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Volleyball will see tough weekend with Ohio State and Penn State next on the schedule
The volleyball season is heading into the final stretch, and the competition is heating up for the Spartans. MSU (12-7 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) will hit the road to play No. 20 Ohio State (14-6 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) on Friday night and No. 7 Penn State, the defending national champion (18-3 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) on Saturday night.
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Soft portion of schedule leads to three-game win streak for MSU volleyball
The volleyball team has enjoyed some success recently, but they aren’t letting it get to their heads.
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Young players saw playing time during MSU volleyball's weekend sweep over Maryland and Rutgers
Two games against struggling opponents afforded the volleyball team time to give some of its younger players minutes over the weekend.
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MSU volleyball sweeps weekend road trip against Maryland and Rutgers
Maryland and Rutgers came into the weekend searching for their first Big Ten win. Thanks to MSU, they will have to keep searching.
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Volleyball to play Big Ten newcomers Maryland and Rutgers this weekend
The volleyball team might be able to string together a win streak, which has eluded them in the conference portion of the schedule thus far.
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Back from injury, freshman outside hitter Holly Toliver faces uphill battle to crack rotation
It can be hard to establish yourself as a freshman. It can be even harder to establish yourself as a freshman coming off an injury.
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Depth huge factor for volleyball during win over Iowa
MSU (10-7 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) will have to lean on every player on its roster if they want to make a push in a tough Big Ten conference.
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Volleyball still afloat in Big Ten standings after weekend split
The volleyball team was able to stay afloat in the Big Ten standings this weekend after splitting two home games.
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Clad in pink, volleyball sweeps Iowa at Jenison Field House
Perhaps the new uniforms bought new energy to the Spartans, who adorned pink jerseys Saturday night instead of the customary home white ones as part of their annual Breast Cancer Awareness game.
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Volleyball falls to Nebraska at home, 3-1
It was too little too late for the Spartans, who waited until they were down two sets to play their best volleyball.
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Volleyball will look to move up Big Ten standings against Nebraska and Iowa this weekend
The volleyball team will try and replicate the success the football team had against Nebraska last weekend.
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Volleyball attempts to put setbacks behind them with 16 Big Ten games remaining
It’s been a roller coaster season for the volleyball team thus far, but at the midpoint the Spartans are happy with the progress they are making.
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COLUMN — Volleyball has reasons for optimism at season midpoint
At the midpoint of the season, the volleyball team is at a crossroads. MSU (9-6 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) after defeating Michigan (6-8 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) at Jenison on Friday night is in prime position to contend in a tough Big Ten conference or free fall into oblivion.
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At season midpoint, volleyball hopes win over U-M will lead to momentum push
Fifteen games are in the books for the volleyball team and there are 16 left to go. The season is at the midpoint and the Spartans are hoping to establish a rhythm.
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Volleyball bounces back to defeat U-M at home, 3-1
MSU (9-6 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) wrapped up it’s home-and-home series with a 3-1 win (25-21, 29-31, 25-23, 26-24) against in-state rival Michigan (6-8 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) on Friday night.
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Volleyball will look for revenge against U-M at home on Friday
By Troy Jeffersontjefferson@statenews.comIt will be déjá vu for the Spartans on Friday night.
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Volleyball falls short in bid to defeat Michigan in Ann Arbor, losing 3-1
MSU (8-6 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) fell short in it’s attempt to win on the road against in-state rival Michigan (6-7 overall, 1-2 Big Ten), losing in four sets (20-25, 25-22, 24-26, 23-25).It was a sloppy effort for both teams, who combined for 55 errors. MSU had 29 of those errors, 11 of which were service errors.
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Top-10 recruiting class paying dividends for volleyball
With a top-10 recruiting class comes big expectations and the craving for immediate production. MSU volleyball compiled the No. 6-rated recruiting class last spring according to PrepVolleyball.com.The talented class has paid dividends for head coach Cathy George, whose team has caught a case of the injury bug early on this season.
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Volleyball aims to improve conference record against Michigan in Ann Arbor on Tuesday
After splitting two games over the weekend to open up Big Ten season, MSU (8-5 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) will make the short trip to Ann Arbor to face Michigan (5-7 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) on Tuesday. Both the Spartans and Wolverines played Indiana and No. 15 Purdue this past weekend. MSU defeated Indiana in four sets and lost to Purdue in four sets. U-M lost to both Indiana and Purdue in five sets.