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(02/12/23 3:00pm)
After a dominant win on the road against Wisconsin, the Michigan State women’s basketball team will be taking on Penn State Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Breslin Center. Graduate student guard Kamaria McDaniel is going into the game against her former team coming off of a spectacular performance in Madison. McDaniel sunk a career-high six three-pointers, and led the team with a whopping 29 points after a couple of games stuck in a single-digit rut. “I think every game is pretty big," McDaniel said. "I’m at a place right now in my life, I'm just taking everything the same way, the same approach. I don't get too up or too down about anything. I love the people at Penn State. I always have a special place in my heart. They gave me the opportunity, so I love them, and I’m ready to compete.”The Spartans have yet to take on the Nittany Lions this season, but in their last meeting, Penn State was able to secure the narrow win 79-71, and hold onto their 31-22 all-time advantage over Michigan State. The contest against the Lady Lions will be the Spartan’s fifth consecutive game with Dean Lockwood acting as Interim Head Coach while Head Women's Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant is still recovering from her medical incident on Jan. 28. Lockwood is currently 1-3 as head coach this season—the team's first win without Merchant coming just Wednesday. “I love the game, and I love coaching — and this is something you just have to stand in the gap and do what needs to be done," Lockwood said. ”I love what I've done. I’m Very thankful, very grateful to do something that I love,” “It's a different role than obviously, I came here for, or even started the season with, but once again, it's not a foreign role or something I've never done. I am enjoying it, but at the same time … it's Suzy’s team, Suzy’s program, and we want to do justice to that. I'm doing everything I can to reinforce that as well.”Much like the Spartans, the Lady Lions are currently sitting at a 4-9 record in conference play, and Penn State is coming off a massive 95-51 loss against Iowa in Happy Valley.Despite a losing Big Ten record, Penn State has an incredibly talented roster. PSU senior guard Makenna Marisa is a star player for the Lady Lions. She currently sits at sixth in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 17.9 points per game, and redshirt sophomore guard Leilani Kapinus leads the league in steals averaging 3.5 steals per game.“I think that every team in this in this league is gonna give us a dogfight—give everyone a dogfight,” McDaniel said. “Everyone wants to win. Everybody wants to prove themselves and trying to have bigger goals to reach, so I definitely don't expect anything less than a dogfight or focused performance from them”Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center and the matchup can be streamed on BTN+.
(02/12/23 2:30pm)
Although MSU's Tuesday late night tipoff was the first of the season, the Spartans put on an all too familiar performance, nearly costing them the game against the Terrapins.
(02/10/23 12:17am)
Ahead of Michigan State’s road trip to Columbus, head coach Tom Izzo discussed the matchup against Ohio State as well as the recent blockbuster NBA trade, partially put together by former MSU basketball player and new Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia.
(03/16/23 9:37pm)
For most people, Take your Kid to Work Day is a one-day event. A time when kids are encouraged to spend the day at their parents' place of work, allowing them an inside look at what it is that their parents actually do all day.
(02/09/23 3:11am)
Michigan State women’s basketball ran away with the lead late against Wisconsin on the road Wednesday night to take the game 88-63.The game was tied at the half, but MSU outscored the Badgers 52-27 in the second half behind spectacular nights from graduate student guard Kamaria McDaniel and senior forward Taiyier Parks. A win was desperately needed for the green and white after a brutal three-game losing skid.It was an extremely slow start for the Spartans on Wednesday night, who again were coached by Dean Lockwood while Suzy Merchant recovers from her medical incident. The beginning of the game was full of turnovers and missed shots, but McDaniel was a bright spot in the Spartans less than spectacular first quarter, sinking the two 3-pointers she shot from the perimeter.With one minute left in the first quarter, freshman guard Theryn Hallock helped breathe a little life into the flat ten minutes. Senior guard Moira Joiner, who lead the team on Sunday against Michigan, got her first points two minutes into the second quarter with a layup in the paint. Halfway through quarter two, Parks drove to the net to make a layup and draw a foul to bring the Spartans on a 7-0 scoring run and within one point, but it was yet another 3-pointer from McDaniel that put the Spartans back on top.
(02/09/23 12:19am)
It’s a few minutes into the second half and Michigan State is feeling good.
(02/09/23 12:18am)
Within the first ten seconds of Tuesday night’s Big Ten showdown, graduate student forward Joey Hauser sank two quick points, kicking off MSU’s hot start turned 15-0 run in the initial five minutes of play.
(02/08/23 4:34am)
In a back-and-forth Big Ten slugfest, stellar play from fifth-year senior Joey Hauser and senior guard Tyson Walker ultimately propelled Michigan State past Maryland in a 63-58 victory.
(02/08/23 2:24am)
Head Women’s Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant released her first statement Tuesday night since her minor car accident caused by a medical episode on Jan. 28.
(02/08/23 3:00pm)
After being swept in their season series last time out by then No. 17 Michigan, Michigan State women’s basketball (11-12, 3-9) heads to Madison to take on Wisconsin for the second time this season.
(02/07/23 3:30pm)
On Saturday afternoon the Michigan State collapsed down the stretch to Rutgers at Madison Square Garden, a Big Ten team they had outlasted a few weeks prior at the Breslin Center.
(02/06/23 1:30pm)
Throughout all the wins and losses, the Michigan State women’s basketball team has had one constant—their ability to force turnovers. The Spartans are currently ranked 16th in the nation for their ability to do so, and MSU’s loss against Michigan Sunday afternoon was no different. The green and white were able to force 20 turnovers in comparison to the ten they gave up themselves. The problem with the game against the Wolverines was not that they couldn't force turnovers—it was that they were not able to convert turnovers into points. The Spartans were only able to amass 14 points on their 20 turnovers, and Michigan had the same amount of points on just half the amount of turnovers. Senior guard Moira Joiner had six steals herself and was such a strong asset on both sides of the ball for Michigan State. Joiner played fast, was ready to fight for the ball and put up a fight from start to finish.“I've been trying to be more hands-on defense and stuff, but that (number of steals) goes to my teammates too, that are doing their job so I can get in those passing lanes,” Joiner said. “We'd turn a team like Michigan over 20 times—we need to do something with that, you know? We didn't do anything on the other end. We kind of failed to make a play or make a bucket.”Michigan State shot the ball 77 times from the field, but they were only able to get 24 of them to fall. The Spartans had more missed field goals than shots the Wolverines had in total. If just a few of those missed MSU shots had hit the mark, Sunday afternoon's game could have been a totally different story. In the first half of the game, the Spartans were forcing turnovers and making buckets, but they fell apart quickly in the second half, and were not able to get past the large Wolverine defense.Michigan was also able to get the ball moving down the floor quickly and racked up 24 points off of fast breaks, but Michigan State was only able to collect 11 of their own. “It’s just disappointing we couldn't get that win for the fans. How frustrating is it to be this close to another one and not be able to kind of finish it out,” Joiner said. “It's like you're kind of going insane a little bit, you know? You're right there. You're doing the same thing, and then you're like expecting a different result when you don't finish the game the way you start it.”In order to begin winning all of the close games that Michigan State has battled in this season, the team has to be able to continue forcing turnovers and then converting them into tangible points.
(02/06/23 2:00pm)
Michigan State women’s basketball (11-12, 3-9) went into their locker room at halftime with a 40-33 advantage against their rival, the No. 17 Michigan Wolverines (19-5, 9-4). The energy in the first half from both the biggest crowd the Breslin Center has seen all season and the players were high with hopes for a season split. Those hopes slowly turned into lost dreams as fifth-year guard Leigha Brown and her team mounted an enormous second half, capped off with a 77-67 win.
(02/05/23 10:40pm)
After a gritty fight, the Michigan State women’s basketball team fell to No. 18 Michigan 77-67 for the second time this season, extending its losing streak to three.
(02/05/23 3:30pm)
After almost coming back from being down as many as 21 points last time out on the road against Nebraska, Michigan State women’s basketball (11-11, 3-8) will try to settle the season series score at home against its rival, No. 18 Michigan (18-5, 8-4) at home.
(02/04/23 7:46pm)
In a showdown with a slow scoring start and a lousy offensive performance from both teams down the stretch, Michigan State ultimately collapsed to Rutgers 61-55 at Madison Square Garden, moving to an even 6-6 in conference standings.
(02/03/23 4:11am)
After trailing by more than 20 points in the third quarter, Michigan State women’s basketball (11-11, 3-8) was able to bring themselves within one point in the final seconds, but could not finish their monumental comeback on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-9, 5-6). The Spartans ultimately fell 71-67.
(02/04/23 1:30pm)
Michigan State is taking on Rutgers for the second time this season this Saturday. This time around it’ll be in the legendary Madison Square Garden.
(02/03/23 12:59am)
The 2022-23 season has hit its halfway point, and it’s crunch time for MSU and the rest of the conference as far as the NCAA tournament goes.
(02/02/23 2:00pm)
Michigan State women’s basketball (11-10, 3-7) is looking to bounce back from its failed comeback Sunday against Illinois when the Spartans take on Nebraska (12-9, 4-6) on the road Thursday night. The Cornhuskers are going into Thursday on a two-game losing skid and a narrow 76-80 loss to No. 6 Iowa.The Spartans are still without Head Women's Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant after a minor single-vehicle accident on Saturday morning that prevented her from traveling to Champagne with the team on Sunday.Interim Head Coach Dean Lockwood said that the team’s game plan going into the Illinois matchup was fledged out by Merchant before her accident, but Nebraska is a different story.“Illinois was different because we had the bye week and so a lot of that was already in—she had been here, so there weren't a lot of changes in that,” Lockwood said. “This—it's been a little bit different cause obviously she hasn't been here, and we've talked about Nebraska a little bit, certainly—but again, the main thing (is) just making sure that she was okay…I want to make sure she has space but know that we're here for her and we got her back.” In their game against Illinois, senior guard Moira Joiner logged her third straight game in double-digits. Joiner has made a huge impact this season. The senior now has 12 double-digit games this season—including five of the last six. The Spartans uncharacteristically struggled from the three-point line making just 8-27 shots. A large contributor for that .296 three-point percentage was an off game for sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh. Ekh was 0-5 from deep, making the road test against Illinois her first game this season without a single three. Michigan State and Nebraska have had pretty similar season so far, and it shows in the resemblance of their records. “They've been a little bit like us,” Lockwood said. “A little bit topsy turvy, but they've been right there in game. We have a ton of respect for this Nebraska team going into this thing, especially at their place where they're tough to beat.” The Spartans and the Cornhuskers have met 14 times in the past, and the Huskers hold the edge with a 9-5 record, but Michigan State has defeated Nebraska in two of their last three meetings.