It had been two years since the MSU women’s basketball team (12-7 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) lost back-to-back games, but Minnesota (11-9, 3-3) snapped the streak, beating the Spartans 71-65 in the teams’ only meeting this regular season.
Brandan Kearney was one of few players to come out of Tuesday’s 60-59 loss at Michigan. The freshman guard hit two key 3-pointers and made several hustle plays and kept a solid head on his shoulders.
For the second time this season, the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team finds itself in the midst of a two-game losing streak. Two months after the Spartans (15-4 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) began the season with losses to then-No.
One week after its first Big Ten victory of the season, the MSU wrestling team will look to build upon its momentum as it travels to take on No. 17 Northwestern and No. 6 Illinois in a pair of weekend duals.
For the No. 16 MSU hockey team to have a chance at redemption, 95 percent won’t be enough. As the Spartans take the ice this weekend at Munn Ice Arena for a rematch with No. 19 Lake Superior State, the memory of the last series is ingrained in their minds.
Psychology freshman Kiana Johnson still carries a map with her around campus, even though she’s pretty sure where she’s going. The guard is one of three freshmen — along with forward Becca Mills and center Jasmine Hines — who were tasked with replacing senior captains Kalisha Keane, Cetera Washington and Brittney Thomas from last season’s Big Ten Championship team.
If there’s one thing MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages can say about her team, it’s that she will put them up against any school in the nation.
With two minutes left in the game and a five-point lead, Austin Thornton was 100 percent sure the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team had put away No. 20 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
At the MSU men’s basketball press conference on Monday prior to Tuesday’s game against No. 20 Michigan, Draymond Green indicated the player who came out on top in the Keith Appling Burke matchup would likely win the game. And the Burke-led Wolverines walked away with the 60-59 victory on the shoulders of the freshman’s 20-point performance. Appling scored 10 points and dished out five assists but struggled to contain Burke and finished with four fouls.
Looking back to October, there have been a lot of changes for Tom Anastos and the No. 16 MSU hockey team (12-9-3 overall, 7-7-2 CCHA).
As often as he is prompted, Tom Anastos says he doesn’t pay too much attention to the CCHA standings.
MSU tennis junior Denis Bogatov was named co-Big Ten Athlete of the Week along with Northwestern’s Josh Graves, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. The Gurnee, Ill., native won the honor after going 2-0 in both singles and doubles matches against Bradley, Morehead State and Wright State at home this past weekend. Bogatov’s performance helped the Spartans notch victories over all three schools and improve to 3-0 on the season. The award marks Bogatov’s first Big Ten Athlete of the Week nod of his career, and the Spartans’ first since Aaron Pfister was named Athlete of the Week on Nov.
After suffering a 23-12 loss to West Virginia on Friday night, the MSU wrestling team desperately needed a win.
When reflecting on the series with Northern Michigan, it wasn’t exactly a bad weekend for Tom Anastos and No.16 MSU hockey team.
In almost any basketball game, one can find individual matchups that could be the difference in winning and losing. Tuesday’s rivalry battle between the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team and No. 20 Michigan likely will be no different.
When freshman forward Becca Mills fell to the floor and began grabbing her knee against Indiana, MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant had one thought in mind. After speaking to the medical staff, Merchant was relieved not to hear the three letters she had been dreading.
The MSU men’s tennis team spent the night before the first triple-header in Spartan history eating and watching “300” in the Clara Bell Smith Center’s auditorium to get ready for the challenging day ahead.
For the second consecutive week, the MSU gymnastics team went toe-to-toe with a top 25 team and fell short of their mark.
As soon as the Spartans and Buckeyes tipped it off, it was clear the game was going to be a battle of physicality and will, and on the game’s most critical possession it was Ohio State that was able to exert theirs. On Sunday the Ohio State women’s basketball team (17-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) held on to beat MSU (12-6, 4-1) 64-56 to hand the Spartans their first Big Ten loss of the season.
The MSU wrestling team notched its first Big Ten dual victory, 21-20, over Indiana with the help of an unlikely hero. With the Spartans clinging to a 17-16 lead and two matches left to go, MSU freshman 133-pounder Terry Turner took the mat against Indiana’s Joe Duca for his first ever dual start.