2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team

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.

2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
2018 record14–5–4 (4–2–2 Big Ten)
Head coachDamon Rensing (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cale Wassermann (5th season)
  • Ben Pirmann (8th season)
  • Micah Collins (1st season)
Home stadiumDeMartin Stadium
2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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, 51.

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jimmy Hague
2 MF  USA Jack Beck
3 DF  DEN Patrick Nielsen
4 DF  USA Nick Woodruff
5 MF  USA Michael Pimlott
6 FW  USA DeJuan Jones
7 FW  USA Hunter Barone
8 MF  USA Alex Shterenberg
9 FW  KEN Farai Mutatu
10 MF  USA Giuseppe Barone
11 FW  USA Ryan Sierakowski
13 FW  USA Robbie Cort
14 DF  NGA Olu Ogunwale
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Colton Stanley
16 DF  USA Connor Corrigan
17 DF  KEN Michael Wetungu
18 MF  USA Michael Miller
20 MF  USA Cody Sweatte
21 FW   SUI Julian Ajroja
25 MF  USA
26 MF  USA
27 FW  USA Connor Wineman
28 MF  USA
34 MF  USA
35 MF  USA
36 MF  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  43'
Ycaza  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  84'
Pimlott  110'
 
 Partain  79'
Vargas  96'
Gerteisen  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  90'
 
 Cavazzoli  40'
Walsh  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  72'
Beck  81'
 
 Sanchez  54'
Benito  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

DatePlayerHonorRef.
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

PlayerPositionRoundPickClubRef.
DeJuan JonesMF111New England Revolution[8]
Ryan SierakowskiFW123Portland Timbers[9]
Jimmy HagueGK230FC Cincinnati[10]
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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". bigten.org. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. "Michigan State and Northwestern Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". bigten.org. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  4. "Michigan State and Penn State Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  5. "Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  6. "Big Ten Announces 2018 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". November 2, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. "Indiana Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". bigten.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  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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