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… them and focus solely on gold medals. That is, unless you’re Michigan freshman Kristen Hayden. Hayden traveled to Columbus on Monday, Dec. 19 as the only Wolverine diver competing at the meet…

…. Wolverines travel to Columbus for a contentious encounter with Ohio State The Michigan women’s basketball team is heading to Columbus this weekend to face one of its fiercest competitors yet — Ohio…

… State. The Buckeyes (3-0 Big Ten, 13-4 overall) are ranked 11th in the Associated Press poll and 13th in the Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 13-3 overall) have failed to crack the…

… top 25 in either. Yet, the two teams have nearly identical records and Michigan sits six spots ahead of Ohio State in the NCAA RPI rankings. The Buckeyes are favored, but the Wolverines have an…

… country. She’s a guard averaging about 26 points a game.” While the Wolverines don’t quite have a scoring equivalent of Mitchell, they do boast one of the deepest teams in the country. Seasoned…

… junior guard and leading scorer Katelynn Flaherty averages 17.9 points per game, but it’s freshman guard Kysre Gondrezick who bolsters the depth. Gondrezick broke into the Wolverines’ starting…

… shows no sign of slowing down. She had 18 points and seven rebounds against Rutgers and another 16 points, including three 3-pointers, in the Wolverines’ latest matchup against Wisconsin…

… Gondrezick all perform at their peak, Ohio State will have to decide which Wolverine it needs to defend the most: the dangerous outside duo of Gondrezick and Flaherty or Thome’s long reach in the paint…

…. But, the Wolverines will need to return to their high- scoring ways from the start of the season if they want to keep up with the Buckeyes. Not only has Ohio State matched Michigan…

…’s record of three games in triple digits this season, but the Buckeyes have scored fewer than 80 points in a game just twice. The Wolverines have played nine games in which they haven’t cracked that…

… Arena. (I promise.) After loss upon loss to talent- ed - as well as, frankly, medio- cre - teams, let's just say fans weren't expecting a big win from the Wolverines. Yet here we are, mere days into the…

… of all, it is a big win, it is a big deal. The Wolverines looked the best they have all season hands down. Michigan retained focus for nearly the entire game - for the first time all season. Junior…

…4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom COLUMBUS From page 1B State and Northwestern, but the Wolverines still…

… be able to do." The Wolverines are still look- ing for a way to win in the Big Ten as they get deeper into conference play. They hope to utilize home- court advantage on Thursday against conference foe…

… an easy win with a final score of one of his best events - the 400- 185-78. yard individual medley. After his victory across the The inspired performance left pond, Clary and his Wolverine his coaches…

… Week honor this week, making him the foumth Wolverine to win the award this season. The Wolverines' domination wasn't exactly a surprise. Their. weak competition included Duke, George Mason and Minnesota…

…- Thursday night. ket electrified the crowd as if the With 25 Hoosiers had already won, and ticks left, MICHIGAN 71 indeed, the Wolverines were fight- Verdell INDIANA 73 ing from behind all night. Jones III…

… solidly contain- teams in the nation, pouring in ing the Wolverines' best shoot- seven buckets on just 11 tries from ers. Freshman point guard Trey beyond the are. Indiana forward Burke and Hardaway Jr…

… half. And a minute later, soph- omore forward Evan Smotrycz nailed a 3-pointer in front of the Wolverine bench to knot up the score at 46 apiece and silence the Hoosier faithful - temporarily. "I hope…

… Michigan defense had trouble containing star freshman center forward Cody Zeller, who took advantage of the shallow Wolverine frontcourt. He finished an impressive 8-for-10 from the field, with 18 points…

… Jon) Horford injured. So we needed to go inside, and our guys did that." Though the Wolverines erased another10-point deficit withthree minutes to play on a Hardaway Jr. breakaway dunk, Michigan failed…

… tyinglayup. * fans forget that the Wolverines "It was just rushing (things)," relied almost exclusively on Dar- Burke said. "The first half, we ius Morris for offense last season. rushed. If we would have…

… the real story for the Wolverines failed to upset Indi- Miami, Fla. native was his out- ana in the team's 73-71 loss on side shooting. Hardaway Jr. Thursday night. went 0-for-7 from 3-point range…

… up ground becomes easier for the Wolverines when they can compartmentalize the year. For players like fifth-year senior goalie Shawn Hunwick, the new year essentially feels like a new season - and this…

… Wolverines, the two bear a striking resemblance. The Lakers and Wolverines have similar margins of wins and losses over the same schools. They both boast reliable goalies - Hun- wick and Lake Superior State…

… throughout the start of the Big Ten season could give Michigan better shot in the conference The Michigan men’s basketball team may have a fighting chance in the Big Ten after all. The Wolverines started…

… possessions in Iowa City, Michigan (1-1 Big Ten, 11-4 overall) could be sitting in a three-team tie for second place in the conference standings. But the Wolverines don’t have the luxury of wondering what…

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… University that will affect future Wolverines. Kinesiology senior Cap Kend- all, BSU speaker, said she was pleased with the relocation of the Trotter center despite the fact that she won’t be able to take…