When senior forward Abby Barker arrived on campus in the fall of 2011, she already had plenty of accolades from her high school playing days.
Football beat writers Geoff Preston and Robert Bondy predict the outcome of MSU football's match against Maryland on Saturday.
At times, football is an unforgiving game.
Heading into its first regular season game of the year on Sunday, MSU women’s basketball is still getting back into the swing of things. After playing a scrimmage against Toledo and an exhibition contest against Grand Valley State, head coach Suzy Merchant has noted that she sees room for improvement from her team. “To me, it’s about consistency right now,” Merchant said.
The No. 18-ranked men's basketball team is preparing to take on the Navy Midshipmen in what will be the opening game of the 2014-15 season. The game will mark the beginning of head coach Tom Izzo's 20th season at the helm in East Lansing.
The men’s soccer team (11-4-4 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) is preparing to play the Maryland Terrapins (12-5-2 overall, 5-2-1 Big Ten) in the semi-finals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The matchup will be the second time this season that MSU will travel to Maryland to take on the Terrapins.
The Big Ten women’s cross country championships last weekend was a head-to-head race against MSU (No. 1), Wisconsin (No. 6) and Michigan (No. 8). This weekend they head to Madison, Wis. to compete against these teams again at the Great Lakes Regional Championship.
With MSU field hockey getting set to lose seven senior, next year's roster all of a sudden has some holes to fill.
The men’s swimming and diving team welcome the Fighting Irish to IM Sports-West Friday for this non-conference dual meet. So far this season, the Spartan men have a 4-1 record, only losing to Iowa.
The Spartans (13-13 overall, 6-9 Big Ten) dropped its third straight game on Wednesday night on the road against No. 11 Nebraska (17-7 overall, 11-4 Big Ten), 1-3 (25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 23-25).
It’s been nearly a week since No. 12 MSU’s playoff hopes and dreams were slashed by No. 8 Ohio State and the Spartans are now left picking up the pieces.
If playing Division 1 college basketball is fun, playing Division 1 basketball with your childhood friend is almost indescribable.
Last season, freshmen Tori Jankoska and Aerial Powers led MSU in scoring and made an immediate impact on a season that culminated with a Big Ten title. This year, another freshman has the chance to follow in those footsteps.
The loss to No. 8 Ohio State has put to bed any hope of playing in the College Football Playoff for No. 12 MSU, but that doesn’t mean the Spartans won’t have a nice trip for a bowl game this post-season.
Junior linebacker Darien Harris has had an eventful week. The native of Silver Springs, Md. has been working the phones to ensure that as many of his family and friends are able to go to College Park, Md. to see No. 12 MSU (7-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) take on Maryland (6-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten).
David Zoltowski Named Finalist For Rhodes Scholarship Senior captain advances in the pursuit of two prestigious scholarships. EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State swimming and diving senior David Zoltowski has been named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. The Spartan captain is trying to become the 17th Michigan State student to be honored with the prestigious scholarship and the first Spartan student-athlete to be honored since Molly Brennan in 1982. The Rhodes Trust is the oldest of the major international competitive award foundations. MSU has produced 16 Rhodes Scholars since 1903. The Rhodes trust gives 32 undergraduates the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in England. Zoltowski will head to Indianapolis, Indiana later this month to interview for the scholarship. ?I?m very excited,? said Zoltowski. ?I?ve been waiting to hear about this for a long time. I?m really excited to prepare further and go to Indianapolis to interview. I?d like to thank head coach Matt Gianiodis, Ashley Green from the scholarships office, and Jim Pignataro, among others. It would be too much to list everyone I would like to thank.? A native of West Lafayette, Indiana, Zoltowski is a Big Ten Distinguished Big Ten Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection. He is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council, Eta Kappa Nu and an Honors Times Two mentor. The electrical engineering major works with an MSU professor conducting research using advance signal processing tools to study the functional connectivity networks of the human brain. ?I chose Michigan State because Coach Gianiodis gave me an opportunity to swim in the Big Ten Conference,? said Zoltowski. ?I majored in engineering because of the important skills the major develops. I?m studying the brain as an application to my research because I find it very interesting and want to learn more about developmental disorders.? After he graduates from Michigan State, he plans to pursue a doctoral degree in electrical engineering, conducting research combining electrical engineering and neuroscience to advance the knowledge of the brain. Earlier this week, Zoltowski was nominated for the Churchill Scholarship. The Winston Churchill Foundation?s Scholarship program was established in 1959. The scholarship gives 14 American students a chance to pursue a degree in engineering, mathematics, or the science in Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. Zoltowski is looking to become Michigan State University?s 17th Churchill Scholar. ?I have never been more proud about anything here at Michigan State,? said Gianiodis. ?This is fantastic, it is great for the university. I think it speaks volumes for our academic programs here at Michigan State. From an administrative standpoint, from an athletics standpoint, everything about this University I think is fantastic. I think David has a good chance of getting it too. He is without question the hardest worker we have ever had here in my 18 years at Michigan State. He is fully without question deserving of this honor. No one has worked harder to get something like this and it has been truly earned.? ?David is a proven leader and scholar,? said student-athlete support services director Jim Pignataro. ?He has exemplified the true meaning of the term student-athlete. We continue to celebrate his academic accomplishments, and are in awe of his commitment to his research and the sport of swimming.? In March, Zoltowski became the 36th MSU recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. He was also awarded the MSU Honors College National Scholarship, Walter R. Yates Memorial Scholarship and Arthur J. Harris Memorial Scholarship. A multi-event swimmer for the Spartans, Zoltowski competes in the 200 and 400 individual medley, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly 500 and 1000 freestyle. This season against Iowa, he posted a career-best time in the 1000 freestyle, with a time of 9:36.94. He finished a career-best 34th overall in the 200 butterfly at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, swimming a personal-best time of 1:53.10. Zoltowski also posted a career-best time of 3:59.69 to place 35th in the 400 individual medley, which is the eighth-fastest time at Michigan State.
The mood was different this week when Mark Dantonio stepped up to the podium for his weekly press conference, following No. 12 MSU’s (7-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) 49-37 loss to No. 8 Ohio State (8-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten).
The volleyball team will have a chance to avenge a tough loss from earlier in the season Wednesday night.
Coming into the 2014 season, MSU field hockey (10-9, 4-4 Big Ten)had high hopes.
The MSU student section has been under fire this season for poor attendance at home football games, and athletic director Mark Hollis is searching for a solution. Before Saturday’s game against Ohio State, Hollis told ABC 57 that he is looking into the possibility of heating the student section at Spartan Stadium. Hollis previously displayed disappointment in the student section after fans had emptied the section by the end of the Nebraska game.