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…Katelyn Mulcahy / Daily | Design by Jack Silberman SPORTSMONDAY WOLVERINES ADVANCE TO THIRD CONSECUTIVE SWEET 16 michigandaily.com | March 25, 2019 dunked on repeatedly INSIDE Sports…

…Michigan State sweep fuels Wolverines with tournament approaching CHICAGO — Twenty minutes after Michigan looked on as confetti cannons burst and the United Center lit up in green and white…

…, celebrating Michigan State as the Big Ten Tournament champions, the Wolverines were ushered to their selection show watch party. Suddenly, the Michigan men’s basketball team had to switch gears to…

… ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440, or stibu@umich.edu. Similar mistakes cost Wolverines Michigan could not stop Cassius Winston…

…. Again. Michigan State stymied the Wolverines’ ball-screen game. Again. Michigan blew a second-half lead. Again. The difference between Feb. 24 in Ann Arbor — a 77-70 Wolverine loss — and three days…

… eight assists in the first meeting while playing from tip-off to final buzzer. Postgame Saturday, sophomore forward Isaiah Livers was asked what the Wolverines’ biggest takeaway from two weeks…

… from the basket, which the Wolverines had done in the first meeting — they switched them, taking away many of the easy assists to a wide-open roll man that Winston tallied in February. Junior…

… with seven points in the first half. But ultimately, Winston was too good and too much. As the Wolverines bricked their lead away, Winston — just as he had done two weeks ago — slithered around…

…Andre Haynes. “He turned the corner at will, anytime he wanted to.” The Wolverines had no more luck scoring off their own ball-screens. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s stroke of genius in the first matchup…

… Saturday, the Wolverines were optimistic that this time would be different. They were merely caught off-guard by the Spartans’ adjustments, and with time to make their own, they would put the shoe on…

… the other foot. Michigan was prepared to attack mismatches — such as finding Teske down low after a guard switched onto him — and show discipline on isolations. The Wolverines did neither…

…. Simpson missed 10 of 13 shots, including many at the rim. Teske took just five shots — the same as in February — and Michigan stopped trying to feed him. The Wolverines’ 15 points in the last 14…

… Wolverines couldn’t wake up from. Against players like Winston and Tillman, there’s only so much a team can do. But whatever Michigan had the chance to do, it was unable to — and the product was a…

… option, there were the Wolverines, playing out the season’s last minutes as a formality in a blowout loss. The reserves came on with 1:17 to go as redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews stood at…

… to the Elite Eight on Saturday, the Wolverines sat on their bench, heads covered in towels so TV cameras might not catch the tears. Afterwards, his eyes still wet and his towel still adorned…

…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…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 13, 2019 — 7A First tough competition brings mixed results for Wolverines When the No. 23 Michigan baseball team (9-4) hopped off…

… their plane at LAX on Feb. 27, there were a lot of questions to answer. The Wolverines were undefeated. Their bats were hot. Their pitchers were dominant. But the only competition the Wolverines had…

… Wolverines lost Devin Bush, and are looking to a relatively inexperienced group to fill the massive void. All the while, there’s uncertainty as to how actively new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis…

…, it appears that never will. EVAN AARON/Daily Michigan fullback Ben Mason has shown his value to the Wolverines with the multiple positions he can play. MAX MARCOVITCH Managing Sports Editor…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, March 11, 2019 — 3B Wolverines collapse in second half, lose 75-63 EAST LANSING — With 13 seconds left in the game, Cassius Winston…

… as No. 9 Michigan State (25-6, 16-4) milked every last moment of its 75-63 win on the way to a Big Ten title. For 30 minutes, it seemed like the Wolverines could do what seemed unthinkable two…

… women’s basketball team looked doomed for mediocrity. But the Wolverines completely turned things around, winning nine of their final 11 games. Starting with a Feb. 1 victory over No. 10 Iowa…

… star co-captain seniors, guard Nicole Munger and center Hallie Thome, and a pair of standout freshmen in guard Amy Dilk and forward Naz Hillmon, the Wolverines are now on the cusp of their second…

… being able to give his best in the Big Ten Tournament, Matthews played with that brace, struggled, and the Wolverines lost to the Spartans again. This came after a period in which Matthews played some…

… sitting on press row to exclaim, “Jesus.” The lone time the Grizzlies seemed to pull themselves within arms length, cutting the Wolverines’ lead to eight early in the second half, Matthews followed a…

… assistant at Illinois State, wasn’t around to experience it. But on Saturday, the Wolverines advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with a 64-49 win over Florida, and afterwards, Yaklich’s light- brown close…

… if they do, tip your hats to them.” But the Wolverines weren’t about to take off their caps just yet. First came the strategic adjustment. Point guard Andrew Nembhard ran the Gators…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 25, 2019 — 4B Wolverines posterize Gators in win DES MOINES, Iowa — Isaiah Livers didn’t know the ball went in until he saw walk-on guard…

…. “Imma show you aggressive.” Now, the only suitcases he’ll be carrying are those he packed for Anaheim, Calif. on the way to the Sweet Sixteen after the Wolverines’ 64-49 win over Florida. But…

…-11 overall, 11-7 Big Ten), Barnes Arico can contextualize Auriemma’s sentiment. On Monday, the Wolverines got a tournament bid for the second straight year — but it hasn’t always been that way. “Here I…

… below .500 record of 605-698, and this season marks just the eighth time the Wolverines have made the tournament. They have yet to make it out of the second round. Barnes Arico knows the…

… she’s not rowing, Hendershot works with Wolverine Women, an all- female sports talk show on WOLV TV, a student-run television station. What began as a desire to get more involved…

… on campus the fall of her sophomore year quickly evolved into something larger. Two years later, Hendershot serves as an executive producer for Wolverine Women, doing everything from…

… at the UNC Finley Golf Course looking to recover from a disappointing opening two rounds. The Wolverines were left trailing the rest of the field by the time players teed off Sunday morning in…

… Wolverines were determined to respond. “It was unacceptable the way we played the first two rounds and we know we’re better than that,” Whitten said. In previous tournaments this season, Whitten felt…

… just might be better. The Wolverines are favored by all of two points, a margin small enough that few will write about what this season could have been if it ends with a Sweet Sixteen loss to…

… Texas Tech, the only defense ranking ahead of the Wolverines in KenPom. But Charles Matthews will wonder. Matthews will guard Red Raiders wing Jarrett Culver on Thursday, a matchup on which the…

… spot, we want to put the bat on the ball.” Through the first month of the season, the Wolverines have searched every nook and cranny of the country for such swings. Despite their efforts from Tampa…

… Michigan took the diamond at Alumni Field last week, the switch flipped. In the seven home games since, the Wolverines have launched 12 long balls en route to seven consecutive victo- ries. With…

… tradition doesn’t start with John — his parents also met here — he was the first in the family to compete for Michigan baseball. As a starting pitcher with the Wolverines from 1960-62, John was a…

… key part of a commanding Michigan pitching staff that helped the Wolverines dominate the Big Ten. More than fifty years later, he still remembers how his “nasty” changeup screwball stifled batter…

… three years, only two of those wins came in postseason games. Last season, despite a thrilling 20-game win streak, the Wolverines were eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament with only one victory…

… the other teams in the Big Ten and those who could potentially pose a threat to the Wolverines. Minnesota (5-13) After their euphoric 2018 season, the Golden Gophers placed first in the 2019 Big…

… onto the vault, pushed off to complete a Yurchenko 1 ½ — and stuck the landing. The crowd went crazy. Her team ran to her with tears of joy. The last time the Wolverines performed to this caliber…

… Michigan – fell in love and never looked back. And it’s safe to say the Wolverines haven’t looked back, either. “Natalie is really the whole package,” said Michigan coach Bev Plocki. “People always ask…

… performances. But to her, competing as a Wolverine means so much more – it means being part of a team. “The team honestly gives me so much energy and just helps me feel confident knowing that I have…

… I have a backup plan in case it doesn’t work out, what studying “sport management” even means. Plocki, who is in her 29th season as head coach for the Wolverines, gives the same advice to…

… securing the Big Ten regu- lar-season title a season ago — the program’s 10th in the last 11 years — the Wolverines enter their first homestand with a record hovering around .500. After spending two…

… weeks outside the NFCA Poll for the first time in 18 years, Michigan will look for contributions from its entire roster at Alumni Field. The Daily breaks down each of the Wolverines’ position groups…

… not being recruited, Alex- ander was eager to stay in the game after high school. Growing up ten minutes from Ann Arbor, it had always been a dream of Alexander’s to play for the Wolverines, a…

… one of the best catchers in Michigan’s his- tory, Seegert was the first Wolverine softball player named an All-American in 1986. Throughout high school, Seegert held the current senior…

… season, despite early losses. The Wolverines suf- fered several tough defeats against teams like then No. 9 Louisiana State and North Carolina, leading to their current record of 12-10. For the first…

… time in almost 20 years, Michigan spent two weeks unranked, though recent wins have propelled the team to the No. 25 spot. As her senior year continues and her time with the Wolverines comes to a…

… of the starting players — leaves much to be desired. On defense, Alexander has maintained her confidence, throwing batters out and saving the Wolverines runs in practically every game. As…

… fourth — Byrd has always appreciated the unique opportunity of being able to compete for the Wolverines, an opportunity she rightfully earned through her commitment to the novice program. And now…

… reversed. This time, Livers’ name shot across national airwaves after posterizing Florida’s Andrew Nembhard to help send the Wolverines to the Sweet Sixteen — the zenith of a postseason in which he…

…, after talking to people around here, they’re kind of moving in that direction, with Coach Gattis,” Speight said. “I can’t wait to watch that.” The Wolverines return four starters along the offensive…

… Wolverines proceeded to lose, 8-3. “My biggest takeaway is definitely to let go of the results and the outcome and just focus on the process, just relaxing and playing our game,” Beaubien said two…

… issues on the mental health spectrum. Business senior Stefan Santrach and LSA senior Jordan Lazarus, the directors of student-led support organization Wolverine Support Network, and Lukas Henke, staff…

…. He also reiterated the success of programs such as Wolverine Pathways, the HAIL scholarship and Go Blue Guarantee, which provide access to higher education for low-income students. “This is not…

… through Wolverine Access to receive emergency alerts. Alerts are offered through a text message, phone call or both, and the person registering their number chooses the way they wish to be notified…

… through Wolverine Access in addition to downloading both apps. Baker continued his presentation by addressing the University’s protocol in the event of an emergency. He emphasized the need to use…

… more timely fashion, but also make it mandatory for students to opt into the emergency text system, which is currently optional and accessible for students to sign up to through Wolverine Access…