FINAL: Spartans prevail, advance to second round of NCAA Tournament
(03/23/19 7:36pm)
SOUTH BEND, Ind.- The Spartans will move on to the second round of the NCAA tournament after defeating Central Michigan 88-87.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind.- The Spartans will move on to the second round of the NCAA tournament after defeating Central Michigan 88-87.
The No. 9 seeded Spartans (20-11, 9-9 Big Ten) will travel to South Bend this weekend to compete against No. 8 seeded Central Michigan Chippewas (25-7, 15-3 MAC) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Before the Spartans and Chips take the floor in the Joyce Center, the State News talked with Evan Petzold, Central Michigan Life’s assistant Sports Editor.
The No. 9 seeded Michigan State will travel to South Bend, Indiana to face the eighth seed Central Michigan Saturday, March 23. The Spartans found out about their bid in an interesting way after ESPN accidentally leaked the bracket on TV.
After splitting its final regular season series against Ohio State, Michigan State hockey (12-18-5) fell to Notre Dame (19-13-3), 1-0 in a grueling first matchup in a best of three series.
Odds are Michigan State forward Nick Ward won't be returning from injury Saturday.
Senior center Jenna Allen became the 27th Spartan to score 1,000 career points on a layup against Nebraska Feb. 17. Allen is the eighth player during coach Suzy Merchant’s tenure at Michigan State, to reach the acclaimed milestone. The last player to reach the mark was Branndais Agee on Nov. 25, 2017.
Michigan State (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) drop one spot, to No. 23, in this week’s AP poll. The Spartans come off a 74-66 win over the Boilermakers on Feb. 3.
The Michigan State Spartans (10-13-4) defeated the Wisconsin Badgers (9-12-4) with a score of 4-1 in Friday night’s game. This was freshman goaltender Drew DeRidder’s second consecutive game starting for the team as opposed to junior John Lethemon.
The Jekyll and Hyde Michigan State ice hockey unit (10-13-4, 6-8-3 Big Ten) dominated Wisconsin (9-12-4, 5-6-4 Big Ten) Friday night at Munn Ice Arena, commanding a 4-1 victory over the Badgers.
The NCAA uses a computerized ranking system to evaluate teams. It is referred to as NET in this article. The numbers in parentheses behind best win and worst loss are NET rankings. Throughout the rankings the * denotes a game played at a neutral site. The “best win” and “worst loss” listed are the opinion of the reporter and take into account the date and location of the game.
Who: Michigan State hockey at No. 11 Notre Dame
After assisting his hockey team in winning the two-game series against Minnesota this past weekend, sophomore forward Mitchell Lewandowski is named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday.
Michigan State hockey (9-12-3, 5-7-2 Big Ten) completed its first sweep since Oct. 27, defeating Minnesota (9-10-4, 6-5-3 Big Ten) 5-3 Sunday night at Munn Ice Arena.
After an upset win over Minnesota on Jan. 9, the Spartans moved up six spots to No. 17 in this week’s AP poll.
The Michigan State Spartans fell eight spots, coming in at No. 23 in the latest AP poll. The Spartans faced two road tests this past week, resulting in a pair of heartbreaking losses, 62-70 in Evanston and 64-68 in Bloomington.
Michigan State is looking to win its ninth-straight game on Tuesday, while trying to extend their season-long win streak at home.
With 5:48 left in the second quarter of Michigan State’s Senior Day win against Rutgers Nov. 24, linebacker Joe Bachie suffered an injury.
Michigan State men's soccer (13-4-4) will play for a spot in the Final Four as they are set to take on James Madison University (15-4-3) in the College Cup quarterfinals.
Friday night at Munn Ice Arena in its Big Ten opener against No. 8 Notre Dame (6-4-1, 3-2 Big Ten), Michigan State Hockey (4-5, 0-1 Big Ten) fell 3-1 despite a strong third period push.
After a loss to Ohio State last Saturday, Michigan State football falls out of the third edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings Tuesday evening.