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May 2018

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12 THE WOLVERINE MAY 2018   INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS MICHIGAN HIRES NEW WRESTLING COACH Michigan announced March 27 it had elevated longtime assistant Sean Bormet to replace Joe McFarland — who stepped down March 18 after 19 seasons at the helm — as the team's new head coach. Bormet becomes just the 10th wres- tling coach in program history (dat- ing back to 1922), and only the fourth alumnus to lead the charge — Ricky Bay (1971-74), Bill Johannesen (1975- 78) and McFarland (2000-18) were the other three. Bormet was a two-time All-American while competing at U-M (1991-94), and claimed consecutive Big Ten titles at 158 pounds in 1993 and 1994. In all, he posted a 125-21 career re- cord, including a 33-2 tally as a senior. He was also a two-time team captain and a two-time recipient of the Cliff Keen Award as the team's most out- standing wrestler. The Frankfort, Ill., native has also served on the coach- ing staffs of multiple U.S. World Cham- pionship and Olympic teams, and three times has won the Terry McCann Award as the USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year. "My commitment and passion for the University of Michigan and Michigan athletics runs very deep," Bormet said upon his hiring. "As a former student- athlete and alumnus, I can say with great confidence this is the best place to coach and enrich the lives of stu- dent-athletes. "Joe McFarland had an incredible im- pact on me as an athlete and coach, and did an outstanding job over the last 19 years as head coach. I am ready to build on the success of this last sea- son and have very high expectations for the future of Michigan wrestling." MEN'S LACROSSE EARNS FIRST-EVER TOP-FIVE VICTORY Michigan's men's lacrosse team picked up its biggest win in program history (since 2012) when it beat No. 4 Notre Dame 13-12 March 21 in South Bend, Ind. The Wolverines found themselves tied with the Irish seven times through- out the contest, but never trailed. U-M led just 5-4 heading into half- time, but the third quarter was when the drama really picked up — Notre Dame recorded a goal just a minute into the third frame to knot the score at 5-5, but the Maize and Blue out- scored its foes 3-1 (two goals from junior midfielder Brent Noseworthy and one from senior midfielder Chase Young) the rest of the way to take an 8-6 advantage. The Fighting Irish didn't back down, though, tying the score yet again at 8-8 less than two minutes into the fourth and then at 10-10 after the Wol- verines had grabbed a 10-8 edge. Notre Dame's momentum was short lived, however — Michigan imme- diately went back ahead 12-10 and never surrendered the lead again. The Irish made the contest 's fi- nal minutes interesting when they trimmed U-M's advantage to 13-12 with 1:16 to go, but the Wolverines' defense held tough to secure the win. The Maize and Blue set several im- pressive marks with the upset — it was their first triumph in program his- tory over a top-five opponent, their first road win over a ranked foe and their second overall defeat of a ranked team. SOFTBALL TOSSES NO-HITTERS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES The Wolverine softball team impres- sively recorded no-hitters in back-to- back games against Detroit Mercy March 28 and Purdue March 30. The no-hitter against the Titans came in a 15-0, five-inning shellacking in Ann Arbor, and was actually a com- bined effort. Freshman left-hander Meghan Beaubien did the majority of the work, throwing four hitless frames while striking out nine en route to earning the win. Freshman righty Sarah Schaefer then came on in the fifth to close it out. Michigan's no-hit 4-0 victory against Purdue two days later belonged solely to Beaubien. She struck out eight over seven innings and was actually one hit batsman away from a perfect game. The no-hitter against the Boilermak- ers was the fourth for Michigan on the season and the second of Beaubien's career — her other one came in her first collegiate start, an 8-0 shutout of Georgia State Feb. 9. The freshman lefty nearly lost the no-hit bid against Purdue in the top of the sixth inning, though, when pinch- hitter Morgan Cavinder cranked a ball deep to right field, but U-M senior out- fielder Aidan Falk made an incredible over-the-shoulder grab to preserve it. — Austin Fox Freshman left-handed pitcher Meghan Beaubien did not allow a hit and struck out 17 in 11 innings of combined work against Detroit Mercy March 28 and Purdue March 30. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY MAIZE AND BLUE NOTEBOOK

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