Head coach Cathy George’s squad accrued a 22-12 record and notched its first tournament win since 2007 with a 3-1 win over Arizona on Friday night. MSU had some quality wins, including 3-1 victories over then-No. 22 Michigan and then-No. 7 Illinois.
Lykendra Johnson knocked down the team’s first two shots to help the Spartans (7-3) start Tuesday’s game against the Detroit (1-7) on a 7-0 run before cruising to a 64-41 at Breslin Center victory in a game the Spartans never trailed.
Coming off a series sweep against Bowling Green — the team’s third series sweep of the season — the Spartans (10-5-1, 6-4-0 CCHA) are playing with a lot of confidence and are focused on playing Michigan this weekend.
The MSU men’s basketball team hopes to extend its winning streak to seven games at 7 p.m. tonight at Breslin Center against Central Connecticut State.
The honor was the latest in a string of awards for senior outside hitter Jenilee Rathje, who recently was named a unanimous All-Big Ten first team selection.
Following Saturday night’s loss to Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten championship game, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said the Spartans will be back in Indianapolis next year.
Following a thrilling overtime victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, the MSU women’s basketball team (6-3) won’t have much time to celebrate, as the Spartans host Detroit (1-6) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Breslin Center.
The men’s basketball team’s 110-68 drubbing of Nebraska-Omaha further displayed the three-man show the team likely will be.
The No. 12 MSU football team had its annual Spartan Football Awards Banquet after the team returned home from Indianapolis on Sunday at Kellogg Center.
In securing their third series sweep of the year, the Spartans (10-5-1, 6-4-0 CCHA) earned their 10th win of the season — nearing the 15-win mark set by last year’s squad.
Led by 23 points and 10 rebounds from senior forward Draymond Green, MSU scored early and often on the way to a 110-68 win Sunday at Breslin Center.
For several hours before the MSU football team’s 42-39 loss to Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium, Spartan fans painted the city of Indianapolis green and white.
Despite holding off Arizona 3-1 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, the MSU volleyball team’s season ended in Austin, Texas, when it dropped three straight sets to No. 1 seed Texas Saturday night.
The MSU wrestling team gave two dominating performances on Saturday, knocking off Lock Haven 30-6 before crushing Bucknell 27-6 in two road matches in Pennsylvania.
Led by five players scoring in double figures, the MSU men’s basketball team beat Nebraska-Omaha 110-68 on Sunday at Breslin Center.
Indianapolis — All season, the No. 11 Spartans has been preaching about how football is a game of inches and how minute details can easily change the pace or outcome of a game.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — As the final seconds ticked away at the inaugural Big Ten Championship game Saturday night, a sea of green began to flood the exits at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Playing off of “instincts” Jasmine Thomas decided to pull up and knock down the game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime, helping MSU (6-3) come from behind to beat Eastern Michigan (5-2) on Saturday 60-59 at Breslin Center.
The No. 11 MSU football team played well all game, but ultimately fell to Wisconsin, 42-39, in the inaugural Big Ten Championship game.
The MSU hockey team sweeps Bowling Green with a 4-1 win Saturday.