MSU sophomore guard Kalin Lucas has been crowned Big Ten Player of the Year, the conference announced Monday night. Lucas was a consensus pick for the award.
If you had told MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo at the beginning of the season that the Spartans would win the Big Ten by four games, he’d have called you crazy. If you had told him that after doing that, the team still wouldn’t have met his expectations, he’d probably think you were insane.
It’s been an entire decade since its last conference championship, but the MSU men’s basketball team hasn’t forgotten how to party. The Spartans threw a party for the ages after their 62-51 season-ending victory over Purdue, combining an extravagant Senior Day celebration with a decorated banner-raising ceremony. After the final horn sounded, the public address announcer requested that fans stay seated for the post-game celebration.
Last week, I had the privilege of covering the MSU men’s basketball team during its trips to Indiana and Illinois. It just so happened that both schools were celebrating their senior nights before the games, and I got the chance to witness each of them.
First came the poor shooting, the fouls and the all-around ugliness. Next came the win, a 62-51 victory for the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team over No. 19 Purdue Sunday at Breslin Center. Then came the party.
If you would have told Northern Michigan head coach Walt Kyle his team would score 13 goals on MSU senior goaltender Jeff Lerg in a weekend series, he would have said you were out of your mind.
Marquette — Scoring first has become vital for the MSU hockey team. On numerous occasions, MSU head coach Rick Comley has said that when his team nets the first goal, they play much better. On Friday night, the Spartans were able to record the first goal of the game, but only 15 seconds later Northern Michigan answered to tie the game and never gave up the lead again en route to a dominating 5-3 victory over MSU at Berry Events Center.
Indianapolis — The MSU women’s basketball team didn’t get the payback it was looking for against Wisconsin on Friday, losing 56-50 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Indianapolis — In the ever-important rubber match, the MSU women’s basketball team fell short in the most important of the three games.
Indianapolis — Allyssa DeHaan doesn’t keep track of her statistics, but doesn’t shy from them when they’re mentioned.
With the Big Ten Championship already locked up, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said he was going to tell his team Sunday’s game against Purdue was about one thing – the seniors.
The four seniors on the MSU men’s basketball team will be honored before Sunday’s regular season finale against Purdue for their contributions to the program. Three of them caught up with The State News to share their fondest memories from on and off the court.
Goran Suton had no idea what to expect when he first came to MSU in the summer of 2004. Although the now-senior center on the MSU men’s basketball team had attended Lansing Everett during the previous four years, the native of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina admitted he is still learning his way around the American lifestyle, let alone the college life.
Revenge — how sweet it can be. That’s the motto surrounding the MSU hockey team this week as it prepares for its first-round playoff series on the road against Northern Michigan starting tonight.
Fresh off its Big Ten Championship-clinching win against Indiana on Tuesday, the MSU men’s basketball team will finish up its regular season at noon on Sunday against Purdue at Breslin Center.
As the MSU women’s basketball team prepares to face Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament today, it has the added bonus of getting an extra day off to watch the other teams play in the opening round. It’s a benefit of capturing the No. 2 seed on Sunday with a 57-55 win over Purdue.
It’s time for a rematch. Michigan’s Athletic Department announced Wednesday the university will host an outdoor game at Michigan Stadium against MSU, likely on Dec. 11, 2010.
All year long, the MSU wrestling team trains for one particular moment of its season — the Big Ten Championships. So forget about MSU’s 6-10 overall record, its 1-7 conference record and the youthful inexperience of a team that could have five freshmen in its starting line this weekend. Anything can happen at the Big Ten Championships, and now it’s here.
Seth Davis faces the challenge of telling us a story that many of us know already. But for those who don’t, he doesn’t hold prejudice.
The MSU softball team was on a roll this weekend, having outscored its two opponents 23-8 in two games going into Sunday’s doubleheader.