Michigan State drops to No. 17 in latest USCHO Poll amid five-game losing skid
Michigan State lost its fourth and fifth consecutive games this weekend and has now dropped in USCHO Poll for the second week in a row.
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Michigan State lost its fourth and fifth consecutive games this weekend and has now dropped in USCHO Poll for the second week in a row.
Michigan State hockey was all too familiar with the penalty box during its 6-0 shutout loss to No. 12 Ohio State on Saturday, serving eight penalties for a total of 16 minutes.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan State hockey had a chance at redemption against No. 12 Ohio State Saturday afternoon after a 3-1 loss Friday night, but instead added to its second half season setbacks getting shutout 6-0, handing the Buckeyes a series sweep. MSU swept OSU back in November with 4-2 and 4-3 victories.
In the month of December, Michigan State hockey gave up five power play goals.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a subpar performance at the Great Lakes Invitational last week, Michigan State hockey was in need of a win. Facing off with No. 12 Ohio State on the road was an opportunity for redemption, instead the Spartans continued their slump, falling 3-1 to the Buckeyes and extending their losing streak to four.
For the second time this season, the Michigan State hockey team was on the receiving end of a humbling punch. The Spartans entered the Great Lakes Invitational in Grand Rapids with realistic hopes of winning the tournament for the first time since 2009.
Ohio State senior forward Kamil Sadlocha has returned to the Buckeyes, a team spokesperson confirmed to The State News just days before Michigan State and Ohio State square off in Columbus.
Michigan State hockey dropped in the USCHO poll for the first time since it entered the rankings in November. The Spartans (12-9-1) fell three spots to No. 14 this week following losses to Ferris State and Michigan Tech in the Great Lakes Invitational last week.
Less than three weeks ago, Michigan State hockey was riding high after knocking off then No. 6 Michigan at Munn Ice Arena in an exhilarating 2-1 victory.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After trailing 3-0 heading into first-period intermission, Michigan State hockey rallied to net two goals in the second period to trail Ferris State by one. The Spartans’ comeback efforts were not enough to stop the Bulldogs from putting up another goal in the third period extending its lead to a final score of 4-2.
Coming off a two week break for the holidays, No. 11 Michigan State (12-7-1, 6-5-1 Big Ten) returns to the ice for a semifinal matchup with Ferris State in the Great Lakes Invitational on Dec. 27 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
For the fifth week in a row, Michigan State hockey has moved up in the weekly USCHO rankings. The Spartans (12-7-1) first entered the poll Nov. 14 and now sit at No. 11 following a home-and-home split versus Michigan.
Before Friday, the last time Michigan State hockey defeated Michigan was on Jan. 9, 2021.
As the final seconds of the second period wound down, Michigan forward T.J. Hughes was gifted the puck at a low angle in front of the Michigan State net. MSU graduate goaltender Dylan St. Cyr extended to his left and robbed Hughes of what would’ve been his second goal of the night.
New Head Coach Adam Nightingale stampped one of his first signature wins in the newly renovated Munn Ice Arena Friday night with a grinding 2-1 win over Michigan.
No. 12 Michigan State hockey (11-6-1, 5-4-1 Big Ten) is searching for redemption in a home-and-home series with No. 6 Michigan (11-6-1, 3-5 Big Ten) Friday and Saturday after getting swept by No. 3 Minnesota last weekend.
One of the biggest and oldest rivalries in college hockey will play its 339th and 340th games this weekend: No. 12 Michigan State (11-6-1, 5-4-1 Big Ten) and No. 6 Michigan (11-6-1, 3-5 Big Ten) face off in a home-and-home series on Friday in East Lansing and Saturday in Ann Arbor.
Freshman forward/defenseman Claire Leonard has been playing hockey for as long as she can remember, so when she came to Michigan State, she wasn’t ready to give it up.
Although Michigan State hockey (11-6-1, 5-4-1 Big Ten) suffered a series sweep over the weekend to now No. 3 Minnesota, the Spartans rose another spot in the USCHO poll this week to No. 12.
In the week leading up to No. 13 Michigan State hockey’s series with No. 4 Minnesota, East Lansing was buzzing. The recorded attendance for Friday’s game was 6,555. Munn Ice Arena has an official capacity of 6,114.