Women's Soccer Takes on Bowling Green
9/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 16, 2010
Particulars
The Michigan State women's soccer team will travel to Bowling Green, Ohio on Friday (Sept. 17), to take on the Falcons. The teams kick off at Cochrane Soccer Stadium at 5 p.m.
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National picture:
MSU is receiving votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll this week, and stands 28th in the TopDrawerSoccer.com survey.
Scouting the Spartans
Michigan State enters the matchup with a 4-2-1 overall record. The Spartans began last weekend with a double-overtime scoreless draw with DePaul on Friday afternoon, before toppling Loyola Chicago 4-0 on Sunday.
Jill Flietstra was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after tallying back-to-back shutouts last weekend. The junior's fifth shutout of the season and 13th overall, ties her for fourth all-time in the Spartan record books and eighth in career wins. The junior keeper is also heading the Big Ten in saves at 33 after stopping two shots from DePaul and six from Loyola Chicago.
Laura Heyboer and Olivia Stander are atop the scoring chart with four goals each. Megan Pines leads in assists with three, while Heyboer and Annie Steinlage own two each. Flietstra has shut out five of seven opponents, and posts a .82 GAA and .856 save percentage.
A Look at the Falcons
Bowling Green comes into Friday's game with an overall record of 1-5-1. Katie Stephenson leads Falcon scoring with two goals and Alyssa Zuccaro, Sarah VonderBrink, and Katelyn Turner each have one assist. Alexa Arsenault has 17 saves in four games played as Bowling Green's top goalkeeper. She owns a 1.24 GAA and .810 save percentage.
Climbing the Ladder
Junior Laura Heyboer continues to climb the all-time scoring charts. With her goal last Sunday against Loyola Chicago, she currently sits in fourth place in career scoring with 82 points, and in a tie for fourth with 33 career goals. She also has 16 career assists, good enough to tie Lauren Hill and Leah Hutko for 11th on the all-time list.
Head Coach Tom Saxton needs six wins to reach the 200-win plateau. He is in his 20th season as the head coach at Michigan State.
The Spartan Staff
Michigan State head coach Tom Saxton is in his 20th season in command of the women's soccer program. He entered the season with a 190-157-34 record, and is coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009. He has Associate Head Coach Tammy Farnum returning for her 14th season and assistant Stacy Heller for her seventh, both after four-year careers in Green and White.
