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December 09, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 47) • Page Image 15

… its first collegiate final examination. But the Wolverines had a test in a tough Nebraska squad last night at Crisler Arena. The proctors took the form of the Cornhuskers, who taught the young Michigan…

… team that it still has a long way to go before it reaches honor roll. One of the Wolverines' first lessons was Nebraska's stifling, trapping 1-2- 2 halfcourt press. Freshman Molly Murray, who is playing…

… season-high 99 points. Nebraska shot .672 percent - .002 off the all-time high for a Michigan opponent. Wolverine defenders looked more like matadors, conceding easy baskets to the bullish Nebraska offense…

…. If the Wolverines had won last night, not only would they have had more wins than in each of the past two seasons, they would be better-prepared for future exams. Michigan coach Trish Roberts said that…

… the win would have would have turned the team around and given the Wolverines a much-needed lift. All they can do is study and prepare for the next one. Women fall to Nebraska, 99-81 By RAVI GOPAL…

… Daily Basketball Writer The Michigan women's basket- ball team played 30 minutes of solid basketball last night. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the Nebraska Cornhuskers played all 40. As a result…

…, Michigan was swamped by the Huskers (6-2), 99- 81, at Crisler Arena. After falling behind by as many as 12, the Wolverines (3-4) found them- selves trailing by just three. The Husk- ers' lead was 66-63 with…

… 10:38 to go. Then Michigan stopped playing, and Nebraska's Anna DeForge started. The 5-11 freshman guard poured in 11 of her 20 points to key a Husker harvest. Coupled with a sputtering Wolverine

February 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 76) • Page Image 9

…-67 ,! Y uCHAD A. SAFRAN Safrancisco Treat Wolverines give it all for full 40 minutes microbiologist removes small bits from an organism and later examines it under a high-powered microscope to locate…

… something, anything, that normally cannot be found. Last night at Crisler Arena before a raucous crowd, the organism under examination was a Wolverine. More like 10 Wolverines. And this time the ones eyeing…

… the specimen were basketball doctors fans), looking at Michigan through their national microscope - a.k.a SPN. What was discovered lurking inside the Wolverines was something not seen all season - 40…

… minutes of intensity and pure desire. Michigan displayed ferocious play and tenacity over two halves, making the moniker Wolverines ever so appropriate. The Maize and Blue bit and clawed the Hoosiers til…

… the presence of the largest Wolverine to roam the Crisler (hard) woods in.recent years. And it was not Antoine Joubert for all those reminiscing of Michigan's team of 10 years ago. It was Chris Webber…

…. The 6-foot-10 beast of power and emotion made his first visit to a Michigan home game since departing for the NBA last spring. Webber entered the Wolverines' locker room prior to tipoff and sat on the…

… college coach- ing - Bobby Knight - nor the one from the NBA - Chris Webber - expected to see what they did last night at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines upstaged the side- line stars and their off…

… lead, their biggest in the first 20 minutes. With 7:18 to go, Howard drove the lane to put the Wolverines up by 10. Olivier Saint-Jean tipped in Howard's short jumper with 6:14 re- maining to push the…

… collective four blocks. "Wejust outplayed them from start to finish," said Howard, who turned 21 Monday. Jason Bossard, who played just the final minute of the game, gave the Wolverines their biggest lead with…

December 09, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 47) • Page Image 13

…-guard set. Advantage: Even Centers Duke's Cherokee Parks is the first go-to center the Wolverines havefaced. How Michigan' slow-post play- ers react to the challenge could determine the fate of the game…

…. Neither Makhtar Ndiaye nor Maurice Taylor can defensively do the job alone, so the rest of the Wolverines are going to have to be quick in helping down low. Advantage: DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Ray Jackson…

November 09, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 27) • Page Image 13

… "Champions of the West," or so the fight song goes. The first-year varsity Wolverine women's soccer team knew that if it was to live up to that demanding label in the future, it would have to start a strong…

… winning tradition in its first campaign. A winning season was the Wolverines' main goal for its inaugural season, and that goal was achieved. Michigan (1-6 Big Ten, 11-7-1 overall) surpassed its own…

… expectations and was close to finishing with an even stronger record. The Wolverines dropped one-goal games to Minnesota and first-place Penn State, with the loss to the Golden Gophers resulting from a last…

… made in our team." RIGHT ATTITUDE: Sophomore Whitney Ricketts, a transfer from Temple, sees the Michigan soccer program as heading in the right direction. She highlighted the Wolverine's team unity…

… whole team is unselfish. That will help us in the future." FRESHMAN HONORS: Freshman midfielder Debbie Flaherty was the sole Wolverine to be named to the All- Big Ten women's soccer team. She was selected…

September 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 120) • Page Image 26

… team. Last Saturday, the Wolverines played their first varsity home match, scored their first varsity goal (by Debbie Flaherty) and tied their first varsity C game (against Wisconsin-Green Bay). Michigan…

… won its first varsity match over Northern Illinois Monday, and this Sunday will mark the team's first ever road game and its initial match in Big Ten conference play. The Wolverines bring their unde…

March 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 91) • Page Image 9

… after Sunday's loss to Purdue knocked the Wolverines (12-4 Big Ten, 20-6 overall) from the Big Ten summit, they find themselves in a fa- Wniliar position: looking up at No. 1. Michigan will play Penn…

… second half) 7-2.' Two games ago, I didn't want that. Now, we're back in a position where we are still in total control of what Michigan does," Fisher said. However, for the Wolverines to gain sole…

… year collegiate veteran John Paul ('91) is one ex-Wolverine in the lineup for Motor City. Otherwise, all that DiGiovanni has to guide him is an assumption that his club may be in better shape than the…

… employ afast-paced, "wear- them-down" offense and defense. Michigan attempted a similar plan against the Tampa Bay Lacrosse Club over spring break and was defeated. Right now, the Wolverines are in better…

September 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 120) • Page Image 27

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 -11. "Wolverine hitters try to change winless ways in weekend tournament at home By TOM SEELEY Daily Sports writer Playing one of the biggest…

Wolverines (0- 4) deeper into the hole they currently find themselves in. A victory, on the other hand, could signal a turnaround for the squad and provide them with the momentum they need to head in the right…

…'t enough, the Wolverines face two more tough opponents tomorrow when they square off against Virginia at noon and Pitts- burgh at 8 p.m. in the final match of the day. With eight of its 16 players in their…

… mistakes were evident in Michigan's last match - a four-game loss to Eastern Michigan. After tying the match at a game apiece, the Wolverines came to within a point of a third-game victory, but then appeared…

… very stiff competition. In the first two games of the tournament when they faced Stanford and Florida-ranked No. 1 and No.6 in the country, respectively - the Wolverines were blown out in three straight…

… her first action of the season. Before coming to Michigan, she was a member of the Norwegian National Team and is the Wolverines' first European player. While Giovanazzi would have preferred to avoid…

… this year. The Wolverines play in the Kaepa Volleyball Challenge this weekend, beginning with Michigan State tomorrow. Spoiled U.S. Open onlookers begin to take Graf's greatness for granted The…

February 09, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 76) • Page Image 10

…- gan men's and women's ski teams were heating up the cold and ragged slopes of Northern Michigan. The Wolverines competed in the Pepsi Collegiate Challenge at Sugarloaf Ski Resort Saturday, and at…

…," women's co-captain Amy Portenga said. "The difference between us and them is we have more depth." Portenga, Copeland, Jennifer Shorter, Nicole Sinclair and Carrie Roeser lead, the Wolverines. These five…

… need to perform than his childhood best friend and ex-teammate? While the most massive ex- Wolverine was in the den, it was one of the smallest on the team who demonstrated the white-hot intensity best…

… and suspension. "It was the intensity of a Final Four game. We were intense for 40 straight minutes for the first time this season. The way we're playing right now we're finally peaking." The Wolverines

… for the Michigan men's swimming and diving team came and went pretty quietly. . Only a devoted 150 or so fans turned up for the annual intrastate clash between the Wolverines and the Spartans. And of…

… may have been interested in seeing the meet probably would have gone to the hockey game when given the choice. This, however, was not the first time this scheduling conflict has happened to Wolverine

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