No. 4/1 Minnesota came into Munn Ice Arena on Friday and handed MSU a 5-0 loss, dropping the No. 13/11 Spartans to 11-5-1 on the season (5-3-1 B1G). The game was a battle of the top two teams in the early Big Ten standings, and the Gophers got a goal in each of the first two periods, and turned a tight game into some breathing room with a trio of insurance tallies in the final eigyt minutes of the third period.
A late game comeback was not enough as the Michigan State women’s basketball team fell to Georgia Tech, 66-63, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Thursday night at the Breslin Center. Michigan State trailed by eight points with 2:42 left in the game and was able to trim it to two, but were not able to erase the deficit.
A year after recording 11 wins and finishing in the top 10 in the national rankings, the Spartans posted a 5-7 record and there’s an outside chance they can still land a bowl bid. Whether Michigan State gets a 13th game or not, there’s no changing the fact the 2022 season will be remembered as a disappointment.
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Michigan State hockey implemented a “Spartan Hockey Strong” campaign throughout the month of November that put a spotlight on cancer awareness and gave the community and the program an opportunity to honor those who have been impacted by the disease.
The national championship run back in 2007 was just a distant memory and the program had hit a bit of a lull at the end of the Danton Cole era. Change was needed for sure and those who follow hockey knew just how difficult the road ahead would be to tear down and rebuild the program into a contender. Enter, Nightingale.
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No. 12 Michigan State fell behind early and never recovered in a 70-52 loss to Notre Dame in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday night. Junior guard A.J. Hoggard scored 15 points, had three rebounds and three assists to lead the Spartans, while senior guard Tyson Walker finished with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists and graduate forward Joey Hauser added 12 points and seven rebounds.
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Michigan State women’s basketball returns to the Breslin Center for the 15th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge, facing Georgia Tech on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. On the mic for the Big Ten Network will be Brenda VanLengen and Matt Schumacker. The Spartans will also be celebrating First Responders Night to honor the community First Responders.
No. 13/11 Michigan State returns to conference play with a series against No. 4/1 Minnesota. It’s a battle for an early lead in the Big Ten race, as MSU sits one point behind the first-place Gophers in the Big Ten standings entering the weekend. The Golden Gophers hold a commanding lead in the all-time series between the teams, (129-50-16), and the Spartans are 30-51-8 in games between the two Big Ten rivals in East Lansing. Bob Motzko is in his fourth season as the head coach in the twin cities, and has guided his charges to a 11-5-0 record this season.
Four Michigan State players were recognized by the Big Ten on Wednesday afternoon as the conference announced the All-Big Ten teams and awards on offense. Jayden Reed earned second-team honors by the coaches, while Keon Coleman picked up third-team accolades by the media. J.D. Duplain and Nick Samac garnered honorable mention by both the coaches and media, along with Coleman (coaches) and Reed (media).
Michigan State women’s soccer senior goalkeeper Lauren Kozal was named a semifinalist for the 2022 Women’s MAC Hermann Trophy, the Missouri Athletic Club announced Wednesday afternoon. The goalkeeper from Ada, Michigan, becomes the first Spartan to garner recognition as a Hermann Trophy Semifinalist in program history.
Notre Dame plays six players, Wertz, Starling, Goodwin, and Laszewski can all hit from long-range and will all take between three and seven three-pointers. The Fighting Irish do not turn the ball over, will hit every free-throw, and refuse to attack the offensive glass, which tracks with the team’s total lack of depth and need to play at a glacial pace (No. 341 in the nation).
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By Monday afternoon, Michigan State had played six games in 17 days against some of college basketball’s toughest teams and made four cross-country flights to do so. The Spartans had flown through the night coming home from Portland after a 2-1 weekend at the Phil Knight Invitational and by the afternoon had started their preparation for a Wednesday game at Notre Dame (9:15 p.m., ESPN2).
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Michigan State’s men’s basketball team wraps up a hectic and challenging opening month of the season at Notre Dame on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (ESPN, 9:15 p.m.). The game will air live on ESPN2, with Brian Custer and Jordan Cornette calling all of the action
Michigan State is believed to have become the first Power 5 school to recognize and celebrate the Name, Image and Likeness achievements of its student-athletes on Monday night, hosting the inaugural EverGreen NIL Celebration presented by MSUFCU inside the Tom Izzo Basketball Hall of History at the Breslin Student Events Center. “We are proud of how our student-athletes have leaned-in to NIL opportunities,” Michigan State Vice President and Director of Athletics Alan Haller said during his welcome. “Michigan State has quickly become a leader in the NIL space and we will continue to grow together.”
Michigan State gymnastics released its 2023 schedule Tuesday, a slate that features five non-conference opponents and 10 B1G teams, including four home meets at Jenison Field House. “We are thrilled to get into action, and it won’t be long now,” head coach Mike Rowe said. “The Spartans are boasting even more depth this season in our efforts to challenge each other even more, producing better results while maintaining consistency throughout the season. The Big Ten is looking great this year and will be even more competitive than last season, so consistency and attention to detail has been crucial in our day-to-day training.”
Michigan State had two players honored with Big Ten Three Stars honors this week – graduate student Dylan St. Cyr (Northville, Mich.) and freshman Karsen Dorwart (Sherwood, Ore.). St. Cyr earned the First Star honors for the second time this season. He made 69 saves on 72 shots against in a weekend sweep of Miami, including 39 saves in a 4-0 shutout in the series finale. Dorwart recorded his first career hat trick in the Saturday shutout at Miami, and is now the team’s goal scoring leader (7).
wo days after booting a career-long 51-yard field goal, Michigan State kicker Jack Stone is entering the transfer portal. The freshman nailed the field goal at the end of the first half of Saturday’s 35-16 loss at Penn State, just the second field goal make of the season for Stone.
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