This Week In Spartan Athletics – October 29
10/29/2025 10:37:00 AM | General
This Week In Spartan Athletics – October 29
Here's a look at the week ahead (October 29-November 3) for Michigan State Athletics:
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Michigan State hosts the Big Ten Cross Country Championships Friday at Forest Akers East Golf Course. The #13 ranked men will run in the men's 8K race at 10:35 a.m., followed by the #24 women competing in the 6K race at 11:35 a.m.
Women's Soccer
Michigan State has earned the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament after finishing the conference season with a 7-1-3 record. MSU has earned a first-round bye and will face either Northwestern or USC on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Purdue.
Volleyball
Michigan State hosts No. 10 Purdue on Friday night at Breslin Center at 7 p.m. Come early for pre-match trick-or-treating on the Breslin concourse – costumes are encouraged! The Spartans are also home Saturday night vs. Rutgers at 7 p.m.
Men's Basketball
#22/21 Michigan State opens the regular season Monday when the Spartans host Colgate at Breslin Center at 7 p.m. MSU split its two exhibition games, defeating Bowling Green at home, and dropping a seven-point contest at No. 4 UConn.
Football
Michigan State opens November with a road game at Minnesota. The Spartans and Golden Gophers will kick-off at 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
Women's Tennis
Michigan State will host its second event of the fall season, as the Spartan Invite, Presented by Auto-Owners Insurance is held Friday-Sunday at the MSU Tennis Center.
Field Hockey
Friday, Michigan State plays host to No. 2 Northwestern at Ralph Young Field at 3 p.m. The Spartans are also at home Sunday, playing Central Michigan at 1 p.m. In their last home competition, MSU defeated No. 12 Ohio State on Oct. 19.
Men's Soccer
The Spartans make their final road trip of the regular season, traveling to Rutgers for a Friday night contest in Piscataway, N.J.
Rowing
Michigan State will travel to Columbus, Ohio for a fall event with Ohio State on Sunday.
Men's Tennis
Michigan State will be sending three individuals to the Big Ten Individual Championships this weekend in Madison, Wisc., hosted by the University of Wisconsin at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Last time out, MSU competed at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.
Here's a look at the week ahead (October 29-November 3) for Michigan State Athletics:
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Michigan State hosts the Big Ten Cross Country Championships Friday at Forest Akers East Golf Course. The #13 ranked men will run in the men's 8K race at 10:35 a.m., followed by the #24 women competing in the 6K race at 11:35 a.m.
Women's Soccer
Michigan State has earned the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament after finishing the conference season with a 7-1-3 record. MSU has earned a first-round bye and will face either Northwestern or USC on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Purdue.
Volleyball
Michigan State hosts No. 10 Purdue on Friday night at Breslin Center at 7 p.m. Come early for pre-match trick-or-treating on the Breslin concourse – costumes are encouraged! The Spartans are also home Saturday night vs. Rutgers at 7 p.m.
Men's Basketball
#22/21 Michigan State opens the regular season Monday when the Spartans host Colgate at Breslin Center at 7 p.m. MSU split its two exhibition games, defeating Bowling Green at home, and dropping a seven-point contest at No. 4 UConn.
Football
Michigan State opens November with a road game at Minnesota. The Spartans and Golden Gophers will kick-off at 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
Women's Tennis
Michigan State will host its second event of the fall season, as the Spartan Invite, Presented by Auto-Owners Insurance is held Friday-Sunday at the MSU Tennis Center.
Field Hockey
Friday, Michigan State plays host to No. 2 Northwestern at Ralph Young Field at 3 p.m. The Spartans are also at home Sunday, playing Central Michigan at 1 p.m. In their last home competition, MSU defeated No. 12 Ohio State on Oct. 19.
Men's Soccer
The Spartans make their final road trip of the regular season, traveling to Rutgers for a Friday night contest in Piscataway, N.J.
Rowing
Michigan State will travel to Columbus, Ohio for a fall event with Ohio State on Sunday.
Men's Tennis
Michigan State will be sending three individuals to the Big Ten Individual Championships this weekend in Madison, Wisc., hosted by the University of Wisconsin at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Last time out, MSU competed at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.
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