Spartan Brew 11/20: Gimme That Spittoon

Michigan State football reclaimed the Old Brass Spittoon against Indiana on Saturday.

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Spartan Brew Crew
November 20, 2023

— Katin Houser

What else are we serving up in today's Brew?

🏈 Trophy coming back
🏒 Down goes No. 1
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Reclaimed The Spittoon. Down four with just over four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Michigan State football marched 75 yards down the field against Indiana on Saturday to win 24-21!

Katin Houser connected on a 36-yard touchdown pass to Maliq Carr with just over a minute left to win the game and reclaim the Old Brass Spittoon.

🗣 POSTGAME QUOTES: Michigan State Football at Indiana

🔼 Down Goes No. 1 (Twice!). Have a weekend, Michigan State men’s hockey — the Spartans took down No. 1 Wisconsin not once, but twice over the weekend to stay undefeated in Big Ten play!

Michigan State is now on top of the conference standings, and is the first team in the country to reach 10 wins.

🔼 Grabbed Momentum Back. Michigan State men’s basketball picked up a pair of wins over the weekend to get back above .500 and get things headed in the right direction, with a matchup against Arizona next up on Thanksgiving!

🔼 What A Season. Michigan State women’s soccer ended its best season in program history over the weekend, losing to No. 1 seed BYU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Spartans scored first in the match thanks to a Gabby Mueller goal in the 52nd minute, but the Cougars scored three unanswered goals in the next 25 minutes to pull away.

Michigan State ends its season at 14-5-3 overall and 7-1-2 in conference play.

🔼 Whole Lot Of Points. Not one, not two, but SIX Spartans scored in double figures on Sunday against Evansville, as Michigan State women’s basketball crossed the century mark in a 105-49 win and moved to 4-0 on the year.

DeeDee Hagemann (14), Moira Joiner (12), Julia Ayrault (12), Tory Ozment (12), Jocelyn Tate (11) and Lauren Ross (11) were the high-scorers for Michigan State.

🔼 Finished Strong. Michigan State volleyball ended its weekend road trip 1-1, dropping a four-set match with No. 14 Penn State and grinding out a five-set thriller at Rutgers on Saturday.

Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the Spartans are now 17-12 overall and 9-9 in Big Ten play.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

Topped The Top Team. Michigan State men’s hockey beat No. 1 Wisconsin twice over the weekend.

Before this season, when was the last time the Spartans took down a No. 1-ranked team on the ice?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 She’s An All-American. Michigan State’s Katie Osika finished 30th overall at this past weekend’s NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn her second All-American honor in as many years, and led the Spartans to a 16th place finish as a team!

Andrew Nolan also ran individually on the men’s side, placing 136th in his first NCAA Championship experience.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday 11/20

No scheduled events

Tuesday 11/21

No scheduled events

Wednesday 11/22

No scheduled events

Thursday 11/23

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Arizona @ 4 p.m. — Palm Springs, Calif.

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. James Madison @ 6:30 p.m. — Cancun, Mexico

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Oct. 24, 2009!

Michigan State beat Miami (Ohio) 3-2 in overtime!

💚 Have a great Monday, everyone!