MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced Wednesday that three players — Jasmine Hines, Becca Mills and Akyah Taylor — signed National Letters of Intent to play for MSU, beginning in fall 2011.
Powered by an unrelenting defense, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team forced 23 turnovers on its way to a win over Grand Valley State.
For the first time in eight months, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team took the court at Breslin Center to play opponents aside from just each other in practice, defeating Saginaw Valley State, 90-40 Thursday.
Women’s basketball freshman center Madison Williams will miss the 2010-11 season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament, MSU announced today.
In preparation for its first game of the season Thursday, the MSU women’s basketball team held its annual Green and White scrimmage Sunday at Breslin Center.
The MSU men’s basketball team was named the favorite to win the Big Ten by the media, the conference announced at Big Ten Basketball Media Day on Thursday.
The MSU women’s basketball team will hold a Halloween Hoops event Sunday at Breslin Center. Fans are encouraged to wear costumes to the game because of the post-game festivities, comprising a costume contest and an autograph session.
The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons officially began at Midnight Madness on Friday. Both teams have Final Four aspirations and were given support from actor Gerard Butler, who made a surprise appearance.
Media day for the MSU women’s basketball team showed the Spartans are welcoming not just new players and uniforms, but a new type of game play in the 2010 season.
MSU and Minnesota will represent the Big Ten in the inaugural Super Six Series in 2010, the conference office announced Wednesday.
The MSU women’s basketball team hasn’t won six of its last seven games by luck. The Spartans are playing with a defensive swagger, allowing only 54.8 points per game during that stretch.
The MSU women’s basketball team got back to basics in Thursday’s night victory against Michigan: defense and rebounding.
Kalisha Keane celebrated her 21st birthday Wednesday. Although the calendar says the junior forward officially is older, Keane’s most important growth has come on the court, where her ever-increasing maturity is paying dividends this season for the MSU women’s basketball team.
With her team struggling, Allyssa DeHaan put the Spartans on her back Thursday night.
The season started promising for Courtney Schiffauer. Through two games, the sophomore forward led MSU in points (16.5), rebounds (7.5) and assists (four), and was emerging as a reliable 3-point threat after knocking down 8-of-13 tries.
Playing at Northwestern always is special for Lykendra Johnson. Welsh-Ryan Arena sits about 20 miles away from the sophomore forward’s hometown of River Forest, Ill., meaning family and friends likely will fill the stands when the Spartans play the Wildcats at 8 p.m. tonight.
Long road stretches can make or break a team’s season. For the MSU women’s basketball team, it’s even tougher considering the Spartans already have lost five conference games.
Following a stretch of games when only one or two players would make an impact, the MSU women’s basketball team got a total team effort this past weekend against Minnesota and Purdue.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant said her team is looking for its identity and three straight offensively-challenged losses.
Embarrassing. Negligent. Inexcusable. Lowest point. Those were the words women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant used after watching her team’s offense fade into the night while blowing a 14-point second half lead in a 48-45 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday at Breslin Center.