The MSU hockey team will kick off their regular season when they travel to the Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. to face off against Lake Superior State University. Last season, the Spartans went 2-1 against the Lakers in their three games.
MSU men's soccer notched its ninth win on Tuesday afternoon with a win against Akron. With the result, the Spartans eclipsed last year's mark of eight wins with still five games remaining until the end of the regular season.
Fifth-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor took the podium in the media center of Spartan Stadium with the look that comes after three straight losses — he wasn’t happy. But even after being yanked in the fourth quarter in favor of junior quarterback Damion Terry, he kept his poise.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski break down MSU football's loss to BYU and the road ahead for the program.
It was bound to happen sooner or later; MSU finally found a game of zero separation. In a double-overtime, back-and-forth rush of attacks, MSU hosting Wisconsin ended up a 1-1 tie. The two teams also knotted their draw in the Big Ten standings, as both remaintied for second.
Two days, two games, and two wins for MSU Volleyball. The No. 21 MSU volleyball team took the win against the University of Maryland in four sets Saturday, right after their win against No. 14 Ohio State.
The MSU football team (2-3 overall record, 0-2 Big Ten record) lost their third straight game of the season to the BYU Cougars (3-3 overall, Independent) in a non-conference tilt sandwiched between Big Ten season.
For the second year in a row, MSU swept No. 14 Ohio State on Friday, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23. From the beginning of the game the Spartans led, and in certain plays they made OSU looked confused on the floor.
The No. 21-ranked MSU volleyball team was back in action over the weekend at Jenison Field House, hosting two conference opponents — the No. 14-ranked Ohio State University and the University of Maryland, marking their third week of Big Ten play this season.
In its last two home games, MSU football has mustered 20 points. A meager six against Wisconsin and 14 points against 109th ranked pass defense in the country BYU.
MSU men's soccer is still tied for second in the Big Ten standings, as a double overtime, 1-1 tie to Wisconsin assured that both teams, 3-1-1 in the conference, trailed only Maryland at the top.
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski break down MSU's 31-14 loss to BYU. MSU now has a 2-3 overall record on the season.
On a blustery afternoon in East Lansing, Mich., fans at Spartan Stadium saw MSU return home for a non-conference tussle against the BYU Cougars. The Spartans couldn’t overcome the injuries on defense and dropped their third straight game by a score of 31-14.
MSU (2-2, 0-2 Big Ten) returned home following a loss to Indiana and was greeted in a nonconference affair with BYU (2-3, Independent). At the half, MSU leads the Cougars carried through the half by defensive stops and an impressive first drive. That first drive saw the Spartans execute 15 plays and take 7:03 of the clock, the longest drive numbers of the season for MSU in those categories.
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On Friday and Saturday MSU Volleyball will play back to back Big Ten matches against No. 14 Ohio State and Maryland.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski discuss MSU vs. BYU, MLB Playoffs, a Cubs World Series outlook and the College Football Playoff.
On Saturday, the MSU football team will look to snap a two-game losing streak against the BYU Cougars at Spartan Stadium. Midfield will display a number six in honor of Mylan Hicks. At the last home game against Wisconsin, the helmet donned the number three for Mike Sadler.
For MSU, the Western Michigan game was in many ways a point of inflection around which the rest of the season could hinge.
The MSU hockey team held their annual media day at Munn Ice Arena, where head coach Tom Anastos addressed the media along with his players in attendance. Anastos and his team comes off a disappointing 2015-2016 campaign, where they posted a 10-23-4 record, fifth in the Big Ten.