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Defender Brown Spartans' 'unsung hero'
Forwards score goals, midfielders rack up assists and goalkeepers corral saves.
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Seniors stay close to teammates through injury
Devastated. MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton has used the word twice this year when describing his thoughts on losing senior midfielders Kate Rehor and Lauren Sinacola to career-ending anterior cruciate ligament tears.
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Goalie keeps team sharp, enjoys ride
Danielle Petri only has totaled 25 minutes and 11 seconds in the net for the MSU women’s soccer team during her time as a Spartan.
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Limping Spartans leave for unfriendly Illinois confines
Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium has been a difficult place to play for the MSU women’s soccer team.
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Women's soccer team drops another close one
The MSU women’s soccer team had plenty of chances Friday, but a defensive breakdown in the first half led the Spartans to another heartbreaking loss.
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Talented sophomore anchors Spartan's defense in net
Jill Flietstra rarely makes a highlight reel save for the MSU women’s soccer team.
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Spartans can get back on track in weekend games
The MSU women’s soccer team knows what’s at stake this weekend.
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Women's soccer seniors have chance to remain unbeaten vs. U-M
Tom Saxton knows he doesn’t have to say anything to get his MSU women’s soccer team excited for this weekend.
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MSU loses to Indiana, ties no. 12 purdue
The No. 20 MSU women’s soccer team bounced back from a late loss Friday by playing No. 12 Purdue to a 1-1 tie Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.
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All-Big Ten midfielder out for year
No. 10 MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton said Tuesday’s practice was full of “devastated” players and coaches, as they dealt with the loss of senior midfielder Lauren Sinacola because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee, an injury that not only ended her season, but also her career.
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Breaking down the Big Ten: Women's soccer
For the No. 13 MSU women’s soccer team, there’s no easing into the Big Ten season.
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Spartans are statistical phenomenon
Eight games into the season, the No. 13 MSU women’s soccer team is quite simply a statistical marvel.
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Midfielder Mueller makes her mark on starting lineup
Joining a team with all but one starter returning usually means sparse playing time for a freshman.
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Spartans' 1st Big Ten test could be toughest
Sunday afternoon only might be the opening of the Big Ten season for the No. 13 MSU women’s soccer team, but the atmosphere at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field will be that of a championship game.
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Class of '10 helps bring program to new heights
For much of the past decade, the MSU women’s soccer team has been mired in the middle-to-bottom of the Big Ten Conference.
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Spartans get defensive on back line, in net
As Tom Saxton watched film of the No. 11 MSU women’s soccer team this past week, the team’s head coach was extremely disappointed with the way the Spartans lackadaisically attacked the low-pressure defense thrown at them last week by Illinois State.
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Freeman offers to play anywhere for team's sake
Cara Freeman will play anywhere for the MSU women’s soccer team. The junior played forward in high school, is now playing outside midfielder for MSU and even mentioned playing in net for head coach Tom Saxton — an offer she said he wasn’t exactly thrilled about. “I just look at it as if we win as a team; I don’t really look at what I do individually,” Freeman said.
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Standout freshman Stander looks to make impact on field
When MSU women’s soccer assistant coach Tammy Farnum was asked earlier this summer which incoming freshman had the potential to burst onto the MSU sports scene like All-American sophomore forward Laura Heyboer did in 2008, she listed three names. One of those was Olivia Stander, a freshman forward with an impressive sports résumé out of Grosse Pointe High School.
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Late outburst leads Spartans to victory
The Central Michigan defense was able to tame the MSU women’s soccer team’s top two scorers in the first half Sunday, but the forward duo of sophomore Laura Heyboer and senior Lauren Hill did what they do best in the second.
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MSU tumbles to 1-8 in Big Ten after 1-0 loss
On Senior Day, MSU could only muster six shots at Illinois keeper Lindsey Carstens in a 1-0 loss Sunday at Old College Field.