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On Women's Basketball: No choice but freshmen

By: Amy Scarano

Being young isn’t always bad.

And the Michigan women’s basketball team, whose roster includes six freshmen, has the stats to prove it.

The Wolverines haven’t started the season 3-0 since the 2007-08 season, and they haven’t scored 91 points in a game in Borseth’s tenure at Michigan – until last night. Better yet, nine underclassmen notched a combined 65 of those points.

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Women's basketball team wins third straight at home

By: Zak Pyzik

The Southern Mississippi women’s basketball team isn't used to playing games on a big stage.

After pregame warmups, the Lady Eagles (1-2) forgot to return to the locker room. The Crisler Arena crowd and basketball pep band didn’t take a liking to Southern Mississippi coach Joye Lee-McNelis's flamboyant, shiny, cheetah-print blouse or the assistant coach's baggy, bell bottom pants.

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Southern Mississippi returns to Crisler for women's basketball matchup

By: Zak Pyzik

The last time the Michigan women’s basketball team won a postseason game was on March 26, 2008, head coach Kevin Borseth's first year at the helm.

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Women's Basketball wins second straight over Marquette

By: Alex Hermann

Traditionally, the Michigan pep band blasts "The Victors" in Crisler Arena as cheerleaders stream out of the tunnel holding block 'M' flags, just ahead of the Michigan women's basketball team.

But yesterday, the fight song played as Michigan cheerleaders mistakenly led the blue-and-gold Marquette Golden Eagles out onto the floor.

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Notebook: Michigan's women's basketball team dominates perimeter

By: Zak Pyzik

Six freshmen ran onto the court for Friday's pregame warmups against Ball State. All six played for the Michigan women's basketball team, and all recorded at least one point in the team's 87-67 victory.

The Wolverines got off to a quick start, despite the freshmen being nervous, when junior guard Veronica Hicks sank the team's first points from the perimeter just two minutes into the game.

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Women's basketball off and shooting

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By: Amy Scarano

Junior guard Veronica Hicks got her birthday wish -- the Michigan women's basketball team notched a convincing win in its season opener.

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Women's Basketball debuts young roster against talented Ball State squad

By: Alex Hermann

In his 27 years of coaching, Kevin Borseth has never seen this before.

For the Michigan women’s basketball team, the 2009-10 campaign may be the most important one in program history.

At the very least, with six freshman on the team, this first-year class is the building block for the future of the program.

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