… Rutgers 2-0 on Saturday. Victory and satisfaction, however, didn't mean the same thing for the Wolverines. "I didn't really like that game," Michigan forward Molly Powers said ar the Rutgers game. "It took…
… blew away Ball State, the defense lost sight of its goals. The Wolverines had hoped to shut out the Cardinals on Friday, but. instead allowed two sloppy *res. "We need to be stronger mentally on defense…
… slap at Penn State's early victorie's' over Morgan State, the Virginia Military Institute, Bucknell md others of that level of prestige. The"Wolverines were 13-4 at the ime themselves, not too shabby…
… History book "A closer look at the last three Michigan-Penn State matchups in Ann Arbor: FEB. 24, 1999. PENN STATE 78, MICHIGAN 72: The Wolverines turned in a thor- oughly uninspiring performance on Senior…
…-ranked Wolverines showed that, healthy or not, they are still ready for the Big Ten season, which starts Friday. Chalk that up to coach Joe McFarland's training regimnen. Throughout the weekend, the Wolverines proved…
… them to use all of their timeouts in the~meet. "They were just tired and backing up." But the meets were never as close as the scores suggested, as the Wolverines ensured that whenever situations got…
…'swimming *dunks No. 2 Stanford by 3 By Benjamin Singer Daily Sports Writer Happy 20th birthday, Jeff Hopwood. The Michigan sophomore's present was not exactly gift- wrapped. He and the rest of the Wolverines had to…
… dual meet can be. The Wolverines ended their five-meet losing streak against Stanford, beating the Cardinal, 136-106, for the first time since the 1990-91 season. "We're definitely up in the mix now…
… the one- and three- meter dive, scoring NCAA zone diving qualifying marks in both events. Senior Carlos Castillo contributed with his best day as a Wolverine, placing second in the one-meter dive and…
… third in the three-meter dive. "We must thank the divers," Urbanchek said. "They bailed us out." The Wolverines tallied six other first place finishes, includ- *ing two big upsets in sprints where…
… Stanford expected to dom- inate. By the eighth event, the meet seemed to be slipping away from the Wolverines' grasp as Stanford led, 71-59, with two sprint events coming up. Michigan, normally a pushover in…
… free-throws-made category Sunday, Michigan was impressive. In fact, the Wolverines were record-setting. They converted 37 of 45 attempts from the line - the most ever made by the maize and blue. But…
… perhaps the boxscore should contain one more cat- egory: clutch free throws. If it did, the stats might be able to tell the real story of this game. In all-too-familiar fashion, the Wolverines had the…
…-clang went the second, and with them came another opportunity for this young team to "get overtime experience." Fortunately for Michigan, it was another good experi- ence. This week, the Wolverines needed only…
…. And although Michigan's rather unusual 5- 1 victory over Miami wasn't played in England but in the friendly confines of Yost Ice Arena, where the Wolverines had defeated the Red Hawks 5-2 the previous…
…'s basketball team. The Wolverines shot 55 percent from the f eld while holding No. 13 Illinois to 37 percent in an 86-69 blowout win. The win moved the Wolverines into econd place, one game in the loss col- umn…
… challenge. I think this team would like to play the No. 12 team every night." Illinois is ranked 12th in the coaches poll, and the Wolverines beat then-No. 12 Purdue, 74-67 in their previous game. To start…
… comeback and his second performance gave Michigan its first big lead of the meet. "This was probably his biggest day as a Wolverine," Urbanchek said. "I am very proud of Carlos." Short-distance swimming and…
… lasting an entire half without one offensive rebound isn't part of anybody's recipe for success. The Wolverines created no second chances in the first half against Illinois, getting outrebounded by the…
… created rebounding opportunities on their o cnsive dr es The Wolverines stuck to the blocks in t',e second half, however, and rebounding proved the ultimate difference in the game. Michigan outrebounded…
…, after two scrimmages, the Wolverines finally had to play - to real- ly show the country what they were about. Were they national championship contenders? Were they good enough to handle a pesky UCLA team…
… close, it would hand the ball to the Wolverines as if to say "Hey, we're get- ting a little close. Aren't you supposed to win?" It's like UCLA was an older brother giving his little brother a chance when…
… the last round of the Wolverine invitational, the junior held a 36-hole score of 153 - good for a three-stroke lead over Baylor teammates Hanna Svenningson and Tara Bate- man, both tied at 156. While…
… time. Yoder sparked several more offensive chances in the second half before leaving late in the game with an injured calf. Despite all the opportunities, the Wolverines still could not score. "It was…
… marked the first full-squad practice for the Michigan hockey team. The Wolverines gathered for the first of several two-hour captains' practices. A long-standing tradition at many universi- ties, the…
… national championship" Michigan's captains this year - for- wards Matzka and Geoff Koch and defenseman Dave Huntzicker -- have a challenging task ahead of them. Although the Wolverines are perennially one of…
… Wolverines skated off the ice with what could be construed as a sat- isfying 5-2 win over Miami on Friday night - not so according to Berenson, who was obviously upset with his team's defensive performance…
… shots from the slot -- real good scoring chances. We really had trouble in our own zone and (goalie) Josh Blackburn had to be the differ- ence in the game." The Wolverines gave up a season high 39 shots…
…, again set- ting a new standard with 1:5-/.76. The Wolverines two other first place finishes were the 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay. After the first day of competition, Michigan is in second…
… claim second place in the confer- ence, and the Spartans rest only four points behind the Wolverines. The Wildcats, still on the heels of both teams, will be looking to avenge the sweep now that they have…
… competing for the first time since injuring her wrist 15 months ago. The Wolverines had already taken the doubles point with victories in the first two matches against visiting H unganan natives Szandr' and…
… every opportunity to slam the ball past the two BYjOESMITH Wolverines. But the mental toughness of the Michigan duo kept hope alive. Their patience frustrated the Blue Demons into many unforced errors…
… of the net in overtime. After winning the hard-fought game against Purdue, Michigan traveled to Bloomington to face No. 22 Indiana yestecrd ay. The Wolverines assaulted Indiana early, rifling~ seven…
