Sunday, February 11
East Lansing, Mich.
4 PM
Michigan State University
vs
No. 5/5 Ohio State
Spartan Women Face No. 5 Ohio State in Annual Pink Game
2/10/2024 1:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
This is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball will conclude a busy week, taking on No. 5/5 Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. MSU will also celebrate its annual Pink Game for breast cancer awareness. This is the second meeting between the Spartans and the Buckeyes with OSU taking the first in Columbus, 70-65 on Jan. 17. Jason Knapp and Meghan McKeown will be on the call for the Peacock.
• The Spartans had their four-game winning streak halted at No. 14/13 Indiana on Thursday in a 94-91 track meet. MSU is now 17-6 overall and 7-5 in league contests. No. 5/5 Ohio State defeated Minnesota on the road 71-47 on Thursday.
• The Green & White's 53 points in the first half against IU was their most in a Big Ten game this season and their second-most overall in the first 20 minutes of the season since 57 in first half vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23).
• DeeDee Hagemann now has 399 assists for her career, needing just one more to become the ninth MSU player with 400 assists, and just three more to take over the No. 8 spot on the Spartans' career assists list, currently held by Brittney Thomas (2007-11) with 401.
• With the 353 points, Julia Ayrault needs just 81 more points to equal the combined sum of her previous three seasons in a Spartan uniform, as she had a combined 434 points in the 2019-23 seasons.
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
No. 5/5 Ohio State comes to the Breslin Center with a stellar 20-3 record and are 11-1 in Big Ten play. The only loss the OSU has suffered in league contests was to Michigan, 69-60, in Ann Arbor. Ohio State is the only team in the conference to defeat Iowa this year.
The Buckeyes are second in the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing only 62.4 ppg, while standing fifth in scoring offense (80.7 ppg). Ohio State is stellar on the defensive end of the court, leading the league with 10.3 steals per game.
Jacy Sheldon is fourth in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 17.6 ppg, while also standing first in steals with 2.3 spg. Cotie McMahon is 17th in the B1G in scoring with 14.1 ppg, and 15th in rebounding (6.4 rpg). Overall, OSU has three players in the top 15 in the league in steals, along with Sheldon Celeste Taylor is fourth (2.0 spg) and Taylor Thierry is tied for sixth (1.7 spg).
Kevin McGuff is in his 11th season at the helm of the Buckeyes with a 192-101 record. Overall, he is in his 22nd season at Ohio State with a record of 447-200.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Michigan State, 61-29, including 27-11 in Columbus, while leading 22-14 in East Lansing and 12-4 on neutral courts. OSU has won the last five meetings in the series, as MSU's last win in the series was on Jan. 16, 2020, winning 68-65 in East Lansing. This is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. First time out in Columbus on Jan. 14, the Buckeyes came out on top 70-65.
LAST TIME VS OHIO STATE
Despite a season-high 18 points from graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment, the Michigan State women's basketball dropped a defensive battle with No. 17/16 Ohio State, 70-65, at Value City Arena on Jan. 14.
Both teams came into Sunday's contest averaging nearly 90 points per game in a match-up that saw both teams shoot well below their season averages under tough defensive pressure.
The Spartans fall to 12-4 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten action. The Buckeyes improve to 13-3 overall and 4-1 in league contests. MSU falls to 0-2 against ranked teams this season after being defeated 76-73 against No. 4/3 Iowa. Both losses were by five points or less.
For the first time this season, Michigan State had only two players in double figures led by Ozment's season-high 18 points. She was just one shy from tying her career high of 19 set against Virginia on Nov. 28, 2018. Graduate guard Moira Joiner continued her streak of reaching double figures in all 16 games this season with 13 points, to go along with a season-high five assists.
OH WHAT A NIGHT
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault had the hot hand against Indiana on Feb. 8. Ayrault netted a B1G season-high 25 points topping her previous B1G season-high of 20 points vs. Maryland (1/9/24). She netted a career-high five 3-pointers, bettering her previous top mark of four triples vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23). The five triples was her third game in the last four with multiple triples as part of the eighth game this season with more than one 3-pointer. Ayrault ended the game 9-for-11 from the field.
With the 353 points, Ayrault needs just 81 more points to equal the combined sum of her previous three seasons in a Spartan uniform, as she had a combined 434 points in the 2019-23 seasons.
LOOKING TO BEAT THE BEST
Michigan State is still looking for its first win over a ranked team this season. The Spartans are 0-3 this year with losses to then-No. 4/3 Iowa and then-No. 17-16 Ohio State. On Thursday, Michigan State lost another close battle to No. 14/14 Indiana, 94-91. All three of the Spartans' losses to ranked teams have come by five points or less. MSU's last win against a ranked team came against Indiana. On Dec. 29, 2022, the Spartans upset No. 3/3 Indiana, 83-78 in East Lansing.
AMONG THE BEST IN THE LAND
The Spartans are 11th in the nation field goal percentage, shooting 48.4 percent from the field. Michigan State is also seventh in the country in assists per game, averaging 19.5 apg. They still stand first in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.78). The Spartans high-flying offense currently stands 14th in the nation in scoring margin, as well (+18.6). MSU is currently sixth in the nation in 3-pointers made (9.5/game).
Individually, Julia Ayrault is 18th in the nation in blocks with 52 and 20th in blocks per game (2.3 bpg). DeeDee Hagemann is 11th in the country assist/turnover ratio (2.95).
NET RANKING
Through Feb. 5, Michigan State holds a NET ranking of No. 19, which is fourth-best in the Big Ten. Iowa is first at No. 5, followed by Indiana at No. 13 and Ohio State at No. 14.
BY THE NUMBERS VS. INDIANA
• Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann posted her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 assists, posting her 15th double-figure scoring outing while her first double-digit assist total. The 10 assists topped Hagemann's previous season-high of eight helpers, done three previous times, most recently vs. Purdue (1/24/24).
• Graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment posted double-figures for the 11th time this season with 11 points, including the third time in the last five games. She also drained a season-high three 3-pointers, topping her previous season-best of two triples, done three previous times, most recently vs. Creighton (11/24/23).
• Thursday was also MSU's first loss when making eight or more 3-pointers, as the Spartans drained 12 triples Thursday night. Michigan State is now 14-1 when making eight triples, as well as 10-1 when making 10 or more 3-pointers. The 12 treys Thursday was the second game with back-to-back 10+ trey outings after 12 3-pointers in Monday's win over Minnesota, the first time in back-to-back B1G games and the second-longest overall stretch of the season behind four-straight games (12/17/23 - 12/20/23).
HISTORY HAS ITS EYE ON YOU
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 Langeland'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.
DID YOU KNOW?
With six Big Ten games remaining, Michigan State stands in a three-way tie for third place with Penn State and Nebraska with matching 7-5 records. Iowa and Ohio State are tied for first with similar 11-1 records. Indiana stands alone in third with a 10-2 mark.
LOOKING TO THE BENCH
The Spartans continue to get significant help from their bench, despite playing with only nine total players. MSU has gotten 376 points this season from bench production, which is 19 percent of its offense. Sophomore guard Theryn Hallock is fourth in scoring, averaging 10.7 ppg off the bench, while graduate guard/forward is scoring 9.9 ppg off the bench.
GETTING IN THE LINEUP
The Michigan State starters 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 Monday's game was MSU's 13th game in a row opening with that starting five. Michigan State has started with that opening five in 20 total games out of the 23-game season. MSU is now 14-6 when those five Spartans are on the court for opening tip-off. The only other two Spartans to start this season are sophomore guard Theryn Hallock and junior forward Isaline Alexander.
MOVIN' ON UP
Several Spartans are moving up the MSU record books. With four blocks against Minnesota, graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault moves her season-total to 52 blocks on the year, the most in a single-season since 2009-10 when Allyssa DeHaan had 101 rejections. The 52 blocks moved Ayrault up to No. 7 on MSU's single-season blocks list, passing the 50 blocks by Kelli Roehrig (2004-05), and now just one shy of the No. 6 spot held by Kristen Rasmussen (1999-2000) with 53 rejections.
Graduate guard Moira Joiner now has 184 made 3-pointers. Joiner made one 3-pointer against Indiana to separate from a tie with Kalisha Keane (2007-11) for the No. 5 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, as Joiner now has sole possession with 184 treys., Even though she is just a junior, guard DeeDee Hagemann already has 399 career assists. By dishing out career-tying 10 assists against Indiana, Hagemann now has 399 helpers for her career, holding the No. 9 spot on the Spartans' career assists list.
FRALICK HITS MILESTONE
Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick reached a career milestone with a win against CMU on Dec. 17. She captured her 200th career win, now holding a 209-82 career record in eight seasons as a head coach at Ashland, Bowling Green and Michigan State.
AYRAULT SWATTING HER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault swatted four blocks against Minnesota on Feb. 5 to register at least one block for the fourth-straight game and the 19th game with at least one block. It was her 16th game this season with multiple blocks, in addition to her eighth game with three or more blocks.
The four blocks adjusts Ayrault's season-total to 52 blocks on the year, the most in a single-season since 2009-10 when Allyssa DeHaan had 101 rejections. The 52 blocks moved Ayrault up to No. 7 on MSU's single-season blocks list, passing the 50 blocks by Kelli Roehrig (2004-05), and now just one shy of the No. 6 spot held by Kristen Rasmussen (1999-2000) with 53 rejections.
IF YOU CAN'T BEAT HER...JOINER
Graduate guard Moira Joiner topped the 1,000 career point mark with a 3-pointer at the 6:39 mark for her fifth point of the game against Purdue on Jan. 24. She becomes the 30th Spartan women's basketball player to join the MSU 1,000-Point Club and the first since All-American Nia Clouden hit her 1,000th point on Jan. 7, 2021 vs. Maryland. Clouden finished her career in 2022 with 1,882 points. Joiner now 1,066 career points which puts her 28th all-time in the MSU record books, passing Brenda Jezowski (1980-85) with 1,034 points.
Joiner made one 3-pointer against Indiana to separate from a tie with Kalisha Keane (2007-11) for the No. 5 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, as Joiner now has sole possession with 184 treys.
HAGEMANN'S MAKING A LASTING IMPACT
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann is approaching etching her name in the MSU record books once again. With 109 assists so far this season, she has reached the 100 assist mark her first three seasons. She is the first person since Taryn McCutcheon (2017-20) to reach 100 assists in her first three seasons. McCutcheon is the all-time MSU leader in assists with 568. She also currently holds an assist/turnover ratio of 2.95, which would break her own record of 2.61 set last season.
DEEDEE MAKING HER MARK
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann now has 399 assists for her career, needing just one more to become the ninth MSU women's basketball player with 400 assists, and just three more to take over the No. 8 spot on the Spartans' career assists list, currently held by Brittney Thomas (2007-11) with 401, and five more to pass Tamika Matlock (1995-97) for the No. 7 spot with 403 helpers.
AROUND THE BIG TEN
This season, Michigan State is second in the Big Ten in scoring margin (+18.6) and second in assists (19.5 apg). The Spartans are also second in the league in 3-point field goals made, averaging 9.52 per game. MSU is second in turnover margin (+7.26) and first in assist/turnover ratio (1.78).
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault leads the Spartans in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game, which is 10th in the conference, while graduate guard Moira Joiner is 11th with 14.9 ppg. Ayrault is also seventh in rebounding with 7.3 rpg and fourth in field goal percentage (.530). Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann is seventh in the league in assists, averaging 5.0 apg and first in assist/turnover ratio (2.95). Ayrault is also second in the conference in blocks, averaging 2.3 bpg, behind Wisconsin's Serah Williams.
PUTTING IN THE MINUTES
Due to significant injuries this season, the Spartans have been forced to play with nine players for much of the season. Many MSU players have been logging in a lot of minutes so far this year. Moira Joiner is 12th in the Big Ten in minutes played, averaging 31.1 mpg. DeeDee Hagemann is second on the team and 17th in the league with 30.9 mpg, while Theryn Hallock is third in minutes off the bench with 25.5 mpg, while Abbey Kimball is fourth with 24.7 mpg. MSU has seven players who are averaging over 20 minutes per game.
BOUNCING BACK
Michigan State has had a history of bouncing back after losses this season. After the Spartans previous five losses, MSU has rebounded with a vengeance. Four of the five wins after losses have been by 18 points or more.
TRIPLE-DIGIT THREATS
With a 105-66 win over Coastal Carolina on Dec. 21, MSU has now broken the triple-digit mark four times in the 10 games this season. This is the first-time ever that Michigan State has had four 100-point games in a season.
COMING NEXT YEAR
MSU head coach Robyn Fralick announced the signing of four National Letters of Intent, including Sinai Douglas, Helen Holley, Juliann Woodard (North Vernon, Indiana/Jennings County High School) and Inés Sotelo.
Douglas is a 5-4 guard, who is a native of Toledo, Ohio. She attends Toledo Start High School and is coached by Dane Franklin. Douglas is currently ranked No. 87 in the ESPNW HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.
Holley is a 6-1 forward, who is a native of Cleveland Ohio, plays for head coach Kevin Byrne at the Gilmour Academy. As a junior, she averaged 14.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. She captured second-team All-Ohio honors last season.
Woodard is a 6-0 forward, who is a native of North Vernon, Indiana, plays for head coach Kristi Sigler at Jennings County High School. Woodard is currently ranked No. 58 in the ESPNW HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.
Sotelo Miguez is a 6-3 forward, who is a native of Ourense, Spain. She has extensive international experience, including playing with the U18 Spanish National Team last summer in Konya, Turkey at the Eurobasket Tournament.
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick has announced guard/forward Julia Ayrault and guard Moira Joiner as team captains, as voted on by the players on the 2023-24 women's basketball team. The duo are the first captains that Michigan State has had since the 2019-20 season, when Victoria Gaines and Taryn McCutcheon were tabbed team leaders.
LAST TIME OUT
In a battle of two potent offenses, the Michigan State women's basketball team's upset bid came up short, falling to No. 14/13 Indiana, 94-91, Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
It was the most points scored by the Spartans in the series with the Hoosiers since the thrilling 111-109 overtime quadruple overtime loss in the Big Ten Tournament in 2018.
Overall, five Spartans reached double figures in the loss, led by graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault, who scored 25 points, her most in a Big Ten game this season and tied for her second-most overall this year, adding four rebounds.
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann recorded her first double-double of the season, tying her career high with 10 assists and adding 19 points. Graduate guard Moira Joiner scored 14 points, while sophomore guard Theryn Hallock added 13 points off the bench.
• The Spartans had their four-game winning streak halted at No. 14/13 Indiana on Thursday in a 94-91 track meet. MSU is now 17-6 overall and 7-5 in league contests. No. 5/5 Ohio State defeated Minnesota on the road 71-47 on Thursday.
• The Green & White's 53 points in the first half against IU was their most in a Big Ten game this season and their second-most overall in the first 20 minutes of the season since 57 in first half vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23).
• DeeDee Hagemann now has 399 assists for her career, needing just one more to become the ninth MSU player with 400 assists, and just three more to take over the No. 8 spot on the Spartans' career assists list, currently held by Brittney Thomas (2007-11) with 401.
• With the 353 points, Julia Ayrault needs just 81 more points to equal the combined sum of her previous three seasons in a Spartan uniform, as she had a combined 434 points in the 2019-23 seasons.
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
No. 5/5 Ohio State comes to the Breslin Center with a stellar 20-3 record and are 11-1 in Big Ten play. The only loss the OSU has suffered in league contests was to Michigan, 69-60, in Ann Arbor. Ohio State is the only team in the conference to defeat Iowa this year.
The Buckeyes are second in the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing only 62.4 ppg, while standing fifth in scoring offense (80.7 ppg). Ohio State is stellar on the defensive end of the court, leading the league with 10.3 steals per game.
Jacy Sheldon is fourth in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 17.6 ppg, while also standing first in steals with 2.3 spg. Cotie McMahon is 17th in the B1G in scoring with 14.1 ppg, and 15th in rebounding (6.4 rpg). Overall, OSU has three players in the top 15 in the league in steals, along with Sheldon Celeste Taylor is fourth (2.0 spg) and Taylor Thierry is tied for sixth (1.7 spg).
Kevin McGuff is in his 11th season at the helm of the Buckeyes with a 192-101 record. Overall, he is in his 22nd season at Ohio State with a record of 447-200.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Michigan State, 61-29, including 27-11 in Columbus, while leading 22-14 in East Lansing and 12-4 on neutral courts. OSU has won the last five meetings in the series, as MSU's last win in the series was on Jan. 16, 2020, winning 68-65 in East Lansing. This is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. First time out in Columbus on Jan. 14, the Buckeyes came out on top 70-65.
LAST TIME VS OHIO STATE
Despite a season-high 18 points from graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment, the Michigan State women's basketball dropped a defensive battle with No. 17/16 Ohio State, 70-65, at Value City Arena on Jan. 14.
Both teams came into Sunday's contest averaging nearly 90 points per game in a match-up that saw both teams shoot well below their season averages under tough defensive pressure.
The Spartans fall to 12-4 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten action. The Buckeyes improve to 13-3 overall and 4-1 in league contests. MSU falls to 0-2 against ranked teams this season after being defeated 76-73 against No. 4/3 Iowa. Both losses were by five points or less.
For the first time this season, Michigan State had only two players in double figures led by Ozment's season-high 18 points. She was just one shy from tying her career high of 19 set against Virginia on Nov. 28, 2018. Graduate guard Moira Joiner continued her streak of reaching double figures in all 16 games this season with 13 points, to go along with a season-high five assists.
OH WHAT A NIGHT
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault had the hot hand against Indiana on Feb. 8. Ayrault netted a B1G season-high 25 points topping her previous B1G season-high of 20 points vs. Maryland (1/9/24). She netted a career-high five 3-pointers, bettering her previous top mark of four triples vs. Coastal Carolina (12/21/23). The five triples was her third game in the last four with multiple triples as part of the eighth game this season with more than one 3-pointer. Ayrault ended the game 9-for-11 from the field.
With the 353 points, Ayrault needs just 81 more points to equal the combined sum of her previous three seasons in a Spartan uniform, as she had a combined 434 points in the 2019-23 seasons.
LOOKING TO BEAT THE BEST
Michigan State is still looking for its first win over a ranked team this season. The Spartans are 0-3 this year with losses to then-No. 4/3 Iowa and then-No. 17-16 Ohio State. On Thursday, Michigan State lost another close battle to No. 14/14 Indiana, 94-91. All three of the Spartans' losses to ranked teams have come by five points or less. MSU's last win against a ranked team came against Indiana. On Dec. 29, 2022, the Spartans upset No. 3/3 Indiana, 83-78 in East Lansing.
AMONG THE BEST IN THE LAND
The Spartans are 11th in the nation field goal percentage, shooting 48.4 percent from the field. Michigan State is also seventh in the country in assists per game, averaging 19.5 apg. They still stand first in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.78). The Spartans high-flying offense currently stands 14th in the nation in scoring margin, as well (+18.6). MSU is currently sixth in the nation in 3-pointers made (9.5/game).
Individually, Julia Ayrault is 18th in the nation in blocks with 52 and 20th in blocks per game (2.3 bpg). DeeDee Hagemann is 11th in the country assist/turnover ratio (2.95).
NET RANKING
Through Feb. 5, Michigan State holds a NET ranking of No. 19, which is fourth-best in the Big Ten. Iowa is first at No. 5, followed by Indiana at No. 13 and Ohio State at No. 14.
BY THE NUMBERS VS. INDIANA
• Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann posted her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 assists, posting her 15th double-figure scoring outing while her first double-digit assist total. The 10 assists topped Hagemann's previous season-high of eight helpers, done three previous times, most recently vs. Purdue (1/24/24).
• Graduate guard/forward Tory Ozment posted double-figures for the 11th time this season with 11 points, including the third time in the last five games. She also drained a season-high three 3-pointers, topping her previous season-best of two triples, done three previous times, most recently vs. Creighton (11/24/23).
• Thursday was also MSU's first loss when making eight or more 3-pointers, as the Spartans drained 12 triples Thursday night. Michigan State is now 14-1 when making eight triples, as well as 10-1 when making 10 or more 3-pointers. The 12 treys Thursday was the second game with back-to-back 10+ trey outings after 12 3-pointers in Monday's win over Minnesota, the first time in back-to-back B1G games and the second-longest overall stretch of the season behind four-straight games (12/17/23 - 12/20/23).
HISTORY HAS ITS EYE ON YOU
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 Langeland'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.
DID YOU KNOW?
With six Big Ten games remaining, Michigan State stands in a three-way tie for third place with Penn State and Nebraska with matching 7-5 records. Iowa and Ohio State are tied for first with similar 11-1 records. Indiana stands alone in third with a 10-2 mark.
LOOKING TO THE BENCH
The Spartans continue to get significant help from their bench, despite playing with only nine total players. MSU has gotten 376 points this season from bench production, which is 19 percent of its offense. Sophomore guard Theryn Hallock is fourth in scoring, averaging 10.7 ppg off the bench, while graduate guard/forward is scoring 9.9 ppg off the bench.
GETTING IN THE LINEUP
The Michigan State starters 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 Monday's game was MSU's 13th game in a row opening with that starting five. Michigan State has started with that opening five in 20 total games out of the 23-game season. MSU is now 14-6 when those five Spartans are on the court for opening tip-off. The only other two Spartans to start this season are sophomore guard Theryn Hallock and junior forward Isaline Alexander.
MOVIN' ON UP
Several Spartans are moving up the MSU record books. With four blocks against Minnesota, graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault moves her season-total to 52 blocks on the year, the most in a single-season since 2009-10 when Allyssa DeHaan had 101 rejections. The 52 blocks moved Ayrault up to No. 7 on MSU's single-season blocks list, passing the 50 blocks by Kelli Roehrig (2004-05), and now just one shy of the No. 6 spot held by Kristen Rasmussen (1999-2000) with 53 rejections.
Graduate guard Moira Joiner now has 184 made 3-pointers. Joiner made one 3-pointer against Indiana to separate from a tie with Kalisha Keane (2007-11) for the No. 5 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, as Joiner now has sole possession with 184 treys., Even though she is just a junior, guard DeeDee Hagemann already has 399 career assists. By dishing out career-tying 10 assists against Indiana, Hagemann now has 399 helpers for her career, holding the No. 9 spot on the Spartans' career assists list.
FRALICK HITS MILESTONE
Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick reached a career milestone with a win against CMU on Dec. 17. She captured her 200th career win, now holding a 209-82 career record in eight seasons as a head coach at Ashland, Bowling Green and Michigan State.
AYRAULT SWATTING HER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault swatted four blocks against Minnesota on Feb. 5 to register at least one block for the fourth-straight game and the 19th game with at least one block. It was her 16th game this season with multiple blocks, in addition to her eighth game with three or more blocks.
The four blocks adjusts Ayrault's season-total to 52 blocks on the year, the most in a single-season since 2009-10 when Allyssa DeHaan had 101 rejections. The 52 blocks moved Ayrault up to No. 7 on MSU's single-season blocks list, passing the 50 blocks by Kelli Roehrig (2004-05), and now just one shy of the No. 6 spot held by Kristen Rasmussen (1999-2000) with 53 rejections.
IF YOU CAN'T BEAT HER...JOINER
Graduate guard Moira Joiner topped the 1,000 career point mark with a 3-pointer at the 6:39 mark for her fifth point of the game against Purdue on Jan. 24. She becomes the 30th Spartan women's basketball player to join the MSU 1,000-Point Club and the first since All-American Nia Clouden hit her 1,000th point on Jan. 7, 2021 vs. Maryland. Clouden finished her career in 2022 with 1,882 points. Joiner now 1,066 career points which puts her 28th all-time in the MSU record books, passing Brenda Jezowski (1980-85) with 1,034 points.
Joiner made one 3-pointer against Indiana to separate from a tie with Kalisha Keane (2007-11) for the No. 5 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, as Joiner now has sole possession with 184 treys.
HAGEMANN'S MAKING A LASTING IMPACT
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann is approaching etching her name in the MSU record books once again. With 109 assists so far this season, she has reached the 100 assist mark her first three seasons. She is the first person since Taryn McCutcheon (2017-20) to reach 100 assists in her first three seasons. McCutcheon is the all-time MSU leader in assists with 568. She also currently holds an assist/turnover ratio of 2.95, which would break her own record of 2.61 set last season.
DEEDEE MAKING HER MARK
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann now has 399 assists for her career, needing just one more to become the ninth MSU women's basketball player with 400 assists, and just three more to take over the No. 8 spot on the Spartans' career assists list, currently held by Brittney Thomas (2007-11) with 401, and five more to pass Tamika Matlock (1995-97) for the No. 7 spot with 403 helpers.
AROUND THE BIG TEN
This season, Michigan State is second in the Big Ten in scoring margin (+18.6) and second in assists (19.5 apg). The Spartans are also second in the league in 3-point field goals made, averaging 9.52 per game. MSU is second in turnover margin (+7.26) and first in assist/turnover ratio (1.78).
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault leads the Spartans in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game, which is 10th in the conference, while graduate guard Moira Joiner is 11th with 14.9 ppg. Ayrault is also seventh in rebounding with 7.3 rpg and fourth in field goal percentage (.530). Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann is seventh in the league in assists, averaging 5.0 apg and first in assist/turnover ratio (2.95). Ayrault is also second in the conference in blocks, averaging 2.3 bpg, behind Wisconsin's Serah Williams.
PUTTING IN THE MINUTES
Due to significant injuries this season, the Spartans have been forced to play with nine players for much of the season. Many MSU players have been logging in a lot of minutes so far this year. Moira Joiner is 12th in the Big Ten in minutes played, averaging 31.1 mpg. DeeDee Hagemann is second on the team and 17th in the league with 30.9 mpg, while Theryn Hallock is third in minutes off the bench with 25.5 mpg, while Abbey Kimball is fourth with 24.7 mpg. MSU has seven players who are averaging over 20 minutes per game.
BOUNCING BACK
Michigan State has had a history of bouncing back after losses this season. After the Spartans previous five losses, MSU has rebounded with a vengeance. Four of the five wins after losses have been by 18 points or more.
TRIPLE-DIGIT THREATS
With a 105-66 win over Coastal Carolina on Dec. 21, MSU has now broken the triple-digit mark four times in the 10 games this season. This is the first-time ever that Michigan State has had four 100-point games in a season.
COMING NEXT YEAR
MSU head coach Robyn Fralick announced the signing of four National Letters of Intent, including Sinai Douglas, Helen Holley, Juliann Woodard (North Vernon, Indiana/Jennings County High School) and Inés Sotelo.
Douglas is a 5-4 guard, who is a native of Toledo, Ohio. She attends Toledo Start High School and is coached by Dane Franklin. Douglas is currently ranked No. 87 in the ESPNW HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.
Holley is a 6-1 forward, who is a native of Cleveland Ohio, plays for head coach Kevin Byrne at the Gilmour Academy. As a junior, she averaged 14.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. She captured second-team All-Ohio honors last season.
Woodard is a 6-0 forward, who is a native of North Vernon, Indiana, plays for head coach Kristi Sigler at Jennings County High School. Woodard is currently ranked No. 58 in the ESPNW HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.
Sotelo Miguez is a 6-3 forward, who is a native of Ourense, Spain. She has extensive international experience, including playing with the U18 Spanish National Team last summer in Konya, Turkey at the Eurobasket Tournament.
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
Michigan State head coach Robyn Fralick has announced guard/forward Julia Ayrault and guard Moira Joiner as team captains, as voted on by the players on the 2023-24 women's basketball team. The duo are the first captains that Michigan State has had since the 2019-20 season, when Victoria Gaines and Taryn McCutcheon were tabbed team leaders.
LAST TIME OUT
In a battle of two potent offenses, the Michigan State women's basketball team's upset bid came up short, falling to No. 14/13 Indiana, 94-91, Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
It was the most points scored by the Spartans in the series with the Hoosiers since the thrilling 111-109 overtime quadruple overtime loss in the Big Ten Tournament in 2018.
Overall, five Spartans reached double figures in the loss, led by graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault, who scored 25 points, her most in a Big Ten game this season and tied for her second-most overall this year, adding four rebounds.
Junior guard DeeDee Hagemann recorded her first double-double of the season, tying her career high with 10 assists and adding 19 points. Graduate guard Moira Joiner scored 14 points, while sophomore guard Theryn Hallock added 13 points off the bench.
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