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ICE HOCKEY

Spartans fall at Great Lakes Invitational

Despite a late rally, the MSU hockey team lost the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational, 5-4, against Colorado College on Wednesday night. MSU will play the loser of Wednesday night’s matchup between No. 10 Michigan and Michigan Tech.

SPORTS

Knull named field hockey coach

After five years as an assistant and associate head coach, Helen Knull will be taking over as head coach of the MSU field hockey team, MSU announced Monday. She is replacing Rolf van de Kerkhof, who announced he was leaving MSU on Dec. 15 to become the head coach at Delaware.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans lacking statement win, identity

During MSU’s run of six Final Fours in the last 12 years, anyone who knows anything about basketball has learned to never doubt a Tom Izzo-led basketball team in November or December. But after watching the No. 12 Spartans lose to No. 18 Texas, 67-55, Wednesday night at Breslin Center, it’s becoming harder and harder to believe in this MSU basketball team’s chances at a long run in March.

NEWS

Lucious faces no jail, hundreds in fines

Junior guard Korie Lucious was sentenced to one day in jail and hundreds in fines today in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court for reckless driving, stemming from an Aug. 30 arrest where Lucious was arrested for operating while intoxicated.