# 2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team

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.

## Coaching staff

| 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 |
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## Schedule

| 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

The following table lists WMU's movement in the 2017 United Soccer Coaches poll, the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll, the Unites Soccer Coaches Great Lake regional poll and the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) computer ranking.
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United Soccer Coaches | — | RV | — | 24 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 11 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Great Lakes Regional | Not released | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Not released |
| RPI | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Brandon Bye | 1 | 8 | DF | New England Revolution | |
| Drew Shepherd | 2 | 46 | GK | Toronto FC | |