"For our kids to show the resilience to play from behind to come back in overtime after that late equalizing goal — I have been doing this a long time and there's not very many teams that come back from a moment like that emotionally and still come on to execute," Hosler said. "I am so happy for our group, tough as they showed, and this should serve us well moving forward."
In the first round of NCAA Tournament play, fourth-seeded MSU women's soccer downed the Milwaukee Panthers 3-2 thanks to a score from graduate student forward Camryn Evans in extra time on a chilly night in East Lansing.
This will be the teams 12th all time meeting as MSU leads the series 8-3. The Spartans are 4-1 over the Panthers in games played at home.
Should Michigan State defeat Milwaukee, it will advance to the second round to face either TCU or UTSA.
Michigan State will find out its opponent at 4 p.m. during Monday's NCAA Tournament Selection Show.
Michigan State came up short of a Big Ten Tournament championship after conceding a late Penn State goal.
Michigan State women’s soccer will take on Penn State at 2 p.m. in the Big Ten Tournament Championship.
Michigan State suffered a heartbreaking loss to Ohio State following a goal scored with only 32 seconds left on the clock.
Jonathan Stout is the first Spartan to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year since Giuseppe Barone in 2016.
The true freshman scored the game-winner in the 66th minute.
MSU will face the winner of the matchup between the No. 2 seeded Northwestern and No. 6 seeded Penn State on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lower.com Field
MSU heads to Columbus on Friday to face second-seeded Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan State meets fourth-seeded Nebraska with a trip to the Big Ten Championship on the line.
A second half brace from Jordyn Wickes boosted Michigan State to a quarterfinal victory over Minnesota.