With Saturday’s 5-3 loss and Friday’s 6-2 defeat to No. 8 Michigan, the MSU hockey team lost five straight to the Wolverines for the first time ever in a single season. And to make matters worse, the Spartans now sit in last place in the CCHA.
The best offense for the MSU women’s basketball team may be sitting on the bench. The MSU reserves have outscored its opponents’ 188-108 in conference play and is a big reason for the current five-game winning streak.
The Spartans swept Eastern Michigan 7-0 this weekend to earn their first win of the season and their first victory in East Lansing.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams wrapped up events at the Shamrock Invitational on Saturday at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
The MSU track and field team took second place at the Notre Dame Invitational this weekend in South Bend, Ind., finishing behind the host Irish.
I understand the Michigan vs. MSU rivalry is one of the most heated rivalries in all of sports. But what happened on Saturday night both on and off the ice leaves reason for die-hard fans of both schools to hang their heads.
The MSU men’s tennis team continued its early success in the 2009 season, winning a doubleheader Saturday at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility. The Spartans earned the sweep by defeating Cleveland State 5-2 in the morning and Youngstown State in the nightcap 7-0.
Ann Arbor — For the fifth straight time this season, No. 8 Michigan got the better of the MSU hockey team – beating the Spartans 5-3 at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday.
Detroit — For the third time this season, No. 8 Michigan handed the MSU hockey team a loss by four or more goals. In Friday’s 6-2 loss at Joe Louis Arena, the Wolverines extended their four game winning streak this season against MSU.
About 45 minutes after another grueling practice, sophomore Kalin Lucas stands with one of his assistant coaches near the far end of the court. Almost all of his teammates have vanished into the locker room, but Lucas stays on the balls of his feet. He wipes a few beads of sweat off his silky forehead as he listens to instructions from his coach.
The last time the MSU hockey team played No. 8 Michigan at Joe Louis Arena, the Wolverines dominated the Spartans 5-1. And the last time the two teams battled at Yost Ice Arena, U-M stole a similar result, defeating the Spartans 6-1.
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekend’s games with the State News prognosticators.
On Wednesday night, the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team committed 18 turnovers, shot 40 percent from the floor and let an opposing player to score more than 30 points for the first time since the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Fortunately for the MSU wrestling team, as coach Tom Minkel puts it, “usually the best guy wins.”
MSU head coach Rick Comley said a shoulder injury might keep senior forward Tim Crowder out the rest of the season.
It’s only been 18 days since the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team defeated Northwestern 77-66 on Jan. 3 in Evanston, Ill. — but what a difference those 18 days have made for the Wildcats.
In a season mired with miscues and inconsistency on the offensive end of the court, the MSU women’s basketball team had one of its best performances of the season Sunday in its 70-59 victory over Penn State. The win completed a season sweep of the Lady Lions for the Spartans, the first time MSU has swept Penn State in school history, and continued the team’s three-game win streak.
The more you think about it, the more amazing it becomes. During the past 30 years, the MSU men’s basketball team has won six Big Ten titles, racked up 15 20-win seasons, gone to five Final Fours and celebrated two National Championships.
The MSU women’s basketball team completed the season sweep of Penn State on Sunday, knocking off the Lady Lions 70-59.
Oxford, Ohio — Entering Saturday’s game against No. 9 Miami (Ohio), the MSU hockey team was averaging 24.1 shots a game. But in the team’s 6-1 loss to the RedHawks, the Spartans only recorded 13 shots on net while Miami fired 60 shots at MSU senior goaltender Jeff Lerg.