When a basketball player misses a shot, every person in the paint is supposed to attack the boards in a fight for the ball, correct? That theory, which MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has described as being far from “rocket science,” has been ignored by her team more often than not.
After gaining momentum to put together a train of wins, the MSU women’s basketball team’s streak was halted at four by Purdue on Sunday. The Boilermakers (15-13 overall, 11-6 Big Ten) took revenge and then some against the Spartans (17-12, 9-8) — setting the record straight as they shut down MSU, 69-59, to split the season series.
A recap of the sport events of the weekend, including the opening weekend for baseball, a winning wrestling tournament, and a loss for the softball team at Palm Springs.
The seniors on the MSU hockey team can be trusted. When they say they’re going to do something — they do it.
Murphy’s Law was in full effect for the MSU women’s basketball team Sunday against Purdue
Two completely different MSU hockey teams took the ice this weekend against No. 1 Michigan.
There seemed to be some extra emotion at Breslin Center Saturday afternoon.
Freshman defenseman Jeff Petry’s goal nearly two minutes into Friday’s game got the ball rolling for the MSU hockey team.
Mike Kebler hit a jump shot with less than a minute to go Wednesday night, extending the MSU men’s basketball team’s lead against Penn State to 86-47.
Iowa comes into Breslin Center with a record of 1-3 in its last four games and — just like any good coach — Todd Lickliter knows what the problem is: defense.
It’s 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building weight room, and less than a dozen MSU athletes are working out. Aisha Jefferson, a 6-foot-1 junior forward on the MSU women’s basketball team, has already been going hard for close to an hour, and the perspiration is building on her forehead.
The MSU hockey team fared well against top-ranked Michigan the last time the two teams battled, robbing the No. 1 Wolverines of three points. The squads meet again today after playing twice earlier in the season, which included a Spartans shutout in Ann Arbor and a tie at Munn Ice Arena.
Ch-ch-ch-check it out! Wh-wh-wh-what’s it all about? I don’t know; but the prognosticators do!
Oh, how things change when Penn State doesn’t attempt 51 free throws in a game. The MSU men’s basketball team kept the fouls to a minimum and the high-speed to a maximum, defeating the Nittany Lions, 86-49, Wednesday night at Breslin Center.
As the MSU baseball team heads to Florida to begin their season, head coach David Grewe is hoping for a successful and healthy trip. The reason behind that is simple — Grewe likes what he sees in his 2008 Spartans and is ready to test them.
The MSU women’s basketball team will look to extend its winning streak to four games tonight against Northwestern. After alternating wins and losses for much of the Big Ten season, the Spartans have won three straight for the first time since late November.
The season’s women’s Big Ten race is turning into a mad dash. Usually by now there are about two or three teams that have any chance at first place and have anywhere from zero to two losses. Not this year.
As captain of the MSU hockey team, Bryan Lerg pulls double duty — to put it lightly. That “C” sewn on his jersey takes hard work.
After two straight losses and a locker room full of hung heads, maybe all the MSU men’s basketball team needs to bounce back tonight against Penn State is a little magic.
It’s official — MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has put her foot down once and for all. She will not, under any circumstance, allow any of her players to perform in an ill-advised fashion.