With two Big Ten road matches this weekend, the MSU volleyball team has spent the week preparing for aggressive competition, hoping to add two wins to its conference record.
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Despite splitting two matches in its Big Ten-opening weekend at Breslin Center, the MSU volleyball team still is motivated to have a successful conference season amidst its tough competition.
Following a nonconference season in which the MSU volleyball team faced several tough opponents, the Spartans will have to use that experience as they begin Big Ten play in one of the nation’s top volleyball conferences.
With two of its starting defenders injured and unable to participate in recent matches, members of the MSU volleyball have been moved into unfamiliar positions.
s in so many previous matches this season, senior outside hitter Megan Schatzle proved to be the leading force in the MSU volleyball team’s 3-0 win over Toledo on Friday. The Spartans (8-3) took down the Rockets (5-6) to improve their all-time record against Toledo to 6-2.
Pushing the series all-time record to 8-0, the MSU volleyball team (7-3) downed Oakland in four sets to keep their series record undefeated. The Spartans’ attack overpowered the Golden Grizzlies and demonstrated their offensive depth.
Looking to recover from a challenging weekend, the MSU volleyball team (6-3) will host Oakland tonight at 7 p.m. at Jenison Field House. After what the Spartans called “a learning experience” during the weekend, the team plans to make a few adjustments that hopefully will set them up for a win against the Golden Grizzlies.
Junior outside hitter Jenilee Rathje helped the Spartans (6-3) go 2-1 in the tournament, defeating both Clemson and Eastern Illinois 3-0. Saturday night, they went to five games against Eastern Michigan, ultimately losing 3-2.
Having played in last season’s NCAA Tournament and already faced tough opponents this season, the MSU volleyball team is ready to take those experiences and turn them into wins.
After a weekend in paradise, the MSU volleyball team returned to campus Sunday with experience from playing highly ranked teams after going 1-2 in Honolulu at the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic this weekend.
For the MSU volleyball team, it’s beautiful blue skies, the Pacific Ocean’s calming breeze, warm, sandy beaches and an overall soothing atmosphere. The team is traveling to one of the most ideal locations for its first away matches this weekend.
Taking advantage of its versatile depth and talent, head coach Cathy George and junior outside hitter Jenilee Rathje led the MSU volleyball team through a challenging weekend of success. The Spartans (3-0) continued their play in the MSU Showcase prevailing over IUPUI 3-0 on Saturday and then beating Evansville later that night 3-0.
In its season-opening match on Friday, the MSU women’s volleyball team towered over the Bowling Green Falcons and helped head coach Cathy George achieve her 450th career win in the process. The Spartans controlled the pace of the match throughout each set and won 3-0 in the opening match of the MSU Showcase.
The MSU volleyball team added another match to be played at Breslin Center, closing out its home season with a rivalry match against Michigan on Nov. 24.
The MSU volleyball team, which typically plays at Jenison Fieldhouse, will host a series of matches at Breslin Center in 2010 for the third consecutive season.
The MSU volleyball team, which returns 11 letterwinners from its 2009 squad, announced its schedule for the 2010 season Tuesday. Playing a tough schedule, the Spartans will face nine of the 21 teams in last season’s NCAA Tournament and three of the four NCAA Semifinal teams.
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The MSU volleyball team suffered a season-ending loss Friday against No. 13 Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite pushing Kentucky to the brink in the first two sets, the Spartans were unable to finish and fell 3-0 in Lexington, Ky. MSU closed the season with a 17-16 record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons.
The MSU volleyball team fell short in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, losing 3-0 against No. 13 Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.