Michigan State completed its first Big Ten sweep on the season with back-to-back victories over Wisconsin. The Spartans remain home next week for a series versus Ohio State.
Illinois made Michigan State sweat all the way to the very last play, but MSU's defense ultimately stepped up for the upset win.
Michigan State's defense has been strong Saturday afternoon despite eight suspended players and a few more going down with injuries in the first half.
Erik Middendorf recorded a career-high four goals and Dylan St. Cyr had a monsterous shutout as Michigan State dominated Wisconsin 5-0 in the first of a two-game series.
Michigan State held early leads in all four sets, but could only finish in the first set of the night.
Michigan State hockey dominated Wisconsin in a 5-0 shutout fostered by four goals from Erik Middendorf and a shutout from Dylan St. Cyr.
Michigan State suffered a heartbreaking loss to Ohio State following a goal scored with only 32 seconds left on the clock.
Eli loved his South Alabama pick so much from last week that he's going back to the Jaguars this week.
The State News’ football beat writer Alex Faber spoke with Jonathan Alday of The Daily Illini to get a preview of what Michigan State can expect Saturday afternoon.
The true freshman scored the game-winner in the 66th minute.
Illinois poses a strong threat on both sides of the ball.
The home team won all four games between Michigan State and Wisconsin last year.
MSU will face the winner of the matchup between the No. 2 seeded Northwestern and No. 6 seeded Penn State on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lower.com Field
MSU heads to Columbus on Friday to face second-seeded Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan State meets fourth-seeded Nebraska with a trip to the Big Ten Championship on the line.
The Michigan State offense can't fall flat this weekend like it did versus Michigan, especially with eight defensive players suspended indefinitely.
Living with student athletes offers a different dynamic than one would think.
For a large chunk of the exhibition, MSU looked downtrodden until separating in the second half.
Michigan State is at a pivotal moment in its season where the Spartans could rally together or completely derail.
Despite the slow start, MSU defeated Grand Valley State in its lone exhibition game.