The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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night. U-M would rattle off four more wins in a row, starting with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 Nebraska in which the Wolverines trailed 2-0 before rallying to win. "That was the turning point for us because we adopted this mentality that even though we were down, we weren't done," Cross said. "We were playing loose, having fun, and playing together as one. When we came back and beat them in five, the light bulb sort of went off for all of us that if we keep playing that way— kept having fun on the court and playing for each other — we could beat anybody." One Final Hurdle Spurred on by its five-match winning streak, including a victory over No. 10 Minnesota, Michigan ran into trouble when it dropped back-to- back meetings with Northwestern (5-15 in league action) and Illinois (8-12). The Wolverines headed to East Lansing in mid-November with a tinge of self-doubt creeping in and the knowledge that Michigan State had swept them only a few weeks earlier. They also found themselves down three points, 24-21, in the first set. "There's 5,000 people there, and if we lost that first game, who knows what happens to this team?" Rosen said. "We're not playing badly, but we're losing by a few points the whole game, and when it's 24-21 I turn to [freshman] Lindsey Lerg, who had been serving like an allstar in practices. She comes in, gives us this spark, we win five straight points, the crowd goes quiet, we sweep them in their own building,