2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team

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2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer
Western Michigan Athletics wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Mid-American Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 9
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
Record17–4–1 (5–0–0 MAC)
Head coach
  • Chad Wiseman (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Ross (4th season)
  • Shane Lyons (2nd season)
  • Marc Frankland (4th season)
Captain Brandon Bye
Home stadium WMU Soccer Complex
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Western Michigan + 5 0 017 4 1
No. 3 Akron4 1 018 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 3 07 10 1
West Virginia 1 2 29 6 4
Bowling Green 1 3 17 9 1
Northern Illinois 0 4 13 11 1
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team represented Western Michigan University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 47th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fifth season with Chad Wiseman as head coach. The Broncos played their home matches at WMU Soccer Complex.

Contents

The 2017 season has been, by far, the most successful season in program history. The program won their first conference regular season title in their 47-year history, and posted the most victories in program history. The Broncos achieved their first ever United Soccer Coaches national ranking since 2003 and climbed into the Top 10 for the first time in their program's history. The team beat three ranked opponents during the season: Butler, Michigan and Akron.

Roster

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Athletic director Kathy Beauregard
Head coachChad Wiseman
Assistant coachJosh Ross
Assistant coachShane Lyons
Assistant coachMarc Frankland
Assistant athletic trainerDanny Walen
Director of operationsDoug Raak
Strength and conditioning coachTim Hermann

Source: [1]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Non-conference regular season
August 25*
LIU Brooklyn W 3–2 1–0–0
WMU Soccer Complex (421)
Kalamazoo, MI
August 27*
Stetson W 5–0 2–0–0
WMU Soccer Complex (650)
Kalamazoo, MI
September 1*
at  Eastern Illinois T 0–0 2OT2–0–1
Lakeside Soccer Field (98)
Charleston, IL
September 4*
Cincinnati W 2–0 3–0–1
WMU Soccer Complex (850)
Kalamazoo, MI
September 8*
at No. 15  Butler W 3–2 4–0–1
Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (688)
Indianapolis, IN
September 10*
at  Drake W 2–1 5–0–1
Cownie Sports Complex (144)
Des Moines, IA
September 13*
No. 24at  Oakland W 2–1 6–0–1
Oakland Soccer Field (472)
Rochester, MI
September 17*
No. 24 Dayton W 1–0 7–0–1
WMU Soccer Complex (750)
Kalamazoo, MI
September 20*
No. 12No. 22  Michigan W 1–0 8–0–1
WMU Soccer Complex (2,317)
Kalamazoo, MI
September 23*
No. 12at  UMBC W 2–0 9–0–1
Retriever Soccer Park (977)
Baltimore, MD
September 29*
No. 9at  Portland L 4–1 9–1–1
Merlo Field (1,440)
Portland, OR
October 4*
No. 12No. 6  Michigan State L 1–0 9–2–1
WMU Soccer Complex (3,422)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
October 7
No. 12 Akron W 1–0 10–2–1
(1–0–0)
WMU Soccer Complex (1,221)
Kalamazoo, MI
October 14
No. 13at  Northern Illinois W 5–0 11–2–1
(2–0–0)
NIU Soccer Complex (104)
DeKalb, IL
October 17*
No. 8 Green Bay W 3–0 12–2–1
WMU Soccer Complex (523)
Kalamazoo, MI
October 20
No. 8at  West Virginia W 1–0 OT13–2–1
(3–0–0)
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (852)
Morgantown, WV
October 28
No. 6 SIU Edwardsville W 1–0 14–2–1
(4–0–0)
WMU Soccer Complex (594)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 5
No. 5 Bowling Green W 1–0 15–2–1
(5–0–0)
WMU Soccer Complex (211)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Tournament
November 10
2:00 pm
(1) No. 4(4) West Virginia
Semifinals
W 1–0 16–2–1
WMU Soccer Complex (532)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 12
1:00 pm
(1) No. 4(2) No. 7 Akron
Final
L 3–1 16–3–1
WMU Soccer Complex (650)
Kalamazoo, MI
NCAA Tournament
November 19
1:00 pm
(10) No. 6 Albany
Second round
W 2–0 17–3–1
WMU Soccer Complex (731)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 25
6:00 pm
(10) No. 6(7) No. 15 Michigan State
Third round
L 2–1 17–4–1
DeMartin Soccer Complex (1,558)
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

The following table lists WMU's movement in the 2017 United Soccer Coaches poll, [2] the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll, [3] the Unites Soccer Coaches Great Lake regional poll [4] and the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) computer ranking. [5]

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
United Soccer Coaches RV241291213865469
TopDrawerSoccer.comRV11208976711
Great Lakes RegionalNot released373112211112Not released
RPINot released1191168889

The TopDrawerSoccer.com poll releases rankings during the NCAA Tournament. WMU was ranked as high as No. 4 following their Second Round victory over Albany.

MLS Draft

The following members of 2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [6]

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Brandon Bye 18 DF New England Revolution [7]
Drew Shepherd 246 GK Toronto FC [8]

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