The question is simple, “To jump, or not to jump?”That’s the dilemma many women’s volleyball players struggle with when deciding how they want to serve.Traditionally, jumping has never been involved with serving.
This is the first in a series of previews about the Big Ten men’s basketball teams. Basketball coaches use various methods to inspire their teams. Some offer rewards for maximum effort, while others believe in military-style discipline. New Illinois head coach Bill Self came to practice early this fall wearing army fatigues, with a T-shirt reading “War” and war paint on his face. It was the last day of a two-week preseason training session that Self dubbed “Boot Camp,” a name the former Tulsa coach said was inspired by one of his assistants. “I was trying to loosen them up and show our team that we need to have fun doing whatever we’re doing,” Self said of the “suicide” drills the Fighting Illini were performing. Illini players said they couldn’t imagine former coach Lon Kruger dressing in army duds. “That was crazy,” said Illinois forward and emotional leader Sergio McClain.
Today’s game at Bowling Green will give the MSU men’s soccer team a chance to ride the coattails of a six-game winning streak into next week’s Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.Sunday’s 2-0 shutout versus Wisconsin gave MSU its longest winning streak since 1998, when they also won five straight.MSU head coach Joe Baum said he wants to end the season with a win so the team can contain its level of confidence going into the Big Ten Tournament.“I think we got a little momentum going now,” Baum said.
Bobby Williams’ decision to play it safe and limit sophomore tailback T.J. Duckett’s playing time against Illinois should pay off this weekend. “T.J.
Men’s cross country Freshman Steve Padgett paced the 16th-ranked Spartans to a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wis.
After the MSU men’s basketball team lit up the scoreboard with flashy dunks and three pointers in its annual Green and White game, the women’s team took the court for its Green and White game - and could have kept score on their fingers.
The MSU men’s basketball team may have been wearing practice jerseys in the annual Green and White game Saturday at the Breslin Students Event Center, but the players dove for every loose ball, leaving the same amount of skin on the floor as they would in a regular-season game.The White team took an early lead but went to the locker room with a 42-41 halftime lead.
Like Batman lurking in the shadows, the MSU men’s soccer team appeared as if from nowhere to take second place in the Big Ten this season.The Spartans (10-5-1 overall, 4-1-1 Big Ten) clinched second place, shutting out Wisconsin (9-7-1, 2-3) 2-0 on Senior Day at Old College Field on Sunday.MSU head coach Joe Baum said the win sent a message to the rest of the Big Ten.
The Spartans fell to archrival Michigan 4-0 on Friday in Ann Arbor before returning home to trounce Big Ten doormat Indiana 9-0 on Sunday.
Restricted to the bench by injuries, seniors Jessica Sanborn and Sarah Gustin are forced to go from physical leaders for the volleyball team to vocal ones in a time of disappointment. The loss of middle hitter Sanborn to a broken foot and outside hitter Gustin to a sprained foot has left the Spartan lineup young and inexperienced.
The men’s ice hockey team took all it could out of its weekend trip to South Bend, Ind.The No.
CHICAGO - The Big Ten shed some light Sunday on who the major players are in both men’s and women’s basketball this season.MSU men’s head coach Tom Izzo has to deal with being at the top, while women’s head coach Joanne P.
T.J. Duckett rushed for 469 yards during MSU’s 0-4 Big Ten start. Saturday, Duckett rushed for only two yards, but the result was a Spartan victory.MSU dedicated itself to rushing the ball even without the sophomore running back.With Duckett relegated to the role of cheerleader after aggravating a shoulder injury at Michigan on Oct.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The growing pains continue for MSU volleyball as the Spartans split their weekend road matches. On Friday night the young Spartan lineup looked sharp as the team cruised to a smooth victory at Indiana (15-5, 15-9, 15-12). But on Saturday MSU’s inexperience provided a glaring weakness as No.
CHICAGO - Becky Cummings is used to hearing play calls clearly from the sidelines because of small attendance and the lack of cheering at women’s home basketball games.
The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick off the season with their annual Green and White games this Saturday after the MSU football game.
The MSU women’s soccer team goes into today’s game against No. 7 Penn State with nothing to lose and a No.
Before the season began, MSU and Illinois figured they would be fighting for postseason positioning by late October.
Because of a sprained shoulder, sophomore tailback T.J. Duckett may not play against Illinois this weekend.Head coach Bobby Williams said Monday that Duckett’s playing status being evaluated.“I’m not sure if he’s going to be ready for this weekend,” he said.
The MSU men’s soccer team traveled across the state to Kalamazoo Wednesday and fought off Western Michigan 3-1, despite being physically tired after Sunday’s 2-0 win over then-No.