Post-Game Notes: Maryland - Michigan State University Athletics

SERIES

• Michigan State fell to Maryland, 31-9, on Saturday in the 107^th Homecoming game in school history . . . MSU leads the all-time series against Maryland, 10-4.

OFFENSE

• Redshirt junior quarterback Noah Kim was 18-for-32 passing for 190 yards and one TD . . . the 18 completions tied Kim's career-high for the third time this season, also completing 18 passes in the season-opener vs. Central Michigan and Game 2 vs. Richmond . . . Kim has thrown at least one TD pass in three of the four games this season.

• Redshirt freshman quarterback Katin Houser was 6-for-10 passing for 75 yards, for new career-highs in all three categories.

• Freshman quarterback Sam Leavitt made his Spartan debut and was 2-for-2 passing for 9 yards, adding two rushes for 7 yards.

• Redshirt sophomore running back Nate Carter rushed 19 times for 97 yards, just missing his third 100-yard outing in his four games as a Spartan . . . the 19 carries matched Carter's season-high as a Spartan . . . Carter added a career-high five catches for 23 yards, topping his previous career-best of four receptions from his freshman season at UConn vs. Yale (10/16/21).

• Senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. snared a career-high six catches for a career-best 67 yards . . . the six receptions tops his previous top mark of four vs. Penn State (11/27/21), while the 67 yards betters his previous mark of 54 yards vs. Ohio State (10/8/22) . . . Foster entered Saturday's game with five catches for 80 yards through the first three games and had all six catches and 67 yards in the first half.

• Redshirt junior tight end Maliq Carr also had a career-high five receptions for 53 yards . . . the 53 yards are a season high and the second-highest outing of his career behind his top mark of 72 yards vs. Wisconsin (10/15/22).

• Sophomore wide receiver Tyrell Henry snared his second TD of his career, both coming this season, with the 9-yard catch from Noah Kim in the third quarter . . . Henry finished with a career-high tying two catches for a career-best 33 yards.

• Graduate senior wide receiver Tre Mosley snared two catches for 13 yards . . . Mosley now has at least one catch in 21 straight games and in 38 of 40 career games played.

• Michigan State committed five turnovers in the game (three interceptions, two fumbles), the most for the Spartans since the 2020 season opener (seven vs. Rutgers on Oct. 24, 2020) . . . Maryland scored 21 points off of Michigan State turnovers.

• The Spartans outgained Maryland in total yardage, 376-362 . . . MSU also had more passing yards (274-223) than the Terrapins.

DEFENSE
• MSU started a pair of true freshmen on defense in linebacker Jordan Hall and defensive back Chance Rucker, and both made their first starts of their Spartan careers.

• Sophomore defensive back Dillon Tatum tallied a career-high 11 tackles, nearly doubling his previous career-best of six stops, done twice in his career, most recently last time out vs. Washington (9/16/23) . . . Tatum has posted five or more stops in three of the four games, with five vs. Central Michigan and six vs. Washington, before the 11 stops Saturday . . . Tatum added one pass break-up and one QB hurry.

• With the 11 tackles, Tatum becomes the second Spartan defender with double-digit stops this season, joining junior linebacker Cal Haladay's 10 tackles in the season-opener vs. Central Michigan (9/1/23).

• Sophomore defensive back Malik Spencer tied a career-high tackle total for the second time in four games, with his nine stops Saturday matching nine tackles in vs. Central Michigan (9/1/23) in the season-opener . . . Spencer has posted seven or more tackles in three of the four games with seven stops last game vs. Washington (9/16/23) . . . Spencer added one pass break-up and one QB hurry.

• Graduate linebacker Aaron Brule matched his jersey number with a season-high seven tackles Saturday . . . the seven stops are also the most during his Spartan career, as he transferred from Mississippi State prior to the 2022 season . . . Brule added one pass break-up and one QB hurry.

• Freshman defensive back Chance Rucker had career-highs of five tackles and two pass break-ups . . . Rucker had a total of two tackles in the previous two games.

SPECIAL TEAMS
• Graduate senior placekicker Jonathan Kim split the uprights from 37-yards out in the second quarter, marking his third field goal of the season, and his now 3-for-4 on the season after getting a 46-yard attempt blocked on the final play of the first half . . . Kim also had three kickoffs for a 64.3 ypk average with two touchbacks.

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Aaron Brule

Maliq Carr

Nate Carter

Montorie Foster Jr.

Cal Haladay

Jordan Hall

Tyrell Henry

Katin Houser

Jonathan Kim

Noah Kim

Sam Leavitt

Tre Mosley

Chance Rucker

Malik Spencer

Dillon Tatum

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