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Men's soccer drops regular season finale to Indiana, 4-1
The MSU men's soccer team lost their final game of the regular season on Wednesday against Big Ten rival Indiana.
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MSU men's soccer begins final push for postseason
With the regular season winding down, the men's soccer team is gearing up for the Big Ten tournament, and are well equipped with many weapons that could make them a dangerous contender.
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Men's soccer trumps Penn State, rises in Big Ten standings
The Spartans hosted Penn State on Sunday afternoon, in which they defeated the Nittany Lions 2-1 in regulation.
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Men's soccer drops game to Ohio State, 2-1
The MSU men’s soccer team dropped a close one on Sunday, in which they hosted Big Ten rival, Ohio State at DeMartin Stadium. The Spartans fell to Ohio State 2-1 in what is basically the half way mark of the season.
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MSU men's soccer finds offense in two-game road trip
The men's soccer flexed their muscles with two road wins in which the offence looked quite nice. MSU routed Rutgers 3-1 last Friday and topped Bowling Green 1-0 in Tuesday's contest.
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MSU Women's Soccer shuts out Michigan
The Spartans clashed with the Wolverines this past Friday at DeMartin Stadium, winning the game by a score of 3-0. The clean sheet gave the Spartans their first victory against their in-state rival since 2011.
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Zach Bennett becomes the winningest MSU goalkeeper in history
There is certainly a strong physical aspect to playing the goalie position in soccer. As the last line of defense and only player on the field allowed to use his hands, the goalie has to be nimble enough to cover the entire width of the net — 24 feet. Senior goalkeeper Zach Bennett knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a good goalkeeper.
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Offensive struggles could be issue for men's soccer down the line
Following the men's soccer team loss to No. 9 ranked Notre Dame, offensive struggles have been the common denominator for MSU the past few games.
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Men's soccer falls to No. 14 Notre Dame in home stand finale
The No. 22 ranked men's soccer team dropped their fifth and final game of a season-long home stand against No. 9 ranked Notre Dame 4-0.
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MSU holds draw against Maryland in Big Ten opener
The No. 20 ranked men's soccer team opened up Big Ten play today with No. 8 ranked Terrapins on Friday and were able to come away with a draw.
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MSU soccer falls to no. 1 ranked Creighton, still first place in Big Ten
The no. 18 ranked Spartans men's soccer team faced the no. 1 ranked Creighton Bluejays on Sunday, falling to a final score of 1-0.
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Freshman MSU women's soccer player Alexis Warner makes early impact
Michigan State University soccer player, Alexis “Lexy” Warner, was named Big 10 Freshman of the Week for September 1st. This serves as her first Big 10 mention in her collegiate athletic career.
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Spartans split season opening road trip, look forward to home stand
After a well-deserved off season the Men’s soccer team is off to a 1-1 start this year and they’re hoping for another strong season and to ultimately return as one of the nation’s biggest programs.
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East Lansing ranked No. 17 best U.S. soccer city
East Lansing is the 17th best soccer city in the U.S., according to wallethub.com's 2015 rankings.
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Head soccer coach sounds off on player achievement over summer
With summer winding down, the men’s soccer team is gearing up for another season after making a run to the Elite Eight in both 2013 and 2014.
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Women's World Cup win has big implications for MSU programs
The United Stated women not only beat Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on July 5, but took gold for most-viewed soccer game ever in the U.S.
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MSU History professor studies low Women's World Cup coverage
Team USA began its 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Australia Monday night, but overall excitement level for the cup was not nearly as high as it was for the men’s world cup just last summer.
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Men's soccer looks to build upon past progress in 2015
The 2015 season will be a key year for MSU as a program, the team is losing several key pieces but the Spartans still have enough talent coming in and returning to be good again.
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Season ends for MSU soccer in Elite Eight
The men's soccer team (12-5-6 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) was defeated 3-2 Saturday afternoon, in the Elite Eight by the Providence Friars (16-4-2 overall, 5-2-2 Big East). This was the Spartans second loss in the quarterfinals in as many years. The Spartans struck first on a goal by senior forward Adam Montague at the 7:40 mark on an assist from senior forward and midfielder Tim Kreutz and junior midfielder Jay Chapman. MSU played with the lead for most of the first 45 but the Friars equalized at the 36:33 mark on a goal by freshman midfielder Daniel Neustadter with an assist from sophomore forward Mac Steeves. Providence wasn't done with their first half scoring, the Friars took the lead late, scoring on a goal by sophomore midfielder Dominik Machado with an assist from senior forward Fabio Machado and sophomore forward Mac Steeves. Providence took seven shots and four corner kicks in the first half compared to just five shots and one corner kick from the Spartans. In the second half Providence picked up where they left off in the first, scoring the first goal of the half at the 61:53 mark, on a goal by Fabio Machado with an assist from senior defender Thomas Ballenthin.
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Men's soccer will face Providence in Elite Eight Saturday
As the No. 3-seeded men’s soccer team (12-4-6 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) prepares for its second Elite Eight game in as many years, the team has to be confident that what they’ve done all season will lead them to a win over the No. 11-seed Providence Friars (15-4-2 overall, 5-2-2 Big East) Saturday at noon in DeMartin Soccer Stadium.