Men's soccer falls at Penn State, 2-1
The No. 18 men’s soccer team suffered its second straight Big Ten road loss with a 2-1 result at Penn State on Sunday.
The No. 18 men’s soccer team suffered its second straight Big Ten road loss with a 2-1 result at Penn State on Sunday.
The MSU women’s soccer team played Michigan to a tie for the fourth year in a row Saturday in Ann Arbor.
As the roars from the Big House in Ann Arbor subside and the highly anticipated football game concludes Saturday night, the seniors on the MSU women’s soccer team begin their battle against Michigan and hope to come away with a win that could define their careers.
As if on cue, the Spartan Marching Band started the MSU Fight Song almost immediately following the game-winning goal in the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer match against New Hampshire.
The Barone brothers are used to living identical lives. But this year, similar groin injuries were enough to surprise even the twins from the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer team.
MSU women’s soccer junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra won her second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award after posting back-to-back shutouts against Indiana and Purdue this weekend, the conference announced Monday.
Six games have been played by the MSU women’s soccer team at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field this season. And in all six games, the opposing team has been unable to get the ball past junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra and the MSU defense.
The No. 11 MSU men’s soccer team suffered its second loss of the season Sunday afternoon, falling 2-1 to No. 19 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
Sophomore forward Olivia Stander and junior forward Laura Heyboer led the MSU women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over Indiana on Friday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
After two straight road games, the MSU women’s soccer team will return home this weekend and welcome their first Big Ten opponents — Indiana and Purdue — to DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Last year, Ohio State won the conference with two losses, and the No. 11 MSU men’s soccer team knows it likely will need to pick up at least one of the team’s three road games to win the conference title.
The MSU women’s soccer team takes the phrase “Home sweet home” to another level. DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field opened in 2008 and after two full seasons — and almost halfway through a third — the team has lost just a single game on its home field.
After an upset win over then-No. 6 Maryland to open the year, the MSU men’s soccer team was blown out by Georgetown. After that loss is where men’s soccer reporter Pat Evans began to see why the Spartans have what it takes to go far. Really far.
There might not have been a movie made about him, but soccer players should be trying to bend it like Thompson. Senior midfielder Spencer Thompson scored his second corner kick goal of the season, as the No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team opened up Big Ten play with a 2-0 home victory against Northwestern on Sunday.
The MSU women’s soccer team lost its Big Ten opener Sunday, falling 1-0 to conference favorite Penn State (3-6-1).
The No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team found some added motivation before the season began after the team was projected to finish fifth in the conference in a preseason poll. The Spartans are the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten in the top 25 poll and aren’t looking back, moving toward their goal of the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
After fighting through an off-season of rehabilitating their injuries and striving for team chemistry, the MSU women’s soccer team feels it is ready to battle with the top teams for the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
A student-athlete usually only gets four years to leave a mark on a program. Halfway through her junior season, goalkeeper Jill Flietstra is inching closer to becoming one of the best goalies in MSU women’s soccer history and leaving her own mark.
With the Big Ten Conference opener against Northwestern looming on Sunday, the No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team is looking to tie up some loose ends when it plays Duquesne on Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
The Big Ten Conference was well-represented against the Big East Conference this weekend, with the conference going a combined 2-1-2 against Big East opponents. No. 19 MSU swept its two games during the weekend in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge with a 1-0 win against Marquette on Friday at home and a 2-0 victory at Notre Dame on Sunday.