statenews.com —  A lot has changed in one week, as the MSU women’s basketball team (17-10 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) enters the final week of the regular season tied for third place in the conference after beating No. 17 Purdue on Sunday, 67-52. read more »
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statenews.com —  “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.” read more »
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statenews.com —  Although the MSU women’s basketball team (11-5, 3-0) entered this season with a conference title to defend, many didn’t consider this year’s team to be a contender. The Spartans lost three seniors — who played major minutes — to graduation, including conference Player of the Year Kalisha Keane. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Senior Taylor Alton will represent the Michigan State women's basketball program next week at the 2012 State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships, held Thursday, March 29 in New Orleans. The 24th annual event will air at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. read more »
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statenews.com —  Merchant and Poole shared a large embrace as soon as the game ended, and Merchant said she was confident Poole would come through in the game’s final moments. “She’s got a poise about her. … I wasn’t worried about not getting a shot off,” she said. “Maybe (if it was) somebody else I’d (have been) a little more worried about it, but she’s got a way of getting her own shot off, so we took the chance, and obviously it was a big play.” 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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msuspartans.com —  Courtney Schiffauer scored 12, Becca Mills had 11 points and Lykendra Johnson added 10 points for the Michigan State, which fell to No. 11 Ohio State 64-56 on Sunday.

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Women's basketball handed first conference loss by Ohio State State News
Buckeyes hand Spartan women first Big Ten setback Detroit Free Press

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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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freep.com —  Porsche Poole scored 13 points to lead Michigan State to a 60-55 victory over Michigan tonight at the Breslin Center.

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Women's basketball extends winning streak over U-M with 60-55 victory State News
Freshman Jasmine Hines leads Michigan State past Michigan Detroit News
MSU tops U-M for 18th win in past 19 meetings, 60-55 Lansing State Journal
Spartan defense handcuffs Wolverines Detroit Free Press
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spartansportsnetwork.com —  Coach Suzy Merchant and Spartan Women's Play-by-Play voice Rick Berkey interact with a live audience and listener call-in. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant held her weekly press conference on Monday at Breslin Center. Merchant addressed the team's play through its first three Big Ten games, in addition to looking forward to this week's home games against Indiana on Thursday and Ohio State on Sunday. read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  When Taylor Alton finishes her Michigan State career, the women's basketball senior plans to follow her other sporting passion: horses. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Hoosiers finished the Big Ten season with a 1-15 record and enter the tournament at 6-23 overall. Indiana is led by Aulani Sinclair who is averaging 12.7 points. Sasha Chaplin is tops on the boards with 6.7 a game, while Andrea Newbauer is ninth in the conference with 4.0 assists. Indiana is last in the conference in both points scored (57.2) and points allowed (68.1). read more »
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spartansportsnetwork.com —  Michigan Sports Brief take a look at the Women's Basketball team as they go to the Big Ten Tournament and play for an NCAA Tournament bid. read more »
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statenews.com —  Hitting the road for the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, the MSU women’s basketball team (19-10 overall, 11-5 Big Ten) is out to do one thing: make magic. read more »
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