The women’s cross country team is ranked third in the nation by FinishLynx/NCAA’s Monday cross country poll, conducted by the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association.
Women‘s soccer bounced back from its loss to Penn State to earn a convincing 4-0 decision over Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Tuesday at Old College Field. The two teams traded scoring opportunities and played an evenly matched game the first 15 minutes. Momentum soon swung the Spartans’ way as junior forward Tiffany Laskowski had the game’s first score, putting one past IPFW goalkeeper Rachel Poor at 17:17. From that point on MSU owned the match, outshooting the Mastadons 18-2 the first half and 27-7 for the game. “It was one of those games where it was easy for our team to overlook them.” Spartan head coach Tom Saxton said.
After experiencing a setback Sunday against Ohio State, the men’s soccer team welcomes a break from its rigorous Big Ten schedule when it takes on Oakland today in Rochester.The Spartans (7-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) have struggled against intraconference opponents this season, gaining their only conference victory in a 1-0 win over Northwestern.“I think we need to get back on a good note,” MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
The MSU volleyball team could be playing in its biggest match of the year so far when it takes on Michigan at 7 p.m.
They keep getting younger and younger. In a year during which both MSU and Michigan will rely on 17-year-old starting goaltenders, the Spartan hockey team got a verbal commitment from a 16-year-old defenseman last week. A.J.
The MSU hockey team didn’t win by as much as most people expected, but the Spartans still conquered heavy underdog Western Ontario 6-2 on Tuesday night at Munn Ice Arena. MSU misfired for most of the game, going 1-for-6 on the power play and regularly sending passes just out of the reach of their targets. But the Spartans still thoroughly outplayed the Mustangs, outshooting them 23-2 in the first period, 21-4 in the second and 12-7 in the third.
After starting the season with five straight home games for the first time since 1918, MSU is finally taking to the road this season. The Spartans (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) travel to Iowa City for a showdown with the No.
By no stretch of the imagination did Deborah Randall limit her son’s options while he was growing up. Before sophomore tight end Jason Randall started high school, he had been participating in baseball, basketball, football and soccer.
In its first tournament win of the season, the MSU men’s golf team was declared co-champions of the 2002 Wolverine Invitational Sunday at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The No.
Seventh-ranked MSU probably won’t be challenged by Western Ontario tonight, but the Spartans know what’s looming just three days from now.The ice hockey team’s exhibition game against the Mustangs tonight is a mere speed bump in MSU’s collision course with No.
MSU proved to be victorious against Michigan this weekend, as women’s tennis sophomore Dora Vastag defeated Wolverine Chrissie Nolan (6-3, 6-1) to capture the singles title Sunday at the Wolverine Fall Tennis Classic in Ann Arbor. Vastag also paired up with junior Caroline Lay to win the Victors doubles flight title, defeating Michigan’s Jennifer Duprez and Kim Plaushines 8-6.
With the bye week in their rear-view mirror the Spartans have their sights set on the Iowa Hawkeyes.And with the Big Ten’s leading rusher, Fred Russell, lining up in Iowa’s backfield, MSU’s run defense will again be put to the test.“I think with these two weeks we have a good opportunity to prepare for Iowa,” junior linebacker Mike Labinjo said.
For MSU, the Wolverines can be a thorn in the side for any sport, especially field hockey.Last year, Michigan defeated the Spartans 2-1 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to squash MSU’s championship run.Friday, a school record 10-game winning streak came to an end as the No.
Armed with sleeping bags, tents and pillows, about 350 MSU students gave up hours of their weekend in an effort to become members of the Izzone.The Student Alumni Foundation sponsored a campout for tickets in the largest student-operated spirit section in college basketball - the 953-member Izzone.“We got here at 6 a.m.,” English senior Andrea Sprague said.
It wasn’t the prettiest of weekends for the MSU volleyball team, but the Spartans picked up a pair of victories.On Friday, No.
The MSU hockey team got a bit of revenge against the Under-18 U.S. National Development Team on Saturday night, but the Spartans know they have plenty of room for improvement heading into their final exhibition game Tuesday. MSU, which trailed 2-1 to the young U.S.
For women’s soccer the goal to go undefeated at home is lost for the season as the Spartans fell 3-0 to No.
Start spreading the news. They’re leaving today. They don’t wanna be a part of it. New York, New York. The Bronx Bombers appeared to be duds, as they no longer are kings of the hill, cream of the crop, top of the heap. And I don’t want to wake up, as my baseball blues are melting away.
For awhile, it looked as though MSU might be embarrassed by the Under-18 U.S. National Development Team for the second time in three years.But the seventh-ranked Spartans recovered from a 2-1 second-period deficit to beat the Nationals, 4-3, in an exhibition game Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.MSU lost 6-4 to the U.S.
Close shop as the bolts have been loose since Opening Day, nuts scattered everywhere and the fans screwed.