Saturday, January 14
Ann Arbor, Mich.
2 PM
Michigan State University
10-8,2-5Big Ten
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at
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#17/20 Michigan
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Michigan St.
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Michigan
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Team Stats
MSU
Mich
FG%
.351
.434
3FG%
.158
.450
FT%
.800
.714
RB
38
30
TO
22
13
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Rey Del Rio
Michigan State Drops Road Contest to No. 17/20 Michigan
1/14/2023 5:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
All 11 Spartans that played scored at least two points.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - In the first of two regular-season meetings this season, Michigan State women's basketball fell to No. 17/20 Michigan, 70-55, Saturday afternoon at the Crisler Center.
With the loss, Michigan State stands 10-8 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten action. Michigan improves to 15-3 overall and 5-2 in league contests.
For the first time this season, Michigan State had only one player in double figures with graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel scoring 12 points. The Spartans out-rebounded the Wolverines 38-30. MSU shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe (12-for-15), which was its second-best of the season.
Michigan was led by a game-high 17 points from Leigha Brown.
This was only the fourth time this season that Michigan State did not reach the 70-point mark.
The Spartans jumped out to a quick 8-4 start before both teams fell into scoring droughts. Michigan took a 9-8 lead as Michigan State went over five minutes without a basket. An Isaline Alexander old-fashioned 3-point play put MSU back on top 11-9. The Spartans were hampered by nine turnovers in the first period.
In the second quarter, the Wolverines used a 8-0 run to jump out to a 22-15 lead. A Cameron Williams basket gave the Wolverines their first double-digit lead 33-25 before a Taiyier Parks basket stopped a four-minute drought without a bucket. Michigan State stayed within reach with sharp shooting from the charity stripe. The Spartans went 10-for-12 in the second quarter alone, while going only 3-for-10 from the field. Michigan State headed into the locker room, trailing 35-27.
Back-to-back buckets by McDaniel made it a five point game 42-37 with under four-minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Wolverines re-gained momentum after four-straight Emily Kiser points to stretch the lead back to nine points. Michigan ended the quarter on a 7-0 run to lead 51-39 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth period, the Wolverines had an answer every Spartan spurt. MSU got no closer than 12 points with the biggest U-M lead being 18. A bright spot for Michigan State in the fourth period was the play of freshman guard Abbey Kimball, who scored five points in the final 10 minutes.
The Spartans will now return home for a pair of home games next week. Michigan State will host No. 12/9 Iowa on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: vs. Michigan
• Michigan State's starting line-up of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and senior forward Taiyier Parks was the Spartans' first game with that starting five ... overall it was MSU's sixth different line-up this season.
• MSU has still won eight of the last 14 meetings with UM and still leading the all-time series, 73-24, including 28-16 in Ann Arbor.
• Michigan State had a 38-30 rebounding advantage, marking the 12th game this season that the Spartans rebounded their opposition.
• Graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel led MSU with 12 points, registering double-figures for the sixth-straight game as part of posting double-digits in the scoring column for team-leading 14th time this season ... McDaniel also led or shared the team-lead for the sixth game, also tops on the team.
• Sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh netted MSU's first points of the game with a 3-pointer at 9:39 of the first quarter and with that 3-pointer, Ekh tied Taylor Alton (2008-12) for the No. 14 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers made list with 116 career triples ... Ekh finished with nine points.
• Senior forward Taiyier Parks led MSU with eight rebounds, marking the sixth game this season that she has led the team in rebounding, tying sophomore forward Isaline Alexander for the team lead ... Parks has pulled down six or more boards in each of the last five games, as part of six of the last seven contests and eight games overall this season.
• Senior guard Moira Joiner pulled down seven rebounds, one shy of her season-high just two games ago at Maryland (1/7/23), giving her seven or more boards in two of the last three games, and has snared five or more rebounds in three of the last six games as part of seven total times this season.
• Redshirt-junior guard/forward Julia Ayrault recorded MSU's lone block on the afternoon, and has now posted at least one block in 11 games, including seven of the last eight games, as she is averaging one swat per game in the last eight contests ... Ayrault now leads the team with 13 blocks this season, breaking a tie with sophomore forward teammate Isaline Alexander for the total team lead.
• MSU shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe (12-for-15), which was its second-best of the season. The Spartans shot 81.0 percent (17-for-21) from the free throw line against Oakland on Nov. 15.
• All 11 MSU players that saw the court scored at least two points.
With the loss, Michigan State stands 10-8 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten action. Michigan improves to 15-3 overall and 5-2 in league contests.
For the first time this season, Michigan State had only one player in double figures with graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel scoring 12 points. The Spartans out-rebounded the Wolverines 38-30. MSU shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe (12-for-15), which was its second-best of the season.
Michigan was led by a game-high 17 points from Leigha Brown.
This was only the fourth time this season that Michigan State did not reach the 70-point mark.
The Spartans jumped out to a quick 8-4 start before both teams fell into scoring droughts. Michigan took a 9-8 lead as Michigan State went over five minutes without a basket. An Isaline Alexander old-fashioned 3-point play put MSU back on top 11-9. The Spartans were hampered by nine turnovers in the first period.
In the second quarter, the Wolverines used a 8-0 run to jump out to a 22-15 lead. A Cameron Williams basket gave the Wolverines their first double-digit lead 33-25 before a Taiyier Parks basket stopped a four-minute drought without a bucket. Michigan State stayed within reach with sharp shooting from the charity stripe. The Spartans went 10-for-12 in the second quarter alone, while going only 3-for-10 from the field. Michigan State headed into the locker room, trailing 35-27.
Back-to-back buckets by McDaniel made it a five point game 42-37 with under four-minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Wolverines re-gained momentum after four-straight Emily Kiser points to stretch the lead back to nine points. Michigan ended the quarter on a 7-0 run to lead 51-39 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth period, the Wolverines had an answer every Spartan spurt. MSU got no closer than 12 points with the biggest U-M lead being 18. A bright spot for Michigan State in the fourth period was the play of freshman guard Abbey Kimball, who scored five points in the final 10 minutes.
The Spartans will now return home for a pair of home games next week. Michigan State will host No. 12/9 Iowa on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: vs. Michigan
• Michigan State's starting line-up of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and senior forward Taiyier Parks was the Spartans' first game with that starting five ... overall it was MSU's sixth different line-up this season.
• MSU has still won eight of the last 14 meetings with UM and still leading the all-time series, 73-24, including 28-16 in Ann Arbor.
• Michigan State had a 38-30 rebounding advantage, marking the 12th game this season that the Spartans rebounded their opposition.
• Graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel led MSU with 12 points, registering double-figures for the sixth-straight game as part of posting double-digits in the scoring column for team-leading 14th time this season ... McDaniel also led or shared the team-lead for the sixth game, also tops on the team.
• Sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh netted MSU's first points of the game with a 3-pointer at 9:39 of the first quarter and with that 3-pointer, Ekh tied Taylor Alton (2008-12) for the No. 14 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers made list with 116 career triples ... Ekh finished with nine points.
• Senior forward Taiyier Parks led MSU with eight rebounds, marking the sixth game this season that she has led the team in rebounding, tying sophomore forward Isaline Alexander for the team lead ... Parks has pulled down six or more boards in each of the last five games, as part of six of the last seven contests and eight games overall this season.
• Senior guard Moira Joiner pulled down seven rebounds, one shy of her season-high just two games ago at Maryland (1/7/23), giving her seven or more boards in two of the last three games, and has snared five or more rebounds in three of the last six games as part of seven total times this season.
• Redshirt-junior guard/forward Julia Ayrault recorded MSU's lone block on the afternoon, and has now posted at least one block in 11 games, including seven of the last eight games, as she is averaging one swat per game in the last eight contests ... Ayrault now leads the team with 13 blocks this season, breaking a tie with sophomore forward teammate Isaline Alexander for the total team lead.
• MSU shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe (12-for-15), which was its second-best of the season. The Spartans shot 81.0 percent (17-for-21) from the free throw line against Oakland on Nov. 15.
• All 11 MSU players that saw the court scored at least two points.
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