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When Michigan State’s women went on a four-game losing streak in January, Suzy Merchant and the Spartans did a lot of internal soul searching — knowing hopes of a Women’s NCAA Tournament bid were quickly fading. Their response? Eight wins over the final 10 games to finish in a four-way tie for second in the Big Ten and to earn an at-large 10th seed in the NCAA’s Raleigh regional.
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The madness has arrived. This weekend, the No. 10-seed MSU women’s basketball team (20-11) will open the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 7-seed Louisville (22-9) on Saturday (1:45 p.m., ESPN2) in College Park, Md.
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"To her credit, she's been tremendous in how she's handled it and been able to keep everything together," Merchant said. "She's graduated, and she's had more obstacles and adversities than most average student-athletes, and to see the pace at which she excelled is impressive."
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Satchmo and DB discuss Michigan State's draw in the NCAA women's basketball tournament, predict the final four and the eventual champions.
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“We’ve been able to work both sides of the ball and really be aggressive and compete a little bit more, and I feel like everybody’s gotten better this week,” Suzy Merchant said. “I use the acronym ‘FEET.’ To me, we want focus, we want energy, we want effort and we want toughness. That’s what we need in the postseason to win, so that’s what we wanted out of every practice. We kept talking about FEET, FEET, FEET, FEET.”
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Watch how the Michigan State women's basketball team reacted to their bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Also see post-selection comments from head coach Suzy Merchant, and seniors Taylor Alton, Lykendra Johnson and Porsche Poole.
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Porsche Poole felt the nervous butterflies. Lykendra Johnson nodded her head in confidence. Finally, nearly 20 minutes into Monday night’s Women’s NCAA Tournament selection show, they got the affirmation they’d wanted: Michigan State received the berth it had hoped and worked for with a fantastic finish to the regular season.
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Taylor Alton wants to go home, and her teammates want to take her there. Alton is from Highlands Ranch, Colo., not far from Denver -- the site of this year's women's Final Four.
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The Michigan State women's basketball team was selected to the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in program history, receiving a No. 10 seed in the Raleigh Region. The Spartans, who appear in the tournament for the fourth straight season and for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, will face No. 7 seed Louisville (22-9) on Saturday, March 17 at about 1:45 p.m. in College Park, Md. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and ESPN3.
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The Michigan State women's basketball program held its annual awards banquet at the Breslin Center on Wednesday night. Seniors Lykendra Johnson and Porsche Poole shared the team's Player of the Year award in a vote by their teammates.
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Powers is capable of playing every position but in the post and had drawn scholarship offers from schools across the country. She chose MSU over Northwestern and Texas.
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As Kiana Johnson walked toward the bench, she pulled her headband down to cover her eyes. At some point, you’ve just seen enough. The freshman guard was one of a number of Spartans to struggle on Friday, as the MSU women’s basketball team (20-11 overall, 11-5 Big Ten) lost to Purdue (22-8, 11-5) 73-64, exiting in the Big Ten Tournament’s quarterfinals.
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Walking off the court after being bounced by Purdue in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, the minds of Lykendra Johnson and players on the MSU women’s basketball team were filled with uncertainty. Following MSU’s 74-63 loss to the Boilermakers on Friday, questions surrounded the team’s candidacy for a bid in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
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The Michigan State women's basketball team's run in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament came to an end Friday night, losing to No. 21 Purdue 73-64 in the quarterfinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Senior Lykendra Johnson led the Spartan attack posting her 10th double-double of the season with a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, and a career high five blocks.
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Michigan State can't stop Purdue guard Brittany Rayburn in loss Detroit News
Spartans unable to stop Purdue's Rayburn in tournament loss State News
Women's basketball falls to Purdue, eliminated from Big Ten Tournament State News
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Brittany Rayburn dominates Spartans in Big Ten tournament Detroit Free Press
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As she sat at her locker, thinking about the upcoming opportunity to face Purdue, freshman guard Kiana Johnson’s face couldn’t help but light up. The Spartans (20-10 overall, 11-5 Big Ten) will take on No. 21 Purdue (21-8, 11-5) for the third time this season (approximately 8:25 p.m., Big Ten Network) for a spot in the Big Ten Tournament’s semifinals.
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