Coming full circle
Senior forward Branden Dawson and senior guard Travis Trice will play their final home game against Purdue. The whole team looks forward to the Big Ten tourney.
Senior forward Branden Dawson and senior guard Travis Trice will play their final home game against Purdue. The whole team looks forward to the Big Ten tourney.
This was a rough weekend for the Spartan Baseball team dropping all three games this weekend to No.
When the question pops up of what else can Aerial Powers accomplish in one season, the sophomore comes through to impress college basketball supporters a like. It was just this Sunday when Powers sent the Breslin Center into a frenzy when she and the rest of the Spartans knocked off then No.
It’s not all gloom and doom for the swimming team, which finished in last place in the Big Ten Championships this past weekend.
For the first time in over a month, MSU was simply overmatched in a 68-61 loss in Madison. MSU (19-10 overall, 10-6 Big Ten) head coach coach Tom Izzo had nothing but praise for Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky following the defeat. The Naismith College Player of the Year candidate was unguardable, pulling out a bag of tricks that even his own head coach Bo Ryan said he hadn’t seen before. The Spartans did everything they could, rotating sophomore Gavin Schilling, junior Matt Costello, and even redshirt junior Colby Wollenman on Kaminsky.
Over the weekend, MSU’s track and field teams competed in the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The men's tennis team took a step in the right direction this weekend, but still couldn't quite take advantage of a good start yet again.
The men's tennis team will get some much needed time off as the team gears up for the rest of the season.
MSU hockey (14-14-2, 8-6-2-2 Big Ten) had not lost a game when scoring three or more goals since its first loss of the season against Massachusetts on Oct.
It was a rough weekend for the swimming team at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City, IA.
The men's basketball team lost by seven points, but the game was nowhere near as close as the final score indicated.
After a half that had MSU searching for answers defensively, Wisconsin took a 36-25 lead into the break. Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky led all scorers with 18 points and junior guard Bryn Forbes led MSU with 11 points. After a disappointing home loss to Minnesota, MSU head coach Tom Izzo decided to switch things up.
Thursday night's home loss to Minnesota was so frustrating for men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo, he ordered the video guy to delete film of the game from the computer. With No.
Tori Jankoska has once again proven to be the much needed catalyst for a team looking for a confidence boost late in the season. In a game that saw constant lead changes and momentum swings, the sophomore forward would send the dagger through the hearts of the Boilermakers with 14 seconds left on the clock. Up by three, a steal by the 5-foot-8 guard followed by an uncontested layup was the bitter end to Purdue's resurgent run to a close upset, finishing the season on a three-game wins streak thanks to a 61-56 final score. Jankoska, the Freeland native, capped off the regular-season by recording her tenth 20+ points game of the season to make her the MSU leader in points down in West Lafayette, giving the Spartans an undefeated record whenever she sits on top of the leaderboard. The offensive firepower of Jankoska and Aerial Powers combined for 43-points, the only two players that recorded more than five points before the final buzzer.
Tori Jankoska has picked off where she left off this past Wednesday against the Purdue Boilermakers, garnering 14-points before heading back into the locker room to give MSU a 29-28 lead before halftime. With the ninth seed in the upcoming Big Ten tournament on the line Saturday afternoon, the Spartans came out of the gates early with a head of steam, quickly going on a 15-6 advantage at the 10:24 mark. But the Boilermakers, who are sitting dead last in the conference standings with Penn State, went on a 22-14 run to make it a one possession game. Andreona Keys would end the first 20-minutes of play by hitting an uncontested layup right before the buzzer to cut the deficit to one, following a turnover by freshman Kennedy Johnson with two seconds remaining. Jankoska is shooting 75 percent (3-of-4) from beyond the arc and 57 percent (4-of-7). She has also posted two rebounds and two assists. Meanwhile, sophomore forward Aerial Powers has broken the MSU single-season rebounding record after grabbing her 337th of the season.
After blowing a 3-0 lead Friday night, MSU hockey (14-14-2, 8-6-2-2 Big Ten) responded in convincing fashion by beating No.
McKenzie Long is probably a name you’ve never heard before, but she’s going to be talked about often in relation to MSU’s softball team.
Senior forward Branden Dawson came into MSU with all the hype in the world and, as a result, has had blessings and curses during his career in East Lansing.
MSU hockey (13-14-2, 7-6-2-2 Big Ten) let a golden opportunity slip away Thursday night against No.
In a textbook trap game, Minnesota stormed into Breslin Center and strolled away with a 96-90 victory. On what seemed to be Minnesota’s last chance, sophomore forward Gavin Schilling fouled Minnesota junior guard Carlos Morris on a three-point heave.