Suzy Merchant has been a staple of Michigan State women’s basketball since she joined the staff in 2007. Former players Nia Clouden and Tori Jankoska reflected on what Merchant has done for them in their successes on and off the court.
Suzy Merchant has plenty of accomplishments in her 16-year tenure at Michigan State. Here are just 10 of them.
Michigan State students react to the resignation of Suzy Merchant, MSU's head women's basketball coach of 16 seasons.
When the hundreds of little girls that come to the Breslin to see Suzy Merchant coach grow up, they’ll remember the example she set for them, cling to her words of advice and motivation and mimic her work ethic and character as they go out into the world.
Suzy Merchant's impact at Michigan State wasn't just limited to the basketball court.
Michigan State athletics announced Monday afternoon that head women's basketball coach Suzy Merchant will be stepping down from her role as head coach effective immediately.
With the loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, Michigan State still remains on the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble. With its future still uncertain, the team reflected on the events of the season both on and off the court.
A large part of the reason Michigan State was able to stay in the game for so long against a team like No. 1 seeded Indiana was the stellar performance from graduate student guard Kamaria McDaniel.
The Spartans will have to wait until next Sunday to see if their late season effort was enough to get them a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
MSU women's basketball took down Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday afternoon, its latest win in a string of victories late in the season.
The Spartans have the ability to make huge plays in transition, and that is what they have been demonstrating as the season has progressed—especially in their first game of the Big Ten Tournament.
It came down to the final seconds, but Michigan State women’s basketball escaped with a three-point win in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. With the win, MSU advances and will play No. 1 Indiana tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. EST.
MSU is headed into the tournament at the No. 9 seed for the fifth time in history. The team is set to take on No. 8 Nebraska (16-13, 8-10) in the second round at 12:30 pm on Thursday.
The Spartans will be taking on No. 8 seed Nebraska on Thursday, March 2, at 12:30 p.m. EST in the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan State women’s basketball was able to end its regular season on a high note with an 80-65 win over Penn State on the road. With the conclusion of the regular season, Michigan State will be traveling to Minneapolis for the Big Ten tournament starting on Wednesday, March 1.
Michigan State was victorious their last time out against the Lady Lions about two weeks ago at home, winning by six in overtime. Sophomore forward Matilda Ekh led the Spartans in points with 21.
Michigan State women’s basketball honored three graduating seniors—Kamaria McDaniel, Jayla James and Stephanie Visscher—during their 71-67 win over Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon.
Michigan State women’s basketball got off to an extremely hot start on their Senior Day game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, taking a ten-point lead into the second quarter. Then, the Gophers battled back to set up a game that was not decided until the last few minutes.
Michigan State women’s basketball (14-13, 6-10) outlasted the Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-18, 3-14) by a score of 71-67 in the final minutes of their final home game of the season Wednesday afternoon.
The Michigan State women’s basketball game set for 7 p.m. Wednesday night against Minnesota has been moved up to 4:30 p.m. due to inclement weather.