It’s no secret that the summer months are a critical preparation and training period for most NCAA sports, especially for those that take the field in the fall.
MSU announced Monday that former basketball forward Draymond Green was chosen as the 2011-12 George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year, while women’s soccer forward Laura Heyboer and golfer Caroline Powers shared the George Alderton Female Co-Athlete of the Year honors.
The MSU men’s soccer team saw its season come to an end Wednesday with a 2-1 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament in the quarterfinals. The Spartans fell behind 2-0 in the first 47 minutes before netting a goal in the 81st minute. The Hoosiers netted the first goal in the 38th minute with a shot from about 22 yards out.
It would be easy to feel disappointment about the way the season ended for MSU women’s soccer team. Sixty-four teams had their tickets punched for the NCAA Tournament, and even after one of the great seasons in program history, the “Spartans are on the outside looking in.
The MSU men’s soccer team will open up Big Ten Tournament play Wednesday in Ann Arbor. The Spartans (7-7-4 overall, 2-2-2 Big Ten), who finished fifth in the regular season, will take on the No.
Sixty-four teams heard their names called for the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Monday evening, and the MSU women’s soccer team was not one of them.
Marissa Mykines has a knack for breaking the hearts of the MSU women’s soccer team.
The MSU men’s soccer team was able to bring its record to .500 with a 1-0 win at No.
After 110 minutes of play, Flietstra made a pair of critical saves on penalty kicks to give the No. 3 seeded MSU women’s soccer team the 4-3 shootout win against No. 6 seeded Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament.
Even before the season began, Tom Saxton and the MSU women’s soccer team were eyeing the Big Ten Tournament.
The Big Ten conference announced its 2011 women’s soccer All-Big Ten teams and award-winners on Tuesday, and several Spartans found their names on the list.
The MSU men’s soccer team heads to Akron, Ohio, to take on the defending national champions No.
MSU men’s soccer team senior goalie Jeremy Clark was named Big Ten Defensive Co-Player of the Week by the conference. Ohio State goalie Matt Lampson shares the award with Clark. Clark made three saves in a 2-1 victory against Western Michigan on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s matchup with Michigan. The goalie made nine saves for the shutout against the Wolverines, including a five-shot flurry in the final five minutes of the game. Clark is second in the Big Ten with a .804 save percentage on the season.
The MSU women’s soccer team closed out its season Saturday with a 2-0 victory against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. With the win, the Spartans (14-5-0, 7-4-0 Big Ten) clinched the No.
The Big Bear Trophy is back in East Lansing following the MSU men’s soccer team’s 1-0 win against Michigan.
The MSU men’s soccer team hopes to bring the Big Bear Trophy back to East Lansing after a year away in Ann Arbor.
With one more regular season game to play, the MSU women’s soccer team has its sights set on the Big Ten Tournament.
The MSU men’s soccer team got a boost heading into its last two games of the season with a 2-1 win against Western Michigan on Wednesday.
Growing up, the girls who would become two of the most decorated players in MSU women’s soccer history, didn’t know what their futures held.
It was only fitting for a pair of seniors to send the MSU women’s soccer team out with a win on Senior Day. Following a 3-1 defeat Friday at the hands of Penn State, the Spartans turned around and got goals from forwards Hannah Peterson and Laura Heyboer to dominate Ohio State and come away with the 2-0 victory at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. With the win, the Spartans clinch their spot in the Big Ten Tournament, which will be held on Nov.