November 7, 2013

Spartans are trying to finish strong as they split the last two weekends. Traveling to No. 9 Nebraska and Iowa will be a test to see if the No. 16 Spartans can stay in the Big Ten championship run. Coach George puts in her input on why Illinois came out on top last weekend, who to look out for with Nebraska and which freshman Spartan has stepped up for her team.

Michigan State split last weekend with a win over Ohio State to snap their losing streak but suffered a loss to Penn State. Jennifer Swanchara looks at what went down last weekend for the Spartans while looking ahead at the competition of Northwestern and Illinois. Taylor Galloway and Coach Cathy George give their opinion on what happened last weekend and what is to happen on the road.

Past the halfway point of the Big Ten season, after falling to four in a row Michigan State looks to improve their 7-4 Big Ten record this weekend against Ohio State and Penn State at home. Jennifer Swanchara recaps the tough losses MSU went through last week, looks at the upcoming matchups and talks with Coach George and Kori Moster.

The Michigan Wolverines are in town this week, and Michigan State is looking for redemption after two tough road losses to Minnesota and Wisconsin and from their loss to the Maize and Blue in the NCAA tournament last year.

The Spartans are off to their best start since 1995 with a 17-1 record. They are ranked No. 5 in the country and the top dog of the Big Ten conference as they look ahead to travel to Minneapolis and Madison. Jennifer talks about last weekends matches against Iowa and Nebraska while previewing Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The Spartans are off to a powerful start in the Big Ten conference. They will play Iowa in a “Pink Game” Friday to support breast cancer awareness month and Nebraska on Saturday in a battle for the top spot in the Big Ten standings. You’ll hear from coach Cathy George and Lauren Wicinski who was awarded Big Ten Player of the Week for the third time this week and second consecutive weekly honor.

On the first edition of Bump, Set, Spike, Jennifer Swanchara recaps the historic conference opening weekend Michigan State had on the road against Penn State and Ohio State. Swanchara looks ahead at what is to come for the Spartans against Illinois and Northwestern along with the help of coach Cathy George. She also sat down with hopeful fashion designer and middle blocker, Alexis Mathews, whose family support helped her to become the woman she is today.