After two recent losses to top-ranked Big Ten teams, the wrestling team will need to have control this Friday when facing Michigan, a rival who ranks No.
It’s well documented how much the football and basketball programs at MSU are intertwined. Tom Izzo loves how the football program is run, and how head football coach Mark Dantonio runs his team, and Dantonio feels the same about Izzo. The basketball team traveled to Indianapolis to cheer on the football team in the Big Ten Championship Game, and some of the football team, led by “Yes man” Travis Jackson pumped up the Breslin Center crowd in the Big Ten home opener. Izzo said many times that he dreams of the day when the football and basketball teams will both win national championships, and that dream seemingly is getting closer to a reality if the results continue as they currently are. The fact that MSU has not lost a Big Ten game in football and men’s basketball in the 2013-14 academic year, and that conference power Ohio State hasn’t gotten a win in either sport since facing off against MSU reinforces that right now is a good time to be a Spartan. But that doesn’t mean the term “just like football” doesn’t apply to the entire season on the court, and not just after wins against the Buckeyes. The comparisons begin before last season even ended. Both had somewhat disappointing seasons after the football team finished the regular season 6-6 in 2012, and the basketball team finished 24-7 with three losses in their last five games. And both had some success in the postseason that increased the pressure on each team the following season. The football team got out to an interesting start in 2013, with a few lackluster performances and a quarterback controversy, while the basketball team had to deal with a plethora of injuries. Connor Cook eventually settled in under center and got into an unprecedented groove, while the basketball team trudged through their schedule with nine different lineups in 14 games to get off to the best start in program history.
It was evident in the smiles, jokes and comments as players left the Spartan locker room on the lowest level of Comerica Park on Dec. 28 that MSU hockey was pleased with its performance that evening.
For some of the players on the women’s basketball team, Thursday’s home game against Illinois will be business as usual.
After two recent losses to top-ranked Big Ten teams, the wrestling team will have to focus on having control when facing Michigan this Friday, a rival who ranks No.
It’s well documented how much the football and basketball programs at MSU are intertwined.
Walking into Tuesday’s game, No. 3 MSU knew it would have to contain Indiana freshman forward Noah Vonleh, who is nearly averaging a double-double in his young career. Luckily for head coach Tom Izzo, his Spartans did just that, but the containment didn’t come until the second half. Vonleh, who started the game scoring seven of Indiana’s first 11 points, almost went missing in the second half, scoring only four points and attempting no 3-pointers.
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline flowing. The sophomore guard torched the Hoosiers for the fourth time in his career, scoring 24 and leading the No.
Welcoming seven freshmen to their roster, one less than last year, the gymnastics team is two meets deep in the 2013-2014 season with a record of 0-2.
After coming off one of its best series on the season, MSU will head to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Thursday to take on in-state rival No.
In a very slowed down, drawn-out game, the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team trails Indiana at the half, 28-27.
It’s minutes before tip-off in Champaign, Ill., and Lisa Schilling is sitting inches from her TV, waiting for her son’s name to be called. Gavin Schilling, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman forward, only sees the court for five minutes against the Fighting Illini, but it doesn’t matter to his mother — she’s as excited as anyone else decked out in green and white. “I feel like I want to be right there in the stadium,” she said.
It was a close gymnastics meet at Jenison Field House on Saturday, where the Pittsburgh Panthers narrowly beat MSU, 193.025-192.425.
The MSU wrestling team fell to the No. 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers Friday night at Jenison Field House, 35-3.
Nearly three weeks after running Indiana off its home court, the No. 3 men’s basketball team will look for another win over the Hoosiers to complete the season sweep on Tuesday.
MSU hockey continued to take strides in the right direction this past weekend, sweeping Penn State to earn its first two Big Ten wins in program history.
The women’s basketball team is enjoying its best offensive season under head coach Suzy Merchant. Judging solely from Sunday night’s 66-54 home loss against No.
Three late offensive rebounds — and plenty of missed opportunities on offense — helped No. 16 Penn State hold onto a late lead and hand the women’s basketball team its first loss of Big Ten season Sunday evening, defeating the Spartans 66-54 at Breslin Center.
At halftime, the women’s basketball team leads No. 16 Penn State, 34-27. Senior forward Annalise Pickrel leads MSU with 11 points, and senior guard Klarissa Bell has 10 points and eight rebounds.