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MSU women’s basketball HC Suzy Merchant to miss game following car accident

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Suzy Merchant will miss Michigan State’s Sunday road trip following a car accident on Saturday, the Michigan State women’s basketball announced Saturday evening.

According to the program’s statement, Merchant was involved in a one-car accident Saturday morning due to a medical incident. Fortunately, the Spartans labeled the accident as “minor.”

Merchant is currently at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing to under more testing and is in stable condition. Due to the incident, Merchant will not be with the team for Sunday’s game in Champaign against Illinois.

Associate head coach Dean Lockwood will serve as the team’s interim head coach during Merchant’s absence.

Sunday’s road game against Illinois is set for 6 pm ET with coverage on BTN. The Spartans most recently snapped a 4-game losing streak with a dominant home win against Rutgers last Sunday.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Merchant!

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.