… 2010. Michigan held a 9-8-1 CCHA record when it headed into its 19th game of the season against the Spartans in late January last year. We all know the Wolverines' incredible story of last year…
… game. This year's Wolverines are ranked sixth in the nation. Michigan sits atop the CCHA and looks poised to receive a con- ference tournament first-round bye and an NCAA Tournament berth, barringsome…
…8 - Friday, January 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines hold off Northwestern Juniorguard Stu Douglass and the the Wolverines have struggled to a 1-5 conference record and…
…. Conversely, the Wolverines' five starters have remained constant since day one. First, Minnesota coach Tubby Smith sat junior Devoe Joseph for the first six games of the season as a punishment for violation of…
… game only allowed for one day of preparation each. But by Saturday, Michigan will have had three days to prepare for Minnesota, which could prove to be imperative for a young Wolverine team that's been…
… Wolverines (4-3 Big Ten, 11-7 overall) are 11-2 when they score at least MICHIGAN 75 60 NORTHWESTERN 67 points in a game. And they did it again in their 75-67 win over Northwestern' on Thursday. Senior guard…
… Veronica Hicks led the Wolverines with 16 points and 14 rebounds after starting the game off strong - she snagged two rebounds and tallied five points within the first three minutes of play en route to her…
… holding the lead was not throwing the ball away. The Wolverines had only nine turnovers all night and tallied 16 points off Wildcat turn- overs. Northwestern pulled within seven points with just over three…
… minutes left in the first half after trailing by as many as 14 points. But sophomore guards Jenny Ryan and Kate Thompson hit jumpers late in the half to push the Wolverines ahead. Michigan gained its momen…
… in the third period, the Wolverines proved how much they learned in two weeks. "We had to do some serious work on it a couple of weeks ago to get our players to understand how to handle that five…
… against.Ferris State and Alaska in the past two week-' ends. More impressively, the Wolverines are beating good defenses - the Bulldogs and Nanooks were Nos. 1 and 4 in the conference, respectively…
… Wolverines. Scoring 13 points and col- By ZAK PYZIK lecting eight rebounds against Daily Sports Editor Michigan, Wildcat center Luka Mirkovic scored at will. TODD NEEDL/Daily Junior Northwestern forward John…
… the point for the Wolverines. But with the team's floor gen- eral out, Michigan's offensive game flattened - findingjust eight assists the entire game. The Wildcats passed the ball with a military…
… floor. Morris, who played more in the second half, racked up 16 points and was the only other Wolverine to score in double digits. "That's just tough to overcome especially against a team like that, that…
… the three-minute mark of the Wolverines' 74-60 loss to North- western when Michigan men's basketball center Jordan Morgan missed a wide-open dunk. Everyone at Welsh-Ryan Arena looked. on as Michigan…
… revealed that the team is vulnerable and inexperienced in the paint. Throughout the evening, the Wolverines played Morgan, freshmen Jon Horford and Colton Christian and redshirt freshman Blake McLimans in…
… the post, and all four players had trouble in the paint. The four combined for just seven points and 12 rebounds. Northwestern completely shut down the Wolverine big men any time they even attempted to…
… kind of stuff, working on different types of finishes. Some nights it just doesn't fall." Michigan has known all sea- son that its post players are young The Wolverines tried dif- ferent man…
…4B - January 18, 201 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Wolverines blank Western in first match of the season COURTESY OF COURTNEY DECKARD/IDS Michigan coach John Beilein runs an offense…
… similar to Northwestern's, who the Wolverines will play Tuesday night. M ich igan looks to regain Confidence on the road By MATT RUDNITSKY Daily Sports Writer Western Michigan isn't exact- ly a powerhouse…
…-13 -three doubles matches. win in his super tiebreaker, and ubles took a lot out of us," Rossi, playing in his first dual- ein said. "(Western Michi- match as a Wolverine, won 3-6, .me out with a lot of ener…
…. The Wolverines faced a few Longhorns in last week's tf out of us ... Key Biscayne Invitational, but struggled, losing every match. knew they'd "'m just pumped up for Texas next week now that we won this…
….day9PRM. Michigan (1-4 Big Ten, 11-7 over- Where: all) fell to Indiana, Welsh-Ryan 80-61, at Assem- Arena bly Hall and was TV/Radio: never in the game BTN from the opening minutes. The Wolverines allowed…
… defensive rebounds. The Hoosiers had an enormous 37-18 advantage on the glass, and the 18 boards were a season low forBeilein's team. The Wolverines will have to get their defense back on track when they stay…
…. Wildcat guard Michael Thomp- son (15.1 points per game) and guard/ forward Drew Crawford (13.8) are threats, but of particular concern for the Wolverines is forward John Shur- na. The 6-foot-8 forward is…
… split sets with the Wolverines in the two remain- ing matches. But since the match "Granted, they were very close, but we lost all of them. But the whole team is going to be pumped up, so hopefully we…
… the Big Ten.Essentially,thisgameis ease. And in the three games that far less important for the Jayhawks Novak has scooped up nine or more than it is for the Wolverines, who defensive boards, he's also…
… problems for the relatively slow-footed Wolverines. Michigan may be able to capitalize on turn- overs - Taylor makes more mental mistakes per gamethan a third-year starter should. Darius Morris: Michigan…
… goalie' Shawn Hunwick was forced to make a number saves on odd-man rushes after the Wolverines turned the puck over when breaking out. But in both games, Michi- gan bailed itself out with other aspects of…
… its play - Friday night it was Hunwick and on Saturday it was the Wolverines' offense. After Friday's game Beren- son said Hunwick had "earned this shutout more than he should have to." With the game 0…
… have a lot of con- fidence in our (defense) and they are showing it on the ice." While the defensemen have chipped in 20 goals and 52 assists this season, the Wolverine offense has also been aided…
… sent the Wolverines into overtime against the Jay- hawks - it was the first time the score was tied since tipoff. "Coach drew up a play and we ran it and they countered it, kind of stopped it for a…
… little bit, coun- tered it," Morris said on Sunday. "And I was blessed enough to hit a shot." Carrying a lot of momentum from the end of the second half, the Wolverines took their first lead all afternoon…
… wanted the Michigan offense. As a sopho- more, Morris has played with the ability of an upperclassman, pacing the Wolverine offense in points and assists along the way. But there's no getting around it…
… overtime victory at home on Fri- Daily Sports Editor day night while the Wolverines bounced back and trounced Michi- A hockey observer looking at gan State, 4-0, at Yost Ice Arena on the CCHA standings might…
… Berenson knew the Wolverines' in- with a 3-1 lead heading down the state rival would be a "better team" stretch, Michigan State looked to in the latter part of conference play. be in control. And the 27-year…
… head coach was That was until the Wolverines' right - at least for the first week- special teams and David Wohlberg end in January - as Michigan and emerged. Michigan State split their weekend After…
… Moffatt tallied the Wolverines' second power play goal, tipping in a wrist shot with just under three minutes left in the game to bring Michigan within one goal. Looking for the equalizer with less than a…
…-4-1-0, CCHA, 13-6-4 over- all) had the opportunity to bounce back and secure a series split. And prior to the second game on Satur- day, the Wolverines had their cus- tomary morning meeting in which Berenson…
… team played Purdue, it_ lost by one PURDUE 45 after miss- MICHIGAN 57 ing a last- second shot. That loss snapped a three-game winning streak and put the Wolverines in a bit of a funk. That was a…
… different day, a different arena, and as evidenced by Michigan's win on Sunday, a different Michigan team all together. The Wolverines beat Purdue 57-45 on Sunday at Crisler Arena in a resounding victory that…
… defenders pay for leaving them open from 3-point range. They made two 3-pointers each, which opened up the paint for driving Wolverine guards, and this space allowed junior guard Courtney Boylan to tally si…
… assists. But for the Wolverines, defense was the key. Purdue shot 38 percent from the floor, including a paltry 15 percent frombeyond the 3-point arc. The Wolverine defenders, especially sophomores Kate…
… to shoot, even in the rare event at an open shot. The Boilermakers tried to pound the ball inside almost every posses' sion, but the Wolverines werd having none of it. "They were trying to throw it…
… has now reeled off three straight wins, with contri butions coming from all over the court. The jury was out on how the injury to starting sophomore guard Nya Jordan would affect the Wolverines, but so…
… doing nearly the same, the Wolverines were a few buckets away from the Sweet 16. It was a feel-good story ... until they stumbled the next season to a sub.-500 record. The NCAA is riddled with underdogs…
… see the guy performing up to expectations. When Billy Sauer couldn't per- form in net two years ago, it was Bryan Hogan who the Wolverines rallied around. The next season, Hogan faltered and Hunwick…
…'s pretty clear that Shawn Hunwick is no longer an underdog or a cute story. He's a hot goalie that teams will have to startegameplanning for when they play the Wolverines. That's a dangerous weapon in hockey…
… Michigan coach Kevin Borseth has guided the Wolverines to a 3-2 Big Ten record this season, including wins over No. 12 Ohio State and No, 14 Iowa. 'M'takes on pesky Wildcats By CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports…
… defining win this past weekend against a Big Ten opponent, Wisconsin, it's hard not to look at Thursday's game against Northwestern as a pivotal moment for the Wolverines in conference play. Michigan (3…
… singles by the Longhorns, with their closest matches endingin tough losses for sophomores Chris Cha 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) and Evan King 7-6 (5), 6-4. Along with six other Wolverine singles players, King was…
… facing Ferris State in a home- and-home series, the Wolverines Ferris State know one thing: t Michigan they are going to get hit. Matchup: The defensively Ferris State minded Bulldogs 1a8-4, ichi- have…
… by the Wolverines are tied for their low- est in a series all season. And while Wohlberg's late goal stole a point back in October, Michigan coach Red Berenson and his players have men- tioned that the…
… inches taller than him. Novak has also never been the Wolverines' scorer. This season, he's averaging just a tick under 10 points, trailing both Darius Morris and Tim Hardaway Jr. in total scoring. But…
… out of any Michigan player on the court in some time. And it worked. His team came out and held on to end the Wolverines' awful winless streak against Michi- gan State, thanks to a handful of 3-point…
… per game. He's preparing to shatter the Michigan record books when it comes to 3-point shooting. With another year remaining, he's already a staple in the top 10 in Wolverine history, and if he keeps…
… few bright spots for the No. 6 Michigan hockey team in a frus- trating 2-1 loss to the Spartans, scoring the Wolverines' lone tally in the waning moments of the second period. Just 37 seconds after…
… of goal-scoring flair the Wolverines haven't seen often from their alternate cap- tain this season. Considering his history at the Joe - 18 points in 18 games - it shouldn't have been surprising for…
…, whose scoreless night ended a nine-game point streak during which he added 19 points. But while Hagelin's streak ended, so did Caporusso's drought. Though Hagelin carried the Wolverines during the last…
… makes his perfor- mance in the Wolverines' 87-73 victory over Iowa (1-8 Big Ten, 8-13 overall) on Sunday all the more impressive. Smotrycz played just 19 minutes against the Hawkeyes but still man- aged…
…'s a problem magni- g the Wolverines to 5-of- fied by the fact that fellow for- oting from deep in the ward Jordan Morgan often has i half. the same difficulties, thinning Iowa even slightly modi- the…
…- Wohlbergsaid. ies (Nagle followed by Taylor Though the Wolverines Nelson) as it did in its last win couldn't be stopped, Ferris two years earlier. It was the State couldn't find the back Bulldogs' worst…
… their two minutes remaining in the heels." game. The normally rowdy recess- The Wolverines collected es of Ewigleben Arena fell as multiple-point weekends from silent as a library after the Moffie…
… Michigan men's tennis team fresman Shaun Ber- nstein served him two, anyway. In an overall disappointing weekend, Bernstein gave the Wolverines something to cheer about, winning 6-0, 6-0 - the rare "double…
… bagel." The win helped No. 24 Michi- gan get past No. 25 Virginia Tech in the consolation round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Dur- ham, N.C. by a score of 4-2 after the Wolverines were shut out by No. 14…
… alive for Michi- gan men's basketball when the Wolverines faced off against No. 3 Kansas on Sun- day. It was the NOTEBOOK second time this season Michigan has played in front of a soldout crowd. The first…
… really good." In Beilein's previous three sea- sons, he's brought in a national powerhouse to compete in Ann Arbor. During the 2007-08 sea- son, the Wolverines lost, 69-54, to then-No. 8 UCLA. But in the…
… points scored in a first half for Michi- gan this season. With 3:27 left in the second half and the Wolverine's down by six points, Novak hit a 3-pointer that got the Maize and Blue faithful on their feet…
… defenseman Mac Bennett scored his first goal of the season to put the Wolverines up by four. "Tonight was huge. It was an opportunity to climb back in the standings," Hunwick said on Satur- day. "We knew Notre…
… Michigan scored on three con- Secutive offensive possessions - the Wolverines shot just 33-percent from the field. But down just two points with 53 seconds remaining, the Wolverines knew they couldn…
… precious goals DETROIT - The sixth- would be. We knew if Michi- ranked Wolverines have gan State got the first goal, it enjoyed continued success at could be a tough game ... We Joe Louis Arena recently. had…
…, State, the Michigan hockey it's always tougher to score." team saw its name adorned In each of the Wolverines' twice atop the rafters at the and Spartans' previous three Joe, as the 2010 Great Lakes…
… remaining in the game - the Wolverines got their best chance of the night when sophomore forward Kevin Lynch was given a penalty shot after being tripped on a breakaway. At the time the penalty shot was…
… Wolverines, Lynch missed the opportunity to tie the game up at two, as his shot hit Yanakeff's left pad. "Penalty shots, they're not easy to score," Caporusso said. "They're tough. I kind of felt bad for him…
…, the Wolverines' 22 pen- alty minutes led to their defeat. "It's always tough to play these guys," senior forward Carl Hagelin said after Friday's game. "They try to get in your head, get in your face…
… Wolverines took seven penal- ties in Detroit, allowing Colorado College to score four times with the man advantage - that's six power play goals allowed in two games. With the penalty kill well off its top-10…
…th-con- secutive NCAA gan State Tournament - Matchup: the Wolverines Michigan experienced 17-6-4; episodes of "no Michigan confidence," State 10-13-4 according to When: Satur- forward Matt day 8:05 P…
… Wolverines have all the confidence in the world heading into its Saturday night matchup with Michigan State at Joe Louis Arena. "We're not even talking about that," Michigan coach Red Berenson said of the win…
… throughout his life have all worn green and white - so for Novak, adopting the Spartans as hated competitors was an "easy transi- tion." The Wolverines (1-6 Big Ten, 11-9overall) will have to hope Mich that…
… its last six games. Beilein said he's seen the team improving every day in practice - even if it hasn't translated on the score- board - but admitted that a lot of the Wolverines' problems aren't going…
… streak. "I knew sometime, at some point this was coming," Lynch said. He should have. He's no stranger to streaks like these as a Wolverine. Last season, near the b Lync withc mess chan; repea both Red…
…. These young Wolverines may be in for a rude awakening when they see just how intense the rivalry game is. Novak knows, and he was reminded about it this week when he traded emails with former Michigan…
… physicality, especially on the glass. Michigan was out- rebounded by Indiana 37-18 and by Minnesota 38-13. The Spartans are third in the Big Ten in rebounding margin, meaning the Wolverines will have to toughen…
… Wolverines to break that streak, especially given their current overall losing skid. Still, Novak and his team are hopeful because of the anything- goes nature of the teams' rivalry. "There's games we could…
… crumbles . in early Big Ten action By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily SportsEditor Why has the No. 6 Michigan hockey team won seven of its past eight games? Part of the answer lies in one of the Wolverines' biggest…
…-to- man defense all season, holding opponents to 38.1 percent shooting from the field and just 56.7 points per game - top-SO in the nation at the time. In Big Ten play, the Wolverines (1-5 Big Ten, 11…
… going to take the win out from you." Part of the problem has been foul trouble for several Wolverine starters. Even with its full roster available, Michigan is thin and inexperienced as it is. So when key…
… times against the Wolverines, shooting 48.2 percent in the process. After the Ohio State game, Mor- gan pointed to how difficult the ur guys have Buckeyes were to defend because of how many weapons they…
… half on Tuesday. Many as hard as we could, but truthfully, ailed switches and rota- they're a much better team than us defense left star Wildcat right now." John Shurna open on the Though the Wolverines…
…. Vaughan did the rest to put the Wolverines up 4-0. That hustle play came in between Wohlberg's two goals that night. His three points in the game tied his career high. "Right now you're seeing what you get…
… one rebound. Michigan men's basketball After the Wolverines shot coach John Beilein walked out 12-for-35 from beyond the arc, it of the locker room afterthe Wol- wasn't as though they had noth- verines…
… together as a team ... He said looks. were just not playing together." At one point during the first The Wolverine offense has half, Michigan had just one most recently struggled to play starter - freshman…
… Lansing. working against what they're BIG MEN BLUNDERS: doing." Despite the fact that at least But seeing Vogrich and Hard- one of the Wolverines' four away Jr. on the floor simul- post players - redshirt…
…, only three of the Wolverine forwards had a or four minutes, couldn't really single rebound. Freshman Evan have a big impact." All the hype at the begin- ning of this year was about how good of a sum…
… stop the Wolverines?" but "How do we stop Morris so the Wolverines stop themselves?" Essentially, get rid of the gen- eral and see how the troops do on their own. This weekend against Minne- sota, they…
… passed the ball around the perimeter. In the time the Wolverines need him the most, Morris has been forced to retreat and Michi- gan has found itself ina precari- ous position asking itself, "How do we…
… just won his match at No. 1 sin- gles in the Michigan men's ten- nis team's match against No. 5 Texas, leaving the Wolverines in a 3-3 tie with the Longhorns. The fate of the match rested solely on…
…." make those types of mistakes. But then in singles play, the But it was a great atmosphere. Wolverines made an impressive comeback, with King winning at No. 1, senior captain Jason Jung at No. 2 and…
… clinching five unbelievable." matches for the Wolverines. The match's attendance shat- He's been sidelined all year with tered the previous Varsity Ten- a wrist injury and is nearing a nis Center attendance…
…'ve got some challenges ahead of us, so we've got to keep building off this." Russell - ranked No. 1 in the 141-pound weight class - got the Wolverines on the board after they'd fallen behind early, 7…
… crowd heck- ball guard Zack Novak for the ling him for most of the game. first time this The Wolverines' woes may have season at the MICHIGAN 61 caused the type of frustration that beginning of INDIANA 80…
… Novak and his teammates showed the second in their fourth straight loss. half in the Wolverines' 80-61 loss Indiana collected the first eight to Indiana on Saturday night. rebounds of the contest and went…
… against No. 5 Texas, the No. 24 Michi- gan men's tennis team wasn't expecting much success. But after losing a 4-3 nail- biter to the Longhorns, the Wolverines are brimming with confidence and won't go into…
… powers No. 4 Ohio State and No. 16 Illi- nois. If the Wolverines can make it through their schedule relative- ly unscathed, or at least without third-degree burns, they should be in fine shape for the NCAA…
… 0 0 4C The Statement // WednesdayJanuary S.2011 WenedyJnur 5 011//Th taemn Sailor, Soldier, Airman, Marine. Wolverine. From overseas tours to campus classrooms by Rachel Van Gilder Photos by…
… WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: Campus Clubs -TOP Storm troopers march in a pre-bowl game parade io Jackson- nvill, Fla. on New Year's Eve. The .Wolverines played Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl…
… - including the School of Public Health and the Law School - have started to use on-campus pro- grams to reach out to current Wolverines and assist them through the application process. While it's great that…
…-mails and postcards to potential applicants, while other schools have developed programs specifically for undergraduate students. The Law School's program, Wolverine Scholars, allows current undergraduate…
… undergraduates and offering them advantag- es. Undergraduates at the University already have a solid understanding of the University's environment and demands. Providing oppor- tunities like the Wolverine Scholar…
…-college programs must currently audit their own schedules in each col- lege they're enrolled in. The resolution specifically endorses reform of Wolverine Access to display degree audits and trans- fers from both…
… Wolverine Access for all cross-college programs, but the resolution's authors decided that limiting the scope of the resolu- tion to Business and Engineering students would make implemen- tation more feasible…
… campus that are owned by the University, like Wolverine Tower located on South State Street will also be subject to the smoking ban. "Wolverine Tower is owned by the University, but there's a Com- erica…
… the nation," she wrote. Some graduate and professional schools on campus like the Law School even offer special incentives for University undergraduates to apply. The Law School's Wolverine Scholars…
… Law School and the Wolverine Scholars Program, said the new program has helped him in the application pro- cess. "The school seemed very eager to keep Michigan's best under- grads wishing to go to law…
… Michigan men's basketball team won its last two games. The Wolverines beat Iowa yester- day 87-73. >>FOR MORE,SEE SPORTSMONDAY Expansion of a pro- gram that would allow airports to hire private companies for…
… students rep- resenting 117 countries attended the University last fall. Students from Jordan, Zimbabwe and Malaysia say they love being Wolverines. >> FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT Police believe one per- son…
… if we participated in an official Uni- versity program. Such a program would not only transfer our grades, but would also allow us to establish a Wolverine community in Israel. We believe this will…
