Monday was the first time new women’s head basketball coach Joanne McCallie felt the connection - the one that meant for the first time that she wasn’t a new coach teaching old players.They were a team.It happened after junior captain and forward Abby Salscheider bench pressed 150 pounds.
In the midst of a two-game skid with its toughest opponents still to come, the key to MSU’s fortune may lie in having the right mentality. “We have to stay positive as coaches,” head coach Bobby Williams said.
MSU’s new head coach Joanne McCallie can easily pinpoint what a successful women’s basketball season would include this year.“I want to see if we can all draw the most we can out of each other and see everyone improve,” she said.
Because of dropping temperatures and the cold front that followed, the MSU men’s tennis team found itself unexpectedly returning to East Lansing from the Indiana State Invitational on Sunday - a day earlier than previously anticipated.The tournament, held at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind., was canceled on Sunday because of the lack of indoor tennis court and the unusually cold weather conditions, which were prevalent throughout the Midwest this weekend.
An ankle sprain suffered in practice Thursday forced freshman outside hitter Amy Sibbernsen out of the starting lineup this weekend for the first time all season. Entering the weekend, Sibbernsen had started every match for the women’s volleyball team.
While the fans huddled together at Old College Field in an attempt to shield the cold Sunday, the women’s soccer team braved the snow flakes while beating its in-state rival Michigan 1-0 to cap off a two-win weekend.Sophomore midfielder Heidi Lutz, who scored the game-winning goal, said the chilly weather conditions did not affect the team’s play.
After a weekend full of upsets, only Ohio State remains undefeated in Big Ten volleyball. MSU dropped to 4-2 in conference play after splitting its weekend matches, but is still in the hunt for the Big Ten Championship.Senior middle hitter Jessica Sanborn said the Big Ten conference is interesting this year.
The men’s ice hockey team had something to prove after being embarrassed in its first exhibition game, and Western Ontario was in the wrong place at the wrong time.Senior defenseman Jon Insana opened the scoring for MSU less than a minute into Friday’s contest and the Spartans never looked back, smoking the Mustangs 7-0 at Munn Ice Arena.In beating Western Ontario, the Spartans split their two exhibition games.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Two weeks ago, head coach Bobby Williams implored the special teams to put forth a “championship effort” if MSU was going to beat Notre Dame.
In my third season sitting in the student section of Spartan Stadium, I’ve had an outstanding time.
The MSU women’s volleyball team brings a two-match winning streak to Jenison Field House this weekend for Big Ten games against Penn State and Indiana.The No.
Jason Randall, a 6-foot-6, 240-pound tight end from Muskegon, verbally committed to join the Spartan gridders next fall. Randall, who is best noted for his size and running speed, is a top 20 in-state recruit and should be a nice compliment to MSU’s team, said Bill Kurelic of the online recruiting service Rivals100.com.
As the men’s and women’s soccer teams enter the final stretch of Big Ten play this weekend, both teams have the opportunity to climb over the .500 mark in the conference.The women’s team will face Northwestern at 4 p.m.
The men’s ice hockey team will battle Western Ontario at 7:05 p.m. today at Munn Ice Arena. Coming off a 6-4 upset loss to the under-18 USA Development Team on Tuesday, head coach Ron Mason’s club looks to rebound against the Canadian university. “We wanted to skate against (the National Team),” Mason said, referring to playing a finesse-style game.
The prognosticators are hurting after their predictions went awry, giving the duo a combined 3-5 record last weekend.
The long-anticipated return of junior quarterback Ryan Van Dyke will wait no further.Van Dyke, who has been recovering from a bruised right thumb which he suffered Sept.
Ron Mason can now add his own name to his team’s list of goals.The CCHA Tournament trophy was officially named the Mason Cup on Tuesday, bearing the moniker of MSU’s legendary ice hockey coach.
ROCHESTER - In a 1-0 loss to Oakland University Wednesday, the MSU men’s soccer team got a taste of international play without setting foot on Australian soil. Instead the Spartans (5-5) made their way across the state to Rochester to take on the Golden Grizzlies (6-3-1) - a team containing six European players.MSU head coach Joe Baum said Oakland recruits rather than settling for second rate in-state players.
Walking to Spartan Stadium on game day, Drew Young finds motivation in the words of the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
Morris Peterson’s roots may be sunk in Michigan soil, but after signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed amount Monday with the Toronto Raptors, the former MSU basketball star can finally call Canada home.Peterson, the 21st pick in the first round of the 2000 NBA draft, signed for the maximum amount available for his pick, his agent Thad Foucher said.