Madison, Wis. - On Saturday night, the No. 20 Spartan volleyball team ran into the only Big Ten team it hadn‘t topped this season - Wisconsin.And unfortunately for MSU, the No.
It took 11 games to do it, but the MSU football finally put a team away early and hung on for a 55-7 win Missouri at Spartan Stadium on Saturday. The victory, MSU’s biggest point margin in a win since it beat Iowa 49-3 two years ago, made the Spartans (6-5 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) bowl eligible.
It might not have the madness of March or sparkle of “One Shining Moment,” but for the Spartan volleyball team, the NCAA Volleyball Tournament doesn’t lack drama. The No.
No. 22 MSU got back to business Friday defeating Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne 81-68 in the first round of the Spartan Coca-Cola Classic.The Spartans (3-2) advance to Saturday night’s championship game at 8:20 p.m.
MSU head crew coach Bebe Bryans announced six athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, creating the “strongest recruiting class,” she’s ever had. Kristin Dooley (Baldwinsville, N.Y.), Ashley Johnson (Park Hills, Ken.), Ashley Goosen (Rockford, Mich.), Valerie Lincoln (Fremont, Mich.) and Sarah Brady (Attica, Mich.) will join a team that has competed in the NCCA Championship the last four years. The women’s crew team also has placed first in three of its four meets this fall season. The team captured first and second place at Head of the Cuyahoga, took two first-place finishes at Head of the Ohio and dominated its only home meet, Head of the Grand, taking first place in every event. The Spartans compete again in the spring at the President’s Cup in Tampa, Fla., in March.
The MSU football team has one final chance to resolve its mediocre season as it takes on Missouri at 11:10 a.m.
After the slippery floor antics in Virginia on Wednesday night, the MSU men’s basketball team looks forward to the stability of being at home in the Spartan Coca-Cola Classic. MSU (2-2) tips off at 6 p.m.
After edging out Detroit on Wednesday night, the MSU women’s basketball team will take on another intrastate team, Marquette, at 1 p.m.
Despite being one All-American short, the No. 20 MSU wrestling team managed to get its revenge on the intrastate rival No.
Fewer than two months into the season, Alaska-Fairbanks has already appeared on and disappeared from the national radar. The perennial doormat Nanooks, under head coach Guy Gadowsky, won six of their first seven games and began garnering attention from pollsters across the country. That was until Fairbanks (6-6-0 overall, 2-6-0 CCHA) dropped five straight contests - a streak it’s trying to break at home against No.
Madison, Wis. - No. 20 MSU was two games away from the end of its season Friday night against No.
While the MSU men’s soccer players hustled in pregame drills for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament matchup with Indiana, head coach Joe Baum nonchalantly meandered across the field.Baum’s relaxed attitude was surprising, considering the game was bigger than any the Spartans had played since Baum was on the team 32 years ago.But behind that calm demeanor, Baum admitted he was living up the moment.“It was a great feeling,” he said.
One day after the Spartan volleyball team got group recognition in the form of a NCAA Tournament bid, four Spartan players were highlighted for their individual achievements. Senior outside hitter Erin Hartley made her first appearance on the All-Big Ten first team as a unanimous selection.
The prognosticators apologize to our cult following for taking last week off, especially to our biggest fan, MSU sophomore offensive lineman DeMarco Monroe.
In addition to sitting atop the CCHA standings, MSU also leads many of the league’s team statistical categories.Through 13 games, the Spartans have scored more goals (3.62 per game) while giving up fewer (1.69) and have also killed off a greater percentage of opponents’ power plays (.894) than any other team.MSU head coach Ron Mason particularly enjoys that third statistic.“Our penalty kill’s been phenomenal,” MSU head coach Ron Mason said of the unit that is ranked eighth nationally.
For the seniors on the MSU football team, Saturday will be their final game at Spartan Stadium. “It’s hurting, just thinking about it,” senior wide receiver Herb Haygood said.
The No. 20 Spartan grapplers will look for revenge tonight when they travel to Central Michigan and take on the No.
Aided by a Denver loss to New Hampshire during the weekend, the MSU hockey team moved up a spot to No.
The statistics haven’t been pretty, but the MSU women’s basketball team has put together a winning record early in its season. The Spartans (4-1) look to continue their success as they take on Detroit (1-1) at 7 p.m.
The road gets no easier for MSU’s men’s basketball team.Tonight the No. 22 Spartans play their third straight away game, this time against No.