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… is one of the oldest in Wolverines' history, dating back to 1919. The rivalry continues today, with the talk of ties between the two pro- grams, a sort-of broken family syn- drome. It continued last…

… night at Crisler -Arena. Detroit coach Perry Watson, previously an assistant at Michigan, left the Wolverines for the Titans in 1993. And Detroit senior Leon Derricks transferred from Michigan in 1994…

…, what Conlan did was much simpler. and yet it mu1ay the best single play by a Wolverine this season. Taylor got the ball in the post, on the right side, backed his man in a little, turned and put up the…

… hands, and he put it right back into the buck- et. After trailing by as many as eight points, the Wolverines were now only behind by one. That play, and the man who made it, epitomize some of the stuff…

… kind of play you see on a Bobby Knight team, a Dean Smith team, a Mike Krzyzewski team. And those are teams men- tioned in the same breath as Michigan, by virtue of the Wolverines' lofty No. 7 ranking…

… doesn't mean next year is out of the question. The Wolverines' future got a little brighter recently, as two prep stars signed national letters of intent during the early fall signing period. Stacey…

… enough to play both off- guard and small forward. A four-time all-conference selection, she was named the AAU Most Valuable Player in the State of Michigan. Walker comes to the Wolverines from Cresten High…

… Wolverines are riding high after a runner-up finish in the Hawaiian Air Wahine Tournament in Honolulu over Thanksgiving break. Michigan fell in the -finals to top-ranked Stanford, 77- 74, in the waning moments…

… respect. It's a start. "You've got to crawl before you sprint." The Wolverines will look to sprint past a Central Michigan team that is in a transition of its own. This season, Chippewas have a new coach, I…

… exceptions. Louis Bullock's jumper that put the Wolverines up one with 3.9 seconds to play hushed BARRthe raucous SLLENBERGERcrowd. It got Sollenberger in even quieter Sollenberger in when LSU's Paradise…

…. Yes, there was the feeling after the game that the 69-68 win on the Tigers' home court in front of their crowd will pay dividends for the ;Wolverines in nail-biters later this season. "I've been in both…

…-pointers, and was only 2-of-4 from the free throw line. Fifty percent was, however, the best charity-stripe performance by any Wolverine shooter. "This is one of the most talented teams ever to play in this…

… since it'sjust down the road," she said. The Wolverines lead the all-time se- ries 12-6 and are coming off a 82-67 win in Ypsilanti exactly one year ago. It's early in the season, but so far the next…

… Wolverines are averaging at least 10 minutes each game. "They've been going with a lot of different lineups," Stein said. "I'll be interested to see who coach Trish Rob- erts starts." 0 we ResTAURA~t 0 sr…

…, employs a gradual training program that ultimately prepares athletes to peak at specific meets. For the Michigan wrestling team, this weekend's Las Vegas Classic is the first of these meets. The Wolverines…

… weekend, the Wolverines appear to be right on schedule. Coach Dale Bahr felt that the Lehigh meet could not have come at a better time. "We had been wrestling six- minute matches in the Opens, but we went…

… 10 in the CCHA, as well as some of the top defenseme ,; in the league, putting added pressure on LSSU. Jackson has admitted the Lakers won't be able to key on any particular Wolverine. . While he may…

… qualifications for the above her are held by former Olympi- NCAA championships in March. ans Lea Loveless and Whitney The Wolverines beat their closest Hedgepeth. competition by over 300 points. South "I wasn…

…- Florida with 792. The Wolverines place at the Harvard Invitational this were next, tallying 783. weekend, because their early flight However, Michigan led the meet forced them to leave before competi- after…

… with five 3-pointers. Michigan's lead was cut to 13, 69-@ 56, with 7:30 remaining. Three-point- ers by Wolverine guards Fife and Jimmy King were answered by Detroit's Michael Jackson and Porter. Porter…

… Ypsilanti when the Michigan women's basketball team plays neigh- borhood rival Eastern Michigan. The Eagles and the Wolverines posted miserable records last season but have high hopes for this year's campaign…

… Eagles doubled last year's win total. The Wolverines have also recov- ered from a catastrophic '93-94 season. Already, Michigan is one win away from matching last year's victory total. Despite early season…

…SportsMonday - December 6, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 58- Dreaming of Dolan: Current swimmers face ghosts of past By Brian Galvin Daily Sports Writer Buoyed by the presence of former Wolverine…

… swimming legends, the Michigan men's swimming and div- ing team turned in several shining performances at the U.S. Open in San Antonio this past weekend. The Wolverines competed against Michigan alumni…

… individual medley, also setting a meet record en route to a win. Although motivated by the perfor- mances of their predecessors, the current Michigan swimmers were not in awe of them. The Wolverines posted…

…. Thompson, Siciliano, freshman Garrett Mangieri, and senior Scott Meyer combined for the most impressive Wolverine performance of the week- end. "It's a tradition for Michigan to have a strong 800 relay…

…," Mangieri said. "I'm just happy to be a part of it."4 The meet was an opportunity for many Wolverines to test themselves against the same kind of competition they hope to face at the Olympics in September…

… Championships in the spring. "We were swimming pretty tired," Ely said. "We didn't get much of a break." Despite their success against some of the world's best, the Wolverines aren't looking too far ahead to the…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, December 6, 1993 From questioning to confidence Crawford makes adjustments to lead Wolverine three-point barrage N i By TIM RARDIN DAILY BASKETBALL…

… proven in high school that he could hit the NBA-range triple, but through the first three games of his Wolverine career, Crawford hit only two of his 11 shots, and just one of his six attempts from behind…

…. In fact, Crawford's contribution was quite timely for the Wolverines, who fought offapersistent, smallerMoccasin squad to win, 97-86. "If it weren't for Bobby, we wouldn't have survived," Juwan Howard…

… said. "He really did spark us today," Fisher said after the game. "He was the catalyst that kept us going." In fact, Crawford wasn't the only one joining in on the three-point hit parade. The Wolverines…

… sparked the Wolverines. a. At% ga. A9% a AN ^- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Aft- AnN BASKETBALL HOTEBOK By CHAD A. SAFRAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER The free throw line is also known as the charity stripe and Ray Jackson…

… junior forward had hit 57 percent of his free throws. The percentage was the lowest among the Wolverines' starting five. Jackson knocked down nine of his 11 free throws against the Moccasins, including his…

…. As a team, the Wolverines are hitting 65 percent of their attempts from the line after a 22-for- 34 showing Saturday.; FOUL PLAY: Dugan Fife is sure making up for lost time. After playing sparingly…

… IT UP: The Wolverines' shooting remains almost as hot as asphalt on a summer's day. In each of its four contests this season, Michigan has shot over 50 percent from the field, including Saturday's 51…

… percent. The team's success from three-point range is just as scorching. Jackson remedies woes at the free-throw line With their 11-for-22 performance against UTC, the Wolverines have con- nected on 45…

… the first this season, a feat accomplished six times last season. The last time the Wolverines had done so was in a 98-97 overtime victory at Illinois, March 13, 1993. The 86 points the Mocs totalled…

… DAILY HOCKEY WRITER KALAMAZOO - If you are 6- foot-3, 220 pounds, there are some sports you just can't excel in. Wolverine forward Mike Knuble, who has those dimensions, probably has little or no future…

… clear the front of the net and muscle in loose pucks. Like Knuble, each of the other four Wolverines on the power play unit has assumed a distinct role utilizing his attributes. While it's favorable for…

…. Wiseman has a knack for finding the open man as evidenced by his four assists Saturday. "Wiseman is so creative and so dangerous," Berenson said. It's the two newest Wolverines, however, who have rounded…

…: *Cheap tactics slow down Wolverines jy JAESON ROSENFELD VAILY HOCKEY WRITER KALAMAZOO -If you can't beat'em, knock the hell out of 'em. : That seems to be the coaching philosophy of Western Michigan…

… looked this weekend, Bronco play- ers were pushing, hooking, cross-checking and generally trying to beat up the Wolverines. The term for these tactics, in hockey lingo, is "clutching and grabbing," andjust…

…. "There was so much clutching and grabbing going on out there, it's almost embarrassing to watch." But unfortunately for Western, the Wolverine netminder wasn't the only one noticing the Broncos' physical…

…, whether deserved or not, the Wolverines had just about as many penalties as Western. Thatmeant perhaps Michigan was playing dirty, too. But such was not the case, according to Berenson, who found a familiar…

…' part. But to say that Michigan was totally innocent of committing penalties wouldn't be a fair assessment. It takes two to tangle, and the Wolverines took more than their share of payback penalties. "A…

… upset." One can understand Shields' and the rest of the Wolver- ines' plight. It's tough not to fight back when you're taking shots and they're not getting called. With the speed the Wolverines possess…

… frustrated there's nothing else you can do. "I think that's something we're going to have to work on as a team if we're going to be successful in the playoffs." The Wolverines' penalty-killing unit, one of the…

… Wolverines did as well as they all season against the other con- ce's champions, as they swept irfield - a team with a 30-3 cord. Michigan proved once again at, even though it was a maturing ig Ten team, it…

… a nice job, but could just tell as the match devel- that, physically, we outmatched tem a lot. No matter how hard they layed, they couldn't compete against s. But the real test for the Wolverines as…

… the first victory over the Wolverines in his career at Bowling Green, senior center Adam Edinger selected Michigan as the state and team that the Falcons have marked as their most important conference…

… realized that there is more then one team coming out of the state of Ohio that the Wolverines will be gunning for in the future. The emotions were running high for both teams at the end of Friday night…

… Grandstaff Daily Sports Writer The Michigan hockey team is 2-3 in its last five games - 0-3 in games start- ed by netminder Kevin O'Malley and 2- 0 when L.J. Scarpace guards the Wolverine crease. Last weekend…

… Wolverines had been outscored 13-3. But on Friday night in Bowling Green, Berenson opted again for O'Malley. Berenson made the move because Scarpace has never started a game in another opponent's rink, and…

… Bowling Green is not exactly the most friendly of venues for a Michigan netminder. O'Malley stopped 17 of 20 shots, and the shots that he let by would have been difficult saves. The Wolverines lost the game…

…-in saves, he made a couple of backdoor saves, he made all the saves he should have made, and kept us in the game when we were reeling." Most importantly he got the win, and while the burden of the Wolverines…

… saves when the Wolverines have needed them in the big games. His two victories are arguably the two most important of the season. And Scarpace did it on an admittedly bad night for the Michigan defense…

… outstanding, we got the win. If it weren't for him the game could have been a dif- SARA SCHENCK/Daily Junior goalie LJ. Scarpace made 33 saves-on Saturday night, salvaging the week- end for the Wolverines as…

… game," Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said, referring to how Gaines hounded the Chattanooga ball- handlers. "He was definitely the rea- son we were able to do some things defensively." The Wolverines never…

… court can sometimes turn a little sour - as a few fans and media members saw last Wednesday in Atlanta. As the Wolverines sank deeper into foul trouble against Georgia Tech, and watched their lead…

…- ning the 50 free," said Jensen, follow- ing her victory in the 200 freestyle. "However, the 200 is a totally different race, and I'm glad I won. But the 100 is my favorite race." The Wolverines were led…

… Wolverine with a good performance was Anne Kampfe. The freshman from Decatur, Ill. finished third in the 400-meter individual med- ley and seventh in the 200 IM. Kampfe won bothevents at the 1992 U.S. Open…

…. "I'm happy with my performance," Kampfe said. "I knew that I could defend my titles, but we're not really rested for this meet. We usually rest 1 to 3 weeks before a big meet." Other Wolverines who…

… placed were RachelGustin (fourth-100 breast, fifth- 200 breast), Tara Higgins (seventh- 100 breast, eighth-200 breast) and the 400 medley relay team, which finished third Highly touted Wolverine recruit…

…, because they are top two teams in the country," Buyukunchu said. "Both teams have good coaches.! I know Jon and I really like him." As for the Wolverines, they came in unrestedand unshaved. Urbanchek had…

… a towering Allosaurus and imagine cracking open the egg of an elephant bird. Pay homage to the encased Wolverine and blink at the walnut-size birds, the stinkpot turtle and the four-toed salamander on…

… 1-3-1. The Wolverines' last loss against the Lakers came in a 6-5 See ICERS, Page 14 Snowin' in the wind Roger Green paves the way for students crossing the Diag yesterday afternoon. Fifty years…

…'s Happening, What's Missing?" Union, Wolverine Rm, 9:30-11:30. Saturday "The Messaje of the Bhagavat Gita" H.H. Swami Tejomayananda. Union, Anderson A&B, 4 p.m. "Is China Capable of Invading Taiwan?" Dr. Robert…

… doors open at 6:30 p.m. The bill also appears in Kalamazoo next Thurs- day at 8 p.m. at the State Theater. Tickets are $20 in advance at Tick- etMaster (p.e.s.c.). i, -1 i HEY WOLVERINES! i Monday…

… . Rockshirts A-Z . Grateful Dead Stuff - Imported Clothing - Large Sticker Selection - Indian Blankets Michigan " Crystals and Jewelry Wolverines vs. Western Michigan Broncos Saturday, December 8, 1990…

… truly are arro- gant, heartless, "All Money, No Class" savages. Towards the end of the game, as the indefatigable Superfan led students in the cheer, "It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine," at that…

… moment, even as a lifelong Wolverine fan, I could not bring myself to join in. The next time Superfan and his com- panions find themselves doubled over in pain or are incapacitated, I'm wondering if divine…