Spartan Brew 2/21: A Lot On The Line

First place in the Big Ten is at stake with men's hoops in Ann Arbor tonight!

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Spartan Brew Crew
February 21, 2025

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 A lot on the line
🏒 Last time at Munn
💚 And much, much more

🔼 Bragging Rights. First place in the Big Ten standings and bragging rights are on the line tonight in Ann Arbor, as No. 14 Michigan State men’s basketball takes on No. 12 Michigan at 8 p.m. on FOX.

🔼 Munn Finale. No. 1 Michigan State hockey plays its final home series of the regular season this weekend, hosting a surging Penn State team tonight and tomorrow on the Big Ten Network.

The Nittany Lions have won four games in a row, sweeping both Wisconsin and Notre Dame in the past two weeks.

🔼 Gulf Coast Games. Undefeated Michigan State baseball travels to Corpus Christi, Texas this weekend, playing three games at the Kleberg Bank College Classic.

The Spartans take on Washington State today at 1 p.m. ET, followed by a game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tomorrow and UCLA on Sunday.

🔼 Stick The Landing. No. 6 Michigan State gymnastics is at home this weekend, hosting Rutgers tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the team’s Breast Cancer Awareness Meet.

🔼 Closing Time. Michigan State wrestling wraps up its regular season today, traveling to Mount Pleasant for a 7 p.m. dual at Central Michigan.

The Spartans will next travel to Evanston, Ill. for the Big Ten Championships from March 8-9.

🔼 Texas Two-Step. Michigan State softball got play underway at the Roadrunner Classic on Thursday, dropping a pair of games to host UTSA and Akron.

The Spartans fell 7-4 to the Roadrunners, before coming just one run short against the Zips.

🔼 New York State On Mind. No. 33 Michigan State men’s tennis is in the Finger Lakes this weekend, playing at Cornell at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

The Big Red are 7-3 this season, and are winners of six of their last seven duals.

🔼 Keep The Streak. Michigan State women’s tennis and its six-match win streak are at home this weekend, hosting both Youngstown State and Ball State on Sunday at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center.

🔼 Final Tune-Up. Michigan State track and field competes one last time this weekend before next week’s Big Ten Indoor Championships, splitting up between three meets — the GVSU Tune Up, the Silverston Invitational in Ann Arbor and the Alex Wilson Invite in South Bend, Ind.

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 The Way Of Sisu. Sisu — a Finnish word for determination, resilience, and grit. It’s more than a mindset, and Liisa Vehviläinen brings it with her every time she steps on the court.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, February 21
👟 Track & Field at GVSU Tune Up
👟 Track & Field at Silverston Invitational — Ann Arbor, Mich.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Washington State @ 1 p.m. ET (Corpus Christi, Texas)
🥎 Softball vs. St. Thomas @ 3 p.m. ET (San Antonio, Texas)
🥎 Softball vs. Omaha @ 5:30 p.m. ET (San Antonio, Texas)
🏒 Hockey vs. Penn State @ 6 p.m. | BTN
🤼 Wrestling at Central Michigan @ 7 p.m. | ESPN+
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Michigan @ 8 p.m. | FOX

Saturday, February 22
👟 Track & Field at Alex Wilson Invite — South Bend, Ind.
🥎 Softball vs. Akron @ 10 a.m. ET (San Antonio, Texas)
🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics vs. Rutgers @ 2 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Hockey vs. Penn State @ 6 p.m. | BTN
⚾️ Baseball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ 7 p.m. ET

Sunday, February 23
🥎 Softball vs. Omaha @ 10 a.m. ET (San Antonio, Texas)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Youngstown State @ 10 a.m.
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Cornell @ 11 a.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. UCLA @ 11:30 a.m. ET (Corpus Christi, Texas)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Indiana @ 2 p.m. | BTN
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Ball State @ 2 p.m.

💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!