MSU vrs. WMU

     As the bus departed form Western Michigan University, the entire soccer team was silent. Every player was focused at the task at hand. Michigan State is a team a lot of players would want to play for, being in the Big Ten. After the drive we had roughly an hour and half before kick off, the coaches told the players to walk around the field and feel it out. About an hour before kickoff the coaches brought us into the locker room to change into our jerseys and head back out to the field. It was a perfect soccer night, the air was crisp and cool, and there was a slight wind traveling east to west across the field. 

     It was intense from the kickoff, and would be intense for the first forty five minutes of the game. Both teams had a fair amount of chances and mistakes, after the fifteen minute halftime the game kicked off again, and with about thirty five minutes left in the second half Michigan State struck first with a goal off of a corner. And no more than a minute later they scored again, the atmosphere of the game completely changed from both sides of the field one team was playing with confidence and the other was trying to figure out what just happened. With about twelve minutes to go in the game we found the back of the net making it 2-1. After the goal we were getting to every loose ball before the opposing Spartans of MSU. But even with all the pressure we put on the Spartans survived the last ten minutes of the game and were the victors. The bus ride home was quiet as well, knowing that we were right there, competing with the best of the best knowing that when we are playing good, we can play with any team in the country.