Despite making huge strides last week with wins against Michigan and No. 21 Illinois, MSU volleyball head coach Chuck Erbe is still focusing on stepping stones, he said. "We're finding ourselves to be in a very competitive position now in the Big Ten," Erbe said.
Jason Woolley, MSU's second all-time leading scorer among defensemen, has joined the MSU hockey team as a volunteer assistant coach, replacing Damon Whitten, who has left the team to become an assistant coach at Wayne State. "I got a call from (MSU head coach) Rick (Comley) last Monday, and, I'll tell you what - it came right out of the blue," Woolley said.
MSU freshman center Goran Suton underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton's separated right shoulder might require surgery. In that case, he would be finished for the season. Stanton injured his shoulder while running the ball in the second quarter of MSU's 45-37 triple-overtime loss to Michigan on Saturday. Head coach John L.
After this past weekend's play, the MSU field hockey team shares this year's Big Ten title with Michigan and Iowa.
MSU sophomore wrestler Nick Simmons has been selected to compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star meet on Nov.
After MSU lost to Michigan 45-37 in triple overtime Saturday, head coach John L. Smith said there was no way to console his broken team.
Winning for the second time in three weeks, the MSU men's golf team maintained its second-round lead at The Landfall Tradition.
The MSU men's soccer team ended the Big Ten portion of its schedule on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to Wisconsin. The Spartans (8-6-1 overall, 2-4-0 Big Ten) entered the game winless in their last two games.
Winning its home opener 162-125 against Iowa the MSU men's swimming and diving team improved to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten.
Senior running back DeAndra Cobb had a career high 205 rushing yards against Michigan, but after MSU's triple-overtime loss, he could only remember one play. MSU was four yards away from the end zone for a dramatic win against rival U-M.
As fans retell the story of Michigan's triple-overtime victory against the Spartans, parts will surely be left out.
Head coach Chuck Erbe seemed shocked by the performance of the MSU volleyball team (9-11 overall, 4-8 Big Ten) in its stunning 3-1 victory over No.
Ann Arbor - When sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton walked down the tunnel at Michigan Stadium to begin the second half with his teammates, he wore a baseball cap instead of a helmet, sneakers instead of football cleats and MSU warm-ups instead of full pads. It was official - Stanton, after dissecting Michigan's defense almost at will in the first half, would not finish the game he started.
You know things aren't going well when, for the first 55 minutes of Saturday's hockey game, the loudest cheer came when Jason Teague took a 3-yard plunge into the end zone for a touchdown. That was the case for Spartans (2-4-0, 1-3-0 CCHA) as they were romped, 5-2, by Nebraska-Omaha (5-1-0, 3-1-0) in front of only 4,946 fans at Munn Ice Arena. "(I'm) confused," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
The MSU women's soccer team concluded its season Saturday with a 3-0 win against Akron. Junior Erin Konheim and freshman Maureen Pawlak both scored a goal and earned an assist. Helping to give the Spartans an early lead, Konheim scored the first goal of the game from the seven yard line.
It will be a critical weekend for the MSU hockey team as it looks to even its CCHA record with a set of games against Nebraska-Omaha. Game time for both games is 7:05 p.m. "I know they're much improved from the last couple of seasons," junior defenseman Jared Nightingale said.
The MSU men's soccer team will look to improve its seed for the Big Ten Tournament this weekend when Wisconsin comes to East Lansing for both teams' final regular season conference game. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
The MSU volleyball team (8-11, 3-8 Big Ten) will have to bring its "A-game" to Jenison Field House at 7 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Matthias Askew and former MSU Spartan spoke with The State News on Thursday about Saturday's big game against Michigan.