Coming into a pair of games this weekend, the MSU women’s soccer team is looking for a quick start and a full effort in each game, something the Spartans did not show in their previous game, a 3-2 loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Sunday.
The Spartans will look to take last weekend’s lessons forward as they welcome Providence (1-0-1) for the team’s home opener, which is set for 5 p.m. Thursday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Perhaps the most competitive position battle for the MSU football team heading into this season was between sophomore running backs Edwin Baker and Larry Caper. Just one game into the Spartans’ 2010 campaign, another name can be thrown into the mix.
Having played in last season’s NCAA Tournament and already faced tough opponents this season, the MSU volleyball team is ready to take those experiences and turn them into wins.
The MSU defense knew it had an experienced group entering Saturday’s 38-14 season-opening win against Western Michigan, but what it didn’t know was the level of playmaking ability it possessed.
After a weekend in paradise, the MSU volleyball team returned to campus Sunday with experience from playing highly ranked teams after going 1-2 in Honolulu at the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic this weekend.
After a weekend trip to the West Coast, the No. 7 MSU field hockey team returns undefeated.
After becoming the first true freshman in MSU history to break 100 yards rushing in his first game Saturday, running back Le’Veon Bell has been awarded co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the Big Ten announced Monday.
The MSU women’s soccer team’s Friday night win against Eastern Michigan became a distant memory Sunday when the Spartans lost to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3-2.
After a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory at No. 6 Maryland, the No. 24 MSU men’s soccer team finished its weekend East Coast road trip with a 4-0 loss at Georgetown on Sunday.
Using just the season opener as a reference, it might not be fair to draw too many conclusions about the MSU football team. But that will not stop me from trying.
A new season has similar problems for the MSU football team. The Spartans committed 11 penalties for 69 yards Saturday in MSU’s 38-14 victory over Western Michigan.
Running backs Le’Veon Bell and Edwin Baker combined for 258 rushing yards as MSU rolled past Western Michigan, 38-14, Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
Behind an unforgiving defense and a relentless offense, the MSU women’s soccer team took down inter-state rival and previously unbeaten Eastern Michigan, 4-0, Friday night at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
The No. 24 MSU men’s soccer team started the season with a bang with a 4-3 overtime victory at No. 6 Maryland on Friday night.
The MSU women’s soccer team went with a new formation in an attempt to improve a struggling offense Friday against Eastern Michigan. The plan worked as the Spartans won 4-0.
Trenton Robinson is tired of hearing it. Since the end of last season, the junior safety has listened to talk of MSU’s low-ranked pass defense and how it was responsible for allowing big plays last season.
The first half of the MSU football schedule is favorable to the Spartans, with a winnable slate of nonconference matches and early-season Big Ten games.
For the first time all season, MSU travels outside the state of Michigan in the second half of the year for three important road games.
The concept of playing a Big Ten school and leaving with a victory is nothing new for Western Michigan.