Michigan State beat Wisconsin-Platteville and Miami (OH), but was beaten 2-1 by James Madison. The Spartans opened the day with a battle with the Dukes that went down to the wire. After a long point against JMU to open the game, in which junior Zach Bauer held out on his own for multiple minutes, the Spartans took the second point right before the half after strong play by some of their key players. However, JMU began to catch all the Spartans throws, and took a 2-1 lead before holding on in a nail biter final point. MSU next played against Wisconsin-Platteville, where they dropped the first point in three and a half minutes. However, the Spartans would respond, winning 9-1 and having huge games from sophomore Andy Lieblich and junior Jake Billhorn. MSU finished off with a game against undermanned Miami, where after getting out to a 3-0 lead the Spartans began to just have fun with the Redhawks.

Michigan State gained the six seed for the Sunday single-elimination bracket, and will play Western Kentucky at 10:15 am. In the bottom half of the bracket along with Michigan State are rivals Saginaw Valley, Grand Valley, and Central Michigan, which will make for an interesting Sunday bracket.