The MSU men’s soccer team hasn’t given up a goal in 11 hours and 51 minutes of game time. Ironically, the last goal scored on the Spartans came on a penalty kick against Illinios-Chicago — the team MSU will host in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at 1 p.m. today at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
If you don’t allow goals, you can’t lose. That’s the motto the MSU men’s soccer team has been living by this season. And it’s working perfectly for the Spartans, as they have racked up seven straight shutouts. With an established scorer in Doug DeMartin up top, head coach Joe Baum has been able to focus his attention on molding the defensive unit into a back line that has been impenetrable of late.
For the first time in the history of the men’s soccer program, a Spartan has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American First Team. Senior forward Doug DeMartin earned the award Wednesday after being selected to the Academic All-District IV first team, which made him eligible for All-American recognition.
If it were basketball, the MSU men’s soccer team would be a No. 1 seed going into the NCAA Tournament.
It’s official. The MSU men’s soccer team is the class of the Big Ten. Two weeks after clinching the first regular season Big Ten championship in MSU history, the Spartans defeated Indiana 1-0 in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament in Madison, Wisc., to win their first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2004.
Blistering cold winds whipped through Notre Dame’s Alumni Field as the MSU women’s soccer team waited for someone to start heating up. But the only source of warmth that smashed through the ice cold tundra was Notre Dame’s Rose Augustin, who scored the contest’s game winning — and only — goal of the afternoon en route to a 1-0 victory Sunday, knocking the Spartans out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round.
The MSU women’s soccer defense held No. 1 ranked and undefeated Notre Dame off the board until the 72nd minute. But the lone goal for the Fighting Irish was enough for them to earn the 1-0 victory and end the Spartans’ season.
The MSU women’s soccer team got to Wisconsin-Milwaukee just nine minutes into Friday evening’s contest in South Bend, Ind., en route to a 2-1 win to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The MSU men’s soccer team is on its way to the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament thanks to senior defender Josh Rogers.
When Lauren Sinacola laces up her cleats and steps onto the soccer field, every thought of soreness and injury vanishes.
The MSU women’s soccer team has four days to purchase some dancin’ shoes, because its headed to the 64-team NCAA Tournament.
Senior defender David Hertel brings a valuable weapon to the men’s soccer team’s offensive arsenal: He can throw the ball a mile. Hertel’s ability to clear a great distance with his throw-ins comes from his mastery of the flip throw. He takes five or six big strides and does the flip by putting the ball on the ground and whipping his body around to create momentum that sends the ball flying out of his hands like a missile.
The MSU men’s soccer team had two main objectives coming into this season. First, they wanted to win the Big Ten regular season title — something that had never been done in the program’s history. The squad checked that one off the list Nov. 2 when they defeated Northwestern 1-0.
With momentum riding into the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, the MSU women’s soccer team failed to heat up in the freezing cold, wet, rainy and snowy conditions in Iowa City, Iowa.
It was announced Sunday the MSU women’s soccer team will open the Big Ten Tournament at 8 p.m. Thursday against Illinois in Iowa City, Iowa — the first obstacle to the program’s first Big Ten Tournament title.
A lot was on the line Sunday afternoon for the No. 25 MSU men’s soccer team at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
“Joe’s done a great job, but I think he’s way too young to retire. He does things the way Michigan State believes in and that’s with class and with dignity and by doing things the right way. I think everyone is very proud of him and I wish him the best. I know the head coach next year is going to get a great assistant.”
It couldn’t have been scripted any better. The MSU men’s soccer team sent head coach Joe Baum out on top and accomplished something never before seen in the program’s history — winning a regular season Big Ten title.
Surrounded by friends, soccer alumni from all eras and his newly crowned Big Ten championship team, the bearded face of MSU soccer was bid farewell Sunday.
The MSU women’s soccer team’s pregame checklist was a bit lengthy. But in all actuality, all the Spartans had to do in order to get everything they wanted was pick up the victory.