Mark Dantonio said he and his football team should use last week’s bye to take some time away from the game of football, to step back and refocus on the task at hand. And the sixth-year head coach did — to an extent.
When Jake Hildebrand was looking at different college hockey programs, he wanted to know if he would have the opportunity to play. The MSU hockey freshman goaltender said he asked head coach Tom Anastos if he would be given that chance as a Spartan, and Anastos said he responded by telling him if he earned ice time, he would be given it.
For Le’Veon Bell, there is no doubt. The Spartans will make a bowl game, and he won’t be convinced otherwise. As the MSU football team (5-5 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) prepares for its home finale against Northwestern (7-3, 3-3) on Saturday (noon, ESPN2), it will look to extend its bowl streak to six consecutive seasons.
One game isn’t enough time to define a season, but for head coach Suzy Merchant and the MSU women’s basketball team, it certainly can show them things they can improve on before going on the road to take on Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. this Thursday.
For the second time in her Spartan career, sophomore Alison Menzies has been named the Big Ten Diver of the Week.
After winning the heavyweight division at the Michigan State Open last Sunday, junior Michael McClure earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the first time in his career.
Just a day after receiving a Big Ten Tournament championship title, the MSU men’s soccer team (11-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) had to move on from its glory and look ahead to what’s next: an NCAA Tournament.
It might be early on in the season, but the No. 21 MSU men’s basketball team already is seeking to bounce back after falling to UConn, 62-66, in the Armed Forces Classic.
Tom Anastos said he felt like he was back in the old days Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.
For junior guard Klarissa Bell and the MSU women’s basketball team, the one thing they wish they had more of was time, but that is the precise thing working against them.
With the recent success of the MSU volleyball team, it’s hard not to think about how clear the postseason picture is becoming. The Spartans (21-7 overall, 9-7 Big Ten) are fresh off of beating then-No. 4 Nebraska and No. 10 Minnesota in back-to-back weekends, giving head coach Cathy George confidence in the team’s postseason plans.
Senior offensive tackle Fou Fonoti announced Sunday night he would return for the 2013 season, according to a press release by the MSU athletics department.
After guiding the Spartans to a 7-2 win over Michigan, MSU hockey (4-5-1 overall, 3-3-0 CCHA) sophomore forward Matt Berry was awarded with CCHA Offensive Player of the Week.
The MSU wrestling team hosted the annual MSU Open Sunday at Jenison Field House. Of the 28 Spartans who participated in the event, MSU had a total of 10 wrestlers place in the top six in both the freshman/sophomore and open divisions.
A rough loss Friday translated into the sweetest of victories on Saturday for the MSU men’s hockey team (4-5-1 overall, 3-3-0 CCHA), as the Spartans split their third consecutive weekend.
Starting yet another season in an unfamiliar locale, the MSU men’s basketball team suffered a gut-wrenching result to kick off its 2012-13 campaign. After being defeated in the first outdoor college basketball game on an aircraft carrier a season ago, the No. 14 Spartans didn’t have much better luck on Friday, falling to Connecticut, or UConn, 66-62 in the Sears Armed Forces Classic at the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany.
History was made on the hardwood on Friday, as the MSU volleyball team beat No. 10 Minnesota to earn back-to-back wins over top 10 teams since 1995.
Every team needs a good leader, and in the case of the MSU women’s basketball team, the players still are trying to find who that person will be for them. In MSU’s season-opening 83-39 trouncing of UT Arlington on Sunday afternoon, two players stood out as potential candidates to fill the leadership void. Junior guard Klarissa Bell led the team in points (19), rebounds (8) and assists (6), and junior forward Annalise Pickrel also had a strong game, recording 18 points along with hitting four of her seven 3-pointers.
The MSU women’s basketball team started its season on the right foot, as it used slick shooting from the field to drub UT Arlington, 83-39.
Five Spartans scored in double figures as the MSU women’s basketball rolled over UT Arlington 83-39 in their first regular season game of the season.