
Illig was credited with an assist on the goal. After freshman forward Maggie Illig's shot towards the lower left corner of the goal ricocheted off the keeper's glove for a save, senior forward Lauren DeBeau cleaned things up from the left side of the box in the 12th minute.

MSU dominated the possession battle in the opening stanza and stacked up multiple scoring opportunities in the first 10 minutes, including four corner kicks. The Spartan defense led the way in securing the program's first shutout since downing Maryland in a 2-0 contest on Oct. In terms of shots on goal, MSU outplayed Bowling Green by a 9-4 edge. Michigan State dominated the corner kick battle by a 9-3 margin and translated its attack into a 17-7 differential in shots attempted. MSU extends its unbeaten streak in the opening game of the year to 11 consecutive seasons, with the team's last defeat coming to Milwaukee in the 2011 campaign. The Spartans secured their 25th season-opening victory in program history and moved to 25-8-4 in season openers all-time. 21 home game against San Diego.BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Following an impressive effort from the back line, Michigan State women's soccer rolled to a steady 2-0 victory over Bowling Green in its season opener on Thursday night at Cochrane Stadium. All registrations include a ticket to the Aug. Beyer played 11 games during the delayed 2020 season in early 2021 before suffering a knee injury that kept her on the sideline last year.Junior forward Shyra James goes into the season with 14 career goals and needs two more to match Jen Thais and Danica Evans for 10th on CU's career list.Registration remains open for the inaugural Colorado Soccer Ball, a fundraising event set for Aug. Sophomore midfielder Jenny Beyer has been training with the German U20 national team, which begins play at the U20 World Cup in Costa Rica on Wednesday against Colombia. We feel good about it, but that first game is always a dangerous game because you don't have an exhibition." Of the seven of them, I think a few are going to make an impact right off the bat for a deep team. "I think we have a couple good options at every position, from goalkeeper all the way up to center forward," Sanchez said. In between, the preseason will feature battles for midfield spots, while head coach Danny Sanchez remains optimistic the 2022 Buffs will boast plenty of depth. The Buffs apparently are set on the attack and with a defense led by Sharts and goalkeeper Dani Hansen. We have a really deep squad and it's going to be a really exciting year." We had probably the hardest summer of training we've ever had since I've been here, and I think that prepared us well. "This team just feels special," Sharts said. But given the wealth of talent joining the program with this year's recruiting class, Sharts believes her final collegiate season could be special.

Sharts played alongside Taylor Kornieck and twice anchored defenses for teams that reached the NCAA Tournament. I genuinely enjoy doing all those things, or going to as many CU events as possible. I just want to give back to it as much as I possibly can. "This program, this community has given me so much. I wanted to get the most out of this experience as I can to best prepare for whatever comes next. I have aspirations professionally, so I definitely wanted one more year under my belt. "I think it's a great opportunity to continue to develop. "I just love CU so much and I was in no rush to leave," Sharts said.

18 at home against Weber State.Īs busy and impactful off the field (Sharts represented CU earlier this summer at the Career in Sports Forum at the NCAA's headquarters in Indianapolis) as she is on the field (Sharts is a two-time first team All-Pac-12 selection), the senior defender didn't have to think twice about returning to CU to use her extra season of eligibility. The Buffaloes' senior captain will go into her final season in Boulder having not missed a game since transferring to CU from UCLA in 2019, owning 58 consecutive starts over three seasons going into the Buffs' season opener on Aug. 8-Hannah Sharts has become a back line fixture for the Colorado women's soccer team.
