Ramblers Meet No. 5 Michigan State for First Time in 14 Years

LEADING OFF 
Loyola Chicago travels to East Lansing, Mich. to fulfill No. 5 Michigan State for the seventh all-time matchup and first since 2010. This match marks the Ramblers last Large Ten opponent of the common season.  

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SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE 
Michigan State is 4-0-2 total and is ranked fifth within the nation, per the United Soccer Coaches ballot. Of their season opener, the Spartans defeated then-ranked No. 15 Notre Dame, 2-1. They pressured two 2-2 attracts towards then-No. 9 Arkansas and then-No. 15 Xavier. Most just lately, Michigan State downed Queens (N.C.) 6-0. The Spartans are an assault hungry crew with a robust defensive unit that can put the Ramblers’ backline to the take a look at. 
 
SPARTANS TO WATCH 

• Meg Hughes, a graduate scholar who performed 4 years at Windfall, leads the Spartans in factors (10) and tied for first in targets (4). She’s already had two braces this season, one towards Ohio and the opposite towards Queens. Hughes is fourth on the crew in minutes and is a vital asset for Loyola to defend.  
• Michigan State veteran Justina Gaynor is in her fifth and last yr at and has been an integral a part of this system’s success since her first season in 2021. Final season Gaynor was named Large Ten Midfielder of the 12 months, chosen to the First Crew All-Large Ten crew and a United Soccer Coaches First Crew All-North Area decide.  
• Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks, one other graduate scholar, is on the helm of the Spartans’ brick wall protection. Final yr, in her debut season as a Spartan, Parks totaled 9 shutouts to rank fifth in a single-season at Michigan State and posted 14 wins, the second-most in a single season in this system’s goalkeeper historical past. 

SERIES HISTORY 
Michigan State personal the collection benefit, 6-0-0, with the newest assembly in 2010, a 3-0 shutout towards Loyola. The Ramblers have solely scored one objective ever towards the Spartans, 31 years in the past in 1993.