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March 15, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 98) • Page Image 11

… one of her 92 victories has been in the NCAA tournament. Last year, as an eight seed, the Wolverines lost a first-round game to Stanford, in overtime, 81- 74. This year it's like deja vu, as another…

… Back to the Dance they go, and tt-fime the e Wolverines not only quali- Wolverines want, and more importatt for the ily NCAA Tournament game team, need, a victory to keep tlfeprogram story - a 77-68 win…

… win at the Wolverine South Invitational. Now Michigan is hoping that 1early success carries over into its 1 biggest tournament yet - the El Diablo Intercollegiate. Scott Carlton, Kyle Kilcherman, Andy…

… -Matthews, Chapman and Hayes will represent the Wolverines this week- end at the El Diablo Golf Club in Citrus Springs, Florida, and coach Jim Carras likes their chances. "Any one of the five is capable of…

…, and the tournament vill be played on a course unfamiliar to the Wolverines. "We're certainly on the upbeat side of the ledger, but we can't get overconfident," Carras said. "We need to play well in…

… Michigan's biggest strengths is its chemistry - some- thing extremely valuable and not - always common in an individual sport. The Wolverines are anchored by experienced upperclassmen, but don't have just…

…- ference in golf, and Michigan is *brimming with it after its hot start. The team's goal is to win at least two tournaments this year and the Wolverines would love to accom- plish that with back…

October 15, 2001 (vol. 112, iss. 11) • Page Image 15

…i The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 15, 2001 - 7B Wolverines to place priority on defense 'M' starts out " flat, loses to / ::". By Chris Burke *={ Daily Sporits Writer,. By Benjamin…

… wins games is a driving force behind Amaker's phi- losophy for this year's Wolverines. Stopping opponents is the team's priori- ty. "It's going to be very important that we become better defensively…

…-leading scorer last season with 14.4 points per game. But he also was one of the more dangerous Wolver- ines at the other end of the court. His 33 steals were seven more than the total of any other Wolverine. Even…

… a lot of con- fidence in me." A common belief among the Michi- gan players and coaches is that once the Wolverines develop a tenacious defense, their offense will naturally fol- low. By frustrating…

… with tall teams in a half-court defense, which Amaker said he wants to use. But in a small lineup - which Michi- gan will likely have to put on the floor frequently - the Wolverines may need to find…

… with, the Wolverines will find a new way to improve in other aspects on and off the court. "That's what our goal is, is to have an identity, become a better defensive team where we're taking more pride…

… men's soccer game at Michigan State, the Wolverines played like a team on a mission. They were able to control the ball, create several scoring chances and dictate the game's pace. . MICHWGAN 2 But the…

…-state rival. That poor start proved too much to over- come despite the energetic second half response, as the Spartans handed the Wolverines their third con- secutive loss, 4-2. "Dr. Jekyl appeared for our team…

… minute, finding the net after Michigan was called for a second infraction inside the box. The Wolverines cut the lead in half during the 37th minute of play, as Robert Wurth beat Michigan State goalie Mike…

… far from over." Michigan proved Baum to be prophetic, dominat- ing the flow of the game for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Jody Keeling eventually made the Wolverines' hard work pay off…

October 15, 2001 (vol. 112, iss. 11) • Page Image 14

… Writers The conditions at yesterday's Wolverine Inter- regional were not what the Michigan women's cross country team is used to. A soggy Michigan Golf Course caused the toughest trail in the Big Ten to be…

… even tougher. "You have to disregard times on a day like this, and just concentrate on trying to beat people, which is what we tried to do," sophomore Lind- sey Gallo said. The Wolverines scored 92…

…, fin- ishing in 17:26 - 36 seconds ahead of Bethany Brewer of Wisconsin. Gallo was the top finisher for the Wolverines for the fourth time this season. 1er time of 19:05 was 10th-best in the field. "It…

…Guire's decision to sit Parker. "We just didn't want to risk it," McGuire said. "As important as this meet is. being the first home meet, Big Tens are way more important." While the Wolverines knew that they were…

…. Obviously, they are going to come out here and do pretty well." ALYSSA WOOD/ Daily Freshman Chelsea Loomis outruns her opponent at the Wolverine Invitational yesterday morning. Michigan now looks toward its…

… matter of swinging the bats, and waiting for that one break." WEBB Continued from Page 1B Capturing the second and third places for the Wolverines were two seniors, Mike Wisniewski, and Mark Pilja who ran…

Wolverines, and Sunday's race was no exception. "It's exciting," Pilja said. "We were hoping to go 1-2-3 (in the race) and have six in the top eight, and we did". Perhaps the biggest surprise for the…

Wolverines was a fifth-place finish from sophomore Nick Stanko, who covered the course in a time of 26:07. Stanko has been running well this season, but his finishes hasn't necessarily reflected his ability…

October 15, 2001 (vol. 112, iss. 11) • Page Image 10

… in the pre- qualifying round, while the top-ranked players automatically received a bid to the main draw. Michigan sent three team members to the prequalifying round. The Wolverines' No.1 singles…

… the consolation round, Beam bat- tled Indiana State's No. I singles play- er, Stefan Him, but lost in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. Although none of the Wolverines played particularly well at the ITA…

… Hometown: Reston, Va. Sport: Cross country Year: Freshman Why: Webb finished first in yesterday morning's Wolverine Invitational, leading 12th-ranked Michigan to a first place team finish. Webb dominat- ed…

… (Orlando, Fla.) W Rowing at Head of the Charles (Boston, Mass.), 8 a.m. DAILY SCOE 3 AD I I I Bad weather stymies Wolverines By Nauman Syed For the Daily So far this season, the Michigan men's golf team…

… has been in the middle of the pack. Most of the tournaments it has participated in have resulted in one school clearly playing better than the competition. But the Wolverines' chances to leave the Duke…

… Golf Classic with a victory were not dashed by Virginia Tech - which leads the field after yesterday's play -- but by bad weather. The Wolverines scored 306 in the first round of play, which was good…

… just as they began the back nine holes. Michigan coach Jim Carras feels there are several reasons for the Wolverines' inflated numbers. "This is a difficult golf course without adverse weather condi…

… April Fronzoni. Ohio evened it up in the second with just over 10 minutes left before Blake's win- ning goal. The Wolverines' win pre- vented them from losing two in a row for the first time all season…

…. Goalie Maureen Tasch had plenty of help from the defense as Ohio was only able to manage six shots on goal. Michigan's shot total reached .l1 as the Wolverines kept pressure on Ohio net- minder Tara Elliot…

…. The Wolverines will return home from their weekend in Ohio and will host their final regular season home game next week against Penn State - From staff reports 4 4 DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daily Poor weather…

March 15, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 98) • Page Image 12

… No. 2 Michigan men's gymnastics team will finish off its 2001 regular season by facing intrastate rival Michigan State tomorrow. Interestingly, the competition between the Wolverines and Spartans will…

… as No. 1 Oklahoma have adopted more aggressive, challeng- ing approaches. But sporting an 11-1 regular sea- son record thus far, Michigan's strat- egy has proved successful. The Wolverines realize that…

March 15, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 98) • Page Image 8

…-seeded Eric Hall of Virginia Tech or tenth-seeded Jacob Volkmann of Minnesota, two wrestlers he narrowly defeated this season. Seven of the eight Wolverines who will compete are seeded in the top-12, though…

… only three - Olson, 184-pounder Andy Hrovat and heavyweight Matt Brink - are projected to be All- Americans. The only unseeded Wolverine is 157-pound freshman Pat Owen, who qualified with a seventh…

… technical fall in the third-place match at Big Tens. A key weight class for the Wolverines will be 125 pounds, where sophomore A.J. Grant is seeded tenth. Grant is expect- ed to face archrival Chris Williams…

… of Michigan State in the second round. If he is victorious, he will probably face Iowa's Jody Strittmatter, who has defeated Grant four times this sea- son. The Wolverines will need strong performances…

… The Wolverines have had trouble in non-dual tourna- ments this season, showing an inability to maintain, or move up from their seeds. If they are to have success in Iowa City, every wrestler will have…

March 15, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 98) • Page Image 9

… off of two convincing victories against Ferris State this past -weekend, a little more jump in the j$ates is natural. The Wolverines played their best hockey in over a month against the hapless Bulldogs…

… season - that sense of urgency has to continue." The desperation of Michigan's hockey trickled down to some areas of recent concern: 1. Powerplay. The Wolverines con- nerted 30 percent of their extra…

March 15, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 98) • Page Image 10

… not go away without a fight, rallying from 40- 15 at match point to force deuce before she double-faulted to give Tipimneni the 6-4, 6-1 victory. The Wolverines were now up 3-1 in the match and only…

… needed one more win to put the match out of the Bron- cos' reach. With all of the matches on the south side of the Varsity Tennis Center fin- TOM FELOKAMP/Daily 4 Chrissi Nolan and the Wolverines served…

February 15, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 83) • Page Image 11

… against Ohio State's then-No. 16 Anton Talamantes, Hrovat refused to be phased by his loss. In the final and deciding match of the afternoon, Hrovat earned a 13-5 major decision to cement a 20-18 Wolverine

Wolverines will between the only two Big Ten varsity encounter another new thrill when they' programs, Michigan will also square off host the Michigan Invitational - their against Indiana Sunday afternoon…

… present a challenge for the inexperienced as in our Midwest rivalry." Wolverines. Sitkowski, who scored five goals in "There will be some nervousness, but it Michigan's impressive win over will be a really…

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