Women's Soccer Hosts Michigan in Regular-Season Finale
10/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 30, 2008
EAST LANSING, Mich. -
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The Michigan State women's soccer team will close out the regular season on Friday at DeMartin Stadium when they host Michigan at 3 p.m. The game will be the Spartans last until the Big Ten Tournament begins next week in Iowa City, Iowa.
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The Opponent:Friday's match marks the 23rd meeting between the Wolverines and Spartans. The all-time series is tied at 9-9-4. In their only meeting last season, the two teams tied (1-1) in Ann Arbor. The Spartans' last win came in 2006 when they defeated the Wolverines, 1-0.
Freshman Sensation: Entering this week, Laura Heyboer continued to lead the NCAA in points (45) and was tied for third in goals (18). She has lead the Big Ten in points and goals in each week of the season.
Heyboer's 45 points and 18 goals both rank third on MSU's single-season lists.
Offensive Domination: The Spartans' 45 goals this season are the most in program history since 1994 when they scored 45 in the first season of Big Ten women's soccer.
Racking Up the Ws: MSU's 13 wins this season are the most in school history since Big Ten women's soccer began in 1994 and the most by a MSU team since 1991 when it won 14 games.
MSU's 13 wins this season mark the fifth time in the last eight seasons the Spartans have reached a dozen wins.
Quick Start: The Spartans' 10 wins in their first 11 games of the season was the fastest any MSU team has reached the 10-win plateau in program history.
No Place Like Home: The Spartans are a perfect 9-0-1 at home this season. It is their best home record in East Lansing since 1989 when they went 10-0.
One-Two Punch: Entering Friday, Laura Heyboer (45 points, 18 goals) and junior Lauren Hill (32 points, 12 goals) rank one and two, respectively, in the Big Ten in points and goals.
Hill Moving Up the Charts: With 12 goals this season and 28 in her career, Lauren Hill has moved into eighth place on the MSU all-time goals list. Hill's 32 points this season have moved her into sole possession of eighth place all-time with 68 for her career.
Shutting `Em Down: Goalkeeper Lindsey Wrege ranks second in the conference in shutouts (seven) and third in goals-against average (0.80). Her seven shutouts put her in a tie for fourth on the MSU single-season list.
Her 13 wins this season are the second-most in program history.
Earlier this season, the Portage native put together a 504-minute shutout streak that spanned five games.
