Spartifacts

SPARTAN WOMEN’S POINTS LEADERS: Seven years ago today — Nov. 29, 2008—Michigan State’s Aisha Jefferson scored a career-best 34 points in a 78-72 loss at No. 14 Notre Dame. Twenty-two of her points were scored in the first half. Jefferson’s performance marked only the 19th time in MSU history that a Spartan player had tallied 30 points or more. The best single-game scoring efforts by an MSU individual:

41 — Maxann Reese vs. Iowa, 1/29/99

35 — Aerial Powers vs. Nebraska, 1/8/15

35 — Eileen Shea vs. Oklahoma State, 3/16/91

34 — Aisha Jeffereson vs. Notre Dame, 11/29/08

34 — Eileen Shea vs. Ohio State, 2/9/90

34 — Kris Emerson vs. Dayton, 12/20/85

34 — Lil Preston vs. Kent State, 12/18/81

33 — Aerial Powers vs. Illinois, 1/15/15

33 — Lindsay Bowen vs. TCU, 11/28/04

32 — Six times

31 — Four times

30 — Five times

SPARTAN BIRTHDAYS

Sunday: Kurt James, basketball (57) & Josh Buchalski, baseball (22)

Monday: Mike Imhoff, football (60) & Tom Standal, football (61)

Tuesday: Jim Bollman, football coach (61) & Mike Lalonde, hockey (35)

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