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SPORTS

Team heads to D.C. for tourney

Chris Barsotti
December 3, 2004

Coming off a tough loss against No. 10 Duke, the No. 11 MSU men's basketball team will try to rebound against George Washington this weekend at the BB&T Classic. The Spartans (3-1) were on the road for the first time this season against Duke on Tuesday and will be playing this tournament at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. "It is a scary feeling to have to start the tournament off against a team as solid as Michigan State," George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs said. George Washington (3-1) will co-host the tournament with Maryland for the 10th time.

SPORTS

Erbe retires as coach after 12 years with 'U'

Steve Eder
December 3, 2004

Chuck Erbe has stepped down as head coach of the MSU volleyball team, announcing his retirement after 12 seasons at MSU. Erbe said he plans on spending more time with his family after being involved in volleyball for the past 35 years. "The last few years have been taking a toll on me personally," Erbe said.

SPORTS

'U' making adjustments for Hawaii

Megan Homanick
December 2, 2004

The MSU football team left for Hawaii on Wednesday but, before leaving, the team needed to prepare for the climate, the flight and the game. "We've all been going to about it our own way, getting used to the time change and trying to stay up, but once we get out there, it won't be a big deal," sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton said. In practice the last two weeks, MSU has turned up the furnace and the mist machines in the Duffy Daugherty Building to create moisture in the air.

SPORTS

Recruit preparing for season after torn ACL

Everything Amanda Hantouli does from now on is in preparation for her first season with the MSU volleyball team. The Nebraska native signed a National Letter of Intent for the 2005 season with the Spartans last month.

SPORTS

Team optimistic for next season; Schram, Griffin garner honors

As the MSU volleyball team bids farewell to its seniors and to one of its toughest seasons in a decade, the remaining Spartans are looking ahead with a hopeful eye for next year. "We've got a lot of work to do," head coach Chuck Erbe said, following the final match against Ohio State, a 3-0 loss Saturday. "So to speak, we need to put Humpty Dumpty back together again," he said. The team (12-16 overall, 7-13 Big Ten) struggled this season following the loss of junior middle Megan Wallin, who has been out since tearing the ACL in her right knee during the first conference match of the season. The team battled through leadership and rotation problems the first half of the season but were able to turn the second half of the season, in part, around - even considering NCAA Tournament goals. MSU finished eighth in the Big Ten and did not earn a tournament bid for the first time in 10 years.

SPORTS

Football nabs transfer defensive end for '05

Jun Yang
December 1, 2004

Bobby Jones of North Dakota State College of Science transferred to MSU, becoming the 11th commitment to the 2005 Spartans football class. The 280-pound defensive end will arrive at MSU in January and join spring practice. Jones was one of the most-wanted junior college players this fall.

SPORTS

Future 'U' player wins Michigan's Miss Basketball

Chris Barsotti
November 30, 2004

MSU basketball snatched another top player from the state next year. This time, it is the women's basketball team that will be getting the 2004 Michigan's Miss Basketball. Lansing Christian High School's Tiffanie Shives was voted the top female basketball player in all divisions of Michigan on Monday after coming off a senior season in which she averaged about 25 points per game. Shives is the first incoming Spartan to win Miss Basketball since 2001, when current junior forward Liz Shimek from Glen Lake won the coveted prep honor. According to Lansing Christian head coach Norman Randall, before Shives arrived at Lansing Christian, the school had not won any tournament games.

SPORTS

Smith sees upside to final game at Hawaii

Head coach John L. Smith returned from his Thanksgiving holiday a little more optimistic about MSU's trip to Hawaii. Smith continues to lament the inordinate travel schedule and lost recruiting time, but there is a bright side to Saturday's game, he said.

SPORTS

Women's hoops drops championship game

Jun Yang
November 30, 2004

MSU women's basketball team lost the championship game of the 26th annual Rainbow Wahine Classic to Texas Christian after failing to maintain a 10-point lead with less than 10 minutes left in the second half. The Lady Frogs improved to 5-1 after beating No.

SPORTS

Full steam ahead for Izzo & Co.

Were you disappointed by Saturday's basketball result? I mean, the Spartans only scored 102 points - two under their season average. What happened to the offensive juggernaut we saw in MSU's first two games when the Green and White put up 104 points against Florida A&M and Wisconsin-Green Bay? The Spartans had six players scoring in double figures against the Rattlers and Phoenix, but only five against the Nicholls State Colonels. No Spartans team has ever eclipsed the century mark more than once in a season before, much less three times, consecutively.

VOLLEYBALL

Team shut out in losses to end year

The MSU volleyball team closed its season with losses to No. 4 Penn State and No. 8 Ohio State this past weekend, as well as losing the chance for a possible NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in 10 years. "I knew finishing the season against Penn State and Ohio State was going to be a daunting challenge," head coach Chuck Erbe said.

SPORTS

Close quarters

Laura Collins
November 29, 2004

The MSU swimming and diving team are out of luck. After almost a month of the outdoor pool facility being closed for the season annually, the coaching staff finds itself in a tough situation with scheduling and the lack of facilities.

SPORTS

Team prepares for trip to Hawaii

Megan Homanick
November 24, 2004

Before the MSU football team even started its season, head coach John L. Smith made mention about how much he disliked the idea of having to play at Hawaii for the final game of the season.