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BASEBALL

Spartan baseball takes two in road trip

By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU baseball used a surge of scoring and stellar pitching in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon to salvage a series victory over Minnesota, improving to .500 in Big Ten play.After dropping the series opener on Saturday, 4-2, the Spartans were able to win both games on Sunday, keeping the Golden Gophers scoreless in both games.

SPORTS

Empty-handed

NEW YORK — It’s been said over and over again – this MSU team has never been to a Final Four.They were 40 minutes away from one on Sunday in “the city that never sleeps,” but MSU said goodnight to their season as they fell 60-54 at the hands of UConn.

SPORTS

Great Expectations

W hat does the President of the United States have in common with ESPN analysts and hundreds of MSU fans? They all predicted the Spartans would be NCAA champions.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Oh So Sweet Matchups

Friday night’s game versus No. 1 seed Virginia, set to tip at about 10 p.m., has a lot on the line— including a trip to the Elite Eight and a shot at the Final Four for MSU seniors Adreian Payne and Keith Appling.

ICE HOCKEY

Anastos says MSU hockey must score to improve

The MSU hockey team took the ice last Thursday against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the inaugural Big Ten hockey tournament and suffered a 2-1 loss in overtime, a microcosm of how the entire season went for the Spartans.The Spartans finished a disappointing 11-18-7 on the season, going 5-9-6 in the first season of Big Ten hockey conference play.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Slow second-half start dooms MSU women's basketball

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Entering halftime, No. 5 MSU couldn’t truly complain about where they were, only trailing No. 4 North Carolina by nine. The Spartans had committed 10 turnovers, shot an abysmal 32.1 percent from the field and leading scorer freshman guard Aerial Powers was scoreless after picking up two quick fouls.