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2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team

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2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMid-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)
CaptainBrandon Bye
Home stadiumWMU Soccer Complex
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Western Michigan + 5 0 0 17 4 1
No. 3 Akron 4 1 0 18 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 3 0 7 10 1
West Virginia 1 2 2 9 6 4
Bowling Green 1 3 1 7 9 1
Northern Illinois 0 4 1 3 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.

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

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Athletic director Kathy Beauregard
Head coach Chad Wiseman
Assistant coach Josh Ross
Assistant coach Shane Lyons
Assistant coach Marc Frankland
Assistant athletic trainer Danny Walen
Director of operations Doug Raak
Strength and conditioning coach Tim Hermann

Source:[1]

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
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 2OT 2–0–1
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. 24 at 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. 12 No. 22 Michigan W 1–0  8–0–1
WMU Soccer Complex (2,317)
Kalamazoo, MI
September 23*
No. 12 at UMBC W 2–0  9–0–1
Retriever Soccer Park (977)
Baltimore, MD
September 29*
No. 9 at Portland L 4–1  9–1–1
Merlo Field (1,440)
Portland, OR
October 4*
No. 12 No. 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. 13 at 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. 8 at West Virginia W 1–0 OT 13–2–1
(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

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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 CoachesRV241291213865469
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

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

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Brandon Bye 1 8 DF New England Revolution [7]
Drew Shepherd 2 46 GK Toronto FC [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Michigan Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 NCAA DI MEN". United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "College Soccer National Ranking".
  4. ^ "DI MEN". Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "DI Men's Soccer Rankings - NCAA Men's Soccer RPI | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  6. ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Revolution Select Brandon Bye, Mark Segbers in First Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Toronto FC select two players in 2018 MLS SuperDraft". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.