Smurfs are normally regarded as tiny blue creatures from a place called Smurf Village — a fictional land described in comics and cartoons since the 1980s. But in the land of Green and White, the name “Smurf” refers to one very specific individual — 5-foot-3 women’s soccer junior midfielder Lauren Sinacola.
When MSU alumnus Doug DeMartin sat back and wondered where a donation would best suit MSU’s athletic needs, he turned his head to the soccer field. He noticed the caliber of Spartans soccer and the space they competed on were at complete opposite ends of the spectrum — the playing field not doing the Green and White justice as to how great of a program they’ve always been and what they strive to be.
As the game went on, the intensity only escalated — higher and higher every second. Bodies thrown to the field, whistles blowing, cards being raised and the clock only stopping for minor injuries.
With spotlights pointed straight on the MSU women’s soccer team and shining brighter than ever, the 10-1 Spartans can’t help but look away. They aren’t giving into all the hype — not until the unsolved business is taken care of.
There’s nothing more exciting you could possibly be doing on a Sunday afternoon than watching the MSU’s women’s soccer team. And yes, I’m serious. That’s written correctly.
Rough and tough, bang ‘em up soccer. The MSU women’s soccer team wouldn’t have it any other way as they proved to be more physical Sunday afternoon in a 4-0 win over Iowa at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
MSU head coach Joe Baum knew his team needed to get a victory and get some momentum heading into the Spartans’ second Big Ten game at Penn State on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The MSU women’s soccer team’s regularly scheduled 4 p.m. game today has been moved to Okemos High School.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.