2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team

2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceBig 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 stadiumDeMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – 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.

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

Player movement

Schedule

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Team events Opponent events Site
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. 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 87'   Flangan Yellow card 43'
Ycaza Yellow card 71'  		DeMartin Stadium (2,048)
East Lansing, MI
August 26*
1:00 pm 		No. 7 Tulsa T 0–0 2OT 1–0–1
  G. Barone Yellow card 84'
Pimlott Yellow card 110' 		  Partain Yellow card 79'
Vargas Yellow card 96'
Gerteisen Yellow card 106'  		DeMartin Stadium (652)
East Lansing, MI
August 31*
3:00 pm 		No. 5 Canisius W 3–2  2–0–1
  Jones 7'
Woodruff 40'
H. Barone 59'
Freitag Yellow card 90' 		  Cavazzoli Yellow card 40'
Walsh Yellow card 42'
Tamburini 76'
Preci 80'  		DeMartin Stadium (460)
East Lansing, MI
September 3*
1:00 pm 		No. 5 UC Riverside W 5–1  3–0–1
  Sierakowski 21'
H. Barone 58'
Cort 65'
Freitag 66'
G. Barone Yellow card 72'
Beck 81' 		  Sanchez Yellow card 54'
Benito Yellow card 77'
Aguirre 86'  		DeMartin Stadium (611)
East Lansing, MI
September 7*
7:00 pm 		No. 3 at Bowling Green W 3–0  4–0–1
  Sierakowski 53'
Jones 81', 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. 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.

Statistics

Honors

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]

Players selected in the 2019 MLS Draft

Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft
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]

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.