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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com April 2, 2012 -3B Wolverines finish first, second, fourth at Georgia Tech By DYLAN MCKENZIE While the team felt like the For the Daily winning times could…

… them. Invitational, the small group of "The object of the sport is to Wolverines had a strong show- beat people," McGuire said. "And ing. we certainly did today." After sending the entire team Added…

… meet was for the Wolverine trio, it was a not goingto have a Michigan fla- success, but the three have their vor to it. sights on improving and get- The 1,500-meter race clearly ting ready for bigger…

… ALEJANDRO ZUNIGA For the Daily The Michigan women's row- ing team adopted a more rigorous training program over the win- ter, and it paid off on Saturday as the third-ranked Wolverines won nine events at…

… Griggs Reservoir in Columbus. A week after defeating Princ- eton and defending national champion Brown, both of the Wolverines' varsity-eight squads went unbeaten, sweeping No. 12 Michigan State and No. 9…

… a new practice reg- "Her hard work is paying off." imen implemented by the coaches The Wolverines also won the this year. Borrowing tactics first varsity-four against Michi- from other elite programs…

… stressed that the Wolverines are not competing at the level he expects. He noted several techni- cal issues that he hopes his new training program will alleviate quickly. "It was a good day, but all of our…

… only home event of the season on April 14th, as the Wolverines continue their prepa- ration for the Big Ten Champion- ships. "We have a lot of seniors, and this is their last chance to win a Big Ten…

… Wolverines tried to forget about Wednes- day's .unfortu- nate game and ught a focus solely on playing well ys really in the Big Ten opener. d up. "I don't think the loss to Eastern really had that much to do…

…-goal lead for the fourth time in the game. The Wolverines would not score after that, though, as Indi- ana scored twice in the final three min- Fournier added yet another tally to her record- breaking sea…

…. Krantz earned capitalized on two erors in the a starting spot in the lineup as the bottom of the fifth inning and designatedhitterandWingerfinal took a 3-2 lead. But the Wolverines ly pulled himself out of…

… he hadn't posted a By the end of the ninth inning, single hit all season. ichigan and Michigan State were Once again, the Wolverines 4ocked at eight run apiece.In the stepped up at exactly the…

… game. to Delaware on Saturday, and Delaware was also helped by more of the same problems were the mental mistakes of the Wol- on display for the Wolverines. verines. Michigan's inexperience Michigan…

…'ve The Wolverines lost the allowed it to counterattack. faceoff battle, 14-7, and picked On Delaware's second goal up only 22 groundballs com- of the game, the Wolverines pared to the Blue Hens' 39. They…

… and only struck out one Gold- end in the en Gopher. Wolverines' MICHIGAN 3 "That came out of nowhere," favor, as MINN. 6 Maloney said. "You can't, against they lost all good pitching, end up giving up…

… Michigan (0-3 Big Ten, 12-16 But Minnesota's quick lead was overall) on Friday. He pitched the too much for the Wolverines to first six innings but was taken out overcome. after giving up nine hits and six…

… allowing Friday. This was the fifth-consec- four hits and three runs. utive game in which he got more "Our starting pitching has been hits than any other Wolverine. outstanding throughout the year," But…

…. After splitting the dou- bleheader with Indiana on Saturday, the 20th-ranked Wolverines (5-1 Big MICHIGAN 3 Ten, INDIANA 2 24-10 overall) MICHIGAN 2 came INDIANA 7 back with a 7-2 win MICHIGAN 7 on Sun…

… (Sunday), we came with a fresh look and we got the job done." The Wolverines got on the board early in Sunday's match- up with an RBI single by Lane in the first inning. And in the third, the Escondido…

…, and Doyle said Chidester and Lane were integral in the Wolverine offense in the third game of the weekend. "I think this weekend, both of them together, they just did awesome," Doyle said. "Any time we…

… back at Wolverine hoops By GLENN MILLER JR. Daily Sports Writer 2011 was rough for Big Ten baseball. Other than Illinois' auto- matic conference bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference failed for the…

… the Big Ten that has something to prove, it's Rich Maloney's Michigan squad. The Wolverines finished last in the conference a year ago at 7-16. After struggling early in the season, Michigan's losing…

… capturing a Big Ten championship this season. But it will take a lot more than just words and motivation. The Wolverines need improvement in both their lineup and bullpen, looking to improve on a confer- ence…

… to emerge as one of the Wolverines' top performers, along with the consistent bat of sopho- more outfielder Michael O'Neill. Michigan's bullpen still lacks reliable relief pitching, an area the…

… Wolverines must continue to develop in Big Ten play. The start- ing rotation, headlined by junior right-hander Ben Ballantine, has shown glimpses of dominance early this year but has struggled of late with its…

…- sin. So did Gus Johnson, after it was determined that he wouldn't be callingthis year's tournament. Enough of the shock has worn off, and Michigan fans can take solace that the Wolverines beat the only…

… team that beat the nation- al champions. We've regained our composure and are now able to get back on the podium and pass down judgment for the Wolverines' 2011- 12 campaign. How did Michigan do this…

… Championship in 26 years, it'd be an easy answer. The Wolverines met, exceeded and jumped giddily on top of their pre- season expectations. But what people cared about was whether Michigan would improve upon…

… last season's third-round NCAA Tournament appearance. That didn't happen, so it's easy to say the Wolverines fell short of their goals. However, what the team did in one game against an unfamiliar…

… night (on my half-birth- day), and it couldn't have gone any worse. No Wolverine topped 12 points, and Michigan put forth its worst defensive effort of the sea- son, allowing Purdue to shoot 50 percent…

…4B -April 2, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T 'M' places 10th at LSU PAUL SHERMAN/Daily Senior defenseman Rob Healy and the Wolverines made a second-half comeback but couldn't topple…

… quarter, and producing his own three- goal run in the third. The seven-goal performance by Cohen was something that the Wolverines had yet to see before this season, but they know they will have to learn…

…. .. 2_._ The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 5A Wolverines look to win fourth straight at CMU CLUB LACROSSE Second-year Michigan squad making strides By DANIEL…

… home run and two RBIs against the Spartans, and she threw 5.1 scoreless innings while striking out two. Driesenga also played small ball for the Wolverines, laying two sacrifice bunts in the series…

… Writer Matt Trowbridge and Central Michigan's defense was just what the doctor ordered for the Michi- gan baseball team's offense. The Wolverines (0-3 Big Ten, 13-16 overall) capitalized on erratic…

… an error by Central Michigan's shortstop Jordan Dean, scoring Biondi to tie the game at 1-1. Freshman left fielder Will Drake then singled to send home Delaney and give the Wolverines a lead they…

… of 11 men on base for the game. It appeared that Michigan would have a field day against the Central Michigan pitching staff after its first-inning perfor- mance, but the Wolverine bats reverted back…

… to their usual ways and grew silent for most of the game. Senior first baseman Coley Crank tallied the Wolverines' only extra-base hit of the day when he smacked his sixth home run of the season over…

…'s basketball coach, and I wish everyone the best in the future." Borseth had just completed his best season with the Wolverines, finishing the 2011-12 campaign with a 20-12 overall record and a seventh-place Big…

… Ten finish, going 8-8 in the conference. Michigan also earned an at- large bid to the NCAA Tour- nament, its first in 11 years. Oklahoma knocked out the 11th- seeded Wolverines in the first round. The…

… beginnin game home stand the Wolverines we .249 as a team. Mic at least 10 hits in fo games, boosting the .289. "We knew we w through," Chideste knew it was right t had to keep workin and we knew it wou…

… averages. Riding a TELBACH seven game hit streak, Lane has Writer also added offensive power to help the Wolverines, reaching but the bat- base safely in each of the past 15 ontact. It took games. base…

… runners Lane especially excelled this It took awhile, past weekend in the Wolverines' oftball team's three-game series at Indiana (2-4, ly found its 17-17). In the final game on Sun- day, Lane batted in the…

…, better moving everybody top to bottom forward." almost hit the ball, so I think we're ready to go." dence and got Despite the recent success at ing kind of fell bat, the Wolverines are still not back to…

… State, including without a single earned run. Sunday's 13-inningloss, the Mich- After giving up only one hit in iganbaseballteam had little ener- the first three innings, Bourque gy left. The Wolverines…

… to a It was Bourque's seventh 2-1 loss. But the Wolverines' lack appearance on the mound this of stamina wasn't evident at first. season and he proved himself a With two outs in the first worthy…

…8 - Tuesday, April 3, 2012 B L3 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily com 0 eball: Position by Position Vrter hey ur- is :he Wolverines get deeper eason. There are a few areas ainty and Maloney…

… has been th different possibilities. ey reiterates that the team r against itself, and in com- o last season, Michigan has . The Wolverines hover ddle of the Big Ten pack in 1 statistical rankings; they…

… will either lead the team to a much-needed win or it will be the downfall of today's matchup against Central Michigan. The Wolverines and Chippe- was (12-16) are almost a mirror image of one another in…

… balanced matchup, Maloney is looking "to play the game (the Wolverines) are capa- ble of playing - good fundamen- tal baseball." At practice yesterday, volun- teer coach Wayne Welton worked to clean up those…

… will likely pitch close to 400 by season's end. Former Wolverine Jordan Tay- lor and senior Stephanie Speier- man combined for 364 innings by the end last year's NCAA Super Regional run. For Driesenga…

… 20th-ranked Wolverines started slow, but after an eight- run fifth inning, the game ended with the mercy rule and an 8-0 Michigan victory. "I thought (that in) the first four-and-a-half innings we…

… dedicat- ed to moving past Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Western Michigan, and the Wolverines did just that. After going nine innings without getting a runner to third base, the Wolverines broke through in the…

…- terday, Michigan women's basketball coach Kevin Borseth resigned after five sea- sons at the helm. In his final sea- son, the Wolverines compiled a 20-11 record, which was enough to earn their first NCAA…

…. Along with the losing mentality that had become entrenched, the Wolverines also hadn't made a single postseason during this stretch. But in his first year, he took Michigan to the WNIT and his five…

… their authors. Imran Syed is the public editor. He can be reached at publiceditor@michigandaily.com. Stressing over schedules The University must update Wolverine Access T he University has a wide array…

… remodeling Wolverine Access to save students time and trouble. few weeks ago, "The Hunger Games" movie was released, based on the book with the same name by Suzanne Collins. The movie and book describe a dys…

…- leyball season. She was anxious to get back to competition. As she prepared for her senior year and her final season asa Michigan Wolverine, Alex had made up her mind that there would be no next level for…

… during the final weeks of her career - she feared leaving the wrong legacy behind. Four weeks earlier, this uneasiness wouldn't have arisen. Alex was playing well and had helped the Wolverines to an unde…

…- feated nonconference record, 12-0. But in the middle of October, fear, rational fear, slowly crept into her mind. She was battered, both physically and mentally, and the Wolverines were just 3-5 since…

… only one win in seven conference games entering the matchup - to halta four-game losingstreak. But if the Wolverines didn't improve quickly, the far- fetched ideaof Michigan not earning a bid to the NCAA…

…." Alex said. "And then I tweaked Since besting Northwestern my ankle while I was walking. I on Oct. 15, the Wolverines were was like, 'My body is pretty much 4-6, hardly a respectable record, falling apart…

…, and he's all for the team Michigan was still ranked, and at and he's giving it his all and he's 19-11, the Wolverines were almost " pouring his heart out for the assured an at-large bid. And yet, team…

… accomplishment of winning a Big son went, and I'm just struggling into words." And as the buzzer sounded at 9:27 p.m., and Stuart walked off the court for the last time as a Wolverine, the reality, the loss…

… Wolverines host Michigan State on Sunday. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: Today at noon WHERE: The Michigan Union Food cart WHAT: The Ann Arbor Student Food Cooperative will man a cart with various…

… thanking his childhood dog, Hoser. It seemed as though Novak was once again downplayingcthe gravity of the moment. On his last night assa Wolverine, it was his final chance as a player to address the…

… forward Evan Smotrycz, who recently announced plans to transfer and was the Wolverines' top bench player, wasn't named as one of the top three finalists. EUROTRIP: Novak and Doug- lass both shed some light…

… some of the attend- ees register to vote. LSA junior Patrick Parkinson, a member of Wolverines for Diversity - a coalition of student groups that organized the march - said reg- istering students to vote…

… strength. For a few days, Michigan fans thought that their prized point guard would be gone and-that the Wolverines would need to find a replacement, just as they had done the year before when Burke took…

… placed in four finished out his wrestling career with the level of healthy competi- 4onships. with his 100th win, just the 35th tion in the Zeerip household. dn't leave home to Wolverine to do so. After…

… Wolverines were written just for him. works, Justin will have to con- tory. "It came from your father, a front the near-impossible matter d No. 8 nation- worthy name to bear," the quote of who will be the best…

… ... every day that we are alive, we need to make a differ- ence." LSA senior Alex Ocampo, a member of the Wolverines for Diversity, encouraged the crowd to attend the University's Board of Regents meeting…

… that Wolverines will always stand up for justice and for what's right, and not just ignore these things that racial- ize our country and that divide us." GSRA From Page 1A Raiman said he expects the…

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