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Spartan Brew 3/29: Win Or Go Home
MSU hockey begins its NCAA Tournament run today vs. Western Michigan.
What else are we serving up in today's Brew?
🏒 Tourney time
🎾 Two ranked matchups
💚 And much, much more
📈 STOCK UP
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🔼 Win Or Go Home. No. 4 national seed Michigan State hockey begins its NCAA Tournament run today at 5 p.m. ET against No. 14/13 Western Michigan in Maryland Heights, Mo.!
The matchup against the in-state rival Broncos is the first-ever in the single-elimination NCAA Tournament.
The winner of the Michigan State-Western Michigan matchup will advance to the NCAA Regional Final to face the winner of No. 5 North Dakota-No. 10 Michigan.
🏒 PREVIEW: NCAA Tourney Starts Friday For Spartan Icers
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🔼 B1G Weekend. No. 18 Michigan State men’s tennis ventures out onto the road this weekend for a pair of ranked Big Ten matches — the Spartans will be in Urbana-Champaign, Ill. tomorrow at 1 p.m. for a dual against No. 19 Illinois, and Evanston, Ill. on Sunday against No. 60 Northwestern.
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🔼 Knights In The Afternoon. Michigan State baseball hosts Rutgers this weekend at McLane Stadium in the Spartans’ Big Ten home opener.
The Scarlet Knights are off to a good start at 18-7, and have won eight of their last nine games heading into this weekend’s three-game series.
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🔼 On The Road Again. Michigan State softball is back on the road for the second consecutive weekend, heading to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes for a three-game series starting today at 6 p.m. ET.
Iowa is 14-11 this season and has a Big Ten series win under its belt, taking two games from Wisconsin last weekend.
🥎 PREVIEW: B1G Softball Season Continues At Iowa
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🔼 Home For A Pair. Michigan State women’s tennis gets to enjoy the comforts of playing at home this weekend, welcoming in Purdue tomorrow at 11 a.m. and Indiana on Sunday at the same time.
The Spartans are looking for their first Big Ten win of the season.
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🔼 Sensational Spartans. With the regular season gone, awards are starting to roll in — Michigan State gymnasts Sage Kellerman and Nikki Smith have earned Regular Season All-America honors from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association!
🤸♂️ READ MORE: Kellerman, Smith Named WCGA Regular Season All-Americans
🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA
How many points has the all-sophomore line of Isaac Howard, Karsen Dorwart and Daniel Russell scored for Michigan State hockey this season? |
💚 ONE BIG THING
🔼 Spartan Leader. After being a highly-ranked high school baseball player, Jack Frank chose to play college ball at Michigan State. In his first few years, he overcame injuries and self-doubt. Now a senior, he has become a leader of the Spartan baseball team.
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday 3/29
👟 Track & Field at Raleigh Relays — Raleigh, N.C.
🚣♀️ Rowing at Sunshine State Invite — Sarasota, Fla.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 3:35 p.m. | Listen
🏒 Hockey vs. Western Michigan @ 5 p.m. | ESPN+ | Listen | Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Iowa @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
Saturday 3/30
👟 Track & Field at Raleigh Relays — Raleigh, N.C.
🚣♀️ Rowing at Sunshine State Invite — Sarasota, Fla.
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Purdue @ 11 a.m. | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Illinois @ 1 p.m.
🥎 Softball at Iowa @ 3 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 3:35 p.m. | Listen
Sunday 3/31
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Indiana @ 11 a.m. | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Northwestern @ 1 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 1:05 p.m. | Listen
🥎 Softball at Iowa @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
🏒 Hockey at NCAA Regional Final @ 6:30 p.m.
💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!