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Soccer freshman named conference Player of the Week
It didn’t take MSU women’s soccer freshman forward Laura Heyboer long to bring her habit of winning awards to the collegiate level.
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Spartans down to wire in search for starting goalkeeper
With the departure of goalkeeper Chris Austin, the MSU men’s soccer team was left with a vacancy in net.
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Men's soccer drops lone exhibition game
The MSU men’s soccer team hit the field for the first time in an exhibition game Saturday and fell to Louisville, 2-1, in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Spartans open season with 5-goal outburst against Oakland
Only four players found the back of the net for MSU during the 2007 women’s soccer season. After just one game this season, the Spartans are more than a quarter of the way to passing the 18-goal mark they posted in last year’s 19 games.
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Baum to step down in January
MSU men’s soccer coach Joe Baum started coaching the Spartans when gas prices were under 75 cents, when Earvin “Magic” Johnson was still in high school and when most of our parents were our age.
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Star defender gets invited to combine
MSU men’s soccer senior defender Rauwshan McKenzie was selected as one of 54 NCAA Division I players to attend the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, the team announced Friday.
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Over and out
The reactions and the looks on the faces of the players told the story following Saturday’s NCAA Tournament game between MSU and Oakland.
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MSU to battle Oakland in NCAA Tournament
As the 2007 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Selection Show announced it was down to the final 12 teams for the NCAA Tournament, the chatter among the MSU men’s soccer team began to subside, and nervous glances toward one another filled the room.
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MSU plays waiting game on NCAA Tournament fate
It’s been over a week since the MSU men’s soccer team wrapped up its regular season with a loss to Indiana in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
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MSU wins on penalty kicks, Indiana next
In a matchup as even as it gets, the MSU men’s soccer team ousted Penn State from the Big Ten Tournament to advance to round two.
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MSU eager to host Big Ten Tourney, look for '04 repeat
Despite losing its final three regular season games, spirits are high for the MSU men’s soccer team as it heads into the Big Ten Tournament. It also doesn’t hurt that the Spartans will host the tournament starting at 9 a.m. Thursday at Old College Field.
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Spartans will close out season at U-M Friday
The MSU women’s soccer team will travel to Ann Arbor on Friday with hopes of winning its last game of the season against Michigan.
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MSU tumbles to 1-8 in Big Ten after 1-0 loss
On Senior Day, MSU could only muster six shots at Illinois keeper Lindsey Carstens in a 1-0 loss Sunday at Old College Field.
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DeMartin hat trick leads No. 16 Spartans past Broncos in nonconference matinee
Junior forward Doug DeMartin has had big games against Western Michigan in the past. As a freshman, he had a goal in a 2-0 win over the Broncos. As a sophomore, he had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 blanking over Western Michigan.
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Despite struggles, MSU keeps positive attitude
Despite struggling this season, MSU women’s soccer coach Tom Saxton and his team have chosen to maintain a positive attitude.
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Spartans to put unbeaten streak on line today against visiting Western Michigan
After scoring one goal in a double overtime tie with Valparaiso on Sunday, the MSU men’s soccer team is looking to come out more aggressively when it faces Western Michigan today.
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Spartans topped by Wildcats, 4-0
MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton summed it up best Sunday afternoon standing on Old College Field after his team’s 4-0 loss to Northwestern.
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Flying high: Spartans top Grizzlies, reach 10 wins
A couple of quick first half goals aided the MSU men’s soccer team in its 2-1 win over Oakland University at Old College Field Wednesday, its third straight victory.
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Thompson, Austin lead No. 19 MSU
Freshman midfielder Spencer Thompson woke up last Monday as an MSU freshman midfielder with no goals to his name.
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MSU has sights on tournament despite winless start in Big Ten
Heading into the 2007 season, the MSU women’s soccer team was convinced it was not only good enough to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament but also that it could contend to win the tournament.