Pushing the series all-time record to 8-0, the MSU volleyball team (7-3) downed Oakland in four sets to keep their series record undefeated. The Spartans’ attack overpowered the Golden Grizzlies and demonstrated their offensive depth.
For the No. 19 MSU men’s soccer team, the best offense is a good defense. During the team’s weekend home stand, the Spartans gave up just one goal and scored eight in a 4-0 win Thursday against Providence and a 4-1 win Sunday against Niagara.
With Saturday’s matchup against Notre Dame looming, MSU will look to junior quarterback Kirk Cousins to leave last year’s loss in the past and take his game to the next level. Game time is set for 8 p.m. on ABC.
Most student-athletes aspire toward the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. Adelle Lever will not only represent MSU, but she will represent her entire country after recently earning a spot on the under-21 National Field Hockey Team.
After seven long months, Sundays finally have meaning again for sports fans. The 2010 NFL season has begun and week one’s action brought everything we could hope for, including the good, the bad and the extremely ugly.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio wants his team to lay it on. For the second straight game Saturday, MSU executed well on its first two drives and took an early lead, but watched its opponent climb back in the game.
Looking to recover from a challenging weekend, the MSU volleyball team (6-3) will host Oakland tonight at 7 p.m. at Jenison Field House. After what the Spartans called “a learning experience” during the weekend, the team plans to make a few adjustments that hopefully will set them up for a win against the Golden Grizzlies.
After making all three of his field goal tries in MSU’s 30-17 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday, sophomore kicker Dan Conroy was awarded Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
MSU women’s soccer junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for her back-to-back shutouts last weekend, the conference announced Monday.
MSU’s 30-17 win Saturday against Florida Atlantic felt more like an escape than one of those feel-good wins where the fifth-string running back sees the field, but MSU earned the win and did what it had to do.
With 151 total yards on seven returns to go along with his 53 receiving yards, junior wide receiver Keshawn Martin bounced back in a big way in the Spartans’ 30-17 win over the Owls.
After three assists in the first three games, senior midfielder Spencer Thompson took the offense into his own hands in the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team’s 4-1 win against Niagara on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Despite experiencing more difficulty than usual in scoring goals, the No. 6 MSU field hockey team pulled out two 1-0 victories at Ralph Young Field during the weekend to keep its undefeated record alive. The Spartans (7-0) took down Providence on Friday and No. 14 James Madison on Sunday.
MSU rushed for 225 yards in Saturday’s 30-17 win against Florida Atlantic and ripped off big gains all afternoon as they eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark for the second straight week.
The Spartans (4-2-1) were able to find their stride early and often against Loyola-Chicago, beating the Ramblers 3-0 and scoring two first-half goals Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Junior outside hitter Jenilee Rathje helped the Spartans (6-3) go 2-1 in the tournament, defeating both Clemson and Eastern Illinois 3-0. Saturday night, they went to five games against Eastern Michigan, ultimately losing 3-2.
he MSU men’s golf team finished first of 15 colleges in the Fossum Invitational on Sunday, the fourth consecutive year that MSU has won the title.
The oppopnent was new and the venue was different, but the story behind the MSU football team’s week-two victory over Florida Atlantic was no different than its win the week before. The Spartans defeated Florida Atlantic, 30-17, Saturday at Ford Field.
The MSU women’s soccer team saw their first overtime periods of the season Friday, after neither the Spartans (3-2-1) nor the DePaul Blue Demons (3-2-2) could break through for a goal, ending in a scoreless draw.
The No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team struck early and never too its collective foot off the gas pedal Thursday evening in its 4-0 victory against Providence at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.