Tag: Big Ten Awards

Michigan State goalkeeper earns a pair of honors

MSU goalie Zac Kelly took home a host of honors following the 2024 season

Michigan State soccer goalkeeper Zac Kelly has had an outstanding 2024 season and he has been rewarded for his efforts.

Kelly, a redshirt junior from Holt (MI), has received the honor of being named the Big Ten goalkeeper of the year. Aside from that tremendous honor, Kelly was named to the Big Ten’s first team.

While the Spartans season ended with a disappointing 5-7-5 record, and a penalty kick loss to Washington in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans netminder has shown that he is one of the elite goalkeepers in the sport.

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Jackson named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

The Nebraska volleyball team is 20-1 overall on the season and 10-0 in the Big Ten Conference.

A Nebraska volleyball player won a Big Ten award on Monday. Sophomore middle blocker Andi Jackson was named the conference’s defensive player of the week for the first time in her career.

Jackson averaged 1.57 blocks per set in wins over the Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan Wolverines. She also had 3.00 kills per set on .417 hitting.

In the win on Friday over Illinois, Jackson had six blocks and 11 kills on .667 hitting. She then had five blocks and ten kills in Saturday’s victory over Michigan.

The Nebraska volleyball team is 20-1 overall on the season and 10-0 in the Big Ten Conference. They have won 17 straight matches since their 3-0 defeat to SMU on Sep. 3.

They will take the floor again on Friday, Nov. 1, at the Wisconsin Badgers. The match will start at 8:00 p.m. CT and can be seen on Big Ten Network.

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Spartans snubbed from Big Ten preseason first team

No Spartan made the preseason first team all Big Ten list

Ahead of the upcoming 2024-25 college basketball season that will begin in just over a month, preseason awards are being announced and released.

On Tuesday, the Big Ten released who made the first team all conference team. Unfortunately, no Spartans made the cut and Michigan State was left off of the list completely.

A problem that fans have noted that plagued the Spartans over the past few seasons, not having a superstar caliber player, and the experts see the same problem this season for MSU.

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Joey Larson wins Big Ten Second Star of the Week

Joey Larson was rewarded for his efforts at Air Force last week:

Michigan State hockey is off and running in the 2023-24 season, jumping out to an early 3-1 record, sweeping Lake Superior State before splitting with Air Force. In this past week’s split with Air Force, sophomore Joey Larson was a star for Michigan State, recording 5 points in the series, while scoring a hat trick.

Rewarding his efforts in the series, he has been recognized as the Big Ten’s

Jaden Akins receives Big Ten sportsmanship honors

Jaden Akins has received the Big Ten’s sportsmanship honors

A part of the Big Ten awards that were announced on Tuesday, the Big Ten has honored a player from every team within the conference who have the best sportsmanship in the conference. Jaden Akins has received the sportsmanship honor from the Big Ten conference, Michigan State’s representative on the list.

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MSU basketball PG AJ Hoggard receives Big Ten honors

AJ Hoggards is officially an all conference player:

AJ Hoggard was named to the All-Big Ten teams, joining his fellow backcourt member Tyson Walker on the conference honors list. After a much improved junior season, Hoggard was named to the All-Big Ten third team by the media.

Hoggard finished the 2022-23 regular season averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.

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Michigan State basketball G Tyson Walker named to all-conference team

Tyson Walker has been named as an all-conference player:

With the regular season concluded, it is time for awards and honors to be selected and announced. A year ago, Gabe Brown was the only honoree for Michigan State among the all conference teams, but that has changed.

Tyson Walker was honored as an All-Big Ten second-team performer by both the coaches and the media for his outstanding season.

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Michigan State basketball F Malik Hall given honorable mention honors

Malik Hall has been given All-Big Ten honorable mention honors

Malik Hall has been one of the most impactful players on the Spartans basketball team during the 2021-22 season. Hall has been a do-it-all player in the front court for MSU, providing good defense, a scoring touch and a much needed playmaking ability.

For Hall’s consistent performance this season, he has been given All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.

On the season, Hall has averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Hall will be a major factor for the Spartans this March if the team has any plans to disrupt the Big Ten or NCAA tournament.

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Gabe Brown named to the All-B1G third team

Gabe Brown has been named to the Big Ten’s third team

Gabe Brown’s senior leadership and shooting ability has played a big role in the Spartans successes this season. Brown’s play this season has earned him a postseason honor. Brown was named to the All-Big Ten third team on Tuesday afternoon on the Big Ten Network.

Brown was named to the third team selected by the coaches. On the media side, Brown was snubbed from the third team but was given honorable mention honors.

Brown has been Michigan State’s leading scorer this season averaging 11.5 points per game and adding 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists to his totals.

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Michigan State basketball G Max Christie named to All-B1G Freshman team

Michigan State basketball guard Max Christie has earned a postseason honor, being named to the Big Ten’s freshman team.

The Big Ten Conference announced its end-of-the-season awards on Tuesday afternoon. The awards included player of the year awards and all-conference teams. Max Christie found his name announced on an all-conference team, being named as one of the five members to the Big Ten’s freshman team, which was selected by the coaches.

Christie is joined by Moussa Diabate, Bryce McGowens, Chucky Hepburn and Malakai Branham.

Christie has been a do-it-all player for Michigan State this season, playing over 31 minutes per game and continuously guarding the opposing team’s best wing players. On the year he has averaged 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

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