…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 6, 1988-Page 9 Wolverines claim the Fame Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Michigan defensive tackle Mark Messner shares his emotions with cheering fans after the…
… Wolverine victory. Messner caused Alabama quarterback Jeff Dunn to fumble which Michigan promptly turned into seven points. !R Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Michigan running back Jamie Morris bowls over…
… one for the Michigan men's basketball team. The Wolverines have dropped their last five games to lower their record to 1-7. "We've got to be the best damn 1-7 team, not only this year but in the last…
… decade," said Michigan head coach Bill- Frieder. MICHIGAN'S FIRST loss during its current five game losing streak came against Western Michigan, 71-60 on Decembd 12 at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines were…
… the half. MICHIGAN LED by five with 13:23 remaining, but several Wolverine, tur- novers allowed the Titans to eventually take the lead on a tip-in by Joe Kopicki. Turner led the Wolverines in scoring…
…, .....,-... the Wolverines owned a 60-59 lead and the ball. But Turner had the ball stolen, and Louisiana Tech converted this tur- nover into a 61-60 lead on two Rennie Bailey free throws. Michigan then went into a…
… delay of- fense until the game's final seconds when now departed Joe James took the contest's final shot. The ball bounced of the rim ' and the Wolverines had lost again.W "THE SHOT that I took in the…
… Classic, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Michigan's play improved. Nonetheless, the only reward that the Wolverines received was two more losses. In the first round, Michigan lost to USC 77-63, in a game…
… fell in on the Wolverines. USC outscored Michigan 15-4 down the stretch, turning a close contest into a rout. cagers DESPITE THE LOSS, team captain Thad Garner noted that Michigan was beginning to show…
… team.'"h The following night, the Wolverines turned in another sterling performan- ce, only to lose to Alabama- Birmingham 73-72 in the tournament's consolation game. Late in the first half, Michigan led…
… eight years." The Wolverines fell to seventh in the latest AP poll after being upset by 'Alaska-Anchorage last week in the Utah Basketball Classic. Frieder appeared boncerned by Michigan's third…
…, several Wolverines are suffering from nagging injuries. Point uard Rumeal Robinson has a bruised knee, forward Terry Mills strained his rib muscles, and reserve guard Rob Pelinka chipped one tooth and had a…
…-plagued Wolverines, who will have to shut down the Falcon's powerful offense with a depleted corps of defensemen. Blue-liners Mike Neff and Greg Hudas are still sidelined with knee injuries, forcing coach John…
… defense. We've got guys we can put in at forward." Michigan willuse many spare offensemen in the series as well, because right wingers Frank Downing and Kelly McCrimmon were hurt in the Wolverines' exciting…
… the foot- ball world," the beaming coach said amid a jubilant group of gridders in the locker room. "I was as proud as I could be of our club." In several ways the Wolverines' Bluebonnet win paralleled…
…-strike capability proved just as significant early in the game. With his team ahead, 3-0, on a 24-yard Ali Haji- Sheikh field goal, Wolverine quarterback Steve Smith did what everybody knew he would do, hitting An…
