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…07r 8 - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6 6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue heading back to NCAAs Wolverines earn No. 11 seed in tourney By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Writer With their…

… eyes glued to a tele- vision at the Junge Family Cham- pions Center, the Michigan men's soccer team went silent when the brackets arrived on the screen. The Wolverines, a lock for the NCAA tournament…

…. Instead, Michigan will rely on its aggressive scoring trio of senior Jake Stacy and juniors Mauro Fuzetti and Peri Marosevic. The strong Wolverine defense, coupled with the outstanding play of red- shirt…

… for the Wolverines after an 18-point per- formance against Kentucky in the season opener. She refused to play like her age. She looked like she'd done this before. But for almost 37 minutes against…

… Akron, Boylan looked like a freshman again. And the rest of the Wolverines followed suit. Boylan was held without a field goal until a late three-pointer dropped for the former Minnesota Ms. Basketball as…

… the Wolverines (1-1 overall) shot 29% from the floor in a 58-49 loss to the Zips. Michigan coach Kevin Borseth called the Wolverines' offensive performance "atrocious". "We aren't good offensively…

…8A - Thursday, November 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com t j Michigan prepares for final stretch Wolverines play Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament By EMILY…

… heavy legs and tired bodies, Michigan coach Steve Burns gave one final encourage- ment, "For Wisconsin, Michigan - for Wisconsin." The 10th-ranked Wolverines (4-1-1 Big Ten, 12-4-2 overall) head to…

… Wisconsin in the Bit Ten Tournament. Michigan is the second seed in the tournament. I I Can you imagine the Wolverine State as the Buckeye State? Strange, but true. Global warming is pushing the Ohio…

… wolverine2 - along with our health, our jobs and our pocketbooks. Please go to StopTheBuckeye.org. Urge the President- elect and the new Congress to take bold action to keep the buckeye in Ohio and protect…

…. 11:939-948. 2See "Recent Report Shows Global Warming Could Be Final Straw for Wolverines," Defenders of Wildlife, March 12, 2007. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN MACOMB COUNTY PREVENTION…

…8A - Thursday, November 20, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com After Friday struggles, Saturday success, 'M' seeks consistency Wolverines averaging "To be honest, not one player in that…

…-analyzingthe WITHOUT NECK BRACE game more than they were Satur- and at Boston, senior Billy Sauer has seemed to crash the net harder on Wolverines' Friday performances. game on Saturdays day." made all of his starts in…

… team." 0 0 0 6 Can you imagine the Wolverine State as the Buckeye State? Strange, but true. Global warming is pushing the Ohio buckeye north.' If we let this continue, the tree will become…

… increasingly rare in Ohio - and common here! Plus, of course, rising temperatures threaten the rest of our environment - including the vanishing wolverine2 - along with our health, our jobs and our pocketbooks…

… Final Straw for Wolverines," Defenders of Wildlife, March 12, 2007. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN MACOMB COUNTY PREVENTION COALITION MICHIGAN AUDUBON MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL MICHIGAN…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com November 24, 2008 - 3B After upset of UCLA, 'M' falls in championship round Duke just one more testfor Blue this season Wolverines bested by experienced…

… UCLA, the Wolverines couldn't rally for a second upset, falling 71-56 to No. 10 Duke on Friday at Madison Square Garden. "It would've been a great week- end if we came out on top, but there's 16 teams in…

… were in position to block shots, they couldn't manage to col- lect many offensive rebounds. The Wolverines had just five second- chance baskets, compared to 19 for Kentucky. Borseth said his players…

… points. A lot of that had to do with Michigan stepping up defensively, forcing 21 Kentucky turnovers and holding the Wildcats to a 32 per- cent shooting clip for the game. The Wolverines fared much better…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 7, 2008 - 9 JENNIFER KRON/Daily Sophomore setter Lexi Zimmerman and the Wolverines host Northwestern and Wisconsin this weekend. Protecting…

… against then-No. 20 coach Leisa Rosen was talking Purdue, the Wolverines took a to just one player, but she might well-deserved 2-0 lead heading as well have been talking to the into the intermission…

… streak for the first time since 1967 and headed for its first losing season since then, too. Moosman didn't need other words to convey his emotions after the Wolverines allowed a tie-break- ing, last…

… junior goalie Patrick Sperry never thought young soc- cer players would be asking for his autograph. Then again, after last year, when the Wolverines didn't win a single Big Ten OHIO STATE 0 regular M…

… ago, a game that ended with a controversial goal in the first minute of over- time. Heading into Saturday's contest no current Wolverine had ever beaten Ohio State (2-4-0 Big Ten, 9-6-2 overall). During…

… Ohio State revealed what might be Wolverines created a three-on-two the most[- odd man rush. Langlais then found impor- OHIO STATE 1 senior forward Travis Turnbull all tant key MICHIGAN 6 alone in the…

… slot. Turnbull's wrist to success shot beat Buckeye freshman goalie this season for the No. 8 Michigan Cal Heeter stick-side for the 4-0 hockey team as the Wolverines try lead. to replace last year…

…'s entire top line: One week after winning his first scoring depth. career start at Denver, Heeter skat- By the 8:00 mark of the second ed back to the Ohio State bench, his period, five different Wolverines…

… perienced goaltender was just what the second frame extended Michi- the Wolverines' offense needed to gan's lead to 5-0. find their rhythm. But the Wolverines had essen- Searching for stronger on-ice tially…

…. See BUCKEYES, Page 3B Junior Peri Marosevic notched Michigan's only goal in its 1-0 win over Ohio State Saturday. It was the Wolverines first win over the Buckeyes in five years. 0 …

…" all season, benefited from a series with few penalties. The Wolverines stayed out of the box entirely on Friday night, and were called for just four penalties Saturday. Still, Michigan (4-2-0 CCHA, 7…

… net." The Wolverines' responded after Friday night's loss. Turnbull said everything was different on Saturday when emotions, inten- sity and physical play returned to the ice. The defensemen had their…

… Alex overall) opened up the weekend Hunt led the Wolverine offensive with a convincing sweep over resurgence with six kills in the Northwestern (25-21,25-21, 25-18). frame while senior middle blocker…

… system." the end of a deuce-game and it's Junior libero Megan Bower led back and forth, you've got to have the Wolverines with 13 kills Fri- a lot of belief in your game." day while Zimmerman added 36…

…- time out against the Badgers on ing a fifth set. Oct. 3, Michigan was up 2-0 in the The Wolverines sealed the deal, match and looked like it had the winning the final set 25-19. Cliff contest in hand…

…. Keen Arena erupted after the last Three sets later, the Wolverines point, with the Michigan players were on the losing end of a five-set jumping up and down after the heartbreaker. huge victory. . On…

…8A - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 10 MICHIGAN 83, NORFOLK STATE 49 BREAKING OUT Harris leads strong rebounding effort Wolverines return to 0 By…

… grabbed a career-high 15, to lead the Michigan basketball team, which had 53 total rebounds and outrebounded the Spartans by16. Despite the Wolverines' success this season, they have struggled on the boards…

… Dpily Sports Writer The Michigan volleyball team experienced a little deja v on Sat- urday. That night, the Wolverines bdt- iled a tough, ranked opponent, No. 20 Purdue, through five sets only to come…

… up empty-handed after hav- ing an early lead. It was eerily simi- lar to Michigan's five-set loss the night before, when the Wolverines slipped up against another tough, ranked opponent, No. 17…

… appearance at Can- ham Natatorium as a Longhorn since transferring from Michigan to Texas in the spring. For the Wolverines, Urbanchek's outfit was a joke, but there was nothing funny about watching their…

… start recognizing who we are.". The meet was the second for the Wolverines with of new head coach Mike Bottom. Michigan won itsfirst meet of the season two weeks ago defeating then-No.4 Florida. Going…

… ice at LawsonIce Arena as a team on a mission. Fourteen seconds after the opening faceoff, the Wolverines set the tone off a goal from fresh- man David Wohlberg. The fresh- man received a pass that…

… regulation play. In the final three games of the regular season, the Wolverines found the back of the net six times off 14 shots on net. But in the 200 minutes they played in Madison, they were held scoreless…

…, and sophomore for- ward Louie Caporusso notched his first career hat-trick as a Wolverine on three third-period goals. "We've been kind of unlucky the past couple games," Caporusso said. "We felt…

… nowhere to be m Friday's loss found Saturday, and Michigan's offense revived. with five-goal The Wolverines continued to charge through the slot and-attack Gill within 15 feet of the crease. But this time…

… Michigan Michigan jumped out to a 2-0 y team's weekend series lead less than seven minutes into with Western Michigan Saturday's contest. Sophomore not show it, the Wolverines forward Louie Caporusso said…

… generally overwhelmed. o-man defense and fre- On top of that, Michigan's for- ly tied up Wolverine for- wards were more effective estab- trying to handle the puck lishing position in front of the net slot…

…-0 win matched the Wolverines' highest margin of victory this year. Com- pared to Friday, Michigan played with a heightened sense of urgen- cy that Berenson said hasn't been there enough this season. "I…

… goal line beneath the lights with his uni- form drenched by rain after 110 scoreless minutes. He stopped the Badgers' second and fifth attempts. The Wolverines hit four of five. "I've been a goalkeeper…

… Stacy. Each time the Wolverines advanced the ball on offense, they were met by a flurry of Wisconsin defenders and struggled to find open shots. Badger defenseman Andy Miller said because the Michi- gan…

… has played t Maine. A Wolverine for- a role in the Wolverines' marked ost a faceoff in the defensive improvement. nd left the opposing center, "I think a lot of these guys, ored a goal. Maine went on…

… goal,' or 'that s season, sophomore forward faceoff scored us a goal.'" Caporusso has been the And while the Wolverines had a rines' leader with a stellar poor weekend in Alaska, winning cent clip, and…

… Beilein received commitments from three high school players, two of which have made an imme- diate impact for the Wolverines - freshman guards Stu Douglass and Zack Novak. Both have played nearly 20 minutes…

… Saturday at Ken- tucky, three questions loom large: Can junior center Krista Phillips' knees hold up? In the Wolverines' exhibition game last Saturday against North- wood, Phillips didn't start, and she rode…

…'t play like it. Boylan came off the bench and provided the Wolverines with an offensive spark. She finished with seven points, three assists and four steals in 23 minutes. At one point Boylan unveiled an…

…,whenaPenn State player took a hard shot from 10 yards out. A Wolverine defender blocked the shot, which was redi- rected at the goal once again, forc- ing redshirt junior goalie Patrick Sperry to make a diving save…

… coach Steve Burns attri- butes this success not only to Sper- ry, but also to the team's defense, led by junior Julian Robles and senior captain Mike Holody. The Wolverines extended their winning streak…

… contingent of Wolverines to the Michigan State Open yesterday. Young'M'heavyweights shine By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - The Michi- gan wrestling team sent just a few wrestlers to the…

… as a "dress rehearsal." It was his finallook at the team before the season. He expected there to be some kinks to work out, and there were plenty. The Wolverines' offense went on an almost seven…

…- tunities off offensive rebounds to build a lead big enough to silence the crowd. And the Wolverines shot 59 percent from the free throw line. And that was just the first half. Last night, the Crisler Arena…

… lines. Caporusso leads the team with nine goals and has been boosted by the addition of Palushaj to his line two weeks ago. While the Wolverines have scored timely goals, most recent- ly this Saturday…

… against Alaska, the offense has been nonexistent in key games. Twice this season against ranked teams, Northern Michigan and Boston University, Michigan didn't score any mean- ingful goals. The Wolverines…

… outside the pool because by doing that, you negatively affect your teammates." Mandel was especially appre- ciative of the support he received from Club Wolverine teammates Eric Vendt and Peter Vanderkaay…

… team player, leading the the game didn't squad in assists (61), steals (45) and get as much pub- When: assist-to-turnover ratio (1.91:1.0). licity as the Spar- Tonight, 7 rM. The Wolverines know that the…

….m. in the first round defense." of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting On the offensive end, if Michi- Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, gan's 3-point game is as good as it has made sure the Wolverines know was…

… Columbus will kick off at noon and air on ABC.... Red shirt freshman right guard David Molk, who injured his toe at the end of the Minnesotagame, is fine. ... Lopata is the third Wolverine to earn a…

… of things as quickly as you can, get yourself familiar with how the game is going to go." The Wolverines' defensive corps - depleted since senior cap- tain Mark Mitera and junior Steve Kampfer suffered…

…UCLAonitsheels. Sims had 18 points, and Harris had 15. But the Bruins didn't go anywhere. Despite the Wolverines' improved play, they never led by more than four points. In the first four minutes of the game, UCLA…

… looked primed to run away from with the game, taking a 9-1 lead. Michigan Coach John Beilein called a timeout to calmhis team, and the Wolverines respond- ed with a 6-0 run. The Wolverines kept the game…

… tenure. This year's offensive frustra- tion stands in stark contrast to last year's success, led by Hobey Baker winner Kevin Porter and fellow senior Chad Kolarik. The Wolverines don't have any offensive…

… rule. It's not that the Wolverines aren't putting out the effort or are playing poorly. But think of an athlete's focus as a bag of marbles that gets big- ger and bigger as they gain confi- dence. As…

… valuable, too. Miami's goals came off good positioning, lucky bounces and, most significantly, Wolverine turnovers. Michigan had trouble clearing pucks out of its defensive zone all weekend, a problem that…

… the game. Losing Friday night games has been a trend for the Wolverines this season, but they have often come back to split series with Saturday wins. Not this weekend. Not even with 25 shots on goal on…

… with the sweep, which was the first time Michigan has been swept on the road since Dec. 2-3, 2005. That series was in oxford, too. If the Wolverines had won this weekend's series, they would have inched…

… Harris then sunk two free throws to give the Wolverines a 55-52 win over the Bruins. More importantly, Harris handed Michigan its first win over a ranked opponent in 12 tries and first victory over a top…

… their way through the hoop. The Wolverines shot 62v percent from the field in the sec- ond half, including 4-for-8 from CLIFREEDER/Daily beyond the arc. Michigan forward DeShawn Sims dunks home two points…

…'s compli- cated offensive scheme? We've broken down his base offense so you can follow along as it happens. You know Manny Harris can put up a lot of points. But can he become the leader of the Wolverines…

… Penn State State College RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Junior DeShawn Sims :'<. HARRIS From Page 6B The coach made Harris run sprints during the Wolverines' first week of official practice last month. With an…

…. And whatever it takes for the team to win, then you will get yours. If the team wins, you will get yours." Just as it's almost impossible to know how the Wolverines will fare this year, it's futile to…

… into the corner while the Wolverines set up, Harris would be largely ineffective. But you can't keep him away from the ball all game. "Basically, in their offense, once he gets the ball, he's attacking…

…-in-residence at the University. Makai will perform in a Butoh production on Dec. 5 and h at the Daderstadt Center. BLUE IN BEIIG FORHIFAHRFOHICONY First Wolverine to wear Israeli cap in games swam through tragedy…

… of students studying abroad 2005- 2006 2006- 2007 1,701 2,055 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SOURCE: 2008 OPEN DOORS REPORT CHARITY RIVALRY Wolverines defeat Buckeyes finally 1 Michigan donors BY THE…

… the first time the Wolverines toppled a ranked opponent since 2004. oFOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY Blood Battle officials said the University of Michi- gan won this year's annual competition against Ohio…

… dual-degree in political science and economics or playingcen- ter and linebacker for the Wolverines, he could be found at the DKE house at' 1912 Geddes. While he was an active member in DKE, Ford covered…

…, posted up and con- verted some easy baskets that the Wolverines weren't getting when ATHLETES From Page 1 of student-athletes wouldn'thave to take that extra year." Andrews said a demanding schedule during…

… did in the final 23 minutes yesterday, the Wolverines could turn some heads in Beilein's second year at the helm. It's way too early to tell where this season will take Michigan, but yes- terday…

… at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Canterbury House, 721 East Huron Street CORRECTIONS . A story in yesterday's edi- tion of the Daily (Wolverines defeat Buckeyes -finally) said Michigan last defeated Ohio State in…

… Dar Harnessing the Big House's energy surface, that d people is bein: TO THE DAILY: out of its contr Several Saturdays ago, a friend and I were cheering on the fact thatth the Michigan Wolverines in the…

… whenever roughly they slip a Wolverine jersey over said prit they head and step onto a playing letes sho field, they should be granted prior- on the r ity registration. tion. She Michigan Student Assembly…