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MSU student-athletes named Academic All-Big Ten honorees

Colton Wood

March 22, 2017

62 MSU student-athletes were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the 2017 winter sports season, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday. To be eligible for this honor, each student-athlete must earn a varsity letter, be in at least their second academic year at a Big Ten university and obtain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. MSU swimming and diving sophomores Gabe Whitaker, Courtney Aycock and Heidi Surdyk were three of 12 conference student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. Below is the full list of MSU's honorees: Men's Basketball Kyle Ahrens, So.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball falls to Arizona State, ends season

Denise Spann

March 17, 2017

No. 9 seed MSU Women’s Basketball traveled all the way to Columbia, South Carolina to play the No. 8 seed Arizona State University. Making it into this year’s NCAA Tournament is the eighth time in nine season that the Spartans have been selected for the postseason play.

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Five Things to Know: Arizona State, MSU women's basketball's first round foe

Souichi Terada

March 17, 2017

The MSU women’s basketball team is dancing for the 16th time in program history and the second straight season.

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MSU women's basketball draws date with No. 8 Arizona State in NCAA Tournament

Denise Spann

March 15, 2017

On March 13, teams across the country waited for their names to appear in a bracket slot on ESPN. After going 9-7 during Big Ten conference play and wrapping up the regular season 21-11, MSU women’s basketball waited to be selected for the NCAA Tournament.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball falls to Maryland, await fate for NCAA Tournament

Colton Wood

March 4, 2017

The MSU women’s basketball team faced the No. 2 Maryland Terrapins Saturday in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball smashes Wolverines, advance to semifinal

Colton Wood

March 3, 2017

Following an upset win by the MSU women’s basketball team on the road earlier in the season to the University of Michigan, the Wolverines were looking to rebound from that loss in the quarterfinals in the Big Ten Tournament Friday night when they faced MSU for the second time this season.

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FINAL: MSU downs Wisconsin, earns date and rematch with rival Wolverines

Colton Wood

March 2, 2017

A jumper from senior guard Tori Jankoska 3:13 left in the third quarter was ultimately the night’s biggest play for the MSU women’s basketball team, who took on No. 11 seed Wisconsin Thursday night in their first game of the Big Ten Tournament.

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MSU women's basketball embarks on journey to Big Ten Tournament

Colton Wood

March 2, 2017

The MSU women’s basketball team wrapped up the regular season with a 19-10 overall record and enters the postseason a No. 6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

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Tori Jankoska named First Team All-Big Ten among others

Denise Spann

March 1, 2017

This week the Big Ten conference honors were released and the MSU Women’s Basketball program was well represented.

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Tori Jankoska rises, breaks records during final season as a Spartan

Denise Spann

February 27, 2017

This season senior Tori Jankoska has been completely in the spotlight, leading the Spartans on the court, breaking records while preparing to leave a legacy behind. From fighting for her life at birth to fighting on the court as a Spartan, Jankoska has had a rollercoaster ride worth of experiences, but right now it seems she at the top and not coming down any time soon.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball powers back in comeback on Senior Day

Denise Spann

February 22, 2017

In the last home game of the season MSU women’s basketball faced Penn State University in the Breslin Center.

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PREVIEW: MSU women's basketball hosts Senior Night against Penn State

Colton Wood

February 22, 2017

After MSU women's basketball defeated in-state rival the University of Michigan Sunday, senior guard Tori Jankoska said she has tried to not think of the forthcoming. 

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Senior guard Tori Jankoska named Big Ten Player of Week

Colton Wood

February 20, 2017

After leading the MSU women's basketball team to a 86-68 win over the University of Michigan Sunday, senior guard Tori Jankoska was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

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FINAL: Spartans blow out rival Wolverines in front of record crowd

Colton Wood

February 19, 2017

Coming off a 85-69 win against Minnesota, the MSU women’s basketball team hoped to win their second-straight game Sunday as they took on the No. 20 Michigan Wolverines on the road.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball bounce back with win over Minnesota

Denise Spann

February 16, 2017

In the second to last regular season game in the Breslin Center, MSU women’s basketball came out strong to defeat the University of Minnesota.

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FINAL: MSU falls to Maryland in Merchant's return to bench, 89-72

Denise Spann

February 12, 2017

With only five games left in the regular season for MSU women’s basketball, the Spartans took the court to face nationally ranked No. 2 University of Maryland.

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MSU women's basketball's Tori Jankoska added to Wade Watch List

Jonathan LeBlanc

February 6, 2017

The accolades keep on adding for senior guard Tori Jankoska, as Jankoska was one of 10 players added to the Wade Watch list on Monday afternoon by the Women's Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), according to a press release.

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Emergence of Taya Reimer propels MSU women's basketball to victory

Souichi Terada

February 3, 2017

It’s been a wild ride for graduate student forward Taya Reimer. The Fishers, Ind. native transferred to MSU women’s basketball (16-7, 6-4 Big Ten) before the season started, leaving a nationally competitive University of Notre Dame.

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FINAL: MSU women's basketball downs Indiana in a team effort

Souichi Terada

February 2, 2017

On a symbolic day honoring National Girls and Women in Sports Day, MSU women's basketball (16-7, 6-4 Big Ten) welcomed the 6,438 fans with a sight all too familiar — senior guard Tori Jankoska hoisting a 3-point field goal.

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MSU women's basketball wins second straight over the Golden Gophers

Denise Spann

January 31, 2017

MSU women’s basketball, 15-7, 5-4 Big Ten, played University of Minnesota, 11-11, 2-7 Big Ten, on the road. The Spartans started off strong in the first quarter, but at the end of the first half Minnesota tied things up. Under interim head coach Amaka Agugua the Spartans clinched their second straight win in a row.