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Spartan volleyball looks to Wisconsin on Saturday

Jesse O'Brien
November 10, 2011

After a crushing 3-0 set loss at No. 16 Minnesota, the MSU volleyball team is looking to right its ship against Wisconsin on Saturday night. So far in the Big Ten season, the Spartans (18-9 overall, 7-8 Big Ten) have either suffered a season sweep or swept opponents they’ve played twice, and the match against Minnesota was no exception. Despite the loss, the Spartans saw some promising things from the team.

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Spartans following similar path as 2007 team

Jesse O'Brien
November 2, 2011

The 2007 MSU volleyball team went largely unnoticed throughout the regular season. Ignored by the coaches poll, the Spartans quietly accumulated a 19-13 regular season record (10-10 Big Ten), earning an NCAA Tournament berth behind the leadership of two senior outside hitters, Katie Johnson and Ashley Schatzle. Both girls racked up more than 500 kills that year while Schatzle earned All-American honors and Johnson was in the discussion.

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Volleyball falls to Purdue in four sets

Jesse O'Brien
October 30, 2011

Despite a strong start, the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers proved to be too much for the MSU volleyball team to handle Saturday evening as the Spartans fell, 3-1. With the loss, the Spartans (17-7 overall, 6-6 Big Ten) split their week’s games for the sixth straight time this season.

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Volleyball beats Indiana in 4 sets

Jesse O'Brien
October 27, 2011

For the ninth straight meeting between the MSU volleyball team and the Indiana Hoosiers, the match went beyond three sets. And for the second time this season, the Spartans (17-6 overall, 7-6 Big Ten) toppled the Hoosiers, 3-1.

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Moster earns two weekly conference awards

Jesse O'Brien
October 24, 2011

For the second time this season, MSU volleyball freshman libero Kori Moster earned conference weekly honors, being named Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week and co-Defensive Player of the Week after her performances in two games against ranked opponents.

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Volleyball expects big crowd for U-M game

Jesse O'Brien
October 18, 2011

The football team isn’t the only team with a big rivalry game this week. The MSU volleyball team is hoping to continue MSU’s weeklong success against its in-state rivals when it takes on the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines at Jenison Field House on Wednesday night.

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Volleyball set for 2 tough road matchups

Jesse O'Brien
October 13, 2011

The MSU volleyball team will face its biggest test of the season when it travels to Champaign, Ill., on Saturday to take on the No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini, but the Spartans are not looking past Friday when they will face the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.