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SOCCER

MSU sneaks past Penn State on Barone goal

The MSU men’s soccer team came away with an emotional win against Penn State on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. Riding a first-half goal by senior defender Mark Barone, the Spartans (4-6-2 overall, 1-1-1 Big Ten) took the 1-0 victory against the Nittany Lions (6-4-2, 0-3-0) with more than 75 alumni in attendance on an unusually warm October afternoon. “It was just one of those culminations of it being a great day for Michigan State Spartan soccer,” head coach Damon Rensing said.

SOCCER

Illinois tops women's soccer in overtime

The MSU women’s soccer team had plenty of chances Saturday, but an overtime defensive lapse led to another heartbreaking loss. Illinois’ Marissa Mykines attacked a tired MSU defense, as she slipped a ball in the left corner of the net in the 102nd minute to sink the Spartans, 1-0, at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. “We went out there and played a tough game, and it’s tough to lose a game like that in overtime,” junior forward Olivia Stander said.

SPORTS

Swimming and diving earns pair of victories to open season

On Saturday, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving team opened its season with victories over Cleveland State and Oakland at McCaffree Pool. The women combined 247 points and the men tallied 202. Clocking in with a time of 3:58:11, senior Mark Schramm, junior Jacob Jarzen and sophomores Nick Roberts and Bryan Williams picked up MSU’s first victory of the day in the men’s 400-meter medley relay. The women garnered the top three spots in the 50-meter freestyle with sophomore Brooke Telander, junior Jenny Rusch and freshman Shelby Lacy. Individually, Jarzen snagged two individual crowns in both the 200-meter IM and the 200-meter backstroke.