The MSU volleyball team began the second half of the Big Ten regular season last week trying to forget the first half and it worked for two victories this past weekend to break a six-game slide.
MSU volleyball freshman defensive specialist Cheyenne VanDerSteen has played in 27 sets in her first year with the team and is making the most of her minutes as she looks to add to the team’s youth movement.
For the first time in four weeks, the MSU volleyball team was able to walk off the court with heads held high — and they were able to do it twice. The Spartans swept their weekend series with wins against Iowa and Wisconsin, with 3-0 victories in both matches.
New season. New identity. That’s the MSU volleyball team’s outlook as it begins the second half of the Big Ten season this weekend at home against Iowa and Wisconsin.
The MSU volleyball team had another close match this weekend, but were unable to stop a five-game slide in falling 3-2 at No. 9 Minnesota Friday.
A resilient effort and good play near the net from the MSU volleyball team was not enough to send a large Breslin Center crowd home happy Wednesday night, as the Spartans fell to No. 11 Michigan 3-0.
After two road losses last weekend, the MSU volleyball team hoped to bounce back this weekend at home, where it was 5-0 and had defeated two Top 20 teams this season.
Megan Schatzle knew after last season she needed to improve to make her team stronger and also better her chances of seeing regular minutes this season for the MSU volleyball team.
Heading into arguably the toughest three-game home stretch of the season, the MSU volleyball team has a simple policy for putting last weekend’s two losses in the past.
The No. 18 MSU volleyball team was swept twice on the road this weekend, dropping its Big Ten record to 2-4.
The No. 18 MSU volleyball team showed its maturity this past weekend, battling back from the previous week’s two losses to earn convincing victories.
Already down 1-0 against Northwestern University on Saturday and trailing in the second set, the No. 23 MSU volleyball team didn’t want to fall too far behind and risk starting Big Ten play with a 1-3 mark.
With a roster dominated by underclassmen, it’s fitting that the No. 23 MSU volleyball team would need to turn somewhere for leadership and maturity.
After four straight weekends on the road, the No. 23 MSU volleyball team returns to Jenison Field House looking to bounce back from last weekend’s pair of tough losses.
Following four impressive weekends of play to start the season, the No. 16 MSU volleyball team got its first taste of the Big Ten in two losses this weekend.
The No. 16 volleyball team is off to the program’s best start since 1976 and has turned some heads across the country en route to a 12-0 nonconference opening.
In the midst of a nine-game winning streak and driven by the play of its top scorer — sophomore Jenilee Rathje — the MSU volleyball team appeared poised for a solid Big Ten run last season when Rathje suddenly went down with a torn ACL in a September game against Ohio State.
MSU volleyball junior Allyson Karaba was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week following her 52-dig effort this weekend at the Clemson Classic in Clemson, S.C.
The No. 17 MSU volleyball team completed an undefeated nonconference schedule this weekend with its fourth straight tournament win, earning three victories at the Clemson Classic in Clemson, S.C.
Entering last season with only three upperclassmen and significant holes to fill from the previous year’s NCAA Tournament team, the MSU volleyball program turned to a promising freshman class to step in and make contributions immediately.