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Archive for December, 2006

Lucas and Summers put on a show at Breslin

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Michigan State basketball fans got a peek at the future on Friday. Future Spartans Durrell Summers and Kalin Lucas played impressively in front of the Breslin Center crowd scoring 14 and 21 points respectively in a holiday invitational.
Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal writes that Lucas made an impression on 2008 Ohio State […]

Spartans beat Harvard in GLI semis

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Michigan State’s power play proved the difference in a 5-2 win over Harvard in the Great Lakes Invitational semifinal.  MSU will face Michigan in Saturday’s final.
Neil Koepke of the Lansing State Journal writes that MSU’s power play has been struggling but clicked at just the right time.
On Friday, MSU scored three power-play goals in five […]

Charlie “Mad Dog” Thornhill has passed away

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Tim Staudt reported on his Friday morning radio show that Charlie “Mad Dog” Thornhill has passed away.
A former Spartan great, Thornhill played in 1966’s “Game of the Century” and fathered recent MSU linebackers Josh and Kaleb Thornhill.
Pass along your condolences and discuss your favorite memory of “Mad Dog” on the Red Cedar Message Board.

Spartans need 2nd half to put away Belmont

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Michigan State’s depth was paper thin heading into the season so
losing two players to injuries puts the team in a precarious situation. Basically Drew Neitzel needs to produce for MSU to have a chance to win games. Against Belmont on Tuesday Neitzel showed up when the team needed heading down the stretch […]