If you haven’t been to DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field for a game this season, you’d better have a valid excuse. Because while you’re attempting to shake off a hangover from Saturday night’s antics, the Spartans (10-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) are shaking off defenders and utterly owning the opposition — posting eight shutouts in their 11 games this season, all while making it look incredibly easy.

Sure, you might be skeptical — after all, many people live to bash the game of soccer on how slow-paced, low-scoring and hard to follow it truly is.

And as a football and basketball junkie, I would be lying if I said I haven’t immediately turned the channel when an MLS game was on ESPN.

But let me assure you, the Spartans play as if they live to destroy those stereotypes — tiptoeing past defenders and laying graceful through balls into the reach of slashing forwards, allowing them to pile up multiple goals in a hurry.

If you even look down for a second, you’ll miss junior midfielder Lauren Sinacola (the nation’s assist leader) spin off an ensuing defender, leaving her dead in her tracks. Taking your eyes off sophomore forward Cara Freeman isn’t wise either. Just because she’s 35 yards out doesn’t mean she won’t set the ball on a rope directly into the back of the net.

Don’t even get me started on team leader Lauren Hill and her protégé Laura Heyboer — the freshman phenom who has lived up to every bit of hype thrown her way by leading MSU in goals, points and shots on net.

The one-two punch has racked up 21 goals, 12 assists, 54 points and three Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week awards in 11 regular-season games — numbers that are unheard of this early.

If you blindfolded Hill and Heyboer, they’d know exactly where the other one is. You can imagine how effective they are for 90 minutes with 20/20 vision against teams that can’t seem to catch up.

MSU has outscored its opponents 33-5, averaging three goals per contest — not to mention these physically tough Spartans have been whistled for 94 fouls, showing they’ll knock you down if it means getting the ball back.

But most importantly, these girls are for real. Coming off a rough 7-10-2 record last season only sparks the Spartans more to fight off the haters who don’t believe MSU soccer is a powerhouse.

MSU head coach Tom Saxton has said it himself: Give his team just an inch and they’ll take a mile. One little mistake and Hill, Heyboer ‘n’ Crew will make you pay — badly.

The Spartans return home after a two-game road trip to battle Ohio State on Oct. 10 as well as Penn State on Oct. 12.

It’s Big Ten crunch time for MSU — time to shock the world.