STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The growing pains continue for MSU volleyball as the Spartans split their weekend road matches. On Friday night the young Spartan lineup looked sharp as the team cruised to a smooth victory at Indiana (15-5, 15-9, 15-12). But on Saturday MSU’s inexperience provided a glaring weakness as No.
CHICAGO - Becky Cummings is used to hearing play calls clearly from the sidelines because of small attendance and the lack of cheering at women’s home basketball games.
The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick off the season with their annual Green and White games this Saturday after the MSU football game.
The MSU women’s soccer team goes into today’s game against No. 7 Penn State with nothing to lose and a No.
Before the season began, MSU and Illinois figured they would be fighting for postseason positioning by late October.
Because of a sprained shoulder, sophomore tailback T.J. Duckett may not play against Illinois this weekend.Head coach Bobby Williams said Monday that Duckett’s playing status being evaluated.“I’m not sure if he’s going to be ready for this weekend,” he said.
The MSU men’s soccer team traveled across the state to Kalamazoo Wednesday and fought off Western Michigan 3-1, despite being physically tired after Sunday’s 2-0 win over then-No.
The 14th-ranked women’s golf team placed fifth at the windswept Central District Classic in Parrish, Fla.
Like the leaves on the trees, the Spartan football squad took a turn for the worse before hitting the ground and getting stepped on - losing four games in a row.Luckily Spartan sports fans have been able to take refuge in the World Series.But in this year’s Fall Classic, the actual baseball game is an underlying plot.This is largely due to this fact: The only form of transportation separating the top two teams in the National League and the American League is the No.
The prognosticators returned to form last week, although MSU didn’t. However, the boys have a winning feeling about Saturday’s game.
Playing on the road for the first time in the CCHA season, the men’s ice hockey team will battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tonight and Friday at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind.Not only will the series be the only meeting between the Spartans (2-1-1) and the Irish (2-3-1) this season, but MSU will have to face Notre Dame without two veteran players.Senior center Andrew Bogle and junior center Joe Goodenow will not play this weekend because of shoulder injuries.
His name is Rausell, but everyone calls him Rocky. In an era when teams are constantly searching for 250-pound bruising running backs, he stands barely 5-foot-9 and weighs 186 pounds.
Another year, another preseason injury.Head coach Tom Izzo announced Monday that sophomore forward Adam Ballinger broke his right thumb in practice last week and will be out six to eight weeks.
Despite sitting in last place in the Big Ten, MSU’s football program lured another recruit to East Lansing with the verbal commitment of 6-foot-5-inch, 260-pound defensive end Kevin Vickerson.Vickerson, who committed at the end of July, has still been visiting other colleges this fall, but said MSU is definitely where he’ll be headed next year.“I loved the atmosphere there,” he said.
T.J. Turner is done for the season.MSU head coach Bobby Williams said at his Monday press conference that the senior linebacker had surgery on his separated shoulder Friday and will not return.“It’s a huge loss,” Williams said.
In the last three weeks, the MSU volleyball team has lost three starters to injury and four of its last six matches. The recent skid has the No.
The MSU men’s soccer team upset No. 15 Penn State 2-0 Sunday, playing short a player in final 20 minutes of the game because of a red card.After receiving a yellow card early in the second half, senior midfielder Pat Mahoney was handed his second yellow card later in the second half, resulting in the red card.MSU assistant coach Damon Rensing said the team accepted the challenge in the final 20 minutes.
Ice hockeyThe seventh-ranked Spartan icers split their conference-opening series with Nebraska-Omaha this weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision on Friday night before bouncing back to win 4-1 on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.The Mavericks won Friday’s game with stellar play by freshman goalie Dan Ellis.
Their quarterback threw for 292 yards on 26 of 37 passes. For the third straight week they outgained the opponent in total yards.
With two starters sidelined by injuries, the MSU volleyball team dropped two games at home this weekend.On Friday night the Spartans lost to No.