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New Headline: "Big Red Boasts Strong Show as MSU Sees Victory Over Sooners in Elite Eight!

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The Spartans' set their sights on a top 4 seed all season, but they'll go on the road as a 5 seed, still hopeful about making a run to the Sweet 16.

1. The MSU women's NCAA tournament draw is a mixed bag, but unquestionable progress I liked something that Robyn Fralick said about her team’s No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, which begins this Friday for Michigan State in Norman, Oklahoma: “It’s this interesting dichotomy of disappointment, of how close we are to the 4 seed (and hosting the first two rounds), and yet real recognition and embracing of this (being) the best seed in the program in 10 years.

And so that doesn't happen with a magic wand. That's been a lot of people choosing Michigan State, choosing to be part of a program, choosing to play in a really, really tough conference, night in and night out. So that's something that we have to pay attention to.

I think you always have to have this dichotomy of pushing for what's next and also having appreciation for where you how far you've come. ” It was well said, because this tournament draw for the Spartans is a mixed bag. All season long, the goal was to earn a top 4 seed and host tournament games at Breslin Center.

For most of the season, they were in position to do so. Until the end. And so now MSU will be on the court of No.

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