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SPORTS

'U' alum lifts NHL's Predators, 2-1, in OT

Esther Gim
March 1, 2004

Former Spartans defenseman Andrew Hutchinson's power-play goal in overtime lifted the Nashville Predators over the New York Rangers on Saturday, 2-1. Hutchinson was called up Wednesday from the Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville's minor-league affiliate, after Nashville defenseman Jason York fractured a cheekbone. Hutchinson, who played at MSU from 1998 to 2002, tallied 78 total points and 160 penalty minutes.

SPORTS

Clutten, relay win big in conference meet

Jaclyn Roeschke
March 1, 2004

MSU men's swimming and diving finished up a competition at the Big Ten Championships with individual performers excelling. The championship was held Friday and Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. Standing out for the Spartans was Ian Clutten, who placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke, swimming the event in a time of 1:59.73 and earning an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

SPORTS

Softball heads south for Florida tourney

Jaclyn Roeschke
February 27, 2004

MSU softball heads to Florida this weekend to play against Stony Brook, Maryland and Florida International before entering into bracket play during the Florida International Tournament. The Spartans will face season-starters Stony Brook and 3-2 Maryland on Friday before taking on 2-9 Florida International on Saturday. MSU has 13 extra base hits on the season and hopes to keep up that momentum throughout this weekend's play. Coming off of a 1-1 showing at last weekend's UNLV tournament, the Spartans athletes hope to keep their record-breaking performances.

SPORTS

PairWise Rankings bad news for 'U' hockey

A computerized ranking to determine the Bowl Championship Series in college football causes more headaches than it originally was intended to, and college hockey's PairWise Rankings are no exception. While the MSU hockey team enjoys a bye week, you, the fans, should be concerned not only about next weekend's series against Michigan, but the upcoming NCAA Tournament as well.

BASKETBALL

Izzo: Big Ten deserves credit

The Big Ten is portrayed in the national media as the black sheep of the major conferences, and Tom Izzo doesn't like it. With the Big Ten's best record, MSU (16-9 overall, 11-3 Big Ten) is nearly a lock for the NCAA Tournament.

SPORTS

Golfer earns Big Ten accolades for 1st time

Jaclyn Roeschke
February 25, 2004

Senior Sarah Martin earned the title of Big Ten Golfer of the Week. Martin, who helped take the Spartans to a 14.5-3.5 dual-match win at the Spartan/Wildcat Cup last week, took the title for the first time in her college career. Martin received the title, which she shares with Ohio State junior Kristen White, by tying for the Spartans' high score and by shooting a tournament-best score of 73 in last week's tournament.

SPORTS

Spartans tie school record against Pitt

Jaclyn Roeschke
February 25, 2004

The MSU gymnastics team tied a school record on Saturday by defeating Pitt in a 196.575 performance at Jenison Field House. The Spartans posted season-high team vault scores of 49.000 and 49.075, respectively, in the first and second rotations. Victoria Iakounina turned out a season-best score of 9.900 and took the event title on bars, while teammate Sarah Alexander took the beam title with a score of 9.900.

SPORTS

Tennis freshman goes distance

Laura Collins
February 25, 2004

For all the homesick freshmen, put yourself in Pascale Schnitzer's shoes. A no-preference freshman on the MSU women's tennis team, Schnitzer moved more than 5,000 miles away from her home in Santiago, Chile, at the beginning of this semester to play tennis.

BASKETBALL

Turnovers key to win

What a difference a game makes. Michigan's improbable win against Wisconsin on Sunday suddenly thrust the Wolverines into the batch of Big Ten NCAA Tournament hopefuls.

SPORTS

Seniors help 'U' to 1st Big Ten win

Scott Bartosiewicz
February 23, 2004

In its final regular season meet, the MSU wrestling team captured a win Sunday afternoon, defeating Indiana, 19-14, at Jenison Field House. With just its second win of the season and first in the Big Ten, the Spartans (2-12, 1-7), took six individual matches, with three coming from seniors in their final home meet as Spartans. "It means a lot, actually," senior Arsen Alexsanyan said.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers find rhythm in shutouts

Esther Gim
February 23, 2004

With a satisfied look on his face, head coach Rick Comley stood on the ice, clapping as his players acknowledged the crowd following their 5-0 shutout over Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday night. After struggling since the beginning of the season to string together back-to-back wins, the MSU hockey team finally completed its first home sweep of the season.

BASKETBALL

Spartans control Big Ten destiny

Like an aging boxer short on money, the MSU basketball team refused to give up. And as the Big Ten season winds down to its final rounds, the Spartans are proving the beatings they took only made them stronger. After MSU's first Big Ten game, a loss to Wisconsin, the team was two games under 500 - its worst start since the 1987-88 season - and had lost each of its marquee nonconference matchups.