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…'s entrance into the Michigan women's volley- ball program marked yet another change in the routine for the Wolverines. Giovanazzi'sinstallmentasthe thirdheadcoach in four yearsforMichigan proved a change for…

… the better, and for the future. The Wolverines posted a 15-7 record overall, 7-4 in the Big Ten, which includedcapturing athird consecutive State PrideBannerin a dual series with rival Michigan State…

… ranked among the conference's elite in kill and block categories - opponents often found themselves helpless on the other end of blistering Wolverine shots. But the Wolverines, who forcefully contended for…

… conference standings last season. The Wolverines finished the season 2-24 overall, 1-17 in the Big Ten. A bit too high. "Right now, we just want to win one game. Just one, that's all," she sighed after a mid…

…," sophomore for- ward Shimmy Gray said. "We have had to change so many things about our game, both inside and out." Although having executedavastly up-paced offense over previous years, the Wolverines were…

…, we're still really frustrated we're not getting a win." The Wolverines recorded their sole BigTenwinoftheseasonindramatic fashion, upsetting Indiana on theroad, 67-54. "The players decided that the…

… seasons ever. The Wolverines finished 2-24 overall and 1-17 in the Big Ten. A i a …

… Spartans. Michigan State beat Michigan, 277.50-270.75, in Sunday's meet, ef- fectively ending the Wolverines' chances for a NCAA Eastern re- gional bid. "The team's season will be over after the Big Ten…

… have troubled the Wolverines all year - injuries and inconsistency ,- doomed them against the Spartans. Although top gymnasts Brian Winkler, Royce Toni and Jorge Camacho returned for Michigan af- ter…

… defending champion Wiscon- sin. The Wolverines placed fourrunners in the top seven finishers overall on their way to capturing the title. Chris Szabo led the team with her third place performance. Winning the…

… Year for his guidance of the Wolverines. 'I think we added, optimistically, 25 to 40 points to our team from last year. We are much more experienced, and I'm very excited about the team we have.' -James…

… and he was still wrestling - and winning.' -Dale Bahr Michigan wrestling coach A seventh Wolverine, sophomore Jehad Hamdan, almost certainly would have qualified for the NCAA touma- ment if he hadn…

…Intosh and Antoine Pitts Daily Sports Writers The Michigan men's cross country team made history as it recorded its best finish ever at the NCAA Championship meet. The Wolverines finished fifth to surpass…

… sixth-place fin- ishes in 1991 and 1982. Senior Matt Smith and freshman Scott MacDonald led the Michigan attack and gave the Wolverines two All- Americans for the first time since 1982. Michigan overtook…

… Notre Dame and Eastern Michigan -teams that had beaten the Wolverines earlier in the year- but was unable to catch Big Ten champion Wisconsin at the NCAA meet. The Badgers finished second at the NCAAs in…

…-powered offense, coach Red Berenson called his club "the best team" in his nine years at the helm of the Wolverines. Berenson's team had possibly its best season in his nine years. The team won 30 games, led the…

… nation in goals- against-average and was rated one of the top five teams in the nation for the entire season. Yet, the ultimate goal, an NCAA title, was not achieved. The Wolverines (30-7-2 overall) je…

… and now the coach faces a dilemma--how to stay close to that level of excellence. Berenson was originally hired to bring glory back to a Wolverine hockey program mired in a malaise. The Michigan hockey…

… berth in the NCAA tournament. But each edition of Berenson's Wolverines has shown improve- ment upon the prior set. In 1990, the squad just missed out on an NCAA berth. In 1991, the team earned its first…

… NCAA invitation since 1977 and won a first-round series against Cornell. In 1992, the Wolverines returned to the NCAA post-season tournament and this time made their way to the semifinal round before…

… freestyle and 400 IM (con.). All five of the relays earned at least consideration times, and the team will be able to swim them at nationals. CONFERENCE'S BEST: Seven members of the Wolverines made the 1993…

… All-Big Ten conference team at the weekend meet. The members were Borges, Gunn, Hay, Sharp, Van Tassell, Wouda and Wunderlich. WAIT AND SEE: Other Wolverine swimmers have met the considera- tion times…

… freestyle). AWARD WINNERS: The Wolverines swept Big Ten Swimmer, Freshman and Coach of the Year awards. Wouda was the second Michigan swimmer to be named Swimmer of the Year. The other was Brent Lang. Sharp…

…-State, Earlham College and an Indiana club team on Saturday, the Wolverines were able to defeat only the weak Earlham team. The spikers fell 3-1 in both matches against the Thunder. Unlike Michigan, Tri…

… advantage, provided Tri-State with an emotional edge that helped defeat the Wolverines. Defense was a crucial factor in the Tri-State/Michigan matches. With middles Chad Stielstra and Todd Collins providing…

… solid hits and blocks, the Wolverines' defen- sive play was its Achilles heel. Despite the fact that the Thunder were much shorter than Michigan, the Wolverines were not able to dig their offense. "They…

…- tainly broke from tradition. Paced by a relentless scoring attack in which seven different Wolverines contributed with goals, and by Michigan junior goalie Nika Skvir's diligent tending of the Wolverine…

… trailed for much of the con- test. It was at this point in the tournament that the Wolverines appeared to be wilt- ing under intense media pressure. They had drooped around press conferences, and appeared…

… far from the easy-going bunch that had graced the court for the past two years. Nevertheless, Wolverine coach Steve Fisher tried to break the tension at a pre-game press conference. Asked how his…

…-64. While the Wolverines started with a 15-2 burst to begin the game, a lapse midway through allowed the Colonials to sneak back in. In fact, George Washington led, 53-50, with just eight minutes left in the…

… game. Ironically, strong free throw shoot- ing finally sealed it for Michigan. The Wolverines made 8-13 free throws, and grabbed two offensive boards off free throw misses in the final minutes to pull…

… away from the Colonials. Then there was the second-round game in Tucson, the first of Michigan's overtime contests in the tournament, an 86-84 victory over UCLA. The Wolverines trailed by as much as 19…

… points during the contest, and were down, 52-39, at halftime. A 17-2 second-half run, capped by successive Rose triples brought Michigan back, though the Wolverines almost blew it at the end of regulation…

… everything together at the end of the year, winning five of its last six games. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, that was not enough toearn them a post- season berth. The team finished with a 10-8 overall…

… competition, knocking down Ohio State and a grossly unfit Central Michigan squad. Butafterawin against Miami on Sep. 29, Michigan would not see the victory column for another month. The Wolverines lost six in a…

… row - five on the road - including two to then-No. 3 Penn State and one to No.2 Iowa. Although the Wolverines nearly nipped the Lady Lions in a home loss, Michigan was no match for either Penn State or…

… the Hawkeyes during a week- end series at Iowa City. The Wolverines may have hit the low point of their season after being crushed in back-to- back games, 6-1 and 7-1 respectively. At this point in the…

… Wolverines'4-3 overtime loss Saturday was the first time they fell to the Redskins in the last 22 meetings between the two clubs. The last time Miami topped Michigan was a6-3 victory in Oxford on Oct. 16…

… playing Illinois-Chicago Jan. 9. In that matchup, the Wolverines allowed six tallies. That was also the last time Michigan lost a game, having ripped off six straight wins until falling to defeat against…

… Grand Rapids 7s (a short- ened, down-scaled summer version of rugby)Tournament,only to lose to the Grand Rapids A-team, 36-7. Wolverine Kirk Paluska scored early, within the first minute of play. Things…

… line in the initialmatchuprun- ning 40yards for the Wolverine's only try.CaptainMarkNemeckickedinthe two-point conversion. "Our youthfulathleticismcouldn't subdue theirelderly guile,"Michigan's Tom…

… Warburton said. In the Michigan State game, Pat Muscat and Deron Albright led the 1 Wolverines in a futile effort, scoring one try each. "Michigan State played a lot more aggressively and ran faster," Zimmer…

…, scoring the first try, with Sean Knight connecting for the con- By JAESON ROSE version. Wolverine Brett Peck inter- DAILY SPORTS WRITER cepted a pass and ran for an easy try. Most peoplew Knightmade the…

…." Holdren is still ironing out acon- tract with the Rockies. He batted .270, belted four home runs, and knocked in 17 runners, seeing time in 21 of the Wolverines' 50 games. Holdren felt the knee injury that…

… on the horizon. 'We set goals at the beginning of each season. (These goals) have progressed every year," senior captain JulieJ Hofmeister explained. The Wolverines' expectations this year, however…

… qualifying meet for the NCAA Champion- ture Big Ten ships. The event had been the Wolverines' nemesis in years past-never beforehad aMichigan teammanaged toqualify for the big show. This year, however, proved…

…. It was not Wolverines continued their dominance peting in his first Big Ten champion- 200-yard freestyle relay on Thursday gave the team a much needed boo a Big Ten title. That was already a…

… best we can hop teamwaslooking foratopthree,prefer- ference record to 54-3 during Rookie Royce Sharp captured Big Ten Texas. However, the Wolverines dis- for is to challenge Te ably a top two, finish at…

… even a disappointing tie to Toledo in the and for Michigan's subsequent match that af- Wolverines' first game that put them in amust- ternoon. win situation for their final two matches. "That was tough…

… and it over Miami (Ohio) in its final match. The vic- seems each year Michigan has somehow been" tory sent the Wolverines to Austin, Texas, site snakebitten. After this tie, I sensed that people of the…

…The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 9, 1993 -17 Former Wolverine dons his country's colors * By CHAD A. SAFRAN DAILY SPORTS EDITOR CROMWELL,Conn.-Dave Rob- erts' thoughts were far from being fo…

… point producer would complete his stand-out career for the Wolverines, before heading to St. Louis and an NHL career with the Blues, who drafted him in the sixth round of the 1989 Entry Draft. bygones be…

…." One former Wolverine who discov- ered how it feels to be cut is PatNeaton. Last season, Neaton was a first-team all-CCHA defenseman who led the team Why? The "Maine" reason - six Black Bears dot the…

… Wolverine defenseman Aaron Ward received from the Detroit Red Wings. The players share the same agent. Stewart was at Boston's training camp when it opened yesterday. Stewart, 21, was elected co-captain along…

…. His total of58 points placed him third on the club and eighth The5'11",195-poundwingerplayed in 127 games over his three-year career with the Wolverines, amassing 41 goals and77 assists for 118points…

…EquityAct, accepted by the Big Ten last June, mandates that member schools increase their percent- age of women athletes to 40 percent by 1997. Eliminated Wolverine gymnast Raul Molina performs on the parallel bars…

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… Rineli, a second-team All-American, performs a floor exercise. Future women's swimmnng Wolverines give preview at Open By BRETT JOHNSON DAILY SPORTS WRITER The future oftheMichigan women's swimming…

… program appeared in Ann Arbor this weekend. At least part of it did. The U.S. Open meet at Canham Natatorium acted as the crystal ball, and the future that appeared was two of the Wolverines' top incoming…

… more unruly, as North Carolina ended the Wolverine run. Cry6 COUNCIL AnnArbor's City Council en- dured another ho-hum year of politics and government. Wait, hold on a sec- ond, Ann Arbor tossed…

…Cahill looks at four University students' attempts to start one of their own. SP T 10 The Michigan baseball team filnally ended its 10-game losing streak yesterday. The Wolverines defeated Saginaw Valley, 4…

… Air Pollution in Your Community' with speaker from the American Lung Association of Michigan. April 12, Wolverine Room - Michigan Union, 3 p.m. "Environmental Issues and Earth Week" panel discussion…

… theAnn Arbor streets. On Monday April 7, University stu- dents only got half their wish. When Wolverine Chris Webber's hands formed a "T" and the University . of North Carolina's Eric Montross's fingers…

… team lost for the first time this season Sunday at Michigan State Invitational. The Spartans edged the Wolverines, 190.05-189.46, to capture the title. Today Partly sunnyarmer High 42, Low 34 Tomorrow…

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…, the Wolverines could notpossibly make it back for a third consecutive try at a national championship. Sports Illustrated aside, the biggest news to hit the council was the ouster of one-term Democratic…