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.
After struggling time after time to find the back of the net, the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) finally found its step against Western Michigan on Friday evening with a switch in formation.
Even after a hard-fought game, the MSU women’s soccer team left Madison, Wisc. with a 1-0 loss at the hands of the No. 13 Badgers Friday night.
Friday night brought the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) one accomplishment it’s been struggling to reach all season: a home win. The team’s victory came in a 2-1 win against in-state rival Western Michigan, now 7-2-0, and slight changes to the offense seemed to get the ball rolling for the Spartans.
The MSU women’s soccer team faces their toughest test by far when they take on No. 14 Wisconsin at 6 p.m. this Friday in Madison, Wis.
The MSU men’s soccer team will take the field on Friday looking for something they haven’t found this year: a home win. The Spartans (2-5-1) take on Western Michigan at 5 p.m. Friday at DeMartin Soccer Complex at Old College Field.
When the MSU women’s soccer team takes on No. 14 Wisconsin at 6 p.m. this Friday in Madison, Wis., one Spartan will have a little more motivation to walk away with the win.
To an outsider, it might seem Norman was living the college soccer dream. But for the senior midfielder, something just wasn’t right, and when the opportunity to return to his home state and play as a Spartan arose, he had to jump at it.
The corner kick is one of the most mystifying things in soccer. Each time the ball is kicked, it’s a crapshoot concerning what will happen next. It could be safely cleared out of play or pinball off of three players and go into the net.
When the MSU men’s soccer (2-5-1) team took the field Sunday against Marquette, it was just another must-win game for the players. For Tim Kreutz, it was personal.
In a chippy game against undefeated Big East opponent Marquette (7-0-0), the MSU men’s soccer team fell 2-1 in a double-overtime loss, bringing its record to 2-5-1.
Almost 100 minutes and one dramatic corner kick into the game, the MSU women’s soccer team beat Purdue 2-1 on a header by junior defender Annie Steinlage in overtime.
Two years ago, Domenic Barone played a game against Notre Dame he’ll never forget. Nearly 24 hours earlier, so did the MSU football team.
?In the last game before the start of the Big Ten season, the MSU women’s soccer team defeated Western Michigan on a goal by senior forward Olivia Stander that moved her into a tie for 10th all time on the career scorers list.
Most people feel comfortable belting out their favorite tune in the shower, but when it comes to singing in front of Simon Cowell, that’s a completely different story. In many ways, this season for the MSU women’s soccer team can be seen the same way. No disrespect to Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan, but the Big Ten is the Simon Cowell of the season.
With the Big Ten season just days away, the MSU women’s soccer team (5-1-1) wraps up nonconference play against Western Michigan (4-3-0) at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.