Michigan State women’s basketball remains on the road to take on No. 11/12 Michigan on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 4:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Lisa Byington and Christy Winters Scott on the call. This is the third attempt for the Spartans and the Wolverines to meet in Ann Arbor with games on Jan. 18 and Jan. 28 postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.
Category: Women’s Basketball
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Four Spartans in Double Figures As Michigan State Stops Penn State
Four Spartans reached double figures as the Michigan State women’s basketball team earned a wire-to-wire win over Penn State, 78-65, Saturday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Source: Michigan State University Athletics
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Spartan Women’s Basketball Hits the Road Facing Penn State Saturday
Michigan State women’s basketball returns to the road to take on Penn State on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 12 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Mike Hall and Christy Winters Scott on the call. This is the only regular-season meeting this season between the Spartans and the Lady Lions.
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Michigan State commit Damiya Hagemann hopes to be Detroit Edison’s third-straight Miss Basketball winner
The Mick McCabe Miss Basketball award has been the ultimate individual goal for so many high school girls basketball players over the decades. An annual award presented to Michigan’s top senior basketball player, many girls dream of winning Miss Basketball long before they enter high school. Damiya Hagemann is one of those girls. A 5-foot-7 standout senior guard for Detroit Edison Public School Academy, Hagemann has Miss Basketball right at the top of her wish list this season.
Source: mlive.com
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How Janai Crooms is making an impact for Michigan State already
In crunch time, you always need your superstars to play at the highest level. However, you also need someone who isn’t afraid to do the hard work on the basketball court. Down one late in the fourth against Northwestern, Michigan State needed a stop and they got one from Janai Crooms as she flashed into a passing lane, snatched the ball, and drew a foul to get to the line to tie it up and give her team a chance.
Source: The State News
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Spartans’ Second-Half Comeback Falls Short Against No. 22/20 Northwestern
Despite trailing by as many as 21 points in the first half, the Michigan State women’s basketball team’s comeback fell just short, falling to No. 22/20 Northwestern, 63-60, on Sunday at the Breslin Center.
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Spartans Close Out Homestand Hosting No. 20 Northwestern Sunday
Michigan State women’s basketball concludes a two-game homestand on Sunday, Feb. 7 against No. 22/20 Northwestern. Tip-off at the Breslin Center will be at 3 p.m. The Spartans halted a two-game losing streak with a commanding, 81-60, win against Illinois on Feb. 4. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Network+.
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Clouden’s Standout Performance Leads MSU Women Past Illinois Thursday
Junior guard Nia Clouden’s sixth 20-point game guided Michigan State women’s basketball past Illinois, 81-60, as MSU returned to the Breslin Center Thursday night after three-straight road games.
Source: Michigan State University Athletics
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Spartan Women Return Home to Face Illinois Thursday
Michigan State women’s basketball finally returns home for its first home game since Jan. 10. The Spartans come home for a pair of games this week, beginning with Illinois on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Breslin Center. MSU will conclude the homestand on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. Both games will be streamed on Big Ten Network+.
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Spartans All-Access: Episode 322
Hear from twins, Joe and Julia Ayrault, about what life is like being together in the Women’s Basketball program, and learn more about why AJ Hoggard wears the #11.
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Three in Double Figures Not Enough As MSU Falls to No. 16/15 Indiana Sunday
Facing its second ranked road team of the week, the Michigan State women’s basketball team fell to No. 16/15 Indiana on Sunday afternoon, 79-67.
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Michigan State continues road trip against No. 16 Indiana
Michigan State continues their road trip against No. 16 Indiana on Sunday after being dismantled by No. 7 Maryland on Thursday. Since their two-week pause, the Spartans are 1-1 with a 32-point win, the largest Big Ten win under Suzy Merchant, and a blowout loss to Maryland. Michigan State forward Tory Ozment was absent for both games after testing positive for COVID-19, and her status for the matchup is still to be determined.
Source: The State News
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MSU Concludes Road Trip at No. 16/15 Indiana Sunday
Michigan State women’s basketball will conclude a three-game road trip against No. 16/15 Indiana on Jan. 31 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, with Mike Hall and Christy Winters Scott on the call for the Big Ten Network. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. The Spartans are 9-3 overall and 4-3 in Big Ten action after a loss to No. 7/10 Maryland on Jan. 28. Indiana stands 9-4 overall and 7-2 in B1G play after a loss to Ohio State on Thursday.
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Spartan Women’s Basketball Stopped by No. 7/10 Maryland Thursday
In the second meeting of the season, Michigan State women’s basketball was dropped by No. 7/10 Maryland, 92-52, Thursday at the XFINITY Center. With the loss, Michigan State falls to 9-3 overall and 4-3 in Big Ten action.
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Maryland Terrapins Preview
Coming off its own two-week pause, Michigan State had its schedule reshuffled initially for this week to take on in-state rival Michigan on Tuesday and again on Thursday in a home-and-home series, but the Wolverines’ entire athletic department is on a minimum 14-day shutdown of its own that started Sunday. As a result, MSU, who was originally scheduled to play the Terps at XFINITY Center on Feb. 10, made the flight out to the Washington, D.C. metro region yesterday to get a shot at avenging the 93-87 home loss to No. 12 Maryland on Jan. 7.
Source: The Only Colors
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Spartan Women’s Basketball Opens Road Trip at No. 7/10 Maryland Thursday
After a re-shuffling of the schedule, Michigan State now travels to No. 7/10 Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the XFINITY Center. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m., with Chris Vosters and Meghan McKeown on the call for the Big Ten Network. The Spartans were originally scheduled to play the Terrapins on Feb. 10. MSU was originally scheduled to take on Michigan on Jan. 26 in East Lansing and in Ann Arbor on Jan. 28, before the UM athletic department went on pause.
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MSU Women’s Basketball To Travel to No. 7 Maryland Thursday
Michigan State women’s basketball had another adjustment to its schedule this week. The Spartans will now take on No. 7 Maryland in College Park, Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The Spartans were originally scheduled to take on Michigan on Jan. 26 in East Lansing and in Ann Arbor on Jan. 28. With Michigan’s pause on all athletic events, MSU will face the Terrapins in a game that was originally scheduled for Feb. 10.
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Multiple Event Postponements vs. Michigan Announced
Due to the preventative COVID-19 measures at the University of Michigan, several athletic contests between Michigan State and the Wolverines have been postponed. Games/events that are postponed include:
Volleyball: Jan. 28 and Jan. 30
Women’s Basketball: Jan. 26 and Jan. 28
Men’s Basketball: Feb. 6
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Second-Half Spark Steers Spartans Past Wisconsin Sunday
Behind 19 points from junior forward Alisia Smith, the Michigan State women’s basketball team pulled away and went on to dominate Wisconsin, 94-62, Sunday at the Kohl Center. The 32-point margin of victory was the largest under MSU head coach Suzy Merchant. After not playing a game for 14 days due to COVID-19 issues, the Spartans snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 9-2 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin falls to 3-10 overall and 0-10 in conference action.
Source: Michigan State University Athletics
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MSU Returns to Action at Wisconsin Sunday
After three-straight postponements, Michigan State women’s basketball returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. ET at the Kohl Center on the Big Ten Network. The Spartans are looking to snap a two-game losing streak after winning their first eight games of the season. MSU comes to Madison with an 8-2 record and 3-2 mark in league play. The Badgers are 3-9 overall and 0-9 in B1G action.