… Wolverines would have forced overtime. The game continued Michigan’s trend — with an ugly 72-54 loss to Iowa on Feb. 5 serving as the excep- tion — of taking high-profile Big Ten opponents down to the…
…-in forced overtime against Michigan State. But Michigan couldn’t get anything going in overtime and lost, 76-66. The 2014-15 Wolverines aren’t as good as the 2013-14 squad for many reasons, some more…
…4B — Monday, February 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan squanders late lead Northwestern goes coast to coast in final seconds to upend Wolverines By BRAD…
… seconds left in the game. With the Wolverines holding a 62-61 lead and Northwestern clinging to the hope of making a comeback in the final minutes, both of Ristovski’s shots missed. But senior…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 16, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ sweeps FSU, weekend Wolverines avenge Super Regional loss in 5-0 weekend at Florida State By TED JANES Daily…
… forcing a flyout to end the game. With those nine pitches, Betsa earned her first career save and the eighth-ranked Wolverines’ (8-1) first of two victories against the Seminoles on the weekend. For…
… meal will be provided. 8 — Friday, February 13, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines look to solidify place in PairWise Rankings By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor The…
… Minneapolis, the 12th-ranked Wolverines will propel themselves into a very steady position in the PairWise Rankings. But that won’t come easily. No. 14 Minnesota (5-2-3 Big Ten, 14-9-3 overall) will be…
… then it was straight back to work. As students travel to their Spring Break destinations, the Wolverines (8-9 Big Ten, 16-12 overall) will hit the road Saturday to travel to Champaign to…
… this season. The Wolverines can’t get too complacent, though, because a loss to a team ranked No. 95 in the RPI standings will be deemed a “bad” loss to the NCAA Tournament committee and…
… find the last time the two played in College Park. Something Michigan will find familiar Saturday, though, is fifth-year senior forward Evan Smotrycz. The former Wolverine transferred to…
… Maryland after his sophomore year at Michigan in 2011, when he helped the Wolverines win a share of the Big Ten regular- season title. After sitting out a year, Smotrycz was back in action last season…
… easy layup, stretching the Iowa lead to 68-47 and reinforc- ing the message the Hawkeyes sent the Wolverines all game long: “You must be this tall to win this game.” Behind a rotation that featured…
… they turned into 13 points. But that’s just a mild representation of Iowa’s dominance inside. While the Wolverines have used tip rebounding to overcome their lack of size in other games this…
… former Wolverine was at ease in his home for two collegiate seasons at Michigan. It’s far different than the year he has experienced so far with the Sacramento Kings. The rookie has averaged just…
… have fun, it was clear he still wished he could help the Wolverines, as evidenced by his joke that he wanted “to steal (Andrew) Dakich’s jersey for a couple of minutes and go out there.” However…
…’t the only former Wolverine who returned to Michigan on Tuesday. Also making a cameo was Glenn Robinson III, now of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Similar to Stauskas, Robinson has had to…
… and we’ll talk,” he said. “I know how it is to be in that situation, the pressure that you feel.” The third former Wolverine to return to Crisler was Jordan Morgan. While Robinson spoke with the…
… Wolverines before Tuesday’s game. “I just wanted to stress to our team the importance of this Michigan State game and the fact that what you do in this game against Michigan State to everybody…
… State used a highly efficient offensive attack, spearheaded by Branden Dawson and Travis Trice, to stifle any chance of a Wolverine comeback, cruising to an 80-67 win at Crisler Center…
… San Diego put the Michigan women’s water polo team in many different situations, allowing coach Marcelo Leonardi to see how his team would respond. And it responded well. The Wolverines proved…
… rough with a loss to No. 15 Long Beach State, 6-5, in the closing seconds. Junior attacker Ali Thomason scored a hat trick, but her feat wasn’t enough for the Wolverines to win. The game wasn’t a…
… a timeout as he was falling out of bounds. Little did Beilein know, that would be the least of his concerns on Thursday night. The Wolverines went the last 6:58 of the first half without a…
… defenses before, but without junior guard Caris LeVert playing, it was more difficult for the Wolverines to face the zone without a passer like LeVert who can see the open man cutting toward the…
… as many as 19 points, the Wolverines climbed their way back into the game to tie it at 51 with 10 minutes left in the game. But Michigan couldn’t punch through and take the lead. It missed a few…
… shots, and Rutgers dominated the rest of the way. Maybe if the Wolverines took the lead, they could’ve held on for the win. On Jan. 22 at No. 14 Iowa, Michigan used a late run to get back to within…
…@ MICHIGANDAILY.COM TO LEARN MORE! Michigan reschedules tourney, will play four in Georgia instead Weather moves Wolverines to Savannah for four weekend games By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer The…
… Nature put the kibosh on the tournament as very cold temperatures and ice forced East Carolina to make schedule changes that kept the Wolverines (1-2) from traveling there. Michigan will instead…
… already, the No. 5 Michigan softball team will look for another early-season statement against No. 3 Alabama. The Wolverines travel to Tuscaloosa this weekend looking to keep their…
… eight-game win streak alive. For the third time in three weeks, the Wolverines (8-1) are going up against a top-10 opponent. Michigan has shown it can play with the best, beating…
… Wolverines — a seven-point victory over Northwestern on Jan. 17. In Sunday’s matchup with No. 15 Nebraska, the exact opposite scenario occurred. Despite starting the game on a 20-9 run and never…
… trailing in the first half, the Wolverines were overwhelmed by the Cornhuskers’ offense in the second half, dropping the game, 75-60. “I don’t really know (what happened),” said Michigan…
… Wolverines struggled to find consistency, falling to Nebraska in the fourth round of the Big Ten Tournament. Ultimately, they were not granted a bid to the NCAA Tournament. As Michigan begins its…
… season this weekend with a trip to Long Beach State for a three-game swing, hope abounds. And the Wolverines are excited about much more than the warm California sun. For senior captain infielder…
…-year letterwinner at Michigan, and his brother Sam Amine (1988- 1990) was an NCAA qualifier. Both were Olympic alternates in 1992, and both are considered to be among the top Wolverine wrestlers of all time…
… other top schools, they always had a feeling that they were Wolverines. “For my senior grad party, my mom and I looked through my old journals, and I always wrote about coming here even when I was…
… that Jordan’s younger brother, eighth- grader Cameron, will become a Wolverine. “It’s a great opportunity that some people take for granted to train with family,” Malik said. “But I realize how…
… were able to pull out games, and play defense and pitch well enough (to win) without the offense playing its part.” The Wolverines belted four home runs last week, and scored nine runs against…
… rose to the occasion for the Michigan men’s basketball team at Breslin Center, leading the Wolverines to an 80-75 victory on January 25, 2014. This year, with Walton on crutches and confined to the…
… for the injury-plagued Wolverines, who dropped a 76-66 decision in overtime, falling to 6-4 in the Big Ten and 13-9 overall. Making just his third career start, Abdur-Rahkman scored 18 points on 8…
… at the top of the key on the Wolverines’ sec- ond possession, guarded by Ohio State freshman D’Angelo Russell. Freshman forward Ricky Doyle came to the top of the key to set a screen and stopped…
… percent. Sunday at Crisler Center, an even young- er Michigan team never gave them the chance to do the same thing. The Wolverines gained a step using their pick-and-roll, opened things up on the…
… can mark another tally in this year’s win column. Coming off three straight losses, the Wolverines (7-8 Big Ten, 15-11 overall) earned an easy 68-52 win over Indiana on Wednesday at Crisler…
… Center. Michigan limited the Hoosiers from getting good looks by winning the defensive rebound battle by 18, an effort led by senior forward Nicole Elmblad. More importantly, the Wolverines made…
… the Wolverine offense midway through with a 3, and the defense held Indiana to nine points in the final nine-and- a-half minutes — including a three-minute drought in that span. When halftime…
… Wolverines. ‘M’ sticks to philosophy By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Any coach can talk philosophy until she’s blue in the face, but working that conviction into the fabric of a team is an entirely…
… different ballgame — unless you’re Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins. Hutchins first learned the mantras that circulate through the Wolverines’ dugout from a sports psychologist by the name of…
… but your perception. (Ravizza) taught me how to teach that better.” And if you spend time around the Wolverines, you’ll quickly become accustomed to Hutchins’ “one-pitch softball” idiom. This…
… program. In just their fourth year of competition, the Wolverines believe they have an opportunity to shake up not only the traditional mold of successful lacrosse programs, but also the…
… a top-10 recruiting class. What’s surprising about the Wolverines’ meteoric rise up the national recruiting boards is how, by the numbers, it looks like Michigan is behind in almost every…
… and layup to prevent a complete disaster. The early troubles were just a sign of things to come for a struggling Wolverine offense — despite grabbing 19 offensive rebounds, Michigan shot just…
… if it was their pressure that affected us so early that got us to miss late, but we had opportunities.” Goree, the Wolverines’ leading scorer and most commanding post presence, spent most of the…
… second half on the bench with four fouls, forcing Michigan to turn to its outside game to find an edge. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, their shooters just couldn’t deliver. Michigan shot 0-for-10…
… from beyond the arc in the first half and missed five more 3s to start the second before Smith finally knocked one down with 10:44 remaining in the game. Both of the Wolverines’ talented…
… of the Scarlet Knights throughout the game. The Wolverines used a zone scheme to hold Rutgers to 38 percent shooting in the first half, and Smith used a late offensive surge to cut the deficit…
… and Flaherty failed to connect on two more attempts within the final minute to seal the Wolverines’ fate. “When we (hit those shots) against Ohio State, we won the game,” Barnes Arico said. “I…
… we’ve got to make plays, and that’s kind of what we talked about.” The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 9, 2015 — 3B Wolverines leave their mark in finale Michigan routs…
… MSU behind six pool records By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer Breaking records is contagious — Just ask the Michigan men’s swimming and diving team. Saturday, the Wolverines broke six pool…
… weekend. The Wolverines won 15 of the 16 events, dominating their in-state rival in both the lap pool and the diving well by a score of 178-106. Junior Dylan Bosch led the way, winning the 200-yard…
…-yard medley. Though the season-ending meet did not pose much of a challenge for the Wolverines, the meet gave them a chance to perfect details looking ahead to the Big Ten Championships. The…
…. It was Alabama that was intimidated, and the Crimson Tide’s fans at Rhoads Stadium went silent. The Wolverines went on to win the game, 8-2, the second of their five wins in an undefeated…
… each pitch and taking it one inning at a time. “We talked about not making the game bigger than it is,” said junior infielder Sierra Romero. Senior catcher Lauren Sweet scored the Wolverines…
…’s going to go away pleased.” With the hours ticking and an entire game to be played before the Spartans and Wolverines hit the ice, the two teams waited in limbo to see if they would play Saturday…
… three outdoor hockey events. “We feel that our product on the ice was really great, and everyone went home pleased.” ICE HOCKEY ‘M’ tops MSU outdoors Defense carries Wolverines to win at Soldier…
… KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer Considering the Michigan women’s basketball team’s recent string of last- second defeats, it would make sense to suspect that the Wolverines are feeling…
… in favor of the Wolverines. After three close February losses that were decided in the final minute of play, Michigan’s turn to steal a victory away seemed within reach. Saturday’s game in…
… Albrecht’s playbook by diving on the ground, Albrecht mimicked former Wolverine Trey Burke with his game-sealing steal of D’Angelo Russell in the final minute and his multiple step-back jumpers…
… felt like we were a part of that. So we kept it going even after play resumed.” After the win over Minnesota, the Wolverines embarked on an eight-game road trip. Michigan went 4-4 in the stretch…
… see the large stuffed wolverine atop the cabinets on her wall, and then the numerous Big Ten championship trophies positioned carefully in mahogany-colored cubbies. Your eyes are drawn to the…
….” Michigan moved into that new softball center just over than a year ago, but there’s already a minor issue. One wall in a conference room is dedicated to celebration photos of all of the Wolverines…
…. ALEJANDRO ZÚÑIGA “I’m here to say, ‘Fall down? Get up.’ That’s what we do.” inconsistency. Even if it isn’t Berenson’s first choice, and if the Wolverines have been satisfied with beating mediocre…
… Boyd he fell hard into the boards, crunching his left arm and left shoulder in the process. The Wolverine captain left the game and never returned. He held his arm at his side, immobilized, as he…
… walked to the locker room. After the game, his arm was in that same spot. It isn’t fair to speculate about Wilcox, Minnesota blank Wolverines, sweep series, 2-0 Despite strong performance from…
… Wolverines (8-4 Big Ten, 16-10 overall) had just spent 56 minutes trying to avenge an early goal. The efforts were all for naught, as the Golden Gophers (6-2-3, 16-9-3) held on for a 2-0 win and the…
… by a score of 6-2, the Golden Gophers picked up right where they left off just four minutes into the game. As two Wolverines were occupied with a big hit on the boards, forward Seth Ambroz fired…
…. Though he was seen without a cast after the game, it remains to be seen just how long the team’s captain will be off the ice. The Wolverines were without their captain for the rest of the game, but…
…, the Wolverines were shut out for the first time all season. Rejection by rejection, Wilcox was able to get inside the heads of Michigan’s players. Moving forward, senior Zach Hyman knows that can…
…, staying in our system, it’s going to go in.” Still trailing 1-0 in the third period, Michigan picked up its pace. Minnesota matched, however, every shot, hit and save the Wolverines made…
… attack us right down the floor,” Beilein said. “And that’s going to be a big emphasis for us going forward.” In Sunday’s game at Michigan State, the Wolverines were outscored 16-8 in transition…
… minutes per game. The substitutes include 6-foot- 10 forward Gabriel Olaseni and 6-foot-8 forward Dom Uhl. But the Wolverines’ big men have also been playing better as of late…
… game decided in the third period. And in typical rivalry fashion, Michigan State (4-2-2 Big Ten, 10-11-2 overall) managed to all but shut down the nation’s No. 1 offense, forcing the Wolverines…
…, Michigan State found twine first in the third period. From there, the Spartans exposed the Wolverines’ transition defense, adding several more scoring chances. Meanwhile, with less than four…
… the Michigan men’s basketball team closer and closer to that same place. For the third time in as many weeks, this time on the road in Bloomington, the Wolverines took a Big Ten team down to the…
… remaining. And the Wolverines trailed one of the Big Ten’s best teams by just three on its opponent’s home court. The week prior they had forced Michigan State into overtime. Before then, another…
…’s swimming and diving team started out this season’s rivalry competition the way it wanted to. In their last meet, the fifth-ranked Wolverines rolled over No. 12 Ohio State (2-1 Big Ten…
…, 9-1 overall), 183-117. With the Big Ten season coming to a close, Michigan (5-0, 9-0) has a chance at an undefeated season. It would mark the Wolverines’ fourth unbeaten record in a row…
… prove yourself right away.” Bruder’s impact on the Wolverines is already showing. On Feb. 20 against Tennessee Tech, he went 3-for-4 with a game-tying RBI triple in the eighth inning and a…
… Wolverines aren’t known for recruiting junior college players, Michigan coach Erik Bakich knew right away that he found a winner in Bruder. “He’s had a lot of repetitions being a California junior…
…. 1, the Wolverines couldn’t finish the job after senior forward Max Bielfeldt’s last-second tip-in sent the game to overtime. Tuesday’s matchup could be just as close, considering the…
… Wolverines hold home-court advantage and haven’t lost to the Spartans at Crisler Center since January 26, 2010. The Daily sat down with Michigan State coach Tom Izzo in October at Big…
… compared to former Wolverine guard Nik Stauskas and current junior guard Caris LeVert given his height and court vision, Michigan will have to deal with a Spartan team that outrebounded it by…
… Wolverines Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III will be in attendance for Tuesday night’s game against the Spartans. The duo combined for 40 points in Michigan 79-70 win in Ann Arbor last year. … Michigan…
… December, it was defense the Wolverines were lacking. Coming off blowout losses to Princeton and Notre Dame with the Big Ten season on the horizon, Michigan desperately needed a spark to stop falling…
… rebounds. With her on the floor in the early minutes, the Wolverines’ defense thrived in victories over Penn State, Michigan State and Ohio State. Most Big Ten squads wouldn’t start a player who only…
… Wolverines (6-6 Big Ten, 13-11 overall) made it on Indiana. While Indiana (7-4, 17-7) led nearly the entire game and ultimately won a thriller, Michigan kept itself alive for much of the game using spurts…
… the Wolverines earned after the game, the Hoosiers nearly buried Michigan early. When Indiana guard Yogi Ferrell wasn’t hitting big jump shots, forward Troy Williams was throwing down monstrous…
…, drained the 3-pointer. Andrew, now a sophomore guard for the Wolverines, laughed as he and his teammates celebrated the buzzer-beater win. “He was always talking,” Dan Dakich said. “I used to have to…
… of the main reasons he chose to walk on for the Wolverines instead of accepting a scholarship at a Division II school. “Coach Beilein is a guy that I’ve always admired, and I think I want to…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News & Sports Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 3A Goofy, competitive mix for Michigan Wolverines mix sharp focus, fun antics on game days By CHRIS CROWDER…
… Michigan softball team, they do. They coexist, and neither outweighs the other. On the bus ride to any game, the Wolverines are dancing and having fun. But when their foot gets off the last step of…
… thinking about other famous fellow Wolverines. Of course, there are some alumni we hear about all the time. You probably already know about 38th Presi- dent of the United States, Ger- ald Ford, as well…
…/6 Saturday, 2/7 Wolverine charity ball 7 p.m. Michigan League Sergio Troncoso reading 5:10 p.m. - 6 p.m. Museum of Art Pancake dinner 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Trotter Multicultural Center “Brave Miss World…
…- men Wolverines whom Wysocki enlisted for his act, which con- sisted of him calling up an unsus- pecting female volunteer to sit in a chair at center stage. Wysocki serenaded her with a rendition of…
… absent due to a home game against Indiana, the Michi- gan women’s basketball team managed to contribute. Junior guard Halle Wangler starred as a snack-food thief in a video the Wolverines filmed…
… Michigan hockey team, gives the Wolverines an advantage at home and an immense impact on each Michigan home game. >>FOR SPORTS, SEE PG. 8 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Ten Wesleyan University students…
… THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan soft- ball team takes its 8-1 record down South for a pair of showdowns against No. 3 Alabama this weekend. The Wolverines also play Lip- scomb and James…
… Saturday. The Wolverines have lost three of their past four games. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Philip Levine, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, died of pancreatic cancer on…
…’s basketball team travels to Columbus today to take on Ohio State. The Wolverines topped the Buckeyes in overtime, 100-94, on Jan. 11 at Crisler Center. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PG. 8 2 CAMPUS…
… — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan men’s basketball team lost at Indiana Sunday afternoon, 70-67. Sophomore guard Zak Irvin led the Wolverines with 23 points. The…
