2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, College Cup | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 4 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 4 |
Record | 14–5–4 (4–2–2 Big Ten) |
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Home stadium | DeMartin Stadium |
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No. 3 Indiana ‡ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 20 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Michigan State + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Michigan + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Maryland + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 15 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.
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The following players were part of the 2018 Michigan State men's soccer team. [1]
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Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Team events | Opponent events | Site City, State | ||||
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Preseason | |||||||||||
August 10* 2:00 pm | No. 7 | Spring Arbor | W 2–0 | DeMartin Stadium East Lansing, MI | |||||||
August 13* 1:00 pm | No. 7 | No. 14 Western Michigan | T 1–1 | DeMartin Stadium East Lansing, MI | |||||||
August 17* 6:00 pm | No. 7 | vs. 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 ![]() | Flangan ![]() Ycaza ![]() | DeMartin Stadium (2,048) East Lansing, MI | ||||
August 26* 1:00 pm | No. 7 | Tulsa | T 0–0 2OT | 1–0–1 | G. Barone ![]() Pimlott ![]() | Partain ![]() Vargas ![]() Gerteisen ![]() | DeMartin Stadium (652) East Lansing, MI | ||||
August 31* 3:00 pm | No. 5 | Canisius | W 3–2 | 2–0–1 | Jones ![]() Woodruff ![]() H. Barone ![]() Freitag ![]() | Cavazzoli ![]() Walsh ![]() Tamburini ![]() Preci ![]() | DeMartin Stadium (460) East Lansing, MI | ||||
September 3* 1:00 pm | No. 5 | UC Riverside | W 5–1 | 3–0–1 | Sierakowski ![]() H. Barone ![]() Cort ![]() Freitag ![]() G. Barone ![]() Beck ![]() | Sanchez ![]() Benito ![]() Aguirre ![]() | DeMartin Stadium (611) East Lansing, MI | ||||
September 7* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at Bowling Green | W 3–0 | 4–0–1 | Sierakowski ![]() Jones ![]() | 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. 4 | at Yale | T 2–2 2OT | 5–0–2 | Reese Stadium (1,014) New Haven, CT | ||||||
September 17* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 4 | at 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. 5 | at 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 OT | 8–1–2 (2–1–0) | DeMartin Stadium (1,028) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
October 5 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | at Maryland | W 2–0 | 9–1–2 (3–1–0) | Ludwig Field (3,145) College Park, MD | ||||||
October 9* 7:05 pm, BTN | No. 8 | No. 19 Akron | L 1–2 | 9–2–2 | DeMartin Stadium (1,017) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
October 12 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at 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 2OT | 10–2–3 (4–1–1) | DeMartin Stadium (1,508) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
October 23 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | No. 18 Michigan Big Bear Trophy | T 1–1 2OT | 10–2–4 (4–1–2) | DeMartin Stadium (2,139) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
October 28 4:05 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | at No. 2 Indiana | L 0–1 OT | 10–3–4 (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 Maryland | L 0–1 OT | 10–4–4 | 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. 25 | at (4) No. 4 Louisville Second round | W 2–1 OT | 12–4–4 | Lynn Stadium (1,491) Louisville, KY | ||||||
November 25* 1:00 pm | No. 7 | at (13) No. 13 Georgetown Sweet Sixteen | W 1–0 | 13–4–4 | Cooper Field (1,855) Washington, DC | ||||||
December 1* 5:00 pm | No. 7 | No. 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. 4 | vs. 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. |
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Date | Player | Honor | Ref. |
August 28 | Jimmy Hague | Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week | [2] |
September 11 | DeJuan Jones | Big Ten Player of the Week | [3] |
September 25 | Ryan Sierakowski | Big Ten Player of the Week | [4] |
October 9 | Patrick Nielsen | Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week | [5] |
November 2 | Giuseppe Barone | Big Ten Midfielder of the Year | [6] |
All-Big Ten First Team | |||
Giuseppe Barone | |||
Patrick Nielsen | |||
DeJuan Jones | All-Big Ten Second Team | ||
Jimmy Hague | |||
Ryan Sierakowski | |||
Jack Beck | All-Big Ten Rookie Team | ||
Farai Mutatu | |||
Connor Corrigan | Big Ten Sportsmanship Award | ||
November 11 | Connor Corrigan | All-Big Ten Tournament Team | [7] |
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Club | Ref. |
DeJuan Jones | MF | 1 | 11 | New England Revolution | [8] |
Ryan Sierakowski | FW | 1 | 23 | Portland Timbers | [9] |
Jimmy Hague | GK | 2 | 30 | FC Cincinnati | [10] |
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