The opportunity to play professional football next year and even having the possibility of being drafted in the early rounds wasn't tempting enough for Shilique Calhoun and Connor Cook to walk away from what they started at MSU as freshmen.
In a closer-than-expected contest, MSU held on for a 66-60 victory. The game started with fireworks, as junior guard Denzel Valentine lobbed the ball to senior forward Branden Dawson who finished emphatically with the slam. MSU (13-6 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) looked good early, jumping out to an 8-2 lead after Dawson netted two free throws.
A real-life example of David vs. Goliath hit the stage in East Lansing this past Friday when the Spartans faced the No.
The men's basketball team couldn't maintain a strong start against Penn State but managed to hold on to the lead, taking a 30-28 advantage into halftime.
MSU will be represented well this week in the 2015 Reese's Senior Bowl, as several of the country's most talented upperclassmen showcase their skills on the field in front of a plethora of NFL scouts and coaches. With the college football season officially over, the road to future professional careers begins at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.
There’s never been a more frustrating season for Suzy Merchant. “I don’t know what to say in the locker room, it’s hard,” the women’s basketball head coach said. For the past 12 seasons, she’s won 10 or more Big Ten games every season, but this is the first time she has had this many girls unable to play.
According to NCAA rules, the men's basketball team had to take Monday off. But days after suffering a tough road loss to No.
With the 400th men’s basketball game at Breslin Center in the books, it would be easy to look ahead to the program's next milestone. Head coach Tom Izzo should surpass 500 career wins next season, and we are probably more than half a decade away from the 500th men’s game at Breslin.
A native of Butler, PA., junior goaltender Jake Hildebrand relishes at any opportunity to go home.
“I will sometimes get some snacks at the game,” Hasselbrink said. “I haven’t gotten any this year, but I did a lot last year. Usually it was just a large drink and sometimes a pretzel. It was around five or eight bucks a game at least.” Hasselbrink said he reconsidered the frequency at which he purchased concessions this year because of the price.
MSU will try to get back to winning, and with a Wednesday night matchup against Penn State looming, the Spartans should have a great chance to do so. Penn State (12-6 overall, 0-5 Big Ten) won 12 of its first 13 games, but since entering Big Ten play, the Nittany Lions have dropped five straight. Head coach Tom Izzo said the game will begin an important stretch for MSU (12-6 overall, 3-2 Big Ten), and Penn State is not to be overlooked. “A team that you all will think isn’t that good and understandably so if you look at their record,” Izzo said.
The men’s basketball team has been no stranger to injuries this season.
Despite getting off to a great start and beginning the season with two impressive wins, 5-2 over Eastern Michigan and 7-0 over Oakland the women's tennis team is not satisfied with its performances this past Sunday. The team is looking to improve before it travels to California to play games against California-Berkeley on Jan.
It's been something head coach Suzy Merchant has talked about over and over again. “They haven’t quit, not one game." In the past two press conferences Merchant has expressed how appreciative she is of her team's hard work. The seven Spartans, who are healthy and able to be on the court to play, have been on court almost 40 minutes, the entire game’s length. “It’s been punch after punch, injuries, the departure of Jasmine (Lumpkin) ... This team stayed in every fight.
The men's basketball team was completely outmatched against No. 13 Maryland Saturday in College Park.
Despite a 16-point loss to Maryland, head coach Tom Izzo stood by his decision to tinker with the starting lineup during Monday’s press conference. Freshman forward Javon Bess started in place of junior guard Bryn Forbes in Saturday’s game, a move that Izzo adamantly said was for rotation purposes.
The women's tennis team started off the season with encouraging play, finishing off a day of play sweeping Oakland 7-0 going 2-0 on the day after defeating Eastern Michigan 5-2 earlier in the afternoon. "I think overall today, the whole day, its been great," head coach Simone Jardim said.
A series sweep continues to evade MSU hockey (7-11-2, 1-3-2-2 Big Ten) this season.
Now in his third season in the NBA, former Spartan Draymond Green has made his mark. The 6-foot-7 forward from Saginaw, Mich.
While the baskets were sinking on Thursday’s victory against Illinois, it wasn’t that simple against Iowa. Trailing 49-48 with a little under 12 seconds in the clock, the women’s basketball team had to be quick and smart, but Iowa’s attitude showed through. MSU fought hard but couldn’t get two wins in a row, losing 52-50 to No.