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SPORTS

Van Rijswijk hat trick lifts Spartans

Alex Altman
September 27, 2006

The MSU field hockey team finally found its offense — which helped the team finally find the win column. The Spartans snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday as they defeated Central Michigan, 5-3, at the MSU Field Hockey Complex. Freshman midfielder Anne-Sophie van Rijswijk led the way for the Spartans (4-7 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) by scoring her first collegiate hat trick. The Spartans took advantage of Central Michigan's defensive struggles early in the game, jumping out to a 3-0 lead through 15 minutes. "We started out strong," MSU head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof said.

FOOTBALL

Smith explains sideline scrum, Caulcrick's absence

Steve Highfield
September 26, 2006

In football rivalry games, emotions often run high. Such was the case in MSU's game against Notre Dame on Saturday, when a late hit caused a sideline scuffle and an MSU investigation. Senior quarterback Drew Stanton was running out of bounds into the Notre Dame sideline in the second quarter when he was hit and got pinned under the opposing team's bench.

BASKETBALL

MSU lands 1st recruit for 2008

Matt Bishop
September 26, 2006

The MSU men's basketball team received its first verbal commitment for the 2008 class, landing Korie Lucious, a 5-foot-10 guard from Milwaukee Pius XI High School. Lucious is ranked as the No.

SPORTS

Loss drops Spartans to 3-7

Matt Bishop
September 25, 2006

Despite solid goaltending from senior Stephanie Yuhasz that kept the team in the game for much of the contest, the MSU field hockey team was unable to string together any amount of solid play, falling to No.

FOOTBALL

Few plays shouldn't change reputation

What have you done for me lately? This phrase is used often in sports. Coaches are judged on a game-by-game basis, and players are often judged on what they do when the game matters. And the phrase couldn't have resonated any louder than on Saturday, when judging the play of the two quarterbacks. Notre Dame's Brady Quinn struggled early, throwing just 2-of-8 for six yards in the first quarter.

SPORTS

Monday musings

Tom Keller
September 25, 2006

While playing San Diego last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers hit four home runs in a row in the ninth inning to erase a four-run deficit and force extra innings. Dodgers manager Grady Little said the credit for the outburst should go to the team's third-base coach, who had the foresight to give the "hit a home run" sign four times in a row. Japanese golfer Mitsuhiro Tateyama set a national tournament record last week by taking 19 strokes on a par-3 hole. Tateyama reportedly hit a good drive but had an extremely difficult time getting the ball into the clown's mouth. During Sunday's win against the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre threw the 400th touchdown of his career. After the game, Lions general manager Matt Millen applauded Favre on his accomplishment and said he hopes the Lions score the 400th touchdown in franchise history soon. Southern Cal officials are upset that ABC broadcaster Brent Musburger revealed the meaning of one of Trojans quarterback John David Booty's hand signals on the air last week. In a related story, ABC officials are still trying to decipher the meaning of the hand signal that several thousand MSU fans were seen giving John L.

SOCCER

MSU, Wisconsin finish in deadlock

Matt Bishop
September 25, 2006

With chilly conditions and gusting wind at Old College Field, the MSU men's soccer team set out to pick up its first Big Ten win against Wisconsin. But after 110 minutes of physical play, nothing had been decided and the match ended in a 0-0 tie. "I thought this was a great men's Division 1 Big Ten soccer game," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.

FOOTBALL

Fans deserve praise

Three games that come to mind when I think of an electric atmosphere in Spartan Stadium. Two of those games are from 2004, when heavily favored Minnesota and Wisconsin came into East Lansing only to see each of its Big Ten Championship hopes crumble. The "go green, go white" chants coming from the student section were so loud that they drowned out the PA announcer.

FOOTBALL

Where was Jehuu?

Ethan Conley
September 25, 2006

Jehuu Caulcrick ran through Notre Dame's defense like it didn't exist on Saturday. He may as well have had a list of Notre Dame defensive backs in his pocket so he could cross off the names of players he ran over. Tom Zbikowski: Check.

SPORTS

Dutch freshmen making impact

Matt Bishop
September 21, 2006

Despite coming from the Netherlands, freshmen Anne-Sophie van Rijswijk and Floor Rijpma have wasted no time making a big impact on the MSU field hockey team. And if you ask MSU head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof if he expected the duo to step right in and contribute like they have … well, he actually did. "If you go abroad, you have to bring in key players that will help you out — otherwise, it is no use," he said.