Michigan State University
Oakland
Women's Soccer Nets Come From Behind Victory
9/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 3, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's soccer team continued their winning streak, defeating the Oakland Grizzlies 2-1 this afternoon in East Lansing. The win improves their record to 4-0, while the Grizzlies suffer their first loss of the season, dropping to 1-1-1.
The Grizzlies scored the first goal of the afternoon through Oakland senior Kristen Luoma, unassisted in the twenty-first minute of the game. Seven minutes later, the Spartans responded with a goal on a diving header from senior forward Gina Dawson (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), assisted by junior defender Nicole LaPlae (Brighton, Mich.), which tied the game 1-1.
In the second half, Spartan freshman Kristi Arrington (Novi, Mich.) headed a pass from Dawson to score at the 61:10 mark of the game. Dawson led the Spartans in shots on goal, taking four of the 17 shots for the game. Goalkeeper Sara Kloosterman (Farmington, Mich.) made a critical save with 3:45 left in the game, stopping a header from Oakland midfielder Gail Wilson.
The Spartans defense held the Grizzlies to 8 shots on goal for the game, compared to the Spartans 17.
"I really thought it would take a while for the team to gel," said head coach Tom Saxton. "To come together so fast has been a reason for our success."
The Spartans play on the road for the next two weeks, facing Western Michigan on September 6th and Eastern Michigan on September 10th.
Game SummaryTeam 1st 2nd TotalMichigan State 1 1 2Oakland 1 0 1
Scoring SummaryOakland Kristen Luoma, 20:21 (unassisted)Michigan State Gina Dawson, 27:32 (LePlae)Michigan State Kristi Arrington, 61:10 (Dawson)
Shot AttemptsMichigan State 17Oakland 8
Goalie SavesKloosterman (MSU) 4Buckman(OU) 6
Corner KicksMichigan State 3Oakland 2
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