Despite starting the season outside the Top-25, Michigan State women’s basketball enters this season with some hype. The Spartans have been a consistent force ever since the hiring of head coach Robyn Fralick in 2023, and this year should be no different. While it will always be tough to compete for a Big Ten title against teams like UCLA and USC, MSU should be in the conference this year, and we saw why on Tuesday night as the Spartans decimated Valparaiso to the tune of 98-44 at home.
This is a new group for this season, as star player Grace VanSlooten is now with the Indiana Fever. While some familiar names like Theryn Hallock and Kennedy Blair are expected to star (both players finished with 12 points), new names like Tabitha Betson and Kathy-Emma Otto join them in the starting lineup. However, it was back to sophomore Amy Terrian, who stole the show for the Spartans, hitting 5-of-6 threes for a 15-point shutout against the Warriors.
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Like their male counterparts, the Spartans will face Toledo next, but will play on the road on Saturday before returning to East Lansing to host Oakland next week on Wednesday.
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This article first appeared in the thread of the Lacedaemonians; MSU women’s basketball crushed Valparaiso to open the season