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Grapplers struggle, fall twice in matches

Laura Collins
February 9, 2004

The MSU wrestling team lost a 19-13 match to No. 21 Purdue on Sunday. Juniors Craig Trombly and Matt McCarty won their first dual meet victory and Big Ten dual competition of the season, respectively. At Oklahoma on Friday, the Sooners trumped MSU, 29-6.

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'U' uses depth, defense in victory

Megan Homanick
February 9, 2004

The No. 20 MSU women's basketball team beat Northwestern for the second time this season, but this time it was a little easier. "Our defense there was just horrible because we weren't adjusting to what they were doing," junior guard Kristin Haynie said.

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'Lucky bounce' results in 2-1 win, sweep for Icers

Esther Gim
February 9, 2004

Detroit - This time, there were no fluke goals, no weird tips and no hat tricks. Just a hard-fought game and one lucky bounce that equated to the MSU hockey team's 2-1 victory over Lake Superior State (6-15-5, 4-13-3 CCHA) in front of 7,954 fans at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Saturday's game wasn't nearly as close to the offensive matchup Thursday when the Spartans (17-14-1, 13-8-1) took the 8-5 win in Sault Ste.

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Football year is over, but moments live in off-season

The NFL season is officially over - but what an intriguing season it was. Yeah, we have NBA action hot all over the country and can look forward to MLB opening day, but the 2003-04 football season brought a lot of events, entertainment and controversy many will continue to discuss throughout the off-season. So, in tribute to what this fall was comprised of, here are things to miss, anticipate and simply remember - because some of those rather unique or surprising events of the year aren't likely to happen again. The year of the underdog They came up short in the biggest game, but the breakthrough of a team coming off six not-so-pro-football years - a team that was just 1-15 two years ago - created a myriad of stories. The Carolina Panthers began their journey to professional worthiness when the team hired general manager Marty Hurney and former New York Giants defensive coordinator John Fox. In his first-ever head coaching job, Fox immediately took control, bringing the Panthers to an improved 7-9 finish in 2002 and a remarkable 11-5 close as the 2003 NFC Champions. In addition to the team's on-field struggle in recent years, one teammate (Fred Lane) was murdered, another was charged with conspiring to commit murder (Rae Carruth) and most recently, linebacker Mark Fields, as well as linebackers coach Sam Mills, were diagnosed with cancer.

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Spartans rely on good passing

MSU's shooting was nearly flawless in its win against Ohio State - and part of the reason why had nothing to do with the shooters' release, elevation or even whether the ball went in. Izzo said the Spartans have become a better passing team and it is no coincidence their shots have been falling more.

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Gymnastics records season-best on vault

Agnes Soriano
February 9, 2004

The Spartans gymnastics team placed third Friday at the 2004 State of Michigan Classic in Ann Arbor with a score of 195.525. Sophomore Sarah Alexander earned third place with 39.250 in the all-around, and tied for first place in the beam event. The Spartans posted 49.00 during the floor event, while individually, Alexander tied for fourth place with a 9.90 score. The team placed third on vault with a season-best score of 48.825.

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Former Spartan returns home for all-star classic

Esther Gim
February 6, 2004

On this day three years ago, the MSU hockey team was No. 1 in the nation, Ron Mason was head coach and then-sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller was having his Hobey Baker Memorial Award-winning season. The team is now 16-13-1 as of yesterday afternoon, Mason is MSU athletics director, and Miller is in his second year with the Rochester (N.Y.) Americans, the minor-league affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. But this weekend, the former Spartans standout returns to his home state to represent the American Hockey League in its 2004 AHL All-Star Classic in Grand Rapids.

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'Error' at UMass-Lowell boosts 'U' record

Esther Gim
February 4, 2004

A mistake at a college hundreds of miles away has added another win to the MSU hockey team's record. In a written statement, UMass-Lowell officials said a transfer player appeared in nine games for the school before he was ruled eligible to play.