…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 1, 2019 — 7 Wolverines focused on regular season finale against Wisconsin Prior to this season, senior guard Nicole Munger and senior…
… time this season. The Wolverines won the first outing, 76-70, in Madison at the start of the month. They’ll look to replicate that result at Crisler this weekend. Michigan started out slowly in…
…Wolverines continue historic run with win over Johns Hopkins Amid a season of firsts for the Wolverines, they added another. When the No. 8 Michigan women’s lacrosse team (13-0 overall, 3…
…-1). And led by an offensive outburst from sophomore attacker Caitlin Muir and sophomore midfielder Maggie Kane, the Wolverines powered their way to a 16-11 victory at U-M Lacrosse Stadium. “It’s a…
… Fisher Stadium fence’s self- esteem. The Wolverines (19-7 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) hit four home runs in their 16-2 victory over in-state rival Michigan State (4-20, 0-5). The air show started in the…
… to watch it — arms helplessly grasping the padded wall. It was 1-0 after the first inning, and Michigan never looked back. The next inning, the Wolverines continued to flex their muscles…
… wasn’t just the fence that felt worthless. Wolverine offense finding its swing Last year, the Michigan baseball team lived and died by its offense. In the first 15 games of the season, a…
… stretch over which the Wolverines went 4-11, the offense averaged just 4.5 runs per game; in eight of those games, Michigan scored three runs or fewer. Over the next 20 games — in which the Wolverines…
… and into the postseason, Michigan’s success cooled off, too, leading the Wolverines to a disappointing early exit in the Big Ten Tournament. But this season, Michigan coach Erik Bakich is…
… Wolverines’ offense struggled with consistency throughout much of the first third of the season, they showed flashes of potential recently: a 12-2 win over Binghamton, a 9-1 victory over…
… cruised past Michigan State to a 6-3 win in its Big Ten opener. The Wolverines got on the board first with two runs in the third inning and added one more run in the fourth. Michigan State…
… was in Ann Arbor, and the Wolverines certainly seemed to channel the energy of the home crowd despite the steady rain as the offense erupted for 16 runs. Senior infielder Jimmy Kerr led the team…
… matchup between Gustafson and Wolverine center Hallie Thome was one that fans were excited to see, but that bout will now be rescheduled for Friday in the wake of Ann Arbor receiving some of…
… the coldest weather it has ever seen. The bout represents a chance for the Wolverines (12-9 overall, 3-6 Big Ten) to get back on track, coming in having lost four of their last five games…
… — taking the Wolverines from a team on the tournament bubble to the Final Four to a 20-1 record to start this season — nearly every reason why has been dissected and digested. Assistant coach Luke…
… Wolverines don’t foul. They rank second in the country in defensive free throw rate, and since 2012, they’ve been worse than 25th just twice. That’s no recent development, but something preached within…
…, the Wolverines can use slide drills or verbal reinforcement to stress avoiding fouls. In a game though, playing good defense while doing so is a sort of art. “Especially on the ball, just…
… defense, so —” Then Isaiah Livers stepped in to finish the sentence. “It works perfectly.” In need of more than a series split, Wolverines to face Golden Gophers It’s crunch time for the Michigan…
… hockey team. Coming off another series split, it must begin to make up ground in the Big Ten standings. Save dropping both games to Michigan State before the holiday break, the Wolverines have split…
… every conference series. Nine games remain for Michigan in the regular season, all against conference opponents. Heading into this weekend’s series at Minnesota, the Wolverines are only one point…
… at-large bid. If Michigan hopes to make an NCAA Tournament appearance, it will need to begin coming out of weekends with more than three points. The Wolverines can start by sweeping the Gophers…
…, who are in third place — three points ahead of Michigan — in the Big Ten standings. By picking up their first sweep, the Wolverines will leave the company of Penn State as the only Big Ten teams…
… Wolverines. “What I was looking for was to go to a school that had a higher education standard,” Popovic said, “and Michigan was the best school.” So far, he’s happy with his choice, enjoying the…
…, with Popovic’s offensive ability emerging as a top weapon for the Wolverines. With 9 matches still on the schedule, Popovic is on track to finish the season with 10 goals and six assists…
… improvement, a mindset for work, physiology — one thing is noticeably absent from Dan Harrison’s list: any skill in the sport. This year, the majority of the 36 novice rowers on the Wolverines’ team have…
… was launched into an offseason of uncertainty and overhaul. John Beilein jumped to the professional ranks. Nine days later, Fab Five member Juwan Howard returned to Ann Arbor as the Wolverines…
… career flashed before his eyes, Matthews did everything he could to fight for what remained. At halftime, when the Wolverines left the floor with just 16 points, Matthews saw the frustration…
… until the very end. Without that, maybe the Wolverines wouldn’t have been in the Sweet Sixteen in the first place. “It wasn’t always pretty,” Matthews said. “But we found a way. Plenty of…
