Icers find ways to win
No matter how they do it, the Spartans are winning. Now victors of nine out of 10 games and back into contention for the CCHA regular-season title, the way the No.
No matter how they do it, the Spartans are winning. Now victors of nine out of 10 games and back into contention for the CCHA regular-season title, the way the No.
Chris Allen, a 6-foot-3, 185-pounder from Lawrenceville Meadowcreek High School in Georgia, scored a career-high 45 points Tuesday night as he led his team to a 75-72 win over Central Gwinnett, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. With 29 points, Kalin Lucas led Orchard Lake St.
The No. 9 MSU gymnastics team finished second out of four teams Friday in a meet at Pittsburgh. The Spartans finished with a team score of 192.150, putting them behind No.
Despite not having the best game of her career, senior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry achieved a career-defining milestone in MSU's 67-57 win over Iowa on Sunday. Shooting a layup with 4:05 left in the game, Lucas-Perry scored her 1,000th career point, becoming the 18th player in program history to do so. "It's nice that happens," she said.
The No. 11 Spartans achieved sole possession of third place in the CCHA standings with last weekend's home sweep over Alaska. Now, Lake Superior comes to Munn Ice Arena, where the Spartans boast a stellar 8-1-1 home record, for a weekend series beginning tonight. The Lakers (13-8-3 overall, 7-6-3 CCHA) come into East Lansing with a chance to tie the Spartans (14-8-1, 10-6-1) in conference standings if they get a weekend sweep, prompting a competitive weekend of play. "(The Lakers) had a pretty good start to the year," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
Freshman gymnast Nicole Curler was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on Wednesday. The award is the first of her career, and she is the first Spartan to receive the honor since 2005. "I am thrilled that Nicole won the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award," MSU head coach Kathie Klages said in a statement.
According to MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie, every Big Ten game is a rivalry game. But to the fans, there are games that mean much more than others. Tonight is one of those games, as the No.
While their careers as MSU football players have ended, six Spartans have been invited to grip the pigskin once again in various collegiate all-star games. On Saturday, linebacker David Herron Jr.
It's funny how your perspective can change things. My first two years at MSU, I was a card-carrying Izzone member.
One of the more troubling aspects of the MSU women's basketball team's 70-60 loss to Purdue last Thursday was the lack of communication between the players on defense. The communication breakdown allowed Purdue guard Jodi Howell to score a career-high 25 points, many coming on open 3-point looks. It was another story Sunday at Iowa. MSU looked like a completely different team, buckling down on the inside and not allowing much breathing room on the perimeter. The result also was completely different, as MSU overwhelmed Iowa, 83-63. "It was nice to see our team play together a little bit," MSU head coach Joanne P.
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio scored a pair of verbal commitments over the weekend. Guard Arthur Ray Jr.
MSU head coach Rick Comley was caught in an unfamiliar situation during the weekend he actually got to toy with a healthy lineup. Comley moved sophomore forward Nick Sucharski to left wing on a line with junior center Bryan Lerg and junior right wing Jim McKenzie in Saturday night's 4-3 win against Alaska.
It's been a lot of traveling, sickness and road venues, but the Spartans are finally home. After winning five of their last six games all of which were away from East Lansing MSU plays its first games at Munn Ice Arena since Dec.
Despite all its recent success, the MSU women's basketball team has never opened the Big Ten season 4-0 under head coach Joanne P.
Sophomore forward Justin Abdelkader knew he wasn't at home, but he didn't expect every game at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships in Leksand, Sweden to feel like an away game.
Judging by the laughter from his teammates in Monday's press conference at Munn Ice Arena, junior defenseman Daniel Vukovic's CCHA Defensive Player of the Week award was somewhat unexpected.
Junior defenseman Daniel Vukovic was named CCHA Defensive Player of the Week for his first career time.
After about the four-minute mark of the MSU women's basketball team's loss to Maryland on Saturday, MSU head coach Joanne P.
Tom Izzo knew this year's team would struggle at times, but that doesn't mean he has to accept those struggles. Road losses to Iowa and Indiana put the Spartans in an 0-2 hole in the Big Ten, and Izzo is wondering what happened to the squad that played so well in the early portion of the season, when the Spartans topped Texas and hung tight with Maryland. "The last five games have not been played nearly as well as the first seven," Izzo said Monday in his weekly press conference.
Building a Northern Michigan hockey program from scratch. Two-time CCHA coach of the year. Two-time WCHA coach of the year. Two-time national coach of the year. One national championship. There aren't many more things for MSU head coach Rick Comley to accomplish, but he found one that wasn't on his list Saturday. Comley earned his 700th career victory with Saturday's 4-1 win at Miami (Ohio). He is the fifth NCAA Division I coach to accomplish this feat, joining former MSU coach Ron Mason, Jerry York, Bob Peters and Jack Parker. "It feels great, a number of that power," Comley said.