This is the fourth meeting between the Spartans and the Huskies
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State men's soccer returns home for Alumni Night to take on Washington on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. MSU looks to snap a three-game winless streak.
The Spartans stand 1-3-2 so far this season after losing to Oakland 3-0 on the road on Monday. Michigan State is looking for its first win of September.
ON THE STAT SHEET
Junior midfielder Jonathan Stout leads the team in scoring with one goal and one assist for three points. Senior midfielder Sean Kerrigan, sophomore forward Richie Ludwig and freshman forward Mohamed Saad have also found the back of the net this season.
BIG TEN OPENER
MSU opens Big Ten action new Big Ten member Washington on Friday, Sept. 13. The Spartans are 6-1-3 in their last 10 Big Ten openers. Last season, the Spartans tied Rutgers on the road 1-1 in the league opener. In 2022, MSU tied No. 16 Indiana to open league play. In 2021, MSU tied Wisconsin 1-1 in Madison.
Prior to the last three seasons, Michigan State had begun B1G action against RU for five-straight seasons, going 4-1-0 during that span.
LOOKING AT THE HUSKIES
With a big win over No. 11 Seattle on Sept. 9, Washington improved to 3-1-2 this season. UW is 2-0-1 at home and 1-1-1 away from home. The teams have two common opponents in Oregon State and Air Force. The Spartans fell to OSU and tied Air Force, while Washington defeated both teams.
Charlie Kosakoff leads the team in scoring with six points off of two goals and two assists. Joe Dale is second with five points off of one goal and three assists. Chris Meyers leads the team with four assists. Jadon Bowton has started all six games in goal, allowing seven goals for a 1.17 GAA.
SERIES HISTORY
Michigan State is looking for its first win against Washington as the Huskies lead the series 2-0-1. The last time the teams met was in Seattle in 2022 when the Huskies came out on top 4-1. In 2019 in East Lansing, UW edged MSU, 1-0. In the 2014 NCAA Tournament in East Lansing, the teams tied 2-2 with MSU advancing on penalty kicks, 4-3.
GETTING IN THE LINEUP
Through six games this season, MSU has used five different starting lineups. In the first six games, five Spartans have started all six games in Zac Kelly, Shion Soga, Cristiano Bruletti, Jeremy Sharp, and Josh Adam.
BIG TIME B1G
Six teams in the Big Ten are ranked in either the United Soccer Coaches Poll or the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. In the USC poll, Wisconsin is ranked No. 8, while Northwstern is No. 14 and Michigan is No. 22. In the Top Drawer Poll, Wisconsin is No. 7, while UCLA (No. 12), Indiana (No. 20) and Ohio State (No. 25) are all ranked.
RULE CHANGES THIS SEASON
This season the clock will stop on substitutions with 15 minutes left if the game is tied or the winning team makes a sub.
Substitutions can be made during any stoppage of time. Another change is to allow teams six moments to make substitutions in a game. Current substitution exceptions for goalkeepers, injury caused by an opposing player who was cautioned or ejected, bleeding injury, blood on the uniform, concussion evaluation and a permanent medical condition will not count as a moment as long as no other substitutions are made at the same time by that team. If a coach has used all of their moments and there is an injury not covered by the current exceptions listed previously, the team will play short. For postseason overtime games, any unused moments will carry over and one additional moment for all of overtime will be awarded.
UP NEXT
After the Big Ten opener against Washington, MSU hits the road to take on Penn State on Sept. 20 and No. 12 UCLA on Sept. 27.
Preview courtesy of MSU Athletics.
