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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com April 11, 2011 - 3B Wolverine seniors stand By MARK BURNS press conference. Daily Sports Editor Winnett tallied the Wolver- ines' first goal against the Bull…

… Berenson expected, arm around Winnett still had a consistent a teary-eyed Ben Winnett, spot in the lineup. encompassed the Wolverines' The same could be said for devastating loss to Minnesota- Rust, who has…

… Wolverines on the He helped the Wolverines kill team, it was some of the play- eight of the nine Minnesota- ers behind the scenes - namely Duluth power play opportuni- Rust and Winnett - who pro- ties. pelled…

… the Michigan coaching staff said that if the Wolverines could kill off three penalties then they'd be perfectly fine against Minnesota-Duluth. The Bulldogs boast the loth best power-play unit in the…

… country, so Michigan didn't want to be in the sin-bin the entire night. But that wasn't the case, as the Wolverines were whistled out, penalty kill steps up for nine penalties to Minnesota- Duluth's four…

…. Yet, even though they were in the box for almost a third of the game, the Wolverines killed off all but one of the Bulldogs' power plays - a testament to the strength of a team that has placed…

…- urday's game, with the Wol- verines' penalty killers playing aggressive and limiting the Bulldogs' time to work the puck down low. And while the Wolverines lost the biggest game of the sea- son, there is…

… week- Senior forward Matt Rustfights for the puck in Michigan's 3-2 overtime loss to end." Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday. NOTES: The Wolverines had goaltender Shawn Hunwick, 2-1 in National Championship…

… coach Red Berenson is now in Ann Arbor. :::. BULLDOGS From Page 1B The Wolverines got out to an early lead when senior for- ward Ben Winnett scored his fifth goal of the season - and second goal of the…

… responsible for sending the game to overtime. With less than 10 minutes to go in the third period, Pateryn and the Wolverines found them- selves where they had been nearly all game - on the penalty kill. A…

… nation. North Dakota's top two lines have combined for 121 goals - Michigan's entire roster that skated at the NCAA West Regional in St. Louis has 121 goals. Sure, the Wolverines have their backs against…

…, but freshman Kevin Clare edg- ing out Burlon for that last spot would be a shock. At this point in the season, the Wolverines aren't guaranteed anything more than a date with North And w downt agains…

… class are returning to the site ofnthe 2008 Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Wolverines ready for Frozen Four matchup with No.1North Dakota By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer…

… close to North Dakota what's on the 32-8-3; Michi- line this time gan28-10-4 around. When: Thurs- As part of day 8:30 P.M. the Ice Breaker Where: Xcel Invitational, Energy Center the Wolverines TV…

… title By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. - It was -- a one shot members of the Min- nesota-Duluth hockey team will remember for the rest of their lives. And one the Wolverines would…

… give anything to have back. Just over three minutes into overtime of the NCAA Cham- pionship game, the Michigan hockey team was on the losing end of the battle. The Bulldogs defeated the Wolverines, 3…

… Kevin Lynch with just under 10 minutes remaining in regulation - the Wolverine penalty killers preserved, the tie. The Bulldogs boast'thp oth best power play in the nagj%, but Michigan was able tqh1l_4…

… two sections to the right of the Wolverines' bench, felt compelled to overpower the Fighting Sioux crow, which filled the rest of the building, for the first time since Michigan's goal. And it came…

…/Daily Senior goaltender Shawn Hunwick mode 40 saves in a shutout suet the Fighting Sioux, guiding his team to the title game. Greg Pateryn. After the ricochet, Game over. The Wolverines there was another…

… the tribute to Morrison - evidence of a coach perplexed by the impact of a player who accomplished more than any other Wolverine during his collegiate career. The constant stare toward the shrine was…

… evident of a coach perplexed by the impact one player had on the program, of a player who accomplished more than any other Wolverine during his collegiate career. - Of a player who was impossible to c…

…, 1996, following the Wolverines' victory over Colorado College in the NCAA title game, fans at the Riverfront Coliseum were all witnesses to what Berenson and the Michigan coaching staff already knew for…

…-open goal on Tiger goaltender Ryan Bach and arguably one of the easiest goals of his career - to clinch Michigan's eighth national championship. And all he could think about was the past. The Wolverines…

…' failures in the NCAA Tournament. The overtime losses. The upsets. Former Wolverines like Mike Knuble, David Harlock and Aaron Ward, who preceded Morrison and didn't have the fortunate opportunity to win a…

…- tion, asking hopeful Wolverines what they could do for Michigan. Once fall rolled around for the start of the 1993-1994 campaign, in walked a boyish 18-year-old Morri- son, and Berenson soon found out…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 14, 2011- 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 7A Rockets silence Wolverines'bats SOFTBALL Taylor tosses one…

…- hit shutout for M' By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach Rich Malo- ney looked towards Toledo's dugout after the Rockets' .3-1 victory over the Wolverines and saw what his team should be…

…'Neill with a pitch on the outside of the plate. O'Neill didn't like the call and let home plate umpire Gene Klotz know it. Klotz immediate- ly tossed O'Neill, who became the first Wolverine to be ejected from…

… was on her game, and thankfully because the rest of us weren't." The Wolverines pushed across an early run, after a single from junior center fielder Bree Evans scored senior designated hitter Alycia…

… field fence. Any chance that the Chippewas (5-3 MAC, 20-13 overall) could touch up Taylor virtually vanished. The win was the Wolverines' fourth in a row and came against a formidable non-conference foe…

… games. If she remains as dependable as she strives to be, it may very well be another success ful weekend for the Wolverines. "It seemed easy (last weekend against Purdue), but it wasn't at easy…

… Lion went back to work. He knows he'll be back. -Raftery can be reached at kraftery@umich.edu. Wolverines move into first as bats Chidester shines in Pvnlcdle in wvPn of Rni1PrmkPrQ cleanup spot for 'M…

… parade for the Wolverines, who knocked four home runs in the first game and two in the second. Purdue started the series strong, getting three straight hits off Wolverine senior Jordan Tay- lor. But the…

… former All-American settled down, allowing just one run to cross the plate. After that, it was all Michigan, all weekend. The Wolverines went on a tear in the bottom of the first, scor- ing six runs in…

… and shortstop Amy Knapp added blasts of their own. Taylor went five strong, allow- ing just four hits and one run and striking out eight. Despite the first-game rout, the Wolverines had to return to the…

… hotter than the 1,361 sweating fans that packed Alumni Field. "It's softball season at its best," Hutchins said. Shaw got the Wolverines start- ed with an RBI-double in the first, and that was all they…

… season. Taylor pitched 1.2 innings of one-hit ball to finish the game, as the Wolverines moved into a first- place tie with Illinois in the Big Ten standings. "Well, first place is only at the end of the…

…'s ster was the perfect cul- season home run total and o ignite a Wolverine rally already leads Shaw in RBI. a disappointing loss to Indi- "All year, I hit behind one of ittle did anyone know, she the best…

… walked so it was something that * ey could handle. Her seven I had to get better at. I've just got propelled the Wolverines, to keep it going and have fun and nocked off Purdue - the relax." indefeated…

… in the last two-and-a- half quarters. Mantel quickly scanned the pool. The Wolverines were on the counterattack, and she saw that her teammates had stayed true to their lanes. All the Tiger defenders…

… thwock. Point, Michi- gan. The senior's only goal of the game would be all the team needed. While concentrating on defense and bleeding time off the clock in the remaining seconds, the Wolverines would go…

….Either way,shecertainly would not have been a Wolverine. "I had been to camp at Princ- eton and Stanford," Mantel said. "I had never heard of Michigan water polo before, so (Anderson) being at the camp was my…

… Toth to be a starting infielder and team captain for the Wolverines. The Lorain, Ohio, native was lightly recruited outofhighschool,where he didn't start until his senior year. His prospects for…

… develop their offensive abilities. When the Wolverines played their fall game against the Ontario Blue Jays, Toth said that the pitches looked like beach balls after hit- ting against some of the best…

…. Both Wolverine middle infield- ers could conceivably be gone at the end of the year. While the two are consider- ing their futures, they have to remain focused on the current task - turning the…

… Wolverines' season around. Michigan has fallen flat in the first half of the season, going 6-16 in its non-conference games. While Dennis is bat- ting .280 and leads the team with a .407 on-base percentage…

…-four Wolverine scores. This is something last year's Big Ten Gymnast of the Year and teammate senior Chris Cameron wasn't able to do. "(Sam) has got so much tal- ent, and he isbuilt for this sport," senior Ian…

… so tal- ented who's also so modest. He's just all around a really great guy, and it's a privilege to have him on this team." As the Wolverines travel to Columbus for the NCAA Cham- pionships in two…

… second game, Indiana knocked the Wolverines back on their heels from the get go. Sophomore pitcher Stephanie Speierman walked her first bat- ter of the game, and after several big Hoosier hits and an error…

… run ov( part of ana its In tf the W outs 1 Wolverines were not able happen. ly against the Hoosiers With two away - still down the fifth inning. Senior by two - Knapp came up to the sated hitter Alycia…

… Indiana ana, sophomore second base- put Michigan back in the man Ashley Lane crossed the knotting the score at two. plate to send the game into extra innings. It looked like the Wolverines may earn their…

… - ave to beat." to give the Hoosiers the quick one-up in the top of the eighth. The Wolverines were unable to produce in the bottom of the illy, giving the crowd eighth, losing their first game to hing to…

… the seventh with the Wolverines trailing 2-1, it appeared Bros- nahan's strong outing would go for naught due to the stagnant offense. That all changed when Krantz - starting for the injured sophomore…

… another first-inning Indiana wild pitch to go ahead 2-0. But redshirt sophomore pitcher Tyler Mills couldn't sustain the lead, going just 3.2 innings of seven-run ball. Junior Coley Crank led the Wolverines…

… a much lower price. M-Den is a haven of all things Wolverine, where alums, students, pro- spective students and the like can come and equip themselves to properly hail to' the victors - albeit for a…

… leader. Following the completion of this past sea- s son, she tallied 5,903 career assists. During her time in Ann is Arbor, Zimmerman led the Wolverines to some of their most n successful NCAA appearances…

… half, the Michigan defense allowed 262 yards per game through the air, which topped the Wolverines' own super-powered offensive pace. Woolfolk and Floyd haven't completely recovered from their respective…

… you're supposed to do to get off the field." In 2010, the Wolverines' oppo- nents converted at a 43-percent success rate on third downs - that number climbed to more than 51 percent in Michigan's six…

… a national championship victory near its bench at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on April 9. The Wolverines allowed a goal three minutes and 22 seconds into overtime and fell to the Bulldogs 3…

… one on the bench who could move after the goal that ended the Wolverines' season. As players sat with their heads bowed, Berenson came out togreet See FLOREK, Page SA U' researchers develop two…

… Wolverines not being some of the most offen- sively-skilled players in recent memory, with them possibly having to grind out their fair share of games. And while Michigan fans aren't accustomed to normally…

… the game of his life. The Wolverines got all of that - and more. Everywhere you looked, a Wolverine was showing signs of commitment all over the ice. The team. Seniors like Louie Caporusso and Carl…

… to shut out the nation's second best offense. From the drop of the puck to the Wolverines piling on Hunwick to celebrate the win, Michigan played team hockey. With less than 40 seconds remaining in…

… the contest, Hagelin blocked a shot in the Wolverine zone, dishing the puck to Caporusso. Caporusso skated up the ice and had a clear shot from the red line. He could have easily thrown a shot into the…

… eyes in the back of his head. No, actually he did. Muckalt, who played with Morrison for the better part of three years as a Wolverine, knew that firsthand. "I've never had the opportu- nity to play with…

…. "You couldn't stop them." It had the sniper in Muckalt, the player who eventually put the Wolverines onhis back during the …

… the ball will be ber of sprints that she's lost." dropped. Breathing as fully as you Felt has been the Wolverines' can, you clear your mind. starting sprinter since she took You're the sprinter, and a…

… ensuing tip shot looked more like an alley-ooped slam dunk. It was the Wolverines' final goal of the game, and it allowed them to outlast Indiana, 9-8. For a weapon so deadly, Felt's teammates have given…

…, he has been put- ting in the work to improve. With Tate Forcier's transfer, Gardner is the Wolverines' only reliable backup to the injury-prone Rob- inson. "(Gardner's) an ambitious kid," Borges said…

… former Wolverines will be back on the course Friday, 3 cheering their former teammate on. And knowing Kim, neither91 8 would be surprised to see him perform well under the spot- 4 9 light. "He really plays…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS EAST LANSING State's last known wolverine brings in visitors to center Michigan's only - and last - known wild wolverine is becom- ing quite the…

…. Biolo- gists say if wolverines were native to Michigan they died out about 200 years ago. LONDON British cat sets new record for purring volume No need to bell this cat: A gray- and-white tabby by the…

…- finals in Detroit, the consolation game and both of the Wolverines' wins in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament in St. Louis. He didn't make either trip. And though losing weight wasn'this goal, the…

… a defensive unit that has three freshmen and just one senior. With the big and fast North Dakota forecheck likely to cause havoc on the young Michigan defensemen in the Wolverine zone all game…

… general manager of Motor- ola's communictions system division. This Thursday, Michi- gan men's golfer, Lion Kim, will become the third Wolverine in the golf program's history to partici- pate in The Masters…