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Spartans look to rebound from weekend loss against Broncos
The men’s soccer team was drastically outshot in this weekend’s 1-0 loss on the road to Ohio State in its Big Ten opener.
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Spartans regroup for Big Ten play following first loss
For the MSU women’s soccer team Friday at BYU, it felt as if they were taking the first segment of drivers’ training all over again — that first time pulling out onto a main road and pressing on the pedal to accelerate to 40 miles per hour — making your heart beat harder and faster as the speed continues to grow.
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Women’s soccer team blasts past Detroit Mercy in Okemos
The MSU women’s soccer team treated Detroit Mercy as if they were just a speed bump on the road to bigger and better things.
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Women's soccer wins 3-0 against Kent State
A weekend full of downpours couldn’t stop the Spartans’ season-long dominance. The MSU women’s soccer team’s patience and willingness to stick it out in the pouring rain and standing water on the field allowed them to enter the Green and White record books — posting their seventh straight victory in a 3-0 win to Kent State on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the best start in school history.
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MSU prepares for league play
Coming into this weekend’s first Big Ten game at Ohio State, the men’s soccer team is 2-3. All three losses have come to teams who made the NCAA Tournament last year. So unlike football or basketball, the soccer schedule doesn’t have any gimmick games. Here’s how the team looks heading into conference play.
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Game moved to Okemos High
The MSU women’s soccer team’s regularly scheduled 4 p.m. game today has been moved to Okemos High School.
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Grounds crew works to restore DeMartin Stadium
With water streaming down from the sky and piling up on the sidelines and corners of DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field on Sunday afternoon during the MSU women’s soccer game, MSU sports turf manager Amy Fouty knew the effects from Hurricane Ike that blasted through campus wouldn’t be an every-weekend event.
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Men's soccer postponed Sunday after weekend rain
The men’s soccer team had its game against Illinois-Chicago canceled Sunday due to standing water at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field. “We were disappointed we couldn’t play,” MSU head coach Joe Baum said. “But once you get standing water on the field, it’s very dangerous for the players.”
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Two weekend victories send Spartans to best start ever
A weekend full of downpours couldn’t stop the Spartans’ season-long dominance. The MSU women’s soccer team’s patience and willingness to stick it out in the pouring rain and standing water on the field allowed them to enter the Green and White record books — posting their seventh straight victory in a 3-0 win to Kent State on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the best start in school history.
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Spartans edge Buffalo, 1-0
The MSU men’s soccer team found the back of the net 11 minutes into Friday’s game and were able to hold onto the one goal lead throughout the game’s duration, defeating Buffalo 1-0 in the Spartans’ first game of the Wolverine Classic.
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Baum preaches defense after letdown at New Mexico
Until Sunday’s 4-2 loss against UC Davis, the MSU men’s soccer team hadn’t given up four goals in a game since Oct. 12, 2003. Strong defensive play is something head coach Joe Baum has always stressed to his teams while serving at MSU, and he isn’t satisfied with his squad giving up seven goals in two games this weekend.
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Dynamic duo
It started off as something she could only hang her head about. Junior forward Lauren Hill started to realize that her first-game suspension — from a red card in last year’s finale — would give her the motivation and appetite to come out in game two hungrier than ever.
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Spartans move to 5-0 with shutout win
It wasn’t quite as high scoring or dazzling as games in the past, but the outcome was just the same — victory for MSU. The Spartans women’s soccer team held off Loyola 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Old College Field — extending their overall record to 5-0, a feat only achieved three other times in the program’s 22-year history.
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Women's soccer knocks off Eastern Michigan, 3-0
Each of the MSU women’s soccer team’s games have been a mirror of the previous one — score early, add insurance goals and don’t allow the opponent a chance to get back in the game.
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16-year-old freshman proves size, age aren't everything on field
Athletes have always worn numbers that mean something special to them, and freshman midfielder Cyrus Saydee is no different.
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Men's soccer falls to Vermont, 2-1
The MSU men’s soccer team fired 16 shots in Sunday afternoon’s final game of the MSU/Radisson Fall Classic against Vermont but were only able to find the back of the net once in a 2-1 loss.
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Men's soccer stops St. Francis, 4-0
The kickoff to the MSU men’s soccer season and the first game in the new DeMartin Stadium featured the Spartans posting a commanding 4-0 victory over St. Francis (Pa.).
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Men's soccer to host MSU/Radisson Fall Classic at new DeMartin Stadium
The new DeMartin Soccer Complex will see its first action from the Spartans this weekend as they host the MSU/Radisson Fall Classic.
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Freshman brings winning résumé to MSU
When someone is labeled as “bad at dealing with a loss,” it normally indicates that person shows poor sportsmanship or struggles at bouncing back from defeat.