FOOTBALL
Spartans defeat Pittsburgh
The Spartans have said their schedule only gets tougher as the year goes on – Saturday’s 17-13 victory over Pittsburgh was a testament to that statement.
FOOTBALL
Adams set to contribute after benching
Senior linebacker Sir Darean Adams started 23 consecutive games for the Spartans, but that streak came to a halt when he took a back seat to redshirt freshman Jon Misch for MSU’s season opener two weeks ago against UAB.
FOOTBALL
Pass rush is defensive weapon
The dead bolt has been cut from the cage, and the dogs of the MSU defense are out hounding opposing quarterbacks this season. Bowling Green quarterback Tyler Sheehan felt the bite last Saturday, getting sacked seven times – giving MSU 12 total sacks in two games. Last season, the Spartans ended with only 16.
FOOTBALL
It's showtime
While junior wide receiver Devin Thomas was busy fielding questions from the media about his four catch, 156-yard performance that included a touchdown last Saturday against Bowling Green, senior defensive end Ervin Baldwin made the receiver who was almost impossible to stop do just that.As Baldwin was exiting the press trailer, he exclaimed “showtime,” referring to Thomas’ nickname. The interjection prompted several questions aimed at the Spartans’ new big play threat.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Hill's pair paces Spartans over Titans
Coming off a tough overtime loss to Lehigh on Sunday, the MSU women’s soccer team was looking for a rebound performance Wednesday against Detroit Mercy. They got it.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Super sophs continue freshman year success
The first chapter of Lauren Hill and Lauren Sinacola’s MSU careers couldn’t have been scripted any better. As freshmen, Hill and Sinacola finished one-two in goals and points for the Spartans and were both selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
VOLLEYBALL
MSU looks to extend win streak
Sweep. That is the story once again for the MSU women’s volleyball team which swept Eastern Michigan, 3-0, Tuesday night.
SPORTS
Baum reaches 300 career win mark
Men’s soccer coach Joe Baum has had a lengthy and storied career as a player and coach at MSU. As both a player and a coach, he has won championships. His players have received too many accolades to count, but Sunday Baum earned an accolade of his own, becoming just the second Big Ten coach to reach the 300-win mark.
SPORTS
Steinmetz scores conference honors
Freshman Jantine Steinmetz has been named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts in both weekend match-ups against Lindenwood and Saint Louis. This marks the second consecutive week that a member of the MSU field hockey team has earned this award.
VOLLEYBALL
Rathje scores Big Ten achievement
Freshman Jenilee Rathje was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts in the Harvard Invitational this past weekend.
SPORTS
Former Spartans earn LPGA status
MSU alumni and former members of the women’s golf team Emily Bastel and Allison Fouch finished as the top two money leaders in the 2007 Duramend Futures Tour, earning their tour exemption for the 2008 LPGA season.
FOOTBALL
Spartans weary of revenge factor
While Pittsburgh will come to Spartan Stadium looking to avenge last year’s loss to MSU, the Spartans are looking to get a little retribution of their own for head coach Mark Dantonio. In Dantonio’s three years as Cincinnati’s head coach, he never beat its Big East opponent Pittsburgh — losing 33-15 in 2006 and 38-20 the year before.
FOOTBALL
Unemployed Lloyd
With an 0-2 start, no bowl wins since the 2002 Outback Bowl and a never-ending underground movement for his removal, Michigan football head coach Lloyd Carr is likely done after this season as King of the Rodents.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Spartans split during road weekend, Sinacola injured
Two close games turned out two different results for the MSU women’s soccer team on their weekend road trip. The Spartans managed a split on their trip out East, beating Penn 1-0 Friday and dropping 2-1 to Lehigh in overtime Sunday.
SPORTS
Fossum still involved with MSU golf program
Donning green and white from head to toe, Mary Fossum stood behind the 18th green Sunday to watch a program she helped pioneer clinch another victory.
SPORTS
Spartans win weekend's Fossum Invitational for 4th time in 5 years
Reclaiming the title, setting a new tournament record and turning in the lowest freshman debut in program history is all in a day’s work for the MSU women’s golf team.
FOOTBALL
On the defensive
If the MSU pass rush needed a slogan, it might be, “What a difference a year makes.” The Spartans recorded 16 sacks in 2006 – just two more than last-place Indiana in the Big Ten. On Saturday, though, MSU collected seven sacks to bring its season total to 12 in two games.
FOOTBALL
Spartans pull out win over Bowling Green
Spartan football tasted adversity for the first time this season, but they just chewed it up and spit it right back out, defeating Bowling Green 28-17 on Saturday. “The thing that impressed me about our football team is that we did handle adversity,” head coach Mark Dantonio said. “We didn’t just go in there and all of a sudden quit playing and hang our heads. We kept coming back and someone kept making a play.”