MSU men's tennis defeats Ball State 4-3
Gene Orlando added to his career win total on Saturday, as MSU men's tennis defeated Ball State 4-3 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
Gene Orlando added to his career win total on Saturday, as MSU men's tennis defeated Ball State 4-3 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
On Saturday, the MSU women's tennis team's van was robbed while the team was preparing for a meet against the DePaul Blue Demons in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, according to theChicago Police Department.
The No. 12 MSU men's basketball team (19-4, 6-4 Big Ten) has been shooting lights out the last two games.
For the second straight game, an onslaught of 3-pointers helped the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team to a decisive victory. This time, it was a 17-for-32 shooting performance from beyond the arc to help the Spartans to a 96- 62 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
An early onslaught of 3-pointers has the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team (18-4, 5-4 Big Ten) on top of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-15, 0-8) at the half from Breslin Center, 44-33.
MSU hockey lost 2-1 to Ohio State Saturday night. The two teams split the series 1-1, with MSU defeating the Buckeyes 4-2 on Friday. The split is MSU's first time not losing a series since Dec. 11, 2015.
MSU hockey’s season (6-17-2) has been ugly, and it was only fitting it would win for the first time since Dec.
“I think it’s huge," Keady said of Izzo's milestone. "I think (Izzo) and Jud both deserve to be in the hall of fame. It’s just unbelievable what Izzo has done there as far as getting to the Final Four. That’s a great, great story. They 'ought to make a movie about it. Write a book.”
No. 12 MSU defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 76-45 Thursday night.
A standout performance from junior forward Aerial Powers helped the #18 Spartans (15-4, 6-2 Big Ten) capture a 68-56 victory over Purdue (15-5, 6-3) on Wednesday night.
In the world of sports, the coaches and players tend to receive all the acclaim, glory and either wanted or unwanted celebrity statuses.
The No. 18 ranked MSU women's basketball team hosted Big Ten opponent Purdue on Wednesday in a gritty defensive battle. MSU won by a final score of 68-56 and was able to climb into third place in the Big Ten standings.
Austin Thornton has always had a knack for shooting. Playing in high school at Cedar Springs High School, he averaged 26 points per game his senior season, shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 86.3 percent from the free-throw line. In fact, he holds the Michigan High School record for most made free throws with 572 and places second with 54 consecutive makes from the charity stripe.
In this year's installment of Coaches vs. Cancer, teams all across the nation are honoring the late Spartan basketball super fan Lacey Holsworth, by wearing golden shoelaces in a movement known as "Lace up for Lacey."
With only 10 games left in the regular season, the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team (17-4, 4-4 Big Ten) is looking at every game as an important one.
The Spartans are gearing up to play Big Ten opponent Purdue on Wednesday. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
Defense and rebounding — these are the aspects of basketball MSU head coach Tom Izzo wants to see. And at his press conference Monday, Izzo said the team is finally starting to show him they understand why.
MSU basketball shined bright for the country to see during Saturday night's 74-65 victory against Maryland — literally.
The Izzone has been heralded as one of the most rambunctious student fan bases in the country ever since MSU head coach Tom Izzo took over the position in 1995.
On Sunday, offensive lineman and former Purdue Boilermaker commit Luke Campbell verbally committed to join MSU in the spring of 2016.