With seven first-year starters on defense to begin the season, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and his coaching staff knew they had talent, but without experience it was hard to say how good the defense could be.
After a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory at home against Kent State on Sunday, the MSU field hockey team has its Big Ten home opener at 3 p.m.
With the season fast approaching for the MSU hockey team, Tom Anastos and his staff have been hard at work to get the team ready to take the ice.
Following a disappointing season in 2010-11, new head coach Tom Anastos and several players met with members of the local and regional media Tuesday to discuss the aspirations of a new era in Spartan hockey.
The MSU football team has many options as far as wide receivers go, but that won’t always be the case as many of them are seniors.
In the 51st minute of the MSU men’s soccer team’s game against Illinois-Chicago, it looked like the bounces would continue to go against the Spartans.
The tournament was shortened to 18 holes instead of the usual 36 and postponed from the original Monday date to Tuesday because of inclement weather in the area.
The MSU football team’s “preseason” is over, and now it’s time for the real action to start. On Saturday, when the Spartans play Ohio State, we finally will see if their goals are achievable.
The MSU men’s soccer team has started the season off on a sour note — 1-5-2 — but it’s not the end of the world. Last year, the team ended on a 0-4-1 skid before the NCAA tournament and still managed a trip to the Sweet 16.
Freshman libero Kori Moster of the MSU volleyball team was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after a strong performance in two Big Ten games this past weekend.
Due to heavy rainfall in the Midwest on Monday, the first two rounds of the Iverness Intercollegiate at the Iverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, has been postponed until Tuesday.
The Spartans (10-2-0 overall, 2-1-0 Big Ten) kept offensive pressure on the Golden Gophers (4-6-1, 1-1-1) the whole game while keeping shots away from senior goalie Jill Flietstra.
The Spartans (5-6 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) were looking to rebound after dropping their first Big Ten match of the season to Iowa, 2-0, Saturday. MSU did just that on an overtime penalty corner by freshman midfielder Becky Stiles.
The MSU volleyball team (12-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) opened Big Ten play on Friday with a 3-0 loss at Purdue but was able to rebound in time to top the Indiana Hoosiers, 3-1, on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.
The MSU men’s soccer team opened up its Big Ten season with a 1-1 tie at Northwestern on Saturday.
The MSU women’s tennis team wrapped up its first tournament of the season Sunday at the Spartan Invitational, which took place at the MSU tennis courts on Wilson Road. Due to the MSU home football game, Saturday’s matches were located at both Mason High School and East Lansing High School.
The MSU football team wasted no time in getting an early lead against Central Michigan before clinching its final nonconference game, 45-7, Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
MSU finished with 478 yards while holding Central Michigan to 112. The Spartans grabbed four interceptions, but they also had four penalties for 20 yards.
Coming into the game riding an eight-game winning streak, the MSU women’s soccer team (8-2-0, 1-1-0 Big Ten) couldn’t match the intensity of Wisconsin (7-3-0, 2-0-0) and gave up a late goal to fall 2-1.
After last weekend’s 31-13 loss to Notre Dame, the Spartans said they returned to the drawing board with an especially critical eye to find the costly mistakes and look to eliminate them this time around. Learning as much as possible from the first loss of the season, MSU’s goals are still in tact as it looks to get back on track.