Following a 7-10-1 season in the fall, the MSU women’s soccer team started its spring season off strong with a 5-1 win over Bowling Green State University.
On a cold, overcast afternoon at DeMartin Soccer Stadium, the MSU women's soccer team played their first game of the spring season, beating Bowling Green State University 5-1.
The MSU women's soccer team announced its spring schedule, spanning six games, four played in East Lansing at DeMartin Stadium.
The MSU football team isn't the only team in East Lansing who has a recruiting class coming on Wednesday, as the men's and women's soccer teams have announced their recruiting class for 2017.
MSU announced Wednesday the contribution of $1 million through the Spartan Fund, according to a press release. The gift will be used to support the construction of lights at DeMartin Soccer Stadium, the home field of the MSU men's and women's soccer teams. The benefit comes from alumnus Craig Bush, a 1983 graduate of MSU's James Madison College
MSU is the home of over 50,000 students, and close to 800 student-athletes that live all over campus. Olivia Argeros, is a freshman on the Women’s Soccer team and she shared her thoughts about living on campus her first year surrounded by student-athletes in South Neighborhood. “I wouldn’t say it’s an advantage to be surrounded by all student-athletes but socially I think it helps a lot to connect with others, because we all go through similar situations,” Argeros said. South Neighborhood is the home for the majority freshman and sophomore student-athletes.
On Sunday, the MSU Women’s Soccer team beat University Detroit-Mercer by scoring two goals, to UDM’s none.
In episode three, The State News sports editor Casey Harrison and Stephen Olschanski talk Tom Izzo's induction into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the absurdity of the NFL, MSU football's bye week and give you their picks for college football's biggest games of the weekend.