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SPORTS

Field hockey ready to play 1st game in Michigan

The Spartans (3-5) will travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas this afternoon. After splitting two games on the East Coast last weekend, the team is looking to build some momentum before conference play begins Friday when the Spartans hit the road again to face Iowa.

SOCCER

Heyboer honored with weekly Big Ten award

Following a week where she netted five goals — including two game-winners — the senior forward Heyboer was named Big Ten Offensive co-Player of the Week, the Big Ten announced Monday. The All-American Heyboer shares the honor with Nebraska forward and two-time Big 12 honoree Morgan Marlborough.

SOCCER

Women's soccer wins first conference game

As the Spartans (8-1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) opened up Big Ten play Sunday, the senior forward Heyboer notched two goals on three shots to give her team the 2-1 victory against Purdue. With two more goals, the All-American Heyboer now has 13 on the season, and it moves her closer to the MSU single season goals mark, which Heyboer also set back in 2008 (21).

SOCCER

Spartans win on overtime goal

In the team’s last nonconference matchup of the season, the third goal of senior forward Laura Heyboer’s hat trick gave the MSU women’s soccer team (7-1-0) an impressive overtime victory against Detroit, 4-3.

SPORTS

Men's tennis set to begin fall season

The MSU men’s tennis team will begin the fall season hosting the Frank Beeman Invitational Sept. 16-18. Matches will last all day at the outdoor MSU tennis courts, located south of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building off Wilson Road.