Field hockey seniors Annebet Beerman and Veerle Goudswaard were selected to participate in the NDHCA Division I North/South Seniors All-Star Game.
Although this is only his second year as MSU's head coach, John L. Smith knows the rivalry game against Michigan is the most important game of the year. And this season, the game is the best opportunity the Spartans (4-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) have to prove themselves. "This is what you look forward to - this is why athletics is so neat and why the game of football is so great, particularly college football," Smith said.
The MSU volleyball team was swept by Wisconsin on Friday before turning around Saturday and defeating Northwestern in three of four games. "We bent, but we didn't break," head coach Chuck Erbe said, referring to the fourth game on Saturday and the final game of the weekend.
Marquette - It was a struggle all weekend for the MSU hockey team as the Spartans limped through a sweep at the hands of Northern Michigan.
The stakes were high for the No. 5 MSU field hockey team for Sunday's outcome against Indiana, when the Spartans claimed a second consecutive Big Ten title. With the 5-2 victory against the Hoosiers (10-7 overall, 0-5 Big Ten), the Spartans (15-2, 5-1) celebrated their way to another conference title.
It's Monday. The big game is nigh. I don't even have to mention the name of our opponent because we all know.
These aren't typical high school practices, where everyone else is smaller and you're the best player on the team. The four freshmen on the MSU men's basketball team found that out last week. "Practice has been tough - very tough.
After beating Michigan on Friday 2-1 and then beating Eastern Michigan 1-0 on Sunday, the MSU women's soccer team is riding on a three-game winning streak. "My biggest concern was that we might suffer a letdown after a big win against Michigan," head coach Tom Saxton said.
The MSU men's and women's swimming and diving team will kick off its 2004-05 season at 1 p.m.
It will be MSU head coach Rick Comley's second homecoming when he returns to Marquette to play the team that he started - Northern Michigan. MSU plays Friday and Saturday at 7:35 p.m. "There's always a nervousness that goes with it," Comley said.
The MSU men's basketball team will hold its Green and White game on Nov. 6 at Breslin Center. Admission to the game is free, and the time of the event will be determined after the time for the MSU and Ohio State football game has been announced. The team's next competition will be the first of two exhibitions held on Nov.
Tickets for the 2004-05 men's basketball season will be handed out at 9 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Breslin Center, instead of Sunday. Student season tickets in a limited number ($138 for a 12-game package) can still be purchased at Jenison Field House in person or by calling the MSU Athletic Ticket Office at (517) 355-1610.
Go ahead, tell MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie her team could win the Big Ten, make it to the Final Four or even play for a national championship. It wouldn't shake or startle her. "I think we're unlimited to what we can do.
As the MSU volleyball team (6-10 overall, 1-7 Big Ten) returns home to battle Wisconsin and Northwestern this weekend, it isn't focusing on winning and losing, head coach Chuck Erbe said. "We're not measuring our victories in wins and losses," Erbe said.
When you look at a score sheet from an MSU men's soccer game, it's strange when you don't see the names of three players - senior midfielders John Minagawa-Webster and Jordan Gruber and junior forward Ryan McMahen.
The MSU women's soccer team will try to build off its win at Oakland on Sunday when the Spartans host Michigan at 3 p.m.
Losing at Michigan last Saturday "sucked" according to senior forward Veerle Goudswaard. After the 1-0 overtime loss for the No.
The MSU men's tennis team heads to Ann Arbor for the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Men's Regional Championship Thursday through Tuesday. Freshmen Brian Compton and Adam Monich will play Friday in the qualifying rounds.
So I'm sitting through my first MSU basketball practice and I'm surprised by what I see. Guys are hitting the floor hard every two seconds.
For most football teams, there is an air of judgment that comes with the bye week. It can be bad for a team on a winning streak because the time off can potentially erode that positive momentum.