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…8A - Thursday, March 15, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Thursday, March 15, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wolverines have done their job Three-hundred and sixty one…

… outperformed expectations. The 2010-11 Wolverines were expected to lurk in the depths of the Big Ten standings, but they instead got hot in the second half and tied for fourth. This got them into the NCAA Tourna…

… defense- man Lee Moffie took his own trip to the sin bin, throwing away part of the Wolverines' valuable opportunity. Once Moffie left the box, Michigan still had another three minutes to try and make the…

… most of its man advantage. And the team tried its best, getting 13 shots on goal during the course of the game misconduct. But the puck didn't find twine. The closest thing the Wolverines saw to a goal…

… believing otherwise would be sacrilege. For 67 programs, March is the cruelest month of the year. On Friday night, Ohio upset Michigan in Nashville, and the Wolverines became a footnote. Co-workers will…

… gather round the water cooler on Monday and complain thatthe Wolverines screwed their brackets. They'll grumble over Michigan's short- comings and muse that the Bob- cats are rather well-coached for a team…

… MICHIGAN 6 team. The starter's impressive one-hit per- formance is exactly what the Wolverine bullpen needed in one of their final games before Big Ten play.. Michigan defeated Oakland, 6-1, with the help of…

… strong per- formances on the mound and at the plate. Four Wolverine pitch- ers let up a combined four hits in Tuesday's victory over the Golden Grizzlies; which extended Michi- gan's win streak to three…

… games. The Wolverines (12-12) relied heavily on the first three hitters of their lineup, who contributed five of the team's seven hits. "I definitely had some pregame jitters for my first career start…

… freshman shortstop Dylan Del- aney put a Wolverine on base, but Delaney was replaced by sophomore catcher Cole Martin after he grounded to the short- stop. Junior center fielder Pat- rick Biondi then smacked…

… to put the Wolverines on top. Two more exceptional innings from Szkutnik maintained Michi- gan's lead going into the fifth, pvw r uasetuaii past Grizzlies PAUL SHERMAN/Daily Freshman Trent Szkutnik…

… and 363 days to be exact) since the Wolverines last danced. In 2001, then-coach Sue Guevara led Michigan to its second-consecutive berth. The Wolverines have been searching for a chance to dance ever…

…'s road to March is a bit longer and has more than a few details. Michigan women's basketball B.K.B (before Kevin Borseth): When Guevara arrived in Ann Arbor in 1996, the Wolverines hadn't had a date to the…

… "making the routine play, rou- tinely." And if the Wolverines (6-6 overall) are going to find any success this weekend at the LSU Tournament, they will need to get back to fundamentals. "I don't think that…

… Box Sta- dium. Biondi and the rest of the Wolverines recognize that they aren't going to get many chances on offense this weekend, espe- cially against the Tigers, so they know that they must do the…

… tied the score, the Buckeyes scored five unearned runs off of two Wolverine errors and three wild pitches. "Most of our losses have come where the other team has scored late, so we have to pitch a little…

… better late in games," Maloney said. Though the Wolverines have struggled in the field, their offense has hit consistently. Led by sophomore right fielder Michael O'Neill and freshman left fielder Will…

… first in triples (3) while collecting two Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards. The Wolverines will also need to lean on their excellent base running to disrupt the opposing pitching staffs. Led by Biondi…

… Wolverines will have their hands full against the Tigers. LSU's Mason Katz was recently named National Player of the Week and is hitting .477. He is one of five batters hitting over .300 for the Tigers…

…. Michigan's pitchers will need to try to contain LSU's lineup because the Wolverines' lineup will not get many good pitches to hit against the Tigers. Consid- ered by Maloney to be elite MLB prospects, Ryan…

… Eades and Kevin Gausman headline LSU's pitch- ing staff, and both sport ERAs under 2.00. The Wolverines, though, view this as a great opportunity and are just excited to get a chance to play in front of…

… game, and his dynamic play is season are impossible to ignore. a big reason the Wolverines have Hardaway Jr. has shot just 28.9 improved from last season despite percent from 3-point range after losing…

… the Big Ten Tournament. Compared to the seventh- seeded Wolverines, MICHAEL the Fighting LAURILA Ilini were _ the tenth On Women's seed and a Basketball weaker Big Ten team. In last year's Big Ten…

… Wolverines had. Like last year, Michigan is currently on the NCAA Tour- nament bubble, and yet again, it faced a similar scenario on Thursday. But the Wolverines used a stingy defense and an efficient scoring…

… been preparing. But for what? That is still an uncertainty. The Wolverines sit on the precarious NCAA Tournament bubble, and according to ESPN women's bracketologist Charlie Creme, Michigan is the second…

… team out, behind just North Caro- lina. The Wolverines' resume isn't great, but it just might be good enough to earn their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2001. Michigan comes in at 20-11 - its best…

… career as a Wolverine. But even if it doesn't get over the NCAA Tournament hump that has been present for more than a decade, Michigan will stillbe playing in the postsea- son - just at the WNIT. "It…

…p The Michigan Daily j michigandailycom | March 12, 2012 LOOKING PAST 'OHIO I TODD NEEDLE/ailt Membersof the Michigan basketball team express their frustration during the Wolverines' 77-55 loss to…

… to the No. 10 Michigan basketball team on Sat- urda Life Fieldhouse and theWolverines were caught without their gloves MICHIGAN 55 on. OHIO STATE 77 Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger shucked two…

… the Wolverines need to be focusing on after Michigan's three-game series against IPFW, there was no hesi- tation. "I think our relief pitching," Maloney said. "We have to have someone step up." After…

… correct." PITCHER AT THE PLATE: For anyone who's been tracking the Wolverines this year, there must have been some confusion when sophomore Alex Lakatos stepped to the plate as the desig- nated hitter…

… Boca Raton, Fla., exemplified the great play and confidence that Michigan coach Carol Hutchins has brought to the program throughout her tenure. The Wolverines continued their hot streak at the Citrus…

… KRANDALL/Daily missing. "Our defense over the first part of the season has not done its part, potential, the Wolverines' slow but I think the defense is settling start was disappointing in," Hutchins said…

…. Wolverines take the ice in Green was a packed house - about 8,400 "He'll have friends there. ... He Bay, Wisc. this weekend. people. (It was) really loud, and likes the building." Freshman forward Travis we…

… postseason. But the next year, Arbor this year. So more than Bay fans might rally behind a after adjusting to life in the top- just the Wolverines' No. 1 seed in hometown winner,but throw four tier junior…

… endured a 48-minute scoreless drought during Satur- day's CCHA Championship game against Western Michigan, a deci- sion that the Wolverines eventu- ally dropped, 3-2. Michigan tried to avoid penal- ties at…

… scored a power-play goal that evening, and it was bad timing for the Wolverines, who were trailing by three in the final frame with one of their top penalty killers in the box. Somehow, it became an…

…-pointer). ... Ev ated separation. "Every shot (th good.! -st came The Wolverin( rably, but they w ing catch-up be ability to separate early on. Cooper proved all night that he was more than a mid major…

… scorers ie game, Burke - or whether he was dishing the al 12-6 run, hit- ball to his teammates, the Bobcats with 4:12 left refused to let the Wolverines get to 63-60. That on a run until it was too late…

… so many others before them, the Wolverines fell victim to March. e couldn't fault All Douglass could do was stare the 3-pointers at the clock and trudge solemnly hem before, even to the handshake line…

… opportunity to play such a good team in Oklahoma. But it stings a little bit because it's our last game in a Michigan uniform. "It's obviously hard to swal- low." Two other Wolverines tal- lied double digits as…

… four other Sooner starters broke into double digits as well. Hand finished with 13 and sophomore Morgan Hook added 12 to Okla- homa's 88 points - the most let up by the Wolverines all season. Michigan…

… defen- sively against Hand and Griffin in the paint. But once things turned in favor of the Wolverines in the post - Michigan outscored the Sooners in the paint, 32-28 - Oklahoma just started to hit shots…

… norm for the Michigan hockey team. In two of its four CCHA playoff games, the Wolverines needed an extra frame to decide things, and it won both of those playoff games. But the first round of the NCAA…

… uniform. The Wolverines were exhausted after a long weekend in Detroit for the CCHA Cham- pionship a week ago, which included a double-overtime vic- tory against Bowling Green in the semifinal and a loss to…

… - Wolverine captain Luke Glendening hammered home a rebound and Michigan led, 1-0. Schafer blinked again - Michigan junior forward Kevin Lynch's shot found the back of the net. Barely two minutes into the…

…, Hunwick skated off past that empty crease. Thirty seconds later and one time zone away, clocks at Yost Ice Arena blinked to midnight. See HUNWICK, Page 3B SOFTBALL Wolverines sweep Big Ten opener By DANIEL…

… softball 13th-consecutive victory for at-bat to a full count.After scor- team, the Wolverines over Penn State ing another run in the fourth which PENN STATE 2 (0-3 Big Ten, 7-18 overall). inning to make the…

… score 2-0, opened MICHIGAN 11 Michigan (3-0, 21-9) won the Wolverines tallied a pair up Big PENN STATE 4 its 11th- and 12th-consecutive of runs in the fifth inning via a Ten MICHIGAN 12 games against the…

… MICHIGAN 6 and 12-4. The scoring for the Michigan concluded the three- Wolverines started in the bot- scoring for the day in the sixth game sweep of Penn State. tom of the third by freshman inning when…

… HIGAN 11 against Indiana- Purdue Fort Wayne was any indication, winning consecutive games might become a regular occurrence for the Wolverines. Behind a dominant pitching performance from junior left…

…, you're going to get a good result." Brosnahan's performance coin- cided with the Wolverines' best day at the plate in three weeks, as eight different batters recorded at least one RBI. Sparked by junior…

…. "She seemed a little bit more relaxed," Hutchins said. "Haylie really came back." The Wolverines' patience at the plate was key for Michigan over the weekend. In the three-game set, the Wolverine hitters…

… drew 20 walks, including 10 in one of Saturday's games. "Quality at-bats are the reason we get runs," Hutchins said. "We are trying to gain momentum in quality at-bats." The Wolverines' play this…

… a bad dream. "The g Instead of buckling to the was disc second-ranked Wolverines, was ob Cornell proved resilient. And a fac it caught the Wolverines off guard, no mat- ter how highly they thought of…

…'ve liked to have had that goal. Going up 2-0 would've been huge." Though the Wolverines couldn't hang on to the lead that eventually disappeared, they never let the game out of their reach. In fact, when…

… that it had all come to an end. On Friday night, in an upset - which so typifies the NCAA Tournament - the four-seed Michi- gan basketball team fell to 13-seed Ohio, 65-60, in Nashville. The Wolverines…

… that Ohio didn't see itself as an underdog by any stretch of the imagination. Star guard D.J. Cooper and Ohio took the fight ALDEN REISS/Daily to the Wolverines first, eventually establishing The…

… Brosnahan - and the rest two consecutive wins against of the bullpen is wide. Though Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne in the Wolverines are already half- the first ____ way through the season, Malo- home series…

… MICHIGAN 2 ney is still waiting for someone of the sea- EMU 12 to step.up and bridge the gap. son, the Michigan didn't have a lot to Wolverines looked to tally two choose from - much of the staff more before…

… through every- thing." And so far, Michigan has. The Wolverines improved to 5-0 in games decided in overtime. That fifth victory didn't come easy on Friday. After Glenden- ing scored one minute into the…

… 1989, when Bowling Green defeated the Wolverines in three overtimes. That season was the last time Michigan failed to reach the CCHA semifinals, and the Wolverines have now made them 23 straight years…

… kind of lay all your chips on the table and fight until you win." If any unit took those words especially to heart during the sweep of the Fighting Irish, it was the Wolverine penalty killers and fifth…

…-year senior netminder Shawn Hunwick. Beginning with Michigan's January split in South Bend, the Wolverines successfully killed all 15 of Notre Dame's power plays they faced this season. "It just shows how good…

… Fighting Irish had the person- nel advantage. But Hunwick was hardly the only Wolverine that caused Notre Dame's power play to leave empty handed. Michigan racked up the blocked shots, sending puck after…

… CCHA semifinals. Though Berenson hopes the Wolverines will be conscien- tious of the penalties they take there, if they are forced to play a man down, all that's left to do is burn the boats - no…

… Wolverines took a cou-- ple of potentially disastrous penal- ties, including a rare one assessed to sophomore defenseman Jon Merrill. It was just his second of the s*eason.Tiofer is not valid on wdsingUMW Wm…

… alongside the Spartans and Buck- eyes for a three-way share of the Big Ten regular-season title - the Wolverines' first conference championship since 1986. Had Ohio State not knocked track record speaks for…

… earned its first win in the program's young his- tory. The Wolverines, in their premier season of Division-I play, crushed the Bears, 14-4. Michigan came off a disap- pointing loss against Jacksonville on…

… would get. A four-goal Wolverine run in the fourth ended any thoughts of a comeback and gave Michigan a decisive 10-pointnvictory. With little time to study its opponent, the team knew it could not be…

… tried to go at her around the arc." Senior guards Carmen Reyn- olds and Courtney Boylan led the Wolverine offense with 14 and 10 points, respectively, while junior guard Jenny Ryan stepped up in her…

… played with a lot of passion and aggression. "That's just our style of play." Paras' performance was a key part of the Wolverines' success, and Paul commended his player, whose role on the team changed…

… down at the time." Michigan didn't improve on shooting between halves, going 19-of-55 for the game. Shef- fer and Boylan, the Wolverines' leading scorers, went a com- bined 1-for-6 in the first half, and…

…. Their performances helped the Wolverines to their highest scoring game of the season. The players attribute their high-scoring featto their focus on being aggressive. "(Michigan assistant) Coach (Keith…

… faceoff position against Mer- cer. Faceoffs have been a weak- ness of the Wolverines and were a main cause of their downfall against Jacksonville on Friday. On Sunday, though, Greiner helped Michigan win 15…

… contributor for the Wolverines over the weekend. Weiss played in exhibition matches earlier this year, but played his first Division-I college game against Jacksonville. In his debut performance, Weiss had…

… and derisively slap sticks on the ice when a player took a fall. And though the No. 4 Michigan hockey team has to like its odds to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines spoke…

… Wolverines (20-11 overall) lost six of their last nine games and suffered tough road losses to Penn State and Wis- consin, they have put together a strong resum6 for the selection committee. Michigan played a…

… night a week ago. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com back i eveni Buforc tans. The team i for the it still bounc its uns The As the Wolverines filed into picked their hotel rooms on Saturday the le…

… they achieved, mind t they never won their confer- slows, ence's ultimate prize. But you ever-h can be sure they were swirl- His ing as the Wolverines landed isn't th n Ann Arbor on Sunday have a…

… against Denver in 1999. With the Wolverines trailing by three, Berenson called a time- out midway through the second period to try and put some life back in his squad. "I just talked to the team," Berenson…

… there - the Wolverines just had a little difficulty unearthing it. "It's tough to dig a hole for yourself and then have to come out of it," Wohlberg said. "Coach- es really stress about getting a jump…

… goaltender can bet he hasn't forgotten that 'nell, Andy Iles, is 5-foot- moment, but last weekend was a couple inches taller than concerning for the Wolverines. an goaltender Shawn Hunwick has always given up…

… to 7 Oklahoma and No. 5 Arizona command the mound this sea- State. son. When the Wolverines have The Wolverines (18-9 overall) momentum going, they will be are a favorite to repeat as cham- difficult…

… and the end of Michigan's NCAA Tourna- ment chances. Look at how the Wolverines fared in the Big Ten Tournament. Calm and cool, Burke polished off a career-high, 30-point mas- terpiece on Friday…

…, playing all 45 minutes, while other teammates floundered early against a medio- cre Minnesota team. Saturday, Burke had the worst game of his life - no poise, no legs - and the Wolverines lost to Ohio State…

… the floor at that open gym." After the Minnesota game, Merritt and C.J. Lee, the other cool guard from the 2009 tourna- ment run, drank in the Wolverine locker room that was buzzing about Burke's game…

… leadership and poise got Wolverines struggle at Red and Black Tournament By ALEXA DETTELBACH DailySports Writer LOUISVILLE, Kent. - Senior first baseman Amanda Chidester hit a hard triple to left field and…

…. 14 Michi- gan softball team can be. Sometimes it can be easy to forget. . Playing at the Red and Black Tournament in Louisville this weekend, the Wolverines struggled to find their offensive rhythm in…

… weekend against the Red Birds, when the Wolverines were again unable to get much going offensively. "(A) pitcher's goal is to throw it so you don't have a good chance to hit," Hutchins said. "When she doesn…

… on base or not. The good news is we did have runners on base." Against the Cardinals, the Wolverines' first seven batters were retired. And after not capitalizing in the top of the third inning when…

…-best five before Wagner came in for relief at the top of the sixth inning. It's clear that, moving for- ward, the Wolverines need to find some consistency on offense. "We have to worry about what we do…

… the third quarter, the Wolverines brought the game within five goals on a strike by midfielder Willie Steenland early in the fourth. But Loyola's 42 shots - and two goals coming in 50 seconds as the…

… clock wound down - proved overwhelming for Mich- igan freshman goalkeeper Emil Weiss. Loyola certainly dominated the stat sheet, outclassing the Wolverines in every major cate- gory, including faceoffs…

… 24-9 ment's open- ing weekend when: Friday and has since 7:20P.M. been banished Where: from the record Bridgestone books due to Arnea sanctions. The TV/Radio: Wolverines TNT have to look back to 1994…

…'t be the first time that the Wolverines will run into the Bobcats in post- season play. In 1964, Michigan defeated Ohio, 69-57, en route to the program's first Final Four. Additionally, in games follow…

…. Sharples had been anxiously awaiting this call. He had been playing some of the best hockey of his career by 1990, and the only question left in his mind was about which team the Wolverines would play in the…

… State came to Yost. At that time, the arena would fill up about halfway for home games. Except when the Spartans came to town. "It was 4,000 Spartan fans and 4,000 Wolverine fans," Roberts recalled. "And…

… Wolverines finished with nothing against the Lakers that year - winless in four tries - but they beat up on the rest of the con- ference. By the time the CCHA playoffs came around, Michigan was hot, and it…

… Western Michigan, the years. Wolverines drew Michigan State his fellow fresh- in the semifinals, again at Joe Quad had grown Louis Arena. Michigan rallied by the time they back to take a 3-2 lead late in…

… in Chi- cago. For six straight years, the Wolverines had made the NCAA Tournament, and for the first five years, their season ended with a loss. In that bar in Wrigleyville in 1996, Al Roberts and the…

…-home serie sor at the Univ *** So when Anzalo play for the Lake iappened on Dec. fact that Lake Su Louis Arena. "glorified high: played Michigan mother balked. reat Lakes Invita- chose Michigan the Wolverines…

… the Wolverines Sault Ste. Mari ember in a home- Anzalone leaner s by a combined - in the middle. Wolverines host Penn State to open Big Ten softball season By COLLEEN THOMAS Daily Sports Writer After…

… finishing nonconference play with a bang by defeating Eastern Michigan, 10-2, in five innings, the Michigan softball team is ready for the Big Ten sea- son.. The 20th-ranked Wolverines open conference play…

…, La. Michigan (18-9 over- all) dominated, winning 12-1 in five innings to wrap up the tour- nament title. After the matchup with the Wolverines, Penn State (7-15) proceeded to drop four of its next five…

… after a preseason that may not have been up to Wolverine stan- dards. Freshman catcher Lauren Sweet and senior first baseman Amanda Chidester lead Michi- gan's offense with .296 and .289 batting averages…

… Phil Di Giuseppe, one of eight freshmen on the Wolverine roster, has always had Berenson's blessing. Berenson's patience with freshmen pays dividends By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Editor Michigan hockey…

… coach Red Berenson doesn't recruit his players based on skill alone. Before he sends out scholarship offers to potential Wolverines, he asks his assistants - the ones that do the bulk of the recruiting…

…'s basketball team watched Selection Monday warily, uncertain of whether or not it would receive a berth in the NCAA Tournament's field of 64. On Monday, the Wolverines were in the same situation. The only…

… achieving the goal they've had since stepping foot in Ann Arbor, only to fall just short. But after their freshman year - Borseth's second with Michi- gan - the goal seemed out of reach. The Wolverines posted…

…, Reynolds and fellow senior Jamillya Hardley will only get one trip to the ICAA Tournament, but will always be known as the group that brought the Wolverines back to promi- nence. When Borseth recruited them…

… already ravaged their senior-less team, the fresh- man duo has stepped up at a time when the team needs it most. The pair's continued suc- cess this year will be crucial in helping the Wolverines raise a…

… they do during this sea- son," Sugiyama said. "It's a good feeling." With only seven Wolverines available to compete, the oppor- tunity for the pair to shine pre- sented itself early in the season. A…

… the Wolverines on their top line along with junior forward Chris Brown. Before Berenson made that switch, Wohlberg said, Guptill was more of a "grinder" while on the fourth line. "He's really just…

… Banker's Life Fieldhouse. The action began on Thursday, with four consecutive first-round games. Seventh-seeded Michigan and 10th-seeded Illinois opened tournament play in the morning, when the Wolverines…

… performs through March is dependent on a number of factors, but sopho- more forward Jordan Morgan's performance is near the top of that list. The Wolverine front- court is thin in the absence of sophomore…

…- appointing 12-2 loss. Biondi and freshman infielder Dylan Delaney were the only players to score runs, and the Wolverines fin- ished with only three walks and 11 strikeouts. It was not an encourag- ing game…

… than any other Wolverine. He also has the third-highest batting average, .323, behind sophomore outfielder Michael O'Neill and freshman outfielder Will Drake. According to Maloney, Drake has been…

….2 innings and has struck out 29 batters. But his ERA, which is the second best for the Wolverines after Brosnahan, is 2.56, a full run worse than Oakes'. It's goingto come down to more than just great…

… pitching from Michigan to come out on top this weekend and throughout the rest of the Big Ten season. The Wolverines are going to need to make timely hits, play their best defense and steal some bases. By…

… good sign for the Wolverines, who have recently thrived with run- ners on base. In its last series, Michigan tal- lied 26 RBIs and drew 20 walks, two stats that Hutchins was proud of after a mediocre…

… the Nittany Lions last week. Along with the consistent hitters, such as senior first baseman Amanda Chidester and senior center fielder Bree Evans, the Wolverines boast a strong lineup heading to Bloom…

…, Hanlon and Pol- lack will further discuss how the University is funded at 5:15 'p.m. in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League, in a dis- cussion open to students. MICHIGAN From Page 1A The Wolverines…

…. With the loss (to Ohio State on Saturday), we're eager to get back to work." The team will have quite a bit of work to do, considering how poorly the Wolverines played in the 77-55 loss to the Buckeyes…

… Saturday afternoon, these Wolverines, and began the short journey to Happy Valley, dreams dancing through their heads uncontrol- lably, as if they were again the naive children they once were. They knew full…

… were power-, less, depen- dent on their school's mostB hated rival to BEN finish the job ESTES for them and elevate them to a place no Wolverine had been for more than a quarter of a century. It's a…

… the afternoon, day afternoon, Ohio State guard the Wolverines downplayed the William Buford dribbled right- significance of the Buckeye- to-left along the perimeter and Spartan matchup, noting that…

… Michi- Zack Novak immediately took to gan's Player Development Cen- Twitter and typed out one word: ter in Ann Arbor erupted. The "Champs." Wolverines had just arrived "I think everybody was hold- home…

… winner of the Ferris State-Denver contest. Berenson's team was all busi- ness on Thursday. While the first three teams to take the ice blared songs by Kelly Clarkson and Gym Class Heroes, the Wolverines…

… just see this as a real grinding, hard- fought, close game," he said. Deep breath's over. avigatingthe Michigan locker room last week in the minutes after the Wolverines fell victim to Ohio's upset bid…

… weekend," said senior righthander Brandon Sin- nery. "We actually pitched pret- ty good." Sinnery started the weekend on the mound for the Wolverines and allowed no walks in eight innings during Friday…

…'s LSU matchup. But the Wolverines didn't fare well earlier in the weekend. Michigan lost to LSU, 6-0, on Friday; to Notre Dame, 2-0, on Saturday; and again to LSU, 6-4, on Saturday. "I don't think we…

… maintained a high batting average in high school. So when he became a Wolverine, Winger hoped to get the chance to do a little bit of both. He intended to redshirt his freshman year, but when the team was…

… Wolverines A.J. Treais and Lynch. There was still an adjustment period. On his first day of class at Pio- neer High School, the Texan answered a question the same way he had his entire life: with a "yes, ma…

… and the Wolverines traveled to the Maui Invitational to take on some of the top competition in the country. He took with him a freshman point guard whose collective collegiate experience had come…

… garner the national attention it deserved. And with the spotlight on in con- ference play, the Wolverines went toe-to-toe with the Big Ten elites and earned a share of the regular- season crown. Beilein…

… Beilein is taking the Wolverines to the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season. Michigan draws No. 4 seed W h To] S olverines earn its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday night, but the Wolver…

…'s strong resume. For By BEN ESTES their 24-9 performance this Daily SportsEditor season, the Wolverines were rewarded with a No. 4 seed in ere wasn't any suspense, the Midwest Region. It's the watch party or…

… th have done somethin night before and the reached Wiseman. When Hunwick rink, Wiseman told h . Ex-Wolverine Johnson provides calming presence for Hunwick By MATT SLOVIN Daily Sports Editor COLUMBUS…

… right at home. That someone was former Wolverine defense- man Jack Johnson. While the pair never played together at Michigan, Johnson's stay in Ann Arbor overlapped with Shawn's older brother and current…

…, in search of its first win in seven tries. Mired in its longest losing streak since 1998, the Wolverines were nothing short of desperate. Their coach, however, chose not to focus on all of the…

… John Carter (Taylor Kitsch, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine") is a Confederate veteran who is transported to Mars, where he turns from ** rogue to hero John Carter and leads an alien people to At Quality16 a…

… trite and inconsequential - and a childish love story. Love story? Of course there's one! And, of course, it involves a sensual-but-independent prin- cess (Lynn Collins, "X-Men Ori- gins: Wolverine") who…

… Wolverine Access, it's obvious that the University is no stranger to online homework and resources. Conway said that despite the problems e-readers present, he is supportive of the library's efforts to get…

… the Fab Five, said that while they were happy with the Wolverines' advance- ment to the Final Four, they weren't fully satisfied yet. "Right now, there's a feeling of happiness, but not satisfaction…

… because our goals are beyond that right now," Rose said, according to The Michigan Daily. The Wolverines proceeded to reach the NCAA National Cham- pionship, but fell to the Duke Blue Devils 71-51. 40…

… wrote, community, for the people of In an e-mail interview last Israel, and for every Wolverine night, LSA junior David Rosen- on campus," Parikh said. "As wein, the president of the Uni- long as you have…

… Arena for another year. The Wolverines faced a month- long win drought in November and tough splits against Notre Dame, Michigan State and Bowl- ing Green in the last two months before ultimately…

…. And tell them that when a presi- dential candidate says that we should let our schools go bank- rupt, that as a Michigander and a Wolverine, you're not going to stand for that." CSG President De…

… you a service, not charity. Why is it so absurd to be asked to pay $3 a month to maintain the security and ease of a checking account? Anything students want to whine about? - wolverines27 We tweet, too…