MICHIGAN STATE (8-8, 2-4 B1G)

2 0 1 7 F I E L D H O C K E Y MICHIGAN STATE (8-8, 2-4 B1G) vs. No. 25 Iowa (5-10, 1-5 B1G) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 3 P.M. RALPH YOUNG FIELD 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS August Sat. 19 Michigan (Exh.)... L, 4-0 Fri. 25 at #25 Pacific... L, 4-0 Sat. 26 at UC Davis...W, 2-1 Mon. 28 at California...W, 5-4 (2OT) September Fri. 1 #21 AMERICAN... L, 1-0 Sun. 3 VERMONT... W, 4-3 (OT) Fri. 8 at #25 Old Dominion... L, 3-2 Sun. 10 #10 VIRGINIA... L, 6-1 Fri. 15 at #8 Michigan*... L, 6-0 Sun. 17 YALE...W, 4-0 Fri. 22 at Miami (Oh)...W, 3-2 Sun. 24 at Ohio State*...W, 2-1 (SO) Fri. 29 #4 PENN STATE*... L, 1-0 October Fri. 6 #17 MARYLAND... L, 4-1 Tues. 10 at Central Michigan...W, 3-0 Fri. 13 #18 RUTGERS*... L, 3-2 Sun. 15 at Indiana*...W, 3-2 Fri. 20 #25 IOWA*...3 p.m. Sun. 22 at #8 Northwestern*...1 p.m. Wed. 25 Big Ten Tournament Begins (East Lansing, Mich.) TBA Home Matches in BOLD CAPS * - Big Ten Match 2017 BIG TEN STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Team Record Pct. Pts Record Pct. Michigan 7-0-0 1.000 21 13-2-0.867 Northwestern 5-1-0.833 15 12-4-0.750 Maryland 5-2-0.714 15 10-5-0.667 Penn State 4-2-0.667 12 12-3-0.800 Rutgers 3-3-0.500 9 9-6-0.600 Michigan State 2-4-0.333 6 8-8-0.500 Ohio State 1-5-0.167 3 8-7-0.533 Iowa 1-5-0.167 3 5-10-0.333 Indiana 0-6-0.000 0 6-10-0.375 Up Next: The Michigan State field hockey team wraps up its regular season this weekend, with Big Ten matches against No. 25 Iowa and No. 8 Northwestern. Friday night the Spartans host No. 25 Iowa in the final home match of the regular season. The match will also serve as Senior Day for the six Spartan seniors, and will be played at Ralph Young Field at 3 p.m. Team Notes: MSU is coached by Helen Knull. Knull is in her sixth season at the helm of the Spartan field hockey program. The Spartans claim an 8-8 overall record while sitting at 2-4 in the Big Ten. All of MSU s losses this season have come at the hands of nationally ranked opponents, the highest being Penn State at No. 4. MSU has faced at least one ranked opponent in every weekend of play with one exception: the weekend in Ohio (at Miami and Ohio State). The Spartans have competed in three overtime games this year, two of which have gone into double overtime and one of which took a shootout to decide a winner. MSU is undefeated in overtime games, posting an impressive 3-0 record. Through 16 games, the Green and White is averaging 1.94 goals per game while allowing 2.56 gpg. The Spartans claim a shots on goal percentage of.552. The Spartans are fourth in the Big Ten in total shots with 261. As a squad, MSU ranks 28th in the nation in defensive saves with four. The Spartans rank at an impressive 18th in the nation in saves per game with 7.20. The Green and White is averaging 16.3 shots per game and has tallied 26 total assists. Player Notes: Redshirt senior midfielder Kendal Anderson leads the team with seven goals to go along with two assists, registering 16 points, second-best on the squad. The Shaker Heights, Ohio native ranks ninth in the conference in shots with 47, (2.94/game). Senior forward Sophie Macadré sits second on the team in total goals with six. The New Zealand native adds a team-high seven assists, leading the team in total points with 19. Macadré sits 10th in the Big Ten in assists (0.44/game). Redshirt senior back Simone Vagnoni has catapulted herself into being tied for second on the team in goals with six, after scoring a goal in each of the last three games. The captain has been dominant in the past three contests, tallying a single goal in each outing. Vagnoni adds two assists to her season total, registering 14 points (third on the team), and plays an integral part of the Spartan backline. Vagnoni was named as an alternate for the Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior Game. Sophomore midfielder Makenzie Brown has three goals and is the only Spartan this season to score twice in one game. The Scotland native tallied two goals in a span of less than 20 seconds in the match against Yale on Sept. 17. Junior back Bailey Higgins has been an integral part of the Spartan backline, starting in every game this season. Higgins is second on the team in assists with five. Senior forward Grace Santi has two goals in 2017, fourth-best on the team. The senior also adds one assist, tallying five points. Freshman forward Lia Sinisi is the only freshman to start in all 16 games for the Green and White. Redshirt senior back Lauren Bonness, sophomore forward Kelsey Keener, freshman forward Meredith Ross, and sophomore back Hannah Ackers have each recorded one goal for the Green and White. Senior Katie Miller and freshman Mairi Fletcher have both seen time in net for the Spartans, combining for a save percentage of.735. Miller leads the team with 60 total saves and claims a save percentage of.706, seventh-best in the Big Ten. The senior captain has recorded over 780 minutes in net, ranks eighth in the Big Ten in saves and ninth in saves per game with 3.80. Fletcher ranks sixth in the conference in saves per game with 4.90. The freshman has a save percentage of.742 (sixth in the Big Ten). Last Time Out: MSU had two tough matches last weekend, first hosting No. 18 Rutgers before heading to Indiana. The Spartans fell to the Scarlet Knights on Friday night in a 3-2 battle. RU was able to take a 1-0 lead early in the game before MSU answered, evening the score at 1-all. Santi found the back of the net at 16:56 when she drew the goalkeeper out of the net and slid it past the right glove of the Rutgers defender. The Scarlet Knights claimed the next two goals, the first coming at 30:19 and the second at 34:56 to take a 3-1 lead into halftime. The Spartans made it a one-goal game in the 44th minute, when Simone Vagnoni netted one off the penalty corner from the top of the circle, making it 3-2. Madison O Neill was credited with the assist on the goal. On Sunday, the Spartans rebounded with a 3-2 victory at Indiana. At 14:28, Cara Bonshak controlled the ball, dribbling it past an IU defender and shot it into the circle to Kendal Anderson, who found a slicing Lauren Bonness, who cut into the left side of the goal and fired it past the goalkeeper, giving MSU a 1-0 lead. The Hoosiers tied the game at 1-all in the 49th minute after being awarded a penalty stroke. At 58:57, the Spartans scored their second goal of the day off a penalty corner. Simone Vagnoni found the back of the net from the left side of the circle, giving her team a 2-1 lead. Macadré and Madison O Neill were credited with the assists off the penalty corner goal. The third goal of the afternoon came from Bonshak. The freshman played the ball after it was deflected out of the upper left side of the circle. The Allentown, Pa. native played the ball back into the circle and fired it in low, giving MSU a two-goal lead with just under nine minutes to play. The Hoosiers earned a penalty corner as time expired and played

the corner when the clock hit zero. The Hoosiers scored on the penalty corner, making it a 3-2 final. Series History: The Spartans and the Iowa Hawkeyes have met 65 times throughout the duration of their series, and the Hawkeyes hold a series advantage of 49-15-1. In the first game of the series, dating back to Oct. 21, 1977, the two teams tied in a 2-2 draw. The Spartans hold a 3-2 advantage over the last five meetings. The last time MSU defeated Iowa was on Oct. 17, 2014 in East Lansing by a final of 2-0. Scouting the Hawkeyes: The No. 25-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes hold a season record of 10-5 and are 1-5 in conference play. Lisa Cellucci is in her fourth season at the helm of the Hawkeye field hockey program. As a team, the Hawkeyes average 2.40 goals per game while also allowing 2.40. Iowa boasts a.599 shots on goal percentage to go along with 10.8 shots per game. The team has registered 38 assists this season. In its last game, the Hawkeyes fell at home to No. 3 Michigan by a final of 3-2, its third-straight loss. Sophomore Katie Birch leads her team in goals with 13 while adding six assists, totaling 32 points. The midfielder owns a shots on goal percentage of.667 and has collected all of the Hawkeyes penalty strokes on the season, going 3-for-4. Birch is second in the Big Ten in four different categories, including shots (61), shots per game (4.07), goals (13), and goals per game (0.87). Freshman Maddy Murphy is second on the team in goals, totaling nine on the year. Senior Katie Jones has spent every minute in net for Iowa, totaling over 1,058 minutes. The goalkeeper boasts a goals against average of 2.38 and a save percentage of.629. 2017 Captains: Simone Vagnoni and Katie Miller are captains for the 2017 team. Spartan Snippets: Hannah Ackers sister, Chandler, played her collegiate field hockey career at Iowa. Junior back Amanda Robinson faced off against her sister, Rachel, in the match against Virginia. The game marked the first time the sisters met on their opposing teams. The Spartans currently have athletes on the roster from three foreign countries and eight states. Fletcher and Brown both come from Glasgow, Scotland; Miller from Country Kildare, Ireland; and Macadré from Wellington, New Zealand. The remainder of the roster is made up of athletes from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, Virginia, California, Ohio and Connecticut. The 2017 season marks the fifth consecutive year the Spartans have had twins on the team. The Abbott twins, Caitlin and Mary Claire, first wore the Green and White in 2013. The Cole twins, Meghan and Maggie, are now on the Spartan squad as sophomores. TEAM COMPARISON MSU Iowa OVERALL RECORD 8-8-0 5-10-0 B1G RECORD 2-4-0 1-5-0 GOALS- SHOT ATTEMPTS 31-261 36-162 GPG 1.94 2.40 SHOT PCT..119.222 SOG-ATTEMPTS 144-261 97-162 SOG PCT..552.599 SHOTS PER GAME 16.3 10.8 PENALTY CORNERS 92 80 PENALTY STROKES 1-1 3-4 CORNERS PER GAME 5.75 5.33 OPP. CORNERS PER GAME 6.88 4.80 GOALS ALLOWED 41 36 GA PER GAME 2.56 2.40 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Head Coach Helen Knull, Sixth Season Assistant Coaches Georgia Holland Tamara Durante Volunteer Assistant Coach Jennifer Johnstone Captains Simone Vagnoni Katie Miller Top Scorers G-A-Pts Kendal Anderson...7-2-16 Sophie Macadré...6-7-19 Simone Vagnoni...6-2-14 Top Goalkeeper Katie Miller... 2.88 GAA,.706 Sv % No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/Previous School 1 Mairi Fletcher FR Goalkeeper Glasgow, Scotland/Hutchesons Grammar School 2 Katie Miller SR Goalkeeper Country Kildare, Ireland/The King s Hospital 3 Grace Santi SR Forward Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional 4 Samantha Siegel JR Forward Bedminster, NJ/Bernards High School 5 Amanda Robinson JR Back Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal High School 6 Lia Sinisi FR Forward North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex High School 7 Meghan Cole SO Midfield Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea 8 Maggie Cole SO Forward Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea 9 Sophie Macadré SR Forward Wellington, New Zealand/Queen Margaret College 10 Makenzie Brown SO Midfield/Back Glasgow, Scotland/Kelvinside Academy 11 Madison O Neill JR Forward Harrisburg, Pa./Lower Dauphin High School 12 Bailey Higgins JR Back Louisville, KY/Assumption High School 13 Maddie Vann JR Forward Yorktown, VA/Tabb High School 14 Hannah Ackers SO Back White Haven, Pa./Crestwood 16 Simone Vagnoni RS SR Back Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford 17 Sawyer Post FR Forward/Midfield Oceanshide, Calif./Vista High School 19 Kendal Anderson RS SR Midfield Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 20 Jillian Mahon SO Forward Wilton, Conn./Wilton 21 Cara Bonshak FR Midfield Allentown, Pa./Whitehall High School 22 Meredith Ross FR Forward Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga High School 23 Kelsey Keener SO Forward Millerstown, Pa./Greenwood 24 Lauren Bonness RS SR Midfield/Back State College, Pa./State College Area Pronunciation Guide Hannah Ackers: Acres Cara Bonshak: BON-shack Lauren Bonness: Bon-ness Tamara Durante: Ta-mar-uh Dur-on-tay Mairi Fletcher: Maa-rry Helen Knull: NULL Sophie Macadré: Mac-UH-drey Jillian Mahon: May-HON Grace Santi: San-TEE Lia Sinisi: Sin-ee-see Simone Vagnoni: Vag (rhymes with bag)-nonee

Quick Facts SCHOOL INFORMATION Name: Michigan State University Location: East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: 50,344 President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Director of Athletics: Mark Hollis Colors: Green and White Nickname: Spartans Mascot: Sparty Conference: Big Ten Facility: Ralph Young Field, 1,500 POST SEASON TEAM HISTORY NCAA appearances: Nine (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013) Big Ten Champions: 2002, 2003, 2009 FOLLOW SPARTAN FIELD HOCKEY Twitter:@MSUfieldhockey facebook.com/msufh Online: msuspartans.com NFHCA/2017 Penn Monto National Poll Oct. 17, 2017 1. Connecticut (14-0) 2. Duke (12-2) 3. Virginia (12-2) 4. Michigan (13-2) 5. North Carolina (12-3) 6. Penn State (12-3) 7. Louisville (11-4) 8. Northwestern (12-4) 9. Boston College (11-5) 10. Syracuse (11-4) 11. Delaware (10-4) 12. Maryland (10-5) 13. Wake Forest (9-6) 14. Princeton (8-6) 15. Harvard (10-3) 16. James Madison (8-5) 17. Stanford (8-6) 18. William & Mary (11-4) 19. Saint Joseph s (13-3) 20. Albany (9-5) 21. Rutgers (9-6) 22. Boston University (9-6) 23. Massachusetts (11-5) 24. Ohio State (8-7) 25. Iowa (5-10) BOLD indicates 2017 opponent 2017 Honor Roll 2017 Big Ten Players To Watch: Kendal Anderson, Sophie Macadré, Simone Vagnoni 2017 BIO UPDATES Hannah Ackers - Has appeared in 15 games, starting 13...Recorded first career goal against No. 25 Old Dominion on Sept. 8...Tallied four shots on goal for a SOG percentage of.667. Kendal Anderson - Leads the team in goals with seven...second on the team in points on the team with 16... Has a team-leading 28 shots on goal this season and an SOG percentage of.596...scored a single goal in seven different games...averaging 2.94 shots per game and 0.44 goals per game...leads the Green and White in four seperate categories, including shots, goals, shots on goal, and game-winning goals...tabbed as a Big Ten Player to Watch for 2017. Lauren Bonness - Appeared in all 16 games, starting one...has three goals, the first coming in the match against Cal (Aug. 28), the second against No. 17-ranked Maryland, and the third at Indiana (Oct. 15)...Earned one assist at UC Davis (Aug. 26)...Has recorded 11 shots and seven shots on goal for a SOG percentage of.636...is averaging 0.69 shots per game...has collected seven points on the year. Cara Bonshak - Has appeared in 11 games for the Green and White, earning her first career start at Central Michigan...Recorded one assist on the season at UC Davis (Aug. 26)...Recorded a season-high two shots at CMU. Makenzie Brown - Has played in and started all 16 games for the Spartans...Totaled three goals on the season (fourth-best on the team), one coming in the match at Cal (Aug. 28) and the other two coming in the game against Yale (Sept. 17)...The only Spartan to score two goals in a game this season...registered 11 shots on goal for a SOG percentage of.458...averaging 1.50 shots per game along with 0.38 points per game. Maggie Cole - Recorded minutes in seven games this season with the Spartans...Registered one shot against No. 10-ranked Virginia. Meghan Cole - Has appeared in seven games while starting two Earned her first start against Vermont (Sept. 3). Mairi Fletcher - Appeared in 10 games, starting eight...earned her first career start against No. 10 Virginia (Sept. 10)...Owns a.750 save percentage and a 3.51 goals allowed average...recorded a career-high 18 saves against a very powerful offensive attack in Virginia...Has recorded 410 minutes in net for the Green and White...Credited with two shutouts on the year against Yale and Central Michigan. Bailey Higgins - Has started every game as an integral part of the Spartan back line...sits at second on the team with five assists on the year...registered six shots and two shots on goal for the Green and White. Kelsey Keener - Earned minutes in all 16 games for the Spartans, starting 11 contests Tallied one goal at UC Davis (Aug. 26) Registered an assist against Yale (Sept. 17)...Holds a shot percentage of.083 along with a SOG percentage of.667 Averages 0.75 shots per game. Sophie Macadré - Appeared in all 16 games, starting 14 Has six goals on the season (tied for second on the team) Registered 39 total shots (third on the team) including 25 shots on goal (second-best on the team), claiming a.641 sog percentage...leads the team in assists with seven...is first on the team in total points for the Spartans with 19...Recorded a game-winning goal against Vermont (Sept. 3)...Tabbed as a Big Ten Player to Watch for 2017. Jillian Mahon - Recorded minutes in four seperate matches for the Spartans. Katie Miller - Captain for Michigan State Has appeared in all 16 games for the Spartans, starting seven at goalkeeper Recorded 780:05 minutes in net for the Green and White this season Claims a goals allowed average of 2.88 and a save percentage of.706 Tallied 60 saves including a season-high 10 saves against No. 21 American...Has assisted in the Spartans two shutouts this season. Madison O Neill - Appeared in and started all 16 games for MSU...Has tallied 12 shots on the season (tied for seventh on the team)...registered five shots on goal and claims a sog percentage of.417...has four assists on the year, third on the team. Sawyer Post - Appeared in four games for the Spartans. Amanda Robinson - Has played in all 16 games, starting in eight as a staple in the Spartan backline. Meredith Ross - Appeared in all 16 matches for the Spartans, earning three starts Has one goal on the season against Vermont (Sept. 3) Tallied 32 shots (fourth-best on the team) on the year including 18 shots on goal (fourth-best on the team), Registers a.562 sog percentage Averages 2.00 shots per game. Grace Santi - Has appeared in 10 games for the Spartans, starting nine...registered two goals on the season including one goal at Miami (Sept. 22) and one against No. 18 Rutgers (Oct. 13)...Collected one helper in the win at Central Michigan...Has 10 shots on the season, including a season-high four shots against CMU. Samantha Siegel - Has played in all 16 contests for the Green and White including earning two starts Earned one assist (tied for fifth on the team) at Cal (Aug. 28) Registered two shots on goal for the Spartans, including one against No. 10-ranked Virginia (Sept. 10)...Claims a shots on goal percentage of.667. Lia Sinisi - Is the only freshman who has played in and started all 16 games this season Has 10 shots and four shots on goal for the Spartans Claims a.400 shot on goal percentage. Simone Vagnoni - 2017 team captain...majority ball-handler on the back line for the Spartan defense Started all 16 games for the Spartans...Has six goals on the year, tied for second-best on the team...has scored a goal in each of the last three games...fourth on the team in assists with two...sits at third on the team in total points with 14...Totals 24 shots on goal (third-best on the team) for a sog percentage of.545...tabbed as a Big Ten 2017 Player to Watch. Maddie Van - Appeared in six games for the Green and White.

The Helen Knull File Helen Knull concluded her sixth season as head coach of the Michigan State field hockey program in 2016. She was hired as head coach on Dec. 27, 2010 after serving as an assistant and associate head coach for five years. Her overall record on staff for the Spartans is 128-102 and she holds a 54-68 record as head coach. Helen is an enthusiastic and energetic individual, and we are thrilled that we could elevate her into the position of head coach, said MSU athletic director Mark Hollis of the hire. Helen has helped build and maintain what has become a winning tradition at Michigan State in our field hockey program. The program has seen unparalleled success over the last decade, and we are confident that making Helen Knull our head coach will continue that success into the future. The 2016 season saw the Spartans go 8-12 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. MSU faced a slew of tough opponents, facing nine ranked opponents in the 18-game schedule. Kendal Anderson and Simone Vagnoni had successful junior seasons, as both were named Second Team All-Big Ten and NFHCA All-West Second Team. 14 members of the 2016 squad were Academic All-Big Ten selections. MSU had its best season under Knull in 2013. Overcoming a slow start, the team finished 14-10, highlighted by a Big Ten Tournament Championship and Elite 8 appearance. The Spartans won seven of their final nine games, including NCAA Tournament victories over Miami (Ohio) and regional host and second-seeded Syracuse, snapping the Orange s 45-game win streak at home. Knull was named the NFHCA West Region Coach of the Year, becoming the third coach in program history to earn the honor. Three players were named to the NFHCA West All-Region Team and five players were named to All-Big Ten teams. Abby Barker was a Third Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selection. In addition to the on field success by the program in 2013, the Spartans excelled in the classroom as well. MSU was the recipient of the 2013 Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award on top of having 13 student-athletes named to the 2013 Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, recognizing them for their individual effort in the classroom. Nine of Knull s players were also named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Kristen Henn became the third field hockey player in program history to be named the Big Ten s Medal of Honor winner, the conference s most exclusive award to recognize academic and athletic excellence. The 2012 season was highlighted by many achievements both on and off the field, as the Spartans went 10-10 in Knull s second season as head coach. Abby Barker was named to the First Team All-Big Ten, while Kristen Henn and Becky Stiles were Second Team selections. Barker and Stiles were also named as 2012 Longstreth /National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I First Team All-West Region selections. Barker was then recognized nationally as a 2012 Longstreth /National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Prior to being named head coach, Knull served as an assistant coach on the Rolf van de Kerkhof s Spartan staff from 2006-10, and was elevated to the title of Associate Head Coach in the spring of 2010. In the seasons in East Lansing before being named head coach, she helped the Spartans compile a 74-34 overall record, including an 33-10 mark in the last two seasons combined. In 2009, the Spartans won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles, becoming only the second school in Big Ten history to finish the regular season and tournament play unbeaten. The Green and White also advanced to the NCAA Tournament four straight times (2007-10). Knull arrived in East Lansing in 2006 from Kent State, where she served as an assistant coach for two years and as an associate head coach during her last season at her alma mater (2005). Knull was a four-year starter, two-year captain and a two-time All-American at Kent State, leading the Golden Flashes to the NCAA Tournament four straight years (1999-2002). In 2002, Knull was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. She was inducted into the Kent State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. As a coach, Knull helped guide the Golden Flashes to two Mid- American Conference championships (2003, 2005), cultivating the development of two Freshmen of the Year and one MAC Player of the Year. In addition to her experience at Kent State, Knull has worked as a Regional Coaching Director for Region Nine of the United States Field Hockey Futures Program. As Regional Coaching Director, Knull oversees the training sites and coaching development in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania. While growing up in Scotland, Knull played on the National U-16 and U-18 teams before coming to the United States for college. Knull earned a degree in sport management with a minor in coaching from Kent State in 2003, completing a master s degree in sport management in 2004. Knull obtained a Level II coaching accreditation through USA Field Hockey in November 2008. Knull and her husband, Justin, have a daughter, Grace, and a son, Calum. The family resides in Laingsburh. Division I Second-Team All-American. Two of Knull s players were also selected to play at the USA Field Hockey 2013 Women s National Championship. During Knull s first season as head coach in 2011, the team tallied a season record of 7-13-0. Off the field, Corey Block was presented the President s Award at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala. The award is given to the male and female graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA. The team was recognized with the 2012 SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award. The NFHCA also recognized nine athletes from the field hockey team to its National Academic Squad and senior Corey Block as a Scholar of Distinction. 13 members of the team were Academic All-Big Ten selections for the fall of 2012. On the field, three Spartans earned NFHCA All-Region honors, while two of them also picked up second team All-Big Ten accolades under Knull s first year as head coach. In the classroom, MSU earned the NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team Award, while 11 Spartans received NFHCA Academic honors, 10 were Academic All-Big Ten and three were Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.

2017 Michigan State Field Hockey MSU Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 8-8 2-4 6-3 0-1 CONFERENCE 2-4 0-3 2-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-4 2-1 4-2 0-1 Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 25 at #25 Pacific L 0-4 72 Aug 26 at UC Davis W 2-1 128 Aug 28 at California Wo2 5-4 113 Sept 1 #21 AMERICAN L 0-1 447 Sept 3 VERMONT Wot 4-3 387 Sep 08 at #25 Old Dominion L 2-3 289 Sep 10 vs #10 Virginia L 1-6 139 * Sep 15 at #8 Michigan L 0-6 987 Sep 17 YALE W 4-0 379 Sep 22 at MIAMI W 3-2 115 * Sep 24 at Ohio State Wo2 2-1 503 * Sep 29 #4 PENN STATE L 0-1 257 * Oct 06 #17 MARYLAND L 1-4 133 Oct 10 at CMU W 3-0 102 * Oct 13 #18 RUTGERS L 2-3 263 * Oct 15 at Indiana W 3-2 251 TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 31-261 41-287 Goals scored per game 1.94 2.56 Shot pct..119.143 Shots on goal-attempts 144-261 155-287 SOG pct..552.540 Shots/Game 16.3 17.9 CORNER KICKS 92 110 Goals off corners 6 7 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 2-2 PENALTIES Yellow cards 5 5 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total 1866 2560 Dates/Avg Per Date 6/311 9/284 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/139 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 19 Kendal Anderson 16 7 2 16 47.149 28.596 3 1-1 16 Simone Vagnoni 16 6 2 14 44.136 24.545 2 0-0 9 Sophie Macadre 16 6 7 19 39.154 25.641 2 0-0 22 Meredith Ross 16 1 0 2 32.031 18.562 0 0-0 10 Makenzie Brown 16 3 0 6 24.125 11.458 0 0-0 23 Kelsey Keener 16 1 1 3 12.083 8.667 0 0-0 11 Madison O'Neill 16 0 4 4 12.000 5.417 0 0-0 24 Lauren Bonness 16 3 1 7 11.273 7.636 0 0-0 3 Grace Santi 10 2 1 5 10.200 4.400 1 0-0 6 Lia Sinisi 16 0 0 0 10.000 4.400 0 0-0 14 Hannah Ackers 15 1 1 3 6.167 4.667 0 0-0 12 Bailey Higgins 16 0 5 5 6.000 2.333 0 0-0 21 Cara Bonshak 11 1 1 3 4.250 2.500 0 0-0 4 Samantha Siegel 16 0 1 1 3.000 2.667 0 0-0 8 Maggie Cole 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.000 0 0-0 20 Jillian Mahon 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 1 Mairi Fletcher 10 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 17 Sawyer Post 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 13 Maddie Vann 6 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 7 Meghan Cole 7 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 5 Amanda Robinson 16 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 2 Katie Miller 16 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 Total 16 31 26 88 261.119 144.552 8 1-1 Opponents 16 41 35 117 287.143 155.540 8 2-2 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 2 Katie Miller 16 780:05 25 2.88 60.706 5-4-0 0/2 1 Mairi Fletcher 10 410:00 16 3.51 48.750 3-2-0 0/2 Total 16 1190:05 41 3.10 114.735 8-6-0 2 Opponents 16 1190:05 31 2.34 113.785 6-8-0 4 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 12 17 1 2 32 Opponents 22 19 0 0 41 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 112 136 9 4 261 Opponents 142 128 8 9 287 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 56 49 4 5 114 Opponents 53 54 4 2 113 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 40 48 4 0 92 Opponents 50 53 3 4 110 Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 20 27 0 0 47 Opponents 13 21 0 0 34

2017 MICHIGAN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TV ROSTER 1 Mairi Fletcher 2 Katie Miller 7 Meghan Cole 8 Maggie Cole Fr., Goalkeeper Glasgow, Scotland So., Midfield Chelsea, Michigan Sr., Goalkeeper Country Kildare, Ireland So., Forward Chelsea, Michigan 13 Maddie Vann 14 Hannah Ackers Jr., Forward Yorktown, Virginia So., Back White Haven, Pa. 21 Cara Bonshak Fr., Midfield Allentown, Pa. Helen Knull Head Coach Sixth year 2017 FIELD 3 Grace Santi Sr., Forward Oceanport, N.J. 9 Sophie Macadre Sr., Forward Wellington, New Zealand 16 Simone Vagnoni RS Sr., Back Collegeville, Pa. 22 Meredith Ross Fr., Forward Berwyn, Pa. Georgia Holland Assistant Coach Second year HOCKEY 4 Samantha Siegel 5 Amanda Robinson 6 Lia Sinisi 10 Makenzie Brown 11 Madison O Neill Jr., Forward Harrisburg, Pa. 12 Bailey Higgins So., Midfield/Back Glasgow, Scotland 17 Sawyer Post 19 Kendal Anderson 20 Jillian Mahon Jr., Foward Bedminster, N.J. Fr., Forward/Midfield Oceanside, Calif. 23 Kelsey Keener So., Forward Millerstown, Pa. Tamara Durante Assistant Coach Third year Jr., Back Mount Joy, Pa. RS Sr., Midfield Shaker Heights, Ohio. Fr., Forward North Caldwell, N.J. Jr., Back Louisville, Kentucky So. Forward, Wilton, Conn. 24 Lauren Bonness RS Sr., Midfield/Back State College, Penn. Jennifer Johnstone Volunteer Assistant Coach First year Kelsey Clausen Athletic Trainer Graduate Assistant W W W. M S U S PA R TA N S. C O M