The MSU baseball team couldn't maintain a fifth inning four-run lead against Bradley and ended up losing, 6-5, Sunday. In five and one-third innings, sophomore pitcher Craig Brookes surrendered two runs on five hits.
The MSU men's tennis team dropped its third straight loss Sunday to Louisville, 5-2. MSU is now 10-6 on the year. Freshmen Adam Monich and Brian Compton notched the only doubles victory for the Spartans at No.
With March Madness already upon us, people in offices, dorm floors and classrooms are jumping into pools all over the country, especially at MSU. Brackets have been filled out all over campus and groups sprung up seemingly everywhere. English sophomore David Janisse is participating in two pools this year, one with his family that he does every year, and one with a group of about a dozen friends. "It's just for fun," Janisse said.
Worcester, Mass. - Hunched over with his hands resting on his knees, Vermont star forward Taylor Coppenrath barely had the energy to shake hands with the MSU team that ended his college basketball career in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Coppenrath and his four fellow Catamounts starters should have been exhausted.
The MSU gymnastics team hosted No. 7 Michigan in the last home meet of the season on Friday. The Spartans fell to the Wolverines 196.500 to 195.075 after U-M took an early lead in the first event. "We had some falls," senior Kristin Merritt said.
The Spartans missed the tournament cut for the second time in three years and have only been to the dance once since Rick Comley took over the reign of head coach from former head coach and current MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason.
Minneapolis - After a solid opening-round performance in the NCAA Tournament against Alcorn State, the top-seeded MSU women's basketball team will face No.
It wasn't the way the senior class wanted to go out. After annihilating Nebraska-Omaha in the CCHA Super Six quarterfinals Thursday to extend a season-high win streak to six, the MSU hockey team closed the season with two straight losses.
Two MSU wrestlers finished in the top six in their respective weight classes, earning All-America honors for the first time since 1998.
On an MSU hockey road trip to Miami (Ohio) in early January, a RedHawks fan overheard that I wanted to speak with senior captain Jim Slater following one of the games. The fan turned to me and said, "You requested Slater for postgame?" I nodded my head.
Detroit - With the game tied at one, the MSU hockey team surrendered three unanswered goals to Ohio State and lost 4-1 in the CCHA Super Six semifinals.
Wrestlers continue NCAA Championships Three MSU wrestlers are seeded for the NCAA Championships, which started Thursday in St.
The MSU softball team heads to Florida for the Florida Atlantic Tournament starting today. The Spartans (4-14-1) will have at least four contests, with a possible championship game.
Detroit - On a holiday where the color green was showcased in respect to St. Patrick, it seemed only fitting for the hockey team in green and white to upend Nebraska-Omaha, 5-0, in the CCHA Super Six quarterfinals. The Spartans (20-15-4), on a six-game winning streak, play Ohio State next in the semifinals at 8:05 p.m.
The MSU gymnastics team heads into today's meet against No. 7 Michigan after last Saturday's success.
Alcorn State Nickname: Lady Braves Founded: 1871 Location: Claiborne County, Miss. Enrollment: 3,100 Famous alumni: Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair History: Alcorn State was the nation's first state-supported institution for the higher education of black students. Athletics: NCAA Division 1-A; Southwestern Athletic Conference Record: 21-8 Leading scorer: LaToya Johnson, 12.5 ppg Other: Third trip to NCAAs, first since 2001 Source: Alcorn State Old Dominion Nickname: Monarchs, a royal crown on a lion's head, representing an historic past and a strong future Founded: 1930 Location: Norfolk, Va. Enrollment: 20,802 Famous alumni: ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jay Harris, NASA astronaut Michael Bloomfield Athletics: NCAA Division 1-A; Colonial Athletic Association Record: 28-5 Leading scorer: Alex Loughton, 13.9 ppg Number of players not from the United States: Five Other: Eighth trip to NCAAs, first trip since 1997, 2-7 record in the NCAAs Source: Old Dominion
The MSU hockey team heads into the CCHA Super Six quarterfinals game today at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit against a Nebraska-Omaha team it has much in common with. The Spartans and Mavericks have identical overall records of 19-15-4 and split their only regular-season series in late October with respective 5-2 decisions. The Spartans were all over Nebraska-Omaha the first game of the series, only to come out flat in the second game. "Probably the game I think we played our worst in was that second game way back in October," MSU head coach Rick Comley said of the Oct.
So what's the deal with Old Dominion, anyway? Old Dominion is a university located in Norfolk, Va., and is home to 20,802 students with 16 intercollegiate athletics teams. This is the No.
Riding the bear. That's been the superstitious motto of the MSU hockey team's recent five-game winning streak after a goofball bear hat purchased by senior captain Jim Slater at an airport in Alaska has proven to be an unlikely good luck charm. "I was going to get a wolf one," Slater said.
The MSU men's basketball team announced its award winners at its Basketball Bust on Monday. Senior swingman Alan Anderson was named the team's Most Valuable Player by both the team and the media. Along with senior guard Kelvin Torbert, Anderson also was awarded the John E.