Just two weeks into their respective seasons, the MSU volleyball and field hockey teams have collected a combined nine wins and each are off to strong starts in their young seasons.
The Central Michigan defense was able to tame the MSU women’s soccer team’s top two scorers in the first half Sunday, but the forward duo of sophomore Laura Heyboer and senior Lauren Hill did what they do best in the second.
Through one game, MSU’s “quarterback controversy” is just as muddled as it was in January. And April. And August.
Caulton Ray had never taken a handoff in a college game before, so he was understandably nervous. “The adrenaline was pumping but as soon as I got on the sidelines and the Star Spangled banner came on, I felt good,” he said. “I was a little nervous but after I got the ball a few times I felt very good.”
Senior forward Lauren Hill scored late in the second half, but Santa Barbara’s Erin Ortega answered minutes later as the MSU women’s soccer team tied Santa Clara, 1-1, Thursday night at Santa Clara.
Scoring goals was the biggest concern for the MSU men’s soccer team entering the 2009 campaign. But that might not be as big of an issue as expected.
Mark Dantonio’s highly regarded 2009 recruiting class potentially could pay immediate dividends when the Spartans open the 2009 season against Montana State tomorrow at Spartan Stadium.
After splitting last weekend’s two-game road series against Delaware and Duke, the MSU field hockey team will travel to Athens, Ohio this weekend for games against American and Ohio, continuing the team’s swing of road games to start the season.
Preseason depth charts for Montana State and Michigan State football.
Welcome to another season of MSU football. Instead of a challenging game against California, the Spartans open the 2009 campaign with … Montana State.
MSU has a history of producing great pass-catchers. Route-runners including Plaxico Burress, Devin Thomas and Charles Rogers had illustrious careers in Spartan green before moving into the professional ranks.
All Spartans remember where they were when they found out Michigan lost to Appalachian State in 2007. Only a handful of Football Championship Subdivision teams have ever beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team, let alone on their home turf.
The MSU women’s basketball team will face 15 teams that qualified for the 2009 postseason, and possibly 10 that played in the NCAA Tournament, in the upcoming 2009-10 basketball season.
The MSU men’s basketball team will once again play a tough schedule in 2009-10, facing nine teams that played in the 2009 NCAA Tournament and 14 teams that participated in postseason play.
Are you ready for some “Pizza! Pizza!”? Officials for the Midwest’s only postseason college football bowl game are announcing Tuesday that Little Caesars Pizza will be the title sponsor for the former Motor City Bowl.
Long road trips can be difficult and overbearing, but as the No. 20 MSU volleyball team stares down a monthlong stretch of games away from Jenison Field House, head coach Cathy George is optimistic her team will develop a good road routine in time for the tough Big Ten Conference schedule ahead.
The MSU baseball team announced that seven players have signed National Letters of Intent, giving the Spartans 14 student-athletes in their recruiting class.
The Spartans volleyball team entered this weekend’s MSU Showcase with new faces, different opponents and a new outlook. But in the end, the result was the same.
The State News caught up with MSU women’s soccer forward Cara Freeman on her small break from the workout room this week. Last year, the zoology junior started every game and was ranked third on the team in points and goals. This year, she has one goal and one assist in the team’s first two games.