After trailing by more than 20 points in the third quarter, Michigan State women’s basketball was able to bring the game within one point in the final seconds, but could not finish their monumental comeback on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Spartans are looking to bounce back from a loss against Illinois Sunday as they travel to Nebraska to play their second straight game without Head Women's Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant.
Michigan State Head Women's Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant was released from Sparrow Hospital and is currently at home resting, the team announced Monday morning.
Michigan State women’s basketball's double-digit comeback on the road fell short in the final minute to the No. 22 Fighting Illini. Junior guard Makira Cook was cooking on the offensive end all night, delivering a game-high performance with 26 points for the Illini.
Michigan State women's basketball is looking for its second straight conference win against No. 22 Illinois Sunday. The Spartans will be without Head Women’s Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant for the first time this season, after she was involved in a car accident due to a medical episode.
Merchant is currently being treated at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing and is in stable condition. Assistant Head Coach Dean Lockwood will act as interim head coach during Merchant’s absence.
In front of a home crowd at Breslin Center, during the game to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, freshman guard Abbey Kimball scored a career-high 13 points as Michigan State defeated Rutgers, 85-63.
The Spartans look to add another Big Ten win to their resume as they head to Champaign for a matchup with Illinois next Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m.
After a series of close losses, the Spartans look to get back on track as they welcome Rutgers to the Breslin Center Sunday.
The Spartans did enough to force a poor shooting night from Iowa's star Caitlin Clark, but 22 points in 22 minutes down low from Monika Czinano did the trick for the Hawkeyes.
The Spartans had three players foul out Wednesday night, including Taiyier Parks, who played just 11 minutes.
After a tough loss to Michigan Saturday afternoon, the green and white were looking for their second top-ten upset of the season, but were unable to finish out the game in overtime.
The Spartans will try to stop a three-game losing streak as they return to the Breslin Center Wednesday to take on No. 10 Iowa.
If Michigan State wants to take that next step and improve their conference record from 2-5, they will have to find some sort of consistency.
Michigan State went into its rivalry game ranked 11th in the nation in forced turnovers—averaging 22.06 per game—but it was turnovers that uncharacteristically plagued MSU in its third consecutive loss.
The two teams will meet once again in East Lansing on Feb 5. In the meantime, Michigan State will be back at home Wednesday, Jan. 18 to take on No. 12 Iowa.
After falling at home to Wisconsin on Tuesday, the Spartans take to the road to take on rival No. 17 Michigan.
Senior guard Moira Joiner's two-way game turned heads in Michigan State's loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
MSU suffered its second consecutive conference loss to Wisconsin Wednesday night.
The Spartans fell short in their comeback, but their solid fourth quarter play kept the game competitive until the end.