A popular phrase in soccer is “Bend it like Beckham,” but in the MSU men’s soccer team’s 1-0 win against Oregon State Friday afternoon, it should have been “Bend it like Thelen.”
It was a huge victory for the Spartans, and the two-headed monster of senior middle blocker Alexis Mathews and senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski enabled it to happen.
As disappointing as last Friday’s season-opener against Western Michigan was for the Spartans, at least they won.
Despite blocking for one of the nation’s most prolific running backs in Le’Veon Bell a season ago, injuries still badly decimated MSU’s offensive line.
With national championship runner-up Oregon coming to town, the MSU volleyball team will be in for a challenging matchup Friday.
The men’s soccer team is set for its first home weekend with games against Oregon State and Valparaiso on Friday and Sunday.
Despite the defense not being up to snuff for much of their game against Oakland, the MSU women’s soccer team has yet to suffer its first loss.
Following a grueling weekend that featured three games in four days — and two losses — the MSU field hockey team will welcome their home turf this weekend as they host Syracuse, Monmouth and Kent State at the Auto-Owners Insurance MSU Invitational.
As the saying goes, “A good offense starts with a good defense,” and nowhere is that more true than with the MSU men’s soccer team.
Max Bullough made a well-publicized speech to his team before hitting the field to play Minnesota last year, in which he challenged MSU’s offense.
With the Big Ten season not far off, the women’s soccer team and head coach Tom Saxton know they can’t look past Oakland on Thursday evening.
MSU volleyball team did not emerge from the Hokie Invitational unscarred.
After a commanding 4-0 win over Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon, the men’s soccer team hopes to continue its hot streak in the upcoming week.
One side produced a pair of touchdowns, a No. 1 play on “SportsCenter’s” top plays and nearly every celebratory cheer from the crowd of 71,214.
These days, it’s difficult not to respect Andrew Maxwell. For more than a year, the senior quarterback has been hounded by fans and media with questions about the merit of his right arm, his decision making and the ineptitude of MSU’s offense. And each time, Maxwell has met criticism with consistently polite answers, often deflecting his personal pressure for the best interests of the team.
The MSU men’s soccer team got the 2013 regular season underway in dominating fashion with a 4-0 win against Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium.
Going into the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech this weekend, volleyball head coach Cathy George planned to dig deep into her bench. The plan was to see which players, particularly her freshmen, would be able to handle roles in the rotation this season.
After a well-earned tie against No. 21 San Diego State, the MSU women’s soccer team capped off the weekend victorious on the road against Dayton.
The MSU women’s soccer team won its first road game of the season Sunday afternoon against Dayton, 2-1.