Michigan State University
Michigan
Men's Soccer Downs Michigan in 2OT, 2-1
10/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 15, 2000
East Lansing, Mich. - The Michigan State men's soccer team defeated in-state rival Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 15 by a score of 2-1 in Ann Arbor. The win marks the second straight OT victory for the Spartans. The Spartans are now 7-5-1 on the season and 2-1-1 in the BIg Ten.
Michigan got on the board first at the 10:41 mark when Brian Peters made it 1-0. However, the Spartans would tie the game before the half. John Benoist (Sr., St. Louis, MO) scored on his second penalty kick of the season at the 34:22 mark to make the score 1-1.
In the second half, the Spartans outshot the Wolvernies by a count of 9-2 and ended up out-shooting U-M, 22-16.The Spartans Steve Williford (Sr., Livonia) broke the tie just 1:49 into the second overtime when he scored unassisted to give Michigan State a 2-1 win.
The Spartans will return to action Sunday, October 22 when they travel to Penn State to take on the Nittnay Lions at noon.
Game SummaryTeam 1st 2nd 1OT 2OT TotalMichigan State 1 0 0 1 2Michigan 1 0 0 0 1
Scoring Summary1. 10:41-Peters (Mich)2. 34:22-Benoist (MSU)3. 106:49-Williford (MSU)
Shot AttemptsMichigan State 22Michigan 16
Goalie SavesLieckfelt (MSU) 4King (Mich) 7
Corner KicksMichigan State 9Michigan 1
Yellow CardsMSU: Benoist.Mich: Taylor, Turpin, Peters, White and Kern.
