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January 24, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 78) • Page Image 9

… in the third period, the Wolverines proved how much they learned in two weeks. "We had to do some serious work on it a couple of weeks ago to get our players to understand how to handle that five…

… against.Ferris State and Alaska in the past two week-' ends. More impressively, the Wolverines are beating good defenses - the Bulldogs and Nanooks were Nos. 1 and 4 in the conference, respectively…

January 24, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 78) • Page Image 11

… goalie' Shawn Hunwick was forced to make a number saves on odd-man rushes after the Wolverines turned the puck over when breaking out. But in both games, Michi- gan bailed itself out with other aspects of…

… its play - Friday night it was Hunwick and on Saturday it was the Wolverines' offense. After Friday's game Beren- son said Hunwick had "earned this shutout more than he should have to." With the game 0…

… have a lot of con- fidence in our (defense) and they are showing it on the ice." While the defensemen have chipped in 20 goals and 52 assists this season, the Wolverine offense has also been aided…

January 24, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 78) • Page Image 10

… team played Purdue, it_ lost by one PURDUE 45 after miss- MICHIGAN 57 ing a last- second shot. That loss snapped a three-game winning streak and put the Wolverines in a bit of a funk. That was a…

… different day, a different arena, and as evidenced by Michigan's win on Sunday, a different Michigan team all together. The Wolverines beat Purdue 57-45 on Sunday at Crisler Arena in a resounding victory that…

… defenders pay for leaving them open from 3-point range. They made two 3-pointers each, which opened up the paint for driving Wolverine guards, and this space allowed junior guard Courtney Boylan to tally si…

… assists. But for the Wolverines, defense was the key. Purdue shot 38 percent from the floor, including a paltry 15 percent frombeyond the 3-point arc. The Wolverine defenders, especially sophomores Kate…

… to shoot, even in the rare event at an open shot. The Boilermakers tried to pound the ball inside almost every posses' sion, but the Wolverines werd having none of it. "They were trying to throw it…

… has now reeled off three straight wins, with contri butions coming from all over the court. The jury was out on how the injury to starting sophomore guard Nya Jordan would affect the Wolverines, but so…

… doing nearly the same, the Wolverines were a few buckets away from the Sweet 16. It was a feel-good story ... until they stumbled the next season to a sub.-500 record. The NCAA is riddled with underdogs…

… see the guy performing up to expectations. When Billy Sauer couldn't per- form in net two years ago, it was Bryan Hogan who the Wolverines rallied around. The next season, Hogan faltered and Hunwick…

…'s pretty clear that Shawn Hunwick is no longer an underdog or a cute story. He's a hot goalie that teams will have to startegameplanning for when they play the Wolverines. That's a dangerous weapon in hockey…

January 24, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 78) • Page Image 12

… one rebound. Michigan men's basketball After the Wolverines shot coach John Beilein walked out 12-for-35 from beyond the arc, it of the locker room afterthe Wol- wasn't as though they had noth- verines…

… together as a team ... He said looks. were just not playing together." At one point during the first The Wolverine offense has half, Michigan had just one most recently struggled to play starter - freshman…

… Lansing. working against what they're BIG MEN BLUNDERS: doing." Despite the fact that at least But seeing Vogrich and Hard- one of the Wolverines' four away Jr. on the floor simul- post players - redshirt…

…, only three of the Wolverine forwards had a or four minutes, couldn't really single rebound. Freshman Evan have a big impact." All the hype at the begin- ning of this year was about how good of a sum…

… stop the Wolverines?" but "How do we stop Morris so the Wolverines stop themselves?" Essentially, get rid of the gen- eral and see how the troops do on their own. This weekend against Minne- sota, they…

… passed the ball around the perimeter. In the time the Wolverines need him the most, Morris has been forced to retreat and Michi- gan has found itself ina precari- ous position asking itself, "How do we…

… just won his match at No. 1 sin- gles in the Michigan men's ten- nis team's match against No. 5 Texas, leaving the Wolverines in a 3-3 tie with the Longhorns. The fate of the match rested solely on…

…." make those types of mistakes. But then in singles play, the But it was a great atmosphere. Wolverines made an impressive comeback, with King winning at No. 1, senior captain Jason Jung at No. 2 and…

… clinching five unbelievable." matches for the Wolverines. The match's attendance shat- He's been sidelined all year with tered the previous Varsity Ten- a wrist injury and is nearing a nis Center attendance…

…'ve got some challenges ahead of us, so we've got to keep building off this." Russell - ranked No. 1 in the 141-pound weight class - got the Wolverines on the board after they'd fallen behind early, 7…

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