Students left campus for winter break and three Spartan hockey players left for the World Junior Championships in Finland, but the rest of the team still had points to earn.
With one period left and down two goals, it was do-or-die time for the U.S. National Junior Team, which included three Spartan hockey players.
In the past, a conference home opener against Penn State would be one of the easier games on MSU's schedule.
It seems imminent Brandon Cotton will transfer from MSU. At his weekly press conference Monday, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said the freshman point guard still was confused as to what he was doing, but mentioned Cotton's name when talking about college basketball transfers in general. "As of last night, it was still up in the air (if Cotton would start school Monday)," Izzo said.
The No. 25 MSU women's basketball team stepped out of conference to grab a 64-41 win over Detroit Mercy on Monday afternoon. The Spartans (11-3) used a press and their matchup zone defense to overwhelm the Titans (6-7). MSU forced 20 turnovers, which it turned into 21 points. "Their matchup zone is as good as anybody's in the country," Detroit head coach Mickey Barrett said.
The gymnastics team finished third in its home season opener Friday night, setting the third-best balance beam record in school history. No.
The MSU football team traveled a wide and quite unexpected spectrum of success and strife in 2003. Emotions in East Lansing ran rampant as the Green and White endured a fairy tale season that nearly came crashing down near the end.
Freshman point guard Brandon Cotton's defection from the MSU men's basketball team last week was a shocking revelation to head coach Tom Izzo, but it wasn't the first time a player surprised Izzo by leaving the team. "Do I feel a little bit jilted?
Four Spartans took home first or second place individual honors in the men's track and field indoor season-opener Saturday in Ann Arbor. Senior All-American Steve Manz finished first in the shot put with a throw of 55 feet 4.25 inches, while freshman Jason Brown finished in the runner-up spot with a throw of 53 feet 2.75 inches.
MSU is not a champagne school; it's a university for the beer connoisseur. Since MSU's conception in 1855, the trails lining the banks of the Red Cedar have been reserved for people of the blue-collar variety - the beer drinker.
For the second year in a row, the MSU women's basketball team will host thousands of elementary school children before a game against the University of Detroit today at noon. MSU is a partner with Career Connections and Michigan Works!
The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team ended its holiday season on a sour note with losses at No.
Michelle Huynh-Ba was named to USA Field Hockey's Under-21 National Team along with four other players from the Big Ten. The MSU sophomore joins Michigan's Jill Civic, Indiana's Kayla Bashore and Jodi Murphy and Penn State's Karin Grap as the national team competes both at home and abroad. Huynh-Ba has made a splash in her two years with the Spartans, including being named womensfieldhockey.com's Rookie of the Week, making the USFHA's Under-20 Team and leading the 2002 Big Ten in freshman scoring. The Spartans boast a 40-8 record during Huynh-Ba's career, including two Big Ten Tournament Championships and an Elite Eight finish in 2003.
The scenario was all too familiar for the MSU hockey team. Just like it had in the recent past, MSU won the first game of its weekend series but couldn't sustain the consistency needed to win the next day's game.
Two women's soccer players earned spots on the NSCAA/Adidas 2003 Scholar All-America team. Senior defender Andrea Sied was a first-team honoree, while senior goalkeeper Stacy Heller was voted to the second team.
Madison, Wis. - Shannon Brown stood in the visitor's locker room at the Kohl Center with his head down and tears welled up in his eyes.
The Michigan State hockey team (8-7-1 overall, 6-3-1 CCHA) plays intrastate rival No. 9 Michigan (9-5-0, 5-3-0) in a home-and-home series this weekend.
The No. 24 MSU women's basketball team (4-1) continues its trail of road games as the Spartans take on Kent State at 2 p.m.
After his pre-trial hearing Tuesday, MSU bandit Robert Flagg was bound over for trial on a charge of marijuana use. Flagg pleaded not guilty to the charges at his November arraignment, and a trial date has not been set. In a separate incident, junior defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson's charge for driving with a suspended license was dismissed for time served after his Tuesday pre-trial hearing. Vickerson was credited for one day of jail served from an earlier offense on Sept.
The MSU volleyball team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament starting at 5 p.m.