… ollege World Series titles for the Wolverines some- where down the road. "This is what I believe Michigan is about, this is what college athletics is about. These young men have deter- mined that they will…
… though the clock struck mid- night for the Wolverines' Cinderella run in the post-sea- son, their performance sent a message about Michigan *aseball nationwide. "Styles (of baseball) change from region to…
… Michigan senior co-captain Brian Harper said that the Wolverines were not a team that would do well in dual meets, but would be in the thick of things come playoff time. He probably had no idea at the time…
… just how right he was. Michigan struggled to a 1-7 Big Ten record and was just 6-9 overall; the records could be attributed to one thing: injuries. On Jan. 8 the Wolverines lost 126 pounder Brandon Howe…
… teams. EVAN Wolverine Steve King was one of many on the Michigan squad with injury problems during the 1993-94 season. the loss of Hamden. "Two-thirds of our team is walk-ons and youjust can'twin like…
… things began to look up for Michigan. The Wolverines' first postseason stop was Iowa City and the Big Ten Championships. While the host Hawkeyes were seek- ing a record 21-straight championships, the…
… Wolverines were searching for re- spect. Both accomplished what they were looking for. Michigan finished fourth, above four teams that had beaten them in dual meets during the regular season. The Wolverines…
… team had its best season ever with a 21-12 record and a win in its first NCAA tournament game, a five-set victory over Temple on Dec. 4. The Wolverines' season ended two days later in a 15-10, 15-6, 15…
…," Giovanazzi said. "We have a lot of expe- rience at outside hitter and Linsey Ebert is one of the premier middle blockers in the Big Ten." The Wolverines return 10 of their top 12 players this fall, including…
… Michigan, few have been better than current Wolverine Mike Harris. A redshirt sophomore, Harris had a very memorable year in only his sec- ond season as a college golfer. Harris was the medalist in three of…
…. Although Hinton and Vernick were lost to graduation this year, the rest Qf the Wolverine team will be returtijg next year. This should provide plenty competition for the opportunity that four of these…
…'s this weekend's recipe for the Michi- gan women's soccer team. After starting the season with two hotly contested games, the Wolverines (1-1) square off with a pair of nationally-ranked squads in the…
… Adidas Women's Soccer Cup in West Hartford, Conn. Saturday, Michigan faces 18th-ranked Dartmouth; the Wolverines tangle with 7th- ranked Hartford Sunday.. Coach Debbie Belkin said that although her team is…
… WHITE Daily Baseball Writer The Michigan baseball team sailed into uncharted waters during its 1994 season, namely the Big Ten playoffs. The Wolverines made their first postseason appearance in five years…
… extra innings. In their final game of the regular ,season the Wolverines defeated Illi- nois, 8-6, in 12 innings. That win, coupled with Michigan State and Iowa splitting a weekend series in East Lan…
…. I . I at a second rate gym at WOLVERINE FITNESS CENTRE 1993-94 season leaves women's volleyball team asking questions By CHARLIE BREITROSE Daily Sports Writer "What if? Only if... " This is what…
… good enough to avoid the Big Ten cellar. The final three weeks of the sea- son brought out the best in the team. The Wolverines won four of six games, including wins over strong Illinois and Purdue…
…'s basketball team's storybook season was supposed to have a storybook ending. The Wolverines, who in two years went from the joke of the Big 'en to the class of the Big Ien, were supposed to beat seventh…
… Bruins, and reality came crashing down the tenth-seeded Wolverines on March 13. Instead of a glorious end to a great career, Johns' exit was quieter than Crisler Arena on an average game day. The senior…
…Page 19 THE MICHIGAN DAILY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 Pa~e19 THE MICHIGAN DAILY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 Early struggles continue for hitters Inexperience follows Wolverines home in loss to…
… Eastern Michigan A By DARREN EVERSON and TOM SEELEY Daily Sports Writers Growing pains continue to plague the youthful Michigan volleyball team, as another more seasoned club took advantage of Wolverine…
… Wolverines a bit, as the Eagles' domination continued well into the fourth and final game. "For them it was a good case of momentum," Michigan outside hitter Colleen Miniuk said. "They came out and they jumped…
…, who led the Wolverines with 17 kills, thought that Michigan's woes might have begun much earlier. "At the beginning, I think every- one was kind of surprised by how well Eastern came out," she said. "I…
… think wejust played really tentatively at the beginning." In the first game, serving errors haunted the Wolverines, who fell be- hind 7-1. Michigan then went on their own spurt, moving within two points…
… the all-important third contest. That might explain Michigan's seemingly easy victory in that one. Kills from Luze and Miniuk helped the Wolverines roll to a quick 10-2 lead. The Eagles, who made a…
… one- or two-point leads. The Wolverines seemed as if they might pull away when an ace from setter Erin McGovern made it 12-9 in favor of Michigan. Only after a couple Eastern hitting errors put the…
… Wolverines one point away from vic- tory did the Eagles seize command of the game and the match. Though disappointed with the out- come, Giovanazzi sees no reason to give up on this team. "I don't have any…
… Michigan women's golf team this season. The Wolverines head into the new campaign with a slightly more experienced team than last season's when they fielded a squad featuring twelve underclassmen and only…
… vacation pompeting in the U.S: Women's Amateur Championship. Watkins joins fellow mniors Amy Talbot and Jennifer aumann and senior Tera Hamo as the Wolverines' main candidates to set the pace for their…
… the farm when fellow Wolverine Chris Webber left for the NBA. They gained one thing: a 6- foot-10, 255-lb. vacancy under the hoop. Sophomore Dugan Fife, who has yet to sink a college basket, claims the…
… later. The Wol- verine faithful heave a collective sigh and put away the baking soda. February The Wolverines go from trouble with their immune systems to trouble with the law. King, Ray Jackson and walk…
… Howard and Jalen Rose announced their decisions to forgo their senior year and become eligible for the NBA draft June 29 in Indianapolis. Howard and Rose were the focal points of the Wolverines' offense…
… Michigan sixth on the Wolverines all-time scoring list with 1,788 points. Howard was one of five players in Michigan history to score 1,500 points and grab 700 rebounds. I I LEO R~ l tB rl 0] Juwan Howard…
… Wolverines were a confident and talent-laden bunch, as they had been since the arrival of the Fab Five in Ann Arbor in the fall of 1991. Michigan expected to be successful and the media thought so as well…
…, predicting the Wolverines to win the 1994 Big Ten title. Yet certain things were different. The most notable change was the de- parture of Chris Webber for the NBA. Although Michigan coach Steve Fisher missed…
… his 6-foot-10 power forward, he also had to deal with the loss of much of his bench as Eric Riley, James Voskuil, Rob Pelinka and Michael Talley all concluded their careers with the Wolverines' loss to…
…-0 run in the second stanza brought the Wolverines to within five, 47-42, and they eventually cut the deficit to just two, 63-61, when Juwan Howard hit an 8-foot baseline jumper with 5:31 remaining…
… enough for the Wolverines as they could not get any closer after Howard's basket. Jalen Rose missed a layup opportu- nity with a little over 4:30 remaining and also clanged a trey attempt that would have…
… tied the game inside the final 30 seconds. Rose's misses represented the Wolverines' performance from the field in this Elite Eight matchup. Michigan knocked down a mere 41 percent of its shots…
… cloud and the Wolverines' dreams of contending for a national champi- onship dissolved as the wrestlers focused on the death of a teammate. "It definitely aflected our past sea- son," Michigan coach Dale…
… Wolverines still managed to finish 12th at NCAAs and finished with three senior All-Americans - Jeff Catrabone, Airron Richardson and Bill Lacure. So, the 1998-99 wrestling season will be a rebuilding year for…
… ... those four are the key guys. All we need is to pull along one of the other guys, and it looks like we have four or five guys who can be in the fifth spot." As a team, the Wolverines ran a promis- ingly…
…, were its top two runners last year and led the Wolverines to a Big Ten championship and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships. Mortimer and Snyder finished third and fifth, respectively, at Big…
… successful season in history, earning its first NCAA tournament bid and finishing with a record of 21-12. Entering the 1998 campaign, the Wolverines think they can keep the fire burning. "We're a better team…
… could continue. To open the season, the Wolverines were in Washington, D.C., where they won the Georgetown Acumen Classic by defeating Temple, Georgetown and Maryland. The Wolverines defeated Temple in…
…, pulling away from his fellow Wolverines in the sec- ond half of the 8,000-kilometer race to take the victory. Perhaps the biggest question facing Michigan in '98 is how Warhurst will replace the graduated…
… Kevin Sullivan and still keep the Wolverines in the nation's top 10. Michigan hopes that depth will become its strength, instead of the liability it was last season. "This year we have 10 guys capable of…
…. Aside from Haro, three other Wolverines par- ticipated in the individual prelims during the first night of competition, but failed to advance to the finals. Freshman Kenny Keener scored a 9.650 on rings…
… Michigan afloat at the 1998 men's swimming championships and, consequently, the Wolverines had their lowest finish in 12 years. Men's swunmmg finishes lowest in championships in 1years (/BREWI NG COMPANY…
…- tention for a scoring position until he hit the tower with his feet on a dive.. The low scores dropped him to 18th. The only Wolverine who seemed unshackled by the myste- rious chains that seemed to slow…
… concerned about where his team placed, how hard they worked and how they fought. According to the place- ment and the effort put out by he Wolverines at the NCAA champi- onships, one can assume that…
… Richardson's request has been granted The Wolverines finished with 249. points, good for seventh at the champi- onships, matching their final national ranking. Stanford also lived up to its No. 1 ranking…
…." While the Wolverines didn't capture any titles, they did receive two second- place finishes. Oddly enough, the two Michigan swimmers who were runners-up - senior Talor Bendel and sophomoW Shannon…
…." The Wolverines continued their stellar performances, prevailing against No. 10 Penn State 278.85- 277.05 and placing first in the eight- team Michigan Invitational. But the biggest accomplishment was at…
… not prepared for it," Darden said. Garnering success was something the Wolverines were getting used to- that is until the Big Ten Championship arrived. With plans of placing second and challenging the…
… been fix- tures in the Michigan softball dugout. They watched the team develop into one of the top programs in the Big Ten and the country. And just last year, they participated in the Wolverines' two…
… Tate on staff. But Kovach doesn't believe the Lions will have one when they face the Wolverines. "A few -days ago, Coach Petrini remarked that it will be good because I know how they hit and their…
… top teams, Michigan went above and beyond, winning the Outback Steakhouse Tournament in Athens, Ga. The Wolverines won every match, including a sweep of No.7 Brigham Young in their first match, 15…
…-1 in the third game against Brigham Young. The Wolverines showed their resilience with a solid sideout game brought about by tremendous setting from sophomore Shannon Melka. "It took 20-30 minutes to…
…VOLLEYBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 8, 1997 -- 5B Chase, Wolverines wake up to win two By Jacob R. Wheeler Daily Sports Writer One good night of sleep made all the difference…
… for the Michigan women's volleyball team Saturday in the second annual All Sport Volleyball Challenge. The Wolverines woke up on the right side of the bed, sweeping matches from Eastern Michigan and…
… option to go." Against the Wolverines, Cox played in all three games, recording one kill, Hey There! one assist and five digs. Michigan volunteer coach Shannon Brownlee, also a former Wolverine player…
…, giving the Wolverines a 4-3 triumph. lives. slapshot from 10 feet inside the blue line past Michigan completed a season sweep the following "it's a hard end to a season," Wiseman said. senior goalie Steve…
… an- other Michigan team that spent most of the season at the top of the polls and came within a sneeze of winning the national title -- hockey. Yes, the Wolverines are a national hockey power and no…
… responsible forthe Wolverine dominance are coaches Jon Urbanchek and Jim Richardson. Richardson,the women's coach, has wone the conference title every year he's been here, while Urbanchektook the men's team…
… an accomplishment, given the Wolverines' position in mid- February. Yet Michigan was never "just happy to be there," as tournament teams sometimes profess. It was there to win a championship, even if…
… it had to advance through the brack- et without the benefit of a first- round bye. And though the Wolverines fell short of that goal, it can never be said that they failed this season - because they…
… runner-up finish at the GLI. And for the teams that Michigan 'owed' according the walls inside of the Michigan lockerroom - Miami, Michigan State and Ohio State - the Wolverine exacted revenge against all…
… players: Brooke Hart, and Big Ten sportswoman of the year Danielle Lund. The Wolverines have played together for a year, so they should be more pre- pared for the ups-and-downs of the sea- son as well as…
… the Wolverines' best two players, but during this past year, the doubles lineup never consistently played together, often cost- ing the Wolverines the important doubles point. Lund finished last year at…
… April 22 to advance to the Super Six, kept things close the whole way through. So close in fact that Georgia coach Suzanne Yoculan found it necessary to keep abreast of the Wolverines' running I…
… Simes also earned that same score on the vault to help put the third-ranked Wolverines only .325 of a point behind the top- ranked Bulldogs going into the home stretch. Of all the things that Georgia…
… finished third on high bar, and fifth on pom- mel horse. Altogether, Toman was named All- America four times for his perfor- mances. Although no other Wolverine won an individual title, there was still…
… Warm ups, Wind wear and Outerwear Poly, Nylon and Tear Away Pants Sandals and Running Shoes Hats, Caps, Watches and Sunglasses Mon-Fri 1OUAM - 8 PM DANA UNNANE/Daty The Wolverines always seemed to be…
… one of the nation's best. However, until recently, it lacked the world's most played sport. Last Saturday marked the historic debut of varsity women's soccer at Michigan as the Wolverines tied Wis…
…. "We put our chances in the net today. The girls were pretty frustrated about Saturday's game because they thought they performed so well." The Wolverines dueled the Phoe- nix to a scoreless tie through…
…4B- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 8, 1997 Wolverines happy to see 'the best player in the nation' leave town By Tracy Sandler Daily Sports Writer When the Michigan field hockey team…
… stepped onto Ocker Field Saturday afternoon, it had every intention of stopping North Carolina's Cindy Werley. The Wolverines found that the defending Honda Award receipient for best player in the nation…
…, who really cares? The Wolverines dropped their first game at Yost Ice Arena in 36 games. They lost to Michigan State four times, including the Great Lakes Invitational championship game - *Michigan…
…'s first time falling short of *at title in a decade. The Wolverines didn't win the CCHA. Even when they had a chance to capture the conference playoff °crown, they fell short to upstart Ohio State in the…
… year's Wolverine captain. "Sometimes the team is nervous and you can always depend on Bubba to lighten up the mood a little. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad - he's still working on his timing…
… a leader by example. He has been more responsible defensively and has been the physical presence on the blue line that the Wolverines need. And even when he makes mistakes, he has the speed and the…
…. Wolverines. Kosick banged away at a Bubba Berenzweig rebound and deflected the puck off Clemmensen's mask - after the netminder went down to block Berenzweig's initial shot. After Michigan's score, it was…
… Turco who took over for the Wolverines, as the goaltender virtually, This time, Fox sent a puck goal-bound, which was redirected by Muckalt. Stopped by Clemmensen, the puck came out to Kosick, who again…
… Ellerbe to a six-year contract. While Ellerbe has been in the Michigan spotlight for a year now, leading the Wolverines to a 25-9 record and a Big Ten tournament title as interim coach last season, the…
… NCAA investigation and instability within the program. But the Wolverines now have some stability in the form of Ellerbe, named permanent head coach in April. The Wolverines also plan to use Neely, a…
… the breathing problem I didn't think I could do it this time." Former Wolverine Eric Namesnik finished third in 4:15.69 after record- ing the best time in preliminaries. Namesnik was frustrated after…
… championships a suc- cess. FILE PHO Tom Dolan broke the three-year old 400-meter individual medley record with a time of 4:12.30, clipping .06 off the old mark of Thomas Darnyi of Hungary. Former Wolverine Erik…
…," she said. By Jeffrey Kosseff Daily News Editor *Although Liz Brater graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, she shows her Wolverine spirit through her work as a state representative in Lansing…
… Wolverines. The 6-foot-1,188-pound forward was picked by the Washington Capi- tals in the fourth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, going 93rd over- all. He is originally from New. Windsor, New York. Herr is…
… not that intimi- dating." Each book has over 100 pages of ame-by- g ame coverage of the 1997 ootbafl season. Follow the Wolverines from their first game against Colorado all the way to Pasadena! l…
