Spartan Brew 2/16: A Weekend In Ann Arbor

MSU men's and women's basketball both play at Michigan this weekend.

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Spartan Brew Crew
February 16, 2024

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

🏀 Basketball heads to Michigan
⚾️ Happy Opening Day
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Their Place. Michigan State men’s basketball heads to Ann Arbor this weekend, taking on Michigan at the Crisler Center tomorrow at 8 p.m.

The Spartans won the first round against the Wolverines this season, a 81-62 win at the Breslin Center.

🔼 In Ann Arbor. Michigan State women’s basketball will also play at rival Michigan this weekend, its game set to be played at noon on Sunday on the Big Ten Network.

Michigan State is 1-0 this year against Michigan, winning 82-61 in East Lansing back on Jan. 27.

🔼 Play Ball! Michigan State baseball is set to begin its season today with a matchup against Merrimack at the Swig & Swine College Classic in Charleston, S.C.

The Spartans will play four games in total this weekend, with Seton Hall, Lehigh and Ball State matchups following today’s game against Merrimack.

🔼 Last Call. Michigan State wrestling finishes up its conference schedule tonight when No. 6 Ohio State travels to East Lansing for a 7 p.m. dual.

The dual is the Spartans’ penultimate of the regular season, with a matchup against Central Michigan a week from today officially wrapping things up.

🔼 Another Go At It. No. 10 Michigan State gymnastics, still undefeated in Big Ten action at 4-0, is set to host No. 25 Maryland this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jenison Field House.

🔼 Next On The Court. No. 16 Michigan State men’s tennis hits the road this weekend, traveling to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt tomorrow at noon.

The Commodores, 7-1 so far this spring, will be a good test for the undefeated Spartans.

The Michigan State women get a taste of the future Big Ten with No. 17 USC coming to East Lansing for a 5 p.m. match today.

🔼 Fine-Tuning. Michigan State track & field is splitting up again this weekend, with athletes traveling to both the GVSU Tune-Up in Allendale and the Silverston Invite in Ann Arbor.

The two meets will serve as the final competition before the Spartans head to the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio next weekend.

🔼 Bounce-Back Incoming. Michigan State softball has a chance to pick itself up this weekend with five more games in Arlington, Texas a part of the Maverick Invitational.

The Spartans have matchups lined up against DePaul, Kansas City, Boise State (x2) and UT Arlington.

🔼 More Sunshine. Michigan State women’s golf is back in Florida this weekend, playing in the two-day Spartan Sun Coast Invitational at the Palm Aire Champs Course in Sarasota.

💚 THIS IS SPARTA MSU SHOW

Make sure to check out last night’s episode of the This Is Sparta MSU Show — the guys chatted about men’s basketball’s win over Penn State, hockey’s sweep of that school down the road, and men’s basketball alum George Johnson joined to talk hoops and Black History Month!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday 2/16

👟 Track & Field at Silverston Invite — Ann Arbor, Mich.

👟 Track & Field at GVSU Tune-Up — Allendale, Mich.

🥎 Softball vs. DePaul @ 11:30 a.m. | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. Merrimack @ noon | Watch ($) | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. Kansas City @ 2 p.m. | Live Stats

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. USC @ 5 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats

🤼 Wrestling vs. Ohio State @ 7 p.m.

Saturday 2/17

🥎 Softball vs. Boise State @ 9 a.m. | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. Seton Hall @ noon | Watch ($) | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Vanderbilt @ noon | Watch | Live Stats

🥎 Softball at UT Arlington @ 2 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. Lehigh @ 4 p.m. | Watch ($) | Live Stats

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Michigan @ 8 p.m. | FOX | Listen

Sunday 2/18

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Spartan Sun Coast Invitational — Sarasota, Fla.

⚾️ Baseball vs. Ball State @ 9 a.m. | Watch ($) | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. Boise State @ 10 a.m. | Live Stats

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Xavier @ 11 a.m. | Watch | Live Stats

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Michigan @ noon | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics vs. Maryland @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Scoring

💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!