GRAND RAPIDS - Aggressiveness was the missing ingredient in the MSU women’s basketball team’s 59-66 loss to Eastern Michigan on Sunday at the Women’s College Basketball Showcase at Van Andel Arena.All 11 previous matches with the Eagles were Spartan victories.MSU is now 3-3, while Eastern improved to 5-2.“Eastern played a much better game than us,” head coach Joanne P.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Spartans are still in first place in the CCHA, and probably in the nation, but their weekend trip to Bowling Green was no cakewalk. No.
Even though MSU freshman center Zach Randolph stands 6-foot-9, 270 pounds, his abilities on the court extend beyond the traditional role of a player his size.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The top-ranked Spartan hockey team had to struggle for everything it accomplished this weekend in Bowling Green.The Spartans (11-1-3 overall, 8-1-2 CCHA) were able to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 (10-0-2) and earn three points in their first CCHA road series since Oct.
After successfully completing a stretch of seven games against teams with a 50-29-10 combined record, MSU will try to avoid being bitten by the underdog this weekend.
MSU volleyball kicks off its seventh-consecutive NCAA tournament this weekend at UCLA.The Spartans (17-12) will play Wisconsin-Milwaukee (23-4) on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA 2000 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship.The match starts at 8 p.m., immediately following the first-round match between host No.
Earlier this week, Tom Izzo said he was going to use Wednesday’s game against North Carolina to see how much progress his team has made so far this season.After MSU disposed of the sixth-ranked Tar Heels by 13 points, the MSU men’s basketball coach said he was encouraged by what he saw.“I was pleased with a lot of things, even though I’m not sure we were great,” he said.
This is the fourth in a series of Big Ten men’s basketball previewsThe good news for Minnesota’s men’s basketball team is that postseason play is still a possibility.The bad news is the road to a March tournament appearance is an uphill climb.Beginning in March 1999 and ending in October 2000, the Golden Gophers’ basketball program endured extreme NCAA scrutiny for various wrongful acts.
Despite never having an official visit, outside linebacker Ronald Stanley, from Saginaw High School, verbally committed last week to be a Spartan next fall.The 6-foot-2, 200-pound former teammate of Charles Rogers said the coaching staff, location and atmosphere at MSU made his choice easy.“The coaching staff reminded me of my high school coaches,” he said.
Although its 5-6 season was a disappointment, several MSU football players were honored by the media and coaches for their individual excellence.Junior linebacker Josh Thornhill was honored on both ballots as first-team, and senior cornerback Renaldo Hill was selected by the coaches as a first-team defensive back.Sophomore running back T.J.
As just the second player in MSU history to record a triple-double, senior Charlie Bell has established himself as one of the top guards in the country.Tonight, Bell and the No.
Tonight’s marquee matchup between third-ranked MSU and sixth-ranked North Carolina is one of the highlights of the second year of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
In eight years as head coach of MSU volleyball, Chuck Erbe has guided the team to six consecutive NCAA tournaments and has the Spartans on their way to their seventh.The Spartans knew they made the tournament Saturday, but had to wait until Sunday night to know who and where they would play.The team gathered at Damon’s, 1601 W.
Don’t be surprised if you hear people across the country, from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast, crying foul during the next week or so.It’s time for the annual “we deserve it more than they do” rhetoric that goes hand-in-hand with college football’s Bowl Championship Series selections.
While most of the country was relaxing this holiday weekend, the Spartan ice hockey team was busy defending its No.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo criticized his team for a lack of effort after an 89-56 win against Cornell in Friday’s first round of the Coca-Cola Spartan Classic.Senior guard Charlie Bell heard Izzo loud and clear.On Saturday, Bell, who had a game-high 31 points - on a scorching 12-of-13 shooting from the field - led the No.
Your average freshman athlete enters college with the expectation of contributing in a limited role, but Marcus Taylor and Zach Randolph aren’t your average freshmen.Both men’s basketball players are consensus the top 10 freshmen in the country and are expected to contribute immediately.MSU head coach Tom Izzo has wasted no time working guard Taylor and center Randolph into games.
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MSU volleyball’s season came to a disappointing finish this weekend, but the Spartans still managed to make the NCAA tournament.MSU will travel to UCLAfor the first round of the tournament where they will face Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The MSU women’s basketball team spent its Thanksgiving weekend in Florida playing in the Tallahassee Democrat Seminole Classic.