Los Angeles Lakers' forward Kobe Bryant has gone on the record to praise Banham for her accolades, which includes a 52-point performance at Breslin Center on Sunday.
MSU's Matt Costello is having a career year for the Spartans. In 27 games, the senior big man from Linwood, Mich. is averaging about 10 points and eight rebounds per game. But while he's helped the No. 6 Spartans to a 22-5 record this season, he's also become the goofiest basketball player in the country. It all started during a victory over Florida on Dec. 12.
The women's basketball team played Minnesota on Sunday and faced a historic performance against senior guard Rachel Banham. All throughout the game, her and MSU guard Aerial Powers were going back-and-forth to create two stellar performances.
MSU women’s gymnastics hosted Big Ten opponent University of Illinois at Jenison Field House Friday. The meet was the team’s senior night and although the Spartans were edged by the Fighting Illini 196.300 to 195.575, the night was still special.
Trevon Pendleton’s absence leaves a hole the size of his blocks on MSU’s offense. But with East Lansing High School’s Reid Burton, a preferred walk-on who had multiple Division I offers, head coach Mark Dantonio might have his solution.
Outside a small stable in Charlotte, Mich., a high-pitched neigh rings through the air as animal science sophomore Hanna Menne’s horse, Fancy, warms up for practice. Menne, a barrel racer, practices four to five times a week in the two to three weeks before an event. This time around, the pair was getting ready for the Spartan Stampede. This would be their first time competing in the Spartan Stampede.
On Sunday the No. 25-ranked MSU women’s basketball team (20-7 overall, 11-5 conference) hosted the Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-9 overall, 10-6 conference) in a matchup that will define the Big Ten standings. MSU beat the Gophers in thrilling fashion by a final score of 114-106.
In a season plagued with inconsistency, MSU found some steady play on the road in Madison Wisconsin.
In the opening segment of the broadcast of the game the word consistency was uttered multiple times as a key to victory tonight for MSU hockey (8-20-3, 4-10-1-0) and Wisconsin (6-14-7,1-9-3-1). With both teams struggling to string together wins throughout the year it wouldn’t be consistency that ultimately decided the back and forth contest.
Head football coach Mark Dantonio has signed a revised contract, according to Spartan Athletics, and his assistants have earned total-salary raises.
MSU star guard Denzel Valentine has put on a dazzling display of his passing ability over the entire season, especially within the last three games, racking up 33 assists in that span, good for 11 per game.
Monday night’s at Reno’s East MSU basketball fans gather to watch the live broadcast of the Tom Izzo Show.
What the casual fan couldn’t see, though, was at the same time Erin Konheim Mandras was navigating her way through a successful collegiate soccer career, she was also wrestling with a severe medical problem — one that almost saw her world crumble apart.
The last time MSU and Wisconsin squared off on the hardwood, Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes had his way with the Spartans, as he scored 25 points en route to a 77-76. Thursday night was a different story.
No. 8 MSU defeated Wisconsin 69-57 Thursday night, avenging its 77-76 loss to Wisconsin on Jan. 17.
No.8 MSU leads/trails Wisconsin 32-23 at the half. MSU was led in the first half by senior guard Denzel Valentine who had nine points and seven assists. Wisconsin's was led by junior guard Zak Showalter with six points.
The Spartans’ (19-7 overall, 10-4 overall) got over their losing streak with a 70-67 victory against the Scarlet Knights (16-11 overall, 7-8 conference).
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MSU volleyball and head coach Cathy George has signed on a new assistant coach, Jonathan "JT" Wenger, according to a Spartan Athletics press release.
Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, the No. 8 MSU men's basketball team (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) will look to avenge a Jan. 17 loss to Wisconsin (16-9, 8-4) on Thursday.