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6/22/08
MSU Field Hockey Announces 2008 Schedule
Eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago dot the Michigan State 2008 field hockey schedule, as announced on Wednesday, June 18 by head coach Rolf Van de Kerkhof.
The Spartans, who were 16-6-0 (5-1 Big Ten) in 2007, will return 16 letterwinners to the 2008 squad which advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and earned its fifth NCAA Tournament bid in seven seasons. MSU ended the season seventh in the national rankings.
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5/22/08
Deacon Selected First-Team Academic All-District
Five Michigan State student-athletes were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA 2008 Academic All-Distric teams, as announced today by ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America. Rower Kate Burdick (Ann Arbor, Mich.), field hockey player Jeamie Deacon (Wexford, Ireland) and hockey player Jeff Lerg (Livonia, Mich.) are first-team members, while women's golfer Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) and hockey player Jeff Dunne (Grover, Mo.) are second-team members.
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5/20/08
Molly Maloney Added To Michigan State Field Hockey Staff
The Michigan State field hockey program has added a new member to its staff. Molly Maloney, a former goalkeeper for the University of Michigan from 2000-04, will join the Spartans as an assistant coach for the 2008 season. Maloney's main focus will be with the goalkeepers.
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4/17/08
Spartan Field Hockey: Midwest Spring League Champions
The Michigan State field hockey team wrapped up Midwest Spring League play last weekend, competing in tournaments at Miami University and the Ohio State University. MSU won two of three in Miami, then split a pair at Ohio State. The Spartans finished Midwest Spring League play with a record 5-2, and had an overall mark of 13-2-1 in the spring, as they were named Midwest Spring League champions for the second-consecutive season.
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4/9/08
Spartan Field Hockey Keeps Rolling Through Midwest Spring League
The Michigan State field hockey team played its second tournament of the Midwest Spring League on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 in Louisville, Ky. The Spartans went undefeated on the weekend, recording an 8-0-1 mark by outscoring their opponent by an 18-2 margin and recording seven shutouts in nine games.
4/1/08
Spartans Shine in First Tournament of Midwest Spring League
The Michigan State field hockey team began Midwest Spring League play with two victories on Saturday afternoon at Ralph Young Field on the campus of Michigan State. The Spartans took out Central Michigan in the first matchup of the day, 6-0, then continued with a 3-1 victory of Big Ten rival Michigan. Jantine Steinmetz was the star for Michigan State on Saturday, scoring three goals and picking up two assists between both games.
3/28/08
Michigan State Field Hockey Ready for Spring Tournament Play
The Michigan State field hockey team kicks of the Midwest Spring League as they play host to Michigan and Central Michigan on Saturday, March 29 at Ralph Young Field in East Lansing. The Spartans with play Central Michigan at 10 a.m. and Michigan at 1:30 p.m. Central Michigan and Michigan will face off at 11:45 a.m.
3/12/08
MSU Field Hockey Recognized For Academic Achievement
The Michigan State field hockey team has been recognized by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) as a program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. It is the second-straight year the Spartans has been recognized for this achievement, as last year they were ranked as one of the top five programs in the country. In addition, ten members of the team were honored for their individual achievements in the classroom, missing the 2006 school-best mark by one.
2/29/08
Tarena Smith: Field Hockey Standout and Mega-Events Manager
She didn't come to Michigan State to become a big-time college athlete. But long after she set field hockey records, Tarena Smith is helping to stage the biggest athletic events in the country.Before ex-Spartan split end Plaxico Burress caught the winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl XLII, Smith and the staff at University of Phoenix Stadium had been toiling as long as the New York Giants and New England Patriots - just in better weather.
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