EAST LANSING, Mich. – Sixth-ranked and fourth-seeded Michigan State women’s soccer registered a heart-stopping 3-2 double-overtime victory over the Milwaukee Panthers in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships on Friday evening at DeMartin Stadium.
The Green & White reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for only the third time in program history and published a win in their first-ever home game in the Big Dance. MSU rises to 3-4 all time in the NCAA Championships, publishing the program’s first win since Nov. 14, 2008, when the Spartans defeated Milwaukee, 2-1. The 2008 Spartans utilized a brace from newly inducted Michigan State Athletics Hall-of-Famer Laura (Heyboer) Heethuis to secure the victory in South Bend, Indiana.
Michigan State’s single-season program record in the win column continues to grow, as the Spartans rise to an astronomical 17-2-3 overall in 2022. The Green & White also extend their home unbeaten streak to 12 consecutive games, with their last defeat coming against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2021 Big Ten Quarterfinals on Sunday, Oct. 31. MSU boasts one of the ten-best unbeaten streaks at home among all Division I programs and stands in a tie for seventh in the nation with a seven-game home win streak.
In the box score, MSU dominated in every offensive statistic highlighted by a shocking 30-6 differential in shot attempts. Shots on goal favored the Spartans by a 15-4 margin, and the corner kick battle featured a lopsided 6-0 differential in favor of Michigan State.
Three different Spartans found the back of the net, with graduate forward Camryn Evans logging the game-winner in the 105th. Both MSU goals in regulation were scored by the sister-duo of junior midfielder Justina Gaynor and graduate midfielder Celia Gaynor. Three players earned assists on the evening, led by senior forward Lauren DeBeau, sophomore forward Jordyn Wickes and junior midfielder Zivana Labovic. Between the posts, senior keeper Lauren Kozal earned yet another victorious decision, extending her single-season program record win tally to 17. For the Panthers, redshirt freshman Kendall Edwards played all 110 minutes and submitted a valiant 12-save effort with three goals…
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