…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 6, 2017 — 3B After trailing the entire game, Wolverines eke out victory Nicole Munger was the fourth option. The final play was…
…, a sophomore guard, had the best matchup of the five Wolverines on the court. Flaherty knew that if she couldn’t make it, Munger was going to be the kickback. With 20 seconds to go, Munger…
…. His pass during a 2-on-1 Derrick Walton Jr. has started over 100 games for Michigan in his career, and the Wolverines have needed every minute of his experience, leadership, and will to win in…
… guard had proven to his team and the Wolverine faithful that any hopes of a top- half Big Ten finish and NCAA Tournament trip rested upon his shoulders. So when Michigan (4-6, 14-9) faced a four…
…-point deficit with just over half a minute to go, everyone knew who and where the Wolverines’ next shot was going to come from. Within just a few ticks of the clock, Walton had the ball in his hands…
… to four following a pair of free throws, and time had run out for the Wolverines to come back, falling to the Buckeyes, 70-66. “I took a shot I thought was the best shot available,” Walton…
… in its final possessions. Walton spear- headed the Wolverines’ effort, finishing with a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds. Sixteen of his points came in the second half, in which Michigan…
…, redshirt sophomore for- ward DJ Wilson dialed up from deep to tie the game at 63 — the closest the Wolverines would be to tasting a lead in the final 20 minutes. Michigan’s struggles were exposed…
… first half, but that lead evaporated as the Buckeyes’ big men began to bully the Wolverines’ post defenders down low. Ohio State went into halftime with a one- point lead thanks to a massive 20…
… ended up hand- ily winning the contest on the boards, outrebounding the Wolverines 42-24 on the night, including a 16-7 advantage on the offensive glass. “In a game when it looked like it was so…
…. Redshirt sophomore Malik Amine had raced out to an early 7-2 lead, but was unable to hold on as Michigan State’s Nick Trimble stormed back to earn a 13-8 victory. The Wolverines trailed 9-4 at that…
… point and were in danger of taking their second-straight loss to an in-state foe following a loss to Central Michigan last Thursday. But senior Brian Murphy put the Wolverines (4-4 Big Ten, 8…
…, ultimately securing victory for the Ducks. Michigan attacker Tess Korten, another senior, scored the team’s final two goals. The Wolverine seniors will have to wait another day to win their first game…
… in their final season, but Ulehla is excited about the future after their performance Saturday. She is hopeful that the Wolverines will win their first ever Big Ten game this season, and with a…
