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SPORTS

Tom Izzo inducted into Michigan sports hall of fame

Omari Sankofa II
February 13, 2015

Only a few days after moving into third place on the Big Ten career wins list with 228, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo added another accomplishment to his resume — Michigan Sports Hall of Fame member. Izzo was one of six inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday night at Motor City Casino in Detroit.

BASKETBALL

Aerial Powers records 1,000 career point in win over PSU

Zach Libby
February 12, 2015

Two remarkable events occurred on Wednesday night with 9:27 left on the clock in the second half. Standing at the free throw line as the screams from the home crowd in Happy Valley echoed throughout the arena, Aerial Powers drained her first free throw after taking a foul from Penn State's Kaliyah Mitchell.  Despite having her second charity shot failing to fall through the net, the lone point was good enough for the Detroit native to break the tie en route to MSU snapping their three-game losing streak while also recording her 1,000 career point. Finishing the evening with 26 total points while also grabbing nine rebounds and two assists, Powers is now the second player this season to reach the milestone, as Becca Mills surpassed the 1,000 point mark last Wednesday at home against the Michigan Wolverines.  The 26 recorded points also gives Powers 564 points on the season, jumping her to second on the MSU all-time single-season scoring list.  She needs just 34-points to surpass Liz Shimek, who spent two seasons in the WNBA with the Chicago Sky and with the Spartans from 2002-06, to break the scoring record team record. 

BASKETBALL

Women's basketball tops Penn State 74-67

Zach Libby
February 11, 2015

If there was one program in the Big Ten who the Spartans could bully around and pick up an effortless victory on the road, it would be Penn State.  The Nittany Lions, plagued with the second-worse scoring offensive in the conference with 63.3 points per game, have sat at the bottom of the standing for longer than they'll admit.  Walking in to Happy Valley riding a three-game losing streak, with their most recent loss coming at the hands of Minnesota this past Sunday, an opportunity to pummel last year's regular-season champions fell into the lap of MSU, only for the matchup to go down to the wire.  Aerial Powers, the Big Ten's second-highest points scorer, once again dominated on the offensive side of the glass, totaling 26-points en route to a 74-67 win on Wednesday.  It appeared that the Spartans were hungry enough to put Penn State out of their misery early on in the first half, increasing their lead to as high as 12 with less than six minutes into the contest.  They would later deflate the momentum from the Penn State early on in the second half when a Powers triple from beyond the arc would heighten the MSU lead to 14.

BASKETBALL

Following loss to U-M women's basketball prepares to face Penn State

The media room for silent this past Thursday following MSU's crushing defeat to Michigan at the Breslin Center when Suzy Merchant sauntered to the podium.  Standing with her head held up high, trying her best to hold back tears, providing no opening statements and going right into the questioning period.  A sense of frustration and feeling conquered dwelled upon her that couldn't be overlooked as the veteran head coach went further into detail on what everyone else, fans and media members a like, have been thinking this season.  A lack of depth due to an horrendous amount of injuries and a lack of contribution from a majority of the eight players that Merchant is down to is the dark cloud that hangs over the head of the women's basketball team.  Even while being equipped with two of the top five players in scoring in Aerial Powers (No.

SPORTS

Men's basketball looks to bounce back against Northwestern

Omari Sankofa II
February 10, 2015

Before addressing the Big Ten matchup against Northwestern on Monday, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo spent extended time talking about MSU's free throw troubles and questioning the mental toughness of his team.  This was before revealing that freshman guard Javon Bess may miss the rest of the season with a setback with his ankle recovery.

SPORTS

Gymnastics preparing for matchup with rival U-M

There will be no love lost Friday, February 13 when the MSU women’s gymnastics team faces off against school rival University of Michigan in their alumni meet, held at the Jenison Field House, East Lansing.