EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State men’s soccer continues its three-game, season-opening homestand, facing No. 4 Notre Dame on Monday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.
Brendan Schabath and Owen Oszust will be on the call on the Big Ten Network+ broadcast.
Michigan State started the season 1-0 after a hard-fought 2-1 win in the season opener on Aug. 26. The Spartans used goals from redshirt-senior defender Will Perkins and freshman forward Jake Spadafora.
LOOKING AT IRISH
Notre Dame holds the overall series lead against Michigan State 18-9-6. The Irish are 5-6-4 at DeMartin Stadium, while leading 4-12-2 in South Bend. Last season, the Spartans went down 3-1 in the first half, before rallying with three second-half goals. Farai Mutatu led the way with his first career hat trick. The Irish started the season with a 3-1 loss at home to Seattle on Aug. 25. The Spartans are unbeaten in the last four games in South Bend with a 3-0-1 record since 2014.
LAST YEAR VS. NOTRE DAME
Senior forward Farai Mutatu’s first career hat trick completed MSU men’s soccer’s comeback against Notre Dame, at Alumni Stadium on Sept. 14, 2021. With three second-half goals, the Spartans stopped the Fighting Irish 4-3.
With the win, Michigan State evened its record on the season to 3-3, while Notre Dame stands 1-3-1. MSU is now 4-12-2 against Notre Dame on the road and 9-18-6 against UND. The Spartans are unbeaten in the last four games in South Bend with a 3-0-1 record since 2014.
Mutatu’s hat trick was the first by a Spartan since Jay Chapman against No. 16 Indiana on Oct. 28, 2012. Senior midfielder Jack Beck also added a goal and two assists in the win.
UP NEXT
The Spartans conclude their three-game homestand against in-state rival Western Michigan on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The game against the Broncos will be a doubleheader with the MSU women’s soccer team, who will kickoff at 5 p.m. Michigan State will then play four its next five games on the road. The Spartans will face Akron on Monday, Sept. 5 and No. 25 Bowling Green on Friday, Sept. 9.
GETTING ON THE SCORESHEET
In the first game of the season, six different Spartans found their way onto the scoresheet. Freshmen forward Jake Spadafora scored his first collegiate goal, while fellow freshman Jack Guggemos added his…
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