It’s official. The MSU men’s soccer team is the class of the Big Ten. Two weeks after clinching the first regular season Big Ten championship in MSU history, the Spartans defeated Indiana 1-0 in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament in Madison, Wisc., to win their first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2004.
Blistering cold winds whipped through Notre Dame’s Alumni Field as the MSU women’s soccer team waited for someone to start heating up. But the only source of warmth that smashed through the ice cold tundra was Notre Dame’s Rose Augustin, who scored the contest’s game winning — and only — goal of the afternoon en route to a 1-0 victory Sunday, knocking the Spartans out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round.
They say to be the best, you have to beat the best.
The No. 17 MSU hockey team got on the board first but allowed five unanswered goals in Friday’s 5-1 loss to No. 10 Miami (Ohio) at Munn Ice Arena.
One game into the MSU women’s basketball season, the record books already need to be re-written.
The MSU women’s soccer team got to Wisconsin-Milwaukee just nine minutes into Friday evening’s contest in South Bend, Ind., en route to a 2-1 win to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The MSU men’s soccer team is on its way to the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament thanks to senior defender Josh Rogers.
Like a pendulum, he swings from side to side in one swift motion without skipping a beat.
Football players, especially quarterbacks, are constantly judged by their numbers. On the gridiron, Andrew Maxwell’s numbers speak for themselves.
As a high school football prospect known for running, Edwin Baker can be defined by his walk. With his broad shoulders square, strong legs beneath him and chiseled upper body, Baker, a star high school senior running back, has no wasted movement in his gait.
A self-proclaimed “gargantuan high schooler” on his Facebook profile, David Barrent will soon be a gargantuan college student when he comes to East Lansing in the summer of 2009.
Every reputable high school football ratings site is in agreement: MSU has one of the top Big Ten recruiting classes of 2009.
As he trotted on the field for senior night, the crowd exploded with applause, recognizing it could be awhile before they see another player of Blake Treadwell’s caliber.
Balance, blocking ability and hands. According to recruiting Web site Scout.com, those are three strengths of Battle Creek Central High running back Larry Caper, a verbal commitment for MSU’s 2009 recruiting class.
For Donald Spencer, actions speak louder than words. Spencer, a senior wide receiver at Ypsilanti High and verbal commitment for MSU’s 2009 recruiting class, is not the kind of kid who will get in your face to make a point or dress outlandishly to get attention.
Imagine practicing in beautiful weather, a calm sea breeze blowing over the field. Then imagine getting thrust into a must-win situation, playing in conditions the exact opposite.
Momentum isn’t something the MSU volleyball team has had for a while. Heading on the road this weekend for games against No. 19 Michigan and Ohio State, the team is looking to build on the last two weeks, where it beat then-No. 25 Wisconsin, Indiana and took No. 1 Penn State to the brink in two sets.
When Lauren Sinacola laces up her cleats and steps onto the soccer field, every thought of soreness and injury vanishes.
The MSU men’s basketball program prepared for the loss of three senior post players from this year’s team with the signing of two centers for its 2009 recruiting class Wednesday.
You’ll have to excuse MSU head coach Tom Izzo for not knowing much about the Idaho men’s basketball team. After all, the team features 12 new players, a new head coach and has played only one exhibition game.