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BASKETBALL

New leaders ready to take over women's basketball team

After winning the Big Ten outright for the first time in program history, the Spartans are looking to continue that success with a much younger squad this season. Thursday afternoon, head coach Suzy Merchant and members of the team met with members of the media to discuss the team’s upcoming season.

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Face time with Brandon Wood

Brandon Wood has never played in an NCAA Tournament game. After transferring from Valparaiso University to MSU in May, Wood joins a program that has been to 14-straight NCAA Tournaments, including six Final Four berths and a national championship in 2000.

BASKETBALL

Fraternal love

Two days after he was diagnosed with brain cancer in January 2010, Shawn Koch was in surgery, and he has since been in chemotherapy and had radiation treatments.