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Michigan State Spartans Women’s Golf Team Takes 1st Place at Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational
April 22nd, 2013 at 7:35 PM
The Michigan State women’s golf team returns from Columbus, Ohio, victorious after a fantastic performance at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invite this past weekend. With a total team score of 904, (308-298-298) the Spartans finished seven strokes ahead of second place Purdue Boilermakers. ***PHOTO1*** This is the second time in three years...

Michigan State Spartans Men’s Golf Places 10th at the Boilermaker Invitational
April 21st, 2013 at 8:48 PM
The men’s golf team representing Michigan State travelled to West Lafayette, Indiana this weekend to compete in the annual Boilermaker Invitational. All teams played the Kampen Course at the Boilermaker Brick Golf Complex. There the Spartans scored 35 over par as a team, taking 10th place. ***PHOTO1*** The first 36 holes on...

Michigan State Spartans Women’s Tennis Beats Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-2, Men’s Team Falls, 6-1
April 20th, 2013 at 9:57 PM
The women’s tennis team for Michigan State finally pulled together their first conference victory against the Ohio State Buckeyes, at home in East Lansing, MI yesterday. After eight straight conference losses, plus the three losses in the Blue-Gray Tournament in March, the Spartans finally notched a win on senior day....

Michigan State Spartan’s Softball Loses to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 2-0
April 17th, 2013 at 7:34 PM
Following the weekend woes of being swept by conference rival, Michigan, the Michigan State Spartans extend the losing streak to four when they fell to Notre Dame yesterday, 2-0. ***PHOTO1*** Michigan State starting pitcher, Kelly Smith, struck out six from the mound and allowed seven hits and two runs. After 5...

Michigan State Spartans’ Men’s Golf Takes 10th Place at Hawkeye Invitational
April 16th, 2013 at 8:54 PM
At the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, Iowa, the Michigan State men’s golf team participated in the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational this past weekend. There they scored a 36 over score, total of 900 strokes (307-290-303). They placed 10th in the event, with senior Dan Ellis leading the way. ***PHOTO1*** Ellis...

Michigan State Spartans’ Softball is Swept by #12 Michigan Wolverines
April 15th, 2013 at 6:26 PM
During the first game between the Michigan State Spartans and Michigan Wolverines on Sunday, it was clear that the Spartans did not look and play like they have been all season. Michigan’s offense went all out to keep Spartan ace Kelly Smith from getting into any kind of pitching groove....

Michigan State Spartans’ Baseball Sweeps #12 Indiana Hoosiers
April 14th, 2013 at 7:50 PM
The Michigan State baseball team hosted the 12th ranked Indiana Hoosiers this weekend at McLane Stadium in East Lansing. In each of the three games, the Spartans were able to pull out a close win at the end. The Spartans are now 20-11 overall and 4-4 in the Big Ten...

Michigan State Spartans Men’s Tennis is Victorious Over Iowa Hawkeyes, 5-2
April 13th, 2013 at 8:19 PM
The Michigan State men’s tennis team is coming back from Iowa City victorious after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes, 5-2. The Spartans, who are ranked 48th in the nation were looking to capitalize in the first match on their road trip. ***PHOTO1*** After letting Iowa take an early lead in the first singles...

Michigan State Spartans Baseball Dominates Western Michigan Broncos
April 10th, 2013 at 8:46 PM
The Michigan State Spartans baseball team found their offense again on Wednesday, as they had hot bats throughout their mid-week match against Western Michigan, beating the Broncos 10-1. ***PHOTO1*** "It was a better day today, no doubt," said Spartan coach Jake Boss. "We still have a long way to go and we...

Michigan State Spartans’ Women’s Softball Takes Series Against the Purdue Boilermakers, 2-1
April 8th, 2013 at 10:01 PM
The Michigan State Spartans’ softball team is heading back home from West Lafayette, Indiana after taking two of the three game series against their Big Ten Conference foe: the Purdue Boilermakers. ***PHOTO1*** In the first game on Friday, the Spartans came out strong, scoring three runs in the top of the first...

Michigan State Spartans’ Baseball Swept by Michigan Wolverines
April 7th, 2013 at 6:00 PM
For the first time this season the Michigan State Spartans’ baseball team was swept. During the three game series against their rival, Michigan Wolverines, the now 17-11 Spartans failed to produce any real offense to support their pitching staff. ***PHOTO1*** On Friday in East Lansing, the Wolverines took the first game come-back...

Michigan State Spartans’ Tennis Beat #29 Northwestern Wildcats, 5-2
April 6th, 2013 at 5:00 PM
The Michigan State men’s tennis team improved to an overall record of 9-10 today, after they notched a victory over #29 Northwestern Wildcats, 5-2. The #49 Spartans now have two consecutive conference wins and are now 3-3 in conference play. The Wildcats are now 17-6 overall and also 3-3 in...

Michigan State Softball Sweeps Penn State in Doubleheader
April 3rd, 2013 at 10:33 PM
The Michigan State Spartan Softball team was hard at work today, playing a back-to-back double header against their conference foe, Penn State. Thanks to superb pitching from the Spartans, they easily earned two wins to improve to a 19-13 overall record, while still maintaining an undefeated conference record with 5-0...

#24 Michigan State Women’s Golf Takes 12th Place at the Bryan National Collegiate
April 2nd, 2013 at 9:49 PM
The Michigan State Spartans women’s golf team is back now from visiting Greensboro, North Carolina this past weekend. There they played in the Bryan National Collegiate Tournament, considered one of the most challenging events in the spring. In a field of 18 teams, nine of which are ranked in the...

Michigan State Softball Takes Third Game, 2-1, Sweeps Indiana Hoosiers
April 1st, 2013 at 8:59 PM
On Sunday afternoon, the Michigan State Spartans softball team finished the sweep against the Indiana Hoosiers, when they won in a close match, 2-1. The 17-13 Spartans are now 3-0 in conference play. The last time they swept a series was against Minnesota in 2010. Spartan junior Kelly Smith pitched lights-out...

Michigan State Baseball Takes 2 of 3 Games Against Ohio State in Conference Opening Series
March 31st, 2013 at 11:11 PM
The Michigan State Baseball team was down in Columbus, Ohio for the weekend, to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in their first Big Ten matchup for the year. The Spartans were able to win the series with wins in games one and three, and head back to East Lansing...

Michigan State Softball Takes First Two Games Against Indiana
March 30th, 2013 at 10:09 PM
The Michigan State Spartans Softball Team stays undefeated in Big Ten play, with a 2-0 record, 16-13 overall, after taking the first two games against the Indiana Hoosiers in a three game series this weekend. The first game on Friday was both the conference and home opener for the Spartans. Michigan...

Michigan State Basketball Falls to Duke, 71-61
March 30th, 2013 at 12:42 AM
It was a close first half, but it fell apart in the second. The Duke Blue Devils came to Indianapolis, headed by legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski, looking to cut through Michigan State’s perimeter defense, and disrupt their big men on the inside. They did it well. While Michigan State out-rebounded the...

Michigan State Women’s Basketball Eliminated in Second Round by Maryland, 74-49
March 26th, 2013 at 3:45 PM
The Michigan State Spartans women’s basketball team ended their season on Monday night in College Park Maryland. There they faced the Maryland Terrapins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The fifth seed Spartans knew it was going to be a tough match going in, not only facing a...

Michigan State Baseball Sweeps Oakland in Four-Game Series
March 25th, 2013 at 8:01 PM
Spectacular Pitching was the story for Michigan State baseball this weekend. After sweeping Santa Clara, the Spartans headed to Ypsilanti, MI to take on Oakland University in a four game series this past weekend. In the end the Spartans took all four games, improving their winning streak to seven, and...