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Sports | Hockey

VOLLEYBALL

Frosh setter already making impact at 'U'

Back in high school, MSU volleyball freshman setter Maggie Griffin was the girl who got pegged with the nickname "Jolly." As in, the Jolly Green Giant. At 6 foot, Griffin was easily the tallest girl in school, but she didn't mind the nickname - it was being tall that helped her play the game she loved so much. In her first season at MSU, Griffin already has proven her worth as a powerhouse on the court, despite being a rookie to college sports, head coach Chuck Erbe said. "She's a special player," Erbe said.

BASKETBALL

Young backups ready to play alongside Davis

Each new basketball season is an opportunity for unproven players - young and old - to rise up, play more minutes and have a greater impact. This season, sophomore power forward Delco Rowley and sophomore center Drew Naymick are prime candidates to fill that role in the Spartans' frontcourt. And with an eager, talented batch of freshmen big men new on campus this season, Rowley and Naymick must step up while the opening is there. "I'm looking forward to those two coming in and stepping up and playing in these games because I've told them that this is the time to do it," junior center Paul Davis said.

SPORTS

Ice hockey tickets still available to the public

Matt Bishop
October 19, 2004

A small quantity of hockey season tickets are still available to the general public. The tickets, which are renewable, are good for the remaining 19 games, including three CCHA playoff games. The bench-seat tickets cost $342 each ($294 for MSU employees) and are located in the east and west ends of Munn Ice Arena. Also available are Spartan Hockey Mini-Plan tickets.

SPORTS

'S' is for success in Spartans win against Gophers

Hello boys and girls, the letter of the day is 'S.' S is for the Spartans, who beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers silly this past weekend. S is for score, as MSU scored 51 points, while the Gophers could only manage 17, less than a certain baseball team. S is for Stanton, as in Drew, MSU's sophomore quarterback who amassed a ridiculous 410 total yards in offense against the then-No.

SPORTS

Neitzel fills void of true point guard

Megan Homanick
October 18, 2004

He's the first "true" point guard the MSU basketball team has had in three years, he's the 2004 Mr. Basketball Award winner from Michigan, and he's expected to play a big role on this year's team. He's freshman guard Drew Neitzel, and he's got a lot of pressure to be the next great Spartan point guard and the answer to their recent problems at that position. "This is a national stage, and it's the reason you come here," Neitzel said.

SPORTS

Men's soccer upsets Michigan, 3-2, in OT

Matt Bishop
October 18, 2004

The MSU men's soccer team snapped a two-game losing streak Sunday with a 3-2 overtime victory over Michigan in front of a U-M record 2,306 fans at the Michigan Soccer Field in Ann Arbor. MSU got on the board first when senior midfielder John Minagawa-Webster got ahold of junior forward Ryan McMahen's corner kick and put it into the U-M goal.

SPORTS

Hoopla

Laura Collins
October 18, 2004

Dancing players, pumped up teams and the other finest spirit squads on campus were in full force Friday night at Breslin Center, for "Hometown Hoops," this year's midnight mania event.

SPORTS

Simmons emerging as leader; sets high standards for team

Lauren Phillips
October 18, 2004

For wrestling co-captain Andy Simmons, anything less than taking first at the NCAA Tournament will be a disappointment. Simmons has set the bar high for himself for the 2004-05 season and knows that in order to achieve that mark, it will take work. "I know I'm going to work my butt off," he said. The NCAA rankings for this wrestling season have not been announced yet, but Simmons already is planning his move up.

SPORTS

Inconsistent spikers travel for 2 weekend games

Fans and foes: Don't give up on the MSU volleyball team just yet. The team has been struggling, pulling in only one victory at home against Indiana in the past four weeks and searching for a solution to the breakdowns in play. But the season isn't over for the Spartans (6-8 overall, 1-5 Big Ten), said MSU spikers as MSU faces No.

SPORTS

Icers open regular-season play tonight

Matt Bishop
October 15, 2004

Consistency in its own building will be the goal of the MSU hockey team when the Spartans hit the ice for another season with a pair of games at Munn Ice Arena. "I think it'll be a good weekend of hockey," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.