Georgetown’s halftime deficit Sunday in the NCAA men’s soccer tournament was just one goal, the result of a thunderclap seconds before intermission by a previously scoreless substitute. But given the organizational strengths and defensive might of visiting Michigan State, the Hoyas' prognosis was worrisome.
And just as Coach Brian Wiese feared, the Hoyas spent the next 45 minutes unsuccessfully pressing for an equalizer, finally relenting after one last gasp and falling to the Spartans, 1-0, in the round of 16.
Michael Miller shattered the deadlock and his teammates yielded few genuine opportunities in the second half as Michigan State (13-4-4) surprised the 13th-seeded Hoyas (13-5-3) to earn a quarterfinal berth against No.