Pardon Tom Izzo if he's not overly excited to coach against his alma mater, Northern Michigan on Sunday in MSU's second exhibition game. "It's a little hard to be as excited as I'd like to be because I don't feel as excited right now," Izzo said Wednesday after MSU beat Grand Valley State 77-62. It was a victory for the Spartans, but in some ways, it was a poorly played victory.
Finding the right combination of players is essential for any hockey team. The MSU hockey team has found its winning combination with the line of junior Colton Fretter, sophomore Drew Miller and freshman Chris Mueller, who have combined for 22 points thus far. Miller, who had 10 points all of last year, already has six points in only eight games. "You find a line that you can really play with and try to do the best you can," Miller said.
With three weeks left to make their mark on the season, MSU volleyball head coach Chuck Erbe insists the Spartans' destiny is in their own hands as they shoot for an NCAA Tournament bid. "That's at the front of my forehead," Erbe said.
Elite college basketball teams don't just win exhibition games, they dominate them. That's what the No.
MSU head coach John L. Smith was in a much better mood Monday, two days after what he called a "gut-wrenching loss" to Ohio State, 32-19. "It's a beautiful day," Smith said.
I winced watching sophomore forward Tommy Goebel in immense pain as he laid on the ice Friday night. I jumped a bit out of my seat when sophomore goaltender Dominic Vicari fed a pass up to Colton Fretter and two passes later, Ethan Graham scored. I felt relief when MSU hung onto its lead throughout the game and won, 4-2. Did you? For less than 20 consecutive seasons, the place where the MSU hockey team has called home has attracted the building's capacity of 6,470 fans every Friday and Saturday nights (with some odd Thursday/Sunday games here and there). Munn Ice Arena has had 323 consecutive sellouts starting on Dec.
The anticipation broke when the clock started at the MSU men's basketball team's annual Green and White game on Saturday.
The frustration of back-to-back stinging losses is starting to wear on the Spartans and their coach. MSU blew a fourth-quarter lead for the second-straight game.
The MSU volleyball team garnered its first win on the road this past weekend against Indiana, and the Spartans fell to Purdue in a split weekend that left head coach Chuck Erbe with mixed feelings. It could've been worse, but it could have been better, he said. "It was a great opportunity to go 2-0, which would have put us into sixth place in the Big Ten," Erbe said.
The MSU wrestling team began the season on Saturday at the Eastern Michigan Open. Sophomore Nick Simmons took first place at 125 pounds, losing only one point in four matches and defeating Central Michigan's Matt Steintrager, 9-0, in the championship round. Sophomore Tony Greathouse was second at 141 pounds, winning three straight matches but lost to Brad Forbes of Bloomsberg in the championship round. Junior Darren McKnight placed fourth at 149 pounds, recording five consecutive wins. Freshman John Murphy was fifth at 184 pounds, winning the first two matches of his career and defeating Finlay's Dave Weinandy, 7-4, in the fifth-place match. Junior Jeff Clemens finished in fourth place at 197 pounds, defeating Muskegon Community College's Travis Wiley, 15-0, in his second match of the day.
The MSU men's soccer team defeated Valparaiso, 7-1, on Friday at Old College Field, completing its regular season.
Big Rapids - Riding the coattails of sophomore goaltender Dominic Vicari and the line of sophomore Drew Miller, freshman Chris Mueller and junior Colton Fretter, the MSU hockey team continued its dominance of Ferris State with a weekend sweep. "That line has been an outstanding line for us," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
The MSU men's soccer team earned the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will face No. 4 seed Wisconsin in Ann Arbor at 9 a.m.
Despite MSU's 32-19 loss to Ohio State, senior place-kicker Dave Rayner had a record-setting day - making the MSU all-time field goals record, with 60, and the all-time scoring record, with 312 points. "It feels good, but it would have felt a lot better if we would have won," Rayner said.
Last weekend was the most peaceful the MSU volleyball team (9-11 overall, 4-8 Big Ten) has had in a while. After a three-win streak against Michigan, Northwestern and then-No.
Adorning the far side of the MSU field hockey team's home fence, banners of the Spartans' success are a visual statement of how the team has dominated in national play over the last four years.
The MSU men's soccer team will wrap up its regular season at 3 p.m. today against Valparaiso at Old College Field. The Spartans (8-6-1 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) were winless in their last three games and are trying to gain some momentum heading into the Big Ten Tournament. "This Valparaiso game is huge," head coach Joe Baum said.
In the Preseason Coaches' Poll released Wednesday, the MSU women's basketball team was ranked No.
The MSU hockey team will look to even its conference record against Ferris State in a home-and-home series this weekend. The team will play at 7:35 p.m.
Twenty minutes after the conclusion of the MSU football game against Ohio State on Saturday, the men's basketball team will play its Green and White game at Breslin Center.