msuspartans.com —  Needing another signature win, the Michigan State women's basketball team dominated No. 17/19 Purdue in overtime to take home a 67-52 win at the Breslin Center. The Spartans, who hosted their Play4Kay game this afternoon in front of a crowd of 13,424, move into a tie for third place in the Big Ten with Iowa, Nebraska and Purdue at 9-5.

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Women's basketball tops Purdue in overtime thriller, 67-52 State News
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msuspartans.com —  Sunday's game is part of the WBCA Play4Kay promotion, in honor of former NC State coach Kay Yow, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2009. The Spartans will be wearing their pink uniforms and we encourage fans to wear pink to help raise awareness for breast cancer. read more »
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 —  Following the Men's win at home, The Lady Spartans' defeat the Badgers in Madison 62-46. Lykendra Johnson led all scorers with 16 points.

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Spartans Cruise to 62-46 Road Win at Wisconsin MSUSpartans.com

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statenews.com —  “We just can’t accept it anymore,” senior guard Taylor Alton said. “It has kind of been a consistent factor throughout the season, so we as captains and seniors — we’re trying to identify it. Some of it’s on us, and some of it’s on the younger girls, but I think we’re trying to just really focus now on really making our example the one we need to go with.” read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Badgers enter the week on a three-game losing streak, bringing their record to 8-16 overall and 4-8 in Big Ten play. Taylor Wurtz leads Wisconsin offensively, with 16.2 points, good for seventh in the conference, and 7.4 rebounds. read more »
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spartansportsnetwork.com —  2-15-12 Coach Suzy Merchant Show read more »
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statenews.com —  After winning three straight games with a new starting lineup, MSU women’s basketball (15-10 overall, 7-5 Big Ten) head coach Suzy Merchant thought her team had moved past the bad habits that dug it a hole in the conference standings. But following a 74-57 loss to Iowa (16-10, 8-5) on Sunday, Merchant said she was frustrated to see some of those discouraging trends beginning to re-emerge. read more »
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statenews.com —  After coming from behind to even the score at halftime, the MSU women’s basketball team fell flat in the second half, losing to Iowa 74-57. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  A late second half run pushed Iowa past the Michigan State women's basketball, 74-57 on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Senior Porsche Poole led the Spartans for the fifth-straight game with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Hawkeyes enter the weekend on a four-game winning streak, improving their record to 15-10 overall and 7-5 in Big Ten action. Iowa has played its last two games without leading scorer Jaime Printy, who tore her ACL at Wisconsin. read more »
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statenews.com —  After struggling through a sluggish start, the MSU women’s basketball team (15-9 overall, 7-4 Big Ten) used a 12-2 run to gain the lead before halftime and cruised to a 72-58 win over Northwestern (13-11, 3-7).

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Spartans Wear Down Northwestern, Win 72-58 MSUSpartans.com
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Spartans 'just good enough' to defeat Northwestern Lansing State Journal
Johnson goes the extra mile, had 12 points and eight rebounds over Wildcats State News

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btn.com —  Big Ten Network takes a look into the busy life of Michigan State Head Coach Suzy Merchant who has to balance being a coach and being a mom.




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statenews.com —  Following a dramatic win over Michigan on Sunday, the MSU women’s basketball team (14-9, 6-4) returns home to take on Northwestern (13-10 overall, 3-7 Big Ten) on Thursday (6:00 p.m., Big Ten Network). read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Wildcats enter the week at 13-10 overall and are 3-7 in Big Ten play. Northwestern has three players averaging over 13 points and six rebounds a game - Kendall Hackney (15.1, 6.4), Morgan Jones (15.0, 6.0) and Dannielle Diamant (13.8, 6.5), but are not very deep as only one other player is averaging above four points. Freshman Karly Roser leads all freshmen nationally and is third in the Big Ten with 5.5 assists a game. read more »
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