The women’s golf team placed sixth in the New Mexico State Give’Em Five Intercollegiate on Wednesday at the University of New Mexico Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M. The Spartans shot a team score of 294 in the three-round tournament, rounding out at 915 (315-306-294) and trailing fifth place finisher Texas El Paso by two strokes.
The front-runners across the country didn’t do too much to bolster their standing last weekend, making the forecast for the Heisman Trophy even cloudier than before.
No. 15 Penn State at No. 13 Michigan What’s better preparation, a relaxing bye week or a hard-fought victory on the road? That’s the question as Michigan and Penn State collide Saturday in Ann Arbor.
Luckily for the Spartans, they don’t have time to dwell on their humiliating loss to the Wolverines on Wednesday evening. The No.
The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be unveiled to the general public during Midnight Mania tonight at Breslin Center.
Is it a good bye or goodbye for the Spartan gridders? That question and many more will be answered come Saturday when MSU takes the field in Iowa City, Iowa, to match up with the ever-talented Old Gold and Black inside Kinnick Stadium. And the battered-and-bruised players enjoyed time to reflect on their questionable first half of the season with time outside Spartan Stadium, healing from grueling games against Notre Dame and California. The Spartans are 26-16-2 lifetime with at least 14 days of rest, dating way back when to 1896. I brushed off the dust on a few volumes of Spartan statistics to find that one. Yes, the gridders tied twice - a Nov.
Fred Russell always dreamed of leading the Big Ten in rushing. The one-time Wolverine hopeful just never thought he would do it as an Iowa Hawkeye. But halfway through the Michigan native’s junior season, the 5-foot-8, 185-pounder is doing just that.
After five home games to start the season and a bye week, the MSU football team heads into its first road game of the season.In the last game of the homestand, the Spartans (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Northwestern 39-24 in the Big Ten opener on Sept.
Lack of depth and injuries hasn’t been a major problem for MSU at most positions this season.But MSU head coach Bobby Williams is quick to point out the team hasn’t been completely free of problems.
Women’s basketball players and coaches were on hand Wednesday to show that last year’s late season success wasn’t a fluke.The 2002-03 team gave the media a sneak peek to show off its new squad and talk about goals for the upcoming season at Breslin Center.Head coach Joanne P.
The No. 23 MSU men’s golf team won its second tournament of the season Wednesday after the final round of the Adams Cup of Newport at the Newport National Golf Club in Newport, R.I.This was the first outright tournament victory for the men, who tied with Xavier in the Wolverine Invitational, in Ann Arbor last weekend.The Spartans came out of the Orchard Course with a final team score of 873 after the last round Wednesday, three strokes ahead of Texas A&M.
The No. 23 MSU men’s golf team won its second tournament of the season Wednesday after the final round of the Adams Cup of Newport at the Newport National Golf Club in Newport, R.I.This was the first outright tournament victory for the men, who tied with Xavier in the Wolverine Invitational, in Ann Arbor last weekend.The Spartans came out of the Orchard Course with a final team score of 873 after the last round Wednesday, three strokes ahead of Texas A&M.
To fans who had to dodge errant pucks at Munn Ice Arena last week: Rest easy.University officials say safety netting will be installed behind both goals before the next home hockey game - Oct.
Opportunity is knocking at the MSU football team’s door. It’s wearing an old gold and black uniform and is carrying a No.
The media got its first look at the 2002-03 MSU men’s basketball team Tuesday afternoon and the Spartans have high expectations for the upcoming season.The Spartans, which are coming off a 19-11 season and a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament, are looking to bring their game back to a higher level.“We took a look at last year and the last three years to see where we need to go and how we’re going to get back to elite status,” Spartan basketball head coach Tom Izzo.“Looking back at last year, we didn’t have any expectations, we just wanted to survive.
The women’s cross country team is ranked third in the nation by FinishLynx/NCAA’s Monday cross country poll, conducted by the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association.
Women‘s soccer bounced back from its loss to Penn State to earn a convincing 4-0 decision over Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Tuesday at Old College Field. The two teams traded scoring opportunities and played an evenly matched game the first 15 minutes. Momentum soon swung the Spartans’ way as junior forward Tiffany Laskowski had the game’s first score, putting one past IPFW goalkeeper Rachel Poor at 17:17. From that point on MSU owned the match, outshooting the Mastadons 18-2 the first half and 27-7 for the game. “It was one of those games where it was easy for our team to overlook them.” Spartan head coach Tom Saxton said.
After experiencing a setback Sunday against Ohio State, the men’s soccer team welcomes a break from its rigorous Big Ten schedule when it takes on Oakland today in Rochester.The Spartans (7-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) have struggled against intraconference opponents this season, gaining their only conference victory in a 1-0 win over Northwestern.“I think we need to get back on a good note,” MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
The MSU volleyball team could be playing in its biggest match of the year so far when it takes on Michigan at 7 p.m.
They keep getting younger and younger. In a year during which both MSU and Michigan will rely on 17-year-old starting goaltenders, the Spartan hockey team got a verbal commitment from a 16-year-old defenseman last week. A.J.