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12/15/2011

Jenilee Rathje Named Second-Team Academic All-American

Michigan State volleyball senior Jenilee Rathje was selected to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Volleyball Second Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. Rathje becomes just the third Spartan to earn the Academic All-America honors, joining Dana Cooke and Val Sterk.

12/14/2011

Jenilee Rathje Selected AVCA Third-Team All-America

Michigan State volleyball senior Jenilee Rathje was named to the AVCA Division I Third-Team All-America, announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) today. Rathje is the ninth All-American in program history and the first named to one of the top three teams since Ashley Schatzle in 2007.

12/6/2011

Jenilee Rathje Named AVCA All-Mideast Region

Michigan State volleyball senior Jenilee Rathje was selected to the 2011 AVCA All-Mideast Region team today. Rathje, who was an honorable mention all-region choice last season, is the first Spartan since Ashley Schatzle in 2007 to be named to the 14-member team.

12/3/2011

Spartans Fall to No. 1 Texas, 3-0 in NCAA Second Round

The Michigan State volleyball team's season came to an end on Saturday night, as the Spartans fell 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-22) to No. 1 Texas in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. The Spartans end the season at 22-12 overall, the most wins by MSU since 1998. Senior Becca Zlabis led the Spartans with nine kills, surpassing 1,000 kills in her career during the evening.

12/2/2011

Spartans Top Arizona, 3-1; Advance to NCAA Second Round

The Michigan State volleyball team overcame a first set loss to beat Arizona, 3-1 in the NCAA Tournament First Round in Austin, Texas. The Spartans (22-11) were led by 22 kills from senior Kyndra Abron and advance to face No. 1 Texas, who defeated Texas State 3-0, in tomorrow's NCAA Second Round at 8 p.m. ET.

Academic All-America
AVCA All-American
Rathje All-Region
Jenilee Rathje
Texas 3, MSU 0
MSU 3, Arizona 1