Michigan State’s women’s soccer team suffered more heartbreak Friday in the Big Ten tournament championship.This time, after rallying from 3-1 down in the second half at Purdue to send the game to overtime, the Boilermakers’ Jaiden Anderson, taking on four MSU defenders, scored with a stinger of a shot into the right corner of the goal with a little more than 3 minutes left in what was slated to be the first OT. Game over. A gut punch for an MSU team that had scored with a 100 seconds left in regulation to force the extra time.The third-ranked Spartans (15-4-2) now await their NCAA tournament draw, which they’ll learn at 4 p.m. Monday. 👀 Behold Jaiden Anderson’s Golden Goal Winner in the 97th minute at Folk Field!! #BoilerUp 🏆@PurdueSoccer is the Big Ten Tournament champion for the 2nd time!! pic.twitter.com/uNHK2kYvum— Purdue Sports (@PurdueSports) November 14, 2026MSU, the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, again outshot its opponent in a Big Ten tournament championship game. Last year, the Spartans dominated Washington everywhere but the scoreboard, before losing in penalty kicks after two overtimes. Friday, they outshot the third-seeded Boilermakers 22-11 overall and 13-5 in shots on target.Purdue made its opportunities count, taking a 2-0 lead in the 40th minute, before Kayla Briggs got the Spartans on the board just before halftime. Later, trailing 3-1, MSU’s Bella Najera scored her third goal of the Big Ten tournament in the 61st minute. Then, with time running out, Mackenzie Kruer headed in a corner kick from Renee Watson to send the game to overtime.The loss was the Spartans’ third in three tries in the Big Ten tournament championship in recent years. They’ve won two Big Ten regular season championships in that time (2022 and ’23).Contact Graham Couch at gcouch at gcouch@ljs.com. Follow him on X @Graham_Couch and BlueSky @GrahamCouch.This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: MSU women’s soccer suffers more Big Ten tournament championship heartache, falling to Purdue in overtime
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