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The Spartans couldn't stifle Miami's offense, and Michigan State fell to the No. 9-ranked Hurricanes, 76-60, on Thursday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Miami's Morgan Stroman scored 20 points in a near-perfect shooting night to lead the Hurricanes.
The third edition of the Suzy Merchant Show: Spartan Women's Basketball All-Access. In this episode, hear from Coach Merchant on winning her 300th career game, get to know sophomore Klarissa Bell and freshman Jasmine Hines, and get a look at a typical gameday for the Spartans.
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The season-ending injury to Madison Williams two weeks ago led Merchant to try various rotations in search of the right fit. Looking for young players to help pick up the slack, Merchant said freshman center Jasmine Hines likely will be one of the players to receive more minutes.
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A strong defensive effort, especially in the second half, led the Michigan State women's basketball team to a 67-42 victory over Oakland on Sunday at the Breslin Center. The Spartans, who improve to 5-2, began the second half on a 14-2 run over the first six and a half minutes and held the Grizzlies (2-3) to 18 second half points.
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The Grizzlies enter the weekend at 2-2 on the season, but are coming off a 51-50 overtime loss against Providence on Tuesday. Junior Bethany Watterworth is the leader for Oakland, leading them in scoring with 22.5 points and assists with 4.0.
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Coming off the bench for the first time, freshman Becca Mills posted her best game of the season to lead the Michigan State women's basketball team to a 70-57 win over Milwaukee Tuesday night at the Klotsche Center. Mills scored a game- and season-high 20 points, while also adding nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
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Florida Gulf Coast's Sarah Hansen hit a free throw with 0.4 seconds remaining to leads the Eagles past Michigan State, 59-58 on Saturday night at Alico Arena. Senior Lykendra Johnson tallied her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Spartans, who fell to 3-2 on the season.
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The Eagles (1-1) are hosting their first game of the season, opening up with a loss at Seton Hall (57-51) and a win at Florida International (80-72). Nicoya Jackson, who was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, led FGCU with 18.5 points and 7.0 assists in the first two games. Sarah Hansen is averaging a double-double with 12.5 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds.
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The second episode of The Suzy Merchant Show: Spartan Women's Basketball All-Access launched on MSUSpartans.com today. The second edition takes a look at the Big Ten Championship ring ceremony from Nov. 6, features a sitdown with freshmen Kiana Johnson and Becca Mills, and goes behind the scenes as the team visited New York City last weekend for the Iona Tip-Off Tournament.
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Porsche Poole led three scorers in double figures with 18 points, leading the MSU women's basketball team to an 80-45 rout over Western Michigan Thursday night at the Breslin Center. The Spartans improved to 3-1 on the season, shooting 44 per cent from the field. The Spartans next play Saturday night in Fort Myers against Florida Gult Coast.
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Western Michigan has played only one game so far this season, losing at Kansas, 76-64 on Sunday. A.J. Johnson led three Broncos in double-figures with 13 points, while Aurielle Anderson added 11 and Miame Giden had 10. Anderson led WMU with seven assists, while Giden posted a double-double, grabbing 12 rebounds. The Broncos went 9-21 last year, finishing 5-11 in the MAC.
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After Tuesday’s 62-56 win against IPFW, MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant was disappointed in her team’s performance. Merchant said her team underperformed and needed to play with more intensity in its coming games. The Spartans will get the chance to show Merchant how they will respond to her challenge Thursday night when they host the Western Michigan Broncos for their fourth game in seven days.
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Michigan State women's basketball redshirt freshman Madison Williams (Berkley, Mich./Detroit Country Day) will miss the rest of the 2011-12 season, after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in Tuesday's game vs. IPFW. A date for surgery has yet to be determined. The typical recovery time is 4-6 months.
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Michigan State women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced the signing of Branndais Agee (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical) to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Agee enters her senior season ranked No. 27 nationally by ESPN's Hoopgulz and No. 45 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
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