Although they left Edinboro, Penn., without a win, the Spartan wrestlers continued to show improvement in their 18-15 dual loss to the No. 20 Fighting Scots and in their individual performances in the Edinboro Open on Saturday.
Detroit – For the second time this season, the No. 17 MSU hockey team played in-state rival No. 4 Michigan and went to overtime at Joe Louis Arena.
Detroit – Even if the No. 17 MSU hockey team was cognizant of the past, it couldn’t stop history from repeating itself. In the shadow of in-state rival Michigan’s banner from the Great Lakes Invitational, the No. 17 MSU hockey team lost possession of the puck in front of its own net in overtime, and U-M forward Kevin Lynch scooped it up and scored to give the No. 4 Wolverines the 3-2 victory at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
The MSU gymnastics team won its third straight meet at Jenison Field House, 193.875-193.475, over Pittsburgh Saturday night.
Columbus, Ohio — Sometimes lost in the ups and downs of the offense, the No. 11 men’s basketball team’s defense was the key in the 58-48 win in at No.
Torey Krug knows what’s at stake when his team plays Michigan. With in-state bragging rights and respect of the college hockey world on the line, the junior defenseman and team captain stepped up and scored two goals and added an assist before a season-high crowd of 7,103 fans. He sent the No. 17 MSU hockey team ahead of the Wolverines, 3-2, Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
With the finish line looming up ahead, Lykendra Johnson is doing everything she can to be ready.
Even with each series carrying significant importance this time of year for the No. 17 MSU hockey team, this week is slightly different. Every word, every practice, every gym session and team meal carries a distinct buzz radiating from the coaches down to the Zamboni driver. It’s Michigan week.
Although the Big Ten season is in the books, the MSU wrestling team still has some work to do before the conference tournament in the first week of March.
After struggling through a sluggish start, the MSU women’s basketball team (15-9 overall, 7-4 Big Ten) used a 12-2 run to gain the lead before halftime and cruised to a 72-58 win over Northwestern (13-11, 3-7).
Spring break for the rest of the student body is still three weeks away, but the MSU softball team is going to get an early taste of it this weekend, when it opens the season in Miami.
For Tom Izzo, Wednesday’s 77-57 win over Penn State at Breslin Center wasn’t the ideal time to walk off the floor disappointed in his post players.
Following a dramatic win over Michigan on Sunday, the MSU women’s basketball team (14-9, 6-4) returns home to take on Northwestern (13-10 overall, 3-7 Big Ten) on Thursday (6:00 p.m., Big Ten Network).
As the MSU gymnastics team heads into its final home meet of a three-meet stretch, the Spartans know how important it is to notch a third win over Pittsburgh before they hit the road. To do so, the Spartans have tried to simulate the atmosphere of a meet in their practices this week, which included the team being split into two squads and competing against each other. “When we do our practice routines, we try to get more scoring in to try and create the pressure of being judged and the meet experience,” sophomore Alex Pace said.
The MSU hockey program might have some big changes on the horizon to give the team a greater home-ice advantage. At a meeting with members of The Associated Press on Wednesday, head coach Tom Anastos said a decision will be made in the short term on whether money will be invested to renovate the nearly 40-year-old Munn Ice Arena or build a new venue altogether.
Looking back through sports history, great teams always have been led by great players. From high school to college to the professional ranks, championship teams tend to have a leader who embodies at least one distinct characteristic the whole team possesses to make it successful.
The biggest rivalry in college hockey couldn’t be any bigger this time around for the No. 17 MSU hockey team. As if a series rematch with the Spartans’ (15-11-4 overall, 10-9-3-2 CCHA) biggest rival Michigan wasn’t motivation enough to get geared up for the weekend, serious playoff implications are on the line for both squads.
When it came down to it, MSU wrestling’s 24-13 dual loss to No. 6 Ohio State wasn’t because the Spartans were unprepared, or overmatched, or even just having a bad day. Instead, the dual was lost all in about a three-minute time frame sparked by what head coach Tom Minkel called a “breakdown in discipline.”
After a short, midseason slump, Keith Appling surfaced in Sunday’s 64-54 win against No. 22 Michigan, No. 11 men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said at his press conference Monday.
With 25 seconds on the clock and the score tied at 63 against Michigan, head coach Suzy Merchant called timeout and drew up a play with everyone in the arena knowing who would have the ball in her hands.