Wrestling Shifts Focus to NCAA Championships in Kansas City
Five members of the Michigan State wrestling team gearing up in preparation for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships which are set to take place Thursday, March 21 through Saturday, March 23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Spartans Tangle With Mastodons Tuesday Before B1G Opener at Maryland
Michigan State baseball wraps up its home-ledger opening four-game homestand by hosting Purdue Fort Wayne now on Tuesday, March 19, moved up a day due to inclement weather in the forecast. First pitch for Tuesday’s tangle between the Spartans and Mastodons is at 4:05 p.m. at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field.
RB Jaelon Barbarin, LB Ma’a Gaoteote no longer on roster
With spring practice set to begin tomorrow, we got our first look at Michigan State football’s first roster under new head coach Jonathan Smith, and there were a couple names missing.According to multiple publications, an MSU spokesperson has confirmed that two scholarship players — running back Jaelon Barbarin and linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote — are no longer members of the program. Additionally, walk-on wide receiver Aubrey Dawkins is also no longer on Michigan State’s active roster.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Getting to know Mississippi State
Mississippi State enters the NCAA Tournament with a 21-13 record and an 8-10 finish in SEC play. The Bulldogs have many solid wins this season, including in non-conference play. This includes two wins against Big Ten teams Northwestern and Rutgers. Their biggest wins of the season, however, came in conference play. They beat two top-10 teams in Auburn and Tennessee, during the regular season. They followed up the win against Tennessee by beating them a second time in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
Source: Spartan Shadowse
3 things to know about Michigan State’s NCAA Tournament matchup vs. Mississippi State
After a lot of questions about the Spartans and a potential bubble status, Michigan State was safely into the final field as a 9-seed in the West Region. As a result, they bypass the First Four and will get a Round of 64 matchup against 8-seed Mississippi State from the SEC.
Source: Saturday Tradition
Ninth-Seeded MSU Women’s Basketball To Face North Carolina In NCAA Tournament
Michigan State women’s basketball will be the No. 9-seed in Albany Regional 1 of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and will take on eighth-seeded North Carolina on Friday, March 22. Tip-off time will be announced at later time for Friday’s action at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, home of No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks.
Why did Michigan State make March Madness? NCAA committee chair weighs in on Spartans
Shortly after the selection show, Charles McClelland, the NCAA’s selection committee chair, explained why the Spartans earned a bid. “It wasn’t only the record, but it was the wins against Quad 1 teams, it was their strength of schedule and overall body of work as we continue to say,” he said on CBS Sports HQ on Sunday. “We did take a notice of those losses, but they had some significant wins, they had some really big opportunities, and the matrix was there in order for Michigan (State) to be squarely into the tournament.”
Source: Detroit Free Press
Michigan State gets in as No. 9 seed in West Region
It was an uneasy Selection Sunday in East Lansing, but Michigan State is in. The Spartans have received a bid to their 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament, just barely sneaking into the field as one of the final at-large bids. MSU is the No. 9 in the West Region, opening against No. 8 seed Mississippi State on Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Source: Spartan Tailgate
Bid stealers push Michigan State back toward NCAA Tournament bubble, play-in game
Michigan State left the Target Center on Friday afternoon feeling good about its NCAA Tournament fate following an 18-win regular season and a Big Ten Tournament win with strong rankings numbers. A wild Saturday in college hoops may have changed that outlook and sent Michigan State toward a play-in game and dangerously close to the tournament cut line.
Source: MLive.com
Softball Pushes #24 Boston University to the Brink in Extras
It took extra innings for No. 24-ranked Boston University to defeat Michigan State softball on Sunday morning, with the Spartans falling 3-2 in nine innings at Carolina Stadium at Beckham Field to conclude the Garnet & Black Invitational. Michigan State moves to 12-13 in non-conference play with one final tune-up at Notre Dame on Tuesday before B1G action kicks off in Evanston, Ill. next weekend.
Michigan State tops Ohio State, advances to Big Ten tournament title game
Fresh off winning its first Big Ten regular-season title, Michigan State hockey will get a shot at capturing the conference tournament championship. The No. 1 seed Spartans held on for a 2-1 win against seventh-seeded Ohio State in a Big Ten tournament semifinal on Saturday night at a sold out Munn Ice Arena.
Source: MLive.com
No. 8 Spartans Wrap Regular Season with Tri-Meet Victory at Illinois State
Led by a 39.500 all-around victory from junior Gabrielle Stephen, No. 8 Michigan State gymnastics concluded the regular season with a tri-meet victory over Illinois State and Lindenwood, scoring a 197.050 at Illinois State’s CEFCU Arena Saturday afternoon.
MSU Overtaken By Evansville, 5-3 In 11 Innings
Michigan State baseball was overtaken by Evansville in a 5-3 11-inning loss Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field. MSU and UE even their series at 1-1 heading into Sunday’s series finale after the Spartans posting an 11-3 Victory for MSU Friday in the Green & White’s home opener.
Women’s Tennis Complete Non-Conference Play with a 4-1 Victory over Youngstown State
The Michigan State women’s tennis team got back in the win column in its final non-conference matchup against Youngstown State, 4-1, Saturday morning. The Spartans improved to 9-6 on the season, tying last season’s win total with 10 duals remaining.
Softball Falls in Closely Contested Battle to NC State
Michigan State softball was defeated in a tightly contested game three at the Garnet & Black Invitational on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-1 to NC State at Carolina Stadium at Beckham Field. The Spartans move to 12-12 in the non-conference portion of their schedule with two games remaining prior to the start of B1G action.
MSU’s March Madness bracketology predictions for 2024 NCAA tournament
Michigan State basketball is projected to make the tournament, but it’s far from a lock, one day away from Selection Sunday. The latest bracketology projections have MSU (19-14) on the right side of the bubble in the tournament field, but the Spartans are projected to be one of the very last at-large teams to secure a bid.
Source: Detroit Free Press
MSU hockey prepares to host Big Ten Tournament semifinals against Ohio State
An opportunity lies on the horizon for the Michigan State hockey team as the Big Ten tournament is finally here. The opportunity? Survive and advance. After clinching the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament and being crowned the regular season champions, the Spartans were awarded with a bye week. The Spartans now prepare to take on the No. 7 seed Ohio State University, a team that’s been hot as it took down the No. 2 seed Wisconsin Badgers in a three-game series.
Source: State News