Friday, March 12
Piscataway, N.J.
1 p.m.
Michigan State University
at
Rutgers University
Michigan State Travels to Rutgers for Weekend Series
3/11/2021 12:50:00 PM | Field Hockey
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's field hockey team travels to New Jersey this weekend for a pair of games at Rutgers. The Spartans play first on Friday, March 12 (1 p.m.) and conclude the weekend series on Sunday, March 14 (noon).
Both games will be streamed on BTN Plus, with Dominick Savino and Marybeth Freeman calling all of the action.
The Spartans and Scarlet Knights will play two games this weekend, but only the first game will count toward Big Ten standings. Per rules from the league's coaches, all teams will play two games per weekend against conference opponents, but only the first game will count toward Big Ten standings.
Michigan State enters the weekend with a 1-2 overall record and a1-2 mark in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans posted their first win of the season last weekend, beating Indiana on Sunday, 2-0. The Spartans opened the 2021 season at B1G at the Beach in Virginia, dropping games to Maryland (2-0) and Northwestern (3-1).
Junior defender Isa van de Weij (Naarden, The Netherlands/Sint Vintus College) leads MSU in scoring with two goals tallying one against Northwestern and her second against Indiana. Freshman Emma O"Neill (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) scored her first career goal last weekend against Indiana. Junior midfielder Lia Sinisi (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex, N.J.).
Junior goalkeeper Jade Arundell (County Kildare, Ireland/The Kings Hospital) leads the team with 19 saves and has a 1.94 goals-against average.
Both games will be streamed on BTN Plus, with Dominick Savino and Marybeth Freeman calling all of the action.
The Spartans and Scarlet Knights will play two games this weekend, but only the first game will count toward Big Ten standings. Per rules from the league's coaches, all teams will play two games per weekend against conference opponents, but only the first game will count toward Big Ten standings.
Michigan State enters the weekend with a 1-2 overall record and a1-2 mark in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans posted their first win of the season last weekend, beating Indiana on Sunday, 2-0. The Spartans opened the 2021 season at B1G at the Beach in Virginia, dropping games to Maryland (2-0) and Northwestern (3-1).
Junior defender Isa van de Weij (Naarden, The Netherlands/Sint Vintus College) leads MSU in scoring with two goals tallying one against Northwestern and her second against Indiana. Freshman Emma O"Neill (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) scored her first career goal last weekend against Indiana. Junior midfielder Lia Sinisi (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex, N.J.).
Junior goalkeeper Jade Arundell (County Kildare, Ireland/The Kings Hospital) leads the team with 19 saves and has a 1.94 goals-against average.
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