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…BSportsMonday SOUR ENDING n The Wolverines won Friday but lost Saturday, 4-0, to split a series with Robert Morris. Page 4B STANDING TALL The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 2…

…4B — November 2, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Robert Morris blanks Michigan at Yost, 4-0 Wolverines come out flat, split weekend series after shutout By JASON…

…. And unlike previous games, the offense couldn’t bail out its sloppy defensive play. Saturday, in their series finale against Robert Morris, the 10th-ranked Wolverines fell to Robert Morris…

… Buckeyes beat the Wolverines on Saturday in the Big House. (6) Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott dances into the endzone for his second touchdown of the game. Elliott carried the ball for 214 yards…

… as the Buckeyes took down the Wolverines on Saturday. See more photos from The Game in today’s SportsMonday insert and online at michigandaily.com 3 1 2 4 5 6 …

… impressive defensive efforts in the first half to almost entirely shut down the Wolverine offense, allowing the Michigan unit just four shots and making it difficult for the Wolverines to create good…

… opportunities. “Northwestern threw a different system at us than we expected,” said Michigan coach Greg Ryan. Northwestern’s first shot came 20 minutes into the first half. Both the Wolverines and…

… the Wildcats traded shots, but ended the first half unable to find the back of the net. The first half concluded with four shots for the Wolverines and three for the Wildcats. Despite being…

… shut down on offense, Ryan still believed the Wolverines (7-3-2, 12-6-2) would come out victorious after halftime, and he commended his players’ “tactical ability” in counteracting the Wildcats…

… for the defense by the artificial turf, which caused the ball to bounce more and roll quicker. Michigan knew the field was going to pose a problem, and it came prepared as the Wolverines practiced…

… Waldeck who put the Wolverines up, 1-0. Waldeck received a cross from senior forward Corinne Harris and was able to kick it to the lower corner, just out of the Wildcat goalkeeper’s reach. Play…

… the match, the Wildcats continued to push more and more players up. However, the Wolverines settled themselves in a defensive stance and looked to maintain their 1-0 lead. In the end…

… Wolverines secured a spot in the semifinal match against Penn State on Friday. ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Junior forward Nicky Waldeck scored the only goal in Michigan’s win over Northwestern in the Big Ten…

… Tournament. OHIO STATE MICHIGAN 1 3 Wolverines keep Big Bear Trophy By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer The context was perfect for a sports movie: An injured player returns to his team and…

… to the pitch for just the second time since Sept. 11 and led his team to victory. In the 24th minute, he headed a beautiful cross by junior midfielder Rylee Woods into the net for the Wolverines…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 16, 2015 — 3B FIELD HOCKEY ‘M’ season ends in quarterfinals Wolverines upset Wake Forest, then fall to UNC in NCAA Tournament By…

… consisting of six upperclassmen and two sophomores with NCAA Tournament experience. On the other hand, No. 10 Michigan had a lineup consisting of just three players from the Wolverines’ last…

…. Yes, it was great for the Wolverines to have an extra month to practice, compete and extend the seniors’ careers. And yes, Michigan was closer than ever before to hanging its first banner…

… and suffered through some major inconsistencies, the WNIT gave the Wolverines a chance to prove they had the tenacity to beat quality opponents. Though the WNIT was a second chance for Michigan…

…Friday, November 13, 2015 // Tip Off 8B Wolverines deep at every position By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein has a lot of options at guard. Well, he…

… has a lot of forwards, too. This team has no shortage of depth. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, though, it’s going to be difficult to figure out who goes where. “It’s like, one day…

… throwing up 3-pointers, attempting (and sinking) his first shot as a Wolverine from beyond the arc just a minute after getting on the court. Forward/Center Zak Irvin is still recovering from an…

… go-ahead. Irvin was the only Wolverine to start in all 32 games last season, averaging 14.3 points per game and 4.8 rebounds. Kam Chatman had a disappointing freshman season after losing…

… redshirt this season. A year of conditioning for Wagner could be beneficial for the Wolverines, but Beilein insists that Wagner will earn playing time if he continues to perform like he has in practice…

…/Daily Junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. is healthy again after an injury-riddled 2014-15 season and will run the point for the Wolverines. FOLLOW OUR BEAT WRITERS FOR UPDATES ALL SEASON LONG: @SJKAUF…

… once before putting the puck past the Terrier goaltender. Shuart’s goal allowed the Wolverines to finally breathe a sigh of relief, putting an exclamation point on an overall successful weekend…

…. “It was nice to get it going in the third and get the lead up a little bit,” said junior forward JT Compher. The goal shouldn’t have been the first time the Wolverines breathed a sigh of relief…

… 17, 2015, and everybody in the build- ing is celebrat- ing Michigan’s 56-54 win over Northwestern. Everybody, that is, except for LeVert. The prognosis for the Wolverines’ leader in every…

… dominated by ballhandlers, and in Beilein’s guard-heavy offense, expect a Wolverine onslaught. They’ll run, they’ll shoot and, perhaps most importantly, they’ll be fresh. With five guards with Big Ten…

… freshmen in 2014-15, Beilein has said. But ask Dawkins to list his single biggest offseason improvement, and he’ll tell you it’s his basketball IQ. Yet another break for Dawkins and the Wolverines: It…

… Michigan, the Wolverines have reached the point that last year was supposed to represent. It’s time to show once and for all they’re a program that reloads and doesn’t rebuild. After 2013’s Final Four…

… him. Albrecht began the year as a backup point guard. By the season’s end, he was the team’s clear leader, its voice, its rallying point. The Wolverines return 92.5 percent of their scoring this…

…, and the cavalry is coming. This season is Michigan’s mulligan, but the green is shorter and they’re working with a better set of clubs. Don’t expect the Wolverines to miss twice. Facher can be…

…Vall Jordan’s fingers. But in an accident thematically consistent with the Wolverines’ injury-plagued 2014-15 campaign, the Michigan assistant coach took Irvin out of commission for a brief moment…

….” In the end, Irvin escaped the incident unscathed, and returned to the court Monday night in the Wolverines’ 88-68 win over Elon. The comeback couldn’t have come at a better time. With a…

… team claimed the NCAA Great Lakes Regional title Friday at the Tom Zimmer Championship Course in Madison. The victory earned the Wolverines a spot in the NCAA Championships next week. The…

… seventh-ranked Wolverines took first place in a 31-team pool with a final score of 69 points — a solid 10-point lead over runner-up Notre Dame, which finished with a final score of 79 points. The…

… at the NCAA Championships. That year, current Michigan coach Kevin Sullivan placed second in the nation. The goal for the current Wolverine team is to replicate the performance from 1997 with…

… time in three years that Michigan has claimed the Great Lakes Regional title. The Wolverines have won the event just four times in program history. A part of the team that made history…

… time in program history that both the men’s and women’s teams have won in the same year — the last time being in 2013. But that’s not to say the Wolverines ran faster than they ever have Friday…

… Michigan cross country teams have put themselves. It was Thursday, the day before the Great Lakes Regional meet that decides qualifiers for the NCAA Championships, and the Wolverines were talking…

… through the second half of the Wolverines’ win against Elon on Monday. When he stood up, blood dripped down from a gash in his forehead. He slapped his chest twice and returned to the bench to wipe…

… away the blood. Wagner was one of four big men whom Beilein rotated in during the Wolverines’ 88-68 win over the Phoenix. In each half, the situation down low looked more or less like this: Junior…

… here NCAA “Bracket Buster” NCAA Final Four TABLE OF CONTENTS MICHIGAN’S MULLIGAN: The Wolverines suffered devastating injuries in 2014-15, forcing several young players into action. That prepared…

… poised for another run at a Big Ten title. Instead, the injury-riddled Wolverines missed postseason play altogether. This season, Michigan returns 11 of 12 scholarship players. Senior co-captains Caris…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 9, 2015 — 3B BATTLE OF THE BEILEINS LeVert’s onslaught helps Wolverines rout Le Moyne in exhibition game By JACOB GASE Daily Sports…

… points in a Michigan uniform, igniting a 22-6 run and ultimately leading John Beilein’s Wolverines to a 74-52 exhibition victory over his oldest son’s Dolphins. Senior guard Caris LeVert, playing…

… more an opportunity for the Wolverines’ reserves to see the court than it is a true measuring stick, both of the Beileins on the floor and the dozens more in the stands are taking the basketball…

… same way — his mother could be on the other bench, and we’re competing,” Beilein said. The exhibition is an early chance for the Wolverines to get the entirety of their roster involved…

… Wolverines’ big men down low. The Huskies (3-0) feature center Amida Brimah, who’s averaging eight rebounds and nearly nine points per game. Against Xavier, Michigan (2-1) got outrebounded, 47-29, and…

… its bigs tallied 11 fouls and just nine points. But Michigan coach John Beilein sees Brimah as a different kind of big man than what the Wolverines saw from the Musketeers. “They’re not as…

… to start all 20 games for the Wolverines while setting the team record for assists in a season. This season, Lubbers has continued her strong play in the midfield — her nine assists in 19 starts…

… level.” Saturday, Lubbers will help lead the 10th-ranked Wolverines into the NCAA Tournament against No. 7 Wake Forest. Throughout her time at Michigan, her teammates have been there to…

… Motte had a goal and two assists, while his line mate, junior forward Alex Kile, registered his first goal as a Wolverine. This time around, the Purple Eagles’ resume doesn’t leave much…

…’ve tied two good teams in Penn State and Robert Morris, so we definitely can’t take them lightly.” And the Wolverines shouldn’t, because college hockey is an unpredictable game and anything…

… the Wolverines’ first game of the 2015-16 season. Michigan will then make the short trip to Detroit on Sunday to finish the weekend doubleheader. With the end goal of a return to the NCAA…

… lecture at Rackham Auditorium. But for some members of the Michigan men’s cross country team, senior year brought a first. It was the first time the Wolverines were able to call themselves Big…

… (this program) won. This team wanted to win and wanted to leave their mark, and that’s what they did.” The last time the fifth-ranked Wolverines ran their way to first place was in 1998 — Sullivan…

…, Patrick, raised his son as a Wolverine fan. His childhood fandom is one of the reasons Marody chose Yost for a birthday celebration over more conventional options as a third grader. Being exposed…

… Michigan State last week, Elliott shouldered the workload early and often against the Wolverines (6-2, 9-3). He had 75 yards by the end of the first quarter, 66 of which came on one long rush to set up…

… Ohio State’s first touchdown. He only got stronger from there. The Wolverines were still within striking range of the Buckeyes at halftime, trailing just 14-10, but Elliott and Barrett made quick…

…8 — Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines could run on Duncan Robinson gives Michigan another 3-point threat By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor…

… totaled 15 points in 18 minutes. Robinson might be just the piece to fill the void Stauskas left beyond the arc. In the 2013-14 season, the Wolverines attempted 794 3-pointers and made…

… Stauskas. Robinson might not have all the swagger that Stauskas had, but he does have one thing that the former Wolverine doesn’t: Michigan’s practice shooting record. Last December…

… fifth-year senior quarterback sustained a rib injury a week ago against Minnesota, a hit that Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh likened to a car accident. The Wolverines’ coaching staff was optimistic he…

… started the game 0-for-1. It was one of the few mistakes he made all day. After leading the Wolverines deep into Rutgers territory on the first drive, only to come away with a missed field goal…

… change in seven days. Fast forward to Sunday afternoon, when the Wolverines took on No. 4 seed Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Going into Evanston for a winner…

…, walking away with a 1-0 victory off a goal by junior forward Nicky Waldeck. Coincidentally, the score line mimicked the Wolverines’ win over the then- 22nd-ranked Wildcats at U-M Soccer Stadium a month…

… save.” And with a tough trip to Boston University looming in two weeks, the Wolverines will need to shore up their defense if they want to leave the East Coast with two wins. BYE WEEK: With…

…, who just really wants to win the game regardless of what happens.” The rest of the game went much like that play: The Wolverines were one step ahead of Rutgers, scoring on five straight…

… draws on classical Indian elements Wolverines’ high-powered offense rolls past Rutgers CSG hears petition on legality of super PAC Research requisites draw mixed reactions INDEX Vol. CXXV, No…

… the line’s youngest player: Connor. The freshman joined the Wolverines as their most heralded recruit. It was much deserved, though, after he notched 195 points in three seasons in the…

… Wolverines. A large of chunk of that success stems from his ability to deceive goaltenders and defensemen. So while he may not overwhelm you with his slim and fragile 175-pound frame, before a…

… team’s total scoring, rebounding and assists. After the Wolverines fell in the 2015 WNIT semifinal, the main focus for Barnes Arico became finding a way to refuel a program that was losing its core…

…. If the Wolverines were going to be successful when the 2015-16 Big Ten season began, they would have to find new talent. Flaherty knows Michigan needs someone to step up, and that now is her…

….....................4A ARTS...........................5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A THE STATEMENT..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Schlissel talks future of Wolverine Pathways…

… Wolverine Wellness and the Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition, a local group dedicated to reducing alcohol-related harm, to train local business owners to rec- ognize and successfully inter- vene in…

… wasn’t permitted to live in the dormitories. Despite her own treatment, my mother took great pride in being a Wolverine, and encouraged my sister and me to attend her alma mater. My own memories as…

… was certain: the responding Wolverines were honest in their appraisal of the time spent in the land of maize and blue. There was no shortage of opinions from those within and outside the campus…

… daunting, an equitable society is the right of every human. The promise of a more diverse pool of future Wolverines leaves me hopeful that the dreams of the first students of color who attended Michigan…

… prior to applying for college. In October, he announced a second scholarship — called Wolverine Pathways — which mentors middle and high school students from Southfield and Ypsilanti and gives…

… student, as defined by the HAIL Scholarship and Wolverine Pathways programs. “While we seek out this cream of the crop in Southfield and Ypsilanti, don’t forget the rest of the crop, because there…

… Student Government will partner with the College of Pharmacy and Wolverine Wellness to launch a prescription drug misuse awareness campaign during the Winter 2016 semester. The initiative was driven…

… University has already implemented. He pointed to the HAIL scholarship and the new Wolverine Pathways program, as well as the increased numbers of underrepresented minorities in this year…

…sored by Wolverines for Life, the American Red Cross, Be The Match/National Marrow Donor Program, Gift of Life Michigan and Eversight Michigan. This year, Sunday’s “Be a Hero” event collected…

…-68 rout of Elon at Crisler Center on Monday. Junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. led the Wolverines with 24 points. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Twenty-six U.S. states announced that they will not be…

… on Saturday in the Wolverines’ 48-41 win at Indiana. With the win, Michigan improved to 8-2. >>SEE SPORTS, PAGE 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES North Korean film screening WHAT: The first North…

… WHEN: Today 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Wolverine Room, Michigan Union The University of Missouri chose Michael Middleton to serve as interim university president after former president…

… at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines were shut out Saturday for the first time since Feb. 14 against Minnesota. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Author lecture WHAT: Naomi Klein will talk about her latest…

….com The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Ohio State routed Michigan, 42-13, in the final game of the regular season. The Wolverines will finish their…

… Sexual Assault Grant Program, the University will receive $20,000 to fund an initiative called Raise the Bar. In partnership with Wolverine Wellness and the Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition, the…