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MEN'S SOCCER

Preview: MSU shouldn't have any problem against Rutgers on Friday

The Michigan State men's soccer team has been a brewing melting pot of prowess, shortcomings, and resilience three games into the regular season. And as the Spartans have hinted at both a superb season ahead and one that could be quite long, their real muster will tested on Friday afternoon, with the Big Ten regular season beginning with a home game against Rutgers.

BASEBALL

Spartans fall to Lansing Lugnuts in Crosstown Showdown, 4-1

In the tenth annual Crosstown Showdown — an exhibition between the Michigan State University baseball team and the Lansing Lugnuts, the class-A Midwest League affiliate for the Toronto Blue Jays — ended in the Lugnuts’ favor, winning their fifth-straight matchup between the Spartans by a final score of 4-1 at Cooley Law School Stadium in downtown Lansing.

FOOTBALL

MSU moves up in USA Today Coaches Poll rankings

MSU will enter its bye week ranked No. 8 in the nation following the release of the USA Today Coaches Poll Tuesday afternoon. After starting the year ranked No. 11 in the coaches poll, MSU's harder-than-expected victory over Furman didn't cost them any slippage in large due to two top 10 teams falling in week one.

ICE HOCKEY

Mike York rejoins MSU hockey team as student assistant

The MSU hockey team announced Wednesday that alum and two-time All-American, Mike York will be joining the MSU hockey team this season as a student assistant. York played at MSU from 1995-1999 and earned two All-American honors, and went on to spend 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. York is returning to MSU to finish his degree in communication.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans fall to No. 7 Florida in Spartan Invitational finale

The MSU volleyball team lost on Sunday to #7, University of Florida Gators, and were swept in three sets. The Gators beat the Spartans 25-13 in the first set, 25-16 in the second and completed the sweep with 25-19 set victory in the third. Florida was the highest ranked opponent MSU faced during the SPartan Invitational, after sweeping both Morgan State and Central Michigan on Saturday.