2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team

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2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer
Michigan State Spartans logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
Record14–5–4 (4–2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cale Wassermann (5th season)
  • Ben Pirmann (8th season)
  • Micah Collins (1st season)
Home stadium DeMartin Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019 →
2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Indiana ‡ 8 –0 –020 –3 –1
Wisconsin 6 –2 –010 –6 –2
No. 4 Michigan State + 4 –2 –214 –5 –4
No. 24 Michigan + 4 –2 –212 –5 –4
No. 1 Maryland + 4 –4 –012 –6 –4
Penn State 3 –3 –26 –9 –2
Rutgers 2 –6 –04 –13 –1
Northwestern 0 –5 –36 –9 –5
Ohio State 0 –7 –11 –15 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Ten Conference

The 2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team represented Michigan State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The program was coached by 10th year head coach, Damon Rensing. It was the 63rd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 28th season in the Big Ten Conference.

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The season was highlighted by Michigan State reaching the College Cup (final four) of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, a feat they had not accomplished since 1968. There, making their first appearance in half a century, they lost to eventual national-runners up, Akron, 5–1.

Three players from this team were drafted in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: DeJuan Jones, Ryan Sierakowski, and Jimmy Hague.

Background

Roster

The following players were part of the 2018 Michigan State men's soccer team. [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jimmy Hague
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Beck
3 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Patrick Nielsen
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Woodruff
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Pimlott
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA DeJuan Jones
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hunter Barone
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Shterenberg
9 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Farai Mutatu
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giuseppe Barone
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Sierakowski
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robbie Cort
14 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Olu Ogunwale
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colton Stanley
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Corrigan
17 DF Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Michael Wetungu
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Miller
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cody Sweatte
21 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Julian Ajroja
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Wineman
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA
34 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA
35 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA
36 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA

Player movement

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordTeam eventsOpponent eventsSite
City, State
Preseason
August 10*
2:00 pm		No. 7 Spring Arbor W 2–0 
       DeMartin Stadium
East Lansing, MI
August 13*
1:00 pm		No. 7No. 14  Western Michigan T 1–1 
      DeMartin Stadium
East Lansing, MI
August 17*
6:00 pm		No. 7vs.  Xavier T 0–0 
       Hefner Soccer Complex
Fort Wayne, IN
Non-conference regular season
August 24*
7:00 pm		No. 7 South Florida W 1–0 1–0–0
 Mutatu Soccerball shade.svg87'  Flangan Yellow card.svg 43'
Ycaza Yellow card.svg 71' 		DeMartin Stadium (2,048)
East Lansing, MI
August 26*
1:00 pm		No. 7 Tulsa T 0–0 2OT1–0–1
 G. Barone Yellow card.svg 84'
Pimlott Yellow card.svg 110' 		 Partain Yellow card.svg 79'
Vargas Yellow card.svg 96'
Gerteisen Yellow card.svg 106' 		DeMartin Stadium (652)
East Lansing, MI
August 31*
3:00 pm		No. 5 Canisius W 3–2 2–0–1
 Jones Soccerball shade.svg7'
Woodruff Soccerball shade.svg40'
H. Barone Soccerball shade.svg59'
Freitag Yellow card.svg 90' 		 Cavazzoli Yellow card.svg 40'
Walsh Yellow card.svg 42'
Tamburini Soccerball shade.svg76'
Preci Soccerball shade.svg80' 		DeMartin Stadium (460)
East Lansing, MI
September 3*
1:00 pm		No. 5 UC Riverside W 5–1 3–0–1
  Sierakowski Soccerball shade.svg21'
H. Barone Soccerball shade.svg58'
Cort Soccerball shade.svg65'
Freitag Soccerball shade.svg66'
G. Barone Yellow card.svg 72'
Beck Soccerball shade.svg81' 		 Sanchez Yellow card.svg 54'
Benito Yellow card.svg 77'
Aguirre Soccerball shade.svg86' 		DeMartin Stadium (611)
East Lansing, MI
September 7*
7:00 pm		No. 3at  Bowling Green W 3–0 4–0–1
  Sierakowski Soccerball shade.svg53'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg81', 88' 		    Cochrane Stadium (826)
Bowling Green, OH
September 10*
7:00 pm,  BTN+ 		No. 3 Oakland W 4–2 5–0–1
      DeMartin Stadium (1,106)
East Lansing, MI
September 14*
7:00 pm,  ESPN+ 		No. 4at  Yale T 2–2 2OT5–0–2
       Reese Stadium (1,014)
New Haven, CT
September 17*
7:00 pm, BTN+		No. 4at No. 8  Notre Dame
Rivalry		W 1–0 6–0–2
       Alumni Stadium (718)
South Bend, IN
Big Ten regular season
September 21
7:00 pm, BTN+		No. 5 Rutgers W 2–1 7–0–2
(1–0–0)		      DeMartin Stadium (1,303)
East Lansing, MI
September 26
6:00 pm, BTN+		No. 5at  Penn State W 2–1 8–0–2
(2–0–0)		       Jeffrey Field (552)
State College, PA
September 30
2:00 pm,  BTN 		No. 5 Wisconsin L 0–1 OT8–1–2
(2–1–0)		      DeMartin Stadium (1,028)
East Lansing, MI
October 5
7:00 pm, BTN		No. 5at  Maryland W 2–0 9–1–2
(3–1–0)		       Ludwig Field (3,145)
College Park, MD
October 9*
7:05 pm, BTN		No. 8No. 19  Akron L 1–2 9–2–2
      DeMartin Stadium (1,017)
East Lansing, MI
October 12
7:00 pm		No. 13at  Ohio State W 2–1 10–2–2
(4–1–0)		       Jesse Owens Stadium (543)
Columbus, OH
October 19
7:05 pm, BTN		No. 13 Northwestern T 0–0 2OT10–2–3
(4–1–1)		      DeMartin Stadium (1,508)
East Lansing, MI
October 23
8:00 pm, BTN		No. 12No. 18  Michigan
Big Bear Trophy 		T 1–1 2OT10–2–4
(4–1–2)		      DeMartin Stadium (2,139)
East Lansing, MI
October 28
4:05 pm,  ESPNU 		No. 12at No. 2  Indiana L 0–1 OT10–3–4
(4–2–2)		       Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,454)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Tournament
November 4
1:05 pm, BTN+		(4) No. 17(5) No. 23 MarylandL 0–1 OT10–4–4
      DeMartin Stadium (638)
East Lansing, MI
NCAA Tournament
November 15*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3 		No. 25 UIC
First round		W 2–0 11–4–4
      DeMartin Stadium (332)
East Lansing, MI
November 18*
5:00 pm,  ACCN 		No. 25at (4) No. 4  Louisville
Second round		W 2–1 OT12–4–4
       Lynn Stadium (1,491)
Louisville, KY
November 25*
1:00 pm		No. 7at (13) No. 13  Georgetown
Sweet Sixteen		W 1–0 13–4–4
       Cooper Field (1,855)
Washington, DC
December 1*
5:00 pm		No. 7No. 8  James Madison
Elite Eight		W 2–1 14–4–4
      DeMartin Stadium (1,758)
East Lansing, MI
December 7*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 4vs. No. 2 Akron
College Cup		L 1–5 14–5–4
       Harder Stadium (1,758)
Santa Barbara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Honors

DatePlayerHonorRef.
August 28Jimmy HagueBig Ten Defensive Player of the Week [2]
September 11DeJuan JonesBig Ten Player of the Week [3]
September 25Ryan SierakowskiBig Ten Player of the Week [4]
October 9Patrick NielsenBig Ten Defensive Player of the Week [5]
November 2Giuseppe BaroneBig Ten Midfielder of the Year [6]
All-Big Ten First Team
Giuseppe Barone
Patrick Nielsen
DeJuan JonesAll-Big Ten Second Team
Jimmy Hague
Ryan Sierakowski
Jack BeckAll-Big Ten Rookie Team
Farai Mutatu
Connor CorriganBig Ten Sportsmanship Award
November 11Connor CorriganAll-Big Ten Tournament Team [7]

Players selected in the 2019 MLS Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickClubRef.
DeJuan Jones MF 111 New England Revolution [8]
Ryan Sierakowski FW 123 Portland Timbers [9]
Jimmy Hague GK 230 FC Cincinnati [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". Michi. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Indiana, Michigan State and Northwestern Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". Big Ten Conference . August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Michigan State and Northwestern Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". Big Ten Conference . September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Michigan State and Penn State Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Indiana Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Cardillo, Julian (February 25, 2019). "New England Revolution signs DeJuan Jones". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ Hammond, Sean (January 11, 2019). "Portland Timbers draft McHenry West grad Ryan Sierakowski". Northwest Herald . Shaw Media . Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ Hatch, Charlie (January 15, 2019). "SuperDraft Selection Jimmy Hague Looks Ahead To 2019". FC Cincinnati . Major League Soccer . Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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