EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 9 Michigan State women’s soccer scored three second-half tallies to defeat Milwaukee, 4-1, in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at DeMartin Stadium on Friday night.

The Spartans got goals from each of its top three scorers on the season – Kennedy Bell put the Spartans up 1-0 in the 20th minute, and Kayla Briggs and Emerson Sargeant scored three minutes apart early in the second half to open up a tight score. Adelle Francis scored her second of the season in the 68th minute to give MSU its fourth of the day. The Panthers scored to make it 4-1 in the 77th minute, but the Spartans shut it down after that to advance into the second round next Thursday.

MSU (13-3-6) will play seventh-seeded Wake Forest (11-4-4) next Thursday at 6 pm. The Demon Deac

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