MSU played its first regular season game against Eastern Michigan on Sunday afternoon, and the Eagles put up quite a fight before the Spartans pulled away for a 69-61 win.
By Troy Jefferson tjefferson@statenews.com The women’s volleyball team (14-13 overall, 7-9 Big Ten) finally had a chance to do something, they haven’t done in a while up until Saturday night. Smile.
No. 10 MSU (8-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) got knocked down against No. 7 Ohio State (9-1 overall, 6-0 Big Ten)mtg when they lost 49-37 Nov. 8
As the men's soccer team (11-4-5 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) gets over the its tough Big Ten Tournament semifinals loss to the Maryland Terrapins on Friday, the team must think about what's to come. Neither team was able to score through 110 minutes of play on Friday sending the game to penalty kicks where MSU would lose 3-2 in a five round setup. The team must look forward to Monday's NCAA Tournament selection show.
With the final whistle Saturday in College Park, Maryland, it was officially time for MSU’s seniors to focus on one final game at Spartan Stadium.
No. 12 MSU (8-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) rebounded from last week’s disappointing loss to knock off Maryland (6-4 overall, 3-3 Big Ten), 37-15, from Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on Saturday night. The Spartans were led by a stout defensive performance, holding the Terrapins to only 252 total yards and 11 first downs.
The women’s volleyball program’s 750th win came in record-setting fashion on Saturday night.
MSU hockey (3-6) suffered another one-goal loss on Friday, this one coming at the hands of No. 8 Boston College.
It was fitting that senior guard Travis Trice, after making the free throw to seal the victory, soared in the air to bring down the game-clinching rebound.
In the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament, the men's soccer team (11-4-5 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) lost to the Maryland Terrapins (12-5-3 overall, 5-2-1 Big Ten) 0-0 (3-2) on penalty kicks Friday afternoon at Ludwig Field in Maryland.
After the Spartans toured the United States Air Force Academy in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, they plan to play on Veterans Day 2016 at Pearl Harbor. MSU will Arizona and Kansas and Indiana will play as part of the fifth annual Armed Forces Classic.
No. 12 MSU football will enter uncharted territory on Saturday — College Park, Maryland.
When senior forward Abby Barker arrived on campus in the fall of 2011, she already had plenty of accolades from her high school playing days.
Football beat writers Geoff Preston and Robert Bondy predict the outcome of MSU football's match against Maryland on Saturday.
At times, football is an unforgiving game.
Heading into its first regular season game of the year on Sunday, MSU women’s basketball is still getting back into the swing of things. After playing a scrimmage against Toledo and an exhibition contest against Grand Valley State, head coach Suzy Merchant has noted that she sees room for improvement from her team. “To me, it’s about consistency right now,” Merchant said.
The No. 18-ranked men's basketball team is preparing to take on the Navy Midshipmen in what will be the opening game of the 2014-15 season. The game will mark the beginning of head coach Tom Izzo's 20th season at the helm in East Lansing.
The men’s soccer team (11-4-4 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) is preparing to play the Maryland Terrapins (12-5-2 overall, 5-2-1 Big Ten) in the semi-finals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The matchup will be the second time this season that MSU will travel to Maryland to take on the Terrapins.
The Big Ten women’s cross country championships last weekend was a head-to-head race against MSU (No. 1), Wisconsin (No. 6) and Michigan (No. 8). This weekend they head to Madison, Wis. to compete against these teams again at the Great Lakes Regional Championship.
With MSU field hockey getting set to lose seven senior, next year's roster all of a sudden has some holes to fill.