Michigan State University Athletics
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Field Hockey Falls To No. 3 Iowa, 2-1
10/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Oct. 10, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The No. 15 Michigan State field hockey team lost, 2-1, to No. 3 Iowa Sunday afternoon at Spartan Stadium. The loss drops MSU to 8-6 on the season, 1-4 in the Big Ten, while Iowa improves to 10-1, 4-1.
Spartan sophomore Kate Wade (Harwich, Mass.) gave MSU a 1-0 lead at the 28:15 mark of the first half when fellow sophomore Maureen Halstead (N. Dartmouth, Mass.) picked up a rebound and tipped a pass to Wade. Iowa tied the score at 23:05 on a goal by Leslie Irvine.
The game was delayed for 20 minutes after MSU sophomore Marleen Tuip (Eindhoven, Netherlands) took a stick to the throat with 15:47 remaining in the first half and was taken from the field on a stretcher.
Michigan State had a chance to take the lead on a penalty stroke with 8:47 to go in the first half, but sophomore Bridget Cooper?s (Winnetka, Ill.) attempt was wide right.
The Hawkeyes got the game-winning goal with 18:53 left in regulation off the stick of Lauren Edwards.
MSU now hits the road for three consecutive Big Ten games, beginning Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. against Michigan. The Spartans then travel to Iowa on Oct. 22 and Northwestern on Oct. 24.
1st Half 2nd Half Final Iowa 1 1 2 Michigan State 1 0 1SCORING SUMMARY: Michigan State Kate Wade (Maureen Halstead) 28:15/1st Iowa Leaslie Irvine (Kelly Dolan) 23:05/1st Iowa Lauren Edwards (Quan Nim) 18:53/2nd
Goalie Saves: UI (Kelly Druley-13), MSU (Mireille Evans-1) Shots: UI-3, MSU-17 Penalty Corners: UI-1, MSU-13 Penalty Strokes: UI-none, MSU-0/1
