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Three takeaways from No. 15 MSU women’s basketball win over No. 24 Nebraska
EAST LANSING – No. 15 Michigan State women’s basketball entered its home court to an electric Breslin Center crowd and left it with a ranked win over No. 24 Nebraska, 73-71. Not only did MSU persevere to remain undefeated at home, but the Spartans also set a record for the best start to a season in program history, now at 17-1 overall. MSU head coach Robyn Fralick was proud of her team continuing to battle through a back-and-forth affair and finding a way to come out on top. Here are the takeaways from the historic win for Michigan State, as the road only gets tougher from here on out for the Green and White. The Spartans have been able to capitalize on a healthy number of shots from beyond the arc this season. However, against Nebraska, the three-ball was not Sparty’s friend.
Junior guard Rashunda Jones proved to be a difference maker against Nebraska in a multitude of ways. Looking at a stat sheet alone, it may seem like Woodard didn’t have a big night off the bench, only notching four points and three boards. Yet her impact on this game was anything but minimal.
Defense and execution power No. 4 MSU to a sweep of No. 2 Wisconsin
On Thursday night, MSU scored three goals in the second period to earn a 4-3 win. The Spartans didn’t let up the following night; rather, they improved with disciplined defense, strong execution, and a stellar goaltender performance, en route to a 4-1 victory and a road sweep. “We had success the night before, and to respond and play the way we did, it was a good weekend for us,” Nightingale told the media following the series. The weekend contrasts the Spartans’ previous series against Ohio State, where MSU struggled to play well after a successful first game. MSU was 8-for-8 on the penalty kill this week, shutting down the Badgers’ No. 4-ranked power-play unit. With the sweep, MSU improves to 17-5-0 overall and 8-4-0 in conference action. The Spartans now rank second in the Big Ten with 24 points. MSU will return home to host Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. EST to kick off a two-game series.
MSU Peace Warriors hold silent protest in response to Renee Good’s death
More than 40 Michigan State students braved the cold to protest the death of Renee Nicole Good and the practices of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday afternoon, voicing their concerns and frustrations through silence. Organized by the MSU Peace Warriors, the silent protest’s goal was to raise awareness about Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Jan. 7, and to call out the actions taken by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security that shortly followed. Participants were holding signs, some of which read “Abolish ICE,” “No human is illegal” and “Silence for those silenced.”
MSU to pay professor $300,000 to settle suit against two trustees
Michigan State University will pay professor Jack Lipton $300,000 to settle his lawsuit against two trustees he charged with retaliating against him and mischaracterizing his comments at a board meeting as racist, according to a copy of the settlement agreement shared with The State News. Lipton, the former chair of MSU’s faculty senate, first sued the university in October 2024. He claimed that he had suffered damages to his career after MSU Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno retaliated against him for comments he made after a meeting of the board of trustees on Oct. 27, 2023. The settlement, which was finalized Friday, marks the end of a two-year saga, which was also at the center of an explosive report into allegations of misconduct by then-Board Chair Vassar.
