This Friday will mark the end of dreaded week of exams for most of the student body, but for the MSU hockey team, one last test will present itself on Saturday evening – last season’s runner-up for the national championship.
Fans chanted “one more year,” at Bell during halftime of the MSU men’s basketball game against Loyola-Chicago, as MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio egged them on, while the junior running back was honored with the College Football Performance Awards’ 2012 Elite Running Back of the Year award.
The MSU wrestling team (2-2) hoped to come out of the weekend with two wins, but left with one win and one loss as they fell to Wisconsin on Friday, and defeated Northern Illinois on Saturday.
The No. 19 MSU men’s basketball team (8-2) overcame foul trouble to both of its point guards to knock off a relentless Loyola-Chicago (6-3) 73-61 Saturday afternoon, behind a career-high 20 points from freshman guard Gary Harris.
The MSU women’s basketball team’s winning streak came to an end as they lost to No. 19 Dayton 60-53 Saturday afternoon.
Three hours before Saturday’s game against Loyola-Chicago, Gary Harris was ready. Setting his feet, checking his mechanics and firing shot after shot at the rims of Breslin Center, Harris wanted to be comfortable playing for the first time since his Nov. 20 shoulder injury without his shoulder brace.
After a first half that saw the No. 19 MSU basketball team head into the locker room trailing Loyola-Chicago, it seemed the Spartans were in line for another lackluster performance against a non-conference opponent. However, there was nothing lackluster about what Gary Harris had in mind Saturday at Breslin Center.
It was clear from the opening tip that the Ramblers (6-2) came to play, leading the No. 19 MSU men’s basketball team (7-2) 32-30 at halftime.
After an NCAA Tournament filled with triumph, the MSU volleyball teams season came to a heartbreaking end after being swept by Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen.
As a kid, Travis Walsh spent an exceptional amount of time at Munn Ice Arena. Grandson of Ron Mason — former MSU hockey head coach, athletics director and one of the most notable names in the game — and son of former Maine hockey head coach, the late Shawn Walsh, Travis was born into a line of strong college hockey blood.
After starting the past two seasons in unique venues, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo is learning not to take anything athletics director Mark Hollis says lightly.
Before this hockey season started, Tom Anastos said he picked Notre Dame’s program to be one of the top teams in the country.
It’s been one day since an emotional Tom Izzo addressed the media following his team’s 32-point victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, where the head coach promised his playing rotation would be shortened. After watching the film, a more subdued Izzo hadn’t changed his stance.
The MSU women’s basketball team (8-0) has accomplished more with their backs against the wall this year than was expected of them, and now they have another obstacle to hurdle when they take on No. 19 Dayton at 1 p.m. Saturday in Dayton, Ohio.
The MSU volleyball team is slated to play against Michigan today, but this time, the match will be anything but the usual.
With duels against Wisconsin and Northern Illinois this weekend, the MSU wrestling team (1-1) is emotionally and physically ready to start the Big Ten season, but there still is one key component the players must improve on.
Before the No. 19 MSU basketball team took the floor Wednesday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Tom Izzo vowed he’d have a much fairer evaluation of his team than he did on Saturday against Nicholls State. But even after the No. 19 Spartans thoroughly routed the Golden Lions on Wednesday evening at Breslin Center, the veteran head coach didn’t like what he saw.
Holding an opponent scoreless for the opening 10 minutes of a game, as part of a 32-point victory would have most basketball coaches excited. But Wednesday night, Tom Izzo was anything but.
There was a distinct holiday flavor in the air at Breslin Center on Wednesday, as the Izzone student section taunted visiting Arkansas-Pine Bluff with Christmas songs for much of the evening. Unfortunately, the No. 19 MSU basketball team wasn’t exactly in the mood for gift giving.
*On Sunday, it was announced the MSU football team (6-6 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) is headed to Tempe, Ariz., to take on the TCU Horned Frogs (7-5, 4-5 Big 12) in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.