The women’s volleyball team will face two polar opposite opponents this weekend, who are also trending in two different directions.
MSU is losing six players to graduation this year, but with some key pieces returning next fall, the Spartans should have an opportunity to compete in the Big Ten. Redshirt junior defender Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz has been a major contributor throughout her Spartan career, and she was recently named a second team All-Big Ten selection. She scored four goals this past season and anchored the MSU defense. “It’s definitely an honor to be named to that team,” Fiebernitz said.
As part of the Empower Extraordinary campaign for MSU, Alumni Peter and Joan Secchia have made a significant leadership gift to help ensure the ongoing success of MSU Athletics.
No. 19 MSU field hockey (10-9, 4-4 Big Ten) failed to extend its season Thursday afternoon, losing to No. 5 Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in a 1-0 shutout.
The No. 19-ranked mens soccer team (10-4-4 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) defeated the No. 2-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (11-3-4 overall, 3-3-2 Big Ten) 3-2 Wednesday night in what was the team's final regular season game this year.
After the women’s cross country team took first at the Big Ten Championships last weekend, redshirt senior Leah O’Connor and head coach Walt Drenth were recognized by the Big Ten for Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year honors on Wednesday.priceless.”
It's not often that the big guys up front get the glory in football, but for For No.
MSU women’s soccer had a roller coaster year and when the ride was finally over, the Spartans came up short of their goals. MSU’s season was defined by streaks, as the team started the year with six straight victories.
With the regular season now officially over for No. 19 MSU field hockey (10-8, 4-4 Big Ten), the focus shifts to the Big Ten Tournament starting on Thursday in Ann Arbor.
When No. 8 MSU (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) started the season, they thought when they played No. 13 Ohio State (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) it would be for the east division championship, and they would have to go through sophomore sensation quarterback Braxton Miller. Miller went down with an injury before the season, but according to junior linebacker Taiwan Jones, freshman starter J.T. Barrett may present a larger problem than Miller. “I feel like with this offense, Barrett works better in this offense,” Jones said. “I feel like he has a better arm, he’s a way better quarterback than Braxton.” Barrett has thrown for 1,856 yards with 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. Jones said the offense under Barrett is not very different schematically with Barrett running it. “They tried to make it a little simpler for Barrett at the beginning, but he’s picking it up a lot more now,” he said. “Guys had to step up, so it’s a little different but it’s the same thing we’ve been seeing the last three years we’ve been playing them.” Jones said while Miller is the more mobile quarterback, Barrett fits OSU head coach Urban Meyer’s offense like Tim Tebow did when Meyer was down at Florida. “As an athlete I feel like Miller was better,” he said. “But to fit in that offense I think he fits like Tebow did in Florida. He controls the game better.”
MSU baseball released its 2015 season schedule on Monday, which includes 56 games.
On Tuesday, MSU junior hockey goaltender Jake Hildebrand was announced the Big Ten First Star of the Week — the fifth time in his collegiate career.
The No. 19-ranked mens soccer team (9-4-4 overall, 3-2-2 Big Ten) is preparing to play the No.
For all of his career, senior defensive end Marcus Rush has lived in the shadows of the guy opposite of him. Whether it be five star All-American recruit William Gholston or NFL first round projection junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun, Rush has always flew under the radar earning the title “silent but deadly” by one teammate. Regardless of not receiving as much attention from national and local media as his teammates, Rush has built a resume at MSU that some would consider untouchable.
Despite holding The Master’s College to 29 percent shooting from the field, head coach Tom Izzo was not pleased with his team’s defense on Monday night.
In East Lansing, no one needs to ask who the main rival of No. 7 MSU (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) is. Michigan is the clear rival, and the same thing can be said about MSU’s opponent this week in No. 13 Ohio State (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten), as the Buckeyes have a hatred as old as time for Michigan.
One day after men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo tipped off his 20th season at MSU, he was recognized as the latest induction into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Izzo led the cast of eight that were announced as the 2015 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class on Tuesday from Spartan Stadium.
MSU did not move after a bye week in the recent College Football Playoff rankings, remaining at No.
The last time he was at Breslin Center, Russell Byrd was wearing green and white and only himself to worry about. On Monday night, days after the birth of his first daughter with former MSU women’s basketball player Klarissa Bell, Byrd returned to Breslin Center for the first time since transferring from MSU to The Master's College in May.
The men’s basketball team opened its exhibition season at home on Monday night, but a player on the opposing team stole the show.