Three weeks remain in the women’s soccer season, and despite an unfavorable start to league play, MSU is gaining ground at just the right time.
For a second straight week, No. 8 MSU football (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) nearly let a big lead slip away in the final moments of the game. A late turnover preserved the 45-31 win over Purdue, but by no means was it pretty. Here are four takeaways from this week’s MSU victory.
MSU (10-7 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) will have to lean on every player on its roster if they want to make a push in a tough Big Ten conference.
As the men’s soccer team (7-2-2 overall, 2-1-1 Big Ten) prepares to take on the Western Michigan Broncos (6-3-3 overall, 0-0-1 MAC) on Oct. 15mr, the team can rest easy for a day having won a key game against the Wisconsin Badgers (2-8-1 overall, 0-4-0 Big Ten) 2-1 on Saturday.
It’s official — MSU football will take on Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. The game will be televised on ABC.
No. 8 MSU football experienced deja vu on Saturday.
When the swim meet against Denison and Grand Valley was scheduled, coaches and athletes weren’t sure what to expect for an outdoor competition in mid-October. MSU lucked out this Saturday with sunny weather reaching the upper 50s, where the swimming and diving team performed in the shadow of Spartan Stadium.
The volleyball team was able to stay afloat in the Big Ten standings this weekend after splitting two home games.
MSU extended its winning streak to two games with a 2-0 victory over Purdue on Saturday night.The Spartans (8-5-1 overall, 2-5-1 Big Ten) rolled past the Boilermakers and won back-to-back games for the first time in over a month.Familiar faces lifted the Spartans to the victory, with freshman forward
No. 20 MSU field hockey will head back to East Lansing with a bitter taste in its mouth.
MSU football remained No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll and moved up two spots to No. 6 in Amway Coaches Poll after beating Purdue, 45-31, on Saturday.
Perhaps the new uniforms bought new energy to the Spartans, who adorned pink jerseys Saturday night instead of the customary home white ones as part of their annual Breast Cancer Awareness game.
The men's soccer team (7-2-2 overall, 2-1-1 Big Ten) defeated the Wisconsin Badgers (2-8-1 overall, 0-4-0 Big Ten) 2-1 on a sunny day in DeMartin Stadium. The win was the only win of the season for the Spartans that wasn't a shutout victory.
No. 8 MSU football experienced deja vu on Saturday.
No. 20 MSU field hockey (7-5, 2-3 Big Ten) dropped a pivotal conference game on Saturday afternoon.
It was too little too late for the Spartans, who waited until they were down two sets to play their best volleyball.
Following this past Saturday’s 27-22 victory over No. 21 Nebraska, junior quarterback Connor Cook said all wins count as one.
The matchup of No. 8 MSU (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) and Purdue (3-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) might not spark the same kind of passions in fans that games against Michigan or Ohio State might, but recent history shows games between MSU and Purdue have been very competitive.
Bondy’s BetsNo. 8 MSU is back on the road again this weekend and while away conference games normally stand as tall tasks, that won’t be the case this week.MSU is by far a more superior team then Purdue and the Spartans will show it this weekend.
No. 20 MSU field hockey (7-4, 2-2 Big Ten) will wrap up its four-game road trip this weekend in Indiana with two more games.