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…’s program began. Ironically enough, the Wolverines open up their 2018 season against the Buffaloes in Jacksonville, Fla. on February 9th. “It’s going to be kind of a crazy experience,” Nielsen said…

… Buffalos. The Wolverines dropped their first battle in a 14-13 double overtime thriller back in 2015. Colorado widened the gap the following year, dominating in an 11-4 showing. Four…

… sat out due to injury. At the intermission, the Wolverines fell to an 11-12 disadvantage. Coming out of the break, freshman Sal Profaci and senior Brian Murphy helped push the dual meet back in…

…-5. The Wolverines showed promise with the bounce-back victory over the Terrapins, proving that they can remain unfazed even after the sting of a tough loss. EFE EDEVBIE For the Daily MARYLAND…

… Wagner missed a three after a Wolverine timeout, and Koenig grabbed the rebound himself. This time, the Badgers used an elevator screen to let their senior guard run with the hot hand. Koenig…

… unexpected — Wilson rejected Happ and the Wolverines claimed possession. It was just a microcosm of a night that was filled with deviations from the expected. And those deviations nearly were…

… Wolverines regained momentum after the Badgers erased an eight- point lead and silenced the rowdy Kohl Center crowd. An away win against a top-25 conference opponent, a .500 Big Ten record and massive…

… résumé- boosting win were all within reach. But Wisconsin responded with a 15-0 run, led by one of its senior leaders, Bronson Koenig, leaving Beilein and the Wolverines baffled again. The Badgers…

…) said they made some shots we weren’t able to. They (just) got a couple breaks.” What will bewilder Beilein the most following this most recent unraveling against the Badgers is how the Wolverines…

… entered Tuesday’s contest leading the nation in fewest fouls committed per game. With 14:26 to go in the second half, the Wolverines put the Badgers in the bonus. Minutes later, redshirt sophomore…

…. And, eventually, the sixth-ranked Wolverines picked themselves up, too, besting the Nittany Lions, 7-4. “That was a good test for our goalie and our team — not to let that goal upset us…

… Wolverines have been frustrated by the Nittany Lions over the past two seasons — Penn State eliminated Michigan from the Big Ten Tournament in 2014 and the Wolverines dropped three of…

…’s basketball team’s first three contests. In the Wolverines’ next game against Connecticut at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, Donnal wasn’t just scratched from the starting rotation — he didn’t play…

… ball, forward Robert Carter Jr. tried a jumper from inside the paint only to have the ball swatted by Donnal, who snuck in from behind him. The Wolverines recovered the loose ball and, after…

…, but the Wolverines came up short against Iowa, B own leads doom Wolverines Michigan squanders nine- and 10-point leads to Hawkeyes By ALEXA DETTELBACH . Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's basket…

…- ball team came to play. Well, most of it did. The 23rd-ranked Wolverines were going for a season sweep of Iowa (5-2 Big Ten, 16-5 overall), but were IOWA 63 unable to MICHIGAN 57 repeat their success…

… Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS - Four of Michigan's blue road jerseys ripped in the Wolverines' 83-75 win over Minnesota Wednesday. Impossible is nothing, right, Adidas? Trey Burke's No. 3 was the first to rip, so he…

… played the second half wearing No. 30- Burke and, later, Caris LeVert were forced to play with holes in their uniforms. I can't remember the last time the Wolverines beat a top-10 opponent on the road…

… have to be ready for lies ahead. For the next four those matches." weeks, the Wolverines will have In order to prepare for the Big Ten meets every Friday and staunch competition of the Big Sunday - a…

… daunting task when Ten, the Wolverines scheduled the competition and travel are top competition in the early por- considered. tion of the schedule. "Not only is the competition McFarland pointed to the tal…

… the second half, the Wolverines led by as many as 28 points. The drubbing of the Hoosiers enabled Borseth to play some reserves that rarely see the court. "Great win, obviously," Bors- eth said on…

… it was short-lived, as the Wolverines quickly built their lead back up, allowing Borseth to clear the bench once more. Other than that Hoosier run, the bench players had all-around success against…

… goalie' Shawn Hunwick was forced to make a number saves on odd-man rushes after the Wolverines turned the puck over when breaking out. But in both games, Michi- gan bailed itself out with other aspects of…

… its play - Friday night it was Hunwick and on Saturday it was the Wolverines' offense. After Friday's game Beren- son said Hunwick had "earned this shutout more than he should have to." With the game 0…

… have a lot of con- fidence in our (defense) and they are showing it on the ice." While the defensemen have chipped in 20 goals and 52 assists this season, the Wolverine offense has also been aided…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 7, 2015 — 3C Sharp shooting powers Wolverines over PSU By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor STATE COLLEGE — From the moment Zak…

… in which they shot 18.2 percent in the second half, the Wolverines rode a much-improved shooting effort to dispatch the Nittany Lions, 73-64. Junior guard Caris LeVert finished with 18 points…

…-and-down Wolverine offense, which has been prone to tremendous cold stretches. Deepening the severity of the team’s recent struggles, junior guard Caris LeVert and sophomore forward Zak Irvin — Michigan’s two…

… main options for carrying the offensive load — had both struggled with bouts of inconsistency since the Wolverines’ victory over Syracuse on Dec. 3. But in Tuesday’s game against Penn State…

…, Michigan’s shooters — who shot 53.3 percent from the floor, including 9-for-15 on 3-pointers — orchestrated a far more efficient offensive attack. Rather than forcing their shots, the Wolverines…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 27, 2013 - 3B WRESTLING From Page 1B and hulking McClure. Coon's loss put the heavily favored 12th-ranked Wolverines in an uneasy and unusual…

… intermission and Coon's loss, the Wolverines rebounded with renewed enthusiasm, highlighted by an aggressive match from redshirt freshman Conor Youtsey, who scored amajor decision. Fifth year senior Eric…

… respective Wolverine recruiting classes, and they had just finished competing in a high-school dual meet hosted by the University. Hours later, Michigan did its best to get the block 'M' emblazoned in the…

…'ll be here ina couple of years." Bringing in schools from near East Lansing and Mount Pleasant gives the Wolverines a chance to have a step up on the other prominent wrestling universities in the state…

… Taylor Massa, and freshman Payne Hayden both wrestle for the Wolverines. Hall, who weighs in at the 138-pound weight class, wrestled at Cliff Keen Arena during his junior season at St. Johns and said that…

… learning how to win by learning what it's like to lose. Still, the memory of the hallway that night doesn't seem any brighter. The first half of Saturday's game, save for the Wolverines' 10-2 outburst to…

…-point" lead for much of the half. After a Wolverine turnover on a near-shot clock violation, one longtime Michigan State official noted that it was the loudest atmosphere he'd ever heard in the arena, a notch…

… Michigan men’s basketball team will come home to Ann Arbor to face Illinois once again Saturday. The last time the two teams faced off was back on Jan. 11, when the Wolverines fell to the Fighting…

… and never looked back. After the game, Fighting Illini forward Maverick Morgan called Michigan a “white-collar” team, which didn’t sit well with the Wolverines, so there will be no shortage…

… the soft underbelly of the Wolverine defense against the likes of Maryland and Illinois, had firmed up. Wilson established his physical presence on the first play, blocking Wisconsin…

… hopes of finishing in the top half of the Big Ten. But in the second half, the Wolverines turned the aggression dial all the way to 11. That proved to be a costly mistake. Within a span…

… that came into Tuesday’s contest committing the fewest fouls in the country had two of its starters a whistle away from disqualification at the game’s most crucial stretch. While the Wolverines…

… too many easy foul calls to the post and rebounds.” Tuesday night was an overcorrection from the issues the Wolverines suffered on defense in their past few Big Ten games. In their defensive…

… change that.” But other defensive issues still persist, especially with the Wolverines’ options off the bench. Freshman center Jon Teske played his first important Big Ten minutes, much to the…

… Donnal more valuable for the Wolverines offensively — a 3-point shot. Redshirt junior guard Duncan Robinson, who was as important for Michigan as he’s ever been offensively on Tuesday, still…

… muscle as Robinson passed by the bench after allowing a basket, signaling to the redshirt junior that using his own could have prevented the score. The Wolverines will feel some relief knowing…

… have any chance of securing a streak-snapping upset, it needed to both outshoot the Wolverines and contain senior forward Cyesha Goree. The Fighting Illini (2-6 Big Ten, 11-9 overall) weren’t able…

… the Wolverines drop Illinois handedly, 70-57. The Illinois post players gave it their best effort, but they simply had no answer for Goree on either side of the ball. On offense, senior guard…

… sent the Wolverines into overtime against the Jay- hawks - it was the first time the score was tied since tipoff. "Coach drew up a play and we ran it and they countered it, kind of stopped it for a…

… little bit, coun- tered it," Morris said on Sunday. "And I was blessed enough to hit a shot." Carrying a lot of momentum from the end of the second half, the Wolverines took their first lead all afternoon…

… wanted the Michigan offense. As a sopho- more, Morris has played with the ability of an upperclassman, pacing the Wolverine offense in points and assists along the way. But there's no getting around it…

… overtime victory at home on Fri- Daily Sports Editor day night while the Wolverines bounced back and trounced Michi- A hockey observer looking at gan State, 4-0, at Yost Ice Arena on the CCHA standings might…

… Berenson knew the Wolverines' in- with a 3-1 lead heading down the state rival would be a "better team" stretch, Michigan State looked to in the latter part of conference play. be in control. And the 27-year…

… head coach was That was until the Wolverines' right - at least for the first week- special teams and David Wohlberg end in January - as Michigan and emerged. Michigan State split their weekend After…

… Moffatt tallied the Wolverines' second power play goal, tipping in a wrist shot with just under three minutes left in the game to bring Michigan within one goal. Looking for the equalizer with less than a…

…-4-1-0, CCHA, 13-6-4 over- all) had the opportunity to bounce back and secure a series split. And prior to the second game on Satur- day, the Wolverines had their cus- tomary morning meeting in which Berenson…

… STATE 57 Harris MICHIGAN 56 coming off a screen. If that wasn't available, it was a jump ball - Douglass would lob the ball up near the basket and hope that a Wolverine would tip it in. The referee blew…

…' said after the game. When the ball improbably rolled out of the basket, the game ended like so many of Michigan's games have lately-the other team makes plays in clutch moments, and the Wolverines do not…

… best Wolverines (3-5 Big Ten, defense it was played all year and verall) forced 11 Spartan Michigan State (8-0, 18-3) kept giv- s in the half and converted ing up the ball, committing 18 turn- overs for…

… the game. The Wolverines continued to brick their deep balls, all except for The world Sims, who nailed 3-of-5 3-pointers .es .k ,s in the second half after attempting eels lke it's none in the first…

…'s been including a tough five games, but we'll find vaccines, positives out of this." contact your After last night, Michigan sits health care inninth place in the Big Ten. The Wolverines would most likely…

… So you're BURNS probably ask- ing yourself, "What does that have to do with this year's Wolverines?" - ateam desperately trying to make the Tournament for the 20th-straight year? Well, to be honest, it…

… has every- thing to do with this season's team and a certain player's confidence. You see, at the end of last sea- son, a certain Wolverine finished as a top-tO Hobey Baker Finalist and grabbed AHCA…

… few streaks. The Wolverines looked to add a third- straight WISCONSIN 54 win and MICHIGAN 48 turn their recent stretch into an official win streak. They wanted to break the Badgers' decade-long win…

… streak in the Kohl Center, which would mean Michigan's first victory in Madison since 1999. And perhaps most important, the Wolverines wanted to keep No. 18 Wisconsin on a cold streak, especially after the…

…4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom COLUMBUS From page 1B State and Northwestern, but the Wolverines still…

… be able to do." The Wolverines are still look- ing for a way to win in the Big Ten as they get deeper into conference play. They hope to utilize home- court advantage on Thursday against conference foe…

… an easy win with a final score of one of his best events - the 400- 185-78. yard individual medley. After his victory across the The inspired performance left pond, Clary and his Wolverine his coaches…

… Week honor this week, making him the foumth Wolverine to win the award this season. The Wolverines' domination wasn't exactly a surprise. Their. weak competition included Duke, George Mason and Minnesota…

…-6 after boosting their resume by handing the Wolverines their first loss of the season on Saturday, 64-54. They are likely on track to make the NCAA Tournament but still sit a tier below the Big Ten…

…’s Wisconsin basketball. The Wolverines didn’t make a 3-pointer until late in the first half. By the time the game was over, they had made just 5-of-18. When they tried to get inside, they were met by a…

… Andrew Copp scored a power-play goal on Saturday, but it wasn't nearly enough for the Wolverines. Another week, another sweep Western Michigan takes both games for the first time since 1986 By MICHAEL…

… LAURILA DaiUX Sports Editor KALAMAZOO - Not once, but twice did the Michigan hock- ey team squander a first-period lead against Western Michigan this weekend. During Friday's contest, the Wolverines opened…

… inconsistent this season is an understatement. The Wolverines have given up the fourth-most goals in the Big Ten this season with 77 goals against — 24 more than No. 4 Ohio State, which has allowed the…

… Thursday night and then got torched for five goals Saturday night. The Wolverines have allowed less than three goals in 12 of their 25 games this season. On the other end of the scale, they’ve given up…

…’s this team,” the Michigan men’s basketball coach said last Friday before the Wolverines’ matchup against Illinois. “They’re really strong, and that’s part of their offense.” That fear was…

… justifiable — the Fighting Illini frontcourt is built on size and an eagerness to crash the boards, averaging a conference-high 12.1 offensive rebounds per game. But last Saturday, the Wolverines…

…8A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines prepare for winless Scarlet Knights By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor Wednesday, the Michigan men…

…’s basketball team will play its second game against a winless Big Ten team, this time in the form of Rutgers. While the Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 15-5 overall) have played teams at both the top…

… Michigan hockey team is at war. The 13th-ranked Wolverines will take on archrival Michigan State twice during that time frame, the first of which is this Friday at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Michigan…

… (7-1 Big Ten, 15-7 overall) will be the favorites, but history suggests the Spartans (3-3-2, 9-11-2) are capable of wreaking havoc on the red-hot Wolverines. With 12 NCAA championships and 35…

…- NESBITT son, a win or loss means little. But for Michigan, the last unbeaten team standing, a victory over the Buckeyes would have definitively marked the Wolverines' long- awaited return. It would have…

… meant a No.1 ranking for the first time since 1992. Itwould have put Michigan at 17-0 for the first time in program history. It would have... But the Wolverines hurtled back to Earth. They fumbled and…

… the Wolverines, while poor shooting and defense plagued Michigan. Penn State won, 78-63. After shooting 54 percent to beat No. 8 Ohio State on Satur- day, the Wolverines struggled Thursdaynight…

… efforts weren't enough. Junior forward Kate Thompson was the Wolverines' leading scorer with 18 points, and freshman guard Nicole Elmblad added seven. On the other hand, shots were falling for Penn State…

… Michigan's 6-5 loss. On Saturday, the Wolverine penalty kill held out for the first four minutes of the five-minute major, then let in two goals 16 seconds apart in the last minute. "They came in here and…

… in the conference. s to win, but we didn't fin- Last weekend against Lake Superior State, the Wolverines averaged half a shot on the power play. That's not a typo - half a shot per power play. "You…

… that ended in regulation. , In the following season, the Wolverines blew a four-point lead in the game's final minute and were outscored 14-4 in over- time. Last season, it was Michigan that came through…

…- Thursday night. ket electrified the crowd as if the With 25 Hoosiers had already won, and ticks left, MICHIGAN 71 indeed, the Wolverines were fight- Verdell INDIANA 73 ing from behind all night. Jones III…

… solidly contain- teams in the nation, pouring in ing the Wolverines' best shoot- seven buckets on just 11 tries from ers. Freshman point guard Trey beyond the are. Indiana forward Burke and Hardaway Jr…

… half. And a minute later, soph- omore forward Evan Smotrycz nailed a 3-pointer in front of the Wolverine bench to knot up the score at 46 apiece and silence the Hoosier faithful - temporarily. "I hope…

… Michigan defense had trouble containing star freshman center forward Cody Zeller, who took advantage of the shallow Wolverine frontcourt. He finished an impressive 8-for-10 from the field, with 18 points…

… Jon) Horford injured. So we needed to go inside, and our guys did that." Though the Wolverines erased another10-point deficit withthree minutes to play on a Hardaway Jr. breakaway dunk, Michigan failed…

… tyinglayup. * fans forget that the Wolverines "It was just rushing (things)," relied almost exclusively on Dar- Burke said. "The first half, we ius Morris for offense last season. rushed. If we would have…

… the real story for the Wolverines failed to upset Indi- Miami, Fla. native was his out- ana in the team's 73-71 loss on side shooting. Hardaway Jr. Thursday night. went 0-for-7 from 3-point range…

… up ground becomes easier for the Wolverines when they can compartmentalize the year. For players like fifth-year senior goalie Shawn Hunwick, the new year essentially feels like a new season - and this…

… Wolverines, the two bear a striking resemblance. The Lakers and Wolverines have similar margins of wins and losses over the same schools. They both boast reliable goalies - Hun- wick and Lake Superior State…

… team played Purdue, it_ lost by one PURDUE 45 after miss- MICHIGAN 57 ing a last- second shot. That loss snapped a three-game winning streak and put the Wolverines in a bit of a funk. That was a…

… different day, a different arena, and as evidenced by Michigan's win on Sunday, a different Michigan team all together. The Wolverines beat Purdue 57-45 on Sunday at Crisler Arena in a resounding victory that…

… defenders pay for leaving them open from 3-point range. They made two 3-pointers each, which opened up the paint for driving Wolverine guards, and this space allowed junior guard Courtney Boylan to tally si…

… assists. But for the Wolverines, defense was the key. Purdue shot 38 percent from the floor, including a paltry 15 percent frombeyond the 3-point arc. The Wolverine defenders, especially sophomores Kate…

… to shoot, even in the rare event at an open shot. The Boilermakers tried to pound the ball inside almost every posses' sion, but the Wolverines werd having none of it. "They were trying to throw it…

… has now reeled off three straight wins, with contri butions coming from all over the court. The jury was out on how the injury to starting sophomore guard Nya Jordan would affect the Wolverines, but so…

… doing nearly the same, the Wolverines were a few buckets away from the Sweet 16. It was a feel-good story ... until they stumbled the next season to a sub.-500 record. The NCAA is riddled with underdogs…

… see the guy performing up to expectations. When Billy Sauer couldn't per- form in net two years ago, it was Bryan Hogan who the Wolverines rallied around. The next season, Hogan faltered and Hunwick…

…'s pretty clear that Shawn Hunwick is no longer an underdog or a cute story. He's a hot goalie that teams will have to startegameplanning for when they play the Wolverines. That's a dangerous weapon in hockey…

…The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com I January 22, 2013 B1G REALITY CHECK 'M' denied 11th st Wolverines drop contest of last two Big Ten unbeatens By GLENN MILLER JR. Daily Sports Ediotr After…

…-2) declawed the Wolverines' persis- tent attempts to fight back inthe second half despite getting into early foul trouble. "We went against a top 10 team tonight and everybody that was watching here and…

… announced Thursday morning. Norris sustained an undisclosed injury at the 2019 World Junior Championships earlier this month and has not dressed for the Wolverines since returning from the…

… forward to having Josh continue to be a part of our team this season.” Both Pearson and Norris’ comments left the idea of whether Norris will be back with the Wolverines next season or sign with…

… step up and replace a player like (Norris), especially how well he was playing.” And though Norris is the second Wolverine in two years to miss the second half of the year after a season…

… a tall task as the Wolverines were slated against No. 22 Iowa — a squad led by forward Megan Gustafson, the nation’s leading scorer — but despite the odds Michigan trailed by just three points…

… left corner to make it a 10-0 run. The Wolverines called a timeout but never recovered. Iowa (13-4 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) widened the gap, handing Michigan (11-7, 2-4) a 75-61 loss — the team…

… to get.” Contrary to recent games, ball handling wasn’t an issue. Prior to the game, the Wolverines averaged a whopping 16.7 turnovers per contest, but against the Hawkeyes, they lost the ball…

…. The Wolverines went 1-for-15 from beyond the arc, with the lone 3-pointer coming at the start of the final quarter. The Hawkeyes, on the other hand, excelled at shooting. Michigan often double…

…’s basketball team will stake its claim to be the nation’s top-ranked team for the first time in half a decade. If it does, Zavier Simpson will have helped the Wolverines defeat the school he almost…

… Wolverines’ recruiting efforts were centered around now-Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston and, as a result, Simpson had yet to even consider Michigan. Instead, the junior point guard seemed…

… times, but by and large it hasn’t been the story of its season. When viewing the past 17 games together, few season- long trends emerge. So what is the secret to the Wolverines’ success? Answer: pre…

… first 10 minutes. The Wolverines have won the hard way too, starting slow against Penn State and Illi- nois before methodically grind- ing them into a fine powder. Michigan has had games over by…

… halftime and has had to ice games at the free-throw line. It’s scored more than 80 points five times and under 70 five times. Right now, the only ques- tion is which equally effective Wolverine team…

… Wolverines aren’t neces- sarily deep — just seven players get regular minutes. But that group is as balanced — five different players have led the team in scoring — and as well- rounded as any in the…

… be the lead- ing rebounder, leader in assists. We just play to win.” Michigan’s defense is unquestionably its backbone. The Wolverines rank in the top five in the country in steal rate, free…

… all of the Wolverines’ strengths show up at once, neither do their weaknesses. Just look at Sunday night’s victory, in which Michigan set the school record for most wins (17) to start a season…

…. The Wolverines’ first meeting with the Wildcats was a 62-60 slugfest in Evanston. This, Michigan’s closest game of the season, was one of the few times its flaws were exposed to a degree that…

… floor general out of the waning moments of a one-possession road game. This was Northwestern’s formula for beating the Wolverines, and it just about worked. On Sunday, the Wildcats sagged off the…

… now, but 3-point shooting was supposed to be one of the Wolverines’ weaknesses entering the sea- son. Northwestern coach Chris Collins stated postgame that his team was going to live with Simpson…

… situations, we got to find other people. ... You take away one thing from us, our hope is that we have another answer.” The Wolverines almost always do have an answer — and that’s what makes beating…

… hasn’t just raised the bar — he has redefined it. In his second match, he secured crucial bonus points by pinning Arizona State’s Brady Daniel to ignite the Wolverines’ 12-point comeback against…

…’ pin put an resounding exclamation point on No. 6 Michigan’s 28-10 victory over the Illini, moving the Wolverines to 6-0 on the year. “The thing that sticks out about Mason most to me is that he…

…Wolverines energized from annual trip to South Florida The Michigan men’s swimming and diving team has spent the last week in Florida, training and preparing for the next stretch of its…

…-ranked Wolverines. The trip, which is an annual tradition for both the men’s and women’s teams, provides them with the opportunity to split time between training and enjoying the break from school. Senior Jack…

… GameDay in town, 3,000 students packed Crisler Center up to the rafters before the game, ready to erupt. They didn’t get the chance initially, as the Wolverines fell behind 9-2 before tying the…

…-point play on the ensuing possession, and Dekker followed with a thun- derous dunk, plus a foul. Finally, Hayes drained a 3-pointer with one second left in the half, and for all of the Wolverines’ effort…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SportsMonday January13, 2014- 3B MEN'S SWMMNG Wolverines slow, but remain undefeated ALLISON FARAN /Daily Freshman guard Derrick Walton hit the game…

… play hero has varied. roughout the past two In the Wolverines' games ns, and especially last in Puerto Rico, specifically former point guard Trey against Florida State, they rode e dominated play late in…

… Michigan coach Kevin Borseth has guided the Wolverines to a 3-2 Big Ten record this season, including wins over No. 12 Ohio State and No, 14 Iowa. 'M'takes on pesky Wildcats By CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports…

… defining win this past weekend against a Big Ten opponent, Wisconsin, it's hard not to look at Thursday's game against Northwestern as a pivotal moment for the Wolverines in conference play. Michigan (3…

… singles by the Longhorns, with their closest matches endingin tough losses for sophomores Chris Cha 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) and Evan King 7-6 (5), 6-4. Along with six other Wolverine singles players, King was…

… STAPLETON Daily Sports Editor One thing no one was sure about heading into this season was how the Wolverines would play on the road. After all, Michigan didn't exactly set the world on fire last year during…

… the Big Ten sea- Michigan at son, especially Penn State away from Cris- ler Arena. The Matchup: Wolverines won Michigan 7-6; only three road Penn State 8-6 games last year When: Tonight - against Indi…

… that he wanted to see the team protect the net better. And after a scoreless first period, the game plan showed. From start to finish, the Wolverines made junior goaltender Hayden Lavigne…

… look on net, which was stopped by Lavigne after a barrage of shots. Offensively, the Wolverines were held to a low-shot count — seven. “I thought our first period was a little slow,” said junior…

… facing Ferris State in a home- and-home series, the Wolverines Ferris State know one thing: t Michigan they are going to get hit. Matchup: The defensively Ferris State minded Bulldogs 1a8-4, ichi- have…

… by the Wolverines are tied for their low- est in a series all season. And while Wohlberg's late goal stole a point back in October, Michigan coach Red Berenson and his players have men- tioned that the…

… Michigan State went to Purdue and fell by 10 points. One of few teams to stay removed from the chaos resides in Ann Arbor, as Michigan has started Big Ten play with an 8-1 record. And the Wolverines…

… the Wolverines and Spartans, who suffered their first conference loss Saturday, no team feels like a lock to make the NCAA Tournament right now. Things will be better for the conference…

… the buzzer. That theme persisted for most of the evening: No matter what the Wolverines tried, it seemed they could never make Wisconsin uncomfortable for long enough to seize control. Two…

…. But when play resumed, Wis- consin (6-1, 18-2) quickly gave the Wolverines had another deficit to overcome. And this one was too much. “I don’t think we’re at a stage where, unless we’re on fire…

… was there last of the Breslin Center on brighter this opponents - the first team to the Wolverines in four years, year. The Spartans had scored Saturday night, brimming time around. do so in almost…

… three decades an anomaly for a team that's a the first two baskets of the game with unspoken smugness. -!The underbelly - everything around the team near-unbeatable 320-47 at the and the Wolverines rolled…

… Morgan, McGary and redshirt junior Jon Horford, who is back from a knee injury he suffered in December. Morgan's injury didn't help the Wolverines' plan to attack the paint, but it wasn't much of an issue…

… freshman guard Nik Stauskas open on the backdoor cut or sophomore guard Trey Burke driving to the rim for alayup. The Wolverines tallied 42 points in the paint and shot 53 percent from the field off a…

…, rifling gan State was no exception. shots in at Spartan netminder There was fifth-year senior Drew Palmisano. For much of the goaltender Shawn Hunwick and game, it appeared the Wolverines his 23 saves, four…

… Wolverines took down visiting Minnesota, 61-56 Sunday after- noon. Burke scored 16 of those points in the second half, find- ing success by penetrating on the pick-and-roll against a slow Golden Gopher defense…

… foundation's Rose Garden and scholarship endowment at the University. Rose, who said that he's watched nearly all of the Michigan basketball team's games this year, knows how badly the Wolverines needed to…

… Webber, the Fab Five's dominant duo from Detroit. Harris and Sims are the Wolverines' first Detroit- based wrecking crew since Rose and Webber. "Absolutely, I'm happy to see Manny, I'm happy to see De…

…, too. Once more, he's Jalen Rose, front and center. BOSE: ROSE GARDEN CARDEN SAlD ALAALAH/Daiy Former Wolverine Jalen Rose acknowledges the crowd at halftime during Michigan's 57-56 loss to Michigan…

… comeback in a 62- 58 victory. In their only regular season contest against one another this season the Wolverines (12-7 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) defeated the Buckeyes (7-9 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) in…

… what was a thrilling, scrappy game thanks in large part to Hillmon and senior guard Nicole Munger. After scoring 19 first quarter points, the Wolverines seemingly fell asleep for the next two…

… weekend of January in 2017, the Wolverines faced off against No. 9 Minnesota in Mariucci Arena, where they hadn’t secured a series sweep since 1977. But 40 years later, with a chance to reignite…

… their season on the line, Michigan was swept instead. And on a January afternoon in 2017, the Wolverines took on Michigan State at the Breslin Center, where they had only won once in their past…

… were too many. When Barnes Arico took over at Michigan in 2012, the Wolverines were a veteran program, led by then- seniors Jenny Ryan and Kate Thompson. After they left, however, it…

… straight seasons, she kept the Wolverines above .500 and got to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, winning it in 2017 and raising the team’s first ever banner. “I was fortunate to inherit…

… first half on the bench with two fouls. What transpired afterward made the senior guard’s actions even more regrettable. The Fighting Illini closed the half on a 15-2 run, as the Wolverines all…

… and 6.2 rebounds per game. It’s been one of the strongest stretches of games he’s played in his Michigan career. And the Wolverines have needed every point, every board and every assist the…

… Wolverine scorers, just 28 points behind sophomore forward Hallie Thome. Junior guard Katelynn Flaherty still leads the pack with 440 points — a difficult statistic to top — but Gondrezick continues to…

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…:58 in which the Wolverines were held without a point. Michigan finally found second- half momentum with just under six minutes to play, when senior guard Stu Douglass capped a 7-2 Wolverine run that…

… Michigan and Creighton. Even more surprising, Wright led the Wolverines in perhaps their most vulnerable stage. When several Michigan starters got into foul trouble early, and senior DeShawn Sims and junior…

… Manny Harris combined for just eight points in the first half, Wright carried some of the load. In fact, Wright tied Harris and sophomore Laval Lucas Perry as the second-leading scorer for the Wolverines…