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Sports | Volleyball 1000

BASEBALL

Baseball looks to continue hot start to season

The men's baseball team is coming off of a solid start to the season, the team traveled Surprise College Baseball Classic in Arizona going 2-1 in three games.  The team opened with a 9-3 win over New Mexico on Friday, their second game of the weekend was 4-3 loss to Oregon State in extra innings on Saturday, the third and final game saw the team rebound against Northwestern with a 3-2 win on Sunday. 

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Halftime: men's basketball leads U-M 38-23

Ann Arbor, Mich. It took MSU five 3-point tries before their first make. But when senior guard Travis Trice sank a triple with 13:46 seconds left in the first half, the proverbial lid came off for MSU. The Spartans made 5-of-13 3-pointers and shot 59.3 percent in first half against rival U-M Tuesday night and lead 38-23 at halftime.

SPORTS

Denzel Valentine learning to stay out of foul trouble

Junior guard Denzel Valentine has been MSU's most improved player this season. An accurate shooter, capable defender and ball handler, MSU's best basketball typically coincides when the junior guard is locked in.  Inversely, MSU's offense has a tendency to stall when Valentine is on the bench.

BASKETBALL

Women's basketball comes close to pulling off upset, still falls to Maryland

Before the opening tip off, sophomore forward Aerial Powers was gven a standing ovation in front of the home crowd for her career setting record this past Wednesday. Standing alongside head coach Suzy Merchant on center court, Powers was given a commemorative basketball in recognition of her 1,000 point scored against Penn State, making her the 24th player in Spartan history to reach the milestone.  "I was very excited," Powers said when asked to describe the emotions he felt during the pregame ceremonies.

BASKETBALL

Women's basketball drops game to Maryland 75-69

Before the opening tip off, sophomore forward Aerial Powers was giving a standing ovation in front of the home crowd for her career setting record this past Wednesday. Standing alongside head coach Suzy Merchant on center court, Powers was given a commemorative basketball in recognition of her 1,000 point scored against Penn State, making her the 24th player in Spartan history to reach the milestone.  A memorable moment for the No.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

It's ValenTIME

After missing a game-winning point against Illinois, junior guard Denzel Valentine found redemption in a 3-pointer against Ohio State — appropriately enough on Valentine's Day.

SPORTS

Wrestling grabs first Big Ten win against Indiana

The MSU wrestling team picked up its first Big Ten win of the season in Bloomington on Friday, with a victory over Indiana.  The Spartans spoiled senior night for the Hoosiers, and won the dual meet 26-16 to move on to a 1-7 conference record, and 5-10 overall.  MSU came out hot, winning the first three matches.  Mitch Rogaliner (125), Garth Yenter (133), and Javier Gasca (141) were responsible for the victories.