Spartan Brew 9/20: Ready For Prime Time

Michigan State football plays tomorrow night at Boston College!

What else do we have brewing today?

🏈 Headed east
🏐 Weekend challenge
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 East Coast Trip. Michigan State football travels to Boston College tomorrow night for a prime-time matchup against the Eagles at 8 p.m. on the ACC Network! Here’s everything you need to get ready for game day:

🔼 High Yield. No. 5 Michigan State women’s soccer took care of business against 2023 Big Ten co-champion Nebraska on Thursday night, beating the Cornhuskers 4-1 to move to 7-0-2 on the season.

Four different Spartans scored in the contest — Meg Hughes, Emily Mathews, Jordyn Wickes and Ella Janz.

Michigan State is back in action this Sunday for a highly-anticipated matchup at No. 9 Penn State.

🔼 Up For The Challenge. Michigan State volleyball plays Its final non-conference matches this weekend, traveling south to take on Duke and North Carolina on Friday and Sunday, respectively, as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

The Blue Devils are 4-5 so far this season, while the Tar Heels are 6-1 with a matchup against Michigan tonight before hosting the Spartans on Sunday.

🔼 Lion Taming. Michigan State men’s soccer will look to move to 2-0 in Big Ten play today, traveling to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions at 7 p.m.

Penn State is 0-2 so far in Big Ten play against a pair of the top-ranked teams in the conference — No. 16 Michigan and No. 7 Ohio State.

🔼 Conference Clash. Michigan State field hockey begins the Big Ten slate today, traveling to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 6 Ohio State.

The Buckeyes are yet to lose this season at 6-0, with ranked wins over No. 20 UAlbany, No. 10 Syracuse and No. 18 Old Dominion.

🔼 Title Time. Both the Michigan State men’s and women’s tennis programs will be busy over the next week, competing at their respective ITA All-American tournaments.

The men will be in Tulsa, Okla. for their tournament, while the women travel to Cary, N.C.

🔼 Home Course. Michigan State women’s golf is home at Forest Akers West this weekend, hosting a field of 15 teams for the Mary Fossum Invitational.

The Spartans are coming off a good showing at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, where they moved up the leaderboard each day to finish fourth.

🔼 For A Good Cause. Michigan State's baseball and softball teams partnered up to host the Beautiful Lives Project Field of Dreams event with co-founder Bryce Weiler for the third-straight year on Thursday afternoon at McLane Stadium at Jeff Ishbia Field!

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💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Schedule Dropped. Hoops fans, get ready to mark your calendars — the Big Ten announced the conference schedules for men’s and women’s basketball on Thursday!

🏀 MEN’S BASKETBALL: 2024-25 Conference Schedule
🏀 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: 2024-25 Conference Schedule

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, September 20
🏑 Field Hockey at Ohio State @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball at Duke @ 6:30 p.m. | Listen
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Penn State @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

Saturday, September 21
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships — Tulsa, Okla.
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships Pre-Qualifying — Cary, N.C.
🏈 Football at Boston College @ 8 p.m. | ACC Network | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, September 22
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships — Tulsa, Okla.
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships Pre-Qualifying — Cary, N.C.
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Mary Fossum Invitational — Forest Akers West
🏐 Volleyball at North Carolina @ 1 p.m. | Listen
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Penn State @ 2 p.m. | BTN | Live Stats

💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!