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Women's soccer wins 3-0 against Kent State

Sean Ely
September 17, 2008

A weekend full of downpours couldn’t stop the Spartans’ season-long dominance. The MSU women’s soccer team’s patience and willingness to stick it out in the pouring rain and standing water on the field allowed them to enter the Green and White record books — posting their seventh straight victory in a 3-0 win to Kent State on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the best start in school history.

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MSU prepares for league play

Coming into this weekend’s first Big Ten game at Ohio State, the men’s soccer team is 2-3. All three losses have come to teams who made the NCAA Tournament last year. So unlike football or basketball, the soccer schedule doesn’t have any gimmick games. Here’s how the team looks heading into conference play.

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Grounds crew works to restore DeMartin Stadium

Sean Ely
September 15, 2008

With water streaming down from the sky and piling up on the sidelines and corners of DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field on Sunday afternoon during the MSU women’s soccer game, MSU sports turf manager Amy Fouty knew the effects from Hurricane Ike that blasted through campus wouldn’t be an every-weekend event.

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Two weekend victories send Spartans to best start ever

Sean Ely
September 14, 2008

A weekend full of downpours couldn’t stop the Spartans’ season-long dominance. The MSU women’s soccer team’s patience and willingness to stick it out in the pouring rain and standing water on the field allowed them to enter the Green and White record books — posting their seventh straight victory in a 3-0 win to Kent State on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the best start in school history.

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Men's soccer postponed Sunday after weekend rain

Alex DiFilippo
September 14, 2008

The men’s soccer team had its game against Illinois-Chicago canceled Sunday due to standing water at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. “We were disappointed we couldn’t play,” MSU head coach Joe Baum said. “But once you get standing water on the field, it’s very dangerous for the players.”

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Spartans edge Buffalo, 1-0

Alex DiFilippo
September 12, 2008

The MSU men’s soccer team found the back of the net 11 minutes into Friday’s game and were able to hold onto the one goal lead throughout the game’s duration, defeating Buffalo 1-0 in the Spartans’ first game of the Wolverine Classic.

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Baum preaches defense after letdown at New Mexico

Alex DiFilippo
September 10, 2008

Until Sunday’s 4-2 loss against UC Davis, the MSU men’s soccer team hadn’t given up four goals in a game since Oct. 12, 2003. Strong defensive play is something head coach Joe Baum has always stressed to his teams while serving at MSU, and he isn’t satisfied with his squad giving up seven goals in two games this weekend.

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Spartans move to 5-0 with shutout win

Sean Ely
September 7, 2008

It wasn’t quite as high scoring or dazzling as games in the past, but the outcome was just the same — victory for MSU. The Spartans women’s soccer team held off Loyola 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Old College Field — extending their overall record to 5-0, a feat only achieved three other times in the program’s 22-year history.

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Dynamic duo

Sean Ely
September 7, 2008

It started off as something she could only hang her head about. Junior forward Lauren Hill started to realize that her first-game suspension — from a red card in last year’s finale — would give her the motivation and appetite to come out in game two hungrier than ever.