Category: Volleyball

Michigan State volleyball head coach Kristen Kelsay announced the signing of five incoming student-athletes – Cora Bicknese, Ellery DeBoer, Lauren Forelli, Mallory Wandel and Mallory Woiteshek – to the Spartans’ 2027 roster on National Signing Day. MSU welcomes one of the top recruiting classes in the nation, earning recognition from Prep Dig as the No. 9 recruiting class overall and No. 3 in the Big Ten.  

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No. 25 Michigan State volleyball could not hold off a furious comeback from No. 19 Indiana, falling in five sets (19-25, 15-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-7) Friday night inside the Breslin Center. Suffering just its fourth loss of the season, MSU drops to 17-4 overall and 7-4 in the B1G

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Michigan State volleyball wrapped up a four-match road swing Sunday afternoon with a sweep over Maryland (25-13, 25-23, 25-23) inside Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion.  MSU moves to 17-3 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten with the win

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Michigan State volleyball earned a four-set win over Rutgers (25-12, 26-28, 25-22, 25-20) Friday evening inside Jersey Mike’s Arena.  MSU moves to 16-3 (6-3 Big Ten) with the win,

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No. 22 Michigan State volleyball took down Northwestern in four sets (25-16, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19) Saturday night inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.  MSU moves to 15-3 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten with the win, while Northwestern drops to 7-12 and 0-8. 

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No. 22 Michigan State volleyball fell in a hard-fought four-set battle against Illinois (25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22) Thursday night inside Huff Hall.  MSU drops to 14-3 (4-3 B1G) with the loss, while Illinois improves to 12-6 (4-3 B1G). 

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No. 22 Michigan State volleyball finished off the weekend with a four-set win (25-27, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23) against Iowa Sunday afternoon inside the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 14-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten with the win

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No. 22 Michigan State volleyball fell in a hard-fought top 25 battle in four sets against No. 13 Oregon (25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20) Friday night inside the Breslin Center.  MSU drops to 13-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten with the loss, while Oregon improves to 13-2 and 4-1. 

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Michigan State volleyball redshirt sophomore setter Malayah Long has been named the Big Ten Setter of the Week, as announced by the conference Monday.  The Lincoln, Nebraska native earns her first Setter of the Week award from the conference with Monday’s announcement and third weekly conference award overall after being named Freshman of the Week twice last season.

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For the first time since 2018, Michigan State volleyball earned a spot in the American Volleyball Coaches (AVCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 22 in the Week 6 poll released Monday.  Monday’s ranking marks MSU’s first time in the national poll in eight seasons, where the Spartans earned the No. 22 spot in the preseason poll released on Aug. 8, 2018.

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Michigan State volleyball completed a 2-0 weekend in Los Angeles with a five-set victory (18-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11) over USC Sunday afternoon inside the Galen Center.  MSU moves to 13-1 with the win and 3-1 in the B1G with the win

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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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