Iowa State & Belmont articles

The Michigan Daily has a recap of the Iowa State loss:

"...the Wolverines will learn a lot from Friday's tournament-opening loss to Iowa State.

Michigan not only lost by 24 points, it set season lows in five major offensive categories - including field-goal percentage and points scored - and in rebounds and steals.

"Not hitting shots was a really big deal," sophomore Krista Phillips said of the team's 35.6 shooting percentage. "If we're not hitting shots, we really have to work hard in the post. We really didn't do either really well."

Another one of the Wolverines' problems was containing Cyclone guard Alison Lacey. The sophomore scored 35 points, shooting 13-for-20 from the field and 9-for-13 from behind the arc"

And the Detroit Free Press:

The University of Michigan women's basketball team saw its three-game winning streak come to an end Friday with a 67-43 loss to Iowa State in the opening round of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Memorial Gymnasium. The Wolverines (3-1) fell victim to the three-point shot the entire game, as the Cyclones (3-0) drained 12 triples (12-of-32), compared to U-M's three (3-of-12).

The Daily on the Belmont game:

Junior Jessica Minnfield led Michigan against Belmont with 18 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the floor. But Minnfield had a poor game against the Cyclones, tallying no points and three rebounds. Michigan coach Kevin Borseth believed her improved play was the big difference between the two results.

"She got engaged a little bit better in the offense," Borseth said. "That allowed her to take some better shots."

Minnfield was not the only Wolverine to rebound from Michigan's defeat. Junior forward Carly Benson bounced back from a one-point performance on Friday to score 11 against Belmont.

"We had more rhythm," Borseth said. "We did screens very well, which was something we spent a little time on (Saturday). That was the difference offensively."

The Free Press:

Jessica Minnfield scored 18 to lead Michigan to an 80-43 victory over Belmont Sunday in the consolation game of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament.

Stephany Skrba scored all 11 of her points in the first half, and Carly Benson posted season bests of 11 points and eight rebounds.

The Wolverines (4-1) exploded for a 19-0 run midway through the first half to extend their lead to 32-7 with 4:32 to play in the half. They controlled the pace for the remainder of the half and took a 38-14 lead into the locker room.