Michigan State volleyball earned its first top-15 win in three seasons with a four-set (25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19) victory over 14th-ranked Penn State Sunday afternoon inside the Breslin Center. MSU moved to 11-1 (1-1 B1G) with the win, earning its first conference victory of the season
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Michigan State volleyball dropped its first contest of the season with a four-set loss to Washington (25-22, 25-13, 16-25, 25-13) Friday evening inside the Breslin Center in its Big Ten opener. MSU falls to 10-1 overall and 0-1 in the B1G this season
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Michigan State volleyball opened Kathy DeBoer Invitational action on Friday evening with a 3-0 sweep of Drake (25-22, 25-13, 25-13) inside the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 10-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win
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Michigan State volleyball took down Oakland in a four-set battle (25-16, 24-26, 25-16, 25-21) Tuesday evening inside the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 9-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, while the Golden Grizzlies drop to 4-6 (0-0 Horizon). The Spartans are 9-0 to start the season in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1975-76.
Michigan State volleyball defeated Cincinnati in straight sets (25-20, 25-17, 25-14) Friday afternoon at Morehead State’s Johnson Arena for its seventh-straight win. MSU moves to 7-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win. After a 10-0 start in 2025, the Spartans are 7-0 to start the season in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1975-76. The Spartans also won their 20th-straight set, the most since winning 23-consecutive sets during the 2018 season.
Michigan State volleyball earned its fifth-straight sweep and sixth-consecutive victory with a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-19, 25-14) win over Western Michigan Tuesday night inside the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 6-0 (0-0) with the win, while Western Michigan, suffering its first loss of the season, drops to 6-1 (0-0). The Spartans have won 17-straight sets, their highest total since winning 23-straight sets during the 2018 season.
Michigan State volleyball ended a busy week with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-10, 25-19) road win over Central Michigan Saturday evening inside McGuirk Arena. MSU moves to 5-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, while CMU dropped to 0-7 (0-0 MAC). The Spartans have now won 14-straight sets in 2026 dating back to their season opener against Miami on Aug. 28.
Michigan State volleyball swept South Carolina (25-14, 25-12, 25-13) in its final Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge Week match Wednesday afternoon inside the Crisler Center. MSU moved to 4-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, while South Carolina dropped to 3-1 (0-0 SEC). MSU is 4-0 to open the season in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2011-12.
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Michigan State volleyball swept LSU (25-21, 25-20, 25-19) in its opening match of the Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge Week Tuesday afternoon inside Michigan’s Crisler Center. MSU moves to 3-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, dealing LSU (2-1, 0-0 SEC) its first loss of the season.
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Michigan State volleyball finished off a 2-0 weekend to start the 2026 season with a sweep over LIU Saturday afternoon inside the Breslin Center. The Spartans improve to 2-0 (0-0 B1G) on the season, while LIU falls to 0-2 (0-0 NEC).
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Michigan State volleyball opened the 2026 season with a thrilling five-set win over Miami Friday evening in the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 1-0 (0-0 B1G) with the victory, while Miami falls to 0-1 (0-0 ACC). The Spartans improved to 36-18 in season openers all-time and earned their 15th-straight season opening win at home.
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Michigan State volleyball welcomes a pair of 2025 NCAA Tournament teams, Miami (Aug. 28, 6 p.m.) and LIU (Aug. 29, 3 p.m.), to the Breslin Center this weekend to kick off the 2026 season. Both matches will stream on B1G+ with a free stream of Friday’s match available via the Big Ten Network YouTube channel as part of BTN’s B1G+ Free Friday.
Michigan State volleyball will face LSU and South Carolina in the inaugural Big Ten/Southeastern Conference Challenge Week inside the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, set for Sept. 1-6, 2026, both conferences announced Monday. All 18 Big Ten schools and all 16 SEC institutions will match up the week of Sept. 1, culminating with two matches at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Sept. 6. Linear coverage will be available across FOX, FS1, Big Ten Network, ESPN, and SEC Network, and streamed coverage on B1G+ and SECN+.
Michigan State athletics announced a one-year contract extension for head volleyball coach Kristen Kelsay Monday. With the extension, Kelsay’s contract now runs through 2031. “In her first season guiding Michigan State volleyball, Kristen Kelsay quickly established a winning culture on and off the court,” said Michigan State Vice President and Director of Athletics J Batt. “We are excited to watch the program continue to grow and strive for new levels of success under her leadership.”
Michigan State volleyball fell in three sets (25-17, 25-21, 28-26) to 11th-ranked Wisconsin Friday night inside the Breslin Center. MSU drops to 18-7 overall and 8-7 in the Big Ten with the resul
Michigan State volleyball (18-6, 8-6 B1G) hosts No. 11 Wisconsin on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. inside the Breslin Center before traveling to Ann Arbor to face Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.Both matches will stream on B1G+. Fans can tune into John Kreger’s call of the action on MSUSpartans.com or via the Michigan State Athletics app for both matches.
Michigan State volleyball head coach Kristen Kelsay announced the signing of three student-athletes – Madi Andrews, Colbie McKenna, and Alana Whitfield – to the Spartans’ 2026 roster on National Signing Day. “I’m thrilled to add Madi, Colbi,e and Alana to our Spartan Volleyball family,” said Kelsay. “The character and skill of these young women will contribute immediately to our current roster and the foundation we are building for Michigan State Volleyball.”
Michigan State volleyball used a gritty performance to take down Oregon in five sets (23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 16-14) Saturday afternoon inside Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena. MSU improves to 18-6 overall (8-6 Big Ten) with the win and has now totaled the most wins in a season since 2017 (24-9) with six matches still remaining.
a marathon match, Michigan State volleyball took down Washington in four sets (15-25, 30-28, 33-31, 25-20) Friday night inside Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena. MSU moves to 17-6 overall and 7-6 in the Big Ten with the win