With a record of 1-0-1, the MSU men's soccer team is entering their second weekend of regular season play with a match at 4:30 p.m.
After a win against UMass and a tie against Denver, the MSU men's soccer team is getting into the flow of the season and preparing for its weekend tournament. Those games were the only ones the Spartans (1-0-1) will have to play back to back, and even though it took a physical toll on the team, head coach Joe Baum said there are positives to playing two games close together. "Going through the physical demands of playing two games in two days - we got through that, and that will help us from a physical and preparation standpoint," he said. The Spartans face Long Island on Friday in the U-M Tournament in Ann Arbor. Baum said the freshmen are fitting in well, making an immediate contribution.
In a hard-fought, physical battle, the men's soccer team (1-0-1 overall) came on late and earned a 1-1 tie against Denver on Monday in the Spartans' second game of the MSU/Radisson Fall Soccer Classic. "You always like the win, but if you look at the game in its entirety, maybe a tie is a fair result," said head coach Joe Baum. Baum said it seemed as though Denver started the game with a little bit of an edge.
Starting Sunday, the MSU men's soccer team will open its regular season play by hosting the MSU/Radisson Soccer Classic. MSU, Michigan, UMass, and Denver will be the four teams competing during the weekend. The Spartans will open at 11 a.m.
The MSU women's soccer team (0-1-1 overall) will look to break into the win column today when they face Texas A&M (2-0), ranked 6th in the NSCAA poll, as part of the Big Ten vs.
Ann Arbor - The MSU men's soccer team won the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday by defeating Northwestern, 1-0, accomplishing what no other past Spartans soccer team has ever done. "This was a team win," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
The MSU men's soccer team defeated Valparaiso, 7-1, on Friday at Old College Field, completing its regular season.
The MSU men's soccer team earned the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will face No. 4 seed Wisconsin in Ann Arbor at 9 a.m.
The MSU men's soccer team ended the Big Ten portion of its schedule on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to Wisconsin. The Spartans (8-6-1 overall, 2-4-0 Big Ten) entered the game winless in their last two games.
By Jon Junia Special for The State News Underneath the lights on a muddy Munn field on Saturday, a world record fell.
Ohio State defeated the MSU men's soccer team on Sunday. It was MSU's second Big Ten loss of the season.
The MSU women's soccer team lost its fourth consecutive game against Purdue on Sunday. The 1-0 loss moved MSU to 8-6-1 and 2-5-1 in the Big Ten, while Purdue improved to 7-6 and 3-4 in the Big Ten.
Every good recipe has an important ingredient that makes the concoction successful. For the MSU women's soccer team, senior goalkeeper Erin Carlson is that special ingredient that not only keeps the defense in check, but verbally guides the team throughout every game. In the shadows of former MSU goalkeeper Stacy Heller, Carlson worked all throughout her college career to be where she is today - a starter for the Spartans squad. "I have been waiting for this time to be able to be out there and show (Coach) that I can be out there and play with these great athletes," Carlson said.
Junior midfielder Ryan McMahen scored the lone goal of the game in the first half as the MSU men's soccer team snapped its two-game losing streak and evened its Big Ten record at 1-1 with a 1-0 win over Northwestern on Sunday at Old College Field. Sophomore goaltender Jason Tillman stopped two Northwestern shots and preserved the game in the second half with the Wildcats pressing for the tying goal. "It was his best game," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
Led by Indiana forward Jacob Peterson's three goals, the MSU men's soccer team lost to the No.
The opportunity to run up and down Old College Field sporting the Green and White has been a long time coming for Lauren Zacharski. In between transferring schools after her sophomore year and a serious knee injury, the women's soccer senior forward had to put her college soccer career aside. Zacharski originally played for Georgia during her first and second years of college.
Junior midfielder John Kaczmarek scored two goals as the MSU men's soccer team remained undefeated with a 4-0 rout of Dayton on Sunday at Old College Field. "John Kaczmarek is a great, great Spartan player," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
As the MSU men's soccer team enters Sunday's game versus Dayton with a 3-0 record, the Spartans will be without Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week's Jordan Gruber. "I kind of pulled my groin, but now they're thinking it might be a hernia," the senior midfielder said.
Senior forward John Minagawa-Webster had one goal and an assist to lead MSU to a 3-0 win over Western Illinois to capture the MSU/Radisson Fall Soccer Classic championship Sunday at Old College Field. "We feel like we're moving in the right direction," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
The MSU men's soccer team did not receive a phone call from the NCAA championship committee Monday for an invite to the NCAA championship.The Spartans (11-5-2) lost to Penn State during the first round of the Big Ten tournament last Thursday, 2-1.Indiana defeated Penn State to win the Big Ten Tournament Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.