EAST LANSING, MI - The Chicago State men's soccer team faced off against the Michigan State Spartans and suffered a 4-1 loss.
In the first half, the Spartans began the game possessing the ball very well, forcing the Cougars to set back and defend.
Eventually, after a few possessions, the Spartans were able to break through the Cougars to score their first goal of the match at 25th minute mark.
The Cougars quickly attempted to bounce back, however were unable to build up play or get any shots on goal. With just a minute to go in the half, at the 44th minute mark, the Spartans stole the ball and struck in another goal to go up 2-0 at the half.
In the second half, the Cougars came out possessing the ball much better. Nonetheless, in one of the build ups Michigan once again stole the ball and increased their lead at the 54th minute mark to stun Chicago State and go up 3-0.
However, The Cougars did not back down as they were suddenly attacking and producing shots. Fortunately, the Cougars finally were able to fire in a goal of their own as Niall Red-Stephen bagged his third of the season at the 70th minute mark.
Unfortunately, the Spartans quickly answered back with yet another goal at the 82nd minute which resulted in a final score of 4-1.
The Cougars next face the University of St. Thomas on Friday at 5 p.m. for their home opener at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep.
About Chicago State:
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioningm to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title, also making an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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