msuspartans.com —  Head coach Tom Saxton announced today that ten future Spartans have signed letters of intent to join the Michigan State women's soccer program in the fall of 2012. read more »
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mlive.com —  There won't be a pro soccer career for former Unity Christian and Michigan State star Laura Heyboer - at least not this year. The Women's Professional Soccer league announced Monday it has suspended the 2012 season. The league's Board of Governors hopes the league will resume in 2013, the WPS announced. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State senior Laura Heyboer (Hudsonville, Mich.) was selected by Sky Blue FC in Friday's Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) Draft. Sky Blue, which plays atRutgers' Yurcak Field in Piscataway, NJ, made the Spartans' all-time leading scorer their 19th pick in the draft. The 2012 WPS Draft was held Friday in Kansas City, and Sky Blue FC owned three of the first nine picks in the event. read more »
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mlive.com —  The four-time all-Big Ten Conference player who is MSU's all-time leading scorer with 57 goals and 25 assists for 139 points, hopes to be among the approximately two dozen players selected in the fourth Women's Professional Soccer draft at the Kansas City Convention Center. Some soccer-related web sites have her among the top 12 picks. read more »
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mlive.com —  High school’s only two-time Miss Soccer in Michigan, the Hudsonville native recently concluded an illustrious career at Michigan State University. A four-time All-Big Ten Conference selection, she holds Spartans records for goals scored (57), assists (25), points (139) and game-winning goals (19). She is the fourth-leading scorer in Big Ten history. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Senior Laura Heyboer (Hudsonville, Mich.) was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Women's Soccer Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Heyboer was named to the first team, while teammate Jill Flietstra (Hudsonville, Mich.) was a second team All-District selection earlier this fall. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State women's soccer team, which went 14-6-1 through the regular season and Big Ten Tournament, saw its 2011 season come to a close, as the Spartans were not selected to the 64-team tournament field. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  In a repeat performance from the regular-season meeting, Illinois forward Marissa Mykines netted the lone goal of the contest in overtime as Michigan State fell to the Illini in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  After battling through 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, Michigan State senior goalie Jill Flietstra made two saves on penalty kicks to advance the Spartans into the semifinals of the 2011 Big Ten Tournament on Friday. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Four Spartans earned postseason All-Big Ten honors, as announced by the Conference office on Tuesday afternoon. Laura Heyboer and Annie Steinlage each earned First Team honors at their positions, Jordan Mueller was a Second Team pick, and Katelin Chaklos was the Sportsmanship Award winner. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State (14-5-0, 7-4-0 Big Ten) begins the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday, tangling with sixth-seeded Iowa. The Women's Tournament is back after a two-year hiatus. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State (14-5-0) closed out the regular season on Saturday night in Evanston, posting a 2-0 victory over Northwestern. The victory moved MSU into third place in the Big Ten standings, and the Spartans are guaranteed the third seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State (13-5-0, 6-4-0 Big Ten) will attempt to close out the Big Ten season with a victory at Northwestern (2-14-1, 1-8-1) on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. A win over the Wildcats could push Michigan State into the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3 seed. Northwestern is also the host of the Big Ten Tournament, which begins on Wednesday, Nov. 2. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State women's soccer team closed out the home portion of it's schedule with a 2-0 decision over Ohio State (9-8-1, 4-5-1 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon. Senior Laura Heyboer had a got a goal and an assist in her final regular-season game at DeMartin Stadium, while classmate Hannah Peterson had the game-winner in the 75th minute. Senior keeper Jill Flietstra made two saves in picking up her eighth shutout of the year. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  A pair of goals within 120 seconds turned a tie game into a 3-1 victory for No. 14 Penn State against the Michigan State women's soccer team on Friday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium. The loss drops MSU to 12-5-0, 5-4-0 in Big Ten play; the Nittany Lions improve to 15-3, and maintain a stranglehold on the top spot in the Big Ten standings with a 8-1-0 mark. read more »
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