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MSU closes season with wins, finish 6th in Big Ten
It was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde weekend for the MSU volleyball team.
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Volleyball inks recruiting class
Four recruits will join the MSU volleyball team for the 2008 season.
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MSU tops Ohio State, falls to No. 1 Penn State on weekend
The MSU volleyball team continued improving its Big Ten performance with a split in its weekend matchups.
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MSU ousts U-M, vies for Big Ten standing
The MSU volleyball team beat No. 20 Michigan 3-1 on Saturday at Jenison Field House.
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Spikers turn corner in Big Ten with sweep
For the first time this season, the MSU volleyball team (13-9 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) clinched its back-to-back Big Ten matchups.
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Volleyball looks to improve Big Ten standing
In hopes of reviving their lackluster Big Ten season thus far, the MSU volleyball team (10-8 overall, 1-5 Big Ten) has been practicing with a new motto: daily growth.
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MSU drops weekend pair
Wisconsin athletics was celebrating both at home and in East Lansing on Saturday. The MSU volleyball team (9-7 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) felt the same pain in East Lansing as the MSU football team did in Madison.
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Sister, Sister: Duo lights up court
They both top out at 6 foot 1, love volleyball and share mirror images in every aspect besides hair color. But that is where the similarities end for sisters Ashley and Megan Schatzle. The sisters, who are both members of the MSU volleyball team, are admittedly as different as can be.
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MSU ups unbeaten streak to 9, readies for a tough road schedule
The scores may have been too close for comfort for the MSU volleyball team, but the Spartans still managed to extend their winning streak to nine games on Saturday night when they defeated Central Michigan.
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MSU looks to extend win streak
Sweep. That is the story once again for the MSU women’s volleyball team which swept Eastern Michigan, 3-0, Tuesday night.
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Rathje scores Big Ten achievement
Freshman Jenilee Rathje was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts in the Harvard Invitational this past weekend.
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Spikers win Invite for 7th straight year
After a lackluster season debut out west, the MSU volleyball team did a 180-degree turnaround to sweep the Spartan Invitational last weekend at Jenison Field House for the seventh straight year.
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Spartans look to rebound at Invitational
After opening the season with a 0-3 run at the USC Trojan Invitational last weekend, the MSU volleyball team has been working overtime to prepare themselves for the annual Spartan Invitational this weekend.
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Spikers stumble in road contests
The trip to Los Angeles was not all sunny for the MSU volleyball team.
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Volleyball team preps for NCAA Tournament
The MSU volleyball team is packing its bags for California's golden coast. And if things go well, the Spartans could soon be in Hawaii. But it won't be a vacation. Rather than taking their game to the beaches, the Spartans will hit the hardwood against Utah (27-3) at 8:30 p.m.
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Volleyball team earns NCAA Tournament bid
After winning four of its final six games, the MSU volleyball team is heading to the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship. MSU (19-11) is paired against Utah (27-3) in its first-round game in Los Angeles.
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Volleyball freshman named Player of Week
After posting a career-high 10 blocks in MSU's upset of No. 16 Purdue last week, freshman middle blocker Vanessa King was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
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MSU drops 2 conference matchups
The MSU volleyball team suffered losses to two ranked teams this past weekend — 3-0 to No. 12 Minnesota on Friday and 3-1 to No.
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Schatzle named Big Ten Player of Week
Junior outside hitter Ashley Schatzle was named the Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Week after leading the Spartans to wins against Michigan and Iowa. The honor is the first for an MSU volleyball player since the 2003 season. Schatzle averaged 6.5 kills per game and hit .423 for the week.
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Spartans split weekend matches
After sweeping Illinois on Friday, the MSU volleyball team ended on a sour note by losing to Northwestern in five sets Saturday at Jenison Field House. After starting the season 10-1, MSU (11-5 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) has dropped four of its last six matches. Behind a spirited home crowd, the Spartans won the first and third games Saturday, but lost the second, fourth and fifth games to drop their third five-game match of the season. MSU head coach Cathy George and the Spartans were visibly upset when they emerged from the locker room following the loss.