Psychology freshman Kiana Johnson still carries a map with her around campus, even though she’s pretty sure where she’s going. The guard is one of three freshmen — along with forward Becca Mills and center Jasmine Hines — who were tasked with replacing senior captains Kalisha Keane, Cetera Washington and Brittney Thomas from last season’s Big Ten Championship team.
If there’s one thing MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages can say about her team, it’s that she will put them up against any school in the nation.
With two minutes left in the game and a five-point lead, Austin Thornton was 100 percent sure the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team had put away No. 20 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
At the MSU men’s basketball press conference on Monday prior to Tuesday’s game against No. 20 Michigan, Draymond Green indicated the player who came out on top in the Keith Appling Burke matchup would likely win the game. And the Burke-led Wolverines walked away with the 60-59 victory on the shoulders of the freshman’s 20-point performance. Appling scored 10 points and dished out five assists but struggled to contain Burke and finished with four fouls.
Ann Arbor – Stu Douglass denied Draymond Green’s wish of never seeing the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team lose to No. 20 Michigan again, as the guard laid the ball in with 35 seconds left in the game to secure the 60-59 Wolverine victory.
Ann Arbor– Draymond Green has the exact date ready in the front of his mind. Not long after he and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team lost in heartbreaking fashion, 60-59, to No. 20 Michigan on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Green had focused his eyes on the road ahead — and the impending rematch with U-M in less than a month.
Looking back to October, there have been a lot of changes for Tom Anastos and the No. 16 MSU hockey team (12-9-3 overall, 7-7-2 CCHA).
As often as he is prompted, Tom Anastos says he doesn’t pay too much attention to the CCHA standings.
The anticipated matchup of No. 20 Michigan and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team saw the Spartans defeated in Ann Arbor, 60-59.
MSU tennis junior Denis Bogatov was named co-Big Ten Athlete of the Week along with Northwestern’s Josh Graves, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. The Gurnee, Ill., native won the honor after going 2-0 in both singles and doubles matches against Bradley, Morehead State and Wright State at home this past weekend. Bogatov’s performance helped the Spartans notch victories over all three schools and improve to 3-0 on the season. The award marks Bogatov’s first Big Ten Athlete of the Week nod of his career, and the Spartans’ first since Aaron Pfister was named Athlete of the Week on Nov.
With the MSU football team having just finished its second straight double-digit win season and the men’s basketball team having just ripped off a 15-game winning streak, student spirit should be at an all-time high.
Draymond Green never wants MSU to lose to Michigan again, even after the senior forward graduates at the end of the semester.
Students, parents and volunteers from Michigan’s 4-H program cheered on the women’s basketball team Sunday as part of the MSU Extension 4-H Day with the Lady Spartans.
It took more than 15 minutes for the MSU hockey team to score in its game Saturday night against Northern Michigan, but when the Spartans did find the net, dozens of stuffed animals showered the ice.
After suffering a 23-12 loss to West Virginia on Friday night, the MSU wrestling team desperately needed a win.
When reflecting on the series with Northern Michigan, it wasn’t exactly a bad weekend for Tom Anastos and No.16 MSU hockey team.
In almost any basketball game, one can find individual matchups that could be the difference in winning and losing. Tuesday’s rivalry battle between the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team and No. 20 Michigan likely will be no different.
When freshman forward Becca Mills fell to the floor and began grabbing her knee against Indiana, MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant had one thought in mind. After speaking to the medical staff, Merchant was relieved not to hear the three letters she had been dreading.
The MSU men’s tennis team spent the night before the first triple-header in Spartan history eating and watching “300” in the Clara Bell Smith Center’s auditorium to get ready for the challenging day ahead.
For the second consecutive week, the MSU gymnastics team went toe-to-toe with a top 25 team and fell short of their mark.