Spartans Host Minnesota, No. 17 Wisconsin at DeMartin

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State women's soccer team returns to DeMartin Stadium this week to host a pair of Big Ten Conference opponents. The Spartans face Minnesota Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m., followed by No. 17 Wisconsin Sunday, Sept. 23 for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

KICKOFF
The Michigan State women's soccer team returns to DeMartin Stadium this week for its first two-game Big Ten set. The Spartans face the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m, followed by a date with the 17th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday, Sept. 23 for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Both games will be streamed on BTN Plus.

CAMRYN CRAZIES
Camryn Evans, a true freshman from Fenton, Mich., scored two more goals in the Spartans' 2-2 draw at Purdue (Sept. 13), the third time this season she has scored twice in a game.
The forward is tied for the Big Ten lead in goals scored (6) and leads the conference in goals per game average (0.75). Evans is also currently tied for third in the country among freshmen with six put away, trailing only Middle Tennessee's Hannah Tillett (8) and Louisville's Maisie Whitsett (7).
Evans ranks third in the conference in both points per game (1.50), and shot accuracy (0.619).

MICHIGAN STATE NOTES
Goalkeeper Reilley Ott sits in the top half of several goalkeeping statistics in the conference. The redshirt-junior is second in shutouts (5), while also currently sitting second in saves per game (5.11).
Sophomore Danielle Stephan ranks in the top 10 of the Big Ten Conference in two categories. The midfielder is ninth in assists per game (0.43), and 10th in total assists (3).
The Spartans rank second in the conference in save percentage (0.836), and third in shutout percentage (0.556). Offensively, MSU is second in the Big Ten in shot accuracy at 0.577.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
Minnesota (5-4-0, 1-1-0) heads into East Lansing after a Big Ten opening-weekend split at home, the end of a seven-game homestand. The Gophers lost 2-0 to Illinois (Sept. 14), before securing a 2-0 win over No. 12 Northwestern last time out Sept. 16.
Ten different Gophers have found the back of the net this season, led by senior forward April Bockin, who has scored three goals to go along with three assists.
Minnesota holds a narrow lead in the all-time series with MSU at 13-12-2. The Gophers won last year's meeting in Minneapolis, 7-1.

SAXTON SAYS
"Minnesota is always a team that's ready to play. I expect the very best from them heading out on the road after a long homestand. I know they have high expectations for their team this year and were disappointed to lose the conference opener. They got some momentum against Northwestern and will come in here on a high. We're going to have to make sure we are at our very best."

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Players Mentioned

Camryn Evans

Reilley Ott

Danielle Stephan