…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 10, 1986 - Page 13 A 1 } , *'W ) Sull court For Wolverines to win... p S. I _., .. By ADAM OCHLIS It doesn't take a math major or a statistician to…
… worst game of his brief college career. In last night's contest against Kent State, Rice scored 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds. The Wolverines gained a split in the two games…
…. But the Wolverines struggled for the second straight night with a Mid- American Conference team yesterday, edging the Kent State Golden Flashes 73-61. After shooting 45 percent from the floor in a 62…
…-59 loss to Western Michigan Monday night, the Wolverines rebounded to sink 55 percent against Kent State. Sophomore forward Glen Rice led Michigan with 26 points on 12- for-16 shooting, after hitting just…
… hanging in there, staying in control, and making the big plays when they had to." The biggest play occurred with 3:47 left in the second half. Wolverine swingman Mike Griffin inbounded the ball to Gary…
… got to become an inside factor," Frieder said. "He's all we've got up there, really." Wolverine guards Grant (19 points), Antoine Joubert (14), and Garde Thompson (7) tried a different offensive…
… to slip guards in there, but there getting it jammed down their throat." Throats were parched on the Kent State bench when the Wolverines jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead. Toole helped the Flashes get…
… Florida sun and come to drab, cold Michigan? Because he graduated from the same high school as Wolverine foot- ball All-American Anthony Carter, many Michigan basketball followers assume that Carter played…
… good. right now my whole gamexis just now coming back to me." Now that's scary. -fr Welcomes the WOLVERINES to California If you are coming to the Rose Bowl I "Right now my whole game is just coming…
… here to U of M because it's a great school,' " Rellford recalled. "He never said that. All he said was 'If you go (to Michigan) you'll enjoy yourself.' " In the end, along with Wolverine coach Bill…
…- ball team, which is no small accomplishment when you are coning off a 7-20 season. But that is exactly what five straight victories will do for a young team. Never mind the Wolverines registered those…
… of backcourt duo, Eric Turner and Leslie Rockymore, and the Wolverines should take the Big Ten by storm. Right? Well, maybe. "They're getting more confident and learning what it takes to be suc…
… make the difference in a few conference games." And with half of their non-conference schedule remaining, including three tough road tests, the young Wolverines should be fine-tuned for a challenging…
… to choose between be- coming a Bronco at Western Michi- gan, or a Wolverine by coming to Michigan and playing for the living legend Berenson. "I really liked the Western pro- gram, and coach Wilkerson…
… develops during his college career." Accustomed to playing on win- ning teams throughout his adoles- cence, it was frustrating for Roberts to swallow the Wolverines' 4-14 start last season. At the midpoint…
…. Fi- nally, the bursts of talent that everyone had expected from the Wolverines were evident. "That sweep over Miami really gave us a boost," said the sopho- more defenseman. "I had been taking some bad…
…. Michigan was a different hockey team the second half (last year)." AFTER 18 GAMES this sea- son, it is easy to see the improve- ment. Just check the stats. The Wolverines are 9-9 overall. And Roberts, with…
… (he leads all Wolverine de- fenseman in plus-minus) and has re- duced the time he spends in the penalty box (39 minutes). "Coach has this philosophy that every player has a ceiling of poten- tial…
…, Four dead in Ohio, Four dead in Ohio. -Neil Young By MARK FISCHER The above lyrics were written about Kent State, whose basketball team will meet the undefeated Michigan Wolverines tonight at Crisler…
… hoopsters play this season. The first was the Akron Zips, who the Wolverines ate up, 98-69, last Monday night. The second are the not-so-hot (1-2) Golden Flashes from Kent, who tip-off against the Maize and…
… its op- ponent this weekend is the team that replaced the Wolverine s on the bottom. Back-to- back victories over Ferris State in Yost Ice Arena could propel the icers on their way to CCHA playoff con…
… Giordano) team is improving every week, we're on a plateau." Bertrand had more good things to say about the Wolverines. "Down the road they will definitely make their presence felt," he remarked. "(Chris…
… to town in the midst of a major rebuilding program. This could provide for an ap petizing matchup for the Wolverine icers after a murderous schedule this first half of the season. That is provided the…
… Tallahassee today in quest of something that has eluded Wolverine sports teams for more than a decade-a national cham- pionship. Not since the men's gymnastics team won it all in 1970 has a Michigan team been…
… took top honors in the country. ALTHOUGH THE Wolverines are not listed as the favorites in the 12- team AIAW National Champion- ships hosted by Florida State, they are riding the crest of a 10-game…
…-but nothing' too inten- se." The tournament is divided into four pools of three teams each, with Michigan (39-13) playing in Pool A. The Wolverines open against ninth- ranked and top-seeded Texas (54-6) at 9 a…
…. The Wolverines will be led by All- Big Ten Diane Ratnik, a freshman, and sophomore Alison Noble, who joined Ratnik on the All-Regional team. But Vong, who stresses teamwork and tends to downplay in…
… 58.30 and finished first in four of the six events. His 9.9 performance in the final event, the high bar, was the climax of the evening. Soviet team. It's also the highest score that the Wolverines…
… spectators, too, were treated to a great show. Loken summed it up by saying, "I hope the crowd enjoyed it." Both the men's and women's teams are now gearing up for this weekend's Wolverine Invitational. The…
… its traditionally strong diving team and as a result lost ground during the diving events, the swimmers easily made up the difference. The Wolverines outdistanced the nearest competetor, Bowling Green…
… - 36720 GROSSE PTE., MI 48236 Going into the final two matches of the night, coach Dale Bahr's Wolverine grapplers were trailing Penn State (ranked ninth in the nation) by a score of 17-10. "Experienced…
…, like a bunch of piranhas," said Michigan head coach Bill Frieder. "We had to work hard for what we got. They kept us on our toes." There were no long strings of unan- swered points for the Wolverines, no…
… 8 p.m. See Friday listing. Sports Ice Hockey Tonight's 7:30 p.m. face-off pits, Michigan against Ferris State.; Yost Ice Arenia. $34. Call 764-0247.j Gymnastics The Wolverine Invitational has mat men…
