Grace VanSlooten leads Michigan State past Harvard in NCAA Tournament First Round

RALEIGH, N.C. – Michigan State’s Grace VanSlooten, a transfer from Oregon, heard repeatedly from coach Robyn Fralick and her teammates that the Spartans needed to avoid a repeat of last year’s jittery NCAA Tournament opening-round loss. She was new to the NCAA experience, playing her first season with the Spartans, but she demonstrated the message came through loud and clear. More inside.