Senior defenseman Jimmy Fiscus was named to second-team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Thursday night, making him the 38th Spartan in men's soccer history to earn All-American honors.
Men’s soccer postseason run is now over, as they lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a shootout in the Elite Eight, 4-2, after staying tied at 1-1 through 110 minutes in regulation.
The seventh seeded men’s soccer team will look to continue their postseason run as they take on No. 2 seeded Indiana in the Elite Eight this Friday in Bloomington, Indiana at 7 p.m.
The men’s soccer team is moving on from sweetness to eliteness, as the Spartans beat Western Michigan in the Sweet 16 Saturday night, 2-1, and will advance to the Elite Eight to face the No. 2 seed Indiana Hoosiers. This is MSU's third Elite Eight appearance in the nine years head coach Damon Rensing has been at the helm.
Men’s soccer will advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament after beating the Virginia Tech Hokies Sunday afternoon, 3-0.
The men’s soccer team will face off against Virginia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament today at 1 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium.
MSU will face the winner of Virginia Tech vs. Air Force this Sunday at DeMartin Stadium, with the start time yet to be determined. The Virginia Tech-Air Force game will be played this Thursday at a time that is yet to be determined.
The No. 8 men’s soccer team was shocked in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-1 to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Hague became the first Spartan to earn Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year by only allowing nine goals in 16 games, with 10 of those games being shutouts. Hague also finished second in the Big Ten in save percentage with a .833 save percentage.
“We don’t focus on anybody, because everybody is the same and anybody can beat anybody,” defenseman Jimmy Fiscus said. “We can’t take anybody lightly.”
No. 7 Men's soccer hosted their senior day on Sunday against No. 2 Indiana. The team drew 1-1 with Indiana and will take on Ohio State Sunday at 1 pm in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
In their regular season finale, the No. 7 MSU men’s soccer drew with No. 2 Indiana Saturday at DeMartin Stadium 1-1, finishing second in Big Ten on Senior Day. MSU finishes the season at 11-2-3 and 5-0-3 in conference play.
The MSU women’s soccer team hosted the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday afternoon after having to postponed yesterday, and came away with 2-1 giving MSU its second Big Ten win of the season.
“It was a crazy game, but I think it shows the togetherness of the group,” Rensing said. “Being 4-0-2 in the Big Ten is a great place to be.”
The No. 6 MSU men's soccer team lost its second game and road game of the season to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 1-0.
If you ask Rensing about his 100th career win for the now No. 6 Spartans, he’ll just say “it’s just another win.” “Us coaches, we’re so ingrained in the season,” Rensing said. “All I care about is beating Wisconsin. I’ll think about (the 100th win) for five seconds, and then I’ll be thinking ‘Oh God, we got to play West Virginia.” But that’s who Rensing is. A coach that never puts his personal feats in front of the team he’s coaching and makes sure the players and the team come first.
The No. 6 Spartans men's soccer team beat the No. 12 Western Michigan Broncos on Wednesday evening, 1-0, and improved their record to 9-1-1 this season.
The No. 4 Spartans bounced back after losing their first game of the year Sunday afternoon, beating the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-1. The Spartans are now 8-1-1 on the season and 3-0-1 in Big Ten play.
The No. 6 MSU men’s soccer team is off to a hot start to the season, having a 7-0-1 record, which makes them the first undefeated Spartan team this far into the season since the 1968 team, even though they fell short to starting 8-0-0 like the 1968 team did all those years ago
The No. 4 Spartans lost their first game of the year, losing to No. 24 Akron, 4-1, making their record 7-1-1 on the season. Akron's Nate Shultz scored the first two goals for the Zips, which came in the first half. Those two goals was Shultz's first goals of the season. Nick Hinds had the third goal for the Zips, while Joao Moutinho had the fourth goal for Akron.