<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1UZXIi_1Gtm4imO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1UZXIi_1Gtm4imO00" width="1200" height="798" ><figcaption>Ananya Kedia/DAILY. Buy this photo.</figcaption></figure>Heading into halftime, the No. 5 Michigan women’s basketball team had 16 points coming from its bench alone. By the end of the game, the Wolverines’ reserves put up more than double their first half stats — padding 38 points onto the final score. Coming off its highest-ranked win in program history against No. 2 Connecticut Thursday, Michigan’s starting lineup had no problem sharing the spotlight Sunday. But before stepping aside, junior guards Olivia Olson and Syla Swords scored 35 points collectively and six players put up double figures. “It’s been a long stretch since Thursday,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. “Anytime I have an opportunity to give (Olson and Swords) specifically a chance to get some rest in a game, I think it’s really valuable. It’s also an opportunity to give some of our young kids some real game experience and tonight was an opportunity to do that.”Against UConn, freshman guard Devin Cosgriff saw less than a minute of playing time, junior guard Kendall Dudley earned a spot in the starting lineup and graduate guard Courtney Ogden put up 12 points in just 13 minutes. But against Wright State, the trio made their presence known coming off the bench. Michigan’s first wave of players arose off the bench just five minutes into the first quarter. Giving the starters a break, Cosgriff, Dudley and Ogden checked onto the court and showed up in all the intangible ways: setting screens, creating space off the ball and fighting for rebounds. In the last play of the half, Cosgriff zipped a pass across the paint to find a wide-open Olson for a 3-pointer, sending Michigan up 62-19 at half. But Cosgriff didn’t just give others opportunities, she also made her own. To open the third quarter, she grabbed her own offensive rebound, drawing a foul on her putback attempt and converting both free throws. “Devin’s ability to get those minutes really gives our starting five an opportunity to get rest,” Barnes Arico said. “It’s important that we help her speed up that growth and give her opportunities to gain that experience. … Just the intensity she brings, how vocal she is, how tough she is, and we were really proud of her as a staff tonight.”Adding fuel to the fire, Cosgriff drained a corner three in the first minute of the fourth quarter — setting the tone for the final stretch of the game. In back-to-back possessions, Dudley was relentless on defense, forcing two turnovers and converting on both plays for a layup. Ogden joined in on the fourth-quarter parade, showing off the bench’s offensive versatility. Off another Raider turnover, Ogden knocked down a jump shot in the paint, extending the Wolverines’ lead to 101-38. Even as the fourth quarter wound down, Michigan’s bench didn’t let up, sending its second wave of reserves onto the court. Sophomore forwards Jessica Fields and Ciara Byers, along with freshman forward Fope Ayo, provided valuable minutes for the Wolverines. Both Cosgriff and Fields finished with career-high scoring efforts, and Dudley and Ogden finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. While the Wolverines may not turn to this deep a rotation in some of their tougher matchups, the reserves were emblematic of the depth of this team — a depth that only contributed to the barrage on Sunday. </div></body>

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Heading into halftime, the No. 5 Michigan women’s basketball team had 16 points coming from its bench alone. By the end of the game, the Wolverines’ reserves put up more than double their first half stats — padding 38 points onto the final score. Coming off its...

Michigan depth on display against Wright State

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Heading into halftime, the No. 5 Michigan women’s basketball team had 16 points coming from its bench alone. By the end of the game, the Wolverines’ reserv

Michigan depth on display against Wright State

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