Good morning, Spartans! “If you can’t fly then run, If you can’t run then walk, If you can’t walk then crawl, But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Today, we pause to honor a man that moved our country and our society forward in so many ways. As we celebrate victories, moments and stories in each and every Brew, let us remember those who helped pave the paths before us. 

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 Men beat No. 19 Illinois
🏀 Women beat Illinois
💚 And much, much more

🔼 Got the Lead. The No. 12 men’s basketball team beat No. 19 Illinois 80-78. Tre Hollman scored a team-high 17 points, and Coen Carr and Frankie Fidler were right behind with 11 points each. The Spartans bounced back in the second half after being down by as many as 10 points in the first. The men grabbed the win after six ties and five lead changes in the second half.

🔼 Five Wins! The women’s basketball team beat Illinois 86-68 for its fifth Big Ten win of the season. Theryn Hallock scored a career-high 26 points. Grace VanSlooten had 24 points off the bench for her second 20+ point outing of the season.

🔼 Dual Dubs. The wrestling team took down Buffalo for its first home dual victory of the season. The Spartans won 25-13 after trailing 13-3 through the first five bouts. The men responded with five straight victories to take the overall win.

🔼 Even Steven. The men’s hockey team took on No. 10 Michigan and went 1-1. The Spartans fell to the Wolverines in Ann Arbor 3-2 in overtime but won 4-1 at home on Saturday. Isaac Howard is now tied for the national lead in goals (18) and leads the nation with 36 points.

🔼 Debut Win. The No. 6 gymnastics team beat No. 20 Michigan 197.500-196.975 in its Breslin Center debut. There was a program-record crowd of 6,251 at the event. Michigan State has now defeated Michigan in three-straight dual meets.

🔼 Huge Win. The No. 23 men’s tennis team beat No. 7 Kentucky 5-2. The Spartans had two doubles wins and two singles wins. The team continued their efforts against Vanderbilt and Western Michigan. The Spartans won 5-2 and 6-1 respectively.

🔼 Titles Won. The track & field team won 14 titles across its split weekend at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational and GVSU Bob Eubanks Open. The men and women both finished second overall. Melanie Macias took first in the 600m. Leila Barmore finished first in the triple jump with a leap of 12.36m. Elle Adrian won her first title of the indoor season with a meet and personal record in weight throw with a 21.39 throw.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, January 20
No scheduled events

Tuesday, January 21
No scheduled events

Wednesday, January 22
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Penn State @ 6:30 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

Thursday, January 23
No scheduled events

💚 Have a great Monday, everyone!