The MSU women’s crew team was the star of its own show Sunday, winning every event in the Head of the Grand, its only home meet of the season. The team beat instate rivals Grand Valley State and Northern Michigan in the novice eight, the women’s pair, the women’s varsity eight and the women’s varsity four events on the Grand River in Lansing.
The MSU’s men and women’s cross country teams headed to Ypsilanti on Friday to compete in the Eastern Michigan Cross Country Classic. The women’s team took two of the top 10 places.
The MSU women’s soccer team only needed one chance Sunday. The Spartans (7-6-2, 4-4-1 Big Ten) recorded a 1-0 win against Minnesota (4-10, 3-7) on Sunday at Old College Field. The Spartans dominated the first half with 10 shots, but Minnesota found a way to thwart most of MSU’s chances. But the Gopher defense couldn’t stop a Spartan corner kick 29 minutes into the game. Sophomore forward Tiffany Laskowski kicked the ball in front of the net.
After several opportunities, the Spartans finally saw the ball hit the back of the net for the first time in double overtime, sealing a 1-0 win.Unfortunately, it was the back of their net.The Spartans (8-3-1, 3-2 Big Ten) battled No.
The MSU volleyball team’s nine-game home winning streak screeched to a halt this weekend, as the Spartans continued to search for consistency, losing 3-0 to No.
A dose of déjà vu nearly befell Munn Ice Arena on Saturday night, as a Zamboni mishap delayed the start of the second period by about 15 minutes. During the first intermission, a Munn employee sitting on the Zamboni attempted to throw a giveaway T-shirt into the crowd, but his toss failed to clear the glass in the northeast corner of the rink.
True, Michael Jordan didn’t return to basketball to play for the Spartans. But Big Ten defenders will be gunning for their own legend wearing No.
Two years ago, sophomore midfielder Jeff Krass scored 23 goals for Brighton High School. Now he is being recognized for only scoring a third of that. After scoring a goal in MSU’s last two men’s soccer games, the Big Ten named Krass its Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Before the 4-1 win over Oakland on Oct.
The MSU men’s soccer team only has four more games before the Big Ten Tournament on Nov. 8, but for now, only one is on the players’ minds.Penn State comes to town at 2:30 p.m.
When sophomore tailback Tyrell Dortch played cornerback last week against Iowa, it wasn’t just an isolated experiment. After recording five tackles in 39 plays at cornerback, head coach Bobby Williams said Dortch will start there at Minnesota on Saturday. “I thought Tyrell Dortch did some very good things at that corner position,” Williams said.
Freshman Dora Vastag’s competitive spirit has put her at the forefront of MSU’s women’s tennis team.
With just two matches remaining in the first half of the Spartan volleyball team’s conference schedule, they have a chance to issue a major statement. The Spartans face two of the Big Ten’s finest in No.
MSU kept its top spot in both of this week’s national polls after sweeping a two-game series with Lake Superior State by a combined score of 11-1 last weekend.The Spartans (2-0-1 overall, 2-0-1 CCHA) garnered 31 first-place votes and 587 points in the USCHO.com poll, keeping them well ahead of No.
With all the position shuffling this season, a handful of MSU’s players have used their athleticism to compensate for the team’s personnel losses on the field.
As MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo enters his seventh season at the helm, he said he plans on taking the same course he used to win four straight Big Ten titles.“What I think what we’ve done, we have a blueprint of what it takes,” Izzo said at media day Wednesday.
The MSU men’s basketball team has a three-game ticket plan for home games during the holiday break that are not part of any student ticket plan. The “Holiday Pack” goes on sale Monday at the Jenison Field House Ticket Office and includes tickets to home games against UNC-Asheville on Dec.
Construction of the $7.5 million Berkowitz Basketball Complex is nearing its final stage. The new auxiliary gymnasium will allow both the men’s and women’s basketball teams room to practice while the main arena of Breslin Center is in use.
Freshman outside hitter Kim Schram misses life in London, Ontario. She wishes she could be around her friends, her family and especially her Smarties.“I need my Smarties,” she said.She doesn’t mean the sugary discs abundant on Halloween.
Last week Racy Lacy had the first perfect week going 5-0, putting him at 19-12. But he’s still behind Vanilla Rice, who is 21-10.
Spartan head coach Chuck Erbe wants to see volleyball become a more popular and television-friendly sport.So he scheduled an exhibition game for Oct.