VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball splits 2 weekend matchups
The MSU volleyball team split its weekend games, toppling Iowa on the road, 3-0, Friday but falling at Nebraska, 3-0, Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Offense steps up in win
Despite not always being able to convert for a touchdown Saturday, the No. 15 Spartans’ offense held the game together and kept the team moving up the field against Minnesota.
FOOTBALL
MSU escapes Minnesota 31-24
An MSU team that appeared to be sleeping through the game’s first 29 minutes, finally woke up. Although they endured some shots from the home Spartan Stadium crowd, the Spartans (7-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) escaped Minnesota (2-7, 1-4) with a win, 31-24.
BASKETBALL
Spartans beat Hillsdale 80-58, begin preparation for No. 1 North Carolina
The warmups are over. Fans barely had started filing out of Breslin Center on Friday night following the MSU men’s basketball team’s 80-58 win over Hillsdale, and head coach Tom Izzo and the Spartans already had shifted gears.
ICE HOCKEY
Carney has feeling, movement, strength in extremities after sustaining neck injury
MSU hockey defenseman Branden Carney sustained a serious neck injury in practice Thursday at Munn Ice Arena.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans dominate Lake Superior State, 94-31
Coming off one of the strongest seasons in program history that ended with a Big Ten championship, the expectations couldn’t be much higher for the MSU women’s basketball team in 2011-12. In the team’s first exhibition of the season, the No.
FOOTBALL
Spartans look for new start Saturday against Minnesota
After failing to score a touchdown for the first time since the 2003 Alamo Bowl — also against Nebraska — Cousins and his team look to get back on track this Saturday (noon, Big Ten Network) in Spartan Stadium against Minnesota (2-6 overall, 1-3 Big Ten).
FOOTBALL
Wrestler turned football walk-on makes key plays
Sophomore linebacker Kyler Elsworth was recruited for wrestling, but turned down his scholarship to try out for the MSU football team. Now in his second year on the field, Elsworth has gone from being a walk-on to being a key player against Wisconsin — blocking a punt that was recovered for a touchdown for the Spartans before halftime in their 37-31 victory.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball hits road for important conference games
Once again, the MSU volleyball team is gearing up for a tough weekend matchup against a ranked opponent as the Spartans kick off a four-game road trip with matches at Iowa and No. 2 Nebraska.
SOCCER
Men's soccer upsets No. 6 Akron
The MSU men’s soccer team was able to bring its record to .500 with a 1-0 win at No.
SPORTS
Field hockey's season likely over after Big Ten tournament loss
The MSU field hockey team’s season likely ended abruptly Thursday in University Park, Penn., when it fell to No. 2 seed Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, 2-1.
SPORTS
3 Spartans earn postseason field hockey honors
Three members of the MSU field hockey team were honored by the Big Ten on Thursday when the conference announced its yearly awards.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball set for final tuneup before regular season
The Spartans took care of Ferris State 85-58 on Sunday and now take on a different-look Hillsdale team at 7 p.m. Friday at Breslin Center.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans following similar path as 2007 team
The 2007 MSU volleyball team went largely unnoticed throughout the regular season. Ignored by the coaches poll, the Spartans quietly accumulated a 19-13 regular season record (10-10 Big Ten), earning an NCAA Tournament berth behind the leadership of two senior outside hitters, Katie Johnson and Ashley Schatzle. Both girls racked up more than 500 kills that year while Schatzle earned All-American honors and Johnson was in the discussion.
FOOTBALL
Quarterback Gray presents MSU with different obstacle
The No. 15 MSU football team faces a unique challenge in defending 6-foot-4, 240-pound Minnesota quarterback MarQueis Gray, and there’s probably few on the team who understand that like Isaiah Lewis.
SOCCER
Women's soccer advances to Big Ten Tournament semifinal with shootout win
After 110 minutes of play, Flietstra made a pair of critical saves on penalty kicks to give the No. 3 seeded MSU women’s soccer team the 4-3 shootout win against No. 6 seeded Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey embraces time off
With more than a week before the MSU hockey team sees game action, a break is being welcomed with open arms. After receiving an outpouring of offense in a sweep against Robert Morris at Munn Ice Arena during the past weekend, the Spartans have time to catch their breath before turning their sights to Western Michigan (Nov.
SPORTS
Field hockey set to open Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State
Going into the Big Ten tournament, the MSU field hockey team (7-12 overall, 1-5 Big Ten) knows what it has to do to continue its season.
FOOTBALL
Big Ten mobile tour to hit East Lansing
This week, the Big Ten’s “Honoring Legends. Building Leaders.” tour will be in East Lansing from Thursday to Saturday for the No. 15 MSU football team’s game against Minnesota (noon, Big Ten Network).
BASKETBALL
Izzo pleased with unselfishness of team
Through the first weeks of practice, one thing really stands out to MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo: his team’s unselfishness. But that unselfishness comes at a strange time, when most of the players haven’t played together all that long, Izzo said. “The neat thing is we’ve had years where we’re selfish — the ball never moved,” Izzo said.