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/ Women's BasketballSpartans Celebrate Alumni Day With 82-61 Win Over Michigan
1/27/2024 4:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Michigan State also celebrated the 2014 Big Ten Championship team.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - With over 9,000 fans packing the Breslin Center, the Michigan State women's basketball team celebrated Spartans past and present with an 82-61 win over Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
First-year Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick is the first Spartan head coach to post a Victory for MSU over Michigan in their first meeting since Karen Langland's first season of 1976-77 in a 63-62 triumph on Jan. 24, 1977. Overall, Fralick is the third MSU head coach to do so, joining inaugural head coach Mikki Baile in the first-ever meeting between the Spartans and Wolverines on Feb. 3, 1973.
In the first quarter, Michigan State honored members of the 2014 Big Ten Championship team, while all Spartan women's basketball alumni were honored at halftime. All-American and WNBA first- round draft pick Aerial Powers was on hand to celebrate the 2014 squad.
The Spartans have now won two-straight games to improve to 15-5 overall and 5-4 in Big Ten action. Michigan falls to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in league play. MSU improved to 10-1 at home so far this season and are just one win away from tying last season's home win total. In 2022-23, MSU was 11-6 at the Breslin Center. MSU was able to snap a three-game losing streak to the Wolverines, while stretching its all-time series lead to 74-25.
Overall, four Spartans reached double figures in the victory. Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann scored a team-high 20 points, along with four rebounds. Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault was just one rebound shy of a double-double with a 19 points and nine rebounds, while junior guard Jocelyn Tate scored 14 points with four boards. Graduate guard Moira Joiner added 12 points, five rebound and a season-high five assists.
Michigan was led by 21 points from Laila Phelia.
The teams traded baskets early on before five-straight points by Joiner gave MSU the 16-11 lead at the 4:58 mark. The Wolverines had the hot hand from long range early on, cutting it to a 22-21 game with 1:23 left after their third 3-pointer of the period. Behind 10 points from Joiner in the first quarter, the Spartans led 27-23 at the break.
In the second stanza, Michigan State took its first double-digit lead 33-23 after a Hagemann layup. The Spartans scored the first nine points of the period to make it a 36-23 game. MSU went cold from the field, but maintained their lead from the free throw line, ending the period 8-for-9 from the free throw line. The Spartans made the most of the charity stripe, going 29-for-34 on the day, which was the most made free throws in a B1G game this season. MSU was up at the half 48-30.
The Wolverines used a 7-0 run early in the second half to trim the deficit to 50-37 at the 7:04 mark. Michigan scored 11 of the first 15 points of the third period to come out strong in the quarter. Michigan State came roaring back with a 9-0 run to re-establish the 20-point advantage after a timely Ayrault trey with less than two minutes remaining.
While Michigan was able to get the lead below 20 points midway through the fourth quarter, the Spartan bench helped MSU maintain the 20-point lead. Sophomore guard Theryn Hallock, graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment and junior guard Lauren Ross combined for eight points in the final 10 minutes of the game to secure the Victory for MSU.
The Spartans will return to the road on Tuesday Jan. 30, facing Rutgers at 7 p.m. on BTN+.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• First-year Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick is the first Spartan head coach to post a Victory for MSU over Michigan in their first meeting since Karen Langland's first season of 1976-77 in a 63-62 triumph on Jan. 24, 1977 ... overall, Fralick is the third MSU head coach to do so, joining inaugural head coach Mikki Baile in the first-ever meeting between the Spartans and Wolverines on Feb. 3, 1973.
• Michigan State improved to 15-5 overall and 5-4 in B1G with Saturday's Victory for MSU over Michigan ... the Green & White have won eight of their last 11 as part of winning 10 of the last 14 games.
• The Spartans won their fifth-straight home game in improving to 10-1 at home this season, moving to one win shy of matching last year's win total of 11 wins in going 11-6 at the Breslin Center.
• Saturday's attendance of 9,385 was the largest of the season.
• Michigan State celebrated Alumni Day Saturday and honored the 10th Anniversary of the 2013-14 Big Ten Championship team, in which the Spartans went 23-10 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• The 82-61 final score for MSU's 21-point margin of victory was the largest over Michigan since an 85-64 win on Feb. 3, 2016.
• MSU increased its all-time lead in the series, 74-25 ... while the Spartans snapped a three-game losing streak to the Wolverines, last winning 63-57, on Feb. 10, 2022, MSU has an 11-9 edge in the last 20 meetings ... Michigan State has won five of the last seven match-ups at East Lansing, improving to 37-9 at home.
• Michigan State scored 82 points on UM's defense, as the Wolverines came into Saturday's game leading the B1G in scoring defense at 58.8 ppg ... MSU's 82 points ties UM's season-high for points allowed of 82 points vs. Florida on Dec. 20 in an 82-65 loss and vs. Minnesota on Jan. 9 in an 82-66 loss ... Saturday's 21-point margin ties U-M's most in a B1G loss, matching an 80-59 loss at No. 14 Indiana on Jan. 4, and tied for the second-most overall behind a 69-46 loss at Toledo on Dec. 6.
• MSU was 29-of-34 at the free throw line Saturday afternoon ... the 29 made free throws is the most in a B1G game and ties the overall season-high for the third time, tying games vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/3/23) and vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23) also making 29 ... the 34 free throw attempts was also a B1G-high and the second-most overall on the season, behind 35 in the Coastal Carolina contest.
• With 81 points Saturday, Michigan State has scored at least 80 points in 14 of the 15 Victories for MSU so far this season, as the Spartans are 14-0 when scoring 80+ points.
• The Spartans made five 3-pointers, their fewest in a win this season after the previous low of seven vs. Maryland (1/9) ... MSU is now 2-5 when making less than eight 3-pointers, while remaining 13-0 when making eight or more behind the arc.
• The MSU starting five of junior guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard Abbey Kimball junior guard/forward Jocelyn Tate, graduate guard Moira Joiner and graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault for Saturday's game was the 10th-straight game with that starting line-up ... overall, it's the 17th game this season that the Green & White have had that starting five on the court for tipoff ... MSU improves to 12-5 with those five starting the contest.
• Four Spartans posted double figures, led by junior guard DeeDee Hagemann with 20 points, followed by 19 points by graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault, 14 points by junior guard/forward Jocelyn Tate and 12 points by graduate guard Moira Joiner ... the Spartans improved to 7-1 when four score in double-digits.
• Haggemann's 20 points was a B1G-season high as part of her fourth game this season with 20+ points, bouncing back from a season-low tying two points last time out vs. Purdue (1/24) ... out of the six games this season that Hagemann has been limited to single-digits, she's bounced back to post double-figures in five of the six times, only being held under 10 in consecutive games once ... Hagemann has scored in double-figures in three of the last four games as part of in 13 of the 19 games played and 35 career games.
• Saturday was Hagemann's team-leading fourth 20-point game of the season and fifth of her career, as MSU is 4-0 this season and 5-0 in her career when she scores 20+ points ... the Spartans are also 6-1 when Hagemann leads them in the scoring column, along with 11-2 when she nets double-figures.
• The 20-point outing by Hagemann was the second game in a row with a Spartan scoring 20 or more points after sophomore guard Theryn Hallock and graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment had 24 and 23 points, respectively, last time out vs. Purdue ... overall, Michigan State has a total of 14 20-point outings on the season ... MSU is 11-0 this season when having at least one 20-point scorers.
• Hagemann made a season-high seven free throws in going a perfect 7-of-7 at the charity stripe, marking her sixth game this season in making 100 percent at the free throw line when shooting two or more attempts, and eighth time overall, going 1-for-1 at the free pitch line in two contests.
• By dishing out two assists, Hagemann now has 377 helpers for her career, holding the No. 11 spot on the Spartans' career assists list, but needs just four more to crack the top 10 as Kim Archer (1983-88) holds the No. 10 spot with 381 helpers.
• Ayrault's 19 points was her second double-figure scoring outing in a row, third in the last four outings and ninth in the last 11 games ... overall, Ayrault has scored 10+ points in 15 games this season and in 28 contests of her career.
• Ayrault pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, just missing a double-double by one rebound shy for the second-straight game ... Saturday was the 12th game this season that Ayrault has led MSU on the glass, improving to 8-4 ... the nine boards is Ayrault's third game in a row with eight or more rebounds as part of the 17th time this season she's registered five or more rebounds in a game, including in 12 of the last 13 contests.
• With one block Saturday, Ayrault now has 47 rejections this season through 19 games, the most in a single-season since 2009-10 when Allyssa DeHaan had 101 rejections ... the 47 blocks holds the No. 8 spot on MSU's single-season top 10 list, needing just three more for the No. 7 spot of 50 blocks by Kelli Roehrig (2004-05).
• Tate tallied 12 of her 14 points in the first half, logging double-digits for the first time in a B1G game this season and the first time overall in the last nine games ... Tate's 14 points was her second-most of the year behind her season-high 17 points vs. Richmond (12/17/23), posting 10+ points for the fifth total time this season.
• Joiner's 12 points was her second-straight game in double-figures, after her streak of double-digit outings in every game this season was halted with seven vs. Minnesota (1/20/24) at 19-straight games dating back to last season ... Joiner has tallied 10+ points in 19 of the 20 games this season and in 22 of her last 24 career games ... overall, Joiner has posted double-figures in 48 career contests, leading all active Spartans.
• With one 3-pointers in Saturday's game, Joiner now has 51 on the season, not only the most in a season of her career, but needing just 17 more to reach MSU's single-season top 10 list, as Tori Jankoska (2014-15) and Lindsay Bowen (2005-06) are tied for the No. 9 spot with 68 3-pointers. The one triple gives Joiner 178 career 3-pointers, holding solid at the No. 6 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, Joiner needs just five more for the No. 5 spot held by Kalisha Keane (2007-11) with 183 treys.
• Joiner dished out a season-high five assists, which also was a team-high and game-best tying in Saturday's contest ... it marked the third time this season that Joiner led the Spartans in helpers, but the first time in a win ... Joiner's five assists topped her previous season-high of four helpers, done four previous outings, most recently vs. Maryland (1/9/24).
First-year Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick is the first Spartan head coach to post a Victory for MSU over Michigan in their first meeting since Karen Langland's first season of 1976-77 in a 63-62 triumph on Jan. 24, 1977. Overall, Fralick is the third MSU head coach to do so, joining inaugural head coach Mikki Baile in the first-ever meeting between the Spartans and Wolverines on Feb. 3, 1973.
In the first quarter, Michigan State honored members of the 2014 Big Ten Championship team, while all Spartan women's basketball alumni were honored at halftime. All-American and WNBA first- round draft pick Aerial Powers was on hand to celebrate the 2014 squad.
The Spartans have now won two-straight games to improve to 15-5 overall and 5-4 in Big Ten action. Michigan falls to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in league play. MSU improved to 10-1 at home so far this season and are just one win away from tying last season's home win total. In 2022-23, MSU was 11-6 at the Breslin Center. MSU was able to snap a three-game losing streak to the Wolverines, while stretching its all-time series lead to 74-25.
Overall, four Spartans reached double figures in the victory. Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann scored a team-high 20 points, along with four rebounds. Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault was just one rebound shy of a double-double with a 19 points and nine rebounds, while junior guard Jocelyn Tate scored 14 points with four boards. Graduate guard Moira Joiner added 12 points, five rebound and a season-high five assists.
Michigan was led by 21 points from Laila Phelia.
The teams traded baskets early on before five-straight points by Joiner gave MSU the 16-11 lead at the 4:58 mark. The Wolverines had the hot hand from long range early on, cutting it to a 22-21 game with 1:23 left after their third 3-pointer of the period. Behind 10 points from Joiner in the first quarter, the Spartans led 27-23 at the break.
In the second stanza, Michigan State took its first double-digit lead 33-23 after a Hagemann layup. The Spartans scored the first nine points of the period to make it a 36-23 game. MSU went cold from the field, but maintained their lead from the free throw line, ending the period 8-for-9 from the free throw line. The Spartans made the most of the charity stripe, going 29-for-34 on the day, which was the most made free throws in a B1G game this season. MSU was up at the half 48-30.
The Wolverines used a 7-0 run early in the second half to trim the deficit to 50-37 at the 7:04 mark. Michigan scored 11 of the first 15 points of the third period to come out strong in the quarter. Michigan State came roaring back with a 9-0 run to re-establish the 20-point advantage after a timely Ayrault trey with less than two minutes remaining.
While Michigan was able to get the lead below 20 points midway through the fourth quarter, the Spartan bench helped MSU maintain the 20-point lead. Sophomore guard Theryn Hallock, graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment and junior guard Lauren Ross combined for eight points in the final 10 minutes of the game to secure the Victory for MSU.
The Spartans will return to the road on Tuesday Jan. 30, facing Rutgers at 7 p.m. on BTN+.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• First-year Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick is the first Spartan head coach to post a Victory for MSU over Michigan in their first meeting since Karen Langland's first season of 1976-77 in a 63-62 triumph on Jan. 24, 1977 ... overall, Fralick is the third MSU head coach to do so, joining inaugural head coach Mikki Baile in the first-ever meeting between the Spartans and Wolverines on Feb. 3, 1973.
• Michigan State improved to 15-5 overall and 5-4 in B1G with Saturday's Victory for MSU over Michigan ... the Green & White have won eight of their last 11 as part of winning 10 of the last 14 games.
• The Spartans won their fifth-straight home game in improving to 10-1 at home this season, moving to one win shy of matching last year's win total of 11 wins in going 11-6 at the Breslin Center.
• Saturday's attendance of 9,385 was the largest of the season.
• Michigan State celebrated Alumni Day Saturday and honored the 10th Anniversary of the 2013-14 Big Ten Championship team, in which the Spartans went 23-10 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• The 82-61 final score for MSU's 21-point margin of victory was the largest over Michigan since an 85-64 win on Feb. 3, 2016.
• MSU increased its all-time lead in the series, 74-25 ... while the Spartans snapped a three-game losing streak to the Wolverines, last winning 63-57, on Feb. 10, 2022, MSU has an 11-9 edge in the last 20 meetings ... Michigan State has won five of the last seven match-ups at East Lansing, improving to 37-9 at home.
• Michigan State scored 82 points on UM's defense, as the Wolverines came into Saturday's game leading the B1G in scoring defense at 58.8 ppg ... MSU's 82 points ties UM's season-high for points allowed of 82 points vs. Florida on Dec. 20 in an 82-65 loss and vs. Minnesota on Jan. 9 in an 82-66 loss ... Saturday's 21-point margin ties U-M's most in a B1G loss, matching an 80-59 loss at No. 14 Indiana on Jan. 4, and tied for the second-most overall behind a 69-46 loss at Toledo on Dec. 6.
• MSU was 29-of-34 at the free throw line Saturday afternoon ... the 29 made free throws is the most in a B1G game and ties the overall season-high for the third time, tying games vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/3/23) and vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23) also making 29 ... the 34 free throw attempts was also a B1G-high and the second-most overall on the season, behind 35 in the Coastal Carolina contest.
• With 81 points Saturday, Michigan State has scored at least 80 points in 14 of the 15 Victories for MSU so far this season, as the Spartans are 14-0 when scoring 80+ points.
• The Spartans made five 3-pointers, their fewest in a win this season after the previous low of seven vs. Maryland (1/9) ... MSU is now 2-5 when making less than eight 3-pointers, while remaining 13-0 when making eight or more behind the arc.
• The MSU starting five of junior guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard Abbey Kimball junior guard/forward Jocelyn Tate, graduate guard Moira Joiner and graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault for Saturday's game was the 10th-straight game with that starting line-up ... overall, it's the 17th game this season that the Green & White have had that starting five on the court for tipoff ... MSU improves to 12-5 with those five starting the contest.
• Four Spartans posted double figures, led by junior guard DeeDee Hagemann with 20 points, followed by 19 points by graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault, 14 points by junior guard/forward Jocelyn Tate and 12 points by graduate guard Moira Joiner ... the Spartans improved to 7-1 when four score in double-digits.
• Haggemann's 20 points was a B1G-season high as part of her fourth game this season with 20+ points, bouncing back from a season-low tying two points last time out vs. Purdue (1/24) ... out of the six games this season that Hagemann has been limited to single-digits, she's bounced back to post double-figures in five of the six times, only being held under 10 in consecutive games once ... Hagemann has scored in double-figures in three of the last four games as part of in 13 of the 19 games played and 35 career games.
• Saturday was Hagemann's team-leading fourth 20-point game of the season and fifth of her career, as MSU is 4-0 this season and 5-0 in her career when she scores 20+ points ... the Spartans are also 6-1 when Hagemann leads them in the scoring column, along with 11-2 when she nets double-figures.
• The 20-point outing by Hagemann was the second game in a row with a Spartan scoring 20 or more points after sophomore guard Theryn Hallock and graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment had 24 and 23 points, respectively, last time out vs. Purdue ... overall, Michigan State has a total of 14 20-point outings on the season ... MSU is 11-0 this season when having at least one 20-point scorers.
• Hagemann made a season-high seven free throws in going a perfect 7-of-7 at the charity stripe, marking her sixth game this season in making 100 percent at the free throw line when shooting two or more attempts, and eighth time overall, going 1-for-1 at the free pitch line in two contests.
• By dishing out two assists, Hagemann now has 377 helpers for her career, holding the No. 11 spot on the Spartans' career assists list, but needs just four more to crack the top 10 as Kim Archer (1983-88) holds the No. 10 spot with 381 helpers.
• Ayrault's 19 points was her second double-figure scoring outing in a row, third in the last four outings and ninth in the last 11 games ... overall, Ayrault has scored 10+ points in 15 games this season and in 28 contests of her career.
• Ayrault pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, just missing a double-double by one rebound shy for the second-straight game ... Saturday was the 12th game this season that Ayrault has led MSU on the glass, improving to 8-4 ... the nine boards is Ayrault's third game in a row with eight or more rebounds as part of the 17th time this season she's registered five or more rebounds in a game, including in 12 of the last 13 contests.
• With one block Saturday, Ayrault now has 47 rejections this season through 19 games, the most in a single-season since 2009-10 when Allyssa DeHaan had 101 rejections ... the 47 blocks holds the No. 8 spot on MSU's single-season top 10 list, needing just three more for the No. 7 spot of 50 blocks by Kelli Roehrig (2004-05).
• Tate tallied 12 of her 14 points in the first half, logging double-digits for the first time in a B1G game this season and the first time overall in the last nine games ... Tate's 14 points was her second-most of the year behind her season-high 17 points vs. Richmond (12/17/23), posting 10+ points for the fifth total time this season.
• Joiner's 12 points was her second-straight game in double-figures, after her streak of double-digit outings in every game this season was halted with seven vs. Minnesota (1/20/24) at 19-straight games dating back to last season ... Joiner has tallied 10+ points in 19 of the 20 games this season and in 22 of her last 24 career games ... overall, Joiner has posted double-figures in 48 career contests, leading all active Spartans.
• With one 3-pointers in Saturday's game, Joiner now has 51 on the season, not only the most in a season of her career, but needing just 17 more to reach MSU's single-season top 10 list, as Tori Jankoska (2014-15) and Lindsay Bowen (2005-06) are tied for the No. 9 spot with 68 3-pointers. The one triple gives Joiner 178 career 3-pointers, holding solid at the No. 6 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, Joiner needs just five more for the No. 5 spot held by Kalisha Keane (2007-11) with 183 treys.
• Joiner dished out a season-high five assists, which also was a team-high and game-best tying in Saturday's contest ... it marked the third time this season that Joiner led the Spartans in helpers, but the first time in a win ... Joiner's five assists topped her previous season-high of four helpers, done four previous outings, most recently vs. Maryland (1/9/24).
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