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… 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…

… 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…

…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…

… 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…

…." 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…

…, 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…

… 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…

… 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…