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2018 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team

{{Short description|American college men's soccer season}}

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

| year = 2018

| team = Michigan State Spartans

| sport = soccer

| logo = Michigan State Spartans logo.svg

| logo_size = 100

| logo_alt =

| image =

| image_size =

| image_alt =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 14–5–4

| conf_record = 4–2–2

| NSCAARank = 4

| TDSRank = 4

| head_coach = Damon Rensing

| hc_year = 10th

| asst_coach1 = Cale Wassermann

| ac1_year = 5th

| asst_coach2 = Ben Pirmann

| ac2_year = 8th

| asst_coach3 = Micah Collins

| ac3_year = 1st

| stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| champion =

| tourney = NCAA Tournament

| tourney_result = College Cup

}}

{{2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings}}

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

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Roster

The following players were part of the 2018 Michigan State men's soccer team.{{cite web |title=2018 Men's Soccer Roster |url=https://msuspartans.com/roster.aspx?path=msoc |website=Michi |accessdate=March 9, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309233036/https://msuspartans.com/roster.aspx?path=msoc |archivedate=March 9, 2019}}

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{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name=Jimmy Hague}}

{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Jack Beck}}

{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=DEN |pos=DF |name=Patrick Nielsen}}

{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name=Nick Woodruff}}

{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Michael Pimlott}}

{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name=DeJuan Jones}}

{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name=Hunter Barone}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Alex Shterenberg}}

{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=KEN |pos=FW |name=Farai Mutatu}}

{{Fs player|no=10 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Giuseppe Barone}}

{{Fs player|no=11 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name=Ryan Sierakowski}}

{{Fs player|no=13 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name=Robbie Cort}}

{{Fs player|no=14 |nat=NGA |pos=DF |name=Olu Ogunwale}}

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{{Fs player|no=15 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Colton Stanley}}

{{Fs player|no=16 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name=Connor Corrigan}}

{{Fs player|no=17 |nat=KEN |pos=DF |name=Michael Wetungu}}

{{Fs player|no=18 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Michael Miller}}

{{Fs player|no=20 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=Cody Sweatte}}

{{Fs player|no=21 |nat=SUI |pos=FW |name=Julian Ajroja}}

{{Fs player|no=25 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=}}

{{Fs player|no=26 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=}}

{{Fs player|no=27 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name=Connor Wineman}}

{{Fs player|no=28 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=}}

{{Fs player|no=34 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name=}}

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Player movement

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Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=white}}"| Preseason

|-

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = August 10

| time = 2:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 7

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Spring Arbor

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 2–0

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

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| record =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = t

| date = August 13

| time = 1:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 7

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank = 14

| opponent = Western Michigan

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 1–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| attend =

| record =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = t

| date = August 17

| time = 6:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 7

| away =

| neutral = yes

| opprank =

| opponent = Xavier

| gamename =

| score = 0–0

| overtime =

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| site_stadium = Hefner Soccer Complex

| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN

| attend =

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=white}}"| Non-conference regular season

|-

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = August 24

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 7

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = South Florida

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 1–0

| teamevents = Mutatu {{goal|87}}

| opponentevents = Flangan {{yel|43}}
Ycaza {{yel|71}}

| overtime =

| attend = 2,048

| record = 1–0–0

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = t

| date = August 26

| time = 1:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 7

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 0–0

| teamevents = G. Barone {{yel|84}}
Pimlott {{yel|110}}

| opponentevents = Partain {{yel|79}}
Vargas {{yel|96}}
Gerteisen {{yel|106}}

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 652

| record = 1–0–1

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = August 31

| time = 3:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 5

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Canisius

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 3–2

| teamevents = Jones {{goal|7}}
Woodruff {{goal|40}}
H. Barone {{goal|59}}
Freitag {{yel|90}}

| opponentevents = Cavazzoli {{yel|40}}
Walsh {{yel|42}}
Tamburini {{goal|76}}
Preci {{goal|80}}

| saves = 2

| overtime =

| attend = 460

| record = 2–0–1

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = September 3

| time = 1:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 5

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = UC Riverside

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 5–1

| teamevents = Sierakowski {{goal|21}}
H. Barone {{goal|58}}
Cort {{goal|65}}
Freitag {{goal|66}}
G. Barone {{yel|72}}
Beck {{goal|81}}

| opponentevents = Sanchez {{yel|54}}
Benito {{yel|77}}
Aguirre {{goal|86}}

| overtime =

| attend = 611

| record = 3–0–1

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = September 7

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv =

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = Cochrane Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| gamename =

| score = 3–0

| teamevents = Sierakowski {{goal|53}}
Jones {{goal|81||88}}

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| attend = 826

| record = 4–0–1

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = September 10

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv = BTN+

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Oakland

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 4–2

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| attend = 1,106

| record = 5–0–1

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = t

| date = September 14

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv = ESPN+

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Yale

| site_stadium = Reese Stadium

| site_cityst = New Haven, CT

| gamename =

| score = 2–2

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 1,014

| record = 5–0–2

| conference =

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = September 17

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv = BTN+

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank = 8

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 1–0

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| attend = 718

| record = 6–0–2

| conference =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=white}}"| Big Ten regular season

|-

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = September 21

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv = BTN+

| nonconf =

| rank = 5

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| score = 2–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| attend = 1,303

| record = 7–0–2

| conference = 1–0–0

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| w/l/t = w

| date = September 26

| time = 6:00 pm

| tv = BTN+

| nonconf =

| rank = 5

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Jeffrey Field

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| gamename =

| score = 2–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| attend = 552

| record = 8–0–2

| conference = 2–0–0

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = September 30

| nonconf =

| time = 2:00 pm

| tv = BTN

| rank = 5

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Wisconsin

| gamename =

| w/l/t = l

| score = 0–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = OT

| record = 8–1–2

| conference = 2–1–0

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 1,028

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = October 5

| nonconf =

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv = BTN

| rank = 5

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Maryland

| gamename =

| w/l/t = w

| score = 2–0

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 9–1–2

| conference = 3–1–0

| site_stadium = Ludwig Field

| attend = 3,145

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = October 9

| nonconf = yes

| time = 7:05 pm

| tv = BTN

| rank = 8

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank = 19

| opponent = Akron

| gamename =

| w/l/t = l

| score = 1–2

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 9–2–2

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 1,017

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = October 12

| nonconf =

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv =

| rank = 13

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Ohio State

| gamename =

| w/l/t = w

| score = 2–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 10–2–2

| conference = 4–1–0

| site_stadium = Jesse Owens Stadium

| attend = 543

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = October 19

| nonconf =

| time = 7:05 pm

| tv = BTN

| rank = 13

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| opponent = Northwestern

| gamename =

| w/l/t = t

| score = 0–0

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = 2OT

| record = 10–2–3

| conference = 4–1–1

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 1,508

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = October 23

| nonconf =

| time = 8:00 pm

| tv = BTN

| rank = 12

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank = 18

| opponent = Michigan

| gamename = Big Bear Trophy

| w/l/t = t

| score = 1–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = 2OT

| record = 10–2–4

| conference = 4–1–2

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 2,139

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = October 28

| nonconf =

| time = 4:05 pm

| tv = ESPNU

| rank = 12

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank = 2

| opponent = Indiana

| gamename =

| w/l/t = l

| score = 0–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = OT

| record = 10–3–4

| conference = 4–2–2

| site_stadium = Bill Armstrong Stadium

| attend = 2,454

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=white}}"| Big Ten Tournament

|-

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = November 4

| nonconf =

| time = 1:05 pm

| tv = BTN+

| rank = 17

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank = 23

| seed = 4

| opponent = Maryland

| oppseed = 5

| gamename =

| w/l/t = l

| score = 0–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = OT

| record = 10–4–4

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 638

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=white}}"| NCAA Tournament

|-

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = November 15

| nonconf = yes

| time = 7:00 pm

| tv = ESPN3

| rank = 25

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank =

| seed =

| opponent = UIC

| oppseed =

| gamename = First round

| w/l/t = w

| score = 2–0

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 11–4–4

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 332

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = November 18

| nonconf = yes

| time = 5:00 pm

| tv = ACCN

| rank = 25

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank = 4

| seed =

| opponent = Louisville

| oppseed = 4

| gamename = Second round

| w/l/t = w

| score = 2–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime = OT

| record = 12–4–4

| site_stadium = Lynn Stadium

| attend = 1,491

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = November 25

| nonconf = yes

| time = 1:00 pm

| tv =

| rank = 7

| away = yes

| neutral =

| opprank = 13

| seed =

| opponent = Georgetown

| oppseed = 13

| gamename = Sweet Sixteen

| w/l/t = w

| score = 1–0

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 13–4–4

| site_stadium = Cooper Field

| attend = 1,855

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = December 1

| nonconf = yes

| time = 5:00 pm

| tv =

| rank = 7

| away =

| neutral =

| opprank = 8

| seed =

| opponent = James Madison

| oppseed =

| gamename = Elite Eight

| w/l/t = w

| score = 2–1

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 14–4–4

| site_stadium = DeMartin Stadium

| attend = 1,758

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

}}

{{CSOC schedule entry

| date = December 7

| nonconf = yes

| time = 8:00 pm

| tv = ESPNU

| rank = 4

| away =

| neutral = yes

| opprank = 2

| seed =

| opponent = Akron

| oppseed =

| gamename = College Cup

| w/l/t = l

| score = 1–5

| teamevents =  

| opponentevents =  

| overtime =

| record = 14–5–4

| site_stadium = Harder Stadium

| attend = 1,758

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA

}}

|-

{{CSOC schedule end|timezone=Eastern Time}}

Statistics

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Honors

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| Date

PlayerHonorRef.
August 28

| Jimmy Hague

| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

| {{cite web |title=Indiana, Michigan State and Northwestern Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards |url=https://bigten.org/news/2018/8/28/indiana-michigan-state-and-northwestern-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-awards.aspx?path=msoc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035709/https://bigten.org/news/2018/8/28/indiana-michigan-state-and-northwestern-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-awards.aspx?path=msoc |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |website=Big Ten Conference |access-date=September 8, 2018 |date=August 28, 2018}}

September 11

| DeJuan Jones

| Big Ten Player of the Week

| {{cite web |title=Michigan State and Northwestern Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors |url=https://bigten.org/news/2018/9/11/michigan-state-and-northwestern-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-honors.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912022128/https://bigten.org/news/2018/9/11/michigan-state-and-northwestern-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-honors.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2018 |website=Big Ten Conference |access-date=September 11, 2018 |date=September 11, 2018}}

September 25

| Ryan Sierakowski

| Big Ten Player of the Week

| {{Cite web|url=http://bigten.org/news/2018/9/25/michigan-state-and-penn-state-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-honors.aspx?path=msoc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226133940/https://bigten.org/news/2018/9/25/michigan-state-and-penn-state-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-honors.aspx?path=msoc|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2018|title=Michigan State and Penn State Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors|website=Big Ten Conference|language=en|access-date=2018-12-26}}

October 9

| Patrick Nielsen

| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

| {{Cite web|url=http://bigten.org/news/2018/10/9/michigan-state-penn-state-and-wisconsin-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-honors.aspx?path=msoc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226232613/https://bigten.org/news/2018/10/9/michigan-state-penn-state-and-wisconsin-earn-weekly-mens-soccer-honors.aspx?path=msoc|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2018|title=Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors|website=Big Ten Conference|language=en|access-date=2018-12-26}}

rowspan="10" | November 2

| rowspan="2" | Giuseppe Barone

| Big Ten Midfielder of the Year

| rowspan="10" | {{cite web |title=Big Ten Announces 2018 Men’s Soccer Postseason Honors |url=https://bigten.org/news/2018/11/2/big-ten-announces-2018-mens-soccer-postseason-honors.aspx?path=msoc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100059/https://bigten.org/news/2018/11/2/big-ten-announces-2018-mens-soccer-postseason-honors.aspx?path=msoc |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |accessdate=March 9, 2019 |date=November 2, 2018}}

rowspan="3" |All-Big Ten First Team
Giuseppe Barone
Patrick Nielsen
DeJuan Jones

| rowspan="3" |All-Big Ten Second Team

Jimmy Hague
Ryan Sierakowski
Jack Beck

| rowspan="2" |All-Big Ten Rookie Team

Farai Mutatu
Connor Corrigan

|Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

November 11

|Connor Corrigan

|All-Big Ten Tournament Team

|{{Cite web|url=http://bigten.org/news/2018/11/11/indiana-wins-big-ten-mens-soccer-tournament-championship.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814161434/https://bigten.org/news/2018/11/11/indiana-wins-big-ten-mens-soccer-tournament-championship.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2021|title=Indiana Wins Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament Championship|website=Big Ten Conference|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}

Players selected in the 2019 MLS Draft

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| Player

PositionRoundPickClubRef.
DeJuan JonesMF111New England Revolution{{cite web |last1=Cardillo |first1=Julian |title=New England Revolution signs DeJuan Jones |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/new-england-revolution/new-england-revolution-signs-dejuan-jones/ |website=Pro Soccer USA |accessdate=March 3, 2019 |date=February 25, 2019}}
Ryan SierakowskiFW123Portland Timbers{{cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Sean |title=Portland Timbers draft McHenry West grad Ryan Sierakowski |url=https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/11/soccer-portland-timbers-draft-mchenry-west-grad-ryan-sierakowski/ajdywds/ |website=Northwest Herald |publisher=Shaw Media |accessdate=March 3, 2019 |date=January 11, 2019}}
Jimmy HagueGK230FC Cincinnati{{cite web |last1=Hatch |first1=Charlie |title=SuperDraft Selection Jimmy Hague Looks Ahead To 2019 |url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/post/2019/01/15/superdraft-selection-jimmy-hague-looks-ahead-2019 |website=FC Cincinnati |publisher=Major League Soccer |accessdate=March 3, 2019 |date=January 15, 2019}}

See also

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