Big Green Host Michigan State on Saturday

Saturday, September 14

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Michigan State

Senior Henry Baldwin

Photo by: Brian Westerholt

9/13/2019 9:17:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Dartmouth hosts its first Power Five opponent since 2016

By: Mike Miezejeski

GAME 3
Dartmouth Big Green (1-1-0) vs.
Michigan State Spartans (0-2-2)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 – 7 PM
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Burnham Field
All-Time Series: Michigan State, 1-0-1
Last Time: Sept. 1, 2017 / L, 1-0 (East Lansing, Mich.)
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SATURDAY
The Big Green face their second Power Five opponent this season, this time against Michigan State from the Big Ten. The Spartans, who were preseason ranked No. 7 in the nation, fell out of the top-25 after starting the season 0-2-2.

LAST TIME OUT

Dartmouth picked up its first win of 2019 with a 1-0 result over UMass on Tuesday. The Minutemen had not allowed a goal in their first three games of the season.
Dawson McCartney nailed home a header off an assist from Zach Kalk in the 21st minute to put the Big Green ahead.
The defense played well for Dartmouth, withstanding eight UMass shots and five corner kicks.
Goalkeeper Alex Budnik finished with four saves for his first shutout of 2019.

SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE

The Spartans started the season as the No. 7 team in the country and were picked to finish fourth in the loaded Big Ten preseason poll.
Seniors Giuseppe Barone, Patrick Nielson and Michael Pimlott were named to the conference's preseason honor list.
It has been a slow start for Michigan State, who are 0-2-2 on the season, with ties against Southern Illinois Edwardsville (0-0) and Florida Gulf Coast (1-1). The two losses are to Washington (1-0) and most recently Cornell (2-1 OT).
Scoring has been tough to come by as Alex Shterenberg and Alaa Algahim each have one goal, while Mutatu Farai has one assist.
Dartmouth is looking to become the second straight Ivy League team to take down the Spartans.

AGAINST THE SPARTANS

Dartmouth and Michigan State have only played twice before.
In the first-ever meeting in 2005, the teams played to a 2-2 tie at the Yale Classic in New Haven, Conn.
The second meeting was in East Lansing where the Spartans came away with a 1-0 victory. DeJuan Jones scored in the 37^th minute with assists from Michael Pimlott and Connor Corrigan. Henry Stusnick and Christopher Palacios split time in goal in the contest.

FOLLOW ALONG
To keep up-to-date on all the action over the weekend, you can visit the Dartmouth men's soccer schedule by clicking HERE and finding the links for live video, as well as live stats associated with the games. You can also follow the game on twitter: @DartmouthMSoc

WHAT'S AHEAD?
The Big Green stay in state on Wednesday for a tough meeting at No. 21 New Hampshire.