The Spartans will move on to the second round of the NCAA tournament after defeating Central Michigan 88-87.
Merchant, a four year starter and three year captain for Central (1988-91), held the school’s record for assists until senior guard Presley Hudson broke it this past season.
The No. 9 seeded Spartans will travel to South Bend this weekend to compete against No. 8 seeded Central Michigan Chippewas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 9 seeded Michigan State will travel to South Bend, Indiana to face the eighth seed Central Michigan Saturday, March 23.
USA Basketball announced Michigan State women's basketball coach Suzy Merchant will coach the United States Women's’ Basketball team in the 2019 Pan American Games.
After losing in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, the Michigan State Spartans now await for the women’s basketball tournament selection, which occurs on Monday, March 18.
No. 8 seed Michigan State was unable to recover from a second half slump and fell 71-55 to top seed Maryland in the quarterfinals.
The ninth-seed Spartans (20-10, 10-9 Big Ten) held on to defeat the eighth-seed Wildcats (16-14, 9-10 Big Ten), 68-52 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
The team is currently unranked in the AP Poll, but they hold potential that will help them in the tournament games.
The Spartans finish the regular season with a 19-10, 9-9 Big Ten record.
The Spartans come off a 57-48 over Penn State Feb. 27. This win tied the records of wins at home during a season (15), an achievement the 2010-11 team reached.
The Spartans defeated the Nittany Lions 57-48 in a grueling battle to the end.
Michigan State is coming off a 74-64 win against Michigan and faces Penn State Wednesday at the Breslin Center.
Senior center Jenna Allen was honored after Michigan State defeated Michigan, 74-64, for her contribution to the team over the last four years.
Michigan State defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 74-64 for the second time this season.
During the Spartans’ game against Ohio State Thursday night, the team experienced their first loss at home this season, breaking their perfect home record.
Early on the Spartans were dominated by Ohio State as they made 5-6 shots and capitalized on key turn overs for the Spartans.
On Feb. 17 senior center Jenna Allen became the 27th Spartan to reach the 1,000 career points mark with a layup against Nebraska.
The Spartans lost to Nebraska 82-71 Feb. 17, putting the Spartans in a ninth place seed for the Big Ten Tournament.
The Spartans fell 79-62 to the Badgers on Feb. 14 in an upset on the road. Back-to-back 20+ point games for redshirt junior guard Shay Colley, she had 24 and nine rebounds against Wisconsin.