Six games into the season, the Spartans have yet to drop a set, marking the first time since the 1975 season an MSU volleyball team started the season with 18 consecutive set wins.
The MSU men’s golf team stumbled out of the gates this season, finishing second in the 2011 Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course this weekend.
The MSU field hockey team (0-4) continued its slow start this weekend, losing 3-1 to Boston and 5-0 to Northeastern on the road.
With her fourth consecutive shutout of the season and the 23rd in her career, in Sunday’s 5-0 win against Akron senior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra became MSU’s all-time shutout leader. The shutout allows Flietstra to etch her name into MSU’s record books while passing her current assistant coach Stacy Heller (2000-03).
The MSU cross country team opened up the season with two runners capturing individual titles at the Jeff Drenth Memorial at Central Michigan University.
The MSU men’s soccer team split its weekend road trip to the East Coast with games against No. 5 UConn and New Hampshire.
Friday night’s game was exactly what MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio and his No. 17 Spartans needed. After an offseason of hype surrounding Spartans, they were knocked back down to earth a little bit by Youngstown State
After hearing the preseason hype, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio said playing a close game to start the season might be the best thing for his Spartans.
It wasn’t pretty, but after a long fourth quarter, the No. 17 MSU football team was able to defeat Youngstown State, 28-6.
Coming off a weekend sweep at the Michigan Invitational in Ann Arbor, the MSU women’s soccer team (3-1-0) kept the momentum rolling in its second home matchup of the year with a 1-0 victory against in-state rival Oakland.
The No. 17 MSU football team has endured 25 straight practices, and senior quarterback Kirk Cousins said the Spartans are growing restless.
At first glance, the MSU football team’s first game appears to be just another season opener against an inferior opponent. That’s not exactly how MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi sees it, however.
Already off to a strong start in the 2011 season, the MSU volleyball team looks to continue this season’s success at the Spartan Showcase in Jenison Field House this weekend.
The Spartans men’s golf team hosts the Fossum Invitational on Sept. 3-4 at Forest Akers West Golf Course. First-year coach Casey Lubahn will make his coaching debut for MSU this weekend and will begin to try to improve his team from last season.
The 2011 season opens up for the MSU cross country team Friday at the Jeff Drenth Memorial, hosted by Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The men’s 5K begins at 11:20 a.m. and is followed by the women’s 5K at 12:05 p.m.
MSU’s pair of tenacious 6-foot-7 defensive ends — sophomore William Gholston and junior Tyler Hoover — likely will not be beating up on Youngstown State offensive tackles together Friday night. Not at the same time, at least.
Coming off a weekend sweep at the Michigan Invitational in Ann Arbor, the Spartans (2-1-0) open up September with a home matchup against Oakland (0-3-0) at 5 p.m. today at Old College Field at Demartin Stadium.
Following a 1-0 loss against Detroit to start the season, the MSU men’s soccer team travels east for the second consecutive year, opening with a game against a top-10 team.
Even with only three seniors leading the top 22 players of the MSU football team’s defense, head coach Mark Dantonio isn’t worried about how the lack of experience and leadership will affect the team.
The MSU volleyball team started its season off on the right foot, winning all three of its games in Orlando, Fla., and bringing home the UCF Classic title last weekend.