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MSU women's basketball falls to UNC 59-56 in nail-biting finish, out of March Madness after first round

DeShawn Johnson

March 22, 2024

The Michigan State women’s basketball team, making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2021, began March Madness with a battle against a University of North Carolina team in its fourth straight tournament appearance. Giving a fight until the very end, the Spartans came up just short and were ultimately defeated 59-56 in the first round of the tournament, sending head coach Robyn Fralick and the rest of the Spartans home to East Lansing.

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MSU women's basketball defeats Miami Ohio in return to the Breslin

DeShawn Johnson

December 3, 2023

The Spartans dominated on both sides of the ball in their matchup as they took down the Redhawks with a final score of 89-44.

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Preview: MSU women's basketball looks to remain undefeated against Evansville

DeShawn Johnson

November 19, 2023

MSU will take on the University of Evansville in its fourth and final game at the Breslin Center before they hit the road for the first time of the season. The Spartans and the Aces have a short history with each other only playing once before. The Spartans have control of the only win of that series after defeating the Aces 73-53 in their previous meeting. 

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MSU women's basketball takes another dominating win over University of Detroit Mercy

Madilynn Warden

November 16, 2023

After a successful undefeated start to the season for the Spartan women's basketball team, the team took yet another win at the Breslin Center under the helm of head coach Robyn Fralick with a final score of 105-44 leaving them 3-0 going into their fourth game of the season.

LIFE

Women winning in front of no one: Students say female NCAA athletes 'underappreciated'

PJ Pfeiffer

March 17, 2023

There has long been discourse surrounding how female collegiate athletes are treated compared to their male counterparts. Some students believe there is still a long way to go to make the NCAA more equitable for women. 

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A look at ten of Suzy Merchant's best moments at Michigan State

Jacob Smith

March 14, 2023

Suzy Merchant has plenty of accomplishments in her 16-year tenure at Michigan State. Here are just 10 of them.

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MSU women's basketball falls to No. 8 Maryland in emotional game

Bella Johnson

February 18, 2023

The pregame energy was different Saturday afternoon—understandably so—the Spartan community is going through something that no one should ever have to go through, but when the ball was tipped, Michigan State was ready to play.

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Dean Lockwood and Suzy Merchant work together to check in on players following Monday’s shooting

Dina Kaur

February 17, 2023

"There's no words that are going to just make everything good again, it's going to take time." Interim Head Women's Basketball Coach Dean Lockwood and the rest of the team are scheduled to return to the court Saturday at 3 p.m. against Maryland.

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Suzy Merchant released from hospital following minor accident

Bella Johnson

January 30, 2023

Michigan State Head Women's Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant was released from Sparrow Hospital and is currently at home resting, the team announced Monday morning. 

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball dominates Rutgers 85-63, breaking four-game losing skid

Maddy Warren

January 22, 2023

The Spartans look to add another Big Ten win to their resume as they head to Champaign for a matchup with Illinois next Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m.

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MSU women’s basketball defends well, but not well enough to stop Czinano, No. 10 Iowa

Nick Lundberg

January 19, 2023

The Spartans did enough to force a poor shooting night from Iowa's star Caitlin Clark, but 22 points in 22 minutes down low from Monika Czinano did the trick for the Hawkeyes.

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‘I wish everyone on my team played as hard as Mo Joiner': Joiner’s consistency stands out against Wisconsin

Melanie Soverinsky

January 12, 2023

Senior guard Moira Joiner's two-way game turned heads in Michigan State's loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday night.

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FINAL: Michigan State women's basketball falls to Wisconsin 84-80 in overtime

Melanie Soverinsky

January 11, 2023

MSU suffered its second consecutive conference loss to Wisconsin Wednesday night.

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Preview: Michigan State looks to bounce back at home against Wisconsin

Melanie Soverinsky

January 11, 2023

MSU set to take on Wisconsin at the Breslin Center on Wednesday night.

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Double-digit scoring efforts propel MSU women's basketball to upset No. 4 Indiana

Maddy Warren

December 30, 2022

Four MSU players put up double-digit points, allowing the Spartans to maintain their momentum throughout the game and knock off a top-ranked opponent for the first time this season.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball stuns No. 4 Indiana to earn first conference win of season

Maddy Warren

December 29, 2022

With the win, MSU hands Indiana its first loss of the season, advancing to 9-5 overall and 1-2 Big Ten play.  

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Preview: MSU women's basketball looking for first Big Ten win against No. 4 Indiana

Maddy Warren

December 29, 2022

The Spartans return to Big Ten play Thursday with tipoff set for 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center.

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FINAL: Michigan State women's basketball defeats Oakland the keep hot start alive

Bella Johnson

November 15, 2022

After a slow start, MSU pulled away by limiting Oakland to just nine combined points in the second and third quarters. 

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Julia Ayrault, Pierre Brooks steal the show in scrimmages as MSU Madness returns after three year hiatus

Nick Lundberg

October 8, 2022

Michigan State men's and women's basketball hosted MSU Madness for the first time since 2019.

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2022-2023 MSU women’s basketball season schedule officially announced

Nick Lundberg

September 7, 2022

Michigan State's women's basketball has released its schedule for the 2022-23 season, which includes participation in the Phil Knight Invitational on Thanksgiving weekend.