Oct. 1, 1999

EAST LANSING, Mich. - For the third straight year Michigan State and Illinois played overtime. Unfortunately, the Illini couldn't find a way to score, losing to Michigan State, 1-0 in OT.

Kim Van Cleef scored 53 seconds into the overtime for the Spartans.

The Illini out-shot Michigan State 14-9, led by five shots from Emily Brown.

"We played them even," said head coach Tricia Taliaferro. "We had our opportunities. We just have to figure a way to the get the ball in the back of the net."

Amy Bessette had some key saves for the Illini, totaling for the match.

Illinois is 2-0 at home in the Big Ten and 0-2 on the road. The Illini play at Northwestern Sunday at 1 p.m. Illinois, now 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. All three of the Illini's losses have come in overtime. The Illini did defeat Minnesota in 2-1 in OT on Sept. 17.

"Today was a tough lesson," Taliaferro added.