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Spartan Brew 2/5: Opportunity Through Adversity

Spartan Brew 2/5: Opportunity Through Adversity

Julia Ayrault has come out of her shell and evolved on the court this season!

Spartan Brew Crew
February 05, 2025

Good morning, Spartans! Nyla Hampton probably solves a Rubik’s cube way faster than you.

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 Awards watch list
🥎 Three to watch
💚 And much, much more

🔼 On The List. Michigan State women’s hoops’ Julia Ayrault has been named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List!

Ayrault is first on the team in scoring, averaging 16.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. She is 11th in the Big Ten in scoring and 12th in rebounding. She is also seventh in the league in blocks, averaging 1.52 bpg. She has started 21 games of 22 games this season for the Spartans.

🔼 Watching Closely. A trio of Michigan State softball players have been included on the 2025 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch list — juniors Hannah Hawley and Britain Beshears and freshman Jacey Schuler!

🥎 READ MORE: Softball Trio Named B1G Players to Watch

🔼 Weekly Winners. Two Michigan State gymnasts took home awards on Tuesday — Nikki Smith is the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week and Sage Kellerman is the Specialist of the Week!

🤸‍♀️ READ MORE: Kellerman, Smith Earn Big Ten Gymnastics Weekly Awards

🔼 Final Round. Michigan State women’s golf finished up play at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday, shooting 3-under in the final round to finish at 2-over overall, good enough for a fifth-place finish in the 18-team field.

Taylor Kehoe led the way for the Spartans, shooting 2-under for the tournament and finishing in seventh individually.

⛳️ RECAP: Women’s Golf Finishes In Fifth Place At Purdue Puerto Rico Classic

🔼 Down To The Wire. No. 9 Michigan State fell to UCLA in the final game of its West Coast swing on Tuesday night, 63-61.

The Spartans trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half, but battled back to take a brief lead with less than four minutes left. Jaden Akins led the way with 15 points, the lone Spartan in double figures.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

How many career points does Julia Ayrault have for Michigan State women's hoops?

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Opportunity Through Adversity. “Your best growth and development is going to come through adversity.”

By being passionate about the game, and about the people around her, Julia Ayrault has come out of her shell and evolved on the court.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Wednesday, February 5
No scheduled events

Thursday, February 6
🥎 Softball at Arizona @ 7 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Arizona @ 9 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Live Stats

Saturday, February 8
👟 Track & Field at Michigan Invitational — Ann Arbor, Mich.
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Oregon @ noon | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Western Michigan @ 2 p.m. ET (Tucson, Ariz.) | FloSoftball | Live Stats
🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics vs. Minnesota @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Scoring
🏒 Hockey vs. Michigan @ 8 p.m. (Little Caesars Arena) | BTN | Live Stats

Sunday, February 9
🤼 Wrestling at Wisconsin @ 1 p.m. ET | B1G+
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Boise State @ 1 p.m. ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Michigan @ 2 p.m. | FS1 | Live Stats

💚 Have a great Wednesday, everyone!