The Spartans saved perhaps their most complete effort of the season for the most important game.

MSU now is looking to keep its tournament run alive against Ohio State.

MSU outshot Indiana 15-10 and assisted on five of six goals.

Barker scored her hat trick on four shots, and senior midfielder Adelle Lever, sophomore midfielder Mallory Tyler and sophomore forward Claire Johnson also scored for MSU.

Senior goalkeeper Molly Cassidy had two saves in 61 minutes of action. Freshman goalkeeper Sierra Patton had two saves in the final minutes of the game.

Indiana’s Hannah Boyer received a yellow card in the second half.

Barker scored the first goal of the game, a deflection to the right of the cage assisted by Ahern.

Barker followed eight minutes later with another goal, this time assisted by senior midfielder Katherine Jamieson. Barker beat the goalie and sent the ball in on the right of the cage.

MSU continued to roll, as Johnson scored her first goal of the season to give MSU a 3-0 lead with under six minutes remaining in the half. Johnson scored the goal off a rebound.

The momentum continued. MSU attempted three shots in the first two minutes. The third one, attempted by Barker off a penalty corner, hit the back of the net.

Lever entered the box score 44:23 minutes into the game to push the lead over the Hoosiers to 5-0.

Tyler beat the goalie and sent the ball to the upper left of the cage shortly after, giving MSU a 6-0 lead over Indiana.

It was Tyler’s third goal of the season, as junior forward Heather Howie recorded the assist on the goal.

MSU will return to action today, when they take on Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.