Spartan Brew 10/14: Hoopin' Up North

MSU men's basketball had a special weekend in Marquette!

What else do we have brewing today?

🏒 Fun at Munn
⚽️ Win vs. Wisconsin
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Hoopin’ Up North. What a weekend Michigan State men’s basketball had in Marquette, playing in the Superior Dome Showdown presented by Acrisure against head coach Tom Izzo’s alma mater, Northern Michigan!

The Spartans won the game, 70-53, and were led by Jase Richardson with 11 points and four assists in 16 minutes.

🔼 Milestone Win. During a weekend in which Michigan State hockey celebrated the 50th anniversary of Munn Ice Arena, the No. 4 Spartans picked up their 600th win inside the building on Saturday against No. 2 Boston College.

Michigan State twice erased deficits in the game, receiving two goals from Charlie Stramel and one apiece from Red Savage and Daniel Russell.

🔼 Offensive Outburst. Michigan State men’s soccer scored multiple goals on Friday night for the first time this season, winning 2-0 at home against No. 25 Wisconsin thanks to a pair of goals from Sean Kerrigan.

The Spartans have now won three of their past four matches and sit in third place in the Big Ten standings with 12 conference points.

🔼 Last Man Standing. Michigan State men’s tennis’ Ozan Baris is the last Spartan still playing at the ITA Midwest Regionals in East Lansing, as the junior is set to play in the tournament’s semifinals Monday.

The Spartans had three players competing in singles — Baris, Aristotelis Thanos and Matthew Forbes.

🔼 Out West. No. 5 Michigan State women’s soccer dropped its first match of the season on Sunday, falling to Washington, 2-1, in its second West Coast game of the week.

Mackenzie Anthony was responsible for the Spartans’ lone goal off a crosser from Sofia Beerworth.

🔼 Bounce-Back Win. After falling 3-1 to No. 6 Maryland on Friday afternoon, Michigan State field hockey bounced back on Sunday in its final non-conference game of the season, beating Central Michigan 3-1 in Mount Pleasant.

Emma O’Neill scored twice for the Spartans, and Lilian Knorr added the other.

🔼 Back And Forth. Michigan State volleyball played a see-saw five-set match against Illinois on Saturday night, winning the first and third sets before falling in the fifth and deciding set.

Zuzanna Kulig had a career day with 12 blocks against the Illini.

The Spartans also played on Friday night, losing in three sets to No. 3 Penn State.

🔼 Silver Sunday. Michigan State women’s golf finished up play at the Tar Heel Invitational at the Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Sunday, finishing in a tie for second among the 17-team field.

Brooke Biermann was 5-over for the tournament to lead the Spartans in a tie for 11th place. Katie Lu shot 6-over and tied for 15th.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

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💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Competitive Drive. Andrew Nolan has always embraced a competitive mindset, constantly pushing himself to new heights on the cross-country course. But after being forced to take a season off due to health issues, he returned with a new outlook.

This season, Abbott and the Big Ten are pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the largest blood shortage in a generation.

The Michigan State Blood Drive is on October 30th. Want Michigan State to win? Then don't give up. Give blood. Every donation scores one point for your school on the leaderboard.

The winning school will receive $1 million to advance student or community health. Individual donors will be offered a free one-month subscription to B1G+ and will be entered to win a trip to the 2024 Discover® Big Ten Football Championship Game on December 7, 2024.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, October 14
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Regional Championships — Columbus, Ohio
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regional Championships — East Lansing, Mich.
🎾 Men’s Tennis at M15 Winston-Salem — Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tuesday, October 15
🎾 Men’s Tennis at M15 Winston-Salem — Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wednesday, October 16
🎾 Men’s Tennis at M15 Winston-Salem — Winston-Salem, N.C.

Thursday, October 17
🎾 Men’s Tennis at M15 Winston-Salem — Winston-Salem, N.C.
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Wisconsin @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

💚 Have a great Monday, everyone!