Category: Men’s Soccer

Behind a second-half goal from sophomore forward Richie Ludwig, the Michigan State men’s soccer team earned its first win of the season, 1-0, against Villanova on Friday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium.

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Michigan State men’s soccer continues its four-game homestand, hosting Villanova on Friday, Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. It is Kick-Off Day on the Pitch, as fans can present their football ticket to MSU’s game against FAU for complimentary admission to the game. Due to possible storms in the area the game was moved from 12 p.m. to 11 a.m.

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Michigan State men’s soccer dropped a hard-fought home opener to Bowling Green, 1-0, at a hot and humid DeMartin Stadium on Monday night. “We created four or five one-on-one opportunities with the goalkeeper, credit to the goalie (Brendan Graves) he was the man of the match. He made unbelievable saves, so credit to him.” MSU head coach Damon Rensing said.

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Michigan State men’s soccer opens the home schedule against Bowling Green on Monday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium. Monday is Welcome Back Students Night at DeMartin. In the season opener, the Spartans tied No. 25 SIUE 1-1 in Edwardsville, Illinois on Thursday, Aug. 22.

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Michigan State men’s soccer opened the season with a hard-fought 1-1 tie against No. 25 SIUE on Thursday night at Ralph Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, Illinois.

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Michigan State men’s soccer junior midfielder Jonathan Stout was named to the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer and is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female players of the year. Stout is the first Spartan to make the list since Giuseppe Barone and Patrick Nielsen were named to the Hermann Watch List in 2019.

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Michigan State men’s soccer team had three players named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Juniors Jeremy Sharp, Jake Spadafora and Jonathan Stout were all honored by the league. The Big Ten preseason poll was also released Tuesday, as voted on by the 11 conference coaches. This is first season the league has expanded to 11 teams with the addition of UCLA and Washington. MSU was voted to pick fifth, while Indiana was once again picked to win the league. Penn State was voted second, while newcomer UCLA was picked third.

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In its final test before the regular season, Michigan State men’s soccer fell to UIC, 1-0, Friday night in an exhibition match in front of a spirited crowd at DeMartin Stadium.

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Michigan State men’s soccer defeated Butler 3-2 in its first exhibition of the season at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis on Monday evening. “This exhibition had a lot of everything,” MSU head coach Damon Rensing said. “Butler came out, it was there second exhibition, and they were sharp and pressed us. They scored a couple early goals, and we weren’t quite ready for it. To the guys credit, they re-grouped at half time and scored three great goals in the second half.”

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Michigan State men’s soccer head coach Damon Rensing announced the Spartans’ 2024 schedule on Wednesday. This season, the Spartans welcome two new Big Ten members in UCLA and Washington. Michigan State will now play 10 league contests, as there are now 11 B1G teams sponsoring men’s soccer.

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Michigan State men’s soccer player Jonathan Stout was named to the 2023 Academic All-America® men’s soccer third team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday. The midfielder is the first Spartan to capture Academic All-American honors since 2016. In that season, Brad Centala was named to the second team and Andrew Herr captured third-team accolades.

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Michigan State men’s soccer players Jonathan Stout and Zac Kelly both earned spots on the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region team on Tuesday. The duo were the first Spartans to capture All-North Region honors since 2018 when Giuseppe Barone and Patrick Nielsen were named to the first team and Jimmy Hague Ryan Sierakowski earned second-team nods.

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No. 3-seeded Michigan State men’s soccer was knocked off by sixth-seeded Ohio State in a hard-fought, 1-0, final in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Friday night at DeMartin Stadium

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Michigan State men’s soccer had five players garner Big Ten Conference postseason accolades, as the All-Big Ten awards were announced Friday by the conference.

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No. 3-seeded Michigan State men’s soccer will open postseason play, hosting No. 6-seeded Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament matchup on Friday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium. This is the Spartans’ first home Big Ten Tournament game since 2018.

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Michigan State men’s soccer has earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. MSU will host No. 6-seeded Ohio State on Friday, Nov. 3 at DeMartin Stadium. Kickoff time will be announced at a later date.

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No. 16 Michigan State men’s soccer ended the regular season with a 1-1 tie against Drake Friday night at DeMartin Stadium on Senior Night. Following the game, the Spartans celebrated Senior Night, honoring Jacob Cromer, Elijah Howe, Chase Inscho, Vedad Kovac, Greyson Mercer and Jack Zugay.

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No. 16 Michigan State men’s soccer had its 14-game unbeaten streak come to a halt with a 3-2 loss to Ohio State at DeMartin Stadium on Educator Appreciation Day on Tuesday night.

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Behind a pair of first-half goals, the No. 20 Michigan State men’s soccer team captured a hard-fought 2-1 win over No. 21 Northwestern Friday night at Martin Stadium in Evanston. The Spartans improved to 7-0-6 overall and 3-0-4 in Big Ten action.

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14th-ranked Michigan State women’s soccer returns to DeMartin Stadium for its penultimate match of the regular season, hosting Illinois on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Thursday’s match will stream on B1G+ with live stats available on MSUSpartans.com.

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