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… her to become a role player on a team she once owned. By the end of last season, Bies had established herself as one of the BigTen's premier forwards. Then a junior, Bies led the Wolverines in both…

… points in 16 of the Wolverines' 30 games. A staple in the Michigan lineup, Bies started 29 games, aver- aging 31.5 minutes a game. For her impressive 2001-2002 campaign, Bies capped off a brilliant year by…

…'s Vietnamiza- tion policy, the NLF and "Alli- Crumpton drafted by Atlanta Beat By Bob Hunt Daily Sports Writer The event may not have been on ESPN, but on Sunday, a Wolverine's dream of going pro became a…

… Wolverines, fans should not panic After the first 20 minutes of Sunday's game at .: Wisconsin, Michigan found itself trailing the lowlyn Badgers (who held a 5-14 record going in) 34-30. A few ticks into the…

… 10 minutes left in the contest, the deficit remained in double digits, and Michigan found itself inan extremely strenuous position. A loss would drop the Wolverines' Big Ten mark. to 2-6, making the…

… overall savvy play of a presea- son first-team all-conference selection. Luckily for the Maize and Blue, one Wolverine bared all these traits by herself. Unfortunately, this well-qualified,, renaissance…

… woman of basketball spent the game's FILE PHOTO final 10 minutes riding the pine. Foul trouble? No. Michigan forward LeeAnn Bies has not started for the Wolverines in weeks after being named to the…

…- sance High School junior Joe Craw- ford to play for the Wolverines last Thursday night. Crawford, a 6-foot-4 swingman, joins Romulus' Ronald Coleman as the two current members of Michigan's class for…

… continued his rapid rise as a teammate of Coleman on the AAU team The Family - the team for which current Wolverines Lester Abram and Graham Brown played together - when he led them to the AAU State…

…. Coleman and Crawford's commit- ments for 2004-05 mean that this year's recent run of success for the Wolverines could be just a brief glimpse of some incredible things to come. See CRAWFORD, Page 10…

… hatever you do, don't panic. This applies much less to the members of the Michigan basketball team, rather it is intended for its fans; simply because the Wolverines have dropped two games in a row does not…

… better). Jalen Rose and com- pany had their struggles and rarely does any team make it through the season without them. These Wolverines should be treated the same way as the greats that came before them…

… gift this weekend, and the card that came along with it had an interesting mes- sage: Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. The gift was given by some higher power to the Wolverines (6-4) on…

… unheard of in collegiate gymnastics (espe- cially at Michigan), the Wolverines fell not once, not twice, not three times, but four times. The result was the Wolverines had to count two falls, and this led…

… Tambellini bring the Wolverines back from the dead, it was two controver- sial calls by the officiating crew that ulti- mately decided the game. At 8:14 of the second period, Tambellini drove in on Michigan…

… and onto the ice where one quick pass set up Ortmeyer for a wide-open goal. The Wolverines began to celebrate, but their jamboree was cut short as the ref came in waving the goal off. All Ortmeyer and…

… into a nail-biter. The smooth-skating winger has now scorched the net 22 times this season for a team-leading total of 32 points. He has twice as many goals as any other Wolverine. Tambellini just doesn…

… schools, Tam- bellini seemed unfazed, unaware of any extra pressure on him as the Wolverines' most consis- tent offensive force. He started by giving Michi- gan the quick start it needed Friday when he…

… scored 13 seconds in, and then breathed life into the Wolverines in Saturday's third period. Michigan coach Red Berenson compared him to Brett Hull - the Detroit Red Wing whose rocket shot has terrorized…

… depends on when there's a lot on the line. That is a desire that the rest of the Wolverines need to pick up on, because as special as Tam- bellini is, he couldn't pull out a win by himself Saturday, and he…

… is not going to be able to deliver See LEWIS, Page 48 ing in Michigan's split with first-place Ferris State two weeks ago. Tambellini led the Wolverines to victory against the Spartans on Friday, but…

… season." The Hoosiers stepped out and. did just that, as they : MICHIGAN 49 ferociously attacked the Wolverines in the first half, JINI NA 63 forcing Michigan to make uncountable unforced errors and held…

… the Wolverines to a dismal 18 points in the half. "In the Duke game at least we gave a little effort," freshman Lester Abram said. " We didn't give any effort in this game." Michigan came out of the…

… any Michigan team has done it. But this year's Wolverines -the sudden toasts of Ann CHiS Arbor, that loveable BURKE bunch of scrappers that no one gave a Goin' to snowball's chance in work hell at the…

… start of the season - have the chance to run the table at home in the Big Ten. And if the Wolverines are serious about giving Rudy Tomjanovich's retired No. 45 jersey some company with a Big Ten…

… - Michigan has figured out how to win at home. And the Wolverine faithful (13,274 strong Saturday) are responding. "There is a lot of basketball to be_ played, but a team always has to hold court in their own…

… cheering crowd." And it's amazing how much difference it can make when that crowd is cheering for you. Michigan was given a harsh lesson in how difficult conference road games can be when the Wolverines…

… great basketball against the Hawkeyes. The Wolverines shot 50 percent from the free throw line, they were sloppy and spo- radic offensively in the first half and they trailed an undermanned Iowa team that…

… Wolverines, had. Entering yesterday, the Wildcats had lost 52 of their last MICHIGAN 38 53 confer- ence games. H NORTHWESTERN 67 Michigan had defeated Northwestern (2-10 Big Ten, 7-16 overall) on 10-straight…

… occasions, including the Wolverines' 65-50 win at Crisler Arena earlier this season. But none of these numbers had any significance in the game's result. Yesterday's outcome was decided in an extremely one…

… ensuing 13 minutes, the Wild- cats took advantage of an unbeliev- able Wolverine drought, scoring 31 unanswered points. Northwestern coach June Olkowski believes the run occurred because of her team's solid…

… void of energy as it had all season in the game's first half, the Wolverines' extra rest finally kicked in as they put the Hawkeyes on lockdown defensively in the final eight minutes to win 70-62. The…

…. Blanchard's prescription: "We need to watch film and listen to what coach has to say." But Blanchard and the Wolverines won't get what they need from Amaker. It's going to take each play- er in that…

… out. The Wolverines are also trying to bolster their con- fidence on the bars. Michigan has found it difficult to hit bar routines the last two weekends, posting season low scores. Tuesday's bar…

… State 0 LAKE SUPERIOR 4, Northern Michigan 2 Notre Dame 3, BOwUNG GREEN 2 MICHIGAN STATE 5, Michigan 3 FERRIS STATE 2, Western Michigan 1 Saturday's games: MIAMI 1, Ohio State 0 CCHA STANDINGS Wolverines…

…. Because, for the third time in 2003, the Wolverines have won on Friday at home, only to lose to the same team on Sat- urday in their opponent's building. "We have to play better on the road," Michigan coach…

… ball to the basket and finishes." As if the game between the co-Big Ten leading Wolverines and Hoosiers (4-5, 14-8) doesn't have enough impor- tance, the head-to-head showdown between Horton and Wright…

…. Horton, meanwhile, has scored at a clip of 15.7 points per game while dishing out 1.45 assists a game in taking the Wolverines to the top of the Big Ten. But the Freshman of the Year award is meaningless…

… at the end of the meet. One thing the Michigan fans did not witness at Cliff Keen Arena on Saturday was a good wrestling match. The No. 8 Wolverines routed the hapless Wildcats 35-12. "I think we…

…. "He stayed aggressive regardless of how much time was left. He iced that match with those late takedowns. That's what I like to see Clark do." The Wolverines' freshman phenom, Ryan Churella, dominated…

… in Ann Arbor anyone in our conference." The Wolverines aren't the only ones concerned heading into this game, though. Keady offered up some praise to Michigan, comparing the matchup problems that the…

… Wolverines pres- ent to the ones that No. 4 Louisville gave the Boilermakers. Purdue upset the Cardinals, 86-84 on Nov. 30. Ohio State was able to do just that - one of few things the Buckeyes did well in the…

… playing as well without the puck." Powers added that Richmond remind- ed him a lot of Bubba Berenzweig, a former Wolverine who took risks in the defensive zone and struggled his fresh- man year in 1995…

… that Berenson is expect- ed to rejoin the team before this week- end's series in Omaha. All may not be lost for struggling Wolverines By Josh Holman Daily Sports Writer Sitting at 2-10 in the Big Ten…

… and the records have left the Wolverines wondering what's remaining to play for during the remainder of the season. "Our pride," junior Jennifer Smith said when asked what motivating forces are left…

… any team can hope to salvage, a pot of gold still remains at the end of a large rainbow for the Wolverines. The Big Ten Tourna- ment, beginning March 6 in Indianapo- lis, couldn't come sooner for a team…

… games as preparation." If the Wolverines were to enter the tournament today, though, they wouldn't be close to prepared. Michi- gan is last among all Big Ten teams in field goal percentage defense during…

… conference games, allowing oppo- nents to shoot a staggering 49.9 per- cent against them. In contrast, Michigan needs to pick up its own shooting as well. The Wolverines are shooting just 39.3 per- cent in Big…

… up at just the right time. With the Big Ten Champi- onship two weeks away, the Wolverines looked dominant yesterday afternoon against No. 5 Ohio State. On the strength of two pins and a technical fall…

… accomplishments as Wolverines prior to the match. Grant would not disap- point in his final home dual meet. The fourth-ranked All-American put on a takedown clinic at the expense of a hapless Nathan Costello…

… will be hoping for a little love from the NCAA Infractions Committee, which will finally make a decision as ASSEMBL to how it will punish the Wolverines for the Ed Martin scandal. who: Michiga Given…

…. With six games remaining after tonight (three home, three away), the Wolverines (7-2 Big Ten, 14-8 overall) will finish with at least 10 wins if they can defend their home court successfully. Tack on a…

… play keyed a 78-67 Michigan win that gives the Wolverines - you might want to sit down here - sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with four games to play after an improbable Wis- consin loss at…

… Penn State. "Obviously, without (Horton's) play, we're not having a happy lockerroom right now," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. The Wolverines had entered the game worried about how to shut down Pur…

… schol- arship available for the class of 2004. That needed point guard could fill the final scholarship, and could come from a familiar place, as Michigan is courting current Wolverine Daniel Horton…

… that the Wolverine s' freshmen for- HOCKE wards are for real. They con- Notebook tinue to produce numbers beyond their years, and they're drawing rave reviews from coaches and teammates. Said Wolverines…

… decided to bring them together onto the same line to pro- vide the team a boost with the Wolverines trailing. The freshmen responded, getting Michigan on the board 7:32 into the second period. With the…

… Wolverines down four, Kaleniecki notched a score off of a nifty exchange with Tambellini at the top of the Bull- dogs' zone. The Livonia native launched a wristshot over Ferris State goalie Mike Brown to cut…

… injury (and it's happened more times than the Wolverines would like), another wrestler has been able to step in. So when fifth-year senior Mike Kulczycki sprained his ankle Feb. 1 against Northwestern, it…

… the Gauchos. She was ready to make her 12th goal as a Wolverine, to tie her with teammate Casey Kerney for most goals of the season- but the opportunity was snatched away from her by a twist - literally…

… upset over the fifth-ranked Buckeyes last Sunday. Owen is one of the Wolverines' most aggressive wrestlers, and always goes right after his opponent; his pin against Volkmann came just 1:38 into the match…

… transformed into wins, as she was the only undefeated Wolverine in singles and doubles matches last weekend. Unfortunately for the Wolverines (1-1 " Big Ten, 4-2 overall), they were unable to beat the Buckeyes…

… consistent all year long, compiling a 13-4 singles record, the second-highest winning percentage on the team behind Joanne Musgrove. And while they lost a very close match against their rival, the Wolverines…

… mentioned that trust is some- thing the Wolverines lacked in years past, but this year is different because the Wolverines return essentially the same team from last year's Big Ten semifinal finish. "We have…

… high expectations and high goals,"Nolan said. "We can accomplish them if we play up to our potential." This year, the Wolverines have added that extra confidence needed to make a stronger push towards…

… Carolina playing against No. 28 Wake Forest and No. 4 Duke. "Wake Forest was the turning point last year," Nolan said. "We really came on strong for the end of the Big Ten season." The Wolverines lost at…

… got a little excited because she hit the three before," Michigan coach Sue Guevara said. "It wasn't quite the shot we were looking for." The Wolverines (2-9 Big Ten, 11-11 overall) dropped their sixth…

… Wolverines wouldn't quit. Helped by the Badgers' inability to make free throws, Michigan scored six unanswered points, set- ting up the aforementioned situation. After Burlin's questionable shot selection…

… become the Wolverines' best perimeter defender and one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. The junior admits that in previ- ous seasons he wasn't thinking about what he could do on the defensive end…

…. Robinson also paced the Wolverines with 21 points and a season-high six assists Saturday, but has not been scor- ing as much this season. At 12.5 points per game, his scoring average is down from the average…

… saw five, inexperienced freshmen try to battle a hostile crowd and lead Michi- gan to victory over a hot-shoot- ing Gophers' team. Now, like me, you're probably thinking why the NAWEED Wolverines were…

… of the game, when coach Tommy Amaker called a play to get him an open 3- point look. Bernard Robinson said after the loss that even though the Wolverines lost twice this week, they still have the same…

…'s exactly what the Wolverines will get, as they won't play again until Iowa comes to Crisler Arena next Saturday afternoon. Michigan will also retire the jersey of former Wolverine star .Rudy Tomjanovich at…

… Wolverines recognized seven soon-to-be-graduates swim- ming in their final dual meet at Canham Natatorium. Justin Drake, Ryan Earhart, Josh Hack, Tony Kurth, Garrett Mangieri, co-cap- tain Jeff Hopwood and co…

… at the hands of Notre Dame. The Wolverines were on their way to vic- tory, winning four of the first five events against a tough pack of Fighting Irish. But they began to slip after Notre Dame's yicto…

…," Montoya said. "It's just all emo- tion. You just have to find a way to shut it down and just go out there and play the game." While the Wolverines are trying to do their part, there's a con- sensus that the…

…." NICOLE TERWILLIGER/Daily Michigan junior shooting guard Stephanie Gandy goes to the rack against Penn State in front of a sparse crowd on Super Bowl Sunday. Gandy and the Wolverines are wiping the slate…

… Wolverines for a career-high 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting. On top of her hot shooting, Haynie also pulled down 6 rebounds and dished out 8 assists in 40 minutes of play. YESTERDAY' S GAME Michigan State (82…

… ball. The Wolverines can- not. It's no secret that the strength of the Wolverine offense is the high-low post play, but it never became so obvious that that seems to be the only part of the Michigan…

… gameplan. Michigan's 35.3 field goal percentage was the fifth straight game in which the Wolverines shot less than 40 percent. What's even more disparaging is that most of the shots they made were easy ones…

…. A glimpse at Michi- gan's shot chart reveals just four made field goals from outside the paint. The Wolverines may have a producer down low in junior forward Jennifer Smith, who scored -27 points…

… needed a basket." OLD STORY WITH A NEW TWIST: After a Michigan loss, there's usually a list of sure-fire reasons explaining why they lost. Yesterday was no different, as the Wolverines watched an early 21…

… struggled early before scoring 27 points. chances for victory, just like every other loss. A new problem arose yesterday, though, as the Spar- tans shut down every Wolverine except for Smith, turn- ing…

… Michigan into a one-player team. The Wolverines can normally expect contribution from a few players down the bench, and the Jennifer Smith Show proved that the team concept is something Michigan has to get…

… distractions than the NBA's Portland Jailblazers, the Wolverines are playing great basketball and sitting atop the Big Ten standings, even though no one else on Earth expected them to contend at all. For another…

… were able to clamp down on defense against everyone else. Just two other Wolverines scored more than six points, all of them shooting below 30 percent. The big difference between the Spar- tans and the…

… Wolverines was Michigan State's ability was to hit jump shots. Michigan missed every shot outside the paint - 0-for-9 - in the second half, while the Spartans could take advan- tage of iumners from 15 feet and…

… Michigan. The Wolverines have lost six of their eight Big Ten contests - seven of their last nine overall - after opening the season 8-1. "We don't really know what's not there," center Jennifer Smith said…

…. After allowing Wisconsin to shoot 53.5 percent from the field Sunday, the Wolverines will need to tighten up if they want to shut down a Hawkeye team that has.several TONY DING/Daily Freshman Niki Reams…

… poured in 15 points and added four assists and three steals in Michigan's loss to Wisconsin on Sunday, one of her best games as a Wolverine. scoring options. Leading Iowa are jun- iors Jennie Lillis and…

… be hard for us to run our offense against them." Along with a greater defensive inten- sity, Michigan will also need some offensive adjustments. The Wolverines made their way to the free throw line…

…. Aside from the Wolverines, the biggest story in the conference has been the 25th-ranked Boilermakers. After several subpar seasons, Purdue coach Gene Keady finally has his young team playing with passion…

… competing for the Big Ten title if conference posi- tions hold. After their night off yesterday, the Wolverines have eight games remain- ing (four home, four away) and a shot at winning the conference title…

… game to finish in first. The Wolverines have Penn State on the road left - probably their best shot at a road win - but must deal with some tough home games first, beginning Saturday with Iowa. "I…

… at 0-0, first after its 0-2 Big Ten start and again on Sunday following the first half of the conference season. Last night at Crisler Arena, Iowa sent the Wolverines (2-7 Big Ten, 11-9 over- all) to…

… driv- ing layup by sophomore Tabitha Pool. But this was as close as the Wolverines would get, as turnovers and fouls killed them down the stretch. "The foul trouble got us out of (the game)," Guevara…

…, becoming just the second player to receive such a distinction besides Cazzie Russell. CRISLER A Who: Michigani Ten, 13-8 0vera Iowa (4-3, 12-6 Whens: Noon Latest:Michigan former Wolverine rent Houston Roc…

… doubt that the rigor- (6-2 Big ous schedule was starting ill) vs. to take its toll on the Wolverines, as they col- will retire lected minor injuries like Sand cur- it was a hobby. ckets Amaker gave his…

… December. The question is whether the Wolverines can get any- thing by Northern Michigan goalie Craig Kowalski. The Wildcats' netminder held Michigan to just three goals on the weekend in Marquette, as his…

… teammates scored a two-day total of nine. like reflexes pi And it wasn't as if Michigan didn't get its chances. Numerous times the Wolverines had Kowalski out of position, and numerous times they shot the…

… weekend is increased tenfold because Michigan is still four points back of first-place Ferris State. The Bulldogs have played two more games than Michigan, though, so if the Wolverines win their next six…

… games, they will tie Ferris State - assuming it goes undefeated in its next four games. Since the Bulldogs have Feb. 21-22 off and Michigan plays Nebraska-Omaha that weekend, the Wolverines could…

… theoretically use the two wins over the Mavericks to make up the point differential. Tomjanovich led the Wolverines in scoring and rebounding all three years he played at Crisler (1967-70), and currently ranks…

… straight home victory for the first time since 1991. The Wolverines are 10-2 at home this season and have won all four of their Big Ten games in Crisler. Michigan couldn't be happier that it is playing at…

… the title goes through come March. "We'll be excited to play (the Wolverines) at a neutral site like Joe Louis Arena," Kunitz said. "We're both top teams in the league, it's just exciting to play…

… scoring chances, but the puck was going to the net," Berenson said. Michigan started to control play for the remainder of the second period, outshooting the Bulldogs 11-5. The Wolverines finally broke…

… gross understatement. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, things won't to get any easier for them tonight in State College, where Michigan takes on No. 13 Penn State. The teams' first meet- ing this season…

… came on Super Bowl Sunday, when the Lady Lions defeated the Wolverines 72-70 following a bucket TONTG Michigan N.... 3 P: . . . . . P tans' zone. But compared to Penn State's intense zone, Michigan…

… they had at Iowa," Guevara said. "There's nothing more dangerous than a wound- ed Nittany Lion, (except) maybe a wounded Wolverine." the michigan daily r 1 . A i% I -- r r vi a " Broadview…

… surprise. What is surprising is the fact that in just four years, the Wolverines have managed to piece together a team that is now ranked seventh in the nation. They started out in the fall of 1998 with…

…, and the girls have been working really hard," coach Bitsy Ritt said. Coming off a two week break, the Wolverines are getting prepared to kickoff their Big Ten schedule against Penn State this weekend…

…' heavyweight of trying to injure the Wolverines' already hob- bled wrestler and the meet wasn't decided until the very end. But No. 16 Michigan State never relin- quished its early lead, and pulled out a 16…

…-15 win over No. 7 Michigan. Rashad Evans gave Michigan State an early lead with a 6-1 decision over R.J. Boudro at 174 pounds. Willie Breyer got the Wolverines on the board with a 6-4 overtime decision…

…' STATS By Brian Schick Daily Sports Writer For the third time this season, the Michigan women's basketball team is "0-0." After yesterday's 68-56 loss to Wisconsin, the Wolverines dropped their third…

… from their opponents killed the Wolverines. "We just struggled scoring from the perimeter," Gue- vara said. "It came down to being able to stop them from scoring (and we didn't)." Freshman Niki Reams was…

… (11) in the Wolverine loss. Two of the bright spots in this game were Michigan's ability to dominate the offensive glass - pulling down 14 rebounds - and finishing with more assists (17) than turnovers…

… game after sophomore forward Tabitha Pool hit a trey to pull the Wolverines to 58-56. Michigan State (5-2, 12-6) used the same formula as Wisconsin, killing Michigan from the perimeter. Michigan State…

…. The result was a two- point gap turning into a 17-point canyon as the Wolverines fell to the Spartans 73-56. "The last six minutes we just could- n't buy a basket," Guevara said. "We just could not get…

… 0 . E A .. 10 i Hampshire had to be moved out to the Midwest regional because it is the nation's fourth ranked team. Because of their road woes, the Wolverines, if the sea- son ended today, might…

… not have made the field if there were still 12 teams, as they stand 12th in the Pairwise. But this projection places them third in the Midwest at Yost going up against North Dakota, who the Wolverines…

… total collapse defensively." - Michigan coach Sue Guevara, referring to the current state of her team. Key Stat 31-0 The run Northwestern poured onto the Wolverines during the first half. Michigan couldn…

… player on the Wolverine roster had a crack at the Wildcats, as Guevara cleared her bench in the second half. "I'm continually trying to find a mix, and find some life," Guevara said. Severe genital trauma…

…- game skid in a revenge game against the Badgers (4-6 Big Ten, 6-15). Wis- consin defeated the Wolverines 68-56 eight days ago in Madison. The University of Michigan Department of Dermatology is…

… in the USOC. And should he choose to stay with the Wolverines, Michigan will be better for it. But as a loyal Michigan fan, I'm willing to give up the department's fearless leader in the interest of…

… questions regarding $616,000 in "extra benefit" payments made to four former Michi- gan players by Martin, a for- mer basketball booster for the Wolverines. Ed Martin The meeting starts this morning and is…