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Sports | Basketball Men's 1027

FOOTBALL

Gophers running game surprises, beats team

Eric Lacy
October 22, 2001

Minneapolis - Minnesota’s 6-foot-3 wide receiver Ron Johnson was on the cover of the game program in MSU’s 28-19 loss to Minnesota in the Metrodome. Maybe his smaller teammates Marion Barber III and Tellis Redmon should have been. Granted, Johnson had four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, was a preseason All-American and is the school’s all-time leader in receptions with 176. But in Saturday’s win over MSU, Johnson took the backseat to 5-foot-11 Barber and 6-foot Redmon, who both had late fourth quarter touchdown runs to regain the lead and seal a much-needed conference victory. Barber had 158 yards on 15 carries and Redmon had 134 yards on 22 carries. Substituting both running backs made a difference, especially late in the game, Redmon said. “The mixing up of Marion and I was good because it was the small things that made the difference,” Redmon said.

SPORTS

Womens crew wins every event at Head of the Grand

Krista Latham
October 22, 2001

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.

SPORTS

Minnesota falls 1-0 to Spartans

Aaron Johnson
October 22, 2001

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.

SOCCER

Team loses in double overtime

Aaron Johnson
October 22, 2001

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.

ICE HOCKEY

T-shirt giveaway turns into Zamboni disaster

James Jahnke
October 22, 2001

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.

SOCCER

Krass offense honored

Aaron Johnson
October 19, 2001

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.

SOCCER

Penn State a must win

Aaron Johnson
October 19, 2001

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.

FOOTBALL

Dortch getting comfortable at cornerback

Justin A. Rice
October 19, 2001

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.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans face two top teams at home

Dan Woike
October 19, 2001

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.

ICE HOCKEY

Team stays No. 1, featured on ESPN show

James Jahnke
October 18, 2001

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.

BASKETBALL

Izzo has high hopes

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.