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Even as Emily Kiser wiped away tears and tried to compose herself after a 24-point loss that ended Michigan’s season and her college career, she had no regrets about returning for a fifth year. And that’s a good thing, because Michigan lost to LSU 66-42 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It was Michigan’s most lopsided defeat since last season’s 104-80 loss to Iowa. She will lose Brown (the top scorer and distributor this season) and Kiser, who blossomed in her fifth season. Barnes Arico couldn’t say whether there’s enough athleticism in the pipeline to match what LSU put on the floor on Sunday, but maybe that’s not the point.

The University of Michigan women’s basketball team has advanced to the round of 32 after a 71-59 win over the UNLV Running Rebels in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan’s run in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament has come to an end in heartbreaking fashion. 17 Michigan will now wait for its NCAA Tournament seed during the March 12 selection show. Maddie Nolan answered with one of her three triples of the game 13 seconds later, and Michigan forced a turnover to regain possession with 23 seconds to play. Elise Stuck had her shot blocked with 10 seconds left, but Michigan maintained possession and inbounded to Leigha Brown. Sophomore Laila Phelia played 30 minutes and scored 17 points for Michigan in her second game back returning from a lower-body injury.

5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, had a first-round bye and welcomed back its top two scorers for Thursday’s second-round game against Penn State in Minneapolis. PSU scored the final seven points to cut the Michigan lead to two and forced a turnover with 11.8 seconds remaining. In the second half, she focused on finding her teammates, recording six of her nine assists in the final 20 minutes. Neither team scored in more than four minutes until Phelia drained another 3-pointer to give the Wolverines their largest lead with 3:15 remaining. Michigan had a costly turnover in the final 15 seconds, but they plagued Kim Barnes Arico’s team all game.

Michigan was hot early on Monday, but so was Ohio State, especially from 3. Rikki Harris posted 26 points and seven steals for Ohio State (23-5, 12-5) before fouling out with 2:36 left. Harris’ rainbow 3, sandwiched by Michigan turnovers, made it 62-50 Ohio State with 7:37 left. Brown scored Michigan’s first 10 points of the second quarter, including a 7-0 run that cut Michigan’s deficit to 30-27. Ohio State scored the last eight of the quarter to take a 24-17 lead.

The Michigan women’s basketball team won both of its games this past week and moved up six spots in Monday’s AP top-25 poll to No. She just missed a triple-double against Michigan State, posting 29 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists in a 77-67 win. Michigan is 19-5 overall and 9-4 in the Big Ten, tied for fourth with Ohio State. Ohio State fell a few spots this week to No. Here is the entire AP top-25 women’s basketball poll for Feb. 6:1.

Defense, rebounding woesMichigan shot 48 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3, and made 23 free throws. Nolan and head coach Kim Barnes Arico said Michigan needs all five players on the floor to hit the glass. “We don’t win games, especially against these top teams, when we’re not winning those 50-50 balls and those toughness plays. Barnes Arico noted that Brown also drew nine fouls. Barnes Arico said the Terrapins would have something to prove after getting swept by Michigan last season.

Michigan fell behind early on Monday and never got the deficit closer than six in the second half, despite Leigha Brown’s career-high 31 points. Michigan scored the next six points to get within seven. Indiana scored the next two baskets to get it right back to double digits, and Michigan’s full-court pressure wasn’t effective enough to pull off a comeback. Michigan had held its last three opponents under 60 points; Indiana reached that number with six minutes left in the third quarter. Scalia’s 3 gave with 3:52 left in the quarter gave her 17 points and pushed Indiana’s lead to the same number.

It was an offensive foul call after Michigan senior Maddie Nolan drew a charge late in the third quarter. It’s exactly what head coach Kim Barnes Arico wanted to see. Her teammates lagged way behind, but Saturday offered a chance to play catch up, and Barnes Arico let them know that. Michigan outscored Michigan State by eight points in the nine minutes Elise Stuck was on the Crisler court. Barnes Arico has challenged the rest of the Wolverines, calling them the “All-Soft Team” and pointing out their lack of stickers.

The Michigan women’s basketball team beat Michigan State 70-55 on Saturday afternoon at Crisler Center. Michigan State never got closer than 11 from there. Laila Phelia added 12 points, while Maddie Nolan made three 3s en route to 10 points. Michigan State scored the next four, but Brown’s jumper with two seconds left gave Michigan a 35-27 halftime lead. Michigan led 14-11.

Taylor Mikesell scored 16, and Rikki Harris had 14 as No. 3 Ohio State won its 15th straight without a loss, coming from behind to beat turnover-prone No. 14 Michigan 66-57.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Leigha Brown noticed North Carolina’s defense sagging off her near the 3-point line right from the start of Tuesday’s game. Brown closed out the win with a couple of important pull-up jumpers as North Carolina threatened late. “Leigha helped me a lot with (my matchup) and kind of brought that confidence and gave me confidence,” Phelia said. It was a team win, but Brown was the player who stunned North Carolina on Tuesday. “We wanted to concede the perimeter to Leigha and instead help to the post, and she made the shots,” North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart said.

The Wolverines beat sixth-ranked North Carolina on Tuesday night, 76-68, in the opening game of the inaugural Jumpman Invitational. North Carolina got within six late in the fourth, but Michigan did enough to close it out. The Michigan men will play North Carolina on Wednesday night (7 p.m., ESPN), with Florida and Oklahoma matching up in the other two games. On one North Carolina possession, Deja Kelly drew a foul, Brown was hit with a technical, and Carolina made a 3. North Carolina went five minutes without a point before an 8-0 run.

The Michigan women’s basketball team ended Sunday night’s game with a 20-5 run to beat Baylor 84-75, win the Gulf Coast Showcase, and stay undefeated. Fifth-year senior Emily Kiser scored a career-high 26 points -- 20 of which came in the first half -- and grabbed 13 rebounds in the victory. The Wolverines beat Air Force on Friday, South Florida on Saturday, and No. Michigan beat Baylor last season in overtime, a December matchup in Connecticut. Kiser scored 20 points and Michigan held Air Force to just 28 percent shooting.

1 concern for the Michigan women’s basketball program this offseason was what to do at point guard. What will Michigan’s point guard situation look like once the games begin? The fifth spot could go to whoever wins the point guard job. Assistant coach Val Nainima, who played point guard for Dawn Staley at South Carolina before a pro career, has been tasked with molding the group of contenders. One Wolverine said Sidor has “taken control” of the point guard position the last few weeks.

MLive asked players at Big Ten basketball media day this week for the best TV show they’ve seen recently or are currently watching. Wisconsin’s Halle Douglass chose “New Girl” (which ended in 2018) and Michigan State’s Matilda Ekh selected “Friends” (2004). The restA few players went with crime dramas: Law & Order SVU (DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State); “Ozark” (Kamaria McDaniel, Michigan State); and “The Blacklist (Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State). And like most everyone else polled her, she might not have many fellow Big Ten basketball players with whom to discuss it. See also: Big Ten players poll: ‘Love and Basketball’ still beloved as favorite movie

The Michigan women’s basketball team came up painfully short of a Big Ten title last season. The Big Ten announced the result of its polls on Wednesday (Oct. 5), with Michigan finishing fifth in the coaches’ poll. Michigan finished 13-4 in the Big Ten last season and had its game against last-place Illinois canceled due to inclement weather. Clark was, predictably, the preseason Player of the Year choice. In true list form, here are the results of the Big Ten women’s basketball preseason honors:2022-23 COACHES BIG TEN PRESEASON RANKINGS1.

The Michigan women’s basketball team made a splash over the holiday weekend. A pool party at head coach Kim Barnes Arico’s home was the scene for an incredible trick shot. Emily Kiser, who will be a fifth-year senior next season, started with a basketball on a balcony overlooking the pool. She threw a long-distance pass that sophomore Laila Phelia caught as she jumped from the deck into the water. Before going under, Phelia shoveled the ball to junior Cameron Williams, who floated on an inner tube.

After a breakout senior season with the Michigan women’s basketball team, Emily Kiser will stick around another year. !”Kiser is allowed a fifth season because, per the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver, the 2020-21 season did not count against a player’s eligibility. Kiser, after limited playing time her first three years, started all 32 games last season, averaging 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds over 31.2 minutes. Her choice is a big boost for a Michigan team that loses Naz Hillmon, Danielle Rauch, and Amy Dilk. In addition to Kiser, the Wolverines bring back fifth-year senior wing Leigha Brown (who’d announced during the season she’d take advantage of the extra season), senior guard Maddie Nolan, and sophomore guard Laila Phelia.

WICHITA, Kan. – The Michigan women’s basketball team’s senior class began their careers looking to build off the team’s NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017-18. “We’ve talked about it and they talked about it before, the history and the tradition hasn’t been rich in women’s basketball,” Barnes Arico said. “I got to play with the greatest player in Michigan women’s basketball history, and she is also my best friend. Michigan women’s basketball history is not written that way, and we made it that way. “I would say they lived up to the hype,” Barnes Arico said.

WICHITA, Kan. – The Michigan women’s basketball team’s deepest NCAA Tournament run in program history came to an end Monday night in the Elite Eight. A Naz Hillmon made free throw cut the Cardinals’ lead to 52-50 with 5:42 remaining, but missed shots and turnovers plagued Michigan down the stretch. Louisville, which advances to its fourth Final Four, held Michigan to a season-low in points in a 70-48 victory on its home court Dec. 2. Fueled by a pair of triples, Louisville jumped out to a 24-17 lead in the second quarter before Michigan responded with an 8-2 run. Buy Wolverines gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, LidsBuy Wolverines tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Wolverines games live: fuboTV, ESPN+ and Hulu + Live

Before Kim Barnes Arico took over as Michigan’s head women’s basketball coach in 2012, the program had five career NCAA Tournament appearances. The Wolverines have earned five more tournament bids under Barnes Arico, including four straight, and are looking to make more history this season. “I have been coaching a long time, and I know a lot of great coaches that have never been to the Sweet 16 ever,” Barnes Arico said following her team’s win over No. “It was just a special weekend for our senior class, which has left such a legacy on our program,” Barnes Arico said. “Being there before certainly helps,” Barnes Arico said.

ANN ARBOR, MI -- University of Michigan women’s basketball defeated Villanova University 64-49 on Monday, March 21, 2022 at The Crisler Center in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. Wolverines senior Naz Hillmon keeps possession of the ball during the women’s basketball game on Monday, March 21, 2022 at The Crisler Center. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoWolverines senior Leigha Brown shoots a field goal during the women’s basketball game on Monday, March 21, 2022 at The Crisler Center. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoWolverines senior Naz Hillmon defends the basket during the women’s basketball game on Monday, March 21, 2022 at The Crisler Center. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoWolverines senior Danielle Rauch shoots a field goal during the women’s basketball game on Monday, March 21, 2022 at The Crisler Center.

ANN ARBOR – Michigan’s women’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16. 11 seed Villanova 64-49 on Monday in a second-round matchup at Crisler Center. RELATED: Star forwards highlight Michigan vs. Villanova NCAA Women’s Tournament matchupMeanwhile, Siegrist, who is second nationally in scoring averaging 25.8 points, scored 12 on just 5 of 13 shooting. After allowing 180 points combined in their last two games heading into the NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines held No. For Michigan, it was Hillmon taking over down low, while Villanova took advantage of open 3-point shots.

ANN ARBOR – Playing in the NCAA Tournament is nothing new for Michigan’s Naz Hillmon. But playing an NCAA Tournament game in front of a home crowd was for the senior forward. The third-seeded Wolverines hosted their first tournament game in program history on Saturday and didn’t disappoint their home fans, rolling to a 74-39 victory over No. “In that first 5 minutes where we were rushed and flustered, our home crowd was there still cheering us on. It was electric.”Michigan advances to the second round four a fourth straight tournament and will be at home again Monday against No.

Naz Hillmon had 24 points and 11 rebounds to help third-seeded Michigan beat No. 14 seed American 74-39 in the first round of the Wichita Regional.

3 seed in the NCAA Tournament – their highest ever – and will host a tournament game for the first time when they welcome No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With two losses to unranked teams, the Wolverines’ Big Ten title chances took a hit. Instead, Michigan sputtered after a hot start and had no answer for Clark, the Big Ten Player of the Year and NCAA regular season scoring champion. The Wolverines have historically struggled in the Big Ten Tournament, even in some of their most successful seasons in program history.

Michigan’s women’s basketball team had to wait longer than most on Sunday night to find out its NCAA Tournament fate, but there were no complaints from head coach Kim Barnes Arico when it was announced. “Our crowds have been incredible,” Barnes Arico said Sunday night on a video conference call with reporters. Although disappointed in the team’s early exit, Barnes Arico said it gave them extra time to get healthy and refine certain parts of their game. “Getting healthy is first and foremost,” Barnes Arico said the 10 days since the team’s last game. “I know they’re going to be well-coached,” Barnes Arico said.

Honored pregame with the rest of her record-setting classmates, Naz Hillmon scored 28 points to power Michigan past rival Michigan State 62-51 on Thursday night. Both makes came from Nolan, on consecutive possessions in the second quarter, to give Michigan it’s first lead. Michigan started the second half strong by going inside to -- who else? They shot just 3-for-13 from the field, with Hillmon accounting for all but one of Michigan’s points. Not until a few minutes into the second quarter did a Wolverine besides Hillmon make a shot.

Freshman guard Laila Phelia, who entered the game averaging 7.6 points and 20.3 minutes per game, slotted into the starting lineup and delivered a career-best performance. Considering some of the shots Clark hit were heavily contested or from just inside half court, Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico didn’t assign any blame. “I thought Laila did an unbelievable job on her defensively,” Barnes Arico said. “That was exciting,” said a buoyant Barnes Arico. “I can’t even think about that,” Barnes Arico said of a Big Ten title.

Naz Hillmon scored 32 points and had 12 rebounds, and No. 7 Michigan dominated the paint in a 79-66 win over Purdue on Monday night.

After a record-setting season last year, the Michigan women’s basketball team has its sights on another program first: winning the Big Ten. Michigan won the second half, but the damage had been done. Michigan had gone on the road previously this season, at Central Michigan, but this was a different type of environment. Up next: at Wisconsin; MinnesotaMichigan opens Big Ten play in Madison in a game that will air on Big Ten Network. After these two league games, Michigan will return to nonconference play for two more games.

It was a very happy Thanksgiving weekend for the Michigan women’s basketball team. 10 Louisville; AkronMichigan visits Louisville on Thursday as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. It will be Michigan’s third game at Louisville in the past five seasons. The Cardinals are second in the country in scoring defense, allowing an average of just 42.8 points per game. “We’ll have to handle their pressure, try to get by them, throw the ball inside and play inside out,” Michigan assistant coach Carrie Moore said on the “Inside Michigan Basketball” radio show on Monday night.

The Michigan’s women’s basketball team will head to sunny Florida with a bright and shiny 5-0 record. UMass Lowell, Nov. 16Junior guard Michelle Sidor made her first career start and scored seven points over 20 minutes in a 73-54 home victory. Both Brown and Amy Dilk, who injured her knee in the season opener, are day to day. She scored 12 points in the final seven minutes to preserve the win. In addition to Michigan, which moved up a spot to 12 in Tuesday’s poll, Ohio State State is No.

ANN ARBOR -- The Michigan women’s basketball team raised a first-of-its-kind banner to the Crisler Center rafters last weekend, then won to improve to 2-0. Just 42 seconds into Michigan’s season, on Nov. 9 against IUPUI, senior point guard Amy Dilk went down with a knee injury. Michigan displayed its depth against St. Francis, as 11 different Wolverines played at least nine minutes. Michigan opened last season with a win over Central Michigan in Ann Arbor, 93-75, in the programs’ first meeting since 2006. 13 Michigan: 2-0Last week: won vs. IUPUI 67-62 (overtime); won vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 82-46This week: vs. UMass Lowell (Nov. 16); at Central Michigan (Nov. 20)

For the second straight season, Michigan’s Naz Hillmon has been named Big Ten women’s basketball preseason co-Player of the Year. The senior center was named preseason Player of the Year by the media on Tuesday, while Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was selected by the conference’s coaches. Hillmon is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year after having one of the best seasons in program history. 11 in the Associated Press preseason poll, was picked to finish fourth in the conference by both the coaches and media. MORE: Michigan women’s basketball team ready for its encoreAP Top 25 preseason poll: Michigan women’s basketball ties highest ranking in program history

Michigan’s women’s basketball team will begin the season as a top-15 team in the country. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s preseason basketball poll, which was released Tuesday. The ranking is tied for their highest in program history, which they achieved last year. Michigan returns three starters from last season, including All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Naz Hillmon. “We’re a special team that has an opportunity to do special things.”RELATED: Michigan women’s basketball team ready for its encoreThe Wolverines are one of five ranked Big Ten teams, joining Maryland (No.

ANN ARBOR -- Kim Barnes Arico isn’t superstitious, but she made a minor exception on Thursday. The Michigan women’s basketball head coach wore the same pants she sported the last time Michigan played a game. See also: Michigan basketball to host fan event with dunk contest, musical performanceTo have a great team, Barnes Arico said, “Obviously you need great players like Naz and Leigha, but you need great pieces. Barnes Arico views her three sophomores as, in some ways, freshmen given last year’s unusual college experience. On Thursday, Barnes Arico spoke about how last year’s team was a selfless group that handled the adversity brought about by COVID.

0:18 – Baylor 76, Michigan 73Akienreh Johnson’s layup to tie the game at the other end didn’t fall. FOURTH QUARTER0:00 -- Michigan 63, Baylor 63Ursin Moon’s jumper in the final seconds came up short, and Michigan came up with the rebound. 3:39 – Baylor 27, Michigan 17Two quick baskets from Baylor has forced Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico to call a timeout. FIRST QUARTER0:00 – Baylor 16, Michigan 13Baylor has missed several open looks in the last few minutes, and Michigan continues to hang around. 2 seed Baylor (27-2) at 3 p.m (ABC) at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan Wolverines Women’s Basketball team isn’t just winning games -- it’s making history. For the first time ever, they punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 and let everyone know there’s more than just one good basketball team on campus. Congrats to @KBA_GoBlue & her squad for reaching the Sweet 16 -- FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!! pic.twitter.com/NSaoSB7zVk — Juwan Howard (@JuwanHoward) March 23, 2021“It’s a great win for the university, a great win for Michigan,” Barnes-Arico said. “Great win for little kids growing up in Michigan and for the country to see Michigan is not just a football school, or a men’s basketball school -- it’s also a women’s basketball school.”

11 seed Florida Gulf Coast, junior wing Leigha Brown delivered a clutch performance. Michigan was in control for the rest of the half, rolling to an 87-66 win in San Antonio, the site of the 2021 tournament. The 6-foot-1 Brown, a transfer from Nebraska, scored 19 of her season-high 28 points in the third quarter and finished 12-of-16 shooting. “Obviously, it’s not somewhere where I wouldn’t be, on the bench, in this big of a game,” Brown said of the first half. Brown went more than 30 days without playing a game and had struggled shooting since returning.

Michigan’s Leigha Brown picked a good time to have a career game. The transfer from Nebraska scored 19 points in the third quarter Sunday against No. 11 seed Florida Gulf Coast, sparking the sixth-seeded Wolverines to an 87-66 victory in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. It closed the game on a 23-5 run and shot 54% from the field, topping 85 points for the sixth time this season. The team had three other players score in double figures: Akienreh Johnson (15), Hillmon (14) and Hailey Brown (10).

On Monday, the junior forward became the first player in Michigan women’s basketball history to be named Big Ten Player of the Year. She also is just the second player in Big Ten history to earn Freshman, Sixth Player and Player of the Year honors in a career. ▪️ 25.1 ppg▪️ 11.3 rpg▪️ 64.5 FG%▪️ 12 double-doubles▪️ 50-point, 16-rebound game0⃣0⃣ @nazhillmon is the consensus #B1G Player of the Year, the first player in program history to earn the honor. Her .645 shooting percentage was good for second in the Big Ten, while her 11.3 rebounds per game was a league high. She is 11th in women’s program history with 1,396 career points and 15th with 686 rebounds.

Michigan’s women’s basketball team has its revenge against Ohio State. Michigan junior Naz Hillmon, who scored a program-record 50 points in the team’s 81-77 loss to OSU last month, answered with three straight points, and the Buckeyes never got back to within six. Naz Hillmon scored 27 points to help lead @umichwbball to a 75-66 win over Ohio State. Michigan’s win is its second over a ranked opponent this season and snaps a three-game losing streak against OSU. Michigan has had nine games postponed this season and only has made up one so far.

The 15th-ranked Wolverines rolled to a 70-50 win over visiting Illinois on Sunday to improve to 9-0. Naz Hillmon scored 24 points to help lead @umichwbball to a 70-50 win over Illinois. Highlights from the win: pic.twitter.com/T3iHYOsWMj — Michigan On BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) January 10, 2021“We try to focus on our culture on our team,” Michigan senior Hailey Brown said of the team’s first 9-0 start. The Wolverines’ offense erupted for 27 points on 62.5% shooting in the fourth quarter to put the game away. She was the focal point of the offense once again with second-leading scorer Leigha Brown missing her second straight game because of COVID-19 protocols.

Michigan’s women’s basketball team is off to its first 8-0 start in program history. “We didn’t shoot the ball exceptionally well,” Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico said. Barnes Arico said the team has battled adversity all season, including having its first two conference games postponed because of COVID-19 concerns in the program. 10 nationally averaging 87.9 points per game, while Hillmon was ninth at 24.6 points per game. “Our ability to score the basketball has been tremendous,” Barnes Arico said.

Michigan head women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico had an idea of what type of player she was getting this offseason when Leigha Brown transferred from Nebraska. The Wolverines had faced Brown, the 2019-20 Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, on multiple occasions during her two seasons with the Cornhuskers. Brown made all four of her 3-point attempts in the first half and finished 8-of-10 shooting. I think she’s an all-around basketball player, but No. “I think our team as a whole is just amazing,” Brown said.

Michigan and Michigan State’s women’s basketball teams are undefeated this season, and both moved up in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 rankings. 15 after earning a pair of wins last week, while the Spartans (8-0, 3-0) jumped from No. RELATED: Michigan women’s hoops downs No. The transfer from Nebraska scored a season-high 26 points against Wisconsin before scoring 22 against Northwestern on 8-of-10 shooting. Michigan and MSU are scheduled to meet Jan. 18 in Ann Arbor and Jan. 28 in East Lansing.

Michigan’s women’s basketball team finally opened Big Ten play Thursday. Michigan had four players score in double figures and shot 51.5% from the field as it downed the Badgers 92-49 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Last year’s Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year has scored in double figures in all six games for the 6-0 Wolverines. She is second in the Big Ten in scoring averaging 24.3 points per game and third in rebounding (9.5 per game). Michigan jumped out to a 49-27 halftime lead in their first game action since Dec. 9, when it beat Butler 93-54.

Michigan’s women’s basketball team returned four of five starters from last season and also added a standout transfer from Nebraska in Leigha Brown. Brown and the other four starters all scored in double figures as the 25th-ranked Wolverines pulled away in the second half Wednesday for a 93-75 season-opening victory over visiting Central Michigan. Junior forward Naz Hillmon, the preseason Big Ten co-Player of the Year, led the way with 11 rebounds and 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting. Junior point guard Amy Dilk added 15 points, while fifth-year senior guard Akienreh Johnson scored 11 points. Kelly scored 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting, while Davis had 24 on 11 of-20 shooting.

Michigan’s women’s basketball team cracked the Associated Press preseason top 25 poll on Tuesday, checking in at No. The Wolverines, led by ninth-year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, are one of five Big Ten teams in the top 25, joining Maryland (No. RELATED: Naz Hillmon on track to becoming one of Michigan basketball’s best everHillmon and Dilk averaged 17.4 points and 11.6 points, respectively, last season. The junior was named the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year last season after scoring 14.4 points per game for Nebraska. The team’s schedule has not yet been released, but the NCAA season is slated to begin Nov. 25.