Seventh-seeded Michigan State men’s soccer (11-3-3, 5-0-3 B1G) will host the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m., taking on Virginia Tech (10-9-0, 3-5-0 ACC). The Hokies defeated Air Force 2-0 in the first round on Thursday.
Category: Men’s Soccer
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Inside MSU Athletics with Mark Hollis
Special guests include members of the Michigan State Volleyball Team as well as MSU Men’s Soccer Coach Damon Rensing and Captain of the 2007 Michigan State National Championship team; Chris Lawrence and more!
Source: Spartan Sports Network
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Soccer Earns Seventh Seed in NCAA Tournament
Michigan State men’s soccer team earned the No. 7 overall seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, earning a first-round bye. In the second round, the Spartans will host the winner of the first round game between Virginia Tech and Air Force at DeMartin Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. The Spartans have lost only one game at DeMartin Stadium in the last two seasons. Virginia Tech and Air Force play their first-round game on Thursday, Nov. 16 in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Phil Stair: The Skys the Limit
Growing up, Phil Stair competed with his older brother in everything – including the game of soccer. It was that competition that drove the redshirt junior goalkeeper to find his passion in soccer and with the goalkeeper position. When his brother first received a pair of goalie gloves, Stair wanted a pair of his own as well. It was by a stroke of luck that his brother’s team needed a substitute goalie one game and as soon as he stepped in net, he felt right where he belonged.
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Fiscus and Centala Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
Michigan State men’s soccer players Jimmy Fiscus and Brad Centala were named first-team Academic All-District Team on Thursday. Both were recognized as a part of NCAA Division I District 5 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Michigan State Falls to Ohio State, 2-1, in Big Ten Quarterfinals
Michigan State had chances late, including a strike that hit the crossbar with 31 seconds left, but could not net the equalizer and lost to Ohio State, 2-1, in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals at DeMartin Stadium on a damp and rainy Sunday afternoon.
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MSU hosts OSU in B1G Tournament Sunday
No. 8 Michigan State men’s soccer (11-2-3, 5-0-3 B1G) is the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Big Ten men’s soccer tournament. MSU will host No. 6 seed Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium. This is the second-straight season that the Spartans have hosted a Big Ten Tournament game, defeating Penn State last season in the quarterfinals.
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Six Spartans Honored with Postseason Honors; Hague Named Goalkeeper of the Year
Six different Michigan State men’s soccer player were honored when the Big Ten postseason awards were announced by the league on Friday. Redshirt-junior goalkeeper Jimmy Hague became the first Spartan to earn Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
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Men’s soccer focused on themselves prior to Big Ten Tournament
“We don’t focus on anybody because everybody is the same and anybody can beat anybody,” defenseman Jimmy Fiscus said. “We can’t take anybody lightly.”
Source: State News
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Spartans Battle to 1-1 Tie with No. 2 Indiana
On an emotional Senior Day, the No. 7 Michigan State men’s soccer team battled No. 2 Indiana to a 1-1 draw at DeMartin Stadium.MSU Box Score vs. IUWith the tie, Michigan State ends the regular season 11-2-3 overall and 5-0-3 in league play. Indiana is now 13-0-4 and 5-0-3 in league contests. The Spartans ended the regular season 5-0-2 at DeMartin Stadium. This is the second-straight season that MSU has completed the regular season unbeaten at home. Over the last two years, Michigan State is 14-0-4 at home.
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Spartan Soccer Hosts Notre Dame
No. 7 Michigan State men’s soccer (11-2-2, 5-0-2 B1G) concludes regular-season this week with a pair of Top 20 match-ups, opening with a non-conference clash with No. 17 Notre Dame on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. (ET) under the lights of DeMartin Stadium. The 17th-ranked Fighting Irish bring a 9-4-2 overall and 3-2-2 ACC record into Tuesday’s clash with the Spartans after a scoreless draw with No. 15 Duke last Friday.
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No. 9 Spartan Soccer Blanks Northwestern, 2-0
Behind a pair of second-half goals from Michael Pimlott and Ryan Sierakowski, No. 9 Michigan State men’s soccer defeated Northwestern, 2-0, in a Big Ten Conference soccer match at Northwestern’s Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium.
Source: Michigan State University Official Athletic Site
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Ryan Scott: Giving It His All
Every time redshirt senior defenseman Ryan Scott suits up in the Green and White, he is reminded of the privilege to represent MSU Athletics and every opportunity Michigan State has given him, both on and off the field.
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Soccer Hits the Road at Northwestern
No. 9 Michigan State men’s soccer hits the road to take on Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. (ET) at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium. The Spartans enter the pivotal Big Ten game with a 10-2-2 record overall and a 4-0-2 mark in league play. Northwestern is currently 5-9-0 overall and 1-5-0 in B1G action. This is the final regular-season road trip for MSU.
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Rensing Captures 100th Career Win, Blanking PSU
Despite non-stop rain, No. 6 Michigan State men’s soccer shut down Penn State, 1-0, at a soggy DeMartin Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The win was the 100th career victory for Spartan head coach Damon Rensing.
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Soccer Hosts Penn State Saturday
No. 6 Michigan State men’s soccer finally returns home after a season-long three game road trip. The Spartans return to the friendly confines of DeMartin Stadium to take on Penn State on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. It is the first half of a doubleheader with the MSU women’s team who takes on Michigan at 6 p.m.
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Men’s soccer program in a good place with Rensing at the the helm
If you ask Rensing about his 100th career win for the now No. 6 Spartans, he’ll just say “it’s just another win.”“Us coaches, we’re so ingrained in the season,” Rensing said. “All I care about is beating Wisconsin. I’ll think about (the 100th win) for five seconds, and then I’ll be thinking ‘Oh God, we got to play West Virginia.”But that’s who Rensing is. A coach that never puts his personal feats in front of the team he’s coaching and makes sure the players and the team come first.
Source: he State News
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MSU Soccer Drops Road Game to WVU
No. 6 Michigan State men’s soccer concluded a tough three-game road trip with a 1-0 loss to West Virginia In Morgantown, West Virginia on Wednesday night. The Spartans fell to 9-2-2 overall this season and 1-1-1 during the tough three-game road trip. West Virginia improved to 7-3-3 this year.
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No. 6 Soccer Concludes Road Trip at WVU
No. 6 Michigan State men’s soccer completes its three-game road trip on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. ET. The Spartans (9-1-2, 3-0-2 B1G) will travel to Morgantown to take on West Virginia (6-3-3, 0-0-1 MAC). The Spartans have gone 2-0-1 in their last three games, defeating No. 16 Ohio State and No. 12 Western Michigan and tying Wisconsin.
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No. 6 Spartans Battle to 1-1 Tie With Wisconsin
No. 6 Michigan State men’s soccer battled both Wisconsin and the windy and rainy conditions to earn a 1-1 double overtime tie at McClimon Complex in Madison, Wisconsin Saturday night. The Spartans earned another point in Big Ten play, tying Indiana for second place with 11 points. MSU moves to 9-1-2 overall and 3-0-2 in Big Ten action, which is its best league start in school history. Wisconsin is now 7-2-3 overall and 3-1-1 in B1G play.