Going into the last home match of her MSU volleyball career, senior outside hitter Megan Schatzle would love nothing more than to take down No. 19 Michigan at Breslin Center.
In her last weekend playing at Jenison Field House, senior outside hitter Megan Schatzle left everything on the court, leading the MSU volleyball team offensively on Friday against Indiana and again on Saturday against Purdue.
After getting its first conference road win since 2008 last weekend against Iowa, the MSU volleyball team has been preparing for their last weekend of home matches. In two rematches, the Spartans will play Indiana on Friday and Purdue on Saturday.
Hungry for its first conference road win since November 2008, the MSU volleyball team broke its six-match losing streak, defeating Iowa, 3-0, on the road Friday.
The MSU volleyball team is shooting to get its first conference road victory since beating Ohio State on Nov. 15, 2008.
After extending its losing streak to six matches in its 3-1 loss to No. 9 Penn State on Saturday, the MSU volleyball team said it wants to improve on consistently serving tough.
Despite winning its first set against Penn State since Oct. 16, 2004, the MSU volleyball team was unable to come up with a match win against the No. 9 Nittany Lions on Saturday at Jenison Field House.
The MSU volleyball team plans to learn from past losses to take advantage against Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State during the team’s rematches this weekend.
For the second straight weekend, the MSU volleyball team was defeated in both of its away matches, this time falling 3-0 to both Wisconsin on Friday and No. 6 Illinois on Saturday.
In the back end of a four-match away streak, the MSU volleyball team spent the week preparing for rematches against Wisconsin and No. 6 Illinois.
At the halfway point of the Big Ten season, the MSU volleyball team has assessed its strengths to continue capitalizing on and has assessed the weaknesses holding the team back from a more successful conference journey.
Despite junior outside hitters Becca Zlabis and Kyndra Abron putting down a combined total of 45 kills on the weekend, the MSU volleyball team was unable to take down both Purdue on Friday and Indiana on Saturday.
In its first of two straight weekends of playing on the road, the MSU volleyball team said it is prepared and excited for the challenges it will face against Purdue and Indiana.
Inspired by Jon Gordon’s book “The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy,” MSU volleyball assistant coach Mike Gawlik proposed the volleyball team apply the best-seller’s inspiring messages to its practices and games.
After two narrow victories in the opening two sets, the MSU volleyball team stormed out after the intermission and dominated on the court in the third set to secure a 3-0 win over No. 20 Northwestern on Saturday at Jenison Field House.
With an unusual one-match weekend on its hands, the MSU volleyball team is able to focus all of its efforts on strategies to take down No. 20 Northwestern.
In its first of two matchups this season, the MSU volleyball team fell, 3-1, to No. 15 Michigan on Wednesday night at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor.
Not since she was a freshman has Becca Zlabis seen her team take down Michigan. But the junior outside hitter said she expects the MSU volleyball team’s preparation this week to put itself in a position to do some damage against its in-state rival Wednesday night.
After splitting its home weekend set, almost earning a conference sweep, the MSU volleyball team feels it is stepping in the right direction.
With its sights set on earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament, the MSU volleyball team said it now is viewing every match as an opportunity to prove why it deserves to see postseason tournament action.