QUICK STRIKES FOR THE WEEK AHEAD …
• Michigan State has a split weekend of action, traveling to Louisville for a Friday game at Bellarmine before hosting Colgate on Sunday morning at Ralph Young Field.
• Live statistics and webstream links can be found for both games on the field hockey schedule page at MSUSpartans.com. Friday’s game will stream on ESPN+, and Sunday will air on BTN+ .
• The Spartans earned a split in its second weekend of action, earning a 3-1 win over Vermont before a heartbreaker against Ohio on Sunday, 3-2 in double overtime.
&NBSP: &NBSP: &NBSP: &NBSP: &NBSP: Last Friday was a 3-1 victory over the Catamounts, which featured goals from Skylar Santucci, Jillian Bonczewski, and Carmen Pucheta along with a pair of assists from Emma O’Neill in the victory.
&NBSP: &NBSP: &NBSP: &NBSP: &NBSP: On Sunday, the Spartans suffered the OT heartbreak against Ohio, having two goals overturned by video review and a third waived off and fell 3-2 in double overtime. The Spartan goals were scored by Bianca Pizano and Ellie Rutherford. Lyra Gavino had six saves over the two games.
• Anna Krump (2-3-7) is the leading scorer for Bellarmine, which enters Friday’s contest with a 2-2 record. The Knights have earned overtime wins over Saint Louis and Rider, and most recently dropped a 3-0 decision on the road at LIU. Devanny Boisvert is in her sixth season as the head coach, and has guided the Knights through their transition to a Division I program. This is the first season that Bellarmine would be eligible to compete in the NCAA Division I tournament.
• Colgate (0-3) will play at Central Michigan on Friday prior to the Sunday showdown at Michigan State. The Raiders were outscored 14-4 in their first three games, but lost on penalty strokes to Lock Haven in its most recent contest. April Cornell-DeAngelis is in her eighth season leading the Raiders, and her current team is led in scoring by Anna Lochhead (2-0-4).
• Both of MSU’s losses this year have come in overtime. MSU was 0-4 in overtime games in 2023, with its last victory in extra time coming on Oct. 18, 2022 against Indiana.
• Three of MSU’s four games this year have been one-goal affairs. MSU played six one-goal games a year ago.
• Pizano took over the team’s scoring lead with her…
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