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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State men's soccer will conclude its season-long four-game homestand against Air Force on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.
The Spartans fell to 1-2-1 this season after a hard-fought loss to then-No. 5 Oregon State on Sept. 2. Freshman forward Mohamed Saad scored his first collegiate against the Beavers.
Charles Schmidgall and Kyle Keegan are on the call for B1G+.
LOOKING AT THE FALCONS
Air Force is looking for its first win of the season. The Falcons started the season with a 1-0 loss to then-No. 10 SMU in Dallas. Air Force then suffered a pair of 2-1 home losses to Army and new Big Ten opponent Washington.
Nick Bisagno and Logan Zaa are leading AFA in scoring with one goal each for two points. William Collins has started all three games this season in goal. He has allowed three goals in 182 minutes for a 1.48 GAA. Collins has made 13 saves this season.
SERIES HISTORY
Michigan State and Air Force have only met four times. The Spartans lead the overall series 2-1-1, but the teams haven't met since 1973. In 1967, MSU won in Colorado Springs, 4-0, while the Spartans had a dominating 8-0 win in East Lansing in 1968. The Falcons only victory came in 1973 in East Lansing, 4-0.
GETTING IN THE LINEUP
Through four games this season, MSU has used three different starting lineups. In the first four games, six Spartans have started all three games in Zac Kelly, Shion Soga, Cristiano Bruletti, Jeremy Sharp, Will Eby and Josh Adam. Adam, Kelly and Eby played every minute this season.
BIG TIME B1G
Seven teams in the Big Ten are ranked in either the United Soccer Coaches Poll or the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. In the USC poll, UCLA is No. 6, while Northwestern and Wisconsin stand ninth and tenth, respectively. In the Top Drawer Poll, UCLA stands No. 4, while Indiana is No. 9. Oregon State (No. 23), Washington (No. 24) and Wisconsin (No. 24) round out the poll.
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Redshirt-junior goalkeeper Zac Kelly is fourth in the Big Ten in saves with 11. Junior midfielder Jonathan Stout is tied for sixth in the league in shots with 11.
UP NEXT
The Spartans hit the road to take on in-state rival Oakland on Monday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.
Preview courtesy of MSU Athletics.
