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FOOTBALL Jonathan Smith talks opportunity to reach bowl game and first step versus Purdue

Michigan State has lost six of seven, but still has a chance to salvage part of its season against Purdue and Rutgers. Jonathan Smith talked about that opportunity earlier today.

"We’ve got to get to five (wins) before we get to six.”

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OTHER MSU SPORTS Men's tennis: Coach Harry Jadun press conference

Ozan Baris and Aristotelis Thanos will begin their journeys in the NCAA Singles Championship on Tuesday.

Baris will take on Samir Banerjee (Stanford) at 2:30 p.m. and Thanos will play Alex Kotzen of Tennessee at 5:30 p.m. in the round of 64.

Single elimination tournament with one round per day. Championship match on Sunday.

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UPDATE MSU Athletics weekly schedule 11/18-11/24

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Men's tennis: NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
Discussion Thread

Men's basketball: vs. Samford
8 p.m. Peacock

Discussion Thread
W 83-75



Wednesday, Nov. 20

Men's tennis: NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
Discussion Thread

Women's basketball: vs. Detroit Mercy
6:30 p.m. B1G+

Discussion Thread
W 101-44



Thursday, Nov. 21

Men's tennis: NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
Discussion Thread

Volleyball: vs. Oregon
6 p.m.

Discussion Thread
L 0-3

Ice hockey: at US National Team Development Program
7 p.m.
W 6-2



Friday, Nov. 22

Men's tennis: NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
Discussion Thread

Women's soccer (NCAA Tournament): vs. Texas (Durham, N.C.)
4 p.m.
Discussion Thread
W 3-2 (OT)

Football: vs. Purdue
8 p.m. FOX

Discussion Thread



Saturday, Nov. 23

Men's tennis: NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
Discussion Thread

Cross country: NCAA Championships (Madison, Wis.)

Volleyball: vs. Maryland
1 p.m.

Discussion Thread



Sunday, Nov. 24

Men's tennis: NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
Discussion Thread

Wrestling: at Black Knight Invitational (West Point, N.Y.)
Discussion Thread



Bold = home games

OTHER MSU SPORTS Volleyball: Nalani Iosia Named B1G Defensive Player of the Week

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CHICAGO – For the second time this season, and the third time in her career, fifth year libero Nalani Iosia has been named B1G Defensive Player of the Week. Iosia is the first player in program history to earn three B1G Defensive Player of the Week awards since it originated in 2005.

Iosia led the Spartans to a 2-0 week which included wins over archrival Michigan (3-1) and Iowa (3-0). Michigan State held its opponents to .073 hitting last week, a mark that topped the Big Ten conference. Against Iowa on Sunday, November 17, MSU held the Hawkeyes to -.020 hitting, the lowest mark against the Spartans in B1G action since 2014 (Indiana, -.075).

On a personal level, Iosia posted 5.00 digs/set on 35 total digs and tallied her 11th match of the season with 20 or more digs last Friday against Michigan when she had 23. On the season Iosia holds a commanding lead in digs/set among her B1G peers with 4.49 on 445 total digs. She has been even better in conference play averaging 4.54 digs/set.

Her 4.49 digs/set would be the sixth-best mark in program history if the season ended today. Iosia has amassed 1,395 digs in three seasons at MSU to rank fifth in program history for career digs.

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MSU returns to the Breslin Student Events Center for a pair of B1G conference matches this week hosting Oregon on Thursday, November 21 and Maryland on Saturday, November 23.

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FOOTBALL Start time announced for Rutgers at Michigan State

Michigan State's (4-6, 2-5 in Big Ten play) season finale against Rutgers (6-4, 3-4 in Big Ten play) had its start time and television information announced Monday afternoon. The Week 14 game at Spartan Stadium is set to start at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will broadcast on FS1.

With the 3:30 p.m. start time, that means the Spartans will not play a single game noon during the 2024 regular season.

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