Following a grueling weekend that featured three games in four days — and two losses — the MSU field hockey team will welcome their home turf this weekend as they host Syracuse, Monmouth and Kent State at the Auto-Owners Insurance MSU Invitational.
As the saying goes, “A good offense starts with a good defense,” and nowhere is that more true than with the MSU men’s soccer team.
Max Bullough made a well-publicized speech to his team before hitting the field to play Minnesota last year, in which he challenged MSU’s offense.
With the Big Ten season not far off, the women’s soccer team and head coach Tom Saxton know they can’t look past Oakland on Thursday evening.
MSU volleyball team did not emerge from the Hokie Invitational unscarred.
After a commanding 4-0 win over Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon, the men’s soccer team hopes to continue its hot streak in the upcoming week.
One side produced a pair of touchdowns, a No. 1 play on “SportsCenter’s” top plays and nearly every celebratory cheer from the crowd of 71,214.
These days, it’s difficult not to respect Andrew Maxwell. For more than a year, the senior quarterback has been hounded by fans and media with questions about the merit of his right arm, his decision making and the ineptitude of MSU’s offense. And each time, Maxwell has met criticism with consistently polite answers, often deflecting his personal pressure for the best interests of the team.
The MSU men’s soccer team got the 2013 regular season underway in dominating fashion with a 4-0 win against Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium.
Going into the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech this weekend, volleyball head coach Cathy George planned to dig deep into her bench. The plan was to see which players, particularly her freshmen, would be able to handle roles in the rotation this season.
After a well-earned tie against No. 21 San Diego State, the MSU women’s soccer team capped off the weekend victorious on the road against Dayton.
The MSU women’s soccer team won its first road game of the season Sunday afternoon against Dayton, 2-1.
The MSU volleyball team (3-1) had a solid performance at the Hokie Invitational this weekend as they opened up their season at Virginia Tech.
“Over one, over all we will reign.” Neither team exactly reigned, as the above verse from Western Michigan’s fight song implies. But it did rain over all at Spartan Stadium — including a nearly hour-long weather delay — in MSU’s uninspiring 26-13 win against the visiting Broncos on Friday night in the 2013 season-opener.
Much of the talk surrounding the MSU football team’s fall camp involved the need to make plays to come out on the right side in a game of inches.
Losing two starters last weekend to injury, MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton knew the team would be in for a tough match Friday evening against No. 21 San Diego State.
MSU kicked off its 2013 football season with a 26-13 win against visiting Western Michigan in a sloppy, rain-soaked contest under the lights at Spartan Stadium Friday night.
Once play resumed following a weather delay at approximately 10 p.m., it didn’t take long for Western Michigan to even the score before halftime. Bronco quarterback Tyler Van Tubbergen connected with receiver Keith Timmy for a 45-yard bomb down the sideline to the MSU 14-yard line.
As expected, the MSU defense outperformed its offensive counterparts through the first quarter and some change during Friday’s season-opener against Western Michigan.