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SPORTS

Icers unable to complete sweep with 4-1 defeat

Eric Fish
January 10, 2005

Oxford, Ohio - The MSU hockey team hoped to turn its season around and establish consistency after winning the Great Lakes Invitational to close out 2004, but the Spartans only were able to manage a weekend split in their return to CCHA play. After a 4-0 drubbing over Miami (Ohio) on Friday, MSU (11-10-1 overall, 6-8-0 CCHA) was unable to sweep the RedHawks as the Spartans suffered a 4-1 loss Saturday night at Goggin Ice Arena. "When you get the first (win), you want the second," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.

SPORTS

Spartans on a roll since break

Brian Charlton
January 10, 2005

Before the fall semester ended, the MSU men's basketball team was figuring out how to recover from two disappointing nonconference losses. But the Spartans turned the tables in the month of December, as the No.

BASKETBALL

7th Heaven

Matt Bishop
January 10, 2005

Riding on a six-game winning streak, the No. 20 MSU men's basketball team made very few mistakes, committing a season-low of eight turnovers while forcing 19 in a 87-58 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Breslin Center. MSU (10-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) snapped the Wildcats' four-game winning streak while extending its own to seven games for the first time since the 2000-01 season, when MSU opened the season with 12 straight wins.

SPORTS

Team names new coach

The MSU athletic department named Cathy George, former Western Michigan volleyball head coach, to take the spot vacated by Chuck Erbe just one week ago due to retirement. "When you have a person almost in your backyard who meets and exceeds many of the qualifications we had set for the volleyball coach here, it's kind of a no-brainer," MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason said. George has coached collegiate volleyball for 18 years, including 11 seasons at Western.

SPORTS

Spartans face Irish for 2 games

Matt Bishop
December 10, 2004

If there was ever a weekend to make a turnaround, this is it. The MSU hockey team will look to climb the ladder in the CCHA standings when the Spartans face Notre Dame in a home-and-home series. Notre Dame has limped out of the gate to a 3-8-4 record, which puts them in the basement of the league.

SPORTS

Smith staying positive for next season

Megan Homanick
December 9, 2004

In his last official press conference of the year, MSU head football coach John L. Smith talked about everything from the Hawaii game to recruiting players. Overall, Smith tried to stay positive about what happened and the future of MSU football.

SPORTS

Spartans need more 'best efforts'

Honolulu - Standing in the tunnel leading to the visitors' locker room at Aloha Stadium after his team blew a 21-point lead in a loss to Hawaii, sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton was searching for answers.

SPORTS

Icers not living up to preseason expectations

It's been a trying first half of the season for the MSU hockey team, as inconsistency plagued the Spartans to this point. MSU was tabbed by both the media and the coaches to finish second in the league in their preseason polls. But the Spartans are just 7-8-1 overall record and a 4-6-0 mark in the CCHA.

SPORTS

Women's hoops guard gets Big Ten honors

Laura Collins
December 7, 2004

MSU junior guard Lindsay Bowen was honored with Big Ten Player of the Week, after leading the Spartans to two road victories, averaging 25.5 points in those contests. Bowen scored a team high of 23 points against No.

SPORTS

Players react to coach's retirement

Just as the MSU volleyball players returned to normal after ending their season two weeks ago, they discovered Thursday head coach Chuck Erbe will not return next season. Junior middle Megan Wallin said Erbe's contributions would be remembered at MSU as the team looked to its future under the leadership of a new coach. "He's helped our program in so many ways," Wallin said.

SPORTS

Bar lowered for men's hoops team

I think that my college eligibility runs out when I graduate Saturday. The odds of me finally getting my break and suiting up for the MSU hoops squad is minuscule at best, but that's the hand I've been dealt, and I'm going to cope. This means that I'll never play a minute of college basketball - I'll never get to set one screen, take one jump shot or get to pretend I'm Scott Skiles.

ICE HOCKEY

Howells' 3-point night ensures win, weekend split vs. Falcons

Matt Bishop
December 6, 2004

Bowling Green, Ohio - Lately, it has been feast or famine for the MSU hockey team. After scoring one goal in a 2-1 loss to Bowling Green on Friday, the MSU offense exploded for six goals, defeating the Falcons, 6-4, Saturday at BGSU Ice Arena. "I know our record's not very good, but honest to God, our quality of play has not been that bad," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.

SPORTS

Spartans rally from deficit

Laura Collins
December 6, 2004

Cincinnati - The No. 15 MSU women's basketball team brought home a pair of victories as they finished up a five-game road swing Saturday in Cincinnati, where the Spartans rallied back in the second half to win 77-61. "It was definitely a tough battle between both the teams," junior guard Lindsay Bowen said.