FOOTBALL
Secondary reshuffles; Dortch fair
It was painful enough for sophomore tailback/cornerback Tyrell Dortch to have his leg reset on the field Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
SPORTS
How do they win with injury after injury?
Madison, Wis. - MSU defensive secondary coach Troy Douglass taught a tailback to play cornerback in two weeks. But when Douglass asked head coach Bobby Williams if sophomore tailback Tyrell Dortch could help mend the broken ankles in the secondary, he had no clue Dortch would need to be mended himself after Saturday’s 42-28 win over Wisconsin.
FOOTBALL
Dortchs broken leg shuts him down for season
Madison, Wis. - The MSU football team rallied behind another fallen Spartan soldier Saturday as it beat Wisconsin 42-28 at Camp Randall Stadium. A season-ending injury stung sophomore cornerback Tyrell Dortch when he broke his leg in the second quarter. After doctors reset his leg in the field, Dortch was taken to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where he underwent surgery.
SPORTS
No. 6 field hockey team wins first Big Ten title in its history
MSU’s field hockey team is enjoying its first Big Ten title, after beating No. 16 Iowa 2-1 on Friday.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans keep winning by sweeping Purdue 3-0
The Spartans rallied from a late four-point deficit in game three against Purdue to close out the Boilermakers in a 3-0 sweep at Jenison Field House on Friday.The Spartans (13-6, 6-6 Big Ten) dominated games one and two before Purdue (3-17, 1-11) grabbed its first clear control of the match in game three.But MSU rallied from trailing 27-23, to run five straight off the Boilermakers, and downed them 32-30.“We were a little flat in the third game, but I thought Purdue really raised their game and played hard,” Spartan head coach Chuck Erbe said.
BASKETBALL
New big guns hyped at Media Day
Chicago - Things were slightly different for MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo at Big Ten Conference Basketball Media Day this year. For the past four years, the Spartans have been the team opposing coaches have commended.
SPORTS
McCallie confident in youth
Chicago - In her second season, MSU women’s head basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie is running into a similar roster situation as MSU men’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo. Youth, and lots of it. And McCallie is taking a similar approach. “We’re very excited (about this season),” McCallie said at Sunday’s Big Ten Conference Basketball Media Day.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans drop road series
MSU traveled to its first road series of the season undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the nation. But any sense of Spartan invincibility was shattered by No.
SPORTS
Women runners win conference
The men and women’s cross country teams began their postseasons with strong finishes in the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday in Champaign, Ill. The No.
SPORTS
Womens crew team takes second place
Despite windy conditions, the MSU women’s crew team ended its season Sunday with a second-place finish at the Head of the Elk in Elkhart, Ind.
SPORTS
Offense highlights W-hoops scrimmage
The White team defeated the Green team 59-46, as the MSU women’s basketball team opened its season with the annual Green and White intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at Breslin Student Events Center.
SPORTS
Kickers fall to rival Wolverines in first weekend road game, beat Detroit 3-0 in second outing
With the Big Ten Tournament approaching, the MSU women’s soccer team attempted to add two late-season road wins to its record. Only one turned out that way - the Spartans traveled to Ann Arbor on Friday and lost 2-1 to No.
VOLLEYBALL
Boilermakers pose little threat to U
The Spartan volleyball team’s confidence is soaring. So holding off the struggling Purdue Boilermakers at 7 p.m.
SOCCER
Midseason walk-on makes mark
After three years at Brown, senior midfielder Anders Kelto returned this year to his home state for his final year of collegiate soccer.The Traverse City native graduated from Brown last December, but still had one year of eligibility.
FOOTBALL
Haygood more than return man
Herb Haygood has not just made a name for himself as an explosive kick returner this season, but also as a prolific wide receiver.
SPORTS
Iowa could upset team
The No. 6 MSU field hockey team began its season with a 3-2 overtime win against then No. 1 Old Dominion.But the Spartans’ (14-4, 4-1 Big Ten) final game of the season against No.
ICE HOCKEY
Nebraska-Omaha series first road test for Spartans
Sophomore center Tim Hearon knows exactly what MSU is heading into this weekend. For two years, Hearon played junior hockey in Omaha, Neb.
FOOTBALL
Big games stump pundits
Some things never change. O.J. Simpson is back in court and MSU is a mediocre 3-2 with six games left in the season.
SOCCER
Team refuels with shutout over Broncos
After Sunday’s 1-0 loss in double overtime to Penn State, the MSU men’s soccer team dropped down to at least third in the Big Ten. But the Spartans proved they could still compete with a 4-0 win against Western Michigan on Wednesday at Old College Field. The Spartans (9-3-1, 3-2 Big Ten) controlled the game from the start, but could not get the ball into the net. Junior forward Brett Konley fired three shots without nailing a goal before the Spartans were able to score. “We were scared our offense wasn’t going to come out that well,” sophomore forward Thomas Trivelloni said.
ICE HOCKEY
New offensive approach bringing results
It’s not an uncommon hockey strategy, but it seems to have penetrated the top-ranked Spartans’ consciousness more than usual in the early stages of this season. “Just get the puck to the net and see what happens,” junior left wing Brian Maloney repeated again and again after practice Monday. The Spartans won’t call it their season motto, but it’s close.