The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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OLYMPIC SPORTS WATER POLO (16‑5 OVERALL) No. 5 Michigan has continued its tough non-conference schedule, play- ing 20 of its first 21 contests against ranked opponents … The Wolverines posted back-to-back wins Feb. 28 in the UCI Invitational over No. 3 Cali- fornia (7-5) and No. 9 UC Irvine (8-7 in overtime) … Senior captain and at- tacker Ali Thomason leads the team with 56 goals, while sophomore Car- oline Anderson tops the Wolverines with 39 assists and 68 points overall … Michigan will open the conference season April 2 at Indiana. BASEBALL (11‑3 OVERALL) The Wolverines enjoyed a solid start to the 2016 season, including a four- game sweep of Canisius Feb. 19-21 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and an impres- sive 5-0 win over No. 10 California Feb. 29 in Berkeley, Calif. … Sopho- more left-hander Oliver Jaskie has been named Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week twice this season, allowing only six hits and zero runs in 11 1 ⁄3 innings … Junior catcher Harrison Wenson leads all Wolverines with a .394 bat- ting average, three home runs and 10 RBI … Michigan starts the Big Ten season against Northwestern April 1 in Evanston, Ill. SOFTBALL (20‑2 OVERALL) No. 2 Michigan surged through the early part of the season, including impressive 6-2 and 10-3 victories at No. 13 Florida State, a 16-9 triumph over No. 12 Oklahoma and a 13-0 blowout of No. 18 Missouri … Senior second baseman Sierra Romero got off to a hot start, leading Michigan with a .466 batting average, seven home runs, 39 RBI and a .931 slugging per- centage. She was named National Player of the Week by the NFCA and USA Softball March 8 … Fifth-year senior right-hander Sara Driesenga leads all Wolverines with a 2.18 ERA in 57 2 ⁄3 innings pitched … U-M begins the Big Ten season at home March 25 against Northwestern. MEN'S GOLF U-M had its best finish of the spring season at the Desert Moun- tain Intercollegiate March 5-6 at the Desert Mountain Club (Outlaw Course) in Scottsdale, Ariz., finish- ing in second place out of 12 teams with a 13-under-par 851 … Sopho- more Kyle Mueller currently leads the team with a 71.47 stroke average through six events … Michigan will compete in multiple tournaments in April and the Big Ten Champion- ships April 22-24 at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind. WOMEN'S GOLF Michigan placed in the middle of the pack at the Hurricane Invitational Feb. 19-March 2 at the Biltmore Golf Course in Miami, finishing seventh out of 16 teams with a 15-over-par 867 … Sophomore Emily White led the way in Miami for the Wolver- ines, carding a career-best 4-under- par 67 in the second round en route to finishing tied for 20th … Junior Grace Choi leads U-M with a 73.12 stroke average through six events … Michigan plays the Big Ten Cham-