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MSU hockey drops Big Ten Tournament semifinal to Ohio State in overtime
Michigan State hockey took Ohio State to overtime — just like their last meeting and their last contest in the 2025 Big Ten Tournament. But this time the Spartans came up short. In a physical game that was tied entering each intermission, MSU fell 3-2 in sudden-death overtime. Sophomore forward Shane Vansaghi and freshman forward Porter Martone scored Michigan State’s two goals. Martone now has 24 goals this season, tied for the second-most by an MSU player in a freshman season. Junior goaltender Trey Augustine finished the game with 28 saves for a .933 save percentage. Ohio State goaltender Kristoffer Eberly finished with 36, as the Spartans outshot their opponent 38-31. MSU held a 16-14 block advantage, and the teams tied in faceoffs 36-36. The loss ends the Spartans’ chance to three-peat the Big Ten Tournament title. They were the No. 1 seed in the tournament and concluded Big Ten play with a record of 25-8-2. MSU will take a break from competition until the NCAA regionals, which will be held March 27-29 at various sites. The NCAA tournament bracket will be announced on Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. ET. MSU is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA tournament due to its presence in the NPI rankings, based on its season performance.
Turnovers and mental errors proved too much to overcome for MSU
Michigan State men’s basketball is headed to Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament to stay until Sunday night and bring home a trophy. But after MSU’s “out of sorts” loss, according to head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans will be heading home without the hardware they had envisioned. On Sunday, the NCAA Tournament bracket will be announced, and the season’s continual grind will culminate in a single game at a time, each under the constant pressure of elimination. In MSU’s 88-84 loss to UCLA on Friday, the Spartans were never consistent, only finding a glimpse of momentum — too little, too late. Little mistakes and mental errors have become the undoing of MSU’s season. At times, such as when facing Illinois at home, the Spartans played savvy basketball and earned a win. However, like tonight, MSU showed once again that it doesn’t have the pure talent on its roster to overcome these shortcomings. After the game, Izzo spoke to the challenges of guarding a UCLA team that made 13 threes and shot 55% from the field. Hitting six of their final seven field goals, the Spartans wanted to win, but they weren’t “desperate” like UCLA was, Izzo said. “We almost made a valid comeback, but that would’ve been too little too late, the way we played,” Izzo said. “They came at us, they punched us in the mouth, and we didn’t respond.”
Rep. Schriver renews push for budget cuts over controversial teaching syllabus
State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, spoke to members of MSU’s Turning Point USA chapter Wednesday evening, doubling down that the lack of response from the university regarding a controversial syllabus may prompt budget reconsiderations. Through his role as vice chair on the House Oversight Committee on Weaponization of State Government, Schriver said he has been able to bridge the gap between the Appropriations committee and his own “to enact what I believe will be some powerful changes that I hope will send a message to Michigan State.” The changes in question concern an investigation launched by conservative students under MSU’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter following pushback from state Republicans after a TE 101 syllabus was released in October. The class, “Social Foundations of Justice and Equity in Education,” is required for all students seeking a teaching certification. The class’s sole required text, “We Want to Do More than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom,” features an excerpt that compares whiteness as “addicted” to “making everyone feel guilty for working towards its elimination” — a snippet read aloud by Schriver during the TPUSA meeting. “How exactly does this disturbing mindset help prepare these students to effectively teach incoming generations?” Schriver said. YAF has since filed public records requests for course materials relating to the “development, creation, implementation, and execution” of classes they believe push anti-white ideology.
New episode of Exposure – Capital Green
Pitch, please! Host Emelia Duffield chats with Capital Green, MSU’s oldest, co-ed, competitive A Cappella group. Creative Director Spencer Yonkus, PR Manager Gracie Duffy, and Music Director Evan Tietema discuss music selection, group bonding, audition experiences, and placing 2nd at the ICCA Great Lakes Quarterfinals. CG will travel to Milwaukee at the end of March to compete in the ICCA semifinals. “We’re friends, first. Friends who happen to sing together.” – Gracie Duffy Follow along Capital Green’s events and competitive journey via their instagram: @msucapitalgreen. To listen live, tune in every other Sunday at 9 a.m. ET.
