SPORTS
Field hockey drops Big Ten opener to Iowa, 1-0
On a cold, overcast Friday afternoon, the No. 15 MSU field hockey team lost their Big Ten opener to the No.
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FOOTBALL
Road To Recovery
If you’re to believe Le’Veon Bell, Spartan fans should have no worries about No. 21 MSU’s (2-1) game against Eastern Michigan (0-3) this Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Respert, Jones headline year’s MSU Athletics Hall of Fame class
Shawn Respert, Clinton Jones and four other Spartan legends were welcomed into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday evening at Wharton Center.
SOCCER
Spartans open up two-game road trip with No. 14 Wisconsin
The MSU women’s soccer team faces their toughest test by far when they take on No. 14 Wisconsin at 6 p.m. this Friday in Madison, Wis.
SOCCER
Men's soccer plays host to Western Michigan
The MSU men’s soccer team will take the field on Friday looking for something they haven’t found this year: a home win. The Spartans (2-5-1) take on Western Michigan at 5 p.m. Friday at DeMartin Soccer Complex at Old College Field.
Josh Mansour
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FOOTBALL
Maxwell remains confident in team
When Andrew Maxwell committed to the MSU football team as a senior in high school in 2008, the MSU campus wasn’t quite the same as it is today.
SOCCER
Steinlage, family involved in interschool rivalry
When the MSU women’s soccer team takes on No. 14 Wisconsin at 6 p.m. this Friday in Madison, Wis., one Spartan will have a little more motivation to walk away with the win.
FOOTBALL
Special teams becoming point of emphasis for Spartans
It’s often overlooked, but special teams is one of the most important facets of a football game, and after Saturday’s 20-3 loss to No. 11 Notre Dame (3-0), the No. 21 Spartans (2-1) know it better than anyone else.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball riding wave of momentum heading into Big Ten season
After sweeping the Holiday Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant Tournament in Charleston, S.C., last weekend, the Spartans, now are 12-0, which ties them for the third-best start in MSU history. They’re also 36-4 in individual sets, winning nine of their first 12 matches in straight sets.
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FOOTBALL
Spartans moving forward after loss to Notre Dame
The No. 21 MSU football team (2-1) is headed back to the classroom this week, hoping to study up and learn where the mistakes were made in Saturday’s 20-3 loss to No. 11 Notre Dame.
SPORTS
No. 15 MSU aspires to maintain hot start
With the start of their Big Ten season looming, the MSU field hockey team wants to prove to everyone that last year’s 7-13 last-place finish in the Big Ten was a fluke and that they’re ready to contend for a conference title.
SOCCER
Transfer player Luke Norman finds place at MSU
To an outsider, it might seem Norman was living the college soccer dream. But for the senior midfielder, something just wasn’t right, and when the opportunity to return to his home state and play as a Spartan arose, he had to jump at it.
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SOCCER
Team tries to capitalize on the art of corner kick attempts
The corner kick is one of the most mystifying things in soccer. Each time the ball is kicked, it’s a crapshoot concerning what will happen next. It could be safely cleared out of play or pinball off of three players and go into the net.
SOCCER
Friendly rivalry part of Marquette game
When the MSU men’s soccer (2-5-1) team took the field Sunday against Marquette, it was just another must-win game for the players. For Tim Kreutz, it was personal.
VOLLEYBALL
Mathews named conference Defensive Player of Week
The MSU volleyball team, off to its best start since 2009 and the third-best start in team history at 12-0, got some more good news after sweeping the Holiday Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant Tournament when junior middle blocker Alexis Mathews was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
BASKETBALL
Forward Kaminski out 4-6 weeks
MSU freshman forward Kenny Kaminski will be out four to six months after undergoing successful surgery on his right shoulder on Sept. 7 to repair a torn labrum, according to a release by the MSU athletics department.
SPORTS
Field hockey adjusting without Stiles in lineup
As has been previously documented, the MSU field hockey team is currently without its starting center midfielder, sophomore Becky Stiles. Stiles is in Guadalajara, Mexico, with the U.S. under-21 team, competing in the under-21 Pan-American Games.
SOCCER
Spartans downed by Marquette
In a chippy game against undefeated Big East opponent Marquette (7-0-0), the MSU men’s soccer team fell 2-1 in a double-overtime loss, bringing its record to 2-5-1.
SOCCER
MSU triumphs over Purdue in overtime
Almost 100 minutes and one dramatic corner kick into the game, the MSU women’s soccer team beat Purdue 2-1 on a header by junior defender Annie Steinlage in overtime.
SPORTS
MSU places 2nd in golf tournament
The MSU women’s golf team started the 2012 campaign off on the right foot with a strong showing of second place in the Mary Fossum Invitational this past weekend. MSU hosted the event (named after longtime great MSU women’s golf coach Mary Fossum) for the 29th time.