Northwestern University Athletics
Men's Soccer Drops 3-1 Decision at Michigan State
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
September 5, 1998
The Wildcats struggled to hold back Michigan State with a 3-1 loss. The Spartans came out strong with a goal by Rick Smith early in the first half. Michigan State decided to attack again with a goal by Jeff Fliss that was shot off a long pass to him by Pat Mahoney at 7:40. The Spartans Matt Philips came for one more run against NU goalkeeper Chris Berlin who had six saves. Philips scored with a volley off corner kick. In the closing minutes NU's Brandon Swalve scored on a penalty kick at 88:09.
Michigan State vs. Northwestern Saturday, September 5, 1998 Old College Field- East Lansing, MI Attendance - 250Scoring by Periods 1 2 F Northwestern 0 1 1 Michigan State 2 1 3
Scoring: 1. MS Rick Smith (Hal Howell, 3:41); MS Jeff Fliss (Pat Mahoney, 7:40); MS Matt Philips ( Simpson, 80:04); NU Brandon Swalve (88:09)
Shots: NU 6, MSU 14 Corner Kicks: NU 2, MSU 6
Fouls: NU 27, MSU 24
Card Issued: NU 3 yellow (Warnick, 4:30, Cantwell 59:04, Merz, 82:09); MSU 1 red (Benoist 88:09)
Goalie Saves: NU 6(Chris Berlin), MSU 2 (JJ Lieckfelt)
Updated Records: NU 1-1-0, 0-1 Big Ten, MSU 2-1-0, 1-0 Big Ten
