Last season, the MSU field hockey team had a strong run and finished near the top of the Big Ten, but fell one step short of accomplishing all its goals. The Spartans finished second in the conference and lost one round short of reaching the Final Four.
A shot by Minnesota’s Tamara Strahota ricocheted off junior defender Samantha Cook and into the net, and it looked as though that fluke play would send the MSU women’s soccer team to yet another deflating loss.
The Big Bear Trophy was up for grabs Sunday afternoon. But the MSU men’s soccer team is returning it to its cage in the Spartans’ locker room, as they defeated Michigan 2-1 on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Saturday’s men’s basketball Green and White game meant ditto in the win and loss column, but provided fans with a first-hand look at some of the team’s biggest story lines entering the season.
The Nittany Lions defeated the Wolverines on Saturday for the first time at Michigan Stadium since 1996. Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and four touchdowns for the Nittany Lions (7-1 overall, 3-1 Big Ten)
MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton chuckled Friday as he talked about yet another season-ending injury for the Spartans, stating that freshman midfielder Jordan Mueller will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Junior forward Andrew Rowe made two smooth moves to slide by defenders before taking a hard wrist shot at the net from the high slot. And that’s all he remembers.
In the blink of an eye, a potential MSU upset vanished and quickly turned into a devastating defeat.
Oxford, Ohio — The MSU hockey team didn’t walk out of Steve Cady Arena victorious Friday night. But the Spartans proved a point — they can play with the best team in the country.
The MSU women’s soccer team had plenty of chances Friday, but a defensive breakdown in the first half led the Spartans to another heartbreaking loss.
As senior defensive end Trevor Anderson answered questions from reporters following practice Tuesday, it was clear his mind was elsewhere.
Avery Steinlage could have excelled at any sport. With a vertical jump of more than 30 inches, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Steinlage has the ups of a forward in basketball.
The No. 8 MSU field hockey team enters its final home weekend of the regular season with a chance to win the Big Ten title outright.
As the lone unbeaten team in the Big Ten, each of Iowa’s games take on added importance.
Jill Flietstra rarely makes a highlight reel save for the MSU women’s soccer team.
Three years ago, a young Joey Nowak stood in the rain and watched an average MSU team jump out to a massive lead in front of an insane Spartan Stadium night-game crowd before buckling to a more talented Notre Dame squad.
The Big Bear Trophy sits comfortably in the trophy case inside the MSU men’s soccer team’s locker room.
The MSU women’s soccer team knows what’s at stake this weekend.
The Miami (Ohio) hockey team was a minute away from a national championship last season.
Senior defensive end Trevor Anderson is excited to get back to playing normal football.