FOOTBALL
Prognosticators
Prognosticators predict the outcomes of this weekend’s college football showdowns.
SOCCER
Big Ten season likely to challenge Spartans
After a successful 5-0-1 nonconference campaign, the MSU men’s soccer team is confident heading into what they expect to be an extremely tough Big Ten slate.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Hill, Pawlak lead MSU in win
Despite it being a week since it dismantled Detroit Mercy, the MSU women’s soccer team showed no rust Wednesday afternoon. Once again using their depth and offensive firepower to their advantage, the Spartans (4-2-0) knocked off Eastern Michigan, 2-0, at Old College Field.
VOLLEYBALL
Sister, Sister: Duo lights up court
They both top out at 6 foot 1, love volleyball and share mirror images in every aspect besides hair color. But that is where the similarities end for sisters Ashley and Megan Schatzle. The sisters, who are both members of the MSU volleyball team, are admittedly as different as can be.
SOCCER
Saxton: 'Critical stretch for MSU begins tonight'
Today the MSU women’s soccer team begins what head coach Tom Saxton calls “a critical stretch.” The Spartans have three matches in five days beginning at 4 p.m. this afternoon at Old College Field against Eastern Michigan.
SPORTS
New faces join athletics
When she introduced Mark Hollis as MSU’s next athletics director on Sept. 12, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon joked about it being the last time she wanted to stand up at an MSU sports press conference any time soon. Nobody laughed harder than men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo.
SPORTS
MSU finishes 7th in weekend play
The MSU men’s golf team shot 39 over par to finish with a score of 903 and finished seventh out of 12 teams in this past weekend’s Gopher Invitational.
FOOTBALL
Saint-Dic scores conference honors
Senior defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic may have earned his nickname “Sackmaster” as a joke early in his MSU football career, but his play this season has been nothing to laugh at. The Big Ten Conference noticed this week when they named Saint-Dic co-defensive player of the week.
FOOTBALL
Determined defense
The Spartans know that if they’re going to gamble, they’d better at least try to cover their losses. MSU did exactly that Saturday in its 17-13 victory over Pittsburgh at Spartan Stadium.
FOOTBALL
Spartans find ways to battle adversity, win
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio has yet to hold a press conference without using a favorite quote from former MSU head coach George Perles: “They all count one.” Well, Saturday’s 17-13 victory over Pittsburgh should at least count one-and-a-half.
SPORTS
Sounding off
Imagine that you’re Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons and you’re checking things off on your daily checklist. Get gas for expensive truck. Check. Put up a 1-for-4 performance at the plate in upcoming game. Check. Check mail for steroids. Check.
FOOTBALL
Distinguished alumnus to gather for conference
During his childhood, Don Coleman learned to respect everyone that he came in contact with, but that respect wasn’t always returned by his opponents.
VOLLEYBALL
MSU ups unbeaten streak to 9, readies for a tough road schedule
The scores may have been too close for comfort for the MSU volleyball team, but the Spartans still managed to extend their winning streak to nine games on Saturday night when they defeated Central Michigan.
FOOTBALL
Former Spartans vie for positions in new league
Football leagues such as the XFL, NFL Europe and the United States Football League, or USFL, have tried, and ultimately failed to challenge the NFL for football supremacy over the years, but now another league is trying to break onto the football scene with a different objective.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Front + center
The State News caught up with sophomore forward Lauren Hill. Hill and the women’s soccer team will host Eastern Michigan at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Old College Field.
FOOTBALL
Toughing it out
Prior to Saturday’s game, MSU was the least penalized team in the Big Ten, but its 125 penalty yards against Pittsburgh accomplished a feat the Spartans had not reached in three seasons.
FOOTBALL
Spartans defeat Pittsburgh
The Spartans have said their schedule only gets tougher as the year goes on – Saturday’s 17-13 victory over Pittsburgh was a testament to that statement.
FOOTBALL
Adams set to contribute after benching
Senior linebacker Sir Darean Adams started 23 consecutive games for the Spartans, but that streak came to a halt when he took a back seat to redshirt freshman Jon Misch for MSU’s season opener two weeks ago against UAB.
FOOTBALL
Pass rush is defensive weapon
The dead bolt has been cut from the cage, and the dogs of the MSU defense are out hounding opposing quarterbacks this season. Bowling Green quarterback Tyler Sheehan felt the bite last Saturday, getting sacked seven times – giving MSU 12 total sacks in two games. Last season, the Spartans ended with only 16.