I woke up on Sunday morning thinking about what I had witnessed the evening before at Spartan Stadium and realized it would be easy to write how the season is lost. That all of the goals are off the table. And MSU can simply pack it in until next fall. But that’s not the case.
The No. 19-ranked men’s soccer team (11-4-4 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) kicked off the Big Ten Tournament with a 1-0 victory over Penn State on Sunday afternoon.
It was another tough-luck Spartan loss on Sunday afternoon. MSU (13-12 overall, 6-8 Big Ten) could not slow down white-hot No. 4 Wisconsin (22-2 overall, 13-1 Big Ten) at Jenison Field House, losing in straight sets, 3-0 (23-25, 19-25, 22-25).
He had been doing it against everyone this year, but "everyone" included a bunch of nobody's. It’s one thing to post stellar numbers against teams like Kent State, Rutgers and Illinois, but it’s another to do it against the normally stout MSU defense.
For weeks, fans in East Lansing have watched the College Football Playoff conversation with great interest because the conversation involved their team.
In what is becoming a bit of a tradition in East Lansing, the crew of ESPN’s College Gameday is once on campus.
The men's basketball team is in a stage of transition. The team must replace the production of former stars Adreian Payne, Keith Appling, and Gary Harris. Together, the three former MSU players combined to average 44.3 points of the team's 75.5 total average in the 2013-14 season.
Behind a strong performance by junior guard Denzel Valentine, the MSU basketball team cruised to an easy 101-46 victory over St. Cloud State on Friday night, finishing exhibition season with a 2-0 record. Valentine had a triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 25 minutes of action. Senior guard Travis Trice led the Spartans with 20 points, and junior center Matt Costello and senior forward Branden Dawson each had double-doubles — 12 and 10 for Costello, and 13 and 10 for Dawson.
The women’s volleyball team will have to wait at least a couple more days to win its 750th game in program history. MSU (13-11 overall, 6-7 Big Ten) could not handle Minnesota (15-9 overall, 5-8 Big Ten) at Jenison Field House on Friday night, losing in four sets, 1-3 (18-25, 25-16, 17-25, 19-25).
After finishing the 2013-14 season with a 23-10 overall record and a share of the Big Ten conference title, MSU women’s basketball hopes to pick up right where it left off.
Football beat writers Robert Bondy and Geoff Preston predict wins for MSU over Ohio State on Saturday.
Students, alumni and locals lined up at the MSU Union as early as 5:30 a.m. Friday morning to get up close for the live taping of ESPN First Take. This was the show’s first road taping on a college campus.
Win, and the sky’s the limit for MSU. Lose, and all of the preseason goals and aspirations are thrown out the window.
The women’s volleyball team will face two polar opposite opponents this weekend, who are also trending in two different directions.
MSU is losing six players to graduation this year, but with some key pieces returning next fall, the Spartans should have an opportunity to compete in the Big Ten. Redshirt junior defender Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz has been a major contributor throughout her Spartan career, and she was recently named a second team All-Big Ten selection. She scored four goals this past season and anchored the MSU defense. “It’s definitely an honor to be named to that team,” Fiebernitz said.
As part of the Empower Extraordinary campaign for MSU, Alumni Peter and Joan Secchia have made a significant leadership gift to help ensure the ongoing success of MSU Athletics.
No. 19 MSU field hockey (10-9, 4-4 Big Ten) failed to extend its season Thursday afternoon, losing to No. 5 Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in a 1-0 shutout.
The women’s volleyball team will face two polar opposite opponents this weekend, who are also trending in two different directions.
The No. 19-ranked mens soccer team (10-4-4 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) defeated the No. 2-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (11-3-4 overall, 3-3-2 Big Ten) 3-2 Wednesday night in what was the team's final regular season game this year.
After the women’s cross country team took first at the Big Ten Championships last weekend, redshirt senior Leah O’Connor and head coach Walt Drenth were recognized by the Big Ten for Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year honors on Wednesday.priceless.”