What the casual fan couldn’t see, though, was at the same time Erin Konheim Mandras was navigating her way through a successful collegiate soccer career, she was also wrestling with a severe medical problem — one that almost saw her world crumble apart.
The last time MSU and Wisconsin squared off on the hardwood, Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes had his way with the Spartans, as he scored 25 points en route to a 77-76. Thursday night was a different story.
No. 8 MSU defeated Wisconsin 69-57 Thursday night, avenging its 77-76 loss to Wisconsin on Jan. 17.
No.8 MSU leads/trails Wisconsin 32-23 at the half. MSU was led in the first half by senior guard Denzel Valentine who had nine points and seven assists. Wisconsin's was led by junior guard Zak Showalter with six points.
The Spartans’ (19-7 overall, 10-4 overall) got over their losing streak with a 70-67 victory against the Scarlet Knights (16-11 overall, 7-8 conference).
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MSU volleyball and head coach Cathy George has signed on a new assistant coach, Jonathan "JT" Wenger, according to a Spartan Athletics press release.
Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, the No. 8 MSU men's basketball team (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) will look to avenge a Jan. 17 loss to Wisconsin (16-9, 8-4) on Thursday.
Alvin Ellis III’s time at MSU has never been easy. Right from the get-go, his path to MSU was an alternative one.
There are 44 more days left to win free season tickets, sponsored by Quicken Loans, for MSU men's basketball's 2016-17 season.
Jalen Watts-Jackson and the Spartans’ punt-block team, the “rangers,” pulled off the 2015 ESPN Sports Science “Most Improbable” Play of the Year in the final ten seconds of a 27-23 victory against the University of Michigan on Oct. 17.
Fan voting for the first round ends Feb. 18.
For the first time since a Jan. 14 home loss to Iowa, MSU sophomore point guard Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. saw some playing time on Sunday.
MSU redshirt-freshman forward Kenny Goins could be out at least a couple weeks with what looks like sprained left MCL or possibly a small tear, according to Tom Izzo on the Dan Dakich show Monday morning.
The SPIRE D1 Invite on Feb. 13 saw the Spartan track and field team finish with some impressive results.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine did it again Sunday afternoon.
The No. 69 MSU women’s tennis team was defeated by the No. 45 Wake Forest University Demon Deacons Saturday, 5-2, in its first meet since the team’s van was robbed before a scheduled meet at DePaul University in Chicago.
Holding tight to a 2-1 lead over Penn State University on Saturday, MSU senior captain and forward Michael Ferrantino made a beautiful play.
It’s not common around East Lansing for MSU to be all but eliminated from winning the Big Ten regular season title with five games remaining, and even after a 88-69 win Sunday over Indiana, that’s the situation the Spartans (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) find themselves in.
Her focus is unbreakable on the court. Her athleticism is unmatched. Her trophy case only gets bigger as time goes on. Redshirt junior guard Aerial Powers is a one-of-a-kind talent for the MSU women’s basketball team and she has nowhere to go but up.