MSU volleyball continues rocky start to season in first match with Ohio State Michigan State volleyball coach Cathy George talks to her team during a timeout against Ohio State on Jan. 31, 2021. The Spartans dropped the home game at Jenison Field House in three sets. Photo by Devin Anderson-Torrez | The State News
Spartan volleyball continued their rocky start to the season as they were defeated in another three-set sweep against Ohio State.
Cathy George and Co. have yet to find the win column this season and will come back Monday night against OSU.
MSU came out the gate struggling as Ohio State took a 12-9 lead early in the first set.
MSU volleyball deals with COVID-19 schedule change, new matchup with Ohio State
The Spartans celebrate winning a match during the game against Cincinnati on Sept. 6, 2019, at Jenison Fieldhouse. The Spartans defeated the Bearcats, 3-1. Photo by Matt Schmucker | The State News
MSU is looking to bounce back after getting swept last weekend by No. 7 Minnesota as the Spartans prepare for matchups against Ohio State on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
The upcoming series with Ohio State is one of circumstance, as MSU was scheduled to play Michigan this week. Michigan could not play due to all of the athletics at the university being put on hold with a new variant of COVID-19 surfacing at the school. Ohio State was originally going to take on Penn State until PSU had to withdraw as w
Michigan State Volleyball: Minnesota Series Recap, Schedule News
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Lauren Gewirtz
The Michigan State Spartans volleyball team began its 2021 spring season on Saturday with a two-game weekend series at Minnesota. The changes to the schedule this year, besides a delayed start to the season from its usual fall occurrence, also include matches will be a two-game series over two days whereas prior it would only be standard for one game against a single opponent at a time.
As for their own season opener to start the 2021 campaign, the Spartans were swept 3-0 in both games to start the season 0-2.