Tag: Big Ten Player of the Week

MSU linebacker Antjuan Simmons named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Michigan State senior linebacker Antjuan Simmons has won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award for his efforts against Northwestern

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Michigan State spoiled what was a perfect season for Northwestern, downing the No. 8 ranked Wildcats 29-20 at Spartan Stadium this past weekend. The Spartans handed the Wildcats their first defeat of the year, and gave Michigan State the second win over a top-13 opponent of the Mel Tucker era.

The Michigan State defense led the charge in the upset, holding the Northwestern offense to just 1.7 yards per carry. Senior linebacker, and defensive leader, Antjuan Simmons was the leader of the front seven that shut down the Wildcat rushing attack.

Simmons efforts were rewarded by the Big Ten Conference on Monday, earning the Defensive Player of the Week award.

Antjuan Simmons held a game high 13 tackles in the win, one shy of his career best of 14. He also added 2 tackles for loss and one sack to his stacked stat line. Simmons has excelled in Scottie Hazelton’s defense this season, leading the team in tackles (53) and tackles for loss (6.5).

This is the first time in his Spartan career Simmons will have won the Defensive Player of the Week award. Simmons is the first Spartan to do so since Joe Bachie won the award against Northwestern last season.

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MSU PG Cassius Winston named the Big Ten Player of the Week for second straight week

For the second straight week, Cassius Winston is the Big Ten Player of the Week.

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Last week, Cassius Winston earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors after leading his Spartans past Iowa and Maryland. This week, he won the award again after leading Michigan State past another pair of ranked Big Ten opponents in Penn State and Ohio State.

Winston averaged 20.5 points and 6.5 assists over those two games while shooting 55.6% from the three-point line. His play was a key factor in Michigan State being able to run the table and earn a share of the Big Ten Regular Season Championship.

This is the third time this season that Cassius has won the award.

Rocket Watts was also named Freshman of the Week by the Big Ten.

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MSU Basketball PG Cassius Winston named Big Ten Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

After masterful performances against Iowa and Maryland, Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

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In a week in which Michigan State knocked off two major Big Ten rivals in Iowa and Maryland to move up from No. 24 in the Coaches Poll to No. 17, Michigan State star point guard Cassius Winston has also been named the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his efforts.

Winston averaged 20 points, 7.5 assist, and 4 rebounds over the two big games and led the way for the Spartans in their upset road win over Maryland with 20 points and 6 assists. He also went 5/6 from three in that game as well. He had 20 points and 9 assists over Iowa in that home win as well.

This is Winston’s second Big Ten Player of the Week award this season and the seventh of his career. He last earned the award back in the beginning of January.

Michigan State plays again tomorrow when they travel to University Park to face Penn State in the Bryce Jordan Center.

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