, on all of our part. We just did a bad job.” Strong play from the Wolverines’ bigs allowed them…

…, spurred on the Wolverine offense to an explosive second quarter. Finishing the first half, Dilk was halfway to a triple-double — tallying five points, five rebounds and five assists. But when the…

… on Michigan State’s side, the crowd smelling a collapse, the Wolverines fearing one — shot 9-for-10. Despite earlier struggles, despite a stop-and-go game with 54 fouls, despite teammates…

…’ suffers first losses of season Michigan softball’s perfect record is gone. Offensive inconsistency plagued the Wolverines all weekend at the Gamecock Invitational resulting in Michigan…

…8 — Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines’ defense leading team When any team is searching for its identity, it deals in moments. Players, fans and…

… pundits alike look for one game, one tournament, one shot to define a season or sometimes even entire programs. For instance, the Wolverines’ miracle run to the final game of the 2018 NCAA Tournament…

… HUMAN VALUES Torn apart Whenever Wolverines and Buckeyes collide, sparks fly — and not in a sentimental way. That’s to be expected from two bitter rivals. But the significance of Tuesday…

… moments, the Buckeyes (15-7 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) extended their run, beating the Wolverines (13-9, 4-7), 61-58. A sense of urgency characterized the early going as both squads looked to jump out…

… Varejão hopped on one foot to the bench before coming back on. And yet, the Wolverines were still in it against the No. 19 team in the country, Northwestern. Somehow, some way, they had limped their…

… way into a tight fourth quarter, the win within reach. Down by three with a minute left on the clock, the Wolverines got the stop they needed. Now, they had to devise a play to draw level with the…

… year to come. She went on to contribute in three of the other four wins, helping the Wolverines improve to 5-0 on the season. There was no debate over whether Storako was going to be a starter…

… Storako’s performance in the Wolverines opening weekend at the USF-Rawlings Invitational warrants a new question: Does Michigan have a clear No. 1? The short answer: no. When asked, Michigan coach…

… Wolverines dominated, with the men winning all 16 events, and the women taking 15 events out of 16. The last dual meet of the season was fine-tuning for Michigan, with many swimmers competing…

… in races which they do not usually compete. Tucker, usually dominant in the breaststroke, won the women’s 100-yard freestyle, women’s 200-yard freestyle and women’s 100-yard IM. The Wolverines…

… breath. The Wolverines just watched Illinois guard Brandi Beasley drive the length of the Crisler Center floor in five seconds, sinking a layup to give the Fighting Illini — the No. 13 team in the…

… embarrassing loss to the Big Ten’s doormat, it would need to lock in defensively. The Wolverines did just that, allowing just 17 points the entire second half and running away with an 80-59 victory. “It…

… Wolverines didn’t seem to have answers for anything that Michigan State threw their way. They couldn’t contain the volatile Spartan offense, led by star senior point guard Cassius Winston and junior…

… Tom Izzo. But with Livers back and a home crowd decked out in maize behind them, the Wolverines finally had some answers. Michigan (14-9 overall, 5-7 Big Ten) managed to grit out a win over the 16…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 18, 2020 — 7 Breaking down the Wolverines’ recent revival Two days before the Michigan men’s basketball team’s thrashing of…

… nothing to do with the Hoosiers. Instead, he was asked to discuss the Wolverines’ recent revival. A conversation like Friday’s seemed unthinkable less than three weeks ago, when senior point guard…

… Wolverines fed off their leader. Amidst recent struggles, senior center Jon Teske even nailed a 3-pointer. “It’s nothing new,” Michigan coach Juwan Howard said. “(Zavier’s) a smart enough player to…

… presence, guard Geo Baker, sent the Scarlet Knights into the locker room with a 31-28 edge after drilling a buzzer-beating triple. With the Wolverines’ rotation thin in Livers’ absence, Howard needed…

… KEEMYA ESMAEL / Daily POWERING FORWARD Design by Jack Silberman Wolverines win Duel in the D, 4-1 DETROIT — Nick Blankenburg extended his two hands out and wagged them up and down like paws. At…

… sit quietly in their seats in a 4-1 win over Michigan State on Monday night. Blankenburg had just scored a goal, the third of the night for the Wolverines, in a highlight- reel fashion. In the…

… without a game, its season on the brink of disaster. One week to right the ship. First came the Jan. 9 road loss to Ohio State, where the Wolverines led for 27 minutes total, even up to halfway through…

…. But what looked like the dagger came a week later against Nebraska. Senior forward Kayla Robbins — the Wolverines’second- leading scorer — went down in the first minute with a season-ending ACL…

…’s premiere closers to give the Wolverines a lead they wouldn’t relinquish en route to a 4-3 victory over No. 1 Vanderbilt. “It was kind of a surreal experience,” Schmidt said. “We fought and competed…

…,” Michigan coach Erik Bakich said. “Just guys that had their moments in different games that could be positive contributors for the entire season.” In the Wolverines’ second game of the…

… the fourth quarter against Michigan State on Sunday, the Wolverines’ offense looked completely dysfunctional. They made just one field goal the entire second half up to that point, and turned the…

… game if the defense can’t get stops. And although Michigan State did score 13 points during that drought, the Wolverines’ defense made enough key plays to still emerge ahead at the end of it. To be…

… Robbins went down, the Wolverines had won two of three. But with the absence of Robbins and Rauch, almost every other player on the roster had to play significantly more minutes than they had before…

… both stepped up over the six- game stretch and the Wolverines were playing as well as they had all season, Sunday against the Scarlet Knights the injuries and fatigue finally caught up with them…

…’s lacrosse team could’ve been one of those teams. But the Wolverines still needed to play Ohio State to end their 2019 campaign. Despite its 3-9 record at the time, Michigan wasn’t going to hand the…

… Buckeyes a win. Eager to send departing seniors like Brent Noseworthy, Decker Curran and Nick DeCaprio out on a high note, Michigan came out hot. At halftime, the Wolverines found themselves up 8…

… turned in one of his strongest performances of the season on the way to 12 points and 11 assists. All Sunday afternoon, the Wolverines’ offense fired on all cylinders and showed its ceiling on…

… any offense for the Wolverines that relies on Simpson to let it fly is surely in for some rough games. But in Howard’s words, Simpson makes teams die by a thousand cuts rather than by volume…

… Michigan men’s bas- ketball team finds itself and rounds into form here, we will look back on Saturday’s 77-68 win over Michigan State as a catalyst. Not just because the Wolverines beat the Spar…

…. But is it that simple? Are the flaws that plagued and nearly killed Michigan in his absence simply in the rearview? Saturday certainly was a step in the right direction. Presum- ing the Wolverines…

… the three-day invitational, contributing three runs and three RBI to the Wolverine offense. Senior outfielder Haley Hoogenraad hit .429 with four runs and three RBI, sparking the back-end of the…

… from home for the Michigan men’s basketball team. The last time the Wolverines walked off the floor, it was with the 2018 Big Ten Tournament title in hand. Prior to that, they scored wins over…

… Ten) on Saturday, the Wolverines extended the streak to double-digits with a 69-63 win. There wasn’t a trophy on the line this time, but the magnitude of securing a ranked win in an uber…

…) held serve to beat the Hoosiers (16-9, 6-8), 89-65, Sunday afternoon. It didn’t take long for each offense to get going. Collective scoring from the Wolverines and a quick pair of triples from…

… and working hard. He’s buying into the teaching and development, and he’s going out there and having a great carryover game after game.” Even more offensive production from the Wolverines gave…

… this Michigan team — one with the tal- ent to be the best in the conference — always required the best version of Wagner. His impending ascen- sion always offered the Wolverines a level they could…

… lift Wolverines in win Center Jon Teske’s teammates nicknamed him Big Sleep. It’s a reflection of the seven-foot senior’s quiet demeanor off the court. But recently, he’s been relatively quiet on…

… imaginable, whether it be blocks, assists or rebounds. In her first 21 games as a Wolverine, Nolan played 6.33 minutes per game. In the last six games, she’s played 30.33 minutes per game — only…

… Wolverines’ youth was thrust into the most hostile environment Michigan has faced all year, they were ready. The three had hit their stride. Instead of leaving their coach standing on the podium…

…. Through the last 14 days, the Michigan baseball team has grown familiar with UConn. The Huskies weren’t the toughest opponent it faced in that time. It wasn’t even the best team the Wolverines…

…, followed by a 2-1 series win last weekend. UConn, having made the regional tournament three of the last four years, acts as somewhat of a measuring stick for Michigan. Wolverines’ coach Erik Bakich…

… Wolverines have aimed to emulate in the past few seasons, they fell flat. It’s not that the Huskies’ strengths exploited all of the Wolverines’ weaknesses. It’s the simple fact that everything Michigan…

… left-hander Jacob Denner — the only Wolverine to earn a win — pitched four innings, amassing just two strikeouts as he closed out a blowout win on Saturday. “Definitely the first and third day…

…-hander Cam Weston and senior left-hander Ben Keizer combined for four innings, six hits and two earned runs out of the bullpen. While this would normally be a solid outing, the Wolverines did not…

… uncharacteristic — we usually have a very reliable and capable bullpen.” Inconsistent bullpen pitching coupled with a lack of consistent offensive production spelled doom for the Wolverines. Over the course of…

… the series, out of a total of 100 at-bats, Michigan hitters struck out 36 times. In the two losses, the Wolverines racked up 17 and 13 strikeouts, respectively. “We need to do a better job…

…,” Bakich said. “I thought the lack of success this weekend is us pointing the thumb at some of our lack of execution, and that is really it.” Wolverines see pitching struggles During the second game…

…4B — February 24, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NOTRE DAME SNAPS MICHIGAN’S WIN STREAK, SWEEPING WOLVERINES AT YOST IN CRUSHING BLOW TO AT-LARGE NCAA TOURNAMENT HOPES…

… around a little bit, so I wasn’t sure. I just played to the whistle.” That goal seemed to take some energy out of the Wolverines. A couple minutes later, forward Cam Morrison attacked Mann from the…

… trot around the bases, having reclaimed the Wolverines’ lead with a two- run rocket to dead center field. And she had a new mentality to thank. Pinch hitting is, to any softball player…

… Esman. With six Wolverine seniors graduating last season, perhaps the largest hole left to fill was former second baseman Faith Canfield’s spot. With multiple candidates for the position, it’s been a…

… seeing consistent defensive playing time, she’s opening up the idea of a breakout freshman season. On the other side of the plate, Esman has shone. On Sunday, the Wolverines found themselves tied for…

… prove instrumental — not only in the Wolverines’ early-season match- ups, but even further down the line. Michigan’s defense begins to fall into place With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning…

…. It also demonstrated the likelihood that defense will be a crucial part of Michigan’s winning equation. The Wolverines’ coaching staff has taken an approach that emphasizes the infield defense…

… Jack White had a daunting task ahead of him. In a play echoing the Wolverines’ final out against Cal Poly, the Sun Devils’ Drew Swift knocked a fast-moving grounder toward a sprinting Blomgren…

… career starts at Michigan with just one last season, seemed right at home as the Wolverines’ new starter at first base. Riding high off his game-winning home run against Vanderbilt on Friday…

…. BY THE NUMBERS Michigan’s bench production .417 The batting average for Wolverines’ pinch-hitters this season, through 12 at-bats. Two Home runs have been hit by Michigan pinch-hitters, each…

… giving the Wolverines the lead. Eight Runs have been driven in by Michigan’s bench, helping spur its 9-0 start. Five Players have appeared for Michigan as pinch-hitters in its nine games this season…

… herd of old friends — including former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo — Howard felt different about Wednesday’s game. Whatever was in the air though, clearly affected the Wolverines (15-9 overall…

… to worry about the outcome of the game. And, as if possessed, the Wolverines’ shooters began to take things into their own hands. Junior guard Eli Brooks lit it up from behind the arc, going 4…

…, catching stride with its shot selection. The Wildcats threatened to chip away at a 20-point Wolverine lead with an 8-0 run, but would never actualize the comeback with Brooks drilling a 3-pointer to…

… snap Michigan out of the rut. Brooks’s 3-pointer felt like more of an inevitability rather than a big-time shot by a veteran player. The game was never truly in doubt and the Wolverines…

… spark on Wednesday, it turned to an unlikely source. It was a game in which the Wolverines shouldn’t have needed a spark in the first place, for a number of reasons. But even coming off a season…

…- altering win over Michigan State, Michigan struggled out of the gate against Northwestern. The Wolverines’ early-game struggles have become all too predictable. Just four days after missing 10 of its…

… injected a jolt of life into a half- empty Welsh-Ryan Arena when the Wolverines needed it most. After Isaiah Livers’s baseline drive was cut off, the junior forward found an open Davis beneath the rim…

…. With Michigan trailing, 13-8, he rose above three Wildcats and threw down a two-handed flush. The dunk ignited an 8-0 spurt for the Wolverines — one that eventually became a 27-5 run, propelling…

… attention. Still, Michigan coach Erik Bakich made it clear that he sees such a response as an overreaction in the case of the Wolverines’ (4-3 overall) 2-1 series loss to UConn (3-3) this weekend…

…. Bakich cited letting innings get away from the team as Michigan’s chief problem from the weekend. The Wolverines’ bullpen struggled, and their hitters were not as competitive in the box as Bakich…

… debut as a Wolverine. It wasn’t perfect, but it was progress. And that’s just what she needed. When something doesn’t work, you change it. When it still doesn’t work, you keep making changes in…

… lineup. Going into the weekend, the Wolverines were averaging 5.22 runs per game, a respectable number by any measure. But in the first three games of the Gamecock Invitational, Michigan only…

… Wolverines was insurmountable. Against lesser opponents, she wasn’t flashy. Nolan made the plays she needed to and did what she was told. In close games, she didn’t play. “Nolan had a tremendous high…

…, Purdue looked to score a quick bucket after a defensive rebound left most of the Wolverines behind the play. Senior guard Akienreh Johnson and Nolan stood alone against two Boilermakers and…

… Olympics. Two others had a shot at Olympic Trials. But now, they had to decide if they wanted to remain with the Wolverines or disenroll from classes and take Olympic redshirts. Worlds ended on Sept. 22…

…’d made their decision: All four withdrew from classes to chase their dreams. And with that, the rest of the Wolverines entered uncharted territory. Though he’s just in his second year as head coach…

… said. “I didn’t think that was one of our better efforts, but we found a way to win the game.” And behind the Wolverines’ fortune was Strauss Mann. Despite Michigan’s 4-1 win, the sophomore…

… tests Monday morning. Thus, switching into a hockey mindset became more difficult. Perhaps a result of this, the Wolverines struggled with puck possession at times during the game, especially on…

…: In the Big Ten, if you don’t start well, you don’t win. In their three games since then, the Wolverines have taken that lesson to the max — establishing dominant leads in the first quarter of…

… post play, just a great job defensively.” The Wolverines’ four most experienced players quickly found themselves in foul trouble, all getting to three apiece midway through the third quarter. On…

… Michigan hockey team’s lead to three in an eventual 5-3 victory over Wisconsin (10-17-1 overall, 5-14-1-1 Big Ten). The outcome helped the Wolverines (13-12-3, 8-8-2-1) seal their second sweep of the…

… double the margin. Nearing the end of the opening period, the Wolverines went on their first penalty kill of the night after Summers got called for roughing. The Badgers made the most of the extra…

… transformed the Wolverines’ offense to live by one principle: If you’re open, shoot your shot. This wheeling-and-dealing style of play has led to a much faster-paced Michigan team that consistently runs…

… effective 3-point shot to his arsenal, elevating the Wolverines’ offense. The senior made this addition even more apparent on Wednesday, when he hit two threes in the opening four minutes to ignite…

… scored a thrilling game-winning goal. The Wolverines went on to win the game, 3-2, due to the hustling efforts of Lockwood. The Michigan Daily: Can you break down (senior forward Will Lockwood…

… is more emphatically circled on the schedule for the Wolverines. No regular season game carries more meaning. No holds are barred. Heading into the first iteration of this showdown on Jan. 5…

… Saturday, 77-68, a photograph started to pop up all over social media. In it, as the jubilant Maize Rage in the background celebrates the Wolverines’ statement defeat of the Spartans, sophomore…

… eight-month recovery, Ciccolini projects to be back on the ice around the time the Wolverines pick up practice in the fall. “I think this weekend (against Wisconsin), you could tell a little bit…

… on Youtube” puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com SUDOKU ‘M’ prepping for Badgers’ shooting On Thursday night, styles and strengths will clash. The Wolverines welcome Wisconsin to Crisler Center…

… important that we guard the 3-point line and expect long rebounds.” Guarding the 3-point line is something the Wolverines have specialized in this season. Howard’s extensive NBA background has…

… with the Michigan men’s basketball team and its opponent Tuesday: Ohio State. Both clubs started the season off as hot as can be. The Wolverines racked up some seemingly insignificant wins at…

… Wolverines, it all began when junior forward Isaiah Livers went down with a groin injury, triggering a four-game losing skid. For the Buckeyes, the losing took the form of an inexplicable…

… is open. Sometimes literally. Always figuratively. Sometimes literally. Always figuratively. It’s the reason you can’t understand the It’s the reason you can’t understand the Wolverines’ surge on…

… the court without Wolverines’ surge on the court without understanding what’s happening off it. In just understanding what’s happening off it. In just nine months, a culture has taken shape — one…

… and Awareness Center and Wolverine Wellness to ensure hEARt Listens is a known and available resource for all students. The founders said the nonprofit also serves as a gateway to other resources…

… to reinvent the wheel.” Public Policy senior Hannah Connors is the executive director of Wolverine Support Network, a student organization on campus focused on creating an inclusive…

… in the Wolverine Room of the Union Tuesday night to discuss the impact of anti-Palestinian comments that Ben Gerstein, Central Student Government President and Public Policy junior, made as a…

… collaborate and learn from each other, promoting camaraderie across the University sports community. The student swim team, Swimming Wolverines At Michigan , is an example of a student athletic…

… liberal values of tolerance, diversity — and those values are an anathema to the current government,” Veidliner said. LSA sophomore David Zwick, president of Wolverines for Israel…

… able to survive and be healthy in order to actually get that education … There’s a moral duty aspect to provide for your fellow students because we’re all Wolverines.” Sara Alqaragholy, recent…