March 18, 2011
(vol. 121, iss. 112)
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… COOK Daily Sports Writer YPISLANTI - The Michigan women's basketball team went into the WNIT as a clear favor- ite after- narrowly MICHIGAN 59 missing EMU 67 the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines fin…
… Crisler arena, it still had high expectations. But just like that, the tourna- ment - and the season - is over for the Wolverines. Michigan (10-6 Big Ten, 17-13 overall) took a short seven-mile bus ride to…
… the rest of the Wolverine post players received started to take a toll. The Eagles (10-6 MAC, 23-12 overall) played a tough, physical game and didn't allow any easy buckets down low. "We got outplayed…
…. In physi- cal games we don't do very well," Michigan coach Kevin Borseth said after the game. "They came out and came after us, and they 'out physicalled' us tonight." The staple of the Wolverines…
…' offense is making 3-point shots that are set up from working into the post. But even when the double and triple teams down low left perimeter shots open, the Wolverines were not able to capi- TODD NEEDLE…
…- ketball team was supposed to defy all odds. Though the Wolverines finished the season just 17-13 over- all, their season was marked by a number of outstanding feats and record-breakingstatistics. Michigan…
… bid, Michigan was sent home in round one. Needlessto say, Michigan was expected to win. In fact, the Wolverines were a poten- tial contender for the WNIT final. "I mean it was a roller coaster," senior…
… of the sea- son, the Wolverines went 4-6. That included two losses to Minnesota, a home-court stomping by Penn State and a 55-47 loss to Illinois, the 11th-ranked teaminthe confer- ence, in the second…
…; be a lot better." The Wolverines did have their high moments defensively, includ- ing against Ohio State when Michi- gan held four-time Big Ten Player of the Year Jantel Lavender to a career-low 10…
… Hicks as the sole senior to graduate from the squad, Michigan has promise to come back next sea- son with a strong, young team. But, as a lesson learned from this sea- son, the Wolverines will need to be…