The No. 11 MSU men’s soccer team suffered its second loss of the season Sunday afternoon, falling 2-1 to No. 19 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
The Spartans (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten) took an early lead 16 minutes into the game on a goal by junior midfielder Cyrus Saydee.
The game went into halftime tied 1-1 after the Buckeyes (6-2-2, 2-0) scored in the 19th minute.
The Buckeyes scored again at the 64:09 mark and never allowed the Spartans to capitalize on a number of chances, including an open-net miss by freshman forward Tim Kreutz.
Ohio State held a 15-7 shot advantage in a rainy game at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The Spartans will return to action against New Hampshire Wednesday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
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