After getting its first conference road win since 2008 last weekend against Iowa, the MSU volleyball team has been preparing for their last weekend of home matches. In two rematches, the Spartans will play Indiana on Friday and Purdue on Saturday.
Despite being the first class in MSU history to make it to the NCAA Tournament all four years, the MSU men’s soccer team’s senior class has one more thing they’d like to prove against Oakland at 1 p.m. Thursday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field — they can win a tournament game.
The Spartans’ 17 seniors will look to go out in style for their final time at Spartan Stadium this season, while Purdue will try to bring its “A” game and gain some momentum on offense. Here’s a look at four matchups that will help decide Saturday’s game…
On Wednesday, senior Emily MacLeod was named Great Lakes Region Female Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year after leading the No. 16 MSU women’s cross country team to a Big Ten championship this season.
With a later-than-usual 10 p.m. tip-off as a part of ESPN’s Tip-Off Marathon, the MSU men’s basketball team didn’t perform like the No. 2 team in the country, committing 19 turnovers and shooting 50 percent from the free-throw line in an 82-73 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night at Breslin Center.
Two years ago, the MSU football fell flat on its face coming off a bye week with Big Ten title implication on the line. This year, the No. 11 Spartans are hoping for a different outcome after the bye week.
Ten games into the season and Rick Comley finally knows his team. The head coach of the No. 17 MSU hockey team now knows the capabilities of his team following this weekend’s split series with Ohio State.
Despite being just a freshman, Annalise Pickrel took control in a late game situation. The 6-foot-3 guard for the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team (2-0) showed flashes of inside-outside brilliance in the final five minutes of the team’s 74-62 victory against Dayton on Monday night at Breslin Center.
It wasn’t the perfect ending, but senior forward Jantine Steinmetz was proud of the effort the No. 11 MSU field hockey team competed with in its last game. In its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, MSU was eliminated by No. 3 Virginia in a 3-2 overtime loss in the first round Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
When the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team takes on South Carolina at 10 p.m. Tuesday at Breslin Center, Izzo said his players likely will get a taste of their own medicine.
Week 10 in the NFL provided a perfect opportunity for teams to make a statement. Whether it was through a convincing win or a disappointing loss, this is where we really found out the medal of each team.
The Spartans (11-7-1) will host Oakland (7-10-3) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 1 p.m. Thursday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. This is MSU’s 14th appearance in the tournament, as the Spartans have compiled an all-time record of 17-10-4.
Austin Thornton came to MSU four years ago as a lights-out shooter. But in the three years since his redshirt season, head coach Tom Izzo said Thornton had yet to put that jumper on display. On Friday, Thornton found his stroke, going 3-for-5 from the field and making all four of his free throw attempts.
The No. 16 MSU women’s cross country team continued its dominance over the Big Ten with a win Saturday at the NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional 6k in Rochester, Mich.
The No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team is looking to use its effort to grab more rebounds. The Spartans take on Dayton on Monday at Breslin Center.
Head coach Rick Comley said he hoped junior forward Brett Perlini’s quality scoring chances would rub off on the rest of the No. 16 MSU hockey team. After opening Saturday night’s game against Ohio State at Munn Ice Arena with the first goal, Perlini did just that.
Seven MSU men’s soccer players were selected to All-Big Ten Teams or earned awards following the team’s 11-7-1 regular season.
Hungry for its first conference road win since November 2008, the MSU volleyball team broke its six-match losing streak, defeating Iowa, 3-0, on the road Friday.
The No. 16 MSU hockey team defeated Ohio State, 4-0, on Saturday night to split the weekend series. The win gave junior goaltender Drew Palmisano his first shutout of the season and his third at MSU.
The No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team opened on a 15-2 run and didn’t look back en route to a 90-62 win against IPFW in its season-opener Saturday at Breslin Center.