SOCCER
Women's soccer puts academics first
With classes starting up, the MSU women’s soccer team only has one game this week, specifically so they can focus on getting settled into the regimen of the new school year. Head coach Tom Saxton said the team prides itself on having a good grade-point average, or GPA.
SOCCER
Despite injuries, MSU to battle against Akron
The MSU women’s soccer team will look to get back on a winning streak this weekend when they face off against Akron at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
SPORTS
Spartans looking to bounce back from 2011 in home opener
After a productive weekend in Orono, Maine, the MSU field hockey team is back in East Lansing preparing for its first two home games of the young season. The Spartans take on Stanford on Friday, followed by Miami (Ohio) on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
MSU basketball releases schedule for 2012-13 season
Even with the dawn of football season mere hours away at MSU, the men’s basketball team has generated some excitement of its own with the release of its schedule for the 2012-13 season.
VOLLEYBALL
Talented Transfer
Lauren Wicinski wants to terminate people. And after three games this season, her new head coach Cathy George knows this much is true.
FOOTBALL
Defensive depth a huge strength for Narduzzi, Spartans this season
With just one day before the season opener, the No. 13 MSU football team’s highly hyped defense still has a few questions left to answer.
SOCCER
Cope, Barone bounce back from serious injuries, step into leading roles for MSU
As the 2011 MSU men’s soccer season took off last year, a pair of its main competitors dropped like flies, leaving the front and back lines with gaping holes. Senior forward Domenic Barone and junior defender Kevin Cope both got struck with season-ending injuries before or just after the season began.
FOOTBALL
Maxwell ready to take reins of starting quarterback position
For the first time since Oct. 10, 2009, someone not named Kirk Cousins will take the first snap of the game for MSU’s season opener against Boise State on Friday night. After waiting in the reserves for three seasons, junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell is ready to take the reins and continue the success of his predecessor.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio, Spartan players ready for Boise matchup
It’s been eight months and 27 days since Will Gholston stepped on a football field and hit a quarterback, and for the junior defensive end, there’s a hunger that needs to be satisfied.
SOCCER
Soccer team works to regain momentum after losses
The team looked to be off to a good start as the preseason drew to a close, defeating Duke 1-0 and tying Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, 1-1. But those two MSU preseason goals are the last they’ve managed.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team improves weaknesses, finds strengths
With the completion of the annual Spartan Showcase tournament this past weekend at Jenison Field House, volleyball season officially is under way. The Spartans dominated, much as they have in the past, earning their ninth-straight Spartan Showcase title by defeating McNeese State, Youngstown State and Eastern Kentucky in the title match.
FOOTBALL
Spartans to stay focused with Boise game approaching
The No. 13 Spartans are three days from opening their season against No. 24 Boise State under the lights at Spartan Stadium, and for Dantonio, the excitement only is mounting.
FOOTBALL
Petersen: MSU is ‘one of the hardest openers we’ve had’
Head coach Chris Petersen said the nationally televised matchup against the No. 13-ranked MSU football team (8:00 p.m., ESPN) will be one of the biggest challenges his team has faced in his six years as the Broncos’ head coach.
SOCCER
New Hampshire defeats men's soccer with late tally
The final day of the MSU men’s soccer team’s (0-1-1) season-opening weekend kicked off with an MSU women’s soccer (3-1-0) game versus Cal State Fullerton. The women kept the game scoreless until halfway through the second half, when Cal State Fullerton netted one, finishing the game 1-0. Shortly after, the men took the field against the New Hampshire Wildcats (1-1-0), or UNH, meeting a similar fate as their female counterparts.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer falls to Cal State Fullerton
With 24 Spartan alumni on hand, the MSU women’s soccer team couldn’t handle Cal State Fullerton, as they fell 1-0.
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer plays to scoreless draw with Valparaiso
The MSU men’s soccer team opened up the 2012 season with a 0-0 draw against Valparaiso Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer downs Loyola 3-1, Kassab out for season
The MSU women’s soccer team picked up their third win of the season after defeating Loyola 3-1 Friday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball defeats McNeese State in season opener
The MSU volleyball team began its 2012 campaign on a high note after topping McNeese State, 3-0 in its season opener at Jenison Field House Friday night.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio tabs Maxwell, Bullough and Norman as team captains
Surrounded by the trophies and accomplishments of past Spartan teams, head coach Mark Dantonio announced junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell, junior linebacker Max Bullough and senior linebacker Chris Norman will serve as the team’s captains going into the 2012 season.