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FOOTBALL

Breast cancer awareness pink signs to be handed out at homecoming football game

Nolly Dakroury
October 10, 2013

MSU plans to give students the opportunity to sport some pink with their green and white by partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to raise awareness about breast cancer during this week’s Homecoming football game on Saturday. The nonprofit health care organization will provide attendees with reversible cheer cards in Spartan Stadium that read ‘Go Green/Go Pink’ or ‘Go White/Go Pink.’

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Pivotal match against OSU ahead for women's soccer

Derek Blalock
October 10, 2013

The clock is ticking for the women’s soccer team. The Spartans (7-4-2 overall, 1-4-0 Big Ten) have only six games remaining in the regular season before the Big Ten Tournament. They currently sit a game out of eighth place in the Big Ten — the number of teams allowed into the tournament.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU takes it to Western Ontario, wins 4-1

Zach Smith
October 10, 2013

For Tom Anastos, it was nice to see the puck go in the net. In the hockey team’s first game of the 2013-14 campaign, a 4-1 exhibition win against Western Ontario, the Spartans put up 47 shots, when a season ago they averaged slightly more than 25 a game.

MEN'S SOCCER

Magic number: Players tell why it's theirs

Zach Smith
October 9, 2013

The likes of Lionel Messi, Pele, Wayne Rooney and Diego Maradona are all linked by something other than their goal scoring prowess on the field — the jersey No. 10. Even for members of the MSU men’s soccer team, the significance of their jersey number is an important aspect of the game.

SPORTS

Barker shaking off injury, getting back to old playing ways

Omari Sankofa II
October 9, 2013

Abby Barker was nearly unstoppable last season. The then-sophomore forward started all 20 matches for the field hockey team. Her 18 season goals accounted for more than half of MSU’s total for the season — 33. She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection and ranked in the top half of the Big Ten in several offensive categories.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Clem, Gauruder duke out starting goalie spot

Derek Blalock
October 8, 2013

Heading into the season, Courtney Clem was the No. 1 goalkeeper for the MSU women’s soccer team. With just six games remaining on the schedule and an important Big Ten match against Ohio State on Saturday, the junior goalkeeper will be competing in practice this week to keep the top spot with sophomore goalkeeper Gabrielle Gauruder.

MEN'S SOCCER

OSU next in line for on-fire men's soccer team

Zach Smith
October 8, 2013

The men’s soccer team had a good week last week, to say the least. MSU (7-1-1 overall, 1-0-0 Big Ten) went on the road and beat University of Illinois-Chicago 2-0 to earn their sixth shutout of the season last Tuesday. Shortly after, the Spartans upset No. 5 Northwestern 3-2 in double overtime on the Wildcats’ home turf Sunday afternoon.

BASEBALL

Face time: Jake Boss Jr.

Derek Blalock
October 7, 2013

A year after making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1979, the MSU baseball team narrowly missed the 64-team field this past spring. The Spartans finished with a 33-17 overall record and a 12-9 Big Ten record, but couldn’t quite crack the field as they were the first team left out of the tournament.?

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball's Reinig living up to high expectations

Omari Sankofa II
October 7, 2013

Though she was listed as a starter early in the season, a bout with mononucleosis delayed freshman Chloe Reinig’s season debut. But judging by her performance since returning to the lineup three weeks ago, it’s easy to see why PrepVolleyball.com rated her the No. 4 recruit of the 2013 class.

FOOTBALL

Storm The Gates

Dillon Davis
October 6, 2013

IOWA CITY, Iowa — It was a brief moment in time. But for Darqueze Dennard, it has been on his mind for weeks. During the first quarter of September’s 21-6 victory against South Florida, the senior cornerback dropped an easy interception for a touchdown, forced to watch helplessly as a ball well within his grasp fell incomplete to the finely manicured grass.