Difficult weekend lies ahead for MSU
Off to a hot start early in the season, the MSU women’s soccer team will be in for a demanding weekend against tough non-conference teams.
Off to a hot start early in the season, the MSU women’s soccer team will be in for a demanding weekend against tough non-conference teams.
The MSU men’s soccer team gets the 2013 campaign underway against Western Michigan at 2 p.m. Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
When it comes to injuries and lack of veterans on a sports team, there’s not much a coach can do, and MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxtondv is finding that out early this season.
Despite having a strong opening weekend by picking up two victories, the MSU women’s soccer team will face a tough test against No. 11 San Diego State without a couple of its starters.
Men’s Soccer Head Coach Damon Rensing made it clear that a big goal for the MSU Men’s soccer team this season is to be the best team in the state.
The MSU women’s soccer team got off to a hot start offensively with four different players scoring to carry the Spartans over Milwaukee with a 5-2 victory.
Both teams took the national title at the 2012 NIRSA NCCS National Soccer Championship in Memphis, Tenn. this past weekend for the first time in MSU club soccer history. Many players believe that the national title and the exposure will help them not only motivate the members currently on the team, but also new players to tryout for the club.
Was the 3-0 loss in South Bend, Ind., on Sunday disappointing? Of course it was. Was the season? Not at all.
South Bend, Ind. — It wasn’t the way the MSU men’s soccer team (12-10-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) pictured its season ending.
It certainly was a triumphant weekend for the MSU men’s and women’s club soccer teams. After strong seasons for both squads, the work of a season proved successful at the 2012 NIRSA NCCS National Soccer Championship in Memphis, Tenn., as both the men’s and women’s club soccer teams won a title in the national tournament.
Growing up in Plano, Texas, Zach Bennett said he always told his dad that one day, he wanted to play college soccer in the NCAA Tournament.
The past three times the MSU men’s soccer team (11-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) stepped onto the field, it’s been do or die.
Just a day after receiving a Big Ten Tournament championship title, the MSU men’s soccer team (11-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) had to move on from its glory and look ahead to what’s next: an NCAA Tournament.
Evanston, Ill. — Success didn’t come easy, but it finally came.
The MSU men’s soccer team’s (10-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) run to a Big Ten championship continues as it readies for the Big Ten Tournament championship game on Sunday.
In its first Big Ten Tournament matchup, MSU men’s soccer (9-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) earned an advance to the second round with a 2-1 win over Indiana.
The last time Jay Chapman took the soccer field against Indiana, he walked away with his first collegiate hat trick and a 3-1 win for MSU men’s soccer (8-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten). Chapman looks to have similar success as the Spartans open up the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill., against the No. 22 Hoosiers at 1 p.m., Central time.
Ann Arbor, Mich. – With the regular season Big Ten title on the line, MSU men’s soccer team lost 1-0 to Michigan in what was a classic rivalry game in Ann Arbor on Saturday night.
For junior defender Kevin Cope, the MSU men’s soccer team’s 1-0 loss to No. 2 Akron on Wednesday is a good example of how their season has unfolded.
Every program has one or two players who set the bar high for the program and stand out in history. In the case of the MSU women’s soccer team, that program-changing player is Laura Heyboer.