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Detroit Free Press: Dan Conroy's kick sends Spartan seniors off with bowl win
By Joe Rexrode
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Michigan State Spartans walked away from Sun Devil Stadium early today with a winning record, a quarterback competition and a group of seniors feeling much better about a trying final season.
Heading that list was senior kicker Dan Conroy, who had missed nine field goals in a regular season full of narrow defeats. Conroy nailed his only try in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, a 47-yard attempt with 1:01 left to give MSU a 17-16 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in front of 44,617 fans.
“He’s a clutch player and he came through in the clutch for us,” said Le’Veon Bell of Conroy, whose junior season ended with a 33-30 triple-overtime Outback Bowl win over Georgia in which he kicked the winning 28-yard field goal.
“With so many close games,” Conroy said, “losing like we did so many games in this season, to have one go our way this way was definitely exciting.” ...
http://www.freep.com/article/20121230/SPORTS07/121230002/Michigan-State-17-TCU-16-Spartans-come-back-late-to-win-Buffalo-Wild-Wings-Bowl?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
By Joe Rexrode
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Michigan State Spartans walked away from Sun Devil Stadium early today with a winning record, a quarterback competition and a group of seniors feeling much better about a trying final season.
Heading that list was senior kicker Dan Conroy, who had missed nine field goals in a regular season full of narrow defeats. Conroy nailed his only try in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, a 47-yard attempt with 1:01 left to give MSU a 17-16 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in front of 44,617 fans.
“He’s a clutch player and he came through in the clutch for us,” said Le’Veon Bell of Conroy, whose junior season ended with a 33-30 triple-overtime Outback Bowl win over Georgia in which he kicked the winning 28-yard field goal.
“With so many close games,” Conroy said, “losing like we did so many games in this season, to have one go our way this way was definitely exciting.” ...
http://www.freep.com/article/20121230/SPORTS07/121230002/Michigan-State-17-TCU-16-Spartans-come-back-late-to-win-Buffalo-Wild-Wings-Bowl?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
