If the MSU women’s soccer team (8-6-2, 2-5-1 Big Ten) wants to go on another road trip this season, it must perform under the pressure that will ensue this weekend.
A new face in a Spartan jersey is standing in front of the net at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. Freshman goalie Zach Bennett of the MSU men’s soccer team (5-7-1) started the past three games for MSU, winning two and losing one.
It was a tale of two halves as the MSU women’s soccer team (8-6-2 overall, 2-5-1 Big Ten) lost to Indiana (8-7-1, 3-5-0) in a thrilling double-overtime game.
Ann Arbor, Mich. – Under the lights at U-M Soccer Stadium, the MSU women’s soccer team lost 2-1 to No. 23 Michigan in a game that took almost one hundred minutes to decide.
The tables turned Wednesday night as the MSU men’s soccer team (5-6-1) picked up a late goal to rally past Detroit 1-0.
In the minds of many, this could be the game that defines the MSU women’s soccer team’s season. The Spartans (8-4-2 overall, 2-3-1 Big Ten) travel to Ann Arbor to take on No. 23 Michigan at 7 p.m. Wednesday at U-M Soccer Stadium.
The MSU men’s soccer team (4-6-1) picked up its first Big Ten win Sunday afternoon in a 2-1 victory over Ohio State.
With a 3-6-1 overall record, the MSU men’s soccer team might not be exactly where it wanted to be, but it is far from giving up.
More than 20 years of coaching only has produced one win for MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton against Illinois when the Spartans travel to Champaign, Ill., but he and this year’s team (8-3-2, 2-2-1 Big Ten) will have the chance to add to that at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
On the banks of the Red Cedar River at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field sits a group of fans supporting members of the MSU men’s soccer team (3-6-1) every time they step onto the field for battle.
As late as last week, sophomore forward Tim Kretuz said he thought Northwestern men’s soccer was beatable. And they might have been, but that loss didn’t come at the hands of MSU on Sunday afternoon.
Although the MSU women’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw with Iowa on Sunday afternoon, the Spartans walked off the field with their heads held high and confidence for the rest of the Big Ten season.
Although the MSU women’s soccer team came away with a 2-1 victory against Nebraska on Friday afternoon, head coach Tom Saxton had just one word to describe the Spartans play – inconsistent.
The MSU men’s soccer (3-5-1) prepares to test its skills in the Big Ten as conference play opens up this weekend with a game against Northwestern (6-1-2).
The MSU women’s soccer team (7-3-1, 1-2-0 Big Ten) looks to regain some early season confidence when they take on Nebraska at 4 p.m. this Friday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
After a winless road trip, the MSU women’s soccer team (7-3-1, 1-2-0 Big Ten) comes home feeling down but definitely not out of it — at least not yet.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Thankfully, the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) made a few changes in its offense before reaching a level of insanity, playing with two forwards instead of one for the first time all season in its 2-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday.
Tim Kreutz was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday for his goal and assist in the Spartans’ 2-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday evening.
On their last game of a weekend road trip, the MSU women’s soccer team lost to Minnesota after an early goal.
This week, the Spartans traveled to Wisconsin and then immediately left for Minnesota after that. It was the first long, overnight trip of the season and for many of the young players, the first of their careers.