…8B - October 27, 2008 sMonday The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8B - October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 Wolverines win first weekend series, upset No.11 Gophers A H…
… basics," junior outside hitter Juliana Paz said. SAuD ALSALAH/Daiy Midway through the first Junior Juliana Paz led Michigan with 16 kills against Minnesota Saturday night in the set, the Wolverines held a…
…-five finishes. But after four tournaments this year, the Wolverines already have three, thanks to a successful final round at the Lady Northern Invi- tational this past weekend. Sitting in ninth place after two…
… rounds, the Wolverines made a late push and posted a 312 team score Sunday to finish in the top five yet again. "We didn't shoot 300, but it was still great to move up four spots," said junior Ashley Bauer…
… minutes before it record- ed its first goal this weekend. NOTEBOOK It then scored two in less than a minute. After sophomore Matt Rust opened the scoring in Saturday's 5-3 Michigan win, the Wolverine…
… the winning goal." Sophomore Aaron Palushaj had the puck behind the net and made a backhanded pass to a streaking Rust, who buried the puck past Wildcat goaltender Brian Stewart for the Wolverines…
… deflected by Rust. After the But Saturday, the line found its Wolverines were on the power puck deflected off the goalie, rhythm, especially after its first play trailing 1-0 and had a 6-on-4 senior Travis…
…'s power play is struggling. Besides a Brian Lebler goal with two seconds remaining against St. Lawrence two Saturday's ago, the Wolverines have not connected on the man advantage, going 1-for-32 this season…
… Brian Stewart for a 4-1 lead. He fin- ished with one goal and three assists on the game. And each of the Wolverines' first four goals followed the same script: one skater con- trolled the puck behind the…
…6B'- October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * Wolverines optimistic about offseason strides Borseth regrets his big blowup a Team practices are four weeks ahead of last year…
…'s pace, Sims says By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor CHICAGO - From the excite- ment around the Michigan table at the Big Ten men's basketball Media Day, you wouldn't guess that the Wolverines won a scant 10…
…6B - October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6B - October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'M' inaugurates new field, beats Buckeyes Wolverines end month-long slump…
… with 2-0 victory at home complex By CHANTEL JENNINGS For the Daily It had been more than a month since the Wolverines celebrated a victory heading into yesterday's contest against Ohio State. They were…
… the Nittany Lions' 20-point fourth quarter. Mistakes snowball in Going into MSU Wolverines' blowout loss 'M' still unready for 60 minutes 9-game-streak over Penn State snapped, with 6-year run…
… Michigan's two. The Wolverine offense, which had looked inept since the middle of the sec- ond quarter, suffered another setback when redshirt freshman quarterback Ste- ven Threet re-aggravated an elbow…
… - fter the Wolverines scored 17 points in the first quarter Sat- urday, it almostlookedlike they could pull off the improb- able against No. 3 ; Penn State. But there was no way the upset was going to hap…
…'t looking for perspective in the middle of a game," he said. "All that mental stuff, whatever." By downplaying it, he's likely ignoring one of the real reasons why the Wolverines keep choking after one or two…
… decent quarters - once they make a big mistake, the team fades fast. The Wolverines weren't close two weeks ago against Illinois, either. The game had originally looked promising when they jumped out to a…
… attempt Sat- NMU 3 urday, one of the Wolverines still had his head hung low. Goalie Bryan Hogan looked deject- ed after the win as-the teams lined up for post-game handshakes, and caught the attention of…
… sprinting coaches, Friday night, his team showed why. The Wolverines won both the 50- and 100-yard free- style events, something they haven't done since last Octo- ber against Eastern Michigan, and swept the…
… last two decades, Michigan has become a pow- erhouse program for distance swimmers. Many wondered how the Wolverines would perform after training with Bottom, who became famous for his work with…
… gathered his squad after practice yesterday to dis- cuss the team's weekendmatch- ups. t d Michigan At the end at Illinois of the huddle, Matchup: Rosen told the Michigan 18-4; Wolverines, Illinois 16-5 "We…
… and No. 20 Purdue on Saturday night. The Wolverines are riding high after" their first weekend sweep in conference play, knock- ing off overmatched Iowa and then- No. 11 Minnesota in three straight sets…
… prepared. "It was like we were play- ing against each other, playing against ourselves," said BU coach Jack Parker, who uncharacteristi- cally didn't show his team film of the Wolverines before the game…
…. The Wolverines had three more man- advantage chances (12-9) than the WILDCATS From Page 1B score. They had six shots on goal in the first half, going into the wind. In the second half, the teams…
… pleased with their perfor- mances. Mahtani advanced farther than any other Wolverine in the event. She ousted Northwestern freshman Stacy Lee in the first round in three sets, then cruised past Purdue…
… two goals in Michigan's 4-2 victory over Niagara last night at Yost Ice Arena. Power-play unit breaks out of 154-minute slump By GJON JUNCAJ Michigan, the Wolverines were Daily Sports Writer caught…
… provided a text- momentarily quelled the doubts book example of the fast-paced surrounding the Wolverines' extra- tempo Berenson wants. Senior for- man attack. Palushaj's slapshot ward Brandon Naurato sent a…
…- russo knocked the puck past the Waterloo goalie to put Michigan up 2-0. The Wolverines would add another power-play goal in the third period to take a 3-1lead. While Michigan's power play connected on two…
… significant time until a clear No. 1 net-minder is established. Both Sophomore Bryan Hogan stops a shot in Michigan's 3-1 exhibition win over Waterloo. SAID ALSALAH/Daily 6Wolverines warm up wit pineaipple…
… in 1998, when the Wolverines ran to their seventh Big Ten Title under Michigan coach Ron Warhurst, Wisconsin has dominated the Big Ten Champion- ships, winning nine straight. And on Sunday at the…
… times in the country this year (23:331). The Wolverines, however, are focusing on the team title. Redshirt junior co-captain Brandon Fellows said he and his teammates would not make any type of move in…
… bunch of screens," Rodriguez said. 71 "The two things that hurt us in physical m atchup Tomorrow, the Wolverines will the last game were play action and finally meet their neighbors. It's not like they…
… junior var- sity team, which the Wolverines won 33-0. Michigan (1-1 Big Ten, 2-3 over- all) is 24-0 all-time against MAC teams, including a 16-6 win over Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez is worried about how…
…: Yost Obviously, when Ice Arena we go back for a TV: puck, we under- MGoBlue.com stand we're going to get hit. We've gotto make the play." The Wolverine defensive corps has one major factor on its side…
…8A - Friday, October 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue gets a look at its its future in exhibition opener tomorrow Team will host open joining the Wolverines. "We've got to be…
… season Michigan recruits on the USNTDP, along with the By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer Thisweekend, Michigan hockey fans are in for a treat. Not only will Wolverines line up along the home bench…
… scheme and be able to go just like that. That's not always the case." GETTING OFF THE WALL: Michigan's back is against the wall, both literally and figuratively. At 2-6, the Wolverines need to win their…
… for five power- play goals Satur- NOTEBOOK day, the coaching staff has pulled out the defibrilla- tor to revive the Wolverine pen- alty kill. A week after focusing on a pow- er-playunit thatwent just1…
…-31in its first four games, the Wolverines, now ranked eighth in the country, started this week working on kill- ing off shorthanded situations: "If we hadn't played the BU game, I don't think I'd sit…
…. "We're still struggling to get our feet on the ground and get our team going on a day-to-day basis." The Wolverines have given up eight power-play goals this sea- son, and have scored just five on the…
… opponents, then what happens Saturday can happen." SWITCHING WINGERS: After the Wolverines' sluggish effort against Boston University, it isn't surprising that Berenson made some changes to his line chart…
… Miller and sophomore Louie Capo- russo. Palushaj, the Wolverines' point leader (10), has scored five goals, tied for best on the team with Capo- russo. "We weren't happy with our games last weekend, so…
… fans spent their summer vacation, but it was worth it. For those of you who don't remember the Wolverines' improbable win over the Commo- dores, a freshman benchwarmer named Alan Oaks cranked one of the…
… greatest homers in Michigan baseballhistoryoffthe best pitcher in the nation, David Price. The run helped the Wolverines upset Van- derbilt to win their first regional title in more than 20 years. The next…
… career MLB clutch performances: recording the final four outs in game seven of the ALCS and pitching 2.1 innings in game two of the World Series. While Price faltered against the Wolverines, he excelled on…
… a high level of competi- tion (the Wolverines tied the New York Mets, 4-4, in an exhibition game last year), and they do so without a paycheck. Whereas minor leaguers play for money and the chance to…
… inju- ries in the past week, it's now the opposite. Junior defen- seman Steve Kampfer is the KAMPFER latest Wolverine tosufferasevere injury that will keep him sidelined for an extended period of time…
… NOTEBOOK yesterday. Entering the season, Kampfer was the Wolverines' second most experienced defenseman behind senior captain Mark Mitera. Mitera suffered a "severe" knee injury in the first period against…
…). All of them played missed the Wolverines' 13-10 loss to Toledo on Saturday with injuries. Tack on that redshirt fresh- man starting quarterback Steven Threet missed the second half with a bruised elbow…
… junior punter Zoltan Mesko said Rodriguez made a com- parison that put the Wolverines' struggles in perspective. "It's not life or death," Mesko said. "It's not like you have a kid that's terminally ill. I…
… reviewed film - criti- cal mistakes, a team that didn't play well and players who weren't fundamentally sharp. But he didn't think Illinois beat the Wolverines twice, citing a great practice last Tuesday…
… position on Michigan's offense that's very experienced. "Find another team that has as much inexperience offensively as we did this year," Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said the Wolverines' intensity wasn't good…
… to get the taste of the Toledo loss out of his mouth. "Saturday can't come fast enough," he said. Fifth-year senior defensive end Tim Jamison said other teams are looking to beat the Wolverines while…
… Stacy put up two memorable performances. Against No. 8 Notre Dame on Oct. 1, he tallied the eventual game-winning goal at the 23:11 mark, leading the Wolverines to a 3-1 victory, their first-ever win over…
… appearance in the rankings this year. The Wolverines will need Sta- cy's clutch play to continue, as they still have to beat No. 2 North- western and No. 17 Ohio State if they hope to capture the Big Ten title…
… feltgood. (I) got my confidence back." Previously, Fellows had been running in the fifth or sixth spot for the Wolverines. Friday gave him a chance to be one of Michi- gan's top finishers. And Fellows wasn…
…." aI A LLISNGH AMAN/Daly Fifth-year senior Nicole Edwards paced the Wolverines Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational. She linished 22sd overall. Kohimejer returns strong in South Bend Redshirt junior…
… to her high school Even in a non-scoring event, course, ran a personal the Wolverines raced like a ,000-meter time of 18:00 championship was on the line n the meet for the Wolver- against No. 9…
… second overall (18:18) Wolverines' first meet of the sea- edshirt freshman Amanda son, which was also held at the nzie rounded out the top Hudson Mills Metropark - the 8:27). The Wolverines took…
… driving and gas for the road trip home for the parade. He can be reached at nsandals@umich.edu. Wolverines bounce back after weak showing at Notre Dame Invitational By JACK FERNBACHER Daily Sports Writer…
… Haute, Ind., the Wolverines did just that. Michigan will compete in the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor in less than two weeks, and after the team's solid performance last Saturday, the Wolverines are…
… started the other games, can carry the entire goaltending load this year, we'll probably see Ferris State at the Joe in March. MICHIGAN AW90-1 The expectations are obviously high for the Wolverines, the…
… Wolverines, two things are clear. Michigan's strength will be its defense, which is an- chored by senior captain Mark Mitera. The other strength is in goal. But Billy Sauer struggled in big games in his career…
… realizes. Mitera is possibly the most respected Wolverine in the locker room. His play on the ice speaks volumes, but his careful choice of words off of it carries even more weight, as it did for Porter…
…, last year's captain. "You want to follow what he does," sophomore defenseman Tristin Llewellyn said. While everyone watches to see how the team reacts and recovers, those young Wolverines will still be…
… know if Mitera's staying was a suc- cess until a few years from now. -Eisenstein can be reached at mseisen@umich.edu. Highlight-reel goal gives Wolverines series sweep COIFtREEDER/Daly Sophomore…
… start of the season. By splitting time now, the Wolverines hope both goalies will be ready for critical games later. "I think it's good that the team gets confidence in both the goal- ies, that they can…
… of the first period Friday. He received an MRI that revealed significant damage and he and his family will consider surgery. Mit- era will miss several months at minimum. The Wolverines were already…
… program. Mitera is just the second first-round draft pick in Wolverine history to play four years. Eric Nystrom (2002-05) was the other. "They're taking advantage of their Michigan time," Michigan assistant…
… room. Together, the duo gives the Wolverines exactly the type of captainship they need. "They're a really good pair because they play off each other," Powers said. Watchingthe two players interact off…
… two have led captains' practices for the Wolverines over the past few weeks. Though Mitera and Summers rely on different leadership qualities to guide the team, they both find effective strategies to…
…-up and Chris was always the quiet one. , "I said, 'Watch, someday, it's going to switch.' Sure enough, it did." The Wolverines don't seem to mind the more outgo- ing Summers, either. Powers said Summers…
… than ready to team up on the ice and lead the Wolverines this season. …
…8A - Thursday, October 2, 2008 8 T r , t 22The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines excited for te CCHA's new shootout rule 0 ALLISON GHAMAN/Daly Fifth-year senior Nicole Edwards won her…
…-ice shots By GJON JUNCAJ Daily Sports Writer NHL exhibition games aren't typically ratings monsters. Few people saw Montreal Canadiens forward and former Michigan Wolverine Max Pacioretty tally a shootout…
… politick- a 0 SAM WOLSON/Daly Sophomore Carl Hagelin is one of many Wolverines excited for the chance to take penalty shots. Fifth-year senior looks to end career with Big Ten title By NICK MATTAR For…
… weekend, so Edwards and the rest of the Wolverines will have a lot of competition in November. But McGuire believes Edwards' running career doesn't have to end with her senior season. McGuire has coached…
…. Louis - a game when Wilhite scored six points, including two goals - and a 3-0 win over Big Ten rival North- western. Those two wins have been the brightspotofamediocrestart to the season. The Wolverines…
…' wolverine added to featuring the newest tech- torium the Rndangered Species list. nologies in gaming and digi- The wolverine was denied pro- tal music.tet.niMacbeaslrg WHO: University Unions Rosh Hashanah…
… right to offer free pass from LSAT The Law School Admissions Test - four words that send shivers down the spines of prospective law students every- where. But thanks to the new Wolverine Scholars admis…
… students, the state and the University, especially in its efforts to foster diversity. Unnecessary interference 6 The recently unveiled Wolverine Scholars program - as the Law School is calling the…
… Wolverines at the Headof Charles regatta THEGAME.BLOGS.MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS.................... Vol. CXIX,No. 36 O P I N I O N................. (2008Th MichiganDaily SPORTS…
… Michigan uses the rivalry between states and colleges to shed light on the larger problem of global warming. "To be honest with you, as Wolverines, we don't want See TREES, Page 7A ANGLuCcucRE/D aily…
…. The parts might have been taken for the WHERE: Wolverine Tower WHEN: Wednesday at about 9 a.m. WHAT: An alarm was acti- vated in the building, Univer- sity Police said. There were no problems…
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… launching her second (and, as she insists, final) bid for regent. A fourth-generation Wolverine, Brown has been an active member of the University community as a fundraiser and member of three boards. But…
