It might be easy to overlook Michigan State’s women’s team.
After all, the Spartans missed the NCAA Tournament last season and struggled to an eighth-place finish in the Big Ten, their third straight.
But the Spartans haven’t had their share of luck lately, and last season was a rough one, as the injuries to key players in the rotation started before the season — and never let up. Still, by the time things ended, Michigan State was a bubble team that, if a game or two went the other way, could have ended up in the NCAA Tournament.