Michigan State Women’s Basketball

Michigan State women’s basketball lands commitment from Ball State transfer Nyla Hampton

Robyn Fralick has been busy adding to her Michigan State women’s basketball team. The Spartans have now added four transfers with the commitment of Ball State transfer Nyla Hampton on Friday and the commitment of Jaddan Simmons on Saturday.

Nyla Hampton, who was part of Robyn Fralick’s team at Bowling Green before she transferred to Ball State, averaged 8.7 points per game to go along with 4.8 assists and 3.3 steal for the Cardinals.

Combine that with Jaddan Simmons, Grace Vanslooten and Emma Shumate and the Spartans are looking dangerous next year.

Nyla Hampton announced on her Instagram that she has committed to @MSU_WBasketball!

Hampton averaged roughly 9 PPG, 5 APG and 3.3 SPG at Ball State last year!

Started her career at BGSU playing for Robyn Fralick and winning MAC DPOY!#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/ZTqXJcytVI

— Dalton Shetler (@DaltonShetler) April 27, 2024

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Michigan State women’s basketball lands commitment from Arizona State transfer Jaddan Simmons

Michigan State women’s basketball lands Arizona State transfer Jaddan Simmons

Michigan State women’s basketball and head coach Robyn Fralick have been crushing it in the NCAA transfer portal. After losing DeeDee Hagemann and Bree Robinson to the portal at the start of the offseason, the Spartans have bounced back with some major transfer additions, and they got another one on Saturday when Jaddan Simmons announced her commitment to the Spartans.

Simmons averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game last year for Arizona State and will be a great addition in the backcourt for MSU.

Jaddan Simmons announced her commitment to @MSU_WBasketball on Instagram!

Jaddan averaged 9.5 PPG, had 104 assists and 57 steals at Arizona State last year!#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/7HbmsCexx9

— Dalton Shetler (@DaltonShetler) April 27, 2024

Michigan State women’s basketball adds Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate

Michigan State women’s basketball has been hit by the transfer portal bug, like many teams, this offseason, but now it’s being kind to them in return, as the Spartans landed a commitment from Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate on Thursday.

Known for her defensive prowess and entering her third season, Shumate shot an impressive 41.8-percent from three last year for the Buckeyes.

Michigan State women’s basketball G Bree Robinson enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan State women’s basketball is losing a reserve guard. On Wednesday, Bree Robinson announced on social media that she will be entering her name in the NCAA transfer portal. She is the second MSU player to enter the portal this offseason, following star guard DeeDee Hagemann who entered on March 30.

Robinson appeared in 17 games this season.

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Michigan State women’s basketball G DeeDee Hagemann enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan State women’s basketball just had one of their best seasons of late, but received some unfortunate news this weekend when star guard DeeDee Hagemann announced that she would be entering the NCAA transfer portal.

In three seasons for the Spartans, Hagemann became one of the best players and leaders on the team. This past season, Hagemann averaged 12.3 points, 5.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and one steal per game while shooting 41-percent from three.

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— Deedee (@ballin_deedee35) March 29, 2024

Michigan State women’s basketball falls short to North Carolina in first round of NCAA Tournament

Well, it was a heck of a first season for head coach Robyn Fralick and her Michigan State women’s basketball team. The Spartans had their best season in eight years, defied the odds and finished No. 4 in the Big Ten, and put a scare into North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, despite falling short. The Spartans fell to the Tar Heels 59 to 56.

This was always going to be a difficult match-up for MSU, as the Spartans are widely-known to be lacking size this year, so it wasn’t a surprise that they got absolutely dominated on the boards, getting out-rebounded 45 to 27. It’s actually remarkable that the Spartans only lost by three, considering North Carolina had 18 offensive rebounds to the Spartans’ six.

Michigan State will be able to get some revenge on North Carolina when the men play them tomorrow.

Gallery: Michigan State women’s basketball takes on North Carolina in NCAA Tournament

Michigan State women’s basketball had their first NCAA Tournament game under new head coach Robyn Fralick on Friday against North Carolina. You can see pictures from that game below.

Michigan State women’s basketball a 9-seed in the NCAA Tournament

It didn’t take Robyn Fralick long to make her mark on Michigan State women’s basketball. In the first year under new head coach Robyn Fralick, the Spartans make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021.

MSU will be a 9-seed in the tournament and will face 8-seed North Carolina in the first round of play. The Spartans will be trying to make a run this year, the program hasn’t made the Sweet Sixteen since 2009.

Gallery: Best photos from MSU women’s basketball loss vs. Nebraska at Big Ten Tournament

Check out some of the best photos from the Spartans’ loss against Nebraska on Friday afternoon at the Big Ten Tournament

It was a short stint in Minneapolis for Michigan State’s women’s basketball squad.

After receiving the double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State fell vs. No. 5 seed Nebraska in Friday’s quarterfinals matchup at the Target Center. The Cornhuskers beat the Spartans by the score of 73-61.

With the loss, Michigan State drops to 22-8 overall on the year but should still be in a good position to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021.

Check out some of the best photos from the Spartans’ loss against Nebraska on Friday afternoon at the Big Ten Tournament below:

Michigan State women’s basketball falls to Nebraska in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

It was a tough day, and a tough match-up, for MSU women’s basketball, who fell to a strong Nebraska team in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. For the second time this season, the Spartans were outmatched by the Cornhuskers, as Michigan …

It was a tough day, and a tough match-up, for MSU women’s basketball, who fell to a strong Nebraska team in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

For the second time this season, the Spartans were outmatched by the Cornhuskers, as Michigan State fell to Nebraska 73 to 61.

Alexis Markowski led the way for Nebraska, dropping 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists as the Cornhuskers dominated MSU on the boards, outrebounding the Spartans 44 to 30.

Michigan State, a team who has become known for their offense, struggled to get anything going today with the exception of Julia Ayrault, who scored 25.