Spartan Brew 3/28: From Sweet To Elite

Men's hoops plays Ole Miss today for a spot in the Elite Eight!

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Spartan Brew Crew
March 28, 2025

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 Sweet 16 tipoff
⚾️ Weekend at home
💚 And much, much more

🔼 Second Weekend. No. 2 seed Michigan State men’s basketball will try to go from sweet to elite today, tipping off against No. 6 seed Ole Miss at 7 p.m. in Atlanta.

The Rebels’ path to the Sweet 16 includes wins over No. 11 seed North Carolina and No. 3 seed Iowa State in Milwaukee last weekend.

Spartan Baseball to host canned food drive at the 2025 Crosstown Showdown: Join us at the Crosstown Showdown on April 1. First Pitch is 6:05 p.m. In collaboration with the Lansing Lugnuts and Southside Community Kitchen, donations that will be accepted include: Cash, Non-Expired Canned Fruit, Pudding, and Single Ingredient Canned Items.

🔼 Home Field Advantage. Michigan State baseball is back at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium this weekend, hosting Illinois for three games starting today with a doubleheader at noon.

The Illini are 12-10 so far this season and 2-4 in Big Ten play.

🔼 Wolverine Weekend. Michigan State softball travels to Ann Arbor this weekend for a rivalry series against Michigan, with Game 1 today at 5 p.m.

The Wolverines are 25-8 so far this season and are perfect in Big Ten play at 4-0.

🔼 Keep The Streak. Michigan State men’s tennis looks to build off its three-match win streak this weekend, hosting Penn State (11-7, 0-5 B1G) tomorrow at 11 a.m. and No. 3 Ohio State (16-2, 5-0 B1G) on Sunday at 2 p.m.

🔼 Home Cookin’. Michigan State women’s tennis is also at home this weekend, hosting Northwestern (10-8, 3-3 B1G) today at 5 p.m. and Illinois (8-9, 3-3 B1G) on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

🔼 Hockey Heartbreaker. No. 1 seed Michigan State hockey had its season come to an end on Thursday, falling 4-3 to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State's season comes to an abrupt conclusion after spending 14 of the last 16 weeks at either No. 1 or No. 2 in the national polls.  The Spartans, the first team to ever win the regular-season and tournament titles in back-to-back seasons in Big Ten history, complete their year with a 26-7-4 overall record. 

🔼 On The Water. Michigan State rowing kicks off its spring season this weekend, traveling to Sarasota, Fla. for the Sunshine State Invitational.

🔼 Tee Box. Michigan State women’s golf tees it up in its penultimate tournament of the regular season this weekend, traveling to Sunset, S.C. for the Clemson Invitational.

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Hey Now, You’re An All-Star. Michigan State women’s basketball’s Julia Ayrault is headed to the 2025 Lilly Women’s College All-Star Game on Saturday, April 5!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, March 28
👟 Track & Field at Raleigh Relays
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Clemson Invitational — The Reserve on Lake Keowee
🚣‍♀️ Women’s Rowing at Sunshine State Invitational — Sarasota, Fla.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Illinois @ noon | Spartan Media Network
⚾️ Baseball vs. Illinois @ following Game 1 | Spartan Media Network
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Northwestern @ 5 p.m.
🥎 Softball at Michigan @ 5 p.m. | B1G+ | Spartan Media Network
🏀 No. 2 seed Michigan State Men’s Basketball vs. No. 6 seed Ole Miss @ 7 p.m. — Atlanta, Ga. | CBS | Spartan Media Network

Saturday, March 29
👟 Track & Field at Raleigh Relays
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Clemson Invitational — The Reserve on Lake Keowee
🚣‍♀️ Women’s Rowing at Sunshine State Invitational — Sarasota, Fla.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Penn State @ 11 a.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball at Michigan @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Spartan Media Network
⚾️ Baseball vs. Illinois @ noon | Spartan Media Network

Sunday, March 30
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Clemson Invitational — The Reserve on Lake Keowee
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Illinois @ 10 a.m.
🥎 Softball at Michigan @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Spartan Media Network
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Ohio State @ 2 p.m. | Watch

💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!