The MSU men’s tennis team will begin the fall season hosting the Frank Beeman Invitational Sept. 16-18. Matches will last all day at the outdoor MSU tennis courts, located south of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building off Wilson Road.
The MSU cross country team will host the 2011 Spartan Invitational at 1 p.m., Sept. 16, at Forest Akers East Golf Course.
As Detroit Mercy comes to town for a 5 p.m. matchup today at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the Spartans (6-1-0) will look to extend their winning streak on the season to seven games by maintaining a solid attack on both sides of the ball.
After five weeks of practices and two victories against overmatched opponents, the No. 15 MSU football team still remains searching for its 2011 identity.
One day after the MSU volleyball team (8-1) dropped its first game of the season against Bowling Green in the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational last friday, sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mathews went to breakfast with another player and had a simple message for her — “Get me the ball.”
MSU field hockey sophomore goalie Molly Cassidy was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
After much anticipation, Nike and MSU unveiled the Pro Combat uniforms the Spartans will wear against Michigan on Oct. 15 at Spartan Stadium.
After struggling through last week’s season opener, senior wide receiver Keshawn Martin needed a solid performance this weekend for the No. 15 MSU football team.
MSU (1-4) hit a low point Sunday suffering a loss to Marshall (1-4), a game in which the Spartans gave up Marshall’s first goal of the season and continued their slow start to the season.
The renovations — about $500,000 worth of improvements — were funded by a donation by Bob Skandalaris, who is an alumnus and frequent donor to MSU. The renovations include new paint jobs, new bleacher and chair-back seating, scoreboards and a video board, Deputy Athletics Director Greg Ianni said.
Talk about making a statement. After its slow start in the season opener, the No. 15 MSU football team came out Saturday and absolutely manhandled Florida Atlantic. Any bad memory the Spartans had from the Youngstown State game was completely wiped away after the dominant 44-0 win over the Owls.
Junior forward Olivia Stander and sophomore goalkeeper Courtney Clem were named Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively.
MSU football senior offensive guard Arthur Ray Jr., who has battled a form of bone cancer for the past four years, was named a finalist for the America’s Choice Honor for Courage in Sports on Monday.
The women’s team finished day two of three at the Texas A&M “Mo”morial at 49-over par, good for 10th out of 12 teams.
The Spartans will travel to South Bend, Ind. to play Notre Dame, with the game scheduled to finish before the No. 15 MSU football team’s 3:30 p.m. game against the Fighting Irish.
Make no mistake: The MSU football team that threw down 44 points while shutting out Florida Atlantic was not the same team that quietly slid past Youngstown State two weeks ago.
On the strength of an explosive offense and stingy backline, the Spartans (6-1-0) extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-0 victory Friday against Bowling Green and a 4-1 romp Sunday over UC-Santa Barbara.
Head coach Damon Rensing said the Spartans’ pair of weekend losses taught his team an early lesson in not taking things for granted.
The MSU field hockey team (2-5) took a couple steps towards turning its season around, winning two hard-fought matches against the No.
Despite recording its first loss of the season against Bowling Green on Friday, the MSU volleyball team (8-1) won the last two games of the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational, placing second in the four-team tournament in Bowling Green, Ohio.