October 12, 2012
(vol. 123, iss. 29)
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… start between the pipes Friday, but he'll "talk it over" with the coaching staff, before making a decision. EarlyoninThursday'sgame, it looked as if the Wolverines were heading for a blowoutvictory…
… wrapped around t and sprayed a wr back of the net to put the Wolverines up 3-0. However, 29 seconds later Rutledge misplayed the puck and RIT pulled to with- in two. The scoring slowed in the second period…
…, and the Wolverin look came when B. the net before hitt a wrister. With a little ov to play in the perk forward Alex Gup self in the crease h a two-man r defenseman ceived a pass partner Jacob i a shot…
… er five minutes replythis time by the Wolverines od, sophomore and sophomore forward Travis till found him- Lynch off a turnover, extended with a chance the lead to two again. RIT's Elliot Raibl made…
… guessed incorrectly on a Tiger backhand from just outside the crease and RIT capi- talized, sending the game into overtime. That's when Hartley made Rutledge and the Wolverines pay for the puck that…
…." The Wolverines maintained a healthy shot advantage through- out the game, outshooting RIT by a 44-26 clip, but the Tigers made the most of their third-period opportunities, outscoring Michi- gan 3-l…
…. The Tigers and Wolverines will wrap up the two-game series Friday night with a7:35 p.m. puck drop from Yost Ice Arena. Merrill is expected to miss at least six weeks with a fractured vertebrae By LIZ…
…-ranked Wolverines disappointed in the home open- er against Rochester Institute of Technology, dropping a 5-4 overtime contest without their preseason all-conference defen- seman. Merrill suffered a frac- tured…
… 42 blocks. His absence at the beginning of the year, however, didn't signifi- cantly affect the Wolverines, as they reached the NCAA Tourna- ment as the No.1 seed. Tuesday was a different story. "We…
… period, the deflated Wolverines' defense gave up back-to-back goals. Though Michigan was plagued by the Tigers' late surge, Trouba manned the defensive zone with physical hits and recorded a pair of career…