Michigan State University
Furman
Women's Soccer Falls In Regular-Season Finale, 1-0
11/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 2, 2002
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Michigan State women's soccer team fell, 1-0, to Furman, Saturday (Nov. 2) in Greenville, S.C., in its final regular-season game prior to hosting the Big Ten Tournament in the upcoming week. It was the Spartans' first defeat in their last six games. State finishes the regular season 12-5-2 while Furman improves to 13-5-1.
Furman's Emily Turgeon scored the game-winning goal at the 85:28 mark off a long pass and beat MSU goalkeeper Stacy Heller (Jr., Madison, Wis.) from 18 yards out. Heller finished the game with three saves.
Scoring chances for both teams proved hard to come by in the first half, with the Paladins holding a slight 4-2 shot advantage. With Furman leading in the game's late stages, MSU rallied with two shots in the final three minutes but was unable to tie the game. Tiffany Laskowski (Jr., Troy) led the Spartans with three shots.
The Spartans will return to action Thursday (Nov. 7) when they host the Big Ten Tournament at Old College Field in East Lansing. MSU will play its first game at 6 p.m. Thursday. The bracket for the tournament has not yet been determined.
Game SummaryTeam 1st 2nd TotalMichigan State 0 0 0Furman 0 1 1
Scoring Summary1. 85:28 Fur. Emily Turgeon (Martin)
Shot AttemptsMichigan State 2 4 6Furman 4 4 8
Goalkeeper SavesHeller (MSU) 3Hinshaw (Fur.) 2
Corner KicksMichigan State 6Furman 0
Cautions and EjectionsNone.
