WOMEN’S NEWS … Last year, it was Laura Heyboer who carried Michigan State with 21 goals in 24 games as freshman. This year it’s senior Lauren Hill who leads the Spartans with eight goals in six games.
Hill’s goal with under a minute to go in the first half broke a scoreless deadlock against Detroit and Michigan State went on to win, 2-0, extending its unbeaten streak to 16 games at DeMartin Stadium — 9-0-2 last year and 5-0-0 so far in 2009.
After a shot by Samantha Cook bounced off the crossbar, Hill scored off the rebound with a header to extend her own streak of having scored in every game for the 5-0-1 Spartans.
“She has been on a roll and we want to keep it that way,” said Coach Tom Saxton. “Her goal today was an opportunistic one; she was in the right place and the right time and took advantage of the loose ball.”
Hill’s goal gives her 36 for her career and puts her within three of the MLS record held by Michelle Wise.
Tuesday’s Scoreboard
* RECORD BOOK:
— Rachel King needed only eight games to break the Louisiana Tech record for goals in a season, collecting her 10th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Grambling State that improve the Lady Techsters’ record to 8-0-0.