Spartans' men's soccer shut out Wisconsin, 1-0, Sunday in Madison, Wis. The game was scoreless for the first half and much of the second half before senior midfielder Jeff Krass made a goal off an assist from junior attacker John Minagawa-Webster.
It was as if age didn't matter for the MSU hockey team.The Spartans (3-3-0 overall, 2-2-0 CCHA) bounced back from an Ohio State series last weekend that grossed only one goal and two losses by sweeping Western Michigan (2-3-1, 2-3-1) with 11 total goals in two games.
Silence was all he heard. As Josh Beckett tagged out Jorge Posada and was lifted into the air in jubilation after his five-hit shutout performance sealed Game 6 and the World Series title for the Florida Marlins on Saturday night, the world stood mute as South Florida ran wild. The world was silenced partially because of shock, but mostly because so many felt wronged. How could this team come from 10 games below .500 after firing a manager earlier in the season and become the champions?
The No. 6 MSU field hockey team hammered its way to a 4-2 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Saturday. The team, led by head coach Michele Madison, held a shutout for nearly half of the game before Penn State senior Timarie Legel was able to strike a goal past Spartans goalie Christina Kirkaldy MSU (12-4 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) gained a lead early in the game when midfielder Jennifer Beeuwkes scored by deflecting a pass from midfielder Annebet Beerman.
Just because the depth issues that hampered the MSU women's basketball team are relatively healed, the defense still appeared to be hurting. At the women's annual Green and White game on Saturday, the Spartans showed off a jelled offense and transition game but gave their scrimmage team opponents sufficient room to shoot from outside. The Spartans wore out their scrimmage team - made mostly of MSU basketball managers - 77-64, but head coach Joanne P.
The MSU women's soccer team went down kicking in an overtime loss to Michigan on Friday in a conference match held in Ann Arbor.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams' (both 0-1) hopes to win their season openers were sunk Friday after being defeated by Iowa in Iowa City.
For the fifth straight weekend, the No. 22 MSU volleyball team split its weekend matches.
I laughed when someone described Tom Izzo as God. I thought a co-worker was crazy when he referred to the men's basketball media guide as the Bible. Sure, I've heard about the storied history - the national championships, the Big Ten Tournament titles - the list goes on.
MSU hockey coach Rick Comley knows his team is in need of wins, not to mention some goal production from players other than those with "Slater" stitched on the back of their uniform.In four games, MSU has notched nine goals - five coming from junior captain Jim Slater.
The definition of aggressive is "having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends," as described at dictionary.com. It's a word the No.
The men's basketball annual Green-and-White Game will take place at noon on Saturday at the Breslin Center.
The MSU women's basketball team will hold its Green and White game at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct.
The No. 6 MSU field hockey team travels to No. 7 Penn State (12-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) on Saturday for a top-10 Big Ten showdown with the Nittany Lions. The Spartans (11-4, 3-1) split last weekend, losing 1-0 to rival Michigan on Friday but bouncing back to beat Hofstra 5-2 on Saturday. MSU is 6-3 in road games this season, and this will be the team's last road game of the season.
For one week, the football players will get to relax and act like normal students. Members of MSU's football team took advantage of their bye week by playing video games and catching up on some much-needed sleep. "I felt like a normal student, just kicking back having nothing to do," junior defensive tackle Matthias Askew said.
The men's soccer team will be on the road in Madison, Wis., this weekend. The Spartans will face off against the Badgers at 1 p.m.
He's part of NFL history, a national champion Spartan and has said he felt like Jackie Robinson. But in East Lansing, most have never heard of him. On Oct.
Thursday, MSU men's tennis team kicked off the beginning of the ITA Midwest Regional tennis tournament, in which the Spartans are the hosts.
This Friday will be a huge game for the MSU women's soccer team. The Spartans will take the road to match up against Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Last season, the MSU women's basketball team set out on a journey most expected to be impossible.