[TOP 25 MEN’S ACTION] Four Top 25 men’s teams, including No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Boston College, lost on Wednesday night.

No. 3 Notre Dame’s nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end as Michigan State topped the Irish, 1-0, on a goal by Spencer Thompson in the 64th minute.

“I felt we controlled the ball during big parts of the game,” said Notre Dame coach Bobby Clark. “But they had some chances too and capitalized off of one of them. They were dangerous on the break. They do things well and their record shows that.”

The win improved Michigan State’s record to 8-1-2.

Senior Laurent Manuel‘s golden goal gave No. 14 Brown a 1-0 overtime victory over No. 5 Boston College in their New England showdown on Wednesday night at Stevenson Field.
 
The win improved Brown’s record with freshman Paul Grandstrand in goal to 5-0-1.

No. 13 Indiana blew a 1-0 lead it held for almost 81 minutes and lost at Louisville, 2-1, in overtime. The surging
Cardinals got the equalizer in the 84th minute on a goal by John Jonke and won the game just 2:33 into overtime as Aaron Clapham won a scramble in front of the net to get the ball past Munroe.

Clapham had been a major threat for Louisville, hitting the crossbar in the first half after IU went ahead on a goal by Eric Alexander just 182 seconds into the game.

No. 21 Michigan lost its third straight game when it fell, 2-0, at St. John’s on goals by Nelson Buccera and Omar Alfonso. The Wolverines’ misery was complete when Michael Holody — their defensive leader — was red carded in the 86th minute, meaning he’ll miss the usual match at Michigan State on Sunday.

Elsewhere …

The wait was worth it for Northwestern senior Matt Witt, who scored his first collegiate goal off a mad scramble in front of the net as regulation expired and gave No. 9 Northwestern a 2-1 win over DePaul in their Chicago area derby.

Despite falling behind 2-0 in the span of 35 seconds midway through the first half, No. 12 Creighton fought back to earn a 2-2 draw against Bradley in their Missouri Valley Conference opener before 2,271 fans. Redshirt freshman Jeremy Wittig and Tony Schmitz scored for the Bluejays.

A pair of own goals helped No. 15 Tulsa get past Kentucky, 3-0, in Conference USA play.

Two goals by senior Andy Wright  led No. 21 West Virginia to a 3-1 win over Pitt. Dan Stratford set up Alex Erwin and Wright for goals to lead the Mountaineers to victory in the Big East match.