As MSU's season moves downhill with three consecutive losses, injuries continue to plague the team.One of the downfalls of the past week occurred on Thursday, when sophomore safety Eric Smith came down wrong, twisting his knee when defending a pass thrown to senior wide receiver Ziehl Kavanaght.On Saturday, head coach John L.
It'll be the question of the season for the Spartans.Well, maybe second to "Can they win a national championship?"Will the point-guard-by-committee approach suffice for the men's basketball team's postseason powerhouse dreams?Juniors Alan Anderson and Chris Hill, senior Rashi Johnson and freshman Brandon Cotton are members of the quarterback committee."We really have three or four guys that can run the point," sophomore center Paul Davis said.
One minute and 33 seconds. That's the time that separated MSU freshman goaltender Dominic Vicari from his second career shutout Saturday night in Oxford, Ohio.
The MSU men's tennis team's fall season closed Monday at the Big Ten Singles Indoor Championships.
The MSU men's soccer team did not receive a phone call from the NCAA championship committee Monday for an invite to the NCAA championship.The Spartans (11-5-2) lost to Penn State during the first round of the Big Ten tournament last Thursday, 2-1.Indiana defeated Penn State to win the Big Ten Tournament Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.
MSU field hockey team members received individual postseason honors Monday after the team won two championships in 2003.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams return victorious from Muncie, Ind., where they faced Ball State on Sunday.
Three MSU wrestlers earned wins during the Spartans' 29-12 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma State at Jenison Field House on Sunday. Nate Mesyn garnered the Spartans' first victory in the 184-pound weight class.
At the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals hosted by Indiana State on Saturday, the MSU women's cross country team finished third out of 30 teams, and the men finished 11th out of 32. Senior Michelle Carson finished second overall in the women's 6K race at 20:26.
Under the pouring rain at the MSU Field Hockey Complex, tears were raining down from the faces of the No.
Oxford, Ohio - Three MSU goals in the third period Saturday night saved the Spartans' weekend. The No.
The MSU women's basketball team ended its exhibition season Friday by beating the Premier All-Stars, 85-40. Four Spartans finished in double figures with freshman guard Victoria Lucas-Perry leading with 19 points.
Madison, Wis. - As far as blowouts go, MSU has seen plenty in the past two seasons. But this year was supposed to be different. With a new coach and a new attitude, the Spartans were supposedly beyond getting torn apart.
Madison, Wis. - It began with a flash of brilliance, but as the season has carried on, MSU's hopes have dimmed. Mistakes and injuries wore on the Spartans again as they lost their third straight game, this time a 56-21 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. The loss likely dropped the Spartans (7-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) out of contention for a New Year's Day bowl game and also dropped them out of The Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today top 25 polls. "We got our tails kicked, right up between our shoulders," head coach John L.
The MSU volleyball team tied its longest win streak of the season and then had that streak snapped the next night. A 3-1 victory over Ohio State (10-13 overall, 4-11 Big Ten) on Friday night gave the Spartans (18-8, 10-6) their fifth win in a row.
Madison, Wis. - Defense wins championships. But it also can lose them, as the MSU defense demonstrated by giving up 630 total yards to Wisconsin to remove itself from championship contention. The Badgers racked up the majority of their yards in the air (385), as quarterback Jim Sorgi directed an aerial assault to his favorite target, Lee Evans.
On Saturday afternoon, around the time that Wisconsin wide receiver Lee Evans caught his third or fourth touchdown pass behind the MSU secondary, I wonder how many television sets made that beep-crackle-and-fade noise they make when snapped off. It would be even more interesting to know how many of those blackened TV screens were accompanied with a four-letter word.
Madison, Wis. - MSU lost any remaining chance of tying for the conference crown as the Spartans fell, 56-21, to Wisconsin on the road. The Spartans (7-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) looked lackluster from the start, giving up 28 first-half points en route to losing their third straight Big Ten game Saturday. "We weren't ready to play," MSU head coach John L.
The MSU wrestling team will open the dual meet portion of its season Sunday when it hosts defending national champion No.
Taking a six-game unbeaten streak on the road, the No. 15 MSU hockey team (6-3-1 overall, 5-2-1 CCHA) travels to Miami (0H) for a weekend series in Oxford, Ohio.