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… 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…

… being given a bid. But Michigan coach Sue Guevara warned, "Nobody can predict what the committee is going to do." No matter if the Wolverines are going to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT, they need to…

… Wolverines have more than just a couple of days to put the loss behind them. The team's first practice after the Big Tens was today, and the tourna- ment's earliest games are next Thursday. Guevara welcomes…

… Wolverines. T HE DAILY'S STARS The Michigan Daily hockey writers' picks for Michigan's three stars of the weekend. MARK KOSICK LEFT WING The beleagured senior has come in the playoffs - as he's done in the…

… the Frozen Four for the first time since its championship season of 1998. The Wolverines will begin by playing Boston College in the semifi- nal round. Michigan State will face off against North Dakota…

… Unfortunately for the Wolverines, they r; into a very talented and determined N' 12 Illinois team. "They're very, very good," sophomc Chris Shaya said. "They're relentless, th keep coming at you, and they don…

…. The slump started Feb. 17 at Northwe ern, where the Wolverines let one sl .ay, and quickly snowballed into clo osses against Minnesota and India Solid start f -IrAdam Kaplan .Jiy. Sports Writer w =ith…

… Writer NoNOTRE DAME Two days after St. Patrick's Day, Notre Dame didn't need any luck to finish off the underdog Wolverines by a count of 88-54 last night in the second round of the Midwest regional. i…

… Michigan career came to an end at the hands of the second-ranked Fighting Irish. But in her finale, Thorius played all but two minutes against Notre Dame. The Wolverines exit the NCAA Tournament after an…

… when we were having one-two-three finishes like that, so it was their chance to shine," Urbanchek said. According to Thompson, the Wolverines were the underdogs coming into the competition. But - as…

… yards were KRISTEN FIOH/Daily Senior captain Scott Werner helped the Wolverines take second place at the Big Ten Championships by finishing third in the 200-yard breaststroke. By Kristen Fidh Daily…

…'re not the 17th-ranked team." On Feb.18, when the first match between Michigan and Indiana ended, the Wolverines found themselves in a place they didn't want to be - tied 4-4. Michigan jumped out to a 3…

…, the Wolverines had just finished playing No. 1 Stanford. "We're not tired now, and we didn't just play Stan- ford two hours ago," Michigan coach Amber Drury- Pinto said. "They got us when we were down…

… NCAA Tournament hree of tie past four years, and the Wolverines feel their experience will 'be beneficial. The prob- 11cm is, No. 9 seed Vir- ginia (1 8-3), Michigan's JoYCE opponent tomorrow at Who…

… under SueG the battle-tes in a national champi- in South Ben onship until you have gone to the tournament year in and year out," Michigan coach Sue Gue- vara said. The Wolverines are just beginning that…

… after losing a heartbreaking 2-1 decision to Lake Superior on Feb. 22 in Sault. Ste. Marie, the Wolverines came back two days later and took it to the Lakers at Joe Louis Arena, 5-2. Isn't that the kind…

… baiting to thwart its goal of winning the series in two games. Friday night, the Wolverines probably played their best period of the season in the game's first 20 minutes. When that happens in the playoffs…

… Bhave Daily Sports Writer Michigan heads into the Big Ten Championships at State College with a lot of uncertainty regarding its+ injury situation. Then again, the Wolverines have been answering questions…

… how important No. 3 Ohio State every member of the team is," Kris Zimmerman said. Michigan in expe The heavy losses of captains the Wolverines, t Justin Toman and Kevin Roulston are eager for rev have…

… Michigan State hockey team proved too strong, too explosive, too smart and finally, too good for its counterparts from Michigan. The Spartans beat the Wolverines 3-1 on Thursday night at Munn Ice Arena…

… - ironic because it gave the Spartans a 3-1 series advantage over Michigan for the season. On Saturday, Feb. 27, Michigan beat Lake Superior 5-2, setting up a must-win scenario for the Wolverines against…

… the Wolverines as they did not enter a full six-person rotation in any of the meet's six events. Michigan State rolled to an easy victory over Iowa, outscoring the Hawkeyes 214.550 to 211.200 and…

… take on Michigan State on Friday at honie, in what will be the final meet for the Wolverines before the Big n Championships. Coming off their best performance of the seasonl Saturday, the Spartans will…

… just really honored to be up there." While no Wolverines won awards, several were nominated. Komisarek was a candidate for Rookie of the Year, Jillson up for Best Offensive Defenseman, Mike Roemensky for…

… potence ti M for a Michigan-Michigan State championship; game, More playground pains for the Wolverines DAVID ATZDIIy CCHA All-Rookie team selection Mike Komisarek sticks it to Nebraska-Omaha's James…

… Lakers. Trainor was subsequently moved up to the first line against Michigan State. }OE KAUTZ IGHT WING Kautz scored the always-important first goal against Lake Superior and gave the Wolverines a physical…

… that Michigan is going anywhere" in terms of the NCAA tournament, it's clear that the Wolverines are running out of silver linings - and goals to pursue. GOAL No. 1 - CCHA CHAMPI- ONSHIP The Wolverines…

… matches. The Wolverines Seniors set for their final bow By Naweod Sikora Daily Sports Writer This past weekend's meet with UCLA would have been an excellent time for the Michigan women's gymnastics team…

…'s regular season to end. Although they lost, the Wolverines seemed to be in postseason form, notching an overall team score of 197.125 - their second highest of the season - and a balance beam score of 49…

…-Pinto is. in reality, a coach, and not a drill sergeant, she does put the Wolverines through a demanding regimen. "It's tough. I get sick of it," Who: No. 13 Mchiga 17 Indiana. No. 18 M setts and ichigan…

… Invitational The Wolverines beat their arch-rival Indi- ana twice last weekend, once in overtime an~d the second time in sudden death. In tough situations like the overtime per - ods against the I oosiers, the…

… consolation for Langfeld. As Michigan's big winger lay writhing on the ice, it looked as though his last games as a Wolverine would be spent in a suit and tie instead of maize blue. et there Langfeld was…

… percent" by his estimations. Michigan's third-leading goal scorer could be back for the Wolverines' week- end bout with Ferris State. "I'm glad he's on the ice, I feel good ut that," Michigan coach Red…

… ice. The Wolverines stood in shock. The CCHA tries to hide its lack of quality officials, and for the most part is able to do so. It has two solid rfereesin Steve Piotrowski and Duke Shegos. More often…

… basis, the Brent Rutherfords, Brian Aarons and Mark Wilkins of the CCHA rule the roost. And that leaves the league and its vic- tims - teams like the Wolverines - in great peril. Chris Duprev can be…

…-'01 regular season and spoke about the daunting Big Ten Tournament. Much of the conversation focused on how the Wolverines dug themselves such a large hole and how they could dig their way back out of it. With…

… on the road, causing the Wolverines to stumble again. "You're going up against a lot of really good veterans. You look at the rosters of the first five or six teams in our league, there's no youngsters…

… Saturday was the end to a long, laborious journey for the Wolverines. Michigan (4-12 Big Ten, 10-17 overall) closed out its difficult regular season with a 78-57 loss at the Breslin Center to Michigan State…

… recognize and taunt the defeat- ed Wolverines. "They started hooting and hollering and saying all kinds of derogatory statements. Right at that moment I lost my appetite," Michigan junior Chris Young said…

… Wolverines fell to the Nittany Lions in State College in their only regular-season meeting, 77-66. BLANCHARD LAUDED: The media named LaVell Blanchard See BLANCHARD, Page 13 MARJORIE MAHbMALL/Daily Josh…

… Asselin and the Wolverines know that the Big Ten Tournament means a second chance at the postseason. .. LAW, POLICY AND THE CONVERGENCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES A UNIVERSITY OF…

… Michigan the ever-important With Kos first goal in its 4-3 victory over St. class being Cloud, propelling the Wolverines back day one, th into the Frozen Four. winger hasn JKosick's performance the night…

… hard or well, ob to help the kid play bet- ison said. "Sometimes it's m around, or sitting him out et his attention or showing eotapes. never given up on the kid." iy should he? Kosick leads Wolverines…

… former Wolverine Brian Diemer to try out the event. "When he was a freshman, I said to him, 'Hey, do you want to do the steeplechase?' He said, 'What's that?' and I told him, 'Come here, let me show you…

… Michigan hockey team stumbled to the finish line in the last month of the regular season, the extra fat of a meaty theory was sliced away with every marginal performance - when the Wolverines turn it on…

…'s necessary to win back-to-back games against top competition? With nothing less than redemption for a second half of struggles on the line, the Wolverines said "yes." Michigan did the dirty work, the 1 de…

… 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…

…-y success. Richard In an amazing upset performance, that kept th freshman Emily Fenn became the finish - a Wolverines' only All-American with a ence meeta sixth-place finish in the I,650-yard "We fin…

…'s.I said after the race. "This will keep me Sugar said. mostjyated for months and years to hard to swi corr1e." "I'm no 1Tbe freshman Fenn may have been happens he theAII-American, but the Wolverines' they…

… two points really quickly and won all three three-set matches." t I, t. t, .a I Spartans and Illini continue to- dance +.. sRETT MOUNTAIN/Dily Freshman Emily Fenn is the only Wolverine to take home…

… that ended the Wolverine fifth, cites that as the key trouble spot for Michigan. "They kept shutting down our momentum," Lollio said. "Games that we do (leave runners on) are games that we end up losing…

…, the Wolverines' bats helped out their staff. In the bottom of the first, captain Scott Tousa stole third and was driven in, courtesy of a Chris Kimball error at short. Tousa would contribute with his…

…." The Wolverines rallied from the early deficit to take the lead by scor- ing three runs in the third inning. Iesignated player Stefanie Volpe pro- *ded the spark with a double and a run in the inning…

…, who -entered the game hitting just .227. I s "got my head back on track and saw the ball well." For the day, Volpe was 4-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI. The Wolverines benefited from stel…

… Editor Senilors never received descry b)gfarewell With four more wins, Brian Ellerbe TIf you were in attendance when the Wolverines lost to Northwestern, 75-70, on Feb. 28, you can stop reading this…

… cheers from its (few) loyal student fans would have given Michigan's seniors a proper goodbye. For the past two seasons, the Wolverines have honored their four- year players on Senior Day with no students…

… hemselves any longer. As the final seconds ticked away, and as Michigan clinched its first trip to the Frozen Four since 1998, the Wolverines leaped over the bench and rushed the ice. By the looks on their…

… Pearson. On the ice, sophomore J.J. Swistak leaped into the air like a kid who just got out of his last day at school. At the same time, 22 other Wolverines swarmed goalie Josh Blackburn -knockings the net…

…-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…

… GOALTENDER Although he didn't face too much rub- ber, Blackburn was still a rock in net for the Wolverines, turning aside 31 of 34 shots on the weekend. MIKE CAMMALLERI CENTER The super sophomore continued his…

… quickly found its way to the stick of the hard-charging Rob Collins. The Wolverines peeled back desperately, but to no avail - Collins was in alone. Blackburn crouched at the tip of the crease, poised to…

… Purdue in the Championship game. 9 Purdue stuj BOILER MAKERS Continued from Page 18 This isn't the first time Cooper has taken advantage of the Wolverines' defense. She scored 24 points and grabbed nine…

… Friday, the Wolverines defeated No. I) Penn State for the third time this season, 06-60. A think this was an upset - - it was the (ird time we upset them this season," Guevara said about beating the…

… game in school history without being at least slightly enamored by the heart they showed. Not only did Mercyhurst not bow down to the mighty Wolverines, it actual- ly took the lead twice. In particular…

… - NCAA Semifinalist On the shoulders of sophomores Brendan Morrison and Marty Turco, the Wolverines made it to their third Frozen Four in four years. But, they lost to Maine 4-3 in triple overtime. As a…

… when neither of the two explo- sive forwards score a goal, the Wolverines are 3-9-2. "There's no question they're huge components to this team," assistant coach Billy Powers said. "I think you find out…

… to complement the output of Hilbert's and Cammalleri's. He posted five points in the CCHA play- offs - a feat that earned him All- Tournament team honors. But while the rest of the Wolverines feed off…

… Wolverines fittingly concluded one of their most successful seasons in years.. In scoring) 65.5 points to take seventh place, Michigan achieved its highest finish in seven years. And in seeing five wrestlers…

… this weekend to help the Wolverines take a seventh-place finish. attained the most success of any Wolverine by plac- ing third, but his finish came under questionable cir- cumstances. Michigan failed to…

… saved its best for last, putting together its most impressive performance of the year on Senior Night on Saturday. In the last regu- lar season meet of the year, the Wolverines put up their best team…

… we're seeing the result of that.- Other than honoring the seniors, the most important aspect of Satur- day ight 's meet was that the Wolverines gained some always, valuable momentum heading into, the…

… her last regular-season meet as a Wolverine. Her next step - the Big Ten Championship. Lady Bulldogs fall to 10th-seeded Missouri ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - When the final horn sounded, Kelly Miller buckled…

… Daily forum Is something about Michigan's hockey team bothering you? ., ou disagree with a sports columnist? What seed would the Wolverines get if they won the BTT? Stop yelling from the sidelines…

… good team, but we're not good enough to have a bad night and win." Berenson remembers Michigan's losses to three teams that were in last place at the time. The Wolverines fell to Alaska-Fairbanks and…

…, Dvorsky 2. S - Fox, PVitense 4. IP H R ER BR SO Before the eighth inning1 Wolverines trailed Iowa 2-4 i Iowa shortstop Kurt Vitens into the game-ending 4-4 i play in the bottom of the scoreboard read…

… Michigan 4, For the first seven iir Wolverines' bats were keI> Iowa hurler Chad BlackwelI "We we're hitting him," captain Scott Tousa said. were hitting them right at p Finally Michigan first Nate Wright…

… with the struggles of make-up work. This will make it easier on the Lakers when they travel to Grand Rapids for their NCAA regional game against the Wolverines this weekend. But the thought of competing…

… by chance you know anything about the Michigan softball tear' opponents this weekend, you're on step ahead of coach Carol Hutchins. But the Wolverines' opponents in the Boilermaker Invitational in West…

… 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…

… final minutes as Wolverines. Michigan has never advanced fur- ther than the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but, with some gifted. recruits and a little luck, they may find themselves poised for a…

… Communication Studies and The Center for Political Studies MARJORIE MARSHALL/Daily Raina Goodlow and the Wolverines couldn't gain the defensive edge, ending Michi- gan's season yesterday against Notre Dame. r…

… Wolverines' dancing in the tour- nament has been a sort of hokey-pokey: Put your left foot 'in, take your left foot out.. The two times Guevara has taken Michigan to the tournament in 1998 and 2000, it has…

… confidence," Hilbert said." Michigan goalie Josh Blackburn was named as the only Wolverine on the second team. I . , Troy Aikman is left pondering his options after the Cowboys waived him. Dallas waives…

… opposing defenses. 13etter days al Young Wolverines 1 By Dan Williams Daily Sports Editor CHICAGO - The 2000-'O1 Michigan men's b etball team suffered its first loss before prac- ti ever started when…

… basketball season. It began in Oakland with a 97-90 loss, a rude awakening for the Wolverines' three freshmen. Foreshadowing future difficulties, the team fell to an early deficit against the Golden Grizzlies…

… Michigan basketball program its only national title has now given the Wolverines a new coach. Seton Hall basketball coach Tommy Amaker has agreed to a deal to coach the Wolverines and will be introduced as…

…, Page 5A A P PHOTO Seton Mall coach Tommy Amaker comes to Michigan with hopes of turning the Wolverines around. More coverage of Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin's decision to hire Amaker, Page 8A…

… 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…

… - these guys have done it, too," Okenwa said. "You're only as good as your last race, so hopefully this will be my best race of the season." One Wolverine who has been peaking at just the right time is De…

… basketball team can find perfect spiritual harmony, the Wolverines can beat Penn State and Michigan State (the Wolverines lost by 21 and 27 in their two meetings). But even a Zen awakening couldn't boost this…

… world away om the NCAA Tournament? The Wolverines are closer than you think: We'll start at the bottom - the play-in game featuring Northwestern State. In case you were curious, Northwestern State is…

…. Michigan managed to find itself on the stable side of the bubble at the Big Ten Tournament last weekend after defeating No. 19 Penn State for the third time this season. The Wolverines *ere inconsistent all…

….5 rebounds per game. Not only does experience help the Wolverine cause in the tournament, but national exposure helps earn any team spots in the national polls, and easier paths to the Big Dance. SEED…

… Dame is the last match in a stretch where the Wolverines faced five of the top 30 teams in the nation, three of which have n on the road, They have a lot of talent and experienced players NOTR who have…

… lineup." Dame and h This will not be the first the last 10 time that two of Michigan's victory comi top players have seen Notre c this season. hen the Wolverines hosted the ITA Regional Championship in the…

… election" Anthe winter 1999 election, a Blue member allegedly stole 110 uniq- name passwords and used them to vote. Last year, an incident of voter fraud caused most of the Wolverine Party to be removed from…

… the election. This year, LSA sophomore Chip Englander, who caused the Wolverine Party's removal, is on the ballot as the Michi- gan Party's vice-presidential candidate. Alok Agrawal, last year…

…- nize the name Chip Englander. Those who fol- low MSA even slightly will recall last year's election in which the Wolverine Party was com- pletely thrown out of the election due to an __e '_ _ _ U_ v f…

… election rules and regulations by one Chip Englander. Admittedly, I don't remember the specifics of the scandal, but to the best of my recollection, Englander was the campaign manager for the Wolverine Party…

… heads," Warhurst said. Although the three did not attain the goals they set for themselves prior to the meet, the national experience they gained will help them in their outdoor season. The Wolverines…

… weekend he has an excel- lent chance of getting to the finals." But Coben wasn't the only Wolverine in attendance. Two men- ber's of the women's diving team also competed in Bloomington: Tealin Kelemen and…

… tennis. Michelle Dasso, arguably the best player in the nation led the experience- laden, eighth-ranked Fighting Irish to a -0 victory over the Wolverines while :'only losing two sets in the entire match…

… Schembechler in 1969, the Wolverines have gone outside the program to hire a head coach. This was a calculated move by the Athletic Department. "The decision was that we were going to go out (of the program…

… Pirates. Amaker said he would try and form that rela- tionship at Michigan with former Wolverines. "I think it is going to be important that we do everything we can to make the in-roads, to reach out to…

…. Each year the meet attracts over 3,000 athletes. In additifn-to the collegiate schools present, the meet draws an influx of high school competitors from the Calif("ia area. The Wolverines, who just began…

…- es as the turning point of the year. Three Big Ten matches, all at home, await the Wolverines as they look for their first conference victory of the sea- son. Michigan will face Wisconsin Penn State…

… harbor no pity: At 8:57 on a Tuesday night in January, as Michigan State brings in Matt Ishbia, the last man on its bench, because the Spartans have domineered the Wolverines for nearly two hours en route…

… good players here." Last year the Wolverines lost Jamal Crawford to the NBA and Kevin Gaines for disciplinary reasons, and this year's freshman class has had off-the-court problems of its own. "There…

… regional, capping.a performance that saw him score two key goals and assist on Hilbert's game- winning goal on Saturday. The Wolverines came out determined vesterdav, sensing a glowing opportunity to erase…

… breakaway score -- off a feed from Kosick - four- and-a-half minutes later to stake Michigan to a 2-0 advantage that the Wolverines would never relin- quish. From that point forward. Michigan played the…

…-powered attack. With an automat- ic bid to the NCAA Tournament hanging in the balance, the Spartans brushed aside the Wolverines, 2-0, to win their second-straight CCHA Tournament Need two? Good seats are still…

…-side on the goalie. The rebound just came out, and Joe (Good- now) did a great job crashing the net." Down only 1-0, Michigan still had a realistic chance of winning the game. But, the Wolverines' title…