Ranked No. 11 in the nation, the Michigan women's basketball team has dominated its opponents in part due to its prowess on the offensive glass.
Nick Moen
Daily Sports Writer
Women's Basketball
Emily Kiser's return from injury has provided key depth and versatility for the Wolverines.
Given the opportunity in light of junior wing Leigha Brown's absence, junior guard Amy Dilk has shown her skills as a floor general. She has been invaluable to Michigan women's basketball maintaining its unbeaten record over the last three games.
The No. 13 Michigan women’s basketball team’s game against Michigan State on Monday, Jan.
Maddie Nolan was given the green light by her coaches, and she never took her foot off the gas.
To say the No. 13 Wolverines (10-0 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) put Wisconsin (3-7, 0-7) through a clinic on how to play basketball is an understatement of their commanding 69-40 win.
Charging towards the basket, fifth-year senior forward Akienreh Johnson bodied an Illinois defender with her left shoulder and lifted the ball up to the rim.
In a game defined by messy play on both ends of the court by both teams, the No. 15 Wolverines (9-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) overcame their initial offensive and defensive struggles to defeat Illinois (2-6, 0-5), 70-50.
In the final moments of the game, up by two and on the heels of an 8-0 run from Nebraska, junior forward Naz Hillmon earned a vital offensive rebound and put back the second-chance layup, snapping Michigan’s drought.