MSU field hockey freshman forward Abby Barker was named Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week after anchoring the Spartans’ offense this past weekend.
Staring down at the grass, sophomore defensive end William Gholston was holding back tears. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound lineman was not just MSU’s five-star recruit but a man who was experiencing more pain than any football game could cause him.
Looking to play college football, Marcus Rush had options coming out of high school, and although his several options included Michigan and Nebraska, the now-redshirt freshman defensive end chose MSU.
The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that MSU men’s soccer senior defender Mark Barone was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week.
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo and his wife Lupe donated $1 million to the MSU Athletics Department, a release from the athletics department said Monday.
The MSU men’s soccer team came away with an emotional win against Penn State on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. Riding a first-half goal by senior defender Mark Barone, the Spartans (4-6-2 overall, 1-1-1 Big Ten) took the 1-0 victory against the Nittany Lions (6-4-2, 0-3-0) with more than 75 alumni in attendance on an unusually warm October afternoon. “It was just one of those culminations of it being a great day for Michigan State Spartan soccer,” head coach Damon Rensing said.
For the third straight weekend, the MSU volleyball team (14-4 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) split its weekend games, beating back the Wisconsin Badgers 3-1 Friday night but suffering a humbling 3-0 loss against No.
The MSU women’s soccer team had plenty of chances Saturday, but an overtime defensive lapse led to another heartbreaking loss. Illinois’ Marissa Mykines attacked a tired MSU defense, as she slipped a ball in the left corner of the net in the 102nd minute to sink the Spartans, 1-0, at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. “We went out there and played a tough game, and it’s tough to lose a game like that in overtime,” junior forward Olivia Stander said.
With many questions on the table about the new coaching staff and the direction of the program, the MSU hockey team opened up its regular season schedule this weekend. Facing steep competition in the Ice Breaker Tournament in Grand Forks, N.D., the Spartans earned an opening split with a 5-2 loss against No.
The MSU field hockey team (6-9 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) split its weekend games after going on the road for the first time since Sept.
On Saturday, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving team opened its season with victories over Cleveland State and Oakland at McCaffree Pool. The women combined 247 points and the men tallied 202. Clocking in with a time of 3:58:11, senior Mark Schramm, junior Jacob Jarzen and sophomores Nick Roberts and Bryan Williams picked up MSU’s first victory of the day in the men’s 400-meter medley relay. The women garnered the top three spots in the 50-meter freestyle with sophomore Brooke Telander, junior Jenny Rusch and freshman Shelby Lacy. Individually, Jarzen snagged two individual crowns in both the 200-meter IM and the 200-meter backstroke.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio has been rewarded with a new contract, the school announced Saturday in a joint statement from MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis.
The last time the MSU hockey team faced Boston College, it was 2007 and a national championship was on the line. Although the stakes aren’t as high this time, the Spartans will look to make a strong opening statement to the 2011-12 season against Boston College in their first game of the Ice Breaker Tournament in Grand Folks, N.D. The No.
The Big Ten home season continues for the MSU volleyball team as it prepares to host Wisconsin and No.
The MSU men’s soccer team will look to ride hot-shooting feet into Sunday’s game against Penn State.
In the midst of a two-game losing streak, the MSU field hockey team will travel south to try and pick itself up out of a rut. The Spartans (5-8 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) are still looking for their first conference win, and they’ll get another shot at it when they take on No.
After returning from its longest road trip of the season, the MSU women’s soccer team turns its attention to Illinois. Following a weekend split against Nebraska and Iowa, the Spartans (10-3-0, 3-2-0 Big Ten) have a single-game weekend to contend with another tough Big Ten opponent.
While head coach Mark Dantonio and the MSU football coaching staff are recruiting during the bye week, tired and banged up players are using the time to recover and take advantage of a couple days off. The Spartans (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) took three days off after the 10-7 win over Ohio State (3-2, 0-1) and began practice again Wednesday. At his press conference Wednesday, Dantonio said he approaches each bye week differently, depending on the season, but as it is still early in the Big Ten season, he said the week will be a time to evaluate before moving on to No.
For Tom Anastos and the MSU hockey team, there were many positives to take away from the first game of the season. Aside from handing a 6-1 thrashing to Western Ontario, the Spartans showed resilience and energy to start the Anastos era off on a good note. Although tougher national opponents await, Anastos acknowledged the style of the Spartans’ play and heaped praise on the team’s opening win. “There was a lot to like, actually,” Anastos said.
In last Friday’s Big Ten home volleyball opener, the energy felt at Jenison Field House finally matched its new digs.