Men's soccer players earn All-Big Ten honors
Seven MSU men’s soccer players were selected to All-Big Ten Teams or earned awards following the team’s 11-7-1 regular season.
Seven MSU men’s soccer players were selected to All-Big Ten Teams or earned awards following the team’s 11-7-1 regular season.
MSU (11-7-1) fell to Michigan, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday in State College, Pa. The loss moves the team’s record to 0-4-1 in the last five games.
After losing to their in-state rival for the first time in eight years, the MSU men’s soccer team will have a chance at redemption. With a bid to the NCAA Tournament possibly at stake, MSU (11-6-1 overall, 2-4-0 Big Ten) will play Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at 10 a.m. Thursday in State College, Pa.
Women’s soccer junior forward Laura Heyboer and junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra were awarded First Team All-Big Ten Conference honors for their performances on the pitch this season, the conference office announced Wednesday.
The MSU men’s soccer team finished up its regular season with a tie at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Saturday.
When the No. 12 MSU hockey team plays at Western Michigan this weekend, it will look for continued offensive balance to continue the team’s early season success.
A season that started with an exciting high has been met with a heart-wrenching low for the MSU men’s soccer team. Some fans might be losing hope for the MSU men’s soccer team, especially with other MSU teams playing so well. But hope is not lost.
The MSU women’s soccer team believes it’s all or nothing when they head to Columbus, Ohio, on Friday to square off against the No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes.
The MSU men’s soccer team was unable to take advantage of a No. 2 Akron team fresh off its first defeat, falling, 1-0 Wednesday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
On Wednesday, the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team will look to pounce on a No. 1 Akron team coming off its first loss of the season.
In the seniors’ final game at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, it was a battle against the Hawkeyes (7-9-3, 0-7-2) to keep the Spartans’ (9-5-4, 3-3-3) postseason hopes alive and place them in a do-or-die situation against No. 18 Ohio State next weekend.
Despite two late goals by the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team, the Spartans lost, 3-2, in overtime Saturday at Michigan.
Facing No. 16 Illinois on Friday. the MSU women’s soccer team found themselves in a situation they have not been in for exactly one year and four days.
The NCAA released the student-athlete graduation success rate for all NCAA Division I institutions Wednesday. For MSU, the overall graduation success rate across all sports was 80 percent.
With games against Michigan and No. 1 Akron next week, and the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments looming in the near future, the No. 16 MSU men’s soccer team recently has accumulated an array of injuries.
An injury-depleted No. 16 MSU men’s soccer team saw its Big Ten title hopes slip away in a 3-0 loss against Indiana on Sunday.
After 110 minutes, neither the MSU women’s soccer team (9-4-3) or No. 23 Minnesota team (10-5-3) could pull out a victory.
In just her junior year, forward Laura Heyboer, native is in a first place tie for the school’s all-time scoring record. Coming to MSU as one of the most decorated recruits ever, she likely will not only beat the record, but shatter it.
There have been many dynamic duos throughout history, such as Batman and Robin or Starsky and Hutch. In women’s collegiate soccer, there might not be a better duo than MSU junior forward Laura Heyboer and sophomore forward Olivia Stander.
The No. 16 MSU men’s soccer team came from behind to win Wednesday at Bowling Green, 2-1. The team moves to 11-3 on the season.