The women’s cross country team has been making an impact on the USTFCCCA rankings, rising to No. 1 as of Oct. 21 for the first time in program history. The men and women team’s head to Iowa City this weekend to compete at the Big Ten Championships.
By Geoff Prestongpreston@statenews.comAfter an emotional win against hated rival Michigan, No.
After kicking off the season at the annual Midnight Madness on Friday, the women and men’s basketball teams are preparing to begin another season.
As the No. 15-ranked men’s soccer team (9-3-3 overall , 3-1-2 Big Ten ) prepare to take on the No. 3-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-4-2 overall , 5-1-1 ACC) the team will certainly want this matchup to result in a win a bit more than any other game on the schedule.
Despite the men’s basketball team entering the season with a lower preseason ranking than normal, head coach Tom Izzo had no shortage of excitement at media day on Tuesday.
It’s not common for a freshman to take up a leadership role, but Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. risn’t your average freshman.
After suffering a loss to the Oakland Grizzlies (7-5-1 overall, 5-0-1 Horizon)
MSU football has the week off, but its postseason fate still was in action on Tuesday.The Spartans came in at No.
MSU Alumni Bob and Julie Skandalaris , who helped construct the Skandalaris Football Center in 2008 , made a $10 million donation to support Spartan athletics and push for the university-wide capital campaign .
MSU played two competitive games on the road over the weekend but have nothing to show for it.
Senior libero and team co-captain Kori Moster has another honor to add to her already decorated career.
No. 8 MSU football never trailed on Saturday, knocking off in-state rival Michigan, 35-11, at Spartan Stadium.MSU (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) used three touchdowns in a 9:08 stretch that ranged from the second to third quarter to pull away against U-M (3-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten). With the win MSU remains in the College Football Playoff conversation and will turn its focus to No. 13 Ohio State in a couple of weeks.
The game against Michigan is always one of, if not the biggest, game of the year for MSU.
For years, Spartan football had been marked with uncertainty from fans. It seemed like whenever the program was ready to turn the corner and become elite, one game would be dropped and the season would fall into uncertainty.
To welcome the oncoming men and women basketball seasons, fans filled the stands of Breslin Center on Friday night for Midnight Madness.Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo and Spartan players were dressed in all leather, face paint, and bulky boots to be the rock band KISS for the evening.
MSU field hockey (10-7, 4-4 Big Ten) had a successful weekend as the regular season nears its close, beating in-state rivals No. 7 U-M and Central Michigan. On Friday, the Spartans traveled to Ann Arbor and defeated the Wolverines 2-1 behind goals from seniors Alli Helwig and Allie Ahern.
The men's soccer team (9-3-3 overall, 3-1-2 Big Ten) tied the Northwestern Wildcats (7-2-5 overall, 2-1-3 Big Ten) 1-1 on a sunny Fall Sunday afternoon without a cloud in the sky.
MSU saw its conference tournament hopes come to an end Sunday afternoon, after a loss to Northwestern, 2-0.Because the Spartans have just one game left, it is not mathematically possible for MSU to
MSU's rankings in both the coaches and AP poll remain the same after their 35-11 win Saturday against Michigan. MSU is No. 8 in the AP poll and No. 5 in the coaches poll.
Before No. 8 MSU (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) took on Michigan (3-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) U-M players took a metal tent stake and drove it into the ground at the 35 yard-line.