After a winless road trip, the MSU women’s soccer team (7-3-1, 1-2-0 Big Ten) comes home feeling down but definitely not out of it — at least not yet.
For many fall sports programs, the team follows a familiar routine. First on the schedule is nonconference games, then in-conference play to determine positioning and regional merit and finally, if the team is successful enough, they get to play in the postseason.
The MSU swimming and diving team kicks off their season at 5 p.m. this Friday at the IM Sports-West pool with a duel meet against Wisconsin.
To say Mark Dantonio is familiar with the state of Ohio would be a major understatement. Dantonio grew up in Zanesville, Ohio, 55 miles out from Columbus.
To some coaches, approaching a milestone is something to thrive for. To MSU volleyball head coach Cathy George, however, talking about the journey to her 500th win is just another topic to roll her eyes at.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Thankfully, the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) made a few changes in its offense before reaching a level of insanity, playing with two forwards instead of one for the first time all season in its 2-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday.
With the first game of the Big Ten season looming Saturday, head coach Mark Dantonio held his weekly press conference Tuesday morning to discuss moving forward from No. 20 MSU’s (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) surprisingly flat 23-7 victory against underdog Eastern Michigan.
When the MSU volleyball team heads south to play No. 6 Nebraska, they will be facing one of their toughest challenges yet.
Although normally the MSU football team is the focus of home games, lately it’s been the student section getting attention.
The 2011 second-team All-Big Ten junior defensive end William Gholston would not start at the position for the first time since he was suspended one game against Wisconsin last year. Instead, redshirt freshman Shilique Calhoun started at defensive end opposite sophomore Marcus Rush and played during the first half.
When Mark Dantonio met with the media following the No. 20 MSU football team’s (3-1) 23-7 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, one of his biggest frustrations was the slow start that saw his team trailing 7-3 at halftime.
For Spartan football fans, a new, free iPhone app will be released this week that allows fans to instantly watch highlights from the game on their phones.
In a volleyball conference ruled by powerhouses Penn State and Nebraska, it can be hard for the Spartans to get the spotlight in the Big Ten.
Tim Kreutz was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday for his goal and assist in the Spartans’ 2-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday evening.
Not so fast, my friends. Just because the MSU football team lost to Notre Dame last week under the lights of Spartan Stadium, it doesn’t mean the Spartans aren’t worth the national spotlight.
As the No. 20 Michigan State Spartans headed into the locker room trailing Eastern Michigan 7-3 at halftime of Saturday’s game, boos rained down on them from the Spartan Stadium crowd. The same thought echoed in the minds of the fans, the players and the coaches. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Eagles were ranked 116th in total points allowed.
On their last game of a weekend road trip, the MSU women’s soccer team lost to Minnesota after an early goal.
The No. 20 MSU football team (3-1) was able to overcome what head coach Mark Dantonio described as a “flat” first half to beat Eastern Michigan (0-4) 23-7 on Saturday, but a passing game that was supposed to get better with experience seems to be getting alarmingly worse with each passing week.
This week, the Spartans traveled to Wisconsin and then immediately left for Minnesota after that. It was the first long, overnight trip of the season and for many of the young players, the first of their careers.
After struggling time after time to find the back of the net, the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) finally found its step against Western Michigan on Friday evening with a switch in formation.