A Richie Ludwig brace boosted No. 11 Michigan State men’s soccer to a 3-0 win over No. 13 Wisconsin Friday night at a spirited DeMartin Stadium for a celebratory MSU Men’s Soccer Alumni Night. The current edition of Spartan men’s soccer lit up the scoreboard on a night when MSU was celebrating 70 years of Spartan Men’s Soccer on Alumni Night with roughly 50 alumni in attendance and were recognized at halftime, ranging from members of the 1967 National Championship team to recent alums.
Category: Men’s Soccer
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Late Huerta Goal Helps No. 19 MSU Take Down Penn State, 1-0
Junior forward Oscar Huerta’s 85th-minute diving header was enough to give the No. 19 MSU men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Penn State on Friday night at Jeffrey Field. With the win, the Spartans improve to 6-1-1 and 2-0-0 in Big Ten play.
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Darakjian Brace Leads No. 19 MSU Past Northwestern in B1G Opener
Behind senior forward Andrew Darakjian’s first two Big Ten goals, No. 19 Michigan State men’s soccer earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Northwestern Tuesday night at DeMartin Stadium. With the win, the Spartans improve to 5-1-1 and 1-0-0 in Big Ten play this season with their first win of September.
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Spartans Men’s Soccer Suffers First Loss of the Season to No. 19 Kansas City
No. 10/25 Michigan State men’s soccer suffered its first setback of the season, 3-1, against No. 19 Kansas City, 3-1, Friday night at Durwood Soccer Stadium. The Spartans fall to 4-1-1 this season.
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No. 8 MSU Men’s Soccer Plays Pitt To 0-0 Draw Thursday
No. 8 Michigan State men’s soccer played Pittsburgh to a 0-0 defensive draw at DeMartin Stadium Thursday night, as Spartan junior goalkeeper Jake Grekowicz stonewalled the Panthers. After several thunderstorms rolled through the East Lansing area Thursday afternoon, the weather cleared for a nice evening of soccer at DeMartin, and a large, spirited crowd was treated to thrilling end-to-end action, despite no goals being scored.
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No. 8 Spartans Close Out Homestand Against Pitt Thursday
No. 8 Michigan State men’s soccer will conclude its season-long five-game homestand against Pitt on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium. Thursday is also the Spartans’ Salute to Service game. Michigan State has started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2017 when the Green & White opened 7-0. This is the first time that the Spartans have been in the top 10 since August of 2019.
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No. 24 Men’s Soccer Pounces Purple Eagles, 4-1
No. 24 Michigan State men’s soccer used four different goal scorers to capture a 4-1 dominating win over Niagara on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at the conclusion of Red Cedar Rowdies weekend. With the win, the Spartans improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2017, when MSU opened the year 7-0. Niagara falls to 0-3 with the loss.
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No. 24 Spartans Welcome Back Red Cedar Rowdies With 4-0 Rout Over SIUE Thursday
Michigan State men’s soccer got a pair of goals in each half, including a spectacular bicycle assist on the third goal of the night, on the way to 4-0 shutout win over SIUE Thursday night at a rocking DeMartin Stadium to kick off Red Cedar Rowdies Weekend in grand fashion.
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MSU Men’s Soccer Shuts Down Seattle, 2-1, Sunday
Michigan State men’s soccer doubled-up Seattle, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium, to improve to 2-0 on the season. Sunday was the first-ever meeting on the pitch between MSU and Seattle U, marking the Spartans’ second match in a row for a first time, after the inaugural meeting with UAlbany on Thursday in a 6-2 Victory for MSU.
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Spartans Tame Great Danes, 6-2, In High-Scoring Season Opener Thursday
Michigan State men’s soccer used a four-goal second-half scoring eruption to pull away from a 2-2 halftime score en route to a 6-2 rout over UAlbany Thursday night at DeMartin Stadium in the 2026 season opener. Five different Spartans netted the six goals and nine different players in an MSU jersey tallied points on the way to Michigan State’s highest-scoring season opener since 2001 and the most goals in a game since 2008.
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Spartan Men’s Soccer Hosts UAlbany to Open the Season
Michigan State men’s soccer opens its 70th year of soccer on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. against UAlbany at DeMartin Stadium. The Spartans ended the 2025 season with a 5-8-3 overall record and were 2-5-3 in Big Ten games. Michigan State lost four starters in former Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Zac Kelly, Jake Spadafora, Jack Guggemos and Josh Adam, but return seven starters.
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MSU Soccer’s Conneh Named United Soccer Midfielder to Watch
Senior transfer Leo Conneh was named United Soccer Coaches Midfielder to Watch. The transfer from Liberty enters his first season with Michigan State. The midfielder from Anoka, Minnesota captured All-North Region third-team honors last season.
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Spartan Men’s Soccer Opens 2026 Campaign Saturday With Home Exhibition Against Loyola Chicago
Michigan State men’s soccer opens the 2026 campaign with an exhibition match versus Loyola Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 8, with kickoff slated for 5 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium. This is the first of two exhibitions for the Spartans in the 2026 preseason, but the only home match, as MSU plays at Notre Dame next Friday evening, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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Michigan State’s Soudan Selected To U.S. Soccer U-20 Men’s National Team Training Camp
Michigan State men’s soccer player Peter Soudan has been selected to the U.S. Soccer U-20 Men’s National Team training camp. The training camp is from January 10-16 at Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Arizona, and includes U-18, U-19, and U-20 rosters. Soudan, a midfielder from Western Springs, Illinois, is one of three Big Ten players on the U-20 roster, joined by defender Shakir Nixon from UCLA and forward Michael Ramirez from Michigan.
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Peter Soudan Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Michigan State men’s soccer player Peter Soudan was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, as the All-Big Ten awards were announced Thursday by the conference. Soudan, who hails from Western Springs, Illinois, becomes the fifth Spartan to garner B1G Freshman of the Year honors and the first since Jonathan Stout in 2022. J
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Kelly’s Clean Sheet Helps MSU Earn Draw at Northwestern
Tying his season-high with five saves, redshirt-senior goalkeeper Zac Kelly helped the Michigan State men’s soccer team earned a 0-0 tie at Northwestern Saturday night at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.
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Michigan State Retains the Big Bear Trophy with 2-1 Win over No. 5 Michigan
For the first time in school history, the Michigan State men’s soccer team defeated back-to-back top 5 teams with a 2-1 road victory over No. 5 Michigan on Friday at U-M Soccer Stadium. With the win the Big Bear Trophy returns to East Lansing. The Spartans had possession of the bear that last two years due to draws.
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Spartan Men’s Soccer Upsets No. 3 Hoosiers, 1-0, Tuesday Night
Michigan State men’s soccer upset No. 3 Indiana, 1-0, Tuesday night at DeMartin Stadium for the Spartans’ highest-ranked upset win since 2014. The Spartans were boosted by a second-half goal from freshman midfielder Peter Soudan and outstanding defense spearheaded by senior goalkeeper Zac Kelly.
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Spartans Host No. 5 Indiana Tuesday
Michigan State men’s soccer will look to snap a two-game losing streak against No. 5 Indiana on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. Dean Linke and Patrick Doody will be on the call for BTN.
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Michigan State Men’s Soccer Drops B1G Home Opener to Ohio State
Despite strong offense performances from their freshmen, the Spartan men’s soccer team fell to Ohio State in front of over 2,000 fans at DeMartin Stadium Friday night. The Spartans fall to 3-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the Big Ten with the loss.