NO. 20 MICHIGAN STATE (10-4-3, 3-2-1) VS. OHIO STATE (8-5-3, 3-2-0)

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1 2013 MEN S SOCCER NOTES NCAA Co-Champions: 1967 & 1968 NCAA Sweet Sixteen: 2010 B1G Champions: 2004, 2008, 2012 Athletic Communications Contact: Aimee Dulebohn Office: ardulebohn@ath.msu.edu 2013 SCHEDULE & RESULTS AUGUST Thur. 22 vs. UNC (Exhibition)... L, 1-2 Sat. 24 vs. Butler (Exhibition)...T, 0-0 SEPTEMBER Sun. 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN... W, 4-0 Fri. 6 OREGON STATE... W, 1-0 Sun. 8 VALPARAISO... L, 1-2 Wed. 11 at Detroit... Postponed Sun. 15 at Marquette... W, 2-0 Wed. 18 BOWLING GREEN... W, 1-0 Wed. 24 at No. 3 Creighton...T, 2-2 (2OT) Sat. 28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS... W, 2-0 OCTOBER Tues. 1 at UIC... W, 2-0 Sun. 6 at No. 5 Northwestern*... W, 3-2 (2OT) Sun. 13 OHIO STATE*...T, 1-1 (2OT) Wed. 16 OAKLAND... W, 3-0 Sun. 20 No. 17 PENN STATE*... L, 1-2 Wed. 23 at No. 18 Akron...T, 0-0 (2OT) Sun. 27 at Wisconsin*... L, 0-1 NOVEMBER Fri. 1 at Indiana*... W, 3-2 (2OT) Tues. 5 NOTRE DAME... L, 2-0 Sat. 9 MICHIGAN*... W, 2-0 Wed Ohio State... 2 p.m. Sun. 17 Big Ten Tournament (Columbus, Ohio) * - Big Ten Match Home Matches in CAPS All times Eastern 2013 BIG TEN STANDINGS* *As of Nov. 12, 2013 Big Ten Overall Team Record Pct. Pts. Record Pct. Penn State Wisconsin Michigan State Michigan Indiana Ohio State Northwestern KEEP UP WITH THE NO. 20 MICHIGAN STATE (10-4-3, 3-2-1) VS. OHIO STATE (8-5-3, FACEBOOK.COM/ MICHIGANSTATE- MENSSOCCER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, P.M. ET JESSE OWENS MEMORIAL STADIUM COLUMBUS, OHIO TV: Big Ten Digital Network LIVE STATS: MSUSpartans.com BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY After blanking Michigan 2-0 on Saturday, the Spartans locked up the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State enters the tournament as the defending champions after defeating the Wolverines in overtime last season to earn the third Big Ten Tournament Championship in program history (2004 and 2008). MSU owns an all-time tournament record of , including in the first round. The team is 1-3 when the tournament is held in Columbus and 3-3 when seeded third. In total, 28 Spartans have been named to the First Team All-Big Ten, including Adam Montague in 2012, and 42 Spartans have received Second Team All-Big Ten honors, including Kevin Cope in Jay Chapman and Zach Bennett were both named to the 2012 All-Freshman team to improve MSU s all-time total to 12. BREAKING DOWN THE BUCKEYES The Spartans holds an all-time record of over Ohio State, with the most recent meeting between the two teams resulting in 1-1 draw in East Lansing on Oct. 13. In the Big Ten home-opener, Adam Montague sent in a header off a corner kick from Ryan Thelen to give MSU a 1-0 lead. However, they couldn t hold on and gave up a Buckeye equalizer with six minutes remaining in regulation. Despite continued pressure, neither team was able to score the golden goal through two overtime periods. In his 17th season as head coach, John Bluem owns a record and returns 11 letterwinners from the 2012 squad that finished seventh in the conference last season. Ohio State is led by Danny Jensen (1-1-3), Ryan Ivancic (1-0-2) and Sage Gardner (1-1-3). In goal, Alex Ivanov is first in the Big Ten with a 0.76 GAA and a.886 Sv%, playing in 15 of the Buckeyes 17 games this season and leads the conference in saves with SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

2 THE MATCH UP SPARTANS Won one Tim Kreutz (R-Jr., 17 GP, ) Adam Montague (Jr., 13 GP, ) Jay Chapman (So., 17 GP, 2-5-9) Zach Bennett (So., 0.77 GAA,.865 Sv%, , 9 Sho.) 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total MSU Opp OVERALL RECORD LEAGUE RECORD CURRENT STREAK HOME RECORD ROAD RECORD NEUTRAL RECORD OVERTIME RECORD LEADING SCORERS TOP GOALKEEPER GOALS BY PERIOD BUCKEYES Lost one Danny Jensen (Fr., 17 GP, 3-3-9) Ryan Ivancic (Jr., 17 GP, 3-2-8) Sage Gardner (Sr., 17 GP, 1-1-3) Alex Ivanov (Jr., 0.76 GAA,.886 Sv%, 5-6-4, 8 Sho.) 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total OSU Opp st 2nd OT 2OT Total MSU Opp SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total OSU Opp IN THE RANKINGS In the NCAA men s soccer RPI rankings released on Nov. 11, Michigan State improved to No. 11 in the nation. The Spartans remain the second highest-ranked Big Ten team in the RPI rankings. The RPI, or rating percentage index, weights three factors including a team s Division I winning percentage, opponent strength of schedule and opponent s opponent strength of schedule. Michigan State is also ranked No. 16 by TopDrawerSoccer.com and in the SoccerTimes.com poll, 17th by College Sports Madness, No. 20 in the official NSCAA poll, and is also 22nd in the College Soccer News poll. Regionally, the Spartans are seventh in the NSCAA Great Lakes poll. The Spartans (3-2-1) finished third in the Big Ten standings. MSU leads the Big Ten in fewest goals allowed (14), goals against average (0.77), total assists (37) and assists per game (2.18) and is tied for first with nine shutouts. The Spartans are second in total shots (282), total points (93) and total saves (92). MSU is No. 3 in goals per game (1.65) and tied for third in total goals (28). In the NCAA standings released on Nov. 11, MSU has the sixth-best save percentage (.868) in the nation. They are also No. 6 in assists per game (2.18), seventh in total assists (37) and tied for 10th in shutout percentage (.53). The Spartans are 18th with 5.41 saves per game, No. 22 in points per game (5.47) and 25th in total points (93). LAST TIME OUT In the last game of the regular season, the Michigan State men s soccer team shutout Michigan, 2-0, in front of the largest crowd of the year on Senior Day. The 2,445 fans in attendance proved to be the second largest in DeMartin Stadium history and the third most in program history. MSU defeated its in-state rival to earn the ninth shutout of the season. Strong play by Bennett and the Spartan defense, kept the game scoreless at the half, despite the Wolverines holding a first-half 10-0 edge in shots. The Spartans responded in full force in the second half as Sean Conerty sent a cross over to Kyle Rutz who headed in his second goal of the year from 15 yards out to give MSU a 1-0 lead over the Wolverines in the 60th minute. Less than three minutes later, another Michigan foul set up a penalty kick for MSU that Fatai Alashe took advantage of to extend the Spartans lead to SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

3 In goal, Zach Bennett made seven saves to finish the regular season with a 0.77 GAA and an.865 Sv%. After the game, the Michigan State men s soccer program recognized his six-member senior class of Kevin Cope, Wesley Curtis, Bryce Dobbins, Cody Henderson, Brent McIntosh and Ryan Thelen, with an on field ceremony. SENIOR STANDOUT Redshirt senior Kevin Cope was chosen as one of 10 finalists for the 2013 men s collegiate soccer 2013 Senior CLASS Award, presented by Premier Sports Management. He is only the second candidate from MSU men s soccer program to be a candidate for the award established for the sport in 2007, as 2008 captain Doug DeMartin was in the top-30 his senior season. Fan voting begins now through Nov. 25 at An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The two-time captain has already made a huge impact on the pitch for the Spartans this season, despite missing five games. Recording one career goal prior to 2013, Cope has scored two goals in 12 games for MSU this season. As a member of the stout Spartan defense, he has helped Michigan State lead the Big Ten in fewest goals allowed with 14 and goals against average (0.77) and has played in five of the Spartan s eight shutouts this season. JOIN THE CHAIN To promote the 2013 men s soccer campaign, senior goalkeeper Bryce Dobbins enlisted several Spartans from around MSU athletics to appear in a recent video he produced. Featuring Athletic Director Mark Hollis, head coach Damon Rensing and Sparty himself, Michigan State invites the entire Spartan nation to Join the Chain and watch the video on YouTube here: be/neuuz1rx6ku. CONFERENCE RECOGNITION After scoring his third game-winning goal of the season, Kreutz was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Nov. 11. In addition to earning an assist, he sent a goal into the net to give the Spartans a 3-2 double-overtime win at defending NCAA Champions Indiana. The eighth goal Kreutz has scored this season, 10th of his career, solidified a 3-2 victory for the Spartans and their third-straight win over the Hoosiers. He is tied for first in the conference with 51 shots, sits at No. 2 with 1.18 points per game and is tied for second with 20 points. Kreutz is also tied for third with his eight-goal total on the season and his 0.47 goals per game average. Junior forward Adam Montague was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career on Oct. 7. Scoring his second gamewinning goal in as many games, Montague bounced a header into the net in the final minute of double-overtime at Northwestern. Leading the team in shots this season, Montague sent in his seventh shot of the game off an assist from Brent McIntosh to fourth in the Big Ten with his third game-winning goal of the season. His 3.85 shot per game average leads the conference and he sits at No. 3 with 50 shots on the season. Montague also recorded an assist in the team s first Big Ten win of the season and the first road win over Northwestern since Though he was held to just three shots at Illinois-Chicago on Tuesday, he earned his second goal of the season with a shot off an assist from Jay Chapman to put the Spartans up 1-0 at Flames Field. For two-straight weeks, goalkeeper Zach Bennett was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week by the conference office on Sept. 16 and 23. Bennett s then-career-high eight saves helped the Spartans to their secondstraight shutout against Bowling Green with a 1-0 home win on Sept. 18. With the help of his backline, he earned his third shutout in four games as the Spartans blanked Marquette on the road on Sept. 15. It marked the third 2013 QUICK FACTS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Location East Lansing, Mich. Founded 1855 Enrollment 48,906 Conference Big Ten Nickname Spartans Colors Green and White President Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Athletics Director Mark Hollis SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER Head Coach Damon Rensing Alma Mater Michigan State, 96 Career Record Assistant Coach Kylie Stannard Alma Mater Creighton, 01 Assistant Coach Ben Pirmann Alma Mater Michigan State, 08 Volunteer Coach Jeremy Clark Alma Mater Michigan State, 11 Manager Mike Young Home Field DeMartin Stadium Capacity 2, Overall Record Big Ten Record/Finish 3-3-0/5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19/3 Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 Newcomers 6 HISTORY First Year of Men s Soccer 1956 All-Time Record All-Time Big Ten Record B1G Regular-Season Titles 1 (2008) B1G Tournament Appearances 22 B1G Tourn. Championship App s 5 B1G Tournament Titles 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) B1G Tournament Record NCAA Champ s Appearances 15 NCAA Championship Record * NCAA Co-Champions *includes first, second, third round & semifinals 2013 SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

4 weekly honor for the Plano, Texas, native who has played in every minute of the 2013 season. Bennett leads the conference with nine shutouts. He is also currently second in the Big Ten with a 0.77 goals against average and a.865 Sv%. His 90 saves and 5.29 saves per game also ranks second and he is No. 2 in shutouts per game (0.53). The sophomore is also No. 9 in the nation in save percentage. BATTLE-TESTED This season, the Spartans have played in some of the toughest environments in college soccer. MSU has posted a record on the road this season, including against ranked-opponents with their only road loss coming at Wisconsin who is undefeated at home this season. HOTSHOTS Through 17 games this season, MSU has outshot its opponents, for a total of The Spartans recorded a season-high 36 shots against Ohio State on Oct. 13, an additional 13 past its previous season-high of 23 at Northwestern. Second in the conference in total shots, the team has averaged 16.6 shots per game. A total of 17 Spartans have contributed to the offensive shooting, led by Tim Kreutz (51), Adam Montague (50), Jay Chapman (36) and Sean Conerty (23). ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL The Michigan State backline has been nearly perfect thus far in the 2013 season, only allowing 14 goals in 17 games (0.82 avg.), first in the Big Ten. MSU is also tied for first in the conference with nine shutouts this season. In the NCAA standings released on Nov. 11, the Spartans are currently tied for No. 10 in the nation in shutout percentage (.53) and 27th with a.77 GAA. THE GOLDEN WIN In addition to earning the first Big Ten win of the season and defeating Northwestern in Evanston for the first time in his career, the dramatic victory on Oct. 6 also marked Damon Rensing s 50th career win as head coach. PRESEASON HONORS As the reigning Big Ten Tournament Champions, MSU entered the season ranked second in the 2013 Big Ten preseason coaches poll with 21 returning Spartans. Three members of the team were recognized by the Big Ten coaches as redshirt senior Kevin Cope and juniors Adam Montague and Fatai Alashe were named to the 2013 Players to Watch list. Ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten by TopDrawerSoccer.com, Kevin Cope returns for his final season as a team captain for the Spartans. He was recognized on TopDrawerSoccer.com s Preseason Best XI second team and is ranked No. 22 of the top-100 Division I players. Adam Montague, also a team captain, was ranked sixth in the conference by TopDrawerSoccer.com s heading into the 2013 season after posting a goal in every game of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. He is also No. 47 in the country on TopDrawerSoccer.com s top-100. NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT After heading in the game-winning goal to defeat Northwestern 3-2 in double overtime, Adam Montague was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Oct. 7 and the College Soccer Madness Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 8. Playing a key role in the Spartans back-toback road wins, he also put a rebound in the back of the net to top UIC, 2-0. Receiving some well-deserved recognition, Fatai Alashe was named National Player of the Week on Oct. 1 by TopDrawerSoccer.com. With Kevin Cope currently out of the backline, midfielder/defender Fatai Alashe expanded his position on the field and lent his skills where the MSU needed them most. The veteran Spartan put Michigan State on the board with a goal at No. 3 Creighton on Sept. 24 and added an assist in the home victory over North Illinois on Sept. 28. TEAM RECORDS SINGLE GAME Most Goals Scored -17, 11/5/60 Purdue (17-0 W) Most Goals Allowed - 7, three occasions MR: 10/13/90 UW-Milwaukee (7-1 L) Most Assists - 13, 9/20/68, Purdue (13-0 W) Most Points Scored - 39, 9/20/68, Purdue (13-0 W) Largest Margin of Victory - 17, 11/5/60, Purdue (17-0 W) SEASON Most Goals Scored - 77 (1968) Most Goals Allowed - 40 (1988) Most Assists Totaled - 68 (1968) Most Points Scored) (1968) Fewest Goals Allowed - 6 (1961, 1966, 1969) Most Shutouts - 13 (2008) Most Shutouts Against - 9 (1998) Most Wins - 13 (1985, 1986, 2001, 2008) Most Big Ten Wins - 5 (2008) Fewest Wins - 4 (1972, 1973) Fewest Big Ten Wins - 1 (1998, 1999, 2006) Most Losses - 12 (1989) Most Big Ten Losses - 4 (1998, 1999, 2004, 2009) Fewest Losses - 0 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967) Fewest Big Ten Losses - 1 (2000, 2003, 2008) Most Ties - 5 (1990, 2006) MISCELLANEOUS STREAKS Unbeaten Streak: 33 games ( ); (29-0-4) 26 ( ); (23-0-3) Consecutive wins: 17 ( ) 14 ( ) Winless streak: 7 (1993); (0-6-1) 6 (1998); (0-6-0) 6 (1997); (0-6-0) 6 ( ); (0-5-1 Consecutive losses: 6 (1997) (1998) 5 (1993) 2013 RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Home Away Big Ten Home Away Non-conference Home Away Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Overtime Against Top Spartans scored first Opponent scored first SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

5 2013 MICHIGAN STATE ROSTER INFORMATION No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last Team 0 Quinn McAnaney R-So. GK Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North 1 Zach Bennett So GK Plano, Texas/Plano 2 Ryan Scott Fr. D Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern 3 Kevin Cope R-Sr. D Canton, Mich./Salem 4 Tim Kreutz R-Jr. F Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 5 Ryan Thelen R-Sr. D Mason, Mich./Mason 6 Ben Myers Jr. M Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix 7 Josh Barens R-Jr. D Dimondale, Mich./Holt 8 Brent McIntosh R-Sr. M Rochester, Mich./Stoney Creek 9 Sean Conerty So. M Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central 10 Jay Chapman So. M Campbellford, Ontario/Holy Trinity Catholic 11 Ryan Keener R-Jr. D Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc 12 Andrew Herr R-Fr. M Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor 13 Adam Montague Jr. F Toledo, Ohio/St. John s Jesuit 14 Dewey Lewis Fr. M Rockford, Mich./Rockford 15 Ali Scheib Fr. F Dearborn Heights, Mich./Crestwood 16 Asa Miller R-So. M Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual 17 Kyle Rutz Jr. M Commerce Twp., Mich./Walled Lake Northern 18 Brian Winterfield Fr. M Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc 19 Austin Piwinski Fr. D Harrison Township, Mich./De La Salle Collegiate 20 Jason Stacy So. F Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central 21 Blake Skamiera Jr. F Oxford, Mich./Lake Orion 22 Wesley Curtis Sr. D McKinney, Texas/McKinney 24 Jerome Cristobal R-Fr. D Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson 27 Fatai Alashe Jr. M Northville, Mich./Northville 28 Cody Henderson Sr. M Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser 29 Bryce Dobbins R-Sr. GK Troy, Mich./Avondale GOALS Kreutz... 8 Montague... 4 Alashe... 3 Chapman, Conerty, Cope, Lewis, Thelen... 2 ASSISTS Thelen... 8 Chapman, Montague... 5 Kreutz... 4 Conerty, Keener, Lewis... 3 POINTS Kreutz Montague Thelen Chapman... 9 Alashe... 8 GAME WINNERS Kreutz, Montague... 3 Chapman... 2 Thelen, Rutz... 1 MSU LEADERBOARD SHOTS Kreutz Montague Chapman Conerty SHOTS ON GOAL Kreutz Montague Chapman, Conerty Alashe SAVES Bennett SHUTOUTS Bennett... 9 SAVE PERCENTAGE Bennett GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Bennett PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Fatai Alashe fah TIE ah LAshay Herr HER Kreutz KROYTS McAnaney MAC a nay nee Asa Miller AY sa Piwinski pa WIN ski Rutz rhymes with cuts Ali Scheib ah LEE SHYBE Skamiera ska MARE ah Thelen thay lin BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Freshman (7): Ryan Scott, Dewey Lewis, Ali Scheib, Brian Winterfield, Austin Piwinski, Andrew Herr and Jerome Cristobal Sophomores (6): Zach Bennett, Sean Conerty, Jay Chapman, Jason Stacy, Quinn McAnaney and Asa Miller Juniors (8): Ben Myers, Adam Montague, Kyle Rutz, Blake Skamiera, Fatai Alashe, Tim Kreutz, Josh Barens and Ryan Keener Seniors (6): Wesley Curtis, Cody Henderson, Kevin Cope, Ryan Thelen, Brent McIntosh and Bryce Dobbins. BREAKDOWN BY POSITION Goalkeepers (3): Quinn McAnaney, Zach Bennett and Bryce Dobbins Forwards (5): Tim Kreutz, Adam Montague, Ali Scheib, Blake Skamiera, Jason Stacy Midfielders (11): Fatai Alashe, Jay Chapman, Sean Conerty, Cody Henderson, Andrew Herr, Dewey Lewis, Brent McIntosh, Asa Miller, Ben Myers, Kyle Rutz and Brian Winterfield Defenders (8): Josh Barens, Kevin Cope, Jerome Cristobal, Wesley Curtis, Ryan Keener, Austin Piwinski, Ali Scheib and Ryan Scott 2013 SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

6 Following his first goal scored of the 2013 season in the Spartans shutout win over Northern Illinois, sophomore Jay Chapman was named Big Ten Player of the Week by College Soccer Madness on Oct. 1. He recorded five shots and a game-winning goal to put the Spartans on the board over the Huskies, and earned an assist in the 2-2 draw against No. 3 Creighton. After recording his first career goal in his inaugural start as a Spartan, freshman Dewey Lewis was named Big Ten Player of the Week by College Soccer Madness on Sept. 2. Lewis stole the ball away from a Bronco defender and beat the keeper to earn an unassisted goal. SPARTAN FIRSTS In his first start of the year, Kyle Rutz helped Michigan State kick off its final road match of the season at Indiana with a bang as he connected on a cross from Tim Kreutz to earn his first goal of the season off a header, just four minutes into the game. Rutz s fourth career goal gave the Spartans an early 1-0 lead and helped spark an eventual win over the Hoosiers. En route to accomplishing a team goal of winning the state of Michigan, the Spartans scored a goal in the first 13 seconds of the game against Oakland. They went on to blank the Grizzlies, 3-0 to earn the seventh shutout this season. As the Spartans earned a dramatic win over conference leader Northwestern on Oct. 6 in their first Big Ten game of the season, it also marked the first time that Michigan State has beaten the Wildcats in Evanston since The game was also the first double-overtime win for the Spartans since they defeated Indiana in Bloomington in In addition to Dewey Lewis first career goal scored against Western Michigan in his Spartan debut, redshirt senior Ryan Thelen scored his first career goal on Sept. 6 against Oregon State. The game-winning goal was scored off Thelen s seventh corner kick of the game, hooked into the back right corner of the net to give the Spartans a 1-0 victory. With the win, MSU improved to 2-0 which marked the first time the Spartans started with a two-game shutout since 2007 under former head coach Joe Baum. It was the first 2-0 start to the season for head coach Damon Rensing and the first time in the Rensing era that the Spartans had not allowed a goal in the first two games. AT THE HELM Head Coach Damon Rensing is in his fifth season as head coach, but embarks on his 15th on the Spartan sideline after a standout career for the Spartans ( ). Rensing is (.579) in his five seasons as head coach, but MSU boasts a (.619) overall record with Rensing on the sidelines, including 11 or more wins in nine seasons. MSU IN THE BIG TEN STANDINGS TEAM* Stat Total Ranking Assists 37 1st Assists/Game 2.33 Avg. 1st Goals Allowed 14 1st GAA 0.77 Avg. 1st Shutouts 9 T-1st Shots 282 2nd Points 93 2nd Saves 93 2nd Goals 28 3rd Goals/Game rd INDIVIDUAL* Name Stat (Total) Ranking Montague Shots/Game (3.85 Avg.) 1st Shots (50) 3rd GW Goals (3) T-4th Points/Game (1.00 Avg.) T-5th Kreutz Shots (51) T-1st Points/Game (1.18) 2nd Points (20) T-2nd Goals/Game (0.53 Avg.) T-3rd Goals (8) T-3rd Shots/Game (3.00) 4th GW Goals (3) T-4th Bennett Shutouts (9) 1st GAA (0.77) 2nd Sv% (.865) 2nd Saves (90) 2nd Saves/Game (5.29 Avg.) 2nd Shutouts/Game (0.53) 2nd *As of Nov. 11, 2013 MSU BIG TEN ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Name Award Date Zach Bennett Defensive POW Sept. 16 Recorded five saves against Marquette, earned 3rd shutout Zach Bennett Defensive POW Sept. 23 Career-high eight saves against BGSU, earned fourth shutout Adam Montague Offensive POW Oct. 7 3rd game-winning goal of 2013 vs. No. 5 Northwestern in 2OT Tim Kreutz Offensive POW Nov. 4 Eighth goal of 2013 to earn game-winner at Indiana in 2OT Kylie Stannard and Ben Pirmann serve as the Spartan assistants. Pirmann is also a former Spartan letterwinner, and previously served the program as the volunteer assistant before returning to his alma mater after a coaching stint at Western Michigan. Stannard is a graduate of Creighton, which reached the Elite Eight twice in his career and the semifinals once. Prior to coming to MSU, he was an assistant coach at Northern Illinois. Stannard and Pirmann have both served as the head coach of Detroit City FC, which plays in the National Premier Soccer League. Stannard made his debut in 2012, while Pirmann coached the team in Former MSU keeper Jeremy Clark, who played for MSU , is now in his second season as the team s volunteer coach. TUNE IN The game against the Buckeyes will be streamed live on the Big Ten Digital Network at 2 p.m. Follow along with the game through live stats available at OhioStateBuckeyes.com and on twitter for play-by-play updates during the game. NEXT UP If the Spartans defeat Ohio State, they will go on to play the winner of Wisconsin and Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

7 2013 Big Ten Men s Soccer Tournament Hosted by Ohio State University All games will be played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Wednesday November 13 Friday November 15 Sunday November 17 #1 Penn State #4 Michigan Game 2 4:30 p.m. #5 Indiana Semifinal Noon BTN Winner Game 2 Winner Semifinal Championship Game 2:00 p.m. BTN Champion #3 Michigan State Game 1 2:00 p.m. #6 Ohio State #2 Wisconsin Game 3 7:00 p.m. #7 Northwestern Winner Game 1 Semifinal 2:30 p.m. BTN Winner Game 3 Winner Semifinal All Times are Eastern

8 2013 MICHIGAN STATE MEN S SOCCER 0 Quinn McAnaney 1 Zach Bennett 2 Ryan Scott 3 Kevin Cope 4 Tim Kreutz 5 Ryan Thelen 6 Ben Myers 7 Josh Barens 8 Brent McIntosh 9 Sean Conerty 10 Jay Chapman 11 Ryan Keener 12 Andrew Herr 13 Adam Montague 14 Dewey Lewis 15 Ali Scheib 16 Asa Miller 17 Kyle Rutz 18 Brian Winterfield 19 Austin Piwinski Fr., M, 5-11 Grand Blanc, Mich. Fr., D, 6-1 Harrison Twp, Mich. 21 Blake Skamiera 22 Wesley Curtis 24 Jerome Cristobal 27 Fatai Alashe 28 Cody Henderson 29 Bryce Dobbins Damon Rensing Kylie Stannard Ben Pirmann Jeremy Clark R-So., G, 6-3 Northbrook, Ill. R-Sr., D, 6-0 Mason, Mich. So., M, 6-0 Campbellford, Ontario Fr., F, 5-9 Dearborn Heights, Mich. Jr., F, 6-0 Oxford, Mich. R-Sr., G, 6-2 Troy, Mich. So., G, 6-3 Plano, Texas. Jr., M, 6-1 Charlevoix, Mich. R-Jr., D 6-2 Grand Blanc, Mich. R-So., M, 5-9 Louisville, Ky. Sr., D, 5-6 McKinney, Texas Head Coach - Fifth Season Fr., F, 5-11 Grand Rapids, Mich. R-Jr., B, 5-10 Diamondale, Mich. R-Fr., M, 5-8 Millersville, Pa. Jr., M, 5-10 Commerce Twp, Mich. R-Fr., D, 5-6 Sterling Heights, Mich. Asst. Coach - Fifth Season R-Sr., D, 6-1 Canton, Mich. R-Sr., M, 5-10 Rochester, Mich. Jr., F, 6-3 Toledo, Ohio Jr., M, 6-0 Northville, Mich. Asst. Coach - Third Season R-Jr., F, 6-0 Lake Zurich, Ill. So.., M, 5-9 Ada, Mich. Fr., M, 5-11 Rockford, Mich. Sr., M, 6-0 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Vol. Coach - Second Season * Does not include No. 20 Jason Stacy, will not be playing due to transfer status

9 MSU Men's Soccer 2013 Michigan State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2013) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN W Sep 06 OREGON STATE W Sep 08 VALPARAISO L ^ Sep 15 at Marquette W Sep 18 BOWLING GREEN W Sep 24 at #3 Creighton T o Sep 28 NIU W Oct 01 at UIC Flames W * Oct 06 at #5 Northwestern Wo * Oct 13 OHIO STATE T o Oct 16 OAKLAND W * Oct 20 #17 PENN STATE L o Oct 23 at #18 AKRON T o * Oct 27 at Wisconsin L * Nov 01 at Indiana Wo Nov 05 #1 NOTRE DAME L * Nov 09 MICHIGAN W TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct S h o t s / G a m e CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 8 22 Red cards 0 3 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 10/1331 7/1100 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% gw pk-att 4 Kreutz, Tim Montague, Adam Chapman, Jay Conerty, Sean Alashe, Fatai McIntosh, Brent Thelen, Ryan Rutz, Kyle Lewis, Dewey Keener, Ryan Cristobal, Jerome Cope, Kevin Skamiera, Blake Herr, Andrew Myers, Ben Henderson, Cody Miller, Asa Barens, Josh Curtis, Wesley Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Bennett, Zach : /0 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Michigan State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Michigan State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Michigan State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Michigan State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Michigan State Opponents

10 Individual Career History Alashe, Fatai TOTAL Barens, Josh TOTAL Bennett, Zach TOTAL Season GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : TOTAL : Chapman, Jay TOTAL Conerty, Sean TOTAL Cope, Kevin TOTAL

11 Individual Career History Cristobal, Jerome TOTAL Curtis, Wesley TOTAL Dobbins, Bryce TOTAL Season GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL : Henderson, Cody TOTAL Herr, Andrew TOTAL Keener, Ryan TOTAL

12 Individual Career History Kreutz, Tim TOTAL Lewis, Dewey TOTAL McAnaney, Quinn McIntosh, Brent TOTAL Miller, Asa TOTAL Montague, Adam TOTAL Myers, Ben TOTAL

13 Individual Career History Piwinski, Austin Rutz, Kyle TOTAL Scheib, Ali Scott, Ryan Skamiera, Blake TOTAL Stacy, Jason Thelen, Ryan TOTAL Winterfield, Brian