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Spartans getting closer to where they should be
Delvon Roe’s excitement was hard to ignore. Less than an hour after the No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team’s 86-76 loss at No.
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Lykendra-Fying
Standing at 6-foot-1, it looked like junior forward Lykendra Johnson might be outmatched by the height that Minnesota’s women’s basketball team had to offer.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers find scoring Friday, lose it Saturday
The MSU hockey team’s seven-goal turnaround from Friday to Saturday demonstrates the importance of early goals. On Friday, the Spartans scored two first-period goals and created all the scoring chances it needed to score a season-high seven goals, but struggled early in Saturday’s game and earned very few good scoring chances in a 4-0 loss in a series split against No.
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Spartans continue to struggle with third options
Heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 14 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., junior forward Draymond Green and the rest of the No.
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Argiros inspires gymnasts in weekend meet
Despite losing, 194.450-191.400, to No. 14 Minnesota on Saturday, the MSU gymnastics team came out confident and dominant on the uneven parallel bars at Jenison Field House, sweeping the event with the top three places. Leading the way for the Spartans was senior Nicole Argiros with a score of 9.850.
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Spartans struggle against ranked foes
Looking back on the two tough matches the MSU wrestling team had this weekend at Jenison Field House, head coach Tom Minkel had split feelings about the two events. In the 19-18 loss to in-state rival No.
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Spartans tame Golden Gophers, 66-54
Led by 20 points and 17 rebound from junior forward Lykendra Johnson, the No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota, 66-54. The performance by Johnson is her best of the season, just beating out her 17-point and 17-rebound performance on Jan.
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RedHawks blank Spartans, 4-0
A more defense-oriented Miami (Ohio) hockey team eased past MSU, 4-0, on Saturday to earn a weekend split at Munn Ice Arena.
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MSU loses at Purdue, 86-76
West Lafayette, Ind. – The No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team lost to No. 14 Purdue, 86-76, on Saturday night at Mackey Arena, their second straight loss.
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Spartans find scoring, down RedHawks, 7-4
In the midst of an inconsistent stretch of scoring, the MSU hockey team showed no signs of offensive weakness and pushed seven goals past No.
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Boilermakers stand in way of Big Ten hopes
Eleven months ago, the MSU men’s basketball team headed to West Lafayette, Ind., needing a victory to stay in the race for a second-consecutive Big Ten title. The Spartans walked out with a 53-44 win over the third-ranked Boilermakers and won a share of the Big Ten championship two weeks later. This year’s Spartans aren’t as far into the conference slate.
ICE HOCKEY
RedHawks provide challenge for Icers
Even though it’s been close to 15 months, sophomore defenseman Torey Krug remembers the high skill level and tight series when the MSU hockey team and Miami (Ohio) last met.
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Spartans look to quickness, endurance in search of victory
After securing his 150th dual win at MSU last weekend, wrestling head coach Tom Minkel has a strategy to keep his team on the road to success for the second half of the season. The Spartans (8-2 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) have proven they are as tough and as quick as some of the top teams in the nation, but to continue their successful season, Minkel said they need to be more offensive-minded. “We’re going to set the tone, set the pace, set the tempo,” he said.
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Gymnasts raise cancer awareness this weekend
In its second home meet of the year, the MSU gymnastics team will host Minnesota at 3 p.m. Saturday at Jenison Field House, where both teams will be competing to raise breast cancer awareness. In their annual meet, the Jan Howard Memorial Flip for a Cure, the Spartans will wear pink leotards and have silent auction items at the competition to raise money for the cause, which head coach Kathie Klages said is very close to the Spartans’ hearts. “Jan Howard was the mother of one of my former gymnasts who I coached here at Michigan State … so it’s very touching for us to have this to remember Jan, who passed away in ‘97 from breast cancer,” Klages said.
FOOTBALL
Football walk-on informational meeting
There will be an informational meeting for potential football walk-ons at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Pentecost meeting room of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
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Argiros adds Greek flair to floor routine
Rather than waiting for a family gathering to celebrate her Greek heritage, MSU senior gymnast Nicole Argiros does just that every time she performs her floor exercise routine.
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Illini Paul solid against MSU
Illinois guard Brandon Paul torched the Spartans for 20 points on Tuesday night.
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Spartans hope to contain Davis
The No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team will travel Thursday to Bloomington, Ind., to take on Indiana.
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Champaign spill
Champaign, Ill. — Trailing by four with 4:02 left, the No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team had a chance to steal a victory from No. 23 Illinois at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill.
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Spartans too dependent on outside shot
Champaign, Ill. — The MSU men’s basketball team is not one that can afford to live and die by the outside shot.