Spartans drop second game of Big Ten play
The womens soccer team lost its first Big Ten game of the season Sunday - a 3-1 decision at Wisconsin.
The womens soccer team lost its first Big Ten game of the season Sunday - a 3-1 decision at Wisconsin.
No, this isnt the land of Make-Believe. Welcome to Michigan State University, otherwise known as Mister Charles Rogers Neighborhood. And its a beautiful day in this neighborhood, where Mister Rogers has made us believers, posting the most impressive statistics possible in his green-and-white fairy-tale career here. And you can get here to watch King Saturday, MSUs legitimate Heisman Trophy contender, by taking a magical Capital Area Transit Authority Trolley ride to the land split by the Red Cedar River. Wont you join me in a short trip to Mister Rogers Neighborhood?
The No. 9 MSU womens cross country team dominated the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, placing first in the 22-team competition hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Les Bolstad Golf Course. Scoring 72 points to win the meet, MSU outdistanced second-place Arizona State, which finished with 107 points. Winning the invitational was a product of hard work and a preface to upcoming meets, head coach Jim Stintzi said. Weve been working hard all summer for this season, Stintzi said.
But in the end, MSU (9-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) defeated Iowa (6-6, 0-2) in four games, 30-26, 30-25, 19-30 and 30-27 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.I think we were very fortunate to win, MSU head coach Chuck Erbe said.
The Spartans had more trouble then they would have liked with the Hawkeyes on Saturday. But in the end, MSU (9-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) defeated Iowa (6-6, 0-2) in four games, 30-26, 30-25, 19-30 and 30-27 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. I think we were very fortunate to win, MSU head coach Chuck Erbe said.
Minneapolis - Too many unforced errors led to the Spartans demise against the Golden Gophers on Friday.MSU (8-3) looked to give Minnesota (14-2) a run for its money in the early going, but could never take control because of service errors and miscommunication.
The Spartans opened up Big Ten play today, drubbing Northwestern 39-24 at Spartan Stadium. MSU (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) not only snapped a two-game skid, but showed drastic improvement in its running game with 276 yards on the ground.
Spartan junior wide receiver Charles Rogers set the NCAA and Big Ten records with 13 consecutive regular-season games with a touchdown catch today as MSU (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) toppled Northwestern (2-3, 0-1), 39-24.The 6-4, 205-pounder caught a 21-yard pass from junior quarterback Jeff Smoker with 6:10 left in the second quarter to break the record previously shared by Marshalls Randy Moss, Michigans Desmond Howard and Pacifics Aaron Turner.On the day, Rogers was held to a mere three catches for 53 yards, ending his MSU-record streak of eight 100-yard games.For more information about this report, see Mondays edition of The State News.
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PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATORS McSkinnys betrayal of the Spartans pulled him within a game of Death Ro as last week proved to be hard times for your Pigskin Prognosticators. Death Ro (12-7) came out of the weekend with a 1-3 mark, as the Spartans cost him another loss, USC (2-1) tanked and the Gators (3-1) shocked the Volunteers (2-1) in Knoxville. McSkinny (11-8) didnt fair much better at 2-2.
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Although the MSU football team hasnt measured up to preseason expectations, junior wide receiver Charles Rogers has stood tall. The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder has posted 29 receptions for 634 yards and six touchdowns in four games, which has propelled him into the national spotlight.
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When Big Ten football fans hear the name Jason Wright, fear is the last thing that comes to mind. In fact, most simply ask, Who? Considering the 5-foot-10, 210-pound junior tailback carried the ball just three times his first two seasons at Northwestern, thats a reasonable question. But Wright, who is attempting to fill the shoes of the Wildcats all-time leading rusher Damien Anderson, leads Northwestern (2-2) with 346 yards on 66 carries (5.2 yards per carry). Im not going to lie, it definitely feels good to be back at my natural position, said the former first-team all-state tailback at Diamond Bar High, in Diamond Bar, Calif. Thats right, the reason many Big Ten fans havent heard of Wright is because he spent his first season and a half playing wide receiver for the Wildcats.
The MSU mens tennis team will open its 2002-03 season this weekend in Muncie, Ind., at the Ball State Invitational. This is the second-straight season the Spartans have opened at Ball State. The team will be led by eight returning letter winners from last season, including seniors Adam Hourani, Jimmy McGuire and Goran Topalo, juniors Mike Jonckheere, Chris Mitchell and Eric Simonton, and sophomores Andrew Formanczyk and Cameron Marshall. The Spartans will travel to Nashville, Oct.
After five weeks of action, the Heisman Trophy race has been shaken, not stirred. Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey, the former front-runner, is being overshadowed by his own teammate.
As usual, the Big Ten season is loaded with unpredictability. The 107th year of conference play could go down as one of the most competitive in history. Michigan, Ohio State and MSU - voted by the Big Tens media to finish first, second and third, respectively - havent pulled away from the competition.
For Tyler Robinson, it was never a question of what college hed attend, just what sport to play when he got there.As an all-American lacrosse player and three-sport athlete at Lansing Waverly, Robinson was recruited very highly.