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ICE HOCKEY

MSU hockey's Artyom Levshunov named to AHCA All-American honors

After the season-ending loss in Maryland Heights, Missouri in the regional finals of the NCAA Championships for the Michigan State men's hockey team, honors and awards for the team continues to circulate the program. One more of those includes freshman defenseman Artyom Levshunov, who was named a second-team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association, or AHCA.

BASEBALL

MSU baseball takes series win against Niagara, moves to 14-15 overall

The MSU baseball team played against the Niagara Purple Eagles in a home series this past weekend and won two of the three games, pushing the Spartans to 14-15 overall and 7-4 in home games. The Spartans were looking to rebound after a huge 18-0 loss against the Lansing Lugnuts, and in the three-game series, the Spartans won 9-0 and 7-6 and lost 8-6.

SOFTBALL

MSU softball prepares for home season opener, will face Indiana

Michigan State softball has had a rough season so far — the Spartans are 13-19 overall and 1-5 in Big Ten play. On April 5th, however, the Michigan State softball team looks to bounce back from a 1-2 series loss against Iowa as the Spartans will take on Indiana at home in a three-game series over the weekend, the first games they will play at home this season so far.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU hockey's Jeremy Davidson scores game-winning goal in overtime, Spartans advance in Frozen Four

Michigan State men's hockey, playing in the first round of the men's hockey NCAA Championships, commonly known as the Frozen Four, against Western Michigan University, came back from down 4-2 in the third period to tie the game and eventually emerge victorious in overtime with a 5-4 win. This win, which seemed almost impossible after the first half of the game with how much Western Michigan was dominating the Spartans, marked Michigan State's second 5-4 overtime victory in a row and allowed the team to advance to the regional finals of the Frozen Four on Sunday against the University of Michigan.