Then senior forward Ryan Sierakowski (11) slides to keep the ball away from the defenders during the game against Akron on Dec. 7, 2018 at Harder Stadium. The Spartans fell to the Zips 5-1.
—Michigan State men's soccer will compete against the USL League One team, Lansing Ignite FC, for the Inaugural Capital Cup. The match will be at 7 p.m. on April 16, at the Cooley Law School Stadium.
Capital Cup tickets are included in LIFC season tickets. Single-game tickets will be available in March at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office and online.
"MSU soccer is really excited to start a great relationship with Lansing Ignite, and I can't think of a better way than the Capital Cup at Cooley Law School Stadium," MSU men's soccer coach Damon Rensing said in a press release. “The greater Lansing area has a very strong soccer community and the combination of MSU soccer and the Ignite will serve that community almost year-round.
"I have seen the success of the Crosstown Showdown with our baseball team and the Lugnuts and hope that the Capital Cup will have a similar atmosphere. It should be a great game.”
MSU ended their season with a 14-5-4 record, reaching the NCAA College Cup for the first time in 50 years.
The 2019 season will bring back two of its top scorers, midfielder Giuseppe Barone and forward Farai Mutatu.
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