The MSU volleyball team (11-1) continued its dominance over non-conference opponents this weekend, toppling Ball State, Virginia Commonwealth and Sacred Heart in the Spartan Invitational.
On short rest following Friday night’s tie against Marquette, MSU (1-5-1) came back and couldn’t capitalize on any chances against Notre Dame (4-1-2).
In a field that included Big Ten rivals Michigan and Ohio State at the Mary Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course, the Spartans won their first tournament of the season in convincing fashion with a 15-stroke victory.
As the Spartans (8-1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) opened up Big Ten play Sunday, the senior forward Heyboer notched two goals on three shots to give her team the 2-1 victory against Purdue. With two more goals, the All-American Heyboer now has 13 on the season, and it moves her closer to the MSU single season goals mark, which Heyboer also set back in 2008 (21).
The MSU field hockey team (3-5) split two games on the East Coast this weekend, losing to Maine 4-1 on Saturday but recovering on time to best Providence 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.
More than 4,800 athletes and 300 teams attended the Spartan Invitational on Friday at Forest Akers East Golf Course, and the event proved to be a successful home showing for the MSU cross country team.
The No. 15 MSU football team hits the road for the first time this season on Saturday, traveling to Notre Dame where the Fighting Irish’s juggernaut offense will be waiting.
Looking to improve upon last weekend’s tournament, in which the Spartans lost their first match of the season, the MSU volleyball team (8-1) will host the Spartan Invitational this weekend.
The MSU-Notre Dame rivalry — dating back to the teams’ first matchup in 1897 — stands as one of the most unique rivalries in NCAA football.
After a rough first five games, the MSU men’s soccer team is in for another grueling weekend.
The MSU field hockey team (2-4) has spent all season on the road. This weekend won’t be any different, as it travels to the East Coast to take on the Maine Black Bears and Providence Friars in another two match weekend.
In the team’s last nonconference matchup of the season, the third goal of senior forward Laura Heyboer’s hat trick gave the MSU women’s soccer team (7-1-0) an impressive overtime victory against Detroit, 4-3.
Saturday’s game at Notre Dame might be a huge test for the No. 15 MSU football team overall, but it also might be the toughest task the Spartan secondary faces all season.
As a former MSU linebacker, Seth Mitchell likes to hit. Now, he’s turned his collegiate football career into a professional boxing career.
The MSU men’s tennis team will begin the fall season hosting the Frank Beeman Invitational Sept. 16-18. Matches will last all day at the outdoor MSU tennis courts, located south of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building off Wilson Road.
The MSU cross country team will host the 2011 Spartan Invitational at 1 p.m., Sept. 16, at Forest Akers East Golf Course.
As Detroit Mercy comes to town for a 5 p.m. matchup today at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the Spartans (6-1-0) will look to extend their winning streak on the season to seven games by maintaining a solid attack on both sides of the ball.
After five weeks of practices and two victories against overmatched opponents, the No. 15 MSU football team still remains searching for its 2011 identity.
One day after the MSU volleyball team (8-1) dropped its first game of the season against Bowling Green in the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational last friday, sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mathews went to breakfast with another player and had a simple message for her — “Get me the ball.”
MSU field hockey sophomore goalie Molly Cassidy was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.