After beating the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in round one of the National Tournament, the Spartans lost to rival Saginaw Valley in the second round of the tournament. The first game of the day featured MSU versus WKU, and it was a great battle. The Spartans jumped out to a 2-0 lead going into the half thanks to strong team play, but the Toppers took the first point of the second half to make it 2-1. The Spartans, led by captains Sam Hiller and Andy Malnor, along with Alex Acton and Eric Paul, were able to hold off WKU to win the match.

MSU next played SVSU, and they once again quickly fell to a disadvantage. The Cardinals exploded for 3 points in the first 19 minutes against MSU, but State would not go quietly into the night. In a true team effort they battled back and almost scored a point going into the half, but then they played even better and picked up a two second half points and almost tied the game before the final buzzer sounded on the team’s season. SVSU would go on to beat GVSU and Kentucky to win the National Championship.

Overall Michigan State finished the season with an 11-9 record, and they made it to the National Quarterfinal for the 4th straight season.