Running up and down the basketball court, her brother stopped, and in that moment, so did her world. Lykendra Johnson and her big brother, Homer, always played basketball together, but one January day in 2001, the fun and games turned fatally serious.
The No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team avoided a scare on its trip to Minnesota, winning in the last two minutes, 66-61.
It’s time to say goodbye. Before the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) takes on No. 23 Nebraska (20-6, 9-5) on Thursday at 7 p.m., the Spartans will honor senior guard Porschè Poole and senior forwards Taylor Alton and Lykendra Johnson for Senior Day.
Most years when major league teams are headed to camp under the sunny skies of Florida or Arizona, head coach Jake Boss Jr. and the MSU baseball team are cooped up indoors.
When Porschè Poole walks to center court of Breslin Center following a game for the last time on Thursday, she will be doing so victoriously, regardless of the outcome on the scoreboard.
Not many people grow up in Highlands Ranch, Colo., dreaming to come to MSU, but Taylor Alton isn’t like most people. As the senior guard gets ready for her final home game as a member of the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) against No.
Entering her third year on the MSU women’s lacrosse club team, Liz Mroz was unsure of what to expect. The senior midfielder and club president, along with her team, hired a new head coach in the summer, Greg Normand, who has a different perspective on women’s lacrosse. “Our coach is a former men’s coach,” Mroz said.
One year ago, the MSU men’s basketball team was in a much different position than it is now. With four games left in the regular season, the Spartans held a 15-11 record and were clinging to their NCAA Tournament hopes.
Last weekend’s sweep of Alaska put the No. 13 Spartans in a good position to finish the season on a high note and offers momentum going into the weekend series against No. 18 Notre Dame.
There could have been a number of things to come off of the tip of Tom Anastos’ tongue when asked about his greatest weakness. But being the polished delegate he is, he was ready for the question but paused before answering.
Three games ago, the MSU men’s basketball team surpassed last season’s win total — and still have at least six games to play. Head coach Tom Izzo spent much of his weekly press conference Monday discussing this season’s 22-5 No. 6 Spartans compared to last year’s 19-15 team.
A lot has changed in one week, as the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) enters the final week of the regular season tied for third place in the conference after beating No. 17 Purdue on Sunday, 67-52.
As each successive shot fell through the net, Becca Mills’ smile got bigger and bigger.
For their final series at Munn Ice Arena this season, the No. 16 Spartans accomplished what they set out to do, walking away with two wins and six points in the CCHA standings and sending the senior class off on a high note.
For the nine MSU hockey seniors, the largest class since 1977-78, it was important they left a mark for their final series at Munn Ice Arena.
For a moment on Friday night, the MSU gymnastics team had upset the No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill. However, after a brief inquiry, the official score gave the Fighting Illini an extra .025 points; thus, the teams tied at 195.175, and neither team left Huff Hall with the Victory Plank.
Not too long ago, beating a top-25 team on opening day before losing the next two games of the weekend by a combined two runs might have been OK with MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. But after winning the program’s first Big Ten title since 1979 last year, Boss said expectations are higher.
Despite a team loss, individual accomplishments highlight the performances of the MSU women’s swimming and diving team at the Big Ten championship meet this weekend. During the four-day competition in Iowa City, Iowa, the Spartans took 12th place overall and scored 55 points.
It wasn’t easy, but the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) earned a hard fought victory over No. 17 Purdue (19-8, 9-5), 67-52 in overtime Sunday.
Led by another 20-point and 10-rebound performance by senior forward Draymond Green, the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team beat Purdue 76-62 Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind. The win puts the Spartans (22-5 overall, 11-3 Big Ten) at the top of the conference and one game ahead of Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten standings.