After a crucial win against Michigan on Wednesday, the MSU volleyball team looks to build a winning streak against Ohio State on Saturday.
The polls might say Niagara hockey is a lesser opponent than Minnesota, but MSU hockey (0-2-0) refuses to believe so.
The MSU football team has yet to take the field against Michigan, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early for MSU to celebrate a Spartan victory.
Pat Narduzzi is determined not to make the same mistake again. The MSU football team’s defensive coordinator widely is credited for coming up with one of the best formulas to contain University of Michigan senior quarterback Denard Robinson, but as the Spartans (4-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) prepare for their annual rivalry game against No. 23 U-M (4-2, 2-0), he said an early season loss has altered the team’s preparation this week.
With three days remaining until what could be a make-or-break game for the Spartans (4-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten), quarterbacks coach Dave Warner met with the media to discuss Saturday’s matchup at No. 23 Michigan (4-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten).
It might not be the biggest buzz on campus, but the season that MSU field hockey’s junior goaltender Molly Cassidy is having is certainly worth talking about.
Many times, a good soccer team can be defined by its goalkeeper, and the same is true for the MSU women’s soccer team and sophomore keeper Courtney Clem.
Mike Ferrantino raised his Spartan Shield high this weekend. MSU men’s hockey (0-2-0) head coach Tom Anastos said he created a player-specific award from teammates, presented to someone who represents the program’s values well that whole week.
The MSU hockey team (0-2-0) is looking for little positives after last weekend. And after a pair of tough losses to top-ranked Minnesota on Gopher ice, little positives are all it really has.
After a rough weekend marred by two losses, the MSU volleyball team is looking to get its feet back under itself with a win on Wednesday. The team, however, that the Spartans are going up against isn’t just a regular team — it’s their in-state rival, Michigan.
As fans pack DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field for the MSU women’s soccer team, it’s the key players, big goals and critical coaching decisions that merit admiration. But in order to get the Spartans in optimal game condition, it’s the team’s resident managers who do the dirty work that often is unnoticed.
For Kevin Cope, there’s something special about in-state rivalry soccer. The junior defender said he’s looking forward to the MSU men’s soccer (5-7-1, 1-2-0 Big Ten) battle against Oakland Wednesday night, hopefully giving the Golden Grizzlies their first home loss of the season.
For the second time in as many weeks, junior tight end Dion Sims has been left off MSU’s weekly depth chart.
In the middle of fall camp, quarterbacks coach Dave Warner gave his junior quarterback a strong vote of confidence, predicting Andrew Maxwell would perform at the same level as graduated quarterback Kirk Cousins did in 2011.
If the MSU women’s soccer team (8-6-2, 2-5-1 Big Ten) wants to go on another road trip this season, it must perform under the pressure that will ensue this weekend.
To young fans, the athletes of their favorite teams can be larger-than-life icons. To most people, the athletes who were watched and learned from were just regular people playing a game; they were the idols that fans hoped to meet one day.
A new face in a Spartan jersey is standing in front of the net at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. Freshman goalie Zach Bennett of the MSU men’s soccer team (5-7-1) started the past three games for MSU, winning two and losing one.
As sparks flew, all the eyes in Breslin Center turned skyward Friday night at Midnight Madness as an Iron Man suit flew across the floor to help kick off the basketball season for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
The No. 1/2-ranked Minnesota lived up to its ranking this weekend, sweeping MSU hockey (1-2-0) in a season-opening weekend.
The MSU volleyball team had a pair of games in Jenison Field House over the weekend, but not even the home crowd could push the Spartans to victory.