NO. 14 MICHIGAN STATE (7-1-2) VS. OAKLAND (5-2-5)

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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, 2-1 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... 4 p.m. Sun. 20 PENN STATE*... 2:30 p.m. Wed. 23 at Akron... 7 p.m. Wed. 27 at Wisconsin*... 3 p.m. NOVEMBER Fri. 1 at Indiana*... 7 p.m. Tues. 5 NOTRE DAME... 3 p.m. Sat. 9 MICHIGAN*... 2 p.m. Wed Big Ten Tournament Sun. 17 Columbus, Ohio * - Big Ten Match Home Matches in CAPS All times Eastern 2013 BIG TEN STANDINGS* *As of Oct. 16, 2013 Overall Big Ten Team Record Pct. Pts. Record Pct. Penn State Michigan State Wisconsin Northwestern Michigan Indiana Ohio State KEEP UP WITH THE NO. 14 MICHIGAN STATE (7-1-2) VS. OAKLAND FACEBOOK.COM/ MICHIGANSTATE- MENSSOCCER WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, P.M. ET DEMARTIN STADIUM EAST LANSING, MICH. LIVE STATS: MSUSPARTANS.COM IN THE RANKINGS In the NCAA men s soccer RPI rankings released on Oct. 14, Michigan State remains in the top-10, ranked No. 8 with a record of on the season. The Spartans are the 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 13th by TopDrawerSoccer.com. No. 14 in the NSCAA poll,16th in the SoccerTimes.com poll,19th by College Sports Madness, No. 21 by Soccer America and 22nd in the College Soccer News poll. Regionally, the Spartans are tied for second with Louisville in the NSCAA Great Lakes poll. Currently, the Spartans are second in the Big Ten standings, just behind Penn State. They lead the Big Ten in goals against average (0.66), fewest goals allowed (seven) and assists per game (2.30). The team is No. 2 in shutouts (6), total shots (182) and goals per game (1.90 avg.),. MSU is also tied for second in total assists (23), is No. 3 in total saves (49) and tied for third in total points (61). In the NCAA standings, Michigan State is tied for No. 3 in the nation in save percentage (.875), sixth in shutout percentage (.60), seventh in assists per game (2.30), is No. 12 in won-lost-tied percentage (.800), tied for 14th in total assists (23), is No. 15 in points per game (6.10) and sits at 16th in goals against average (.66). LAST TIME OUT In the third double-overtime game of the season, the Michigan State men s soccer team tied Ohio State on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium. The Spartans are now on the season, in the Big Ten. MSU recorded a season-high 36 shots on the day, an additional 13 past its previous season-high of 23 at Northwestern. Michigan State was able to capitalize in the 64th minute as Adam Montague sent in a header on his seventh shot of the game off a corner kick from Ryan Thelen. Montague, 2013 SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

2 THE MATCH UP SPARTANS Unbeaten seven Adam Montague (Jr., 10 GP, ) Tim Kreutz (R-Jr., 10 GP, ) Ryan Thelen (R-Sr., 10 GP, 2-3-7) Zach Bennett (So., 0.66 GAA,.873 Sv%, 7-1-2, 6 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 GRIZZLIES Unbeaten eight Joey Tinnion (Jr., 12 GP, ) Miche le Lipari (Sr., 12 GP, 4-1-9) Matt Dudley (So., 12 GP, 2-1-5) Sean Lewis (Sr., 0.73 GAA,.812 Sv%, 5-1-5, 3 Sho.) 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total OU Opp st 2nd OT 2OT Total MSU Opp SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total OU Opp who leads the conference in shots (43) and shots per game with a 4.30 average, recorded his fourth goal of the season to give MSU a 1-0 lead. After the Spartans defended additional chances for the Buckeyes, Ohio State s Kofi Agyapong passed a ball to Ryan Ivancic who slotted it in the box from the left wing to tie the game 1-1 with under six minutes remaining in regulation. MSU attempted to take the lead before the end of the half as Thelen set up another header for Montague, but the Ohio State keeper made a save to send the game into overtime. Neither team could regain the lead through double-overtime, and they match ended in a draw in front of a season-high of 2,032 in attendance. 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: NEuuz1RX6KU. CONFERENCE RECOGNITION 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 game-winning goal in as many games, Montague bounced a header into the net in the final minute of double-overtime on Sunday. Leading the team in shots this season, Montague sent in his seventh shot of the game off an assist from Brent McIntosh to tie him for first in the Big Ten with his third game-winning goal of the season. His 43 shots, which is more than he had in the entire 2012 season, and 4.30 shot per game average leads the conference. He 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, the Toledo, Ohio, native 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 career-high eight saves helped the Spartans to their second-straight shutout against Bowling Green with a SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

3 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. Bennett is currently first in the Big Ten with a.872 Sv%, goals against average (0.64), is tied for shutouts per game (0.67 avg.) and is also No. 2 in saves per game (4.56 avg.) and total shutouts (6). The sophomore is tied for eighth in the nation in save percentage and is 22nd in the country in goals against average. It marked the third weekly honor for the Plano, Texas, native who has played in every minute of the 2013 season. HOTSHOTS Through 10 games this season, MSU has outshot its opponents, for a total of The Spartans recorded a season-high 36 shots against Ohio State, an additional 13 past its previous season-high of 23 at Northwestern. No. 2 in the conference in total shots, the team has averaged 18.2 shots per game with a.104 shot percentage. A total of 16 Spartans have contributed to the offensive shooting, led by Adam Montague (43), Tim Kreutz (28), Jay Chapman (23), 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 seven goals in 10 games (0.70 avg.), first in the Big Ten. MSU is also second in the conference with six shutouts so far this season. The Spartans are currently ranked sixth in the nation in shutout percentage (.60). THE GROUNDWORK OF THE GRIZZLIES The Spartans holds an all-time record of against Oakland, with the most recent meeting between the two teams ending in a 1-0 shutout in Rochester in Oakland, who is on the season, is currently riding an eight game unbeaten streak after defeating Wright State 2-1 in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday. In his fifth season as head coach, Eric Pogue owns a record and returns 17 letterwinners from the 2012 squad that finished The Grizzlies, who are now in the Horizon League, had the best record for their final season in the Summit League in Oakland is led by Joey Tinnion (6-2-14), Miche le Lipari (4-1-9) and Matt Dudley (2-1-5). In goal, Sean Lewis owns a 0.73 GAA with a.812 Sv%, playing in 11 of the Grizzlies 12 games this season. HOVERING OVER THE HORIZON LEAGUE Wednesday s matchup with Oakland marks the fourth game this season against a member of the Horizon League. MSU recorded their only loss of the season to Valparaiso (Sept. 9) before the game against Detroit was indefinitely postponed on Sept. 11. The Spartans defeated Illinois-Chicago on Oct.1, 2-0, snapping a six-game winning streak for the Flames. All-time, the Spartans own a record against the current members of the league including taking down 2012 Horizon League Tournament Champion Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 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 Sunday also marked Damon Rensing s 50th career win as head coach. DEMARTIN DOMINANCE With thanks to Michigan State Sports Turf Manager Amy Foudy and her staff, DeMartin Stadium was revamped with a new field to open the 2013 season. MSU owns a record while playing at DeMartin Stadium, which opened 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 its gates in The Spartans have not had a losing season at Old College Field since In 57 years of play, MSU has had only two losing seasons at home ( ). 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 Monday and the College Soccer Madness Big Ten Player of the Week on Tuesday. Playing a key role in the Spartans back-to-back 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. 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 gamewinning 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 As the Spartans earned a dramatic win over conference leader Northwestern 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. 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... 4 Montague... 4 Conerty, Cope, Lewis, Thelen... 2 ASSISTS Chapman... 5 Montague... 4 Thelen... 3 Keener, Kreutz, Lewis, McIntosh... 2 POINTS Montague Kreutz Chapman, Thelen... 7 Lewis... 6 Conerty... 5 GAME WINNERS Montague... 3 Kreutz... 2 Chapman, Thelen... 1 MSU LEADERBOARD SHOTS Montague Kreutz Chapman, Conerty Thelen SHOTS ON GOAL Kreutz Montague Conerty... 9 Chapman... 8 SAVES Bennett SHUTOUTS Bennett... 6 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 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. SENIOR STANDOUT Redshirt senior Kevin Cope was chosen as one of 30 candidates 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. 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. Recording one career goal prior to 2013, Cope has scored two goals for the Spartans this season. 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 (.583) 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. 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. MSU IN THE BIG TEN STANDINGS TEAM Stat Total Ranking Assists/Game 2.30 Avg. 1st Goals Allowed 7 1st GAA 0.66 Avg. 1st Shutouts 6 2nd Shots 182 2nd Goals/Game nd Assists 22 T-2nd Saves 49 3rd Points 61 T-3rd INDIVIDUAL Name Stat (Total) Ranking Montague Shots (43) 1st Shots/Game (4.30 Avg.) 1st GW Goals (3) T-1st Points (12) 3rd Points/Game (1.20 Avg.) 3rd Goals/Game (0.40 Avg.) Goals (4) T-4th T-5th Kreutz Goals/Game (0.40 Avg.) T-4th Shots/Game (2.80 Avg.) 5th Goals (4) T-5th Chapman Assists (5) T-2nd Assists/ Game (0.56) T-2nd Bennett Sv% (.873) 1st GAA (0.66) 1st Saves/Game (4.80 Avg.) 2nd Shutouts (6) 2nd Shutouts/Game (0.60) 2nd Saves (48) T-2nd 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 BIG TEN BROADCAST SCHEDULE The Big Ten Network will televise two Michigan State men s soccer games live this season. MSU s showdown with Ohio State at DeMartin Stadium was the first game (Oct. 13), and the other home game which will be shown is the Nov. 5 matchup with Notre Dame. In addition to the game against Valparaiso (Sept. 8), MSU will have two additional games against Penn State (Oct. 20) and Michigan (Nov. 9) that will be broadcast on Big Ten Digital Network; a paid subscription is necessary. The Big Ten Network will also televise the Big Ten Tournament, which will be held Nov at Ohio State. TUNE IN Follow along with the game through live stats available on Gametracker on MSUSpartans.com and on twitter for play-by-play updates during the game. NEXT UP Hosting another Big Ten match-up, the Spartans will face conference leader Penn State on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2:30 p.m. ET SPARTAN MEN S SOCCER

7 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

8 MSU Men's Soccer 2013 Michigan State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 15, 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 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 5 12 Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 6/1350 4/903 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% gw pk-att 13 Montague, Adam Kreutz, Tim Conerty, Sean Chapman, Jay Thelen, Ryan McIntosh, Brent Alashe, Fatai Lewis, Dewey Cope, Kevin Keener, Ryan Skamiera, Blake Cristobal, Jerome Henderson, Cody Miller, Asa Rutz, Kyle Myers, Ben Barens, Josh Herr, Andrew 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

9 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

10 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

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

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