Sitting last in the CCHA and yet to sweep a series, the MSU hockey team doesn’t have much to show for its work. But despite a 9-20-3 overall record, 7-16-1-0 in the CCHA, the Spartans have made sure their opponents recognize they still have some fight in them. “The biggest takeaway is to show that these guys can be resilient,” head coach Tom Anastos said of the weekend.
After spending several weeks practicing indoors, a trip to South Carolina was supposed to mean warm weather and sunny skies for the MSU baseball team.
The MSU gymnastics team showed a resiliency not seen all season as they lost to Ohio State 195.575-194.250 Saturday afternoon.
_Ann Arbor, Mich. – _Now that was how a rivalry game should be. Despite 21 points in a heroic effort from guard Jasmine Thomas in the senior’s final regular season match up with archrival Michigan, it wasn’t enough to end her Spartan career undefeated against the Wolverines. Michigan (19-6 overall, 8-4 Big Ten) broke its 12-game losing streak to MSU on Sunday afternoon with a dramatic 70-69 win in front of a sellout crowd at Crisler Center.
Dan Roushar has accepted the job as running backs coach for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and will be leaving the program, according to a release by the MSU athletics department.
Michigan standout sharpshooter Kate Thompson hit her first four shots, including three 3-pointers to help the Wolverines jump out to an early seven-point lead about seven minutes in. Thompson cooled off though and the energy of the opening tip died down at Crisler Center to allow MSU to run off 11 straight points and take a 22-19 lead. Behind senior guard Jasmine Thomas’ team-high 11 points, MSU leads U-M 32-28 at the intermission.
Walking away from Friday night’s game, one thing MSU hockey can be sure of is the Spartans still have some fight in them. Unfortunately, fight doesn’t show up on the scoreboard. “We know, because hockey hasn’t changed, there’s 60 minutes to a game,” MSU (8-20-3 overall, 6-16-1-0 CCHA) head coach Tom Anastos said.
The MSU gymnastics team hopes to keep their momentum as they take on No. 19 Ohio State at 5 p.m. Saturday in the third-annual Autism Awareness Meet at Jenison Field House.
After finishing the Big Ten season without a win, the MSU wrestling team hopes to get back on their feet when they take on Iowa Stateat 7 p.m. at Jenison Field House.
A fight to get out of last place might not be the position MSU hockey wants to be in, but it’s the reality.
Dan Roushar hasn’t always been the most popular man in town and, according to a new report, he might not be in town much longer.
It was a night in which seemingly everything went right for the Spartans at Breslin Center. That was evident when MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant summoned Mariah Harris from the bench to check into her first game action since Dec. 16, 2012.
On Tuesday, The State News published five keys for the Spartans to win the first ever top-10 clash with the rival Wolverines. The No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team (21-4 overall, 10-2 Big Ten) dominated No. 4 Michigan (21-4, 8-4) from start to finish, winning 75-52 in front of a frenzied crowd of 14,797 in attendance. Here’s how MSU fared when it came to the pregame keys.
The last time Mateen Cleaves took the floor against Michigan, he left a lasting impression not soon forgotten.
It might have been the first time the MSU and U-M’s men’s basketball programs met as a pair of top-10 teams, but it certainly didn’t feel like it.
This season, the MSU hockey team is 7-4-1 when netting a power-play goal, but only 1-16-2 when the Spartans fail to score on a man-advantage. Last Saturday, captain and junior forward Greg Wolfe snapped a four-game streak of no power-play goals.
The talk began months ago, back when the ink dried on their letters of intent. The greatest University of Michigan freshman class since the Fab Five.
With each swing of Jimmy Pickens’ bat at MSU’s indoor hitting facility, you can tell he’s ready.
The team trains together in the same program during the week, but some weekends, wrestlers not in the starting lineup are limited to competing as individuals in open tournaments.
It was a night in which nearly everything went right for the Spartans at Breslin Center. That was evident when Mariah Harris scored five points on her first two touches of the night.