Michigan WBB scores 50 in 2nd half for comeback win

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Michigan Women's Basketball opened their 2014-15 season at Crisler Center earlier this evening.

They faced Detroit, an annual opponent who they have faced 11 times since 1998-99 and every year since 2009-10. Detroit did well early and took a 37-26 lead into halftime.

What happened next was the ultimate halftime adjustment. Michigan went on a 21-2 run to take the lead, 43-39, and never looked back. Michigan outscored Detroit 50-20 in the second half to take the season opener, 76-57.

Star Cyesha Goree and captain Nicole Elmblad had point-rebound double doubles and SIX (Goree, Flaherty, Elmblad, Smith, Dunston and Thompson) Wolverines were in double figures. The highly ranked freshman PG Katelynn Flaherty was the one who started the comeback.

Michigan is now 26-16 all-time in season openers and has won 8 of its last 9 season openers. Next up, they'll take on Bucknell at Crisler Center on Sunday.

#8 Women's Cross Country took 4th place today with 137 points at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Madison, WI. It looks as if they will be without the all-world sophomore Erin Finn for the rest of the season due to her foot injury. A real shame. This team was the undisputed #1 team in the nation at one point during the season. 

#12 Men's Cross Country finished in 3rd place today with 94 points at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional which was also held in Madison. Top-10 finishes by Mason Ferlic and Ben Flanagan helped Michigan to their 3rd place spot. 

Ferlic, Flanagan and August Pappas received All-Great Lakes Regional honors. A good showing for first year head coach Kevin Sullivan. Somewhat disappointing since Michigan took the regional championship last year, though. 

Both Cross Country programs will finish their seasons next weekend at the NCAA Championships which will be held in Terre Haute, IN. It looks like these two teams will be the only two fall sports that will reach the postseason. Yeah. That doesn't sit very well with me.

A potential Football win against Maryland is the only thing keeping the fall sports season from being over by the first week of December. This has probably been the most disasterous fall sports season.....maybe ever? I literally do not know the last time none of the fall sports that have tournament-style championships did not qualify.

Regardless, I will be doing a fall sports wrap-up post (when the time comes) and will talk about why this fall has been a disaster across the board (barring Football or Volleyball suddenly pulling off incredible upsets).

Here's the slate for the rest of the weekend in Michigan Athletics...

Tomorrow, Saturday, 11/15
#8 Wrestling: #24 Ohio University -- EMU Duals in Ypsilanti (10:30am)
#8 Wrestling: #14 Edinboro -- EMU Duals in Ypsilanti (Noon)
#24 M Basketball: vs Hillsdale (2pm/ESPN3)
Volleyball: vs #17 Ohio State (5pm)
Hockey: vs American International (7:35pm/BTN Plus)

Sunday, 11/16
W Basketball: vs Bucknell (2pm/BTN Plus)

justingoblue

November 14th, 2014 at 10:51 PM ^

I doubt it would help much even at a MAC school but once you get to the tier below that just being a competent copy editor and having a decent vocabulary for making these releases would probably help land a job within an AD.

Reading recaps out of the OVC, Summit League, MVC, ect. is downright painful, and it seems like those duties are only one aspect of another job in those AD's most of the time.

J.Madrox

November 15th, 2014 at 8:11 AM ^

So only the cross country teams are likely to make fall post seasons. But wait, I thought the last few Brandon defenders around here liked to talk about how much Brandon did for non-revenue sports and we shouldn't be upset just because football was bad.

Either way, good luck to the cross country teams and the womens basketball team. I wonder what the chances are KBA gets the womens basketball team into the tournament this year.

JMac

November 15th, 2014 at 10:16 AM ^

She is such a hard nosed defensive coach!  The team has truley taken on that identity.  Saw it last year as well.  I heard she is very focused on conditioning.  Good win.

mtlcarcajou

November 15th, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^

Awesome comeback. A full game performance by this team will be tough, very tough to beat.

Sounds like two of the freshmen slotted in very well. Encouraging, as one is a perimiter player and one is a blocks player. Nice inside out development early.



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