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.
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.
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.
MSU volleyball and head coach Cathy George has signed on a new assistant coach, Jonathan "JT" Wenger, according to a Spartan Athletics press release.
MSU volleyball was selected to its fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance, earning one of the nine bids the Big Ten conference received.
MSU Volleyball is heading into a critical stretch this weekend if they plan on playing postseason matches this year.
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.
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.
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.
The MSU Women Volleyball team, fresh off a sweep over Rutgers, faces their toughest task this week.
The Spartans came into Wednesday’s matchup with Maryland with an 11-6 record, and a .500 record in conference play.
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.
The Michigan State volleyball team is hitting the road to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight, and will continue that road trip with a stop in Iowa City to go against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
MSU Volleyball began the Big Ten season with a win over Indiana Friday night. The Spartans swept the Hoosiers in the three straight sets to improve to 9-3 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.
Junior transfer outside hitter Autumn Bailey has torn her ACL and will miss the remainder of this season, according to head coach Cathy George as she told reporters in a press conference held earlier this morning. Bailey was a highly anticipated transfer student from Marquette University.
The season starts in Lexington, Ky. for the MSU women’s volleyball team. The Spartans will play AVCO 15th ranked Kentucky on Friday, Aug. 28.
Three MSU volleyball players will be heading to Colorado Springs, Colo. to tryout for the U.S. Women's National Team. Freshman setter Rachel Minarick, freshman middle blocker Alyssa Garvelink and sophomore outside hitter Chloe Reinig will take part in an open tryout on Feb.
The volleyball team was not able to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for a third consecutive season.
By Troy Jefferson tjefferson@statenews.com Two sophomores came to the rescue for the Spartans on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Thanks in large part to opposite hitter Allyssah Fitterer and outside hitter Chloe Reinig, MSU (19-13 overall) defeated Loyola Marymount (23-8 overall), 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21) in Palo Alto, Calif.
It’s dancing time for the volleyball team. MSU (18-13 overall, 11-9 Big Ten) will play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night against Loyola Marymount (23-7 overall, 11-7 West Coast Conference) at Stanford’s campus in Palo Alto, California at 7:30 p.m.