Senior goalie Avery Steinlage of the No. 21 MSU men’s soccer team was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
The No. 21 Spartans beat the Badgers, 3-0, with a few unconventional goals, including an own goal and a penalty kick.
The No. 21 MSU men’s soccer team struck once early and went on a scoring barrage late in the second half to defeat Western Michigan, 5-0, Wednesday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Coming off its second-straight Big Ten road loss, the No. 21 MSU men’s soccer team will look to gain some confidence in a midweek, nonconference home match against Western Michigan at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The No. 18 men’s soccer team suffered its second straight Big Ten road loss with a 2-1 result at Penn State on Sunday.
As if on cue, the Spartan Marching Band started the MSU Fight Song almost immediately following the game-winning goal in the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer match against New Hampshire.
The Barone brothers are used to living identical lives. But this year, similar groin injuries were enough to surprise even the twins from the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer team.
The No. 11 MSU men’s soccer team suffered its second loss of the season Sunday afternoon, falling 2-1 to No. 19 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
Last year, Ohio State won the conference with two losses, and the No. 11 MSU men’s soccer team knows it likely will need to pick up at least one of the team’s three road games to win the conference title.
After an upset win over then-No. 6 Maryland to open the year, the MSU men’s soccer team was blown out by Georgetown. After that loss is where men’s soccer reporter Pat Evans began to see why the Spartans have what it takes to go far. Really far.
There might not have been a movie made about him, but soccer players should be trying to bend it like Thompson. Senior midfielder Spencer Thompson scored his second corner kick goal of the season, as the No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team opened up Big Ten play with a 2-0 home victory against Northwestern on Sunday.
The No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team found some added motivation before the season began after the team was projected to finish fifth in the conference in a preseason poll. The Spartans are the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten in the top 25 poll and aren’t looking back, moving toward their goal of the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
With the Big Ten Conference opener against Northwestern looming on Sunday, the No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team is looking to tie up some loose ends when it plays Duquesne on Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
The Big Ten Conference was well-represented against the Big East Conference this weekend, with the conference going a combined 2-1-2 against Big East opponents. No. 19 MSU swept its two games during the weekend in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge with a 1-0 win against Marquette on Friday at home and a 2-0 victory at Notre Dame on Sunday.
The No. 19 MSU men’s soccer team swept its two games in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge against Marquette and Notre Dame this weekend.
The Big Ten conference and the No. 19 MSU men’s soccer team have an opportunity to show how good they are this weekend as two of the nation’s top soccer conferences meet in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge.
For the No. 19 MSU men’s soccer team, the best offense is a good defense. During the team’s weekend home stand, the Spartans gave up just one goal and scored eight in a 4-0 win Thursday against Providence and a 4-1 win Sunday against Niagara.
After three assists in the first three games, senior midfielder Spencer Thompson took the offense into his own hands in the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team’s 4-1 win against Niagara on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
The No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team struck early and never too its collective foot off the gas pedal Thursday evening in its 4-0 victory against Providence at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
The Spartans will look to take last weekend’s lessons forward as they welcome Providence (1-0-1) for the team’s home opener, which is set for 5 p.m. Thursday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.