A lot has changed in one week, as the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) enters the final week of the regular season tied for third place in the conference after beating No. 17 Purdue on Sunday, 67-52.
As each successive shot fell through the net, Becca Mills’ smile got bigger and bigger.
For their final series at Munn Ice Arena this season, the No. 16 Spartans accomplished what they set out to do, walking away with two wins and six points in the CCHA standings and sending the senior class off on a high note.
For the nine MSU hockey seniors, the largest class since 1977-78, it was important they left a mark for their final series at Munn Ice Arena.
For a moment on Friday night, the MSU gymnastics team had upset the No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill. However, after a brief inquiry, the official score gave the Fighting Illini an extra .025 points; thus, the teams tied at 195.175, and neither team left Huff Hall with the Victory Plank.
Not too long ago, beating a top-25 team on opening day before losing the next two games of the weekend by a combined two runs might have been OK with MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. But after winning the program’s first Big Ten title since 1979 last year, Boss said expectations are higher.
Despite a team loss, individual accomplishments highlight the performances of the MSU women’s swimming and diving team at the Big Ten championship meet this weekend. During the four-day competition in Iowa City, Iowa, the Spartans took 12th place overall and scored 55 points.
It wasn’t easy, but the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) earned a hard fought victory over No. 17 Purdue (19-8, 9-5), 67-52 in overtime Sunday.
In his final game at Munn Ice Arena, Drew Palmisano could not have asked for a better send-off. In front of a sellout crowd of 6,960, the senior goaltender deflected anything that came his way and recorded his sixth career shutout as he led No. 16 MSU to a 3-0 victory over Alaska.
In a weekend set aside to honor the seniors of the No. 16 MSU hockey team, it’s only a fitting that a senior would get the job done on Friday at Munn Ice Arena. Senior forward Brett Perlini scored three minutes into overtime to go along with freshman forward Brent Darnell’s two goals in the first period to give the Spartans the 3-2 win against Alaska.
In a weekend set aside to honor the seniors of the No. 16 MSU hockey team, it’s only a fitting that a senior would get the job done on Friday at Munn Ice Arena. Senior forward Brett Perlini scored three minutes into overtime to go along with freshman forward Brent Darnell’s two goals in the first period to give the Spartans the 3-2 win against Alaska.
Coming off two wins against No. 6 Ohio State and No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 7 MSU now holds the longest winning streak in the Big Ten.
In its final dual of the season, the MSU wrestling team suffered a 21-12 loss at the hands of head coach Tom Minkel’s alma mater, Central Michigan. The Spartans finish the regular season with a 3-11 overall record (1-7 Big Ten) and will have a two week layover before the Big Ten Championships begin on March 3. The dual began with the 184-pounders when senior Ian Hinton dropped a 14-1 major decision to No.
Riding a hot streak that includes three wins in its last four games against Ohio State and Michigan, the No. 16 MSU hockey team will look to take care of business this weekend against Alaska.
More than ever before, junior center fielder Torsten Boss and the MSU baseball team know how important every game can be.
Brett Perlini could have left. Playing in 116 games since he stepped on MSU’s campus four years ago, Perlini has added depth and has been a standout leader on offense for the MSU hockey program. But the journey always hasn’t been an easy one.
When the MSU ultimate frisbee club walked off the field last May, it did so with a bitter taste in its collective mouth.
As the MSU gymnastics team prepares to hit the road for the first time in three weeks, the Spartans have some added motivation as they compete for the Victory Plank against No. 18 Illinois.
Fresh off a win against No. 6 Ohio State, the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team must take on No. 15 Wisconsin, another team right in the late-season hunt for the Big Ten title.
As the MSU wrestling team heads into its final dual of the season — at No. 25 Central Michigan on Thursday — the Spartans hope to continue improving on the mat and end the regular season on a high note before the postseason begins.