After a 5-2-1 start in the non-conference season, the MSU women’s soccer team heads into the Big Ten schedule comfortable with whatever kind of game it might come across.
The MSU men’s soccer team has been hit with its first dose of bad news this season.
MSU head coach Rick Comley is not a fan of the way the CCHA schedules its games.
No matter who you ask, the expectations are high for the MSU hockey team this season — but depending on who you ask, opinions slightly differ.
Hang on folks, I’m pulling the emergency break. It’s now safe for everyone to jump off the Detroit Lions bandwagon — don’t crowd, one at a time will do.
Senior offensive lineman Mike Gyetvai had never played guard until last week but that didn’t stop him from doing what head coach Mark Dantonio called “a tremendous job” against Notre Dame.
Notre Dame football head coach Charlie Weis broke a sacred promise to his football team and fans by losing to MSU 31-14 on Saturday. In the summer of 2006, Weis told the Notre Dame faithful that they would never have to worry about losing to the Spartans again.
Not a bad start, Spartans. Only you, Wisconsin, Purdue and Ohio State are undefeated in the Big Ten. You’re on top. But you’ve done this before. You started out 4-0 in 2005, 3-0 in 2006 — this isn’t news to you. You know the season isn’t won in four games. You know the season doesn’t really start until Big Ten play.
It was a physical day at Old College Field for the MSU men’s soccer team. The Spartans and Penn State combined for 37 fouls, 27 from the visitors, as the two teams ended the game in a 2-2 tie. “It was everything you could expect,” MSU head coach Joe Baum said. “Attacking, defending, teams flying up and down the pitch at pace. I thought it was a great soccer game.”
Junior quarterback Brian Hoyer fumbled the ball twice Saturday against Notre Dame — but one of those fumbles wasn’t by accident. The Spartans decided to try for the first down on fourth-and-one from the Fighting Irish 30-yard line with around three minutes left in the third quarter.
The offense and defense have aligned for the MSU field hockey team. Coming back from a 4-3 overtime loss against No. 3 UConn Sept. 14, the No. 6 Spartans (9-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) came back with a vengeance in Saturday’s Big Ten opener against Northwestern (3-5, 0-1) — shutting the Wildcats out 4-0.
The MSU field hockey team dominated both offensively and defensively for a 6-0 win against New Hampshire today.
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How did you feel after last year’s football team lost to Notre Dame? The State News asked five students who attended the game.
The breakdown: How MSU and Notre Dame match up.
Four weeks into the 2006 season, the MSU football team imploded. With a 16-point lead at the end of the third quarter, the Spartans thought they had it in the bag, but the rain storm grew stronger, and so did the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame scored 19 unanswered points, beating MSU 40-37. The MSU players and coaches walked off the field soaked in rain and sweat.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio has made it known one of the keys this season for his football team is to win the fans back. After the team’s 3-0 start, the Spartans are closer to achieving that goal, and the unified, white-clad student section has loudly voiced its support at Spartan Stadium.
The Spartans have been here before. They began the 2006 season 3-0. They began the 2005 season 4-0. They finished both of those seasons without a bowl game.
Prognosticators predict the outcomes of this weekend’s college football showdowns.
After a successful 5-0-1 nonconference campaign, the MSU men’s soccer team is confident heading into what they expect to be an extremely tough Big Ten slate.