The rollercoaster ride continues for the Michigan women's basketball team. Coming off of an impressive win over Fordham, it was learned that junior Kelly Helvey will indeed be sidelined for the remainder of 2005-06 with an ACL injury. This leaves the team with five sophomores and five frosh.

Then came tonight's game against Nebraska. Michigan was unable to get much going on offense as they shot only 37 percent from the field. This, combined with 23 turnovers, led to a 69-49 loss that drops Michigan to 5-6 on the season. Only one nonconference game remains, at St. Bonaventure. Then the Big Ten schedule begins.

It is difficult to get a sense of what this team is capable of, as they have been very inconsistent especially on offense. Nebraska was yet another opponent who was able to baffle the Michigan offense with the zone defense. They have looked very good at times but have also looked quite shaky at other times. So we will see what we will see. I really do believe that this team has the talent to do well, and I still think they will finish at least .500 or better. The keys in my opinion are for the players to improve and come together as a team and for the coaches to be able to make the necessary adjustments to best utilize the available talent.