The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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game," Berenson said. "When I wrote my reports on his games, I wrote things like, 'Good, lucky, needs to keep improving.' But the good thing is he learned how to play in big games. There are no question marks about the experience he got this year. It was as good as it gets. "Our team played well in front of him, but don't kid yourself, he kept us in the game against Ferris, kept us in the game against Miami (Ohio) and kept us in the game against Notre Dame. He might have been our best player in that last game against Notre Dame. "And he learned how to win on the road. He grew up a lot in the last six weeks." Emerging Threats Offensively And Defensively Helped by their strong finish offensively — the Wolverines averaged 4.10 goals in their final 10 games — the Maize and Blue concluded the year seventh nationally in scoring with 3.23 Streak Of Winning Seasons Comes To An End Michigan's 22-year NCAA Tournament streak came to a halt when the Wolverines failed to win the CCHA playoffs. With their loss to Notre Dame March 24, the Maize and Blue also fell to 18-19-3 on the year, ending a 25-year streak of consecutive winning seasons. That stretch of success ranks as the sixth longest in Michigan athletic department history and the second longest by a true team sport, trailing only softball (35 years, 1978-active). The men's swimming and diving team, which won a national title this year, holds the record for consecutive winning seasons at 57, beginning in 1957 and extending through 2013. Longest Streaks With A Winning Record In Michigan Athletics History Rk. Program 1. Men's Swimming 2. Men's Tennis 3. Softball 4. Men's Swimming 5. Men's Gymnastics 6. Ice Hockey 7. Football 8. Women's Gymnastics 9. Baseball 10. Wrestling Streak 57 years 46 years 35 years 31 years 26 years 25 years 23 years 22 years 21 years 19 years Years 1957-2013* 1944-89 1978-2012^ 1925-55 1952-77 1988-2012 1985-2007 1992-2013* 1971-91 1959-77 * Active; ^ Michigan currently has a winning record, but has not yet completed its season.