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February 08, 1993 (vol. 103, iss. 75) • Page Image 13

… The Michigan Daily -Sports Monday- February 8, 1993 -Page 5 Wolverines didn't get it done at crunch time by Tim Rardin Daily Hockey Writer OXFORD - Following their game with Miami Saturday, most of…

… the Michigan hockey team wasn't looking on the bright side of its 4-3 overtime loss to the Redskins. What the Wolverines saw, on the other hand, was the painful reality that they simply didn't get done…

…. Michigan might have won had defenseman Aaron Ward not made a bad passe in the Wolverine zone that Miami promptly converted for its third goal. Then again, Michigan might have won had center Mike Stone…

… placed on any single play, or any single player. The Wolverines, as a team, just gave Miami too many opportunities, and failed to convert on enough of their own to win that kind of a game. Simply put…

… beauty of it. As cliche as it sounds, the Wolverines will learn from their mistakes. And they will learn precisely because they have time to learn. If those miscues occur in a CCHA playoff final, or an…

… didn't matter, not in the grand scheme of hockey things. It was not a playoff game; it was only like a playoff game and so, for that reason, the Wolverines got a good chance to learn what they cannot…

… afford to do in the next big game. Indeed, because the Wolverines learned this valuable lesson sooner, they can make sure that the same mistakes they made against Miami don't happen again later, when it…

February 08, 1993 (vol. 103, iss. 75) • Page Image 15

… night's meet, faced its tough- est competition of the season. The Spartans were clearly overmatched but tried their best to stay with the Wolverines. The Wolverines, with their four Olympians, easily…

… to the fans. There were no hard feelings after the meet like other Spartan- Wolverine matchups in recent history. No trash talking and no con- frontations. The two teams milling around after the meet…

… without so much as a wave of controversy. Michigan's Marcel Wouda swims the 500 freestyle against Michigan State Friday night. Wouda broke Gordon Downie's 16-year old Wolverine record. Men tankers shatter…

… the Wolverines' 166-111 dismantling of the Spartans. "Every time you break a pool record, that's a good feeling," Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek said. "Records are made to be broken. It got the crowd…

… freestyle. The old standard was held by a former Wolverine, Gordon Downie. records "I didn't really go for it, but I thought I had a shot," Wouda said. "They told me just before my race what the pool record…

February 08, 1993 (vol. 103, iss. 75) • Page Image 14

… Conference championship and received aWNIT bid. The Wolverines, with their loss to Illinois, dropped to 1-17,0-9 in the Big Ten. For Roberts, that's quite a change. When Roberts entered this season, she…

Wolverines were to win each of their remaining games, they would knot their conference record at 9-9. And that really is not at all plausible, with the likes of Iowa and Minnesota slated for upcoming road…

… depth wears Wolverine lineup down; Andrew still scores 22 by Jaeson Rosenfeld Daily Basketball Writer CHAMPAIGN - When the ball isn't rolling your way, even the good breaks turn sour. Early in Friday…

… point, Illinois coach Kathy Lindsey calledatimeoutand was forced to switch her team into a 2-3 zone. And what appeared to be a blessing for the Wolverines suddenly became a curse. "I wasn't sure how (the…

…, extending a one-point mar- gin to a 13-point lead they would never relinquish. Cold perimeter shooting and a dismal performance on the boards cost the Wolverines dearly in Illinois' five-minute run. "I think…

… that many rebounds in the first half and expect to win ball games." Roberts said. However, the Wolverines did keep it close for much of the second half, look- ing as if they would make a run at the…

… wore the Wolverines down. "When you're playing seven of eight kids, that says the differencerightthere," Roberts said. "We just did not have the bench to bring in the fresh bodies to give the kids a…

…. "We knew their numbers were down." Lindsey had a full bench and uti- lized a host ofpost players to slow down the Wolverines' inside attack. Fresh- man center Cindi Hanna, who saw 21 minutes of action…

February 08, 1993 (vol. 103, iss. 75) • Page Image 12

… the first half - allowing the Wolverines to get all kinds of fast break opportunities. Of King's 10 baskets, half came off transi- tion. "In practice, we've been working on the fast break and getting up…

… it," King said. Coming toMichigan, like every other Wolverine, King has learned to share the basketball with his equally-talented teammates. "It's been difficult," he said, "but it's just something…

… floor, wh he has been a dervish. His three bloi lifted his season total to 12, third on1 team and tops among the guards.I three steals gave him 32 on the ye most among the Wolverines and ft better than…

… differently, Voskuil plied, "Not at all." Hundreds of students on this ca pus deal with disabilities every d Unlike the injuredWolverines, youpr ably don't know their names. Nonetheless, they "have heart…

… - still finishing1 recovery -has already announced t regardless of whether she recovers sight in her right eye, she will return the team. Nonetheless, many people consi the Wolverines heroes - it's even…

… birthday in a giving mood. The 6-foot-9 sophomore scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, helping give the Wolverines a84-76 victory over Purdue. Howard shota blistering 70 percent from the floor on a…

… high school. and IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOO: Howard is not the only birthday boy for the my Wolverines. Tomorrow, Jimmy King celebrates his 20th birthday. However, King is not positive that the extra year will…

… the Boilermakers. DOMINATING DEFENSE...: Although Purdue could only manage a.482 field re- goal percentage against the Wolverines, the Boilermakers should consider them- selves lucky. Only Indiana has…

… been able to crack the 50-percent line against mn- Michigan. ay. The Boilermakers' shooting percentage was helped by the second-half defen- ob- sive letdown. When the Wolverines were staking themselves…

… to a 37-25 lead in the first half, Purdue was limited to .333 shooting. to The poor performance among Wolverine opponents has spread like an ms. epidemic. Six of the last 11 teams to face Michigan have…

February 08, 1993 (vol. 103, iss. 75) • Page Image 9

… the results of yesterday's Michigan men's basketball game, an 84-76 victory over Purdue, perhaps you were expecting me to say something like this: The Wolverines overcame great adversity yesterday, and…

… led by a terrific effort from their injured stars -Ray Jackson and Chris Webber - defeated Purdue, 84-76. While fellow injured player James Voskuil rested and did not play, the Wolverines showed their…

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