VOLLEYBALL
Team travels to Ann Arbor for rivalry game
The MSU volleyball team could be playing in its biggest match of the year so far when it takes on Michigan at 7 p.m.
ICE HOCKEY
Defenseman gives U verbal commitment
They keep getting younger and younger. In a year during which both MSU and Michigan will rely on 17-year-old starting goaltenders, the Spartan hockey team got a verbal commitment from a 16-year-old defenseman last week. A.J.
ICE HOCKEY
Victory over W. Ontario full of Spartan faux pas
The MSU hockey team didn’t win by as much as most people expected, but the Spartans still conquered heavy underdog Western Ontario 6-2 on Tuesday night at Munn Ice Arena. MSU misfired for most of the game, going 1-for-6 on the power play and regularly sending passes just out of the reach of their targets. But the Spartans still thoroughly outplayed the Mustangs, outshooting them 23-2 in the first period, 21-4 in the second and 12-7 in the third.
FOOTBALL
Spartans prepare for battle with No. 17 Hawkeyes
After starting the season with five straight home games for the first time since 1918, MSU is finally taking to the road this season. The Spartans (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) travel to Iowa City for a showdown with the No.
FOOTBALL
Tight end Randall emerges as weapon in Spartan passing attack
By no stretch of the imagination did Deborah Randall limit her son’s options while he was growing up. Before sophomore tight end Jason Randall started high school, he had been participating in baseball, basketball, football and soccer.
SPORTS
Spartan golfers tie for tournament title
In its first tournament win of the season, the MSU men’s golf team was declared co-champions of the 2002 Wolverine Invitational Sunday at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The No.
ICE HOCKEY
Western Ontario provides tuneup for Spartans
Seventh-ranked MSU probably won’t be challenged by Western Ontario tonight, but the Spartans know what’s looming just three days from now.The ice hockey team’s exhibition game against the Mustangs tonight is a mere speed bump in MSU’s collision course with No.
SPORTS
Womens tennis team topples Wolverines
MSU proved to be victorious against Michigan this weekend, as women’s tennis sophomore Dora Vastag defeated Wolverine Chrissie Nolan (6-3, 6-1) to capture the singles title Sunday at the Wolverine Fall Tennis Classic in Ann Arbor. Vastag also paired up with junior Caroline Lay to win the Victors doubles flight title, defeating Michigan’s Jennifer Duprez and Kim Plaushines 8-6.
FOOTBALL
Defense looks to stop run
With the bye week in their rear-view mirror the Spartans have their sights set on the Iowa Hawkeyes.And with the Big Ten’s leading rusher, Fred Russell, lining up in Iowa’s backfield, MSU’s run defense will again be put to the test.“I think with these two weeks we have a good opportunity to prepare for Iowa,” junior linebacker Mike Labinjo said.
SPORTS
Team cant beat pesky Wolverines
For MSU, the Wolverines can be a thorn in the side for any sport, especially field hockey.Last year, Michigan defeated the Spartans 2-1 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to squash MSU’s championship run.Friday, a school record 10-game winning streak came to an end as the No.
BASKETBALL
Students camp out for Izzone membership
Armed with sleeping bags, tents and pillows, about 350 MSU students gave up hours of their weekend in an effort to become members of the Izzone.The Student Alumni Foundation sponsored a campout for tickets in the largest student-operated spirit section in college basketball - the 953-member Izzone.“We got here at 6 a.m.,” English senior Andrea Sprague said.
VOLLEYBALL
Team enjoys weekend of wins
It wasn’t the prettiest of weekends for the MSU volleyball team, but the Spartans picked up a pair of victories.On Friday, No.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans take win, room to improve
The MSU hockey team got a bit of revenge against the Under-18 U.S. National Development Team on Saturday night, but the Spartans know they have plenty of room for improvement heading into their final exhibition game Tuesday. MSU, which trailed 2-1 to the young U.S.
SOCCER
U drops first game at home
For women’s soccer the goal to go undefeated at home is lost for the season as the Spartans fell 3-0 to No.
SPORTS
Yankees lose, small market teams win
Start spreading the news. They’re leaving today. They don’t wanna be a part of it. New York, New York. The Bronx Bombers appeared to be duds, as they no longer are kings of the hill, cream of the crop, top of the heap. And I don’t want to wake up, as my baseball blues are melting away.
ICE HOCKEY
SPORTS UPDATE: Spartans defeat U.S. development team., 4-3
For awhile, it looked as though MSU might be embarrassed by the Under-18 U.S. National Development Team for the second time in three years.But the seventh-ranked Spartans recovered from a 2-1 second-period deficit to beat the Nationals, 4-3, in an exhibition game Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.MSU lost 6-4 to the U.S.
SPORTS
HARDY: Tigers in need of a tuneup, overhaul
Close shop as the bolts have been loose since Opening Day, nuts scattered everywhere and the fans screwed.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Spartans face off with Wolverines
MSU field hockey had a perfect 10-0 record in the month of September, and is looking to extend its school-best ten game winning streak this weekend in Ann Arbor. Which is never an easy feat. No.
SPORTS
Midnight Madness to entertain fans
To kick off the start of the 2002-03 basketball season, the MSU men’s and women’s teams will host Midnight Madness on Oct.
VOLLEYBALL
Team faces tough test against two Big Ten foes
After their first weekend of Big Ten play, which included battles against No. 6 Minnesota and a feisty, unranked Iowa squad, the MSU women’s volleyball team has another weekend of stiff competition. The No.