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ICE HOCKEY

Comical Clark makes position change for more playing time

James Jahnke
January 8, 2003

By nature, Steve Clark is usually quick with a quip. And the talkative senior hockey player apparently amused head coach Rick Comley with a comment during a game this weekend at Lake Superior State. "We all laughed because he said he played more that particular night than he did his first three years here," Comley said with a chuckle. Of course, that's a huge hyperbole on Clark's part.

ICE HOCKEY

Fast: The caring defenseman

James Jahnke
January 7, 2003

Senior defenseman Brad Fast is one of 15 finalists for the eighth annual Hockey Humanitarian Award, which will be awarded at an April 11 ceremony at the Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y. The award recognizes college hockey's "finest citizen" for his or her contributions to society.

ICE HOCKEY

2 defensemen leave program

James Jahnke
January 6, 2003

It's the new year, and as "Auld Lang Syne" says, it's time for old acquaintances to be forgotten.That motto rings especially true nowadays for the MSU hockey team, which saw two defensemen leave the team in December.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley's squad splits another weekend series

James Jahnke
January 6, 2003

Sault Ste. Marie - The only constant with the MSU hockey team this year has been its inconsistency. The Spartans (9-9-1 overall, 5-6-0 CCHA) went 3-3 in their six games during semester break, including a split at woeful Lake Superior State (4-15-1, 1-13-0) this weekend.

BASEBALL

Burrill, Day receive recognition

Benita Mehta
January 6, 2003

A pair of MSU baseball players have garnered preseason honors. Senior catcher Brady Burrill along with sophomore pitcher Tim Day became the Spartans first preseason All-Americans since Mark Mulder in 1998. Burrill was named a third-team All-American by Louisville Slugger, as selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, while Day earned third-team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Although Burrill appeared in just 28 of the Spartans' 57 games last season, he still led the team with a .414 batting average.

SPORTS

Top 10 team invades Breslin Center today

Dawn Klemish
January 6, 2003

The MSU women's basketball team has battled inconsistency throughout the season. The team has earned respect by hanging with top teams and has demolished weaker squads, but has followed up strong performances by dropping easy-win contests.On Dec.

SPORTS

Spartans surprised by Golden Flashes

Benita Mehta
January 6, 2003

The No. 11 MSU wrestling team started off the new year on a sour note as the Spartans fell to 25th-ranked Kent State on Saturday. The loss to the Golden Flashes (7-0) brings MSU's record to 1-2 and is leaving the team searching for answers. "This team has got to figure out where it's going and we've got to figure it out in a hurry," MSU head coach Tom Minkel said.

VOLLEYBALL

Defense key in first-round matchup

Chris Mackinder
December 6, 2002

It's the most exciting time of the year for the MSU volleyball team, and it has nothing to do with the fact that there is one week left in the fall semester. The Spartans (19-11) are gearing up for a run at the volleyball national championship beginning with a contest against George Mason (22-7) at 4 p.m.

BASKETBALL

Tough opponents await Spartans

Patrick Walters
December 6, 2002

Riding the momentum of Wednesday night's 82-75 defeat of No. 22 Virginia, the MSU men's basketball team is looking forward to a challenging road schedule over the holiday break.The Spartans (3-2) will host Cleveland State on Sunday at Breslin Center before being tested on the road by two perennial basketball powerhouses.The team rolls into Lexington, Ky., on Dec.

SPORTS

Coach regionally recognized

Dawn Klemish
December 6, 2002

MSU field hockey head coach Michele Madison was named West Region Coach of the Year on Thursday for her accomplishments this season. With Madison on the sidelines, the No.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans face leaders of CCHA

James Jahnke
December 6, 2002

To students not from the state of Michigan, Ferris State University can be something of a mystery."I don't know anything about it," said MSU hockey freshman defenseman Evan Shaw, who is from Rhode Island.

SPORTS

Athlete shoots for trifecta

Dawn Klemish
December 6, 2002

Theresa Pusateri can juggle - not bowling pins or flaming batons, but sports - and quite a few of them at that. The communication junior began her freshman year at MSU as a midfielder on the field hockey team.

VOLLEYBALL

Digging for a title

Chris Mackinder
December 6, 2002

When Angela Morley woke up Thursday morning, she realized study time for finals was almost gone. The senior middle and the rest of the MSU volleyball team left Thursday night for South Bend, Ind., for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Spartan volleyball team is in the same boat as nearly all other MSU students.

SPORTS

Rogers hauls in more postseason honors

Benita Mehta
December 6, 2002

The postseason awards just keep rolling in for MSU's record-breaking wide receiver Charles Rogers. The American Football Coaches Association named Rogers to its 25-man team following a season in which he caught an MSU record 68 passes for 1,351 yards and 13 touchdowns.