Take away one quarter in Eugene, and Spartan fans, you could be looking at college football’s best team.
The women’s soccer team visited the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Friday night, and in front of a sellout crowd, lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in the game’s final minute.“I feel for the players,” head coach Tom Saxton said. “Once again, we were involved in a great college soccer match.”
There was a big crowd on hand to watch No. 18 MSU field hockey (5-4 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) take on the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins on Sunday afternoon. With several Spartan athletes at the game, such as junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun and junior goalkeeper Jake Hildebrand, MSU was unable to get the performance it was looking for. After surrendering a 4-0 lead to Maryland, MSU scored two late goals to lessen the defeat to 4-2.
The men’s soccer team (5-1-2 overall, 1-0-1 Big Ten) earned its fourth straight shutout, and seventh in eight games, after playing the Rutgers Scarlett Knights (4-4-1 overall, 2-1-1 Big Ten) to a 0-0 tie Sept. 28 in DeMartin Stadium in front of 1,220 fans according to the final box score.
MSU volleyball (8-5 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) played Purdue (12-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) tough on the road for four sets but could not bring home a victory, losing in four sets (22-25, 22-25, 28-26, 23-25).
Despite No. 9 MSU (3-1 overall) defeating Wyoming (3-2 overall) by a wide margin of 56-14, coaches and players both addressed mistakes on both sides of the ball ? mistakes that can’t be made as the Spartans look towards No.
If it wasn’t already established through the first three games, it’s safe to say MSU is no longer known for being just a defensive team.For a second straight week, No. 9 MSU lit up the scoreboard, this time beating Wyoming by a score of 56-14 at Spartan Stadium on Saturday.
MSU volleyball (8-4 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Indiana (9-4 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) in their Big Ten debut on Friday night on the road, 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21).
With homecoming weekend coming up fast, the swimming and diving teams are prepping for their first meet of the season, the 59th annual Alumni Meet on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.
MSU field hockey (5-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) opened their Big Ten home schedule on Friday afternoon against the reigning Big Ten champion Penn State (7-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten). After surrendering a lead early in the game once again, MSU was unable to make it four comeback victories in a row and lost, 2-1.
MSU alumna and former State News reporter Jemele Hill, co-host of ESPN 2’s “Numbers Never Lie,” recorded live from the MSU Union with co-host Michael Smith earlier today. The show aired noon to 1p.m. Hill, who graduated from MSU’s journalism program in 1997, was selected to be the Grand Marshall of the homecoming parade, taking place on Friday at 6 p.m.
Head coach Mark Dantonio has made a point multiple times that No. 9 MSU isn’t just playing the team on the other sideline, but itself as well.
Last week, it took No. 9 MSU fewer than five minutes to take control of the game in an easy win over Eastern Michigan. It might not be as easy this week when Wyoming comes to town to wrap up non-conference play.
MSU (7-4 overall) opens up Big Ten play on Friday in Bloomington against Indiana (9-3 overall). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m. The Spartans play No. 15 Purdue (10- 2 overall) on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
MSU women’s soccer is searching for its first conference win and with a Saturday night date with U-M in Ann Arbor, the Spartans will have no problem finding the
The men’s basketball team added another player to its 2015 recruiting class today. Matthew McQuaid, a shooting guard from Duncanville, Texas, committed to MSU. The news was first reported by Scout.com.
In the late minutes of the men's soccer game against the Bowling Green State Falcons (6-2-0), MSU (5-1-1 overall, 1-0-0 conference) broke a scoreless tie to steal a nail-biter from the Falcons on their home field on Sept. 24, 1-0.
When head coach Tom Anastos took over the MSU hockey program back in 2011, he envisioned this sort of progress heading into his fourth season.
The men’s soccer team (4-1-1 overall, 1-0 conference) have reeled off two straight wins after losing to Valparaiso 1-0 on Sept. 11 and they’ve done it without some key players, asking others to step up in their place. The game is not all MSU lost on Sept. 11, as the Spartans lost team captain senior forward Adam Montague. His loss was immediately felt in the game as head coach Damon Rensing cited it as a factor in the loss.
With another come-from-behind overtime victory for No. 18 MSU field hockey this past weekend, the morale of the team is high. With the victory however, the Spartans know that falling behind in every game is like playing with dynamite in the Big Ten.