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Graham is a journalism student at Michigan State with plans to graduate in 2024. He is currently a writer for Spartan Sports Report. His work has also appeared on MSU Athletics and WKAR Current Sports.
A day after the men’s team took the Crisler Center floor and got a win against their rivals, the Michigan State women’s team looked to do the same Sunday afternoon and sweep the Wolverines for the first time in five years.
Fresh off of his 700th career win, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo aimed for win 701 Saturday night against Maryland. Michigan State had taken the last five games against the Terrapins, including a nail-biting win at College Park two weeks prior.
Michigan State men’s basketball took the floor again Sunday afternoon to host Alcorn State. The Spartans were looking for a win to close out the homestand, but they would have to do so without their leading scorer, graduate student guard Tyson Walker who was out with an illness. MSU took it in stride, however, and dominated the Braves for the win, 81-49.
Michigan State football will take the field at Spartan Stadium this Saturday for the final time this year, hoping to leave Spartan fans with a win.
Michigan State basketball took the floor Sunday afternoon against No. 9 Tennessee for the second of two exhibition games to start the season. After a dominant victory against Hillsdale on Wednesday, this top-ten matchup gave MSU its first test of the season. Though it was just an exhibition game, the contest had the feeling of a tournament game as the Volunteers took the win late, 89-88.
The Michigan State football team took the field Saturday night looking to get back on course against the No. 2 ranked Michigan Wolverines, in a season where things have gotten off course.
The Michigan State men’s soccer team played the last of a three-game homestand Sunday afternoon when they took on 25th-ranked Penn State. Both teams were red hot coming into the match. Penn State was riding a four-game winning streak entering Sunday’s game while the Spartans were looking to preserve their unbeaten season. They did so, but not in the way they would’ve hoped as they recorded a 0-0 draw.
Spartan football has gotten off to a flying start in 2023, winning their first two games in convincing fashion. Week three, however, holds their biggest challenge of the new season, a matchup with eighth-ranked Washington.
The Michigan State Spartans took the field Saturday afternoon hoping to build on the good start they made last week and improve to 2-0 against Richmond in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
The Michigan State volleyball team had their home opener this weekend as they took the floor for three games against Belmont, Syracuse, and Delaware State for the Kathy DeBoer Invitational.