Womens golf team places 5th in Central District Classic; unhappy with effort
The 14th-ranked womens golf team placed fifth at the windswept Central District Classic in Parrish, Fla.
The 14th-ranked womens golf team placed fifth at the windswept Central District Classic in Parrish, Fla.
Like the leaves on the trees, the Spartan football squad took a turn for the worse before hitting the ground and getting stepped on - losing four games in a row.Luckily Spartan sports fans have been able to take refuge in the World Series.But in this years Fall Classic, the actual baseball game is an underlying plot.This is largely due to this fact: The only form of transportation separating the top two teams in the National League and the American League is the No.
The prognosticators returned to form last week, although MSU didnt. However, the boys have a winning feeling about Saturdays game.
Playing on the road for the first time in the CCHA season, the mens ice hockey team will battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tonight and Friday at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind.Not only will the series be the only meeting between the Spartans (2-1-1) and the Irish (2-3-1) this season, but MSU will have to face Notre Dame without two veteran players.Senior center Andrew Bogle and junior center Joe Goodenow will not play this weekend because of shoulder injuries.
His name is Rausell, but everyone calls him Rocky. In an era when teams are constantly searching for 250-pound bruising running backs, he stands barely 5-foot-9 and weighs 186 pounds.
Another year, another preseason injury.Head coach Tom Izzo announced Monday that sophomore forward Adam Ballinger broke his right thumb in practice last week and will be out six to eight weeks.
Despite sitting in last place in the Big Ten, MSUs football program lured another recruit to East Lansing with the verbal commitment of 6-foot-5-inch, 260-pound defensive end Kevin Vickerson.Vickerson, who committed at the end of July, has still been visiting other colleges this fall, but said MSU is definitely where hell be headed next year.I loved the atmosphere there, he said.
T.J. Turner is done for the season.MSU head coach Bobby Williams said at his Monday press conference that the senior linebacker had surgery on his separated shoulder Friday and will not return.Its a huge loss, Williams said.
In the last three weeks, the MSU volleyball team has lost three starters to injury and four of its last six matches. The recent skid has the No.
The MSU mens soccer team upset No. 15 Penn State 2-0 Sunday, playing short a player in final 20 minutes of the game because of a red card.After receiving a yellow card early in the second half, senior midfielder Pat Mahoney was handed his second yellow card later in the second half, resulting in the red card.MSU assistant coach Damon Rensing said the team accepted the challenge in the final 20 minutes.
Ice hockeyThe seventh-ranked Spartan icers split their conference-opening series with Nebraska-Omaha this weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision on Friday night before bouncing back to win 4-1 on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.The Mavericks won Fridays game with stellar play by freshman goalie Dan Ellis.
Their quarterback threw for 292 yards on 26 of 37 passes. For the third straight week they outgained the opponent in total yards.
With two starters sidelined by injuries, the MSU volleyball team dropped two games at home this weekend.On Friday night the Spartans lost to No.
Senior outside hitter Sarah Gustin just recovered from an abdominal strain and was leading the team in kills per game, but then she sprained her right foot in Thursdays practice.I was starting to finally feel like I was back, Gustin said.
ANN ARBOR - Bobby Williams couldnt have said it simpler.We got the ball in the red zone several times today and we didnt get any point production, MSUs head coach said after Saturdays game.
The MSU volleyball team spent the past week preparing for life without senior middle hitter and co-captain Jessica Sanborn and this weekends home stand will unveil the results. The Spartans face No.
Apparently, the Michigan Wolverines (5-2 overall, 3-1 in the Big Ten) subscribe to Dick Vitales You can throw out the records, baby! theory on rivalry games. The in-your-face college basketball analyst believes that in contests between intense rivals, previous records hardly matter.Michigan appears to be buying into this exact approach.Despite MSUs 3-3, 0-3 record, Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr and his players believe the Spartans will present a tough challenge for the Wolverines.All I know is what I see on film, and Michigan State is the number one rated defense in the Big Ten Conference, Carr said.
On Oct. 21, the University of Michigan plays host to in-state rival Michigan State, and while the football game serves as the main attraction, it will not be the only event in Ann Arbor grabbing peoples attention.
As both the MSU mens and womens soccer teams near the Big Ten tournament, they are not depending on other teams losing to give them a boost in the standings. The women head out West to northern California on Friday to take on St.
On the banks of the Red Cedar, theres a school thats known to all. Or at least most. I disregard my out-of-state friends who, until they went off to school, only thought there was one college in Michigan. Because to me, those banks - and that school - were always very well known. Perhaps this is confession therapy, but its time for me to come clean.