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MSU volleyball earns top-25 ranking after sweeping Western Kentucky
The MSU volleyball team won their second tournament of the season Sept. 9-10 at the Western Kentucky Invitational.
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TSN Podcast with Stephen and Casey episode #3
In episode three, The State News sports editor Casey Harrison and Stephen Olschanski talk Tom Izzo's induction into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the absurdity of the NFL, MSU football's bye week and give you their picks for college football's biggest games of the weekend.
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Junior libero Abby Monson looks to be a key factor for MSU volleyball
When the MSU volleyball team trots out onto the court right before the game, they come out of the locker room wearing the same colored jerseys -- except for one player.
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MSU volleyball heads south to compete in Western Kentucky Invitational
The MSU volleyball team will continue their non-conference schedule as they head to Bowling Green, Ky.
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MSU volleyball shows growth from last season through maturity and development
In front of over 3,600 people, the MSU volleyball team hosted the No. 7 team in the nation, the University of Florida, over the weekend in the Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational. While the Spartans fell in straight sets to Florida, they had a winning weekend, going 2-1.
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Spartans fall to No. 7 Florida in Spartan Invitational finale
The MSU volleyball team lost on Sunday to #7, University of Florida Gators, and were swept in three sets. The Gators beat the Spartans 25-13 in the first set, 25-16 in the second and completed the sweep with 25-19 set victory in the third. Florida was the highest ranked opponent MSU faced during the SPartan Invitational, after sweeping both Morgan State and Central Michigan on Saturday.
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MSU sweeps day one of Spartan Invitational, will play No. 7 Florida
The MSU volleyball team swept both games Saturday against Morgan State University and Central Michigan University. MSU held both team to 10% and under success rate, Morgan State had 8.2%, while Central Michigan had a 10% success rate throughout the game, compared to the Spartans 30.7% and 31.5%.
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With students return, it's time to focus on MSU fall athletics
As students flock back onto campus and incoming freshman take in the wonders of MSU’s massive landscape, they might hear a rumbling noise coming from Spartan Stadium or Jenison Fieldhouse. Just as students return to their dorms and houses, the student athletes embark on a new season of fall sports.
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MSU volleyball sweeps Aztec Invitational, will open at home on Saturday
The MSU volleyball team started off their regular season going undefeated after they traveled to San Diego, Calif. to compete in the San Diego State Aztec Invitational. There, they took part in a round robin style tournament as they faced the University of Denver, Marist College, and host, San Diego State University.
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Spartans ranked seventh in Big Ten preseason poll
The MSU volleyball team held it's annual media day press conference Monday and shortly after the Big Ten released a poll which ranked the Spartans seventh in its first preseason conference poll, according to the MSU Athletic Department.
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Former MSU grad looks to expand number of women in sports business
Meet MSU graduate Kristin Porter. Porter is the founder of FAB, also known as Females in Athletic Business. FAB is a women’s empowerment organization that is aiming to unite both students aspiring to pursue a career in sports business and professionals already in the industry to expand the growing number of females pursuing jobs in sports business.
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MSU volleyball welcomes assistant coach JT Wenger
MSU volleyball and head coach Cathy George has signed on a new assistant coach, Jonathan "JT" Wenger, according to a Spartan Athletics press release.
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MSU volleyball slated for match up with No. 24 Arkansas State in NCAA Tournament
MSU volleyball was selected to its fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance, earning one of the nine bids the Big Ten conference received.
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MSU volleyball hopes to boost NCAA Tournament resume vs. ranked opponents
MSU Volleyball is heading into a critical stretch this weekend if they plan on playing postseason matches this year.
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MSU volleyball heads into challenging road stretch
The MSU Volleyball team split last week against top ranked opponents in Ohio State and Penn State, and as the Big Ten has displayed throughout the season, the road does not get any easier for anyone.
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MSU volleyball fights hard, falls short vs. No. 5 Penn State
The MSU Volleyball team, fresh off their upset victory against Ohio State, saw their winning streak come to an end as the Penn State Lady Lions swept the Spartans in Jenison Field House Saturday night.
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MSU volleyball scores major upset victory against No. 6 Ohio State
The MSU volleyball team set a season high with 10 service aces en route to a convincing sweep over the sixth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in Jenison Field House Wednesday evening.
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Volleyball heads into toughest stretch of season
The MSU Women Volleyball team, fresh off a sweep over Rutgers, faces their toughest task this week.
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George gets 200th victory on volleyball's breast cancer awareness night
The Spartans came into Wednesday’s matchup with Maryland with an 11-6 record, and a .500 record in conference play.
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Volleyball coach Cathy George aims for 200th victory at MSU
Michigan State volleyball closed out their road trip with two games last week, the first of which in Lincoln, Nebraska against the powerful Cornhuskers volleyball team. Nebraska was ranked number four in the country heading into the contest, fresh off a win against Penn State, a perennial championship contender in women’s volleyball.