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Men's Soccer to Face Michigan State in NCAA Tournament First Round

Head Coach Ali Kazemaini
Head Coach Ali Kazemaini
Posted: Nov 12, 2012

Contact: Jeff Sattora

Cleveland, Ohio- The field for the 2012 Men's Soccer NCAA Tournament was announced tonight and the Cleveland State Vikings (11-5-3) will be heading on the road to take on the Michigan State Spartans (11-9-1) this Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State.

Cleveland State, who qualified for the tournament this season for the first time since 1980, will be taking on their third Big Ten opponent of the season when they battle the Spartans. CSU was able to knock off the Michigan Wolverines in September, 3-0, while also falling 2-1 to the Wisconsin Badgers at the end of the same month. Both of those contests were on the road, with the Wisconsin game September 29th being the Vikings last loss to date.

The winner of the game Thursday in Michigan State will travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on the top seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second round Sunday at 7:00 p.m.