Mike Krzyzewski passed Bob Knight on the all-time wins list with Duke’s 74-69 victory against the MSU men’s basketball team Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
In a game marked by physical play and inconsistent defense, the MSU women’s basketball team pulled out a 62-56 win against the IPFW Mastadons on Tuesday at Breslin Center. The Spartans (2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) relied heavily on three-point shots early in their home opener, jumping out to a 14-6 lead on the strength of treys by senior guard Taylor Alton and guards Kiana Johnson and Porsche Poole. Senior forward Lykendra Johnson dominated the boards on the way to recording her 18th career double-double.
The No. 12 MSU football team (8-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) set out at the beginning of the season to play a 14-game season, and with two regular season games to go, the team’s goals are within reach. Because of the Spartans’ 37-21 victory over Iowa this weekend, they’re one step closer to their goals with a confidence boost from their second win on the road this season, head coach Mark Dantonio said at his weekly press conference Tuesday. “When you look at this football game, I thought it helped us control our own destiny,” he said.
As Tom Anastos and the MSU hockey team walked out of Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo on Saturday, there was a sense of appreciation in what the team was able to accomplish. The No.
MSU women’s cross country finished second with 77 points at the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday, in Toledo, Ohio.
MSU men’s and women’s golf each signed two golfers for the 2012-13 season last weekend. Kendall Allen from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Gabby Yurik from Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Mich., signed with women’s golf, and Sean Friel from Brother Rice High School in Rochester Hills, Mich., and Mitch Rutledge from Whitfield School in St.
Wherever the MSU men’s basketball team goes early this season, the college basketball world is sure to be following along. Four days after playing No.
Two wins to go for the No. 12 MSU football team — one if Nebraska loses to Michigan — before clinching a berth in the inaugural Big Ten championship game Dec.
In the middle of a 7-day stretch that sees the MSU women’s basketball team play four times, the Spartans are set to open their home season against IPFW Tuesday night. The Spartans (1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) are coming off a weekend split in the Iona Tip-Off Tournament played in New Rochelle, N.Y., in which they were treated to a strong debut by freshman forward Becca Mills, who was named to the all-tournament team and the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
While the MSU volleyball team is approaching the end of the regular season and must begin to think about its postseason chances, the Spartans already are looking toward their future. Head coach Cathy George and the Spartans received National Letters of Intent from three recruits to play for MSU in 2012.
Two games into her career as a Spartan, MSU women’s basketball freshman forward Becca Mills raked in Big Ten honors for her play during the weekend.
Saturday afternoon, Mark Dantonio couldn’t stop smiling.
Led by the penetration from the defensive line, the Spartans held Iowa running back Marcus Coker to 57 yards — his second lowest total of the season.
In Friday’s Quicken Loans Carrier Classic in San Diego, head coach Tom Izzo saw what appeared to be a return to the days of old.
Facing one of the toughest weekends of the season, the MSU hockey team turned the tables on No. 5 Western Michigan.
While the men’s basketball team opened its season in San Diego, the women’s squad did the same on the opposite side of the country.
Behind a strong performance by sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mathews, the MSU volleyball team from a midweek loss to hand Wisconsin a 3-1 loss on the Badgers’ home turf.
More than 600 wrestlers from more than 29 schools throughout the country attended the the MSU Open on Saturday at Jenison Field House, competing in either the open or the freshman/sophomore division.
Last season, the Spartans left Kinnick Stadium with their heads hanging as the Hawkeye crowd chanted “overrated.”
San Diego — In a game that won’t be remembered for the final score, the MSU men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 North Carolina 67-55 in the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic on Friday.