MSU hockey (14-14-2, 8-6-2-2 Big Ten) had not lost a game when scoring three or more goals since its first loss of the season against Massachusetts on Oct.
It was a rough weekend for the swimming team at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City, IA.
The men's basketball team lost by seven points, but the game was nowhere near as close as the final score indicated.
After a half that had MSU searching for answers defensively, Wisconsin took a 36-25 lead into the break. Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky led all scorers with 18 points and junior guard Bryn Forbes led MSU with 11 points. After a disappointing home loss to Minnesota, MSU head coach Tom Izzo decided to switch things up.
Thursday night's home loss to Minnesota was so frustrating for men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo, he ordered the video guy to delete film of the game from the computer. With No.
Tori Jankoska has once again proven to be the much needed catalyst for a team looking for a confidence boost late in the season. In a game that saw constant lead changes and momentum swings, the sophomore forward would send the dagger through the hearts of the Boilermakers with 14 seconds left on the clock. Up by three, a steal by the 5-foot-8 guard followed by an uncontested layup was the bitter end to Purdue's resurgent run to a close upset, finishing the season on a three-game wins streak thanks to a 61-56 final score. Jankoska, the Freeland native, capped off the regular-season by recording her tenth 20+ points game of the season to make her the MSU leader in points down in West Lafayette, giving the Spartans an undefeated record whenever she sits on top of the leaderboard. The offensive firepower of Jankoska and Aerial Powers combined for 43-points, the only two players that recorded more than five points before the final buzzer.
Tori Jankoska has picked off where she left off this past Wednesday against the Purdue Boilermakers, garnering 14-points before heading back into the locker room to give MSU a 29-28 lead before halftime. With the ninth seed in the upcoming Big Ten tournament on the line Saturday afternoon, the Spartans came out of the gates early with a head of steam, quickly going on a 15-6 advantage at the 10:24 mark. But the Boilermakers, who are sitting dead last in the conference standings with Penn State, went on a 22-14 run to make it a one possession game. Andreona Keys would end the first 20-minutes of play by hitting an uncontested layup right before the buzzer to cut the deficit to one, following a turnover by freshman Kennedy Johnson with two seconds remaining. Jankoska is shooting 75 percent (3-of-4) from beyond the arc and 57 percent (4-of-7). She has also posted two rebounds and two assists. Meanwhile, sophomore forward Aerial Powers has broken the MSU single-season rebounding record after grabbing her 337th of the season.
After blowing a 3-0 lead Friday night, MSU hockey (14-14-2, 8-6-2-2 Big Ten) responded in convincing fashion by beating No.
McKenzie Long is probably a name you’ve never heard before, but she’s going to be talked about often in relation to MSU’s softball team.
Senior forward Branden Dawson came into MSU with all the hype in the world and, as a result, has had blessings and curses during his career in East Lansing.
MSU hockey (13-14-2, 7-6-2-2 Big Ten) let a golden opportunity slip away Thursday night against No.
In a textbook trap game, Minnesota stormed into Breslin Center and strolled away with a 96-90 victory. On what seemed to be Minnesota’s last chance, sophomore forward Gavin Schilling fouled Minnesota junior guard Carlos Morris on a three-point heave.
Tom Izzo believes freshman guard Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn has a shot at becoming one of the best defenders to ever play at MSU. That's high praise considering MSU's history on defense, but through five career starts, "Tum Tum" has shown considerable ability to stay in front of his man. Izzo was effusive in his appreciation of "Tum Tum" during his press conference on Wednesday, saying his ball screen defense is among the best he's seen among his players.
C. Vivian Stringer, the head coach of No. 20 ranked Rutgers, closed the locker room for media members following their defeat at the hands of MSU this past Sunday in East Lansing. When the 2009 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee had her run-in with reporters inside the tunnel, the conversation quickly focused on the performance of Aerial Powers. Stringer said that if she could go back and change her preparations for last season's Big Ten regular-season champions, she would have shown less film on the conference's leading scorer, knowing that her players would be less intimated and less fearful at the Breslin Center. Barely being edged out by No.
Minnesota's size was too much for MSU in the first half, so the Spartans made them pay on the perimeter.
The product on the floor may not have been as well decorated this season in comparison to years past, but that hasn't stopped loyal supporters in walking through the turnstiles. According to the MSU athletic department, the Spartans rank first in the Big Ten and eighth in the country in total attendance for women's basketball games as of Feb. 17. This was evident during Sunday's upset victory over No.
This weekend the Spartan Baseball team is heading to the sunny coast of California to face off againist No.
Since their last meeting in early December, Michigan State hockey (13-13-2, 7-5-2-2 Big Ten) and No.
With four games remaining in Big Ten play, it’s ideal that the men’s basketball team is playing its best basketball of the season.
Jessica Steeley jessica.steeley@statenews.com Over the weekend Michigan State’s women’s golf team placed 13 out of 15 teams at the Allstate Sugar Bowl intercollegiate Championship in New Orleans.