November 17, 2003
(vol. 113, iss. 48)
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… concerned. So what's the deal? The answer provides a characteri- zation of a group of parents that have made themselves an integral part of Michigan field hockey. At the Wolverines' regular season game…
… Michigan field hockey family extends far beyond the TONY DING/Daily Senior forward April Fronzoni plays the ball yesterday while her father, John, and the rest of the Wolverine faithful watch her stellar…
… after the game. At Michigan State, the field is surrounded by a track, which is fenced in. The Wolverine parents stood by the chain-link fence, their eyes aglow with excitement from seeing a win that…
…- ner-up performance at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship in Terre Haute, because the Wolverines earned it. Since their season began in late Septem- ber, they've pounded more than 1,200 miles and…
… Wolverines an automat- ic bid to the NCAA Championships in Waterloo, Iowa. The weather was in the upper-30s. Steady mist dampened the course, but couldn't do the same to the spirits of the runners and fans who…
…) Willis there with me the whole way." When runners began to press after eight kilometers, the Wolverines looked as fresh as they did at the start. In the last kilometer, Michigan was surging, while the…
… coach Cheryl Burnett with an intensity matched only by her team's defense. The Wolverines for-ced 22 turnovers and made key steals down the stretch to defeat Miami (Ohio) 79- 68 in the first round of the…
… Preseason Womens National Invitational Tourna- ment and their first win of theM I ) regular season. With the score tied at 61, the crowd rose to its feet in support, and the Wolverines responded with a 9…
…-0 run, attributable to increased defensive pressure. Michigan never trailed after that. Seniors Stephanie Gandy and Jennifer Smith set the tone for the Wolverines. The former scored 15 points in the first…
… can all kind of do it at the same time, that's our hope." The Wolverines could apply strong defensive pressure at the same time, enough to frustrate the Redhawks (0-1) each time they took the lead…