…F r, r , / , 'M' refocuses on matchup with Wofford Wolverines fall to MSU n BIG final By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - Nov. 17, the Michigan men's basketball team walked off the…
… court in Ames, Iowa while Iowa State fans rushed onto it. The Cyclones had just upset the then-seventh-ranked Wolverines and launched them into their toughest stretch of the season. In the following 28…
… ever. The Wolverines have the chance for ie No. 14 Michigan hockey redemption against Minnesota, might be finishing its the chance to reinforce their [ar season, but a series dominance at home and the…
… ist No. 1 Minnesota is the last chance to prove a postseason run ce to getstarted. is still possible. ith a second-place finish in A month ago, the Wolverines :onference and a bye in the were given a…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com March 24, 2014 - 3B Th McignDaly-mihgadalco arh 4 21 -3 Wolverines sweep Hoosiers By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Writer With her team preparing for its first…
… closer-supervised road schedules. Apparently, they still do pretty well. The sixth-ranked Wolverines (3-0 Big Ten, 22-6 overall) swept Indiana over the weekend, racking up 29 runs in three mercy…
… Beidler. The race was Beidler's best and nearly breaking last as a Wolverine. JAMES COLIER/Daily Sophomore Sierra Romero hit two home runs on the weekend despite being intentionally walked on most at…
… eliminated one- by-one, Grajales kept pushing. Even after beingnamed All- American, he kept pushing, taking down three more ranked opponents to claim third in the 149-pound weight class. The Wolverines took 17…
… Center doors to begin their careers as Wolverines carried more than just their bags. The 11 of them combined to make up the nation's No.1 recruiting class, expected to one day deliver the program's first…
…4B - March 31, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B-Mrh31 04Te ihgnDal.,ihiadiyo Wolverines take two of three By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Writer The baseball curved further and further…
… baseball team burst out of the dugout. A weekend of shining moments and dark spots had come to an end, and the Wolverines charged toward first base to celebrate the brightest moment of the weekend. Junior…
… of three said. games in the weekend series. Two of the three Wolverine In a schedule that has starting pitchers are left- seen Michigan play 20 games handers - a luxury many teams decided by two runs…
… damage of those runners - we just picked over and got them two things that the Wolverines out without the other team even have done well all year. having to touch the ball, which This weekend followed suit…
…." pressure game," said Michigan And on the other side of coach Erik Bakich. "For us, it's the ball, Michigan tore up the no big deal - we're used to it." basepaths itself. The Wolverines Led by the defense of…
… senior took over the conference lead catcher Cole Martin and strong in stolen bases, bringing their pick-off moves from Michigan season total to 39. pitchers, the Wolverines have The result on both ends…
…-inning that lasted nearly an hour, four Michigan pitchers combined to surrender three hits, five walks and a five-run lead. After a lifeless bottom half of the inning on offense, the Wolverines were deflated…
… the best teams in the nation will hit a rut sooner or later. Playing against three top-10 teams in two days, the fifth- ranked Wolverines faltered early in the Judi Garman Classic. Michigan (16…
…-6) couldn't get its bats swinging for the second time in three weekends. Only this weekend, the pitching staff wasn't able to bail the offense out every time. The Wolverines were shut out to open the weekend…
…,where itwasno-hit Every Wolverine starter had through five innings and faced a a hit - a notable improvement slow start to season 6-0 deficit heading into the sixth. from the night before. Glines and "(The…
…'ve found success by) in the top of the sixth inning. The after college." busting my butt in practice, Wolverines had already dropped The Wolverines' bats were working hard and hitting the two of the first…
…. The defending national champions in the relay finished fifth to head the Wolverines' 33rd-place effort at the indoor championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Sophomore Cindy Ofili added three points with a…
… in ith. Still, the Wolverines matched their fifth seeding. Phelan finished her opening leg in seventh, and then after Long, sophomore Danielle Pfeifer and junior Brook Handler carried the team from 11…
…/4 feet, earning All-American honorable mention. She missed all three tries at 14-1 feet, leaving her personal record at 13-11 1/ feet. Tobel was the oldest member of the Wolverine contingent, which…
… included two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior. Wolverines claim fourth in Arizona By NATE CLARK Sophomore Catherine Daily Sports Write Peters finished in a three-way tie for 42nd with a final score In…
… the land of sunshine, the of 231. After shooting an 82 in Michigan women's golf team the first round and 76 in the flourished. ' second round, she finished her The Wolverines finished tied performance…
…, Junior Lauren Grogan also this team has the talent to do had a strong performance for really, really well." the Wolverines, tying for 23rd The Wolverines have had no with a plus-10 226. She shot a shortage…
… Midwest region - widely hailed as the toughest of the four regional brackets - which would send the team back to Indianapolis if it can win its first two games. The Wolverines will meet Wofford in their…
… opening round matchup, with Duke, Kentucky, Louisville and Wichita State looming large as potential roadblocks to the Final Four. First-half foul trouble put the Wolverines behind the eight ball heading…
… combined 48 points - Wolverines nearly 70 percent of the team's the deficit production. After being held in uggling on check in the first half, Payne came up huge in the second to finish with "We just had 18…
… in the bonus. A Wolverine win, which would've been the program's first postseason conference title since the tournament's inception in 1998, would've almost certainly sent them to the No. 1 line in the…
… against the pesky Nittany lieLions, it would almost certainly line,'Wolverines find its way into the national face must-win tournament come Selection Sun- day on March 23. Like Bennett said, it won't be By…
… season now stands as its obstacle goals, an aver- Matchup: toward earning an NCAA Tour- age of 3.5 per PSU 7-25-2; nament berth. game. Defen- Mich. 18-12-4 The Wolverines (10-8-2 Big sive woes have When…
… from junior defenseman Andrew Sinelli, the 11th-ranked Wolverines trounced the Spartans, 7-1, for their third straightwin over the rivals. It took Michigan just 56 seconds and only one shot to get on the…
…. By the end of the second frame, the Wolverines were scoring with such ease that each goal was little cause for celebration. When Sinelli's innocuous wrister caromed in off a Spartan player for Michigan…
… Penn State in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament PSU eliminates'M' from BIG Tourney Penn State nets 20T winner, beats Wolverines for third time in 2014 By DAILY WRITER who has this position ST…
… the PairWise Rankings. The Wolverines dropped to 16th in the PairWise with the loss and could miss out entirely on the 16-team tournament if lower teams earn automatic berths by winning their…
… September, did not know him. This is Guptill's second appearance in the district court after he was charged with public urination in August of 2011. Guptill was suspended for the Wolverines' first exhibition…
…." Since then, the junior has competed in all but three of the Wolverines' contests. He didn't make the team's trip to Minnesota due to an upper-body injury and was a healthy scratch Feb. 22 against Penn…
… (12.8 points per game). The last time Michigan played Wofford was Dec. 2, 2006. In that game, an 83-49 Wolverine victory, Michigan led by as many as 37 points in the second half as the Terriers shot 30…
… between the Wolverines and the Sun Devils is Bill Frieder, the former Michigan coach who was famously fired before the 1989 NCAA Tournament, in which Michigan won its only national title. Fun Facts: Despite…
… having arguably the best player in the NBA, Kevin Durant, in 2007, the Longhorns only won one game in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Former Wolverine walk-on Sai Tummala, who redshirted at Michigan in 2011…
…, regional trophies and even a golden bat highlighted the treasure trove the Wolverines have collected in seasons past. Tuesday, though, this Michigan team will continue fighting for its next piece of…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - March 17, 2014 Wolverines validate themselves Series in Review: By ALEJANDRO ZUNIGA Daily Sports Editor Minnesota had already clinched the Big Ten…
… regular- season title. The Michigan hockey team was fighting to keep its NCAA Tournament aspirations alive. The Wolverines were hosting their Senior Night. The Gophers already had theirs. Michigan's players…
… the No. 20 Michigan water polo team, the record portrays only one part of the progress that has been made, It started Jan. 18, when the Wolverines jumped in the pool at Canham BRAD Natatorium WHIPPLE…
… downward spiral. Michigan's crew consists of 19 underclassmen and five upperclassmen. With 12 ranked opponents in the Wolverines' first 14 games, the younger players were forced to adjust rapidly to the…
… next is the Wolverine Invitational, a home event the Wolverines haven't lost a game in since 2007. The losses in the beginning of the season were about steering a broken ship back on a track. They were…
… leading scorer for the Wolverines in her four seasons at Michigan (1978- 82), and she holds the all-time scoring record with 2,066 points. Thompson has put herself in a position to stand with some of the…
… all-time greats in her program if she continues to have the shooting success she's had this season. Fouls stunt Wolverines: Staying out of foul trouble early in games has been a majorrhurdle the…
… position, and then scored and rebounded like a man, too. He had the Wolverines' first six points, grabbing rebounds and finishing in the paint among a crowd of Hoosier play- ers. He finished the half with…
… postseason honors for the recently completed 2014 regular season, with the Wolverines racking up the awards. Sophomore guard Nik Stauskas was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, Michigan coach John Beilein…
…. Sophomore forward Glenn Robinson III also was among the winners with an all- conference honorable mention. Stauskas' honor makes it back-to-backhyears that a Wolverine has won Big Ten Player of the Year…
…. Former Michigan guard Trey Burke took home the award last season - the first Wolverine to do so in program history. Stauskas was also the only player in the conference to receive a unanimous nod for All…
…-3 conference mark. In his seventh season as coach of the Wolverines, Beilein was faced with the challenge of. replacing the pillars of the team that reached the National Championship last year in Burke and…
… to prep for his sophomore season. LeVert's work in the weight room paid off - he bulked up from 170 pounds last year to 185 pounds this season - as he became one of the Wolverines' most dangerous and…
… Wolverines' game on Saturday - Meyer chosen to study Arizona State, while Jordan was assigned Texas. Much is made of the physical rigors of the NCAA Tournament, with teams playing games in shorter spans than…
… for six weeks. "Our goal in practice today was to not let the ball touch the fence," Hutchins said Wednes- day. "We have to make sure we're taking deep angles on the ball." The Wolverines' veteran out…
… ball screens and finding drive-and-kick opportunities. The Wolverines rotate the ball quickly and look to exploit cracks in the defense with prolific 3-point shooting. The 11th-seeded Volunteers…
… knockdown 3-point shooting. The Wolverines make 40 percent of their attempts while Tennessee shoots 33 percent. Four Michigan regulars shoot better than 40 percent behind the arc, while Tennessee's most…
…." Sunday night, they were close. But they fell short when Nik Stauskas' desperation heave caromed off the backboard to bring the Wolverines' season to an end. The season was a letdown - sort of. "I remember…
…. Daniel Wasserman can be reached at dwass@umich.edu or on Twitter @dwasserman TERESA MATHEW/Daily Michigan coach John Beilein has led the Wolverines to two straight Elite 8 appearances and will still drink…
… No. 8 Northwestern was Michigan's fifth of the season. After a loss to No. 14 Johns Hopkins on Sunday, the Wolverines have lost their first six games by a combined score of 107-39. And yet, Ulehla…
… concerned with wins and losses is because she didn't pad this year's schedule. In the game before Northwestern, the Wolverines played the fifth- ranked Gators. In the game after Northwestern, Michigan…
… Wolverine to Bellarmine's scoring didn't have a multi-goal game. cool down after halftime. The "We're deep on offense this year," Paras said. "That will play in our favor for a lot of these games where there…
… skill and stamina. By the second extra ALEJA frame, it had ZUNIG devolved into a battle of wills. And then it was over Zach Saar laced a wrist goaltender Zach Nagelv never saw it, and the Wolverines were…
… sui from Michigan, becaus Wolverines weren't pla needing it until Saturds The lights dimmed f departure and the grou disappeared. Then ther silence. By the hockey gods, or just simple ,the physics…
… this a different story. Whether it's puck luck, or PATRICK BARRON/Daily Senior defenseman Mac Bennett played his final game as a Wolverine in an upset loss to Penn State in St. Paul, Minn. " NCAA…
… HOCKEY From Page 1B season all but ended. Denver, which won the NCHC, took the 15th PairWise slot from the Wolverines with its automatic bid. "That game was more important to North Dakota than Western…
… Michigan," Berenson said. "I can't blame "W e'r them. We're in Y our situation situatio because of us." The NCAA of Tournament nearly featured three Big Ten teams other than the Wolverines. Saturday night…
… took on No. 8 Northwestern. The Wolverines (0-5) began the tough matchup sluggishly, allowing their MICHIGAN 6 opponents N'WESTERN 20 to score four unanswered goals in the first five minutes of play…
… first half, the Wolverines managed to break past midfield and take eight shots on goal. Few of these shots found the net. Following the missed attempts, the Wolverines called the only timeout of the game…
… "starstruck" Dwyer stonewalled the Spartans, making three saves as the Wolverines rolled to a 7-1 win. On his first play, a draw in Michigan's zone, Dwyer sprawled out onto the ice to corral a loose puck…
…, laying face- down on the ice with it clenched in his glove. Later, with the Wolverines on the power play, he had to apologize to the referee after covering a shot that most goaltenders would have left for…
… games at the USF Women's College World Series Under Armour Showcase. She appearances and 36 straight entered the weekend batting winning seasons. The sixth- .316 and left with an overall ranked Wolverines…
… will have average of .400. two ranked opponents in No. Nebraska (18-8) 14 Nebraska and No. 21 Min- The Cornhuskers, along nesota in the conference. But with the Wolverines, went to starting this Friday…
… forward, made a name for himself on the recruiting trail before coming to Michigan, but it wasn't until last March - when he played in 184 of'the Wolverines' 240 NCAA Tournament minutes - that he cemented…
… says, is his favorite, but normally, "I just do something with my hands where I wiggle them around and just see whatI can come up with." None of the Wolverines saw the first highlight reel, which has…
… stereotypical guys who just clap. We try to mix it up a little bit." On almost every Wolverine jump shot attempted over the weekend, Dakich andbench mate, freshman guard Sean Lonergan, would stand in anticipation…
… ability to even as a Wolverine, jump out of his "It's hilarious there's no seat and dance question in that's lending to sit next to his mind excitement that he'll be a to some fans them and listen better…
… the Michigan sideline. And the deeper the Wolverines go in their pursuit of another Final Four run, the brighter the Bench Mob's spotlight will be. Dakich pointed to another YouTube sensation, the Colby…
…-year program embarrassed Michigan. The Wolverines carried a 3-2 lead into the third period before a series of egregious defensive mistakes secured the Nittany Lions' sixth win of the season. And to make matters…
… the Wolverines' triumphant ride into a second-place finish in the conference, but instead it was the start of another detrimental losingstreak. Michiganfollowed a dominant but not surprising 7-3 thwart…
… before, the Wolverines needed a win to keep their postseason dreams from turning into last season's nightmare, and they had to do it against the No. 1 team in the nation. So with all that pressure mounted…
… Wolverines State and say "W e'rep laying - who have 'this is a game VVJ A recorded just we should a team that's three series win,' but sweeps this they've proven literally 500 season - are that they…
… isthe right goalie for the Wolverines knows what size the job. skate it wears. What might be more promising, though, is this team's Need more sports coverage? ability as a whole to perform Check Michigan…
… the bubble of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament heading into the final week of the regular season. It's been a year of ups and downs for the Wolverines, but if the season ended today, they'd probably…
… prove to be fatal to Michigan's NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Wolverines currently sit at 14th in the most recent Pairwise Rankings and no doubt have work to do in the Big Ten Tournament and when No. 1…
… Cup By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team is finally heading in the right direction. After a shaky start to the season, the Wolverines earned four wins last week and have…
… momentum in arematch against Appalachian State, followedby a doubleheader against College of Charleston and a finale against Kent State. The Wolverines lost, 4-1, to Appalachian State (4-13) nearly two weeks…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 28, 2014 - 7 In Maezes, Wolverines have new leader sho ft Sophomore rtstop the spark or Wolverines By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Writer ndiana…
… shortstop. kid. F Within seconds, alwan Maezes' job as leadoff man the rig] was done. Energizing his hab teammates and getting on base, the sophomore helped pave the way for other Wolverines. After mustering…
… since been Michigan men's those freshmen walk through a stalwart lacrosse2013- the doors of Oosterbaan for the 14class Fieldhouse this season, and they Wolverines. have excelled. He has 2. Andrew Hatton…
… have to be Hatton and goaltender Robbie mentally tough, especially for Zonino - have become a freshman, to come right back mainstays in the starting lineup and keep showing the type of for the Wolverines…
… late and is trending upward moving into Big Ten play. The Daily broke down the team position by position. Outfield Led by junior center fieldet Jackson Glines, the Wolverines outfield has provided a…
…'s underwhelming 10-14-1record. Now, as the Wolverines enter the heart of Big Ten play, the excuses - dominant opposing pitching, freshman mistakes and, yes, even bad luck - are starting to fall on deaf ears…
… building. One half of the Wolverines' Mor junior pitching duo is on the passed makeshift mound, the other pitche practicing in the batting cage. son op Junior right-hander Sara Dries- like sh enga pitches in…
… with an off-speed pitch. Sin This year, freshman Megan up jus Betsa has been thrown into the inning mix and has been strong, starting surren 6-3 with a 2.27 ERA. Still, as the again Wolverines get deep…
… to iden- tify problems and starting on a solution immediately. With this Wolverine team, there's enough talent that when one position group is down, any other group is strong enough to buoy the team…
…'s younger players have per- formed early on, it's hard to argue otherwise. Betsa is 6-3 with a 2.27 ERA and a team-leading 63 strike- outs in 49 innings pitched. Romero leads the Wolverines with six home runs…
… and paid time off when See RETIREMENT, Page 2 SPORTS Michigan to face Illinois in Big Ten Tournament Wolverines hope than second-place teams Wis. But that's not what Michigan consin and Michigan State…
…, Big Ten Tournament since its ketball team ran roughshod and now that the Wolverines inception in 1998, and it will through the Big Ten this year. have clawed back to its pre- take its first shots…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 7A r Faerber factor: Michigan's new weapon Rescued from death as an infant, sophomore making a splash for the Wolverines By…
… for m in the middle segment of the - pool. And that's not all that surprising. Old habits die hard, and diving hasn't been an integral part of the season for the second-ranked Wolverines. While their…
… Michigan water polo team looks healthy and full of energy at first glance, and it should - the Wolverines have won their last 12 games. But one player stands out among the rest. Bryce Beckwith's goggles rest…
… Wolverines settled concern over the sixth-ranked down, though, they collected Wolverines' sluggish starts - eight runs in the next six innings particularly in the very first to end the game ina mercy rule…
…'s lacrosse BY MINH DOAN Freshman Ian King and senior Thomas Paras each had a hat trick for the Michigan men's lacrosse team in their 11-9 win on the road against Furman. The victory makes the Wolverines 4-3 on…
…. The Wolverines will now start prepping for the Wolverine Invitational which begins on Saturday at Canham Natatorium. Debbie Dingell BY SHOHAM GEVA Deborah Dingell officially kicked off her campaign for…
… split its weekend series with Michigan State. The Wolverines flew past the Spartans at home on Friday, 7-I, before losing on the road, 4-3, on Saturday. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY, PAGE 1B A court has…
… will include BASKETBALL From Page 1 firsthalf. It wasn't until after Wofford made its first 3-pointer after 14 misses with 9:25 left that cut the Wolverines' lead to single digits that some excitement…
…." Michigan shot 48 percent from the field, and something seemed off given Michigan's typ- ically hot shooting ways. After falling behind 4-0 to start the game, the Wolverines went on a 9-0 run to take the lead…
… the reins to the offense. He kept the Wolverines in the game with an explosive first half and used his court vision to find chances for teammates in the second. He finished with 24 points, but that…
…. The Wildcats collected 17 offen- sive rebounds and 35 total com- pared to Michigan's 24. The Wolverines handled Ken- tucky's size respectably in half- court sets, but once the shot was up, Michigan was…
… Tour- nament, the Wolverines gathered in a viewing room in Bankers Life Fieldhouse to watch the Selec- tion Show. There, they learned they'd be a No. 2 seed, set to face off against No. 15-seed Wofford…
…'s go watch the Selection Show." The Wolverines are in the Midwest regional, and should they advance from the second and third rounds, they'd find themselves right back in India- napolis, and potentially…
… aren't that unfamiliar with Tennessee, the Wolverines' Sweet 16 opponent. In a first-round NCAA Tournament game just three years ago, Michigan dismantled the Volunteers, 75-45. But this Tennessee team is…
…-alcoholic activities for stu- dents. Wolverine Wellness, Beyond the Diag, the Center for Cam- pus Involvement and the Dean of Students Laura Blake Jones worked together to give stu- dents alternative activities for St…
… alternative payment By TUI RADEMAKER Daily StaffReporter Imagine attending the Uni- versity for four years without ever seeing a tuition bill appear on Wolverine Access. If a new bill under consideration in the…
… same right to marry as straight Wolverines in the state of Michigan." - RUSSELL HAYES, LSA senior and chairman of the University's chapter of the College Republicans "I remind everyone of the lesson we…
… scientific evidence available. Wood references a recent debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham in his discussion. Invitational BY BRAD WHIPPLE The women's water polo team swept their seventh staight Wolverine…
… to the Daily online for ongoing coverage of the WNIT, as the Wolverines (18-13) prepare to take on Stoney Brook (24-8) in the first round on March 21 at Crisler Center. Conference win BY EMMA MANIERE…
… SHAUGNESSY AND MICHAEL SCHMALE | Advocating legal philathropy At Wolverine Wellness at University Health Service, University students can pick up four free safer sex items a day. Last semester, students…
… obtained over 29,000 condoms from Wolverine Wellness. A recent petition asked UHS to make Trojan or Durex condoms available for free. After staff researched the available options' consumer ratings and cost…
… court listed a parallel Supreme Court ruling that occurred in Utah last January. Game canceled BY JAKE LOURIM The Michigan softball team's game on Tuesday was canceled. However, the Wolverines are still…
… postseason score in 10 years as the Wolverines won their 21st conference championship and set a program record in the process. >> SEE SPORTSMONDAY An object of similar size to the missing Malayasian Airlines…
… would have liked to stay healthy for longer," he acknowledged, "but other than that (I have) no regrets." For now, Bernstein is racing the clock. If only for alittle while, Bernstein and the Wolverines…
… favorites, beginning with "From Deep," a feature-length, experimental documentary about basketball created by Brett Kashmere - a timely choice as the Wolverines bask in the glow of the Sweet Sixteen. "I…
… to class and hiding out in Hatcher for hours on end, I stopped looking out for my fellow Wolverines. Student orgs became tiring and classes were a chore. Even my wonderful job as an RA had turned into…
