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Following a three-game set in College Park this past weekend where the Spartans dropped two out of three, they headed into Tuesday’s matchup with Michigan looking to get their second win of the season in Big Ten play.
That is roughly the time Michigan State hockey had to celebrate its first Big Ten championship title. Memories of the crowd, the cheers, and the joy will remain with the team, but it will get shelved for the time being. Now, the team sets its sights on the NCAA tournament as they prepare to travel to Maryland Heights, MO, to face off against formal CCHA rival, the Western Michigan Broncos.
March is officially in full swing, and with the warmer weather comes March Madness. The 68-team men’s college basketball tournament is one of the most viewed sporting events of the year. A new report released by the American Gaming Association estimated that there will be a dramatic increase in bettors for this year’s tournament.
Saturday, Mar. 23 will be a date now etched in history for the Michigan State hockey team. The roar from the 6,555 fans in attendance after freshman defenseman Patrick Geary scored the overtime winner against the Michigan Wolverines for the Big Ten championship title will echo through the halls of Munn Ice Arena for years to come. The Spartan’s 5-4 win will mark the team’s first Big Ten postseason title and their first postseason title since 2006. “I got the puck and our third goalie Jon Mor just told me to shoot it, so I just put my head down and ripped it and looked up last second just to see it go in,” Geary said.
MSU has an extensive history of falling short in the Big Ten Championships. The Spartans have watched in-state rival Michigan take the crown 27 times. Michigan State has finished second ten times with zero titles in the 41 years of the event.
The score flashed on a screen no bigger than a household television. Stephen got a 9.875.
Michigan State won the Big Ten for the first time in program history.
As was predictable for Michigan State, from the stunning opening game loss to James Madison to the beatdown of Baylor, all the way to the unexpected home loss against Ohio State late in the season, the inconsistencies outweighed the soundness.
After the rollercoaster Round of 32 game, the Spartan season ends with North Carolina drubbing MSU, 85-69.
Few individuals in the college basketball world are fortunate enough to experience what Michigan State assistant coach Doug Wojcik, his son, North Carolina guard Paxson Wojcik, and their surrounding family had the opportunity to on Selection Sunday.
Two of college basketball’s premier programs brace to face off in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. This will be the first postseason meeting between Michigan State and North Carolina since the 2009 National Championship.
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