The 2014 season for MSU field hockey (7-6, 2-3 Big Ten) has not gone quite like head coach Helen Knull wanted at the start of the season. The Spartans are unranked for the first time this season and coming off a tough weekend of tough losses against Indiana and Ball State.
The midpoint of the 2014 college football season has arrived for the Spartans. With head coach Mark Dantonio's 100th game at MSU approaching this weekend against Indiana, football beat writers Robert Bondy and Geoff Preston grade MSU's season thus far.
It can be hard to establish yourself as a freshman. It can be even harder to establish yourself as a freshman coming off an injury.
MSU will close out its home schedule this weekend, and with matchups against Ohio State and Penn State looming, the Spartans could potentially be involved in two more entertaining college soccer contests.
The men's soccer team (8-2-2 overall, 2-1-1 Big Ten) defeated the Western Michigan Broncos (6-4-3 overall, 0-0-1 MAC) in a dominating 4-0 shutout win on Wednesday.
For MSU junior quarterback Connor Cook, the Hoosier state has more of a connection than just being the enemy on Saturday.
As the men’s soccer team (7-2-2 overall, 2-1-1 Big Ten) prepares to take on the Western Michigan Broncos (6-3-3 overall, 0-0-1 MAC) on Wednesday afternoon, they will see a lot of familiar faces on the opposing team.
Football head coach Mark Dantonio was at the podium Tuesday to discuss his team’s offensive inefficiency in the fourth quarter, the 100th game for his staff and the addition of recruit Tyriq Thompson to the Spartans.
Three weeks remain in the women’s soccer season, and despite an unfavorable start to league play, MSU is gaining ground at just the right time.
For a second straight week, No. 8 MSU football (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) nearly let a big lead slip away in the final moments of the game. A late turnover preserved the 45-31 win over Purdue, but by no means was it pretty. Here are four takeaways from this week’s MSU victory.
MSU (10-7 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) will have to lean on every player on its roster if they want to make a push in a tough Big Ten conference.
As the men’s soccer team (7-2-2 overall, 2-1-1 Big Ten) prepares to take on the Western Michigan Broncos (6-3-3 overall, 0-0-1 MAC) on Oct. 15mr, the team can rest easy for a day having won a key game against the Wisconsin Badgers (2-8-1 overall, 0-4-0 Big Ten) 2-1 on Saturday.
It’s official — MSU football will take on Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. The game will be televised on ABC.
No. 8 MSU football experienced deja vu on Saturday.
When the swim meet against Denison and Grand Valley was scheduled, coaches and athletes weren’t sure what to expect for an outdoor competition in mid-October. MSU lucked out this Saturday with sunny weather reaching the upper 50s, where the swimming and diving team performed in the shadow of Spartan Stadium.
The volleyball team was able to stay afloat in the Big Ten standings this weekend after splitting two home games.
MSU extended its winning streak to two games with a 2-0 victory over Purdue on Saturday night.The Spartans (8-5-1 overall, 2-5-1 Big Ten) rolled past the Boilermakers and won back-to-back games for the first time in over a month.Familiar faces lifted the Spartans to the victory, with freshman forward
No. 20 MSU field hockey will head back to East Lansing with a bitter taste in its mouth.
MSU football remained No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll and moved up two spots to No. 6 in Amway Coaches Poll after beating Purdue, 45-31, on Saturday.
Perhaps the new uniforms bought new energy to the Spartans, who adorned pink jerseys Saturday night instead of the customary home white ones as part of their annual Breast Cancer Awareness game.