Just five days after the season concluded, Michigan State women's basketball is already feeling the effects of the transfer portal. Freshman guard Jordan Ode and sophomore forward Juliann Woodard are the first Spartans to enter, leaving a roster that now faces significant questions heading into the offseason — particularly at forward, where depth is suddenly thin.
Michigan State's women's basketball team delivered its best half of basketball in months, only to watch it slip away. A 42-37 halftime lead over No. 4 Oklahoma couldn't survive a third-quarter collapse, ending the Spartans' season in the Round of 32 and leaving the program one win short of its first Sweet 16 since 2009.
No. 5 seed Michigan State women's basketball survived a shaky first half and a late deficit to escape No. 12 Colorado State 65-62, advancing to the round of 32. Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair each finished with 18 points to lead the way as the Spartans held on when CSU's corner three at the buzzer fell short.
Michigan State women's basketball heads to Norman, Oklahoma, for the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed, where four teams with four distinct identities will compete for a single trip to Sacramento. The Spartans open against Mountain West champion Colorado State, a defensive powerhouse that could exploit MSU's recent offensive struggles. Looming on the other side of the bracket is No. 4 Oklahoma, a rebounding machine averaging nearly 87 points per game, and No. 13 Idaho, a mid-major Cinderella riding an 18-game winning streak. With the regular season behind them, all that matters now is who shows up when it counts.
Howell High School senior Lilly Williams capped a historic debut season in public school by claiming Michigan's most prestigious high school basketball honor — becoming the first Spartan signee to win Miss Basketball since 2021.
Michigan State women's basketball learned its fate Sunday, drawing a No. 5 seed and a first-round matchup against Mountain West tournament champion Colorado State. The Spartans enter the NCAA Tournament riding a 3-6 skid, but a nine-game winning streak and a red-hot Colorado State squad stand between MSU and a second-round berth.
Michigan State had every chance to survive. They didn't. The No. 7 seed Spartans fell to No. 10 seed Illinois 71-69 in a gut-wrenching finish that saw multiple last-second opportunities slip away, ending their Big Ten Tournament run early for the third straight year.
Michigan State women's basketball has had plenty of regular season success under Robyn Fralick, but the postseason has been a different story. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans look to break a two-year first-round skid when they take on No. 10 seed Illinois Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Indianapolis.
Three Michigan State women's basketball players earned Big Ten recognition Tuesday. Grace VanSlooten earned her second straight All-Big Ten honor as a Spartan, Kennedy Blair made a leap from reserve to second-team All-Big Ten, and Rashunda Jones was named to the All-Defensive Team in her first season in East Lansing.
No. 15 Michigan State dug itself into a 23-point halftime hole it couldn't climb out of Sunday, falling 87-68 to No. 12 Ohio State in the final game of the regular season at Breslin Center. A sluggish first half offensively — MSU shot just 28% from the field — combined with a red-hot Buckeye offense led by 33 points from sophomore guard Jaloni Cambridge proved to be too much to overcome, despite a much-improved second half showing from the Spartans.
Michigan State's Robyn Fralick has built one of the Big Ten's most exciting programs in just three seasons, and now she's taking her winning ways to the international stage.
Michigan State women's basketball capped off a brutal February gauntlet with a convincing 75-61 road win over then-No. 23 Minnesota, a victory that could define the Spartans' tournament seeding and March outlook.
Slovenia native Sara Sambolić stepped into the starting lineup for just the second time in her career Wednesday, delivering a composed 13-point, six-assist performance in MSU's 104-68 win over Northwestern. The junior guard, who earned her spot at Michigan State after a standout showing in the U20 European Championship, is living proof that Robyn Fralick's program welcomes talent from anywhere in the world — even 4,566 miles away.
Michigan State erupted for 104 points on senior day, snapping a two-game skid behind a dominant second quarter, relentless defense and 63 combined points from its senior class in a 36-point rout of Northwestern.
