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…BSportsMonday SPRING TRAINING n The Wolverines won five straight games to cap a successful Spring Break trip. Page 4B COACH TRUMP? The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 7, 2016 n Max…

… plane to Minneapolis for the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines will take on No. 1 seed Minnesota in the semifinals two days later, a game that very well could determine their NCAA Tournament…

… ago Wednesday, Michigan’s 2015 season ended in its locker room. The Wolverines lost to Penn State in the same round of the Big Ten Tournament, the semifinals. They thought they’d be playing…

… himself turned what looked like a comfortable halftime margin for the Wolverines into a nightmarish flashback to Michigan’s collapse last week against Virginia Tech. “Again, it was the exact same…

… exact same thing.” Runs at the end of each half against the Hokies ultimately cost Michigan an important home non-conference win. Beilein even called the defense the Wolverines played over…

… more than ever. And this time, they delivered. Michigan held Texas to just two points in the final four minutes, forcing the Longhorns to miss four of their final five shots. The Wolverine…

… got it done when we had to get it done.” Leading Michigan’s defensive effort were two players who were absent in the final stretch of the Wolverines’ flop against Virginia Tech: redshirt…

… showed itself on the basket when the Wolverines took the lead for good, as Wagner grabbed an offensive rebound and put away the winning basket. Wagner, too, was essential in making big defensive…

…’s defensive shortcomings have plagued Michigan often in the past. But in crunch time against the Longhorns, the sophomore’s improvements protecting the rim may have saved the Wolverines when they…

… tone for what transpired in the final minutes. The Wolverines played smart defense, staying out of foul trouble. That led to Michigan having multiple fouls to give on Texas’s final possession in…

… be a block.” In the most critical moment of the game, Wagner encapsulated the defensive effort that the Wolverines put forth throughout the night in order to dictate the run of play and…

… athleticism of its opponent. To match the fast pace of Texas, the Wolverines adopted an attack-minded defense. They went after the Longhorns from the opening tip, swarming them on every possession…

…4B — March 7, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ loses on Senior Night Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament hopes take hit with fourth loss in five games By JACOB GASE Daily…

… — and the Wolverines’ NCAA tournament hopes — quickly took a turn for the worse. Sitting squarely on the bubble with 20 wins and 10 conference wins, most bracketology experts labeled…

… memorable play, Jok successfully carved a path through three Wolverine defenders for an easy layup, and Uthoff made his first three baskets of the game (including two 3-pointers) to help Iowa jump out…

… to a 22-12 lead. The Wolverines started the game shooting just 2-for-11 from three, but they battled back with an 11-2 run that began when Uthoff left the game for a few minutes midway…

… Walton 3-pointer and a fast-break layup from sophomore guard Muhammad- Ali Abdur-Rahkman, the Wolverines suddenly found themselves within one point, down 24-23 with fewer than seven minutes to…

… Michigan began its second major comeback attempt. But just like the first Wolverine run of the game — and just like the game two months ago in Iowa City — the Hawkeyes snuffed out the rally. Michigan…

… to its NCAA Tournament squad from last year, the starting lineup was supposed to be the area that provided this year’s team a sense of stability. But when the Wolverines stormed out of the…

… State. But Michigan found a capable replacement for the night, as senior forward Sean Lonergan jumped at the opportunity, providing an early spark for the Wolverines. Donnal, on the other hand…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 7, 2016 — 3B Michigan falls early in Indianapolis Iowa storms back to oust Wolverines in first round of Big Ten Tournament By TED…

… Wolverines trailed by just eight going into the fourth quarter, but 35-percent shooting in the last 10 minutes prevented them from crawling back. Michigan had been in that position before, even against…

… guarded Thome in the first quarter, but during that stretch the Wolverine center had 11 points, two offensive rebounds, a block and a steal. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder adjusted the matchup, giving…

…-4 in the Hawkeyes’ second-quarter run. Gustafson finished with a career-high 25 points as well as 10 rebounds, just one of Iowa’s three double-doubles Thursday. Whenever the Wolverines’ guards…

… choice but to take her out for the remainder of the first half of the Wolverines’ Big Ten Tournament game against Iowa. With the junior guard on the bench, the Michigan women’s basketball team had…

… to make do without its best defender, and the Hawkeyes capitalized. Though Iowa was held to 21 points in the first quarter, the Hawkeyes exploded for 31 in the second, putting the Wolverines in…

… Thompson sidelined, Disterhoft made the Wolverines pay, racking up 15 points with Thompson out of the game, including 11 in the second quarter, to finish the first half with 17. Disterhoft’s hot…

… offensive output. Thompson leads the Wolverines with 151 assists on the season. Without her running the offense, Michigan — which scored 29 points in the first quarter — was unable to keep pace…

… half and finished the game with 22. The offense was also able to get back on track with Thompson back in charge. The Wolverines were just two points shy of matching Iowa’s second half scoring…

… men’s soccer team had developed a clear problem. The Wolverines were still evaluating their options for where their next goal was going to come from. They had been shut out in two of their first…

… solution for the Wolverines. Sophomore midfielder Francis Atuahene scored a low screamer off a corner just before senior forward Yamann Sahlool worked his way through the Yale defense to find a…

… an injury, and pair him with Sahlool to lead the attacking line. As Atuahene subbed in, the Wolverine offense sparked to life after looking futile for the opening 60 minutes. His power and…

… movement to make things exciting.” Daley has experimented with several different combinations at the head of the Wolverines’ attack. On Friday against Columbia, Daley chose to start sophomore…

…, which forced Daley to make the two changes that would make the difference against Yale. Sahlool came on and began holding the ball up for wingers like Borges to make runs. The Wolverines…

… may have made the difference. The sophomore midfielder was a constant menace for the defenders marking him and put on a convincing display on why he should be the Wolverines’ go-to scorer once…

… next 45 minutes. As the Rebels began an offensive onslaught in an attempt to rebound from a two-goal deficit, the Wolverines couldn’t afford to have her off the field, and Kastroll remained…

…-second to react, she threw her head up and backward to head the ball just past McGowan. Three days before that matchup, Kastroll also assisted on half of the Wolverines’ four goals against Marshall…

….” Luckily for Kastroll and the rest of the Wolverines, they were rewarded with a two-day rest period after their game Friday — a rarity in college soccer. “They’re tired,” Ryan said. “This is huge…

… extra day of rest, so there’s no telling what kind of show she and the Wolverines could put on this Friday at U-M Soccer Stadium. “I feel like playing center forward is really good for me.” …

…, has led the Wolverines to the Final Four and the Elite Eight in the last four years and has had five NBA draft picks in the same time period. Clearly, there’s only one man who can fix all of this…

…, Michigan’s playing style will change. You’re sick and tired of the Wolverines failing to develop dominant big men, right? Those guys will grow on trees under Coach Trump. Nobody, after all…

… Big Ten season, and the schedule will only get tougher from here as the Wolverines (0-2 Big Ten, 8-5 overall) host Big Ten- leading Iowa and No. 5 Ohio State for two out of the next…

… Michigan and Purdue, and suffered an overtime defeat to Indiana. Last year, aided by senior leadership, the Wolverines handled each of those teams with ease. Though the Big Ten season has just begun…

… Michigan baseball team suffered its largest defeat of 2016, a 9-5 loss to Notre Dame. Yet on Wednesday, the Wolverines (3-0 Big Ten, 21-6 overall) made Tuesday’s shortfall seem like ancient…

… bottom of the second inning to put the Wolverines on the board. He later blasted a two-run homer to right in the seventh to put Michigan ahead, 5-0, and fell just short of knocking another one out…

… from beyond the 3-point line, the Boilermakers’ size from top to bottom will likely create a space crunch for the Wolverines. Michigan is shooting 42.8 percent from beyond the arc as a team, but…

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… Wolverines on the ice, then they’re going to have to put in the work in the classroom as well. “I’ve made it a priority that school is important,” said Berenson. “You’re not coming here just to…

… and hockey. This year, though, Piazza has found himself on the ice much more than he had his freshman and sophomore years, even notching the game-winning goal for the Wolverines’ first away game…

… Team Trials, which have taken place over the past week. Bottom has been in Omaha for the trials as several current and former Wolverines have competed for coveted spots on the national team…

… Wolverines fall without LeVert, Albrecht on Senior Night. » INSIDE Senior plight Musical artist Matisyahu to visit Ann Arbor for performance By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter Mark your…

… signifies the beginning of a new chapter at the University that will affect future Wolverines. Kinesiology senior Cap Kendall, BSU speaker, said she was pleased with the relocation of Trotter…