It started out ugly. Very ugly. Missed layups, ice-cold shooting and lacking two starters because of injury contributed to a slow and sloppy first half in the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team’s preseason opener Sunday afternoon.
After limiting its opponents to 20 points or fewer in its last four outings, the MSU defense figured to be in shutdown mode as it prepared for Minnesota, which entered Saturday’s game at the bottom of the Big Ten in total offense.
The No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team dealt with its share of injury-related adversity last season. One exhibition game into the 2009-10 season, that unwanted trend is back again.
The MSU men’s soccer team was drastically outshot, maintained minimal possession and played most of Sunday’s game on its heels. But the Spartans were able to earn a 1-1 result through regulation and two sudden-death overtimes against San Diego State at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field to extend the team’s unbeaten streak to five games.
It appeared the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes overlooked the 4-4 Hoosiers. Indiana built a 21-7 third quarter lead and was poised to break the game open inside Iowa’s five-yard line, but an Indiana pass was deflected several times into the hands of Iowa’s Tyler Sash, who returned the interception 86 yards for an Iowa touchdown, and the Hawkeyes never looked back.
Bottled up for most of the first half, MSU sophomore receiver Keshawn Martin found a seam and turned it into a 93-yard touchdown scamper on the opening kickoff of the second half.
The MSU cross country teams finished the Big Ten championships Sunday at Penn State, as the women’s team finished fifth and the men finished in eighth.
The No. 8 MSU field hockey team finished its first Big Ten championship regular season with an impressive 5-1 victory against Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.
Junior forward Cara Freeman scored on a header in overtime as the MSU women’s soccer team beat Iowa 3-2 Sunday afternoon at the Iowa Soccer Complex in Iowa City, Iowa.
MSU volleyball freshman defensive specialist Cheyenne VanDerSteen has played in 27 sets in her first year with the team and is making the most of her minutes as she looks to add to the team’s youth movement.
For the first time in four weeks, the MSU volleyball team was able to walk off the court with heads held high — and they were able to do it twice. The Spartans swept their weekend series with wins against Iowa and Wisconsin, with 3-0 victories in both matches.
It was a frightful night for the MSU football team at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday. In a Halloween matchup with Minnesota, the Spartans allowed more than 500 yards of total offense and allowed Minnesota to overcome a school-record 17 penalties in a 42-34 loss to the Golden Gophers.
The MSU hockey team isn’t making it look easy, but they are getting the job done.
Two hours and 38 minutes before the official start of Halloween, the No. 20 MSU hockey team received quite the scare.
If Purdue head coach Sharon Versyp only had one word to describe this year’s Big Ten lineup, it would be “tough.”
Looking up and down the Big Ten men’s basketball preseason All-Big Ten team, one thing stands out — all five players are juniors.
Greg Jones is a prized piece of the MSU football program. The junior linebacker leads the nation in tackles, was the preseason Big Ten defensive player of the year and is an All-American candidate.
After wrapping up the Big Ten regular season championship with a win last Sunday against Michigan, the No. 8 MSU field hockey team faces no serious consequences in its final regular season match at Penn State this weekend.
Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium has been a difficult place to play for the MSU women’s soccer team.
The MSU men’s basketball team has just about everything against Division 2 teams under head coach Tom Izzo.