Northeastern dropped a 2-1 (PS) decision to Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA Championship at Jordan Field in Allston, Mass. The teams played to a 1-1 tie through regulation and two overtimes before the Spartans advanced to the semifinals with a 4-3 win in penalty strokes.
Michigan State's Judith van Haeringen broke a scoreless tie when she scored off a penalty corner with 3:59 left in the first half.
The Huskies answered 1:29 later, when Dixon knocked in a rebound after Michigan State goalkeeper Christina Kirkaldy stopped Mari Creatini in front of the goal.
The Spartans out-shot the Huskies, 11-8 with Kirkaldy making 3 saves and Emily Roy stopping seven shots for the Huskies.
Northeastern (18-5) 1 0 0 0 (3) -- 1
Michigan State (23-2) 1 0 0 0 (4) -- 2
Scoring
First Half
MSU Judith van Haeringen (Jenny Sanders, Julia Adams) 3:59
NU Liane Dixon (Mari Creatini) 2:30
Second Half
none
Overtime
none
Shots: Northeastern 8, Michigan State 11
Penalty Corners: Northeastern 6, Michigan State 10
Saves: Northeastern (Emily Roy, 100:00, 7); Michigan State (Christina Kirkaldy, 100:00, 3)