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The Wolverines in 16th place took the lead 28-13 in the first quarter and achieved a No. 84-63 win on Sunday. 15 northwest. They shot a season high of 63 percent off the field and improved in the Big Ten to 7-0 and 2-0.

« I was really proud of the way our team got out of goal, » said head coach Kim Barnes Arico in a video call with reporters after the game. “I thought we were strong, focused, locked in and shot. Every time you shoot the way we do it gets difficult because we have such a great presence from the inside out. And I think you could see that tonight. ”

Wolverines shot 63. 0 percent off the field, a season high and for the second time over 60 percent this year. #goblue pic. Twitter. com / vyBLIcUAD7

Michigan faced a ranked team for the first time this season and took the lead with a 3-point shot in the first half. It was 7 out of 8 from a distance in the first 20 minutes, with Junior Leigha Brown making up four triples.

Brown finished the 8-of-10 with 22 points, while junior striker Naz Hillmon scored 26 points in the 10-of-14. Hillmon is second in the Big Ten in the ranking (24. 6 points per game) and third in the rebound (9. 9 per game) after taking 12 rebounds on Sunday.

The Wolverines only had eight players and seven found the score sheet. Sunday was only their second game since December. 9 as their first two Big Ten competitions have been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within the program.

But they got off to a good start in conference play after defeating Wisconsin 92-49 on December as well. 31. Michigan is one of six Big Ten teams.

« We know our conference is tough, » said Hillmon. “We have a group of us who are ranked like one another. Every night becomes a fight regardless of whether a team is ranked or not.

« It really showed how tough we are today and how we can get together, no matter how many there are. We understand this is a different year, unprecedented times, and we just really focus on the next man. ’”

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