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SPORTS

Spartans' rebound, shoot to 83-55 win

Patrick Walters
November 10, 2003

The good news - the MSU women's basketball team improved their defense, interior game and rebounding in Saturday's 83-55 exhibition win over Hungarian touring team Zala Volan at Breslin Center.The bad news - the Spartans don't have another European squad on the schedule.MSU outplayed Zala Volan in nearly every aspect Saturday, flirting with 20-point leads throughout the duration of the contest and grabbing 49 rebounds.

SPORTS

Penalties, dropped passes plague team

Columbus, Ohio - MSU's game plan, or lack thereof, on Saturday must have been a carbon copy of the debacle from two weeks ago against Michigan. For the second straight week, this time against No.

SPORTS

'U' needs 2 wins to be in Jan. 1 game

As the sun beamed down over Ohio Stadium on Saturday afternoon and Buckeyes quarterback Craig Krenzel took a final kneel to run out the clock, another loss was tallied next to MSU's name. Now, a dark reality blocks the sunshine lighting up East Lansing.

VOLLEYBALL

Victory at Wisconsin is 4th straight

Megan Homanick
November 10, 2003

As the cold weather sweeps in from outside, the MSU volleyball team has begun to heat up inside gyms around the Big Ten. The Spartans (17-7 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) continued their winning ways on the road, beating Wisconsin, 30-26, 21-30, 22-30, 30-25 and 15-8.

SPORTS

Spikers try to win 4th straight match

Megan Homanick
November 7, 2003

The MSU volleyball team is riding high, feeling a confidence they haven't felt since the beginning of the season. The Spartans (16-7 overall, 8-5 Big Ten) have won three in a row after Wednesday night's five-game victory over Michigan.

SPORTS

Women's basketball plays exhibition game

Patrick Walters
November 7, 2003

The 2003-2004 MSU women's basketball team opens the exhibition season Saturday at 2 p.m. against Zala Volan, a Hungarian basketball squad composed of former NCAA collegiate, professional and amateur players. Despite being ranked No.

SPORTS

Women's soccer No. 7 seed in Big Ten tourney

Tara Miller
November 6, 2003

The MSU women's soccer team concluded the regular season victorious with a nonconference win over New Mexico and hopes to continue on the road to success as it travels to the University of Wisconsin today to compete in the Big Ten Tournament. No.

FOOTBALL

All Raiders should be benched

It was an utter blowout for Styf in Week 9. With a huge outing, Styf narrowed the gap between the gurus in total points and tied the season series at 4-4.

FOOTBALL

Team loses player, QB's streak over

As MSU head football coach John L. Smith described the season-ending injury to junior defensive tackle Greg Yeaster, he went through the motions as well from behind the podium at his Monday afternoon press conference."He was making a move, it was almost like he was stepping over to run down the line, and the turf gave way, and then it caught.

BASKETBALL

Spartans impress 'Magic'

Jon Styf
November 4, 2003

When Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird met at center court Saturday, it was a meeting of the minds, 25 years after the two played in the 1979 national championship game.But this time, the two met as elder statesmen of the game, discussing everything from LeBron James to MSU's potential NBA prospects and the state of the NBA.While Bird didn't play in the game, he served as the Globetrotters honorary coach, watching the game from the end of the bench next to Johnson."We came in and changed the league," Johnson said.