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SPORTS

MSU not sending game footage

Esther Gim
September 7, 2005

MSU officials are refuting a report in The Honolulu Advertiser that MSU coaches refused to send game film from the Spartans' win against Kent State on Saturday. The article, published Tuesday, said MSU's coaching staff showed poor sportsmanship and also claims Hawaii's video coordinator left four messages with MSU to send the game film but none of the messages were returned. MSU associate athletics director for communications John Lewandowski said it was a "mutually agreed upon situation" not to exchange game film. Hawaii lost to Southern Cal this past weekend.

SPORTS

Baseball nears end of season with many teams still in the race

It's a beautiful time of the year. Both college and professional football are starting, hockey is on the horizon and thoughts of slam dunks are beginning to fill the heads of many sports fanatics. Yet, with all this going on, one sport manages to stick out past the rest.

SPORTS

Spartans win and tie against Big 12

Ken Osborne
September 6, 2005

After knocking off No. 6 Texas A&M (2-1-1 overall) on Friday, the MSU women's soccer (1-1-2) team looked to build on that victory with Sunday's game against Texas. The Spartans were unable to pick up their second win of weekend but came away without any losses after playing Texas (2-1-1) to a 0-0 tie as part of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. MSU head coach Tom Saxton felt the game was a tough fight from start to finish.

SOCCER

MSU walks away happy from weekend classic

Alex Abate
September 6, 2005

In a hard-fought, physical battle, the men's soccer team (1-0-1 overall) came on late and earned a 1-1 tie against Denver on Monday in the Spartans' second game of the MSU/Radisson Fall Soccer Classic. "You always like the win, but if you look at the game in its entirety, maybe a tie is a fair result," said head coach Joe Baum. Baum said it seemed as though Denver started the game with a little bit of an edge.

SPORTS

Spartans head out West for three games this weekend

Alex Abate
September 2, 2005

The MSU field hockey team looks to improve on their 1-1 record with a trip out West this weekend where they will face California, Pacific and Stanford in four days. After earning a win to start the season, the Spartans were shutout by Duke in their second game.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans host weekend invite

Yvette Lanier
September 1, 2005

After winning its season opener against Kent State, the MSU volleyball team is preparing to host the 10th annual Spartan Invitational, where Wichita State (2-1) will be its first opponent.

SPORTS

Alvarez starts farewell season vs. Bowling Green

Eric Fish
August 31, 2005

Preseason Mid-American Conference favorite Bowling Green will get a chance to put its skills to the test when it heads into a renovated Camp Randall Stadium to meet a Barry Alvarez-led Wisconsin Badgers team this Saturday. Although Alvarez already announced that this will be his last year as head coach, he knows this season's opener could present more of a challenge than past ones, as he plans to take on a qualified Falcons team. "We'll certainly have our hands full this weekend," Alvarez said.

SPORTS

National championship has escaped Madison thus far

Alex Abate
August 31, 2005

Entering her 13th season as the MSU field hockey head coach, Michele Madison is looking to improve on last year and win the national championship, something that has never been done in field hockey for the Spartans. "She likes seeing us win," senior midfielder Jessica Miller said.

FOOTBALL

Senior poised for return

Matt Bishop
August 30, 2005

The swagger is finally back for Ashton Watson. After a trying first three years, the senior cornerback has finally regained his confidence and the results have shown on the field. He is expected to be starting at left cornerback when MSU opens its season Saturday against Kent State. "I'm stronger mentally," Watson said.

VOLLEYBALL

Defense big part of victories

Esther Gim
August 30, 2005

It didn't take long for volleyball head coach Cathy George to get her first win at home - it came Saturday in a sweep against Kent State. But after this weekend, it'll be awhile before the Spartans come back to Jenison Field House.

SPORTS

Spartans fans to get season tickets outside of Izzone

Tom Keller
August 30, 2005

Izzoned out? Now there's a place for you. A section of upper bowl seats will be set aside this year for students who want season tickets for men's basketball but aren't interested in the Izzone student section. "It will be a reserved section - reserved in more ways than one, I guess," senior associate athletics director Mark Hollis said. The new section will give students another seating option but won't change the way the Izzone is run, Hollis said. "The Izzone is our student section and that's something we want to support for the long term," Hollis said.

SPORTS

Hopes are high for Spartans sports

As the new school year begins at MSU, so does a new year of Spartans athletics. And with that comes high expectations, especially after the success that last year brought. Unfortunately, the Spartans were unable to capture any national championships, but they found quite a few teams in contention to capture one of those elusive titles. Both the men's and women's basketball teams found their way to the Final Four.

FOOTBALL

New system for football tickets has fans worried

Tom Keller
August 29, 2005

Football season tickets have sold out, but not all students are sold on the new policy for redeeming them. The MSU Athletics Department announced Saturday that sales of both public and student season ticket packages have been suspended after exceeding 60,000 for just the fourth time in school history. More than 12,000 student packages have been sold, up almost 1,500 from last season. But many students are still looking for answers to the new ticket policy that was announced late last month. Under the new system, tickets will be attached to student IDs, replacing printed vouchers.