KALAMAZOO, Mich.- The No. 5 ranked Western Michigan men's soccer team (14-2-1, 4-0-0 MAC) will be hosting Senior Day against Bowling Green on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. at the WMU Soccer Complex. Admission to all home regular season WMU soccer games is free.
 
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LOOK AT LAST WEEK
The Broncos took down Mid-American Conference newcomer SIU-Edwardsville 1-0 in WMU's only game of the week. The game-winning goal came from junior defender Ben Thornton in the 21^st minute. The goal was assisted by redshirt junior Tommy Clark his eighth of the year. It was Thornton's third goal on the season.
 
REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
With the victory against SIU-Edwardsville the Broncos clinched their first MAC Regular Season Championship in school history. Akron had previously won the MAC regular season championship every year since 2005, a 12-year streak. Western Michigan earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament which will be held at the WMU Soccer Complex. The semifinals of the tournament will take place on Friday, Nov. 10 beginning at 11 a.m. and the championship game will be on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1:00 p.m.  
 
RECORD BOOKS
The Broncos have had a season full of new records. WMU set a new program record for wins in a season after defeating West Virginia, the previous record was 12 set by 1988 and 2003 teams. The Broncos are one shutout away from tying the record for shutouts in a season with 12. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Drew Shepherd has broken a few school records during the season. Shepherd now holds the record for victories in a season, shutouts in a season and career shutouts.  Senior midfielder Brandon Bye is tied for fourth in goals in a season with 11 and second in game-winning goals with four. Bye is two shots away from breaking the record for shots in a season and is the first Bronco to have 20 or more points in a season since Shane Lyons in 2010. Senior forward Jay McIntosh and redshirt junior midfielder Tommy Clark both are tied for fourth in assists in a season with eight.
 
NATIONAL AWARDS
Junior defender Ben Thornton was named to the TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week earlier this week. Thornton became the fifth Bronco this season to earn this honor. Five Broncos have been awarded a total of 13 conference and national awards this season.
 
NATIONALLY RANKED
WMU's No. 5 United Soccer Coaches ranking is the highest among MAC schools and is the highest in program history. The Broncos have been ranked in the top-25 for seven straight weeks. Of those seven weeks WMU has been ranked inside the top-10 for four of them.
 
STATISTICAL ADVANTAGE
Several Bronco players are ranked in the top-25 in the country in statistical categories. Senior forward Jay McIntosh is ranked 13^th in total assists. Bye is ranked 10^th in game-winning goals, 14^th in goals per game, 3^rd in shots per game, 3^rd in shots on goal per game, 13^th in total goals and 13^th in total points. Redshirt junior Tommy Clark is 12^nd in total assists. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Drew Shepherd is 17^th in goals allowed average and 2^nd in shutouts. Western Michigan as a team is also ranked in the top-25 in the country in several categories. WMU is 9^th in assister per game, 13^th in points per game, 24^th in scoring offense, 16^th in shots per game, 14^th in shots on goal per game, 9^th in total assists, 17^th in total goals, 12^th total points and 4^th in win-lost-tied percentage.
 
SCOUTING BOWLING GREEN
The Falcons are entering the game with a 7-8-1 overall record and a 1-2-1 MAC record. BGSU currently holds the last spot in the conference tournament with the fourth seed. The Falcons were ranked as high as No. 19 in the country this season after a hot start. Leading the Falcons in points is Chris Brennan with 14 off five goals and four assists. Tate Robertson is right behind with 11 points off two goals and seven assists. In goal for BGSU is Anthony Mwembia who has seven shutouts on the year. Mwembia is allowing 1.04 goals per game with a .785 save percentage. Bowling Green takes 11.4 shots per game with .448 of those landing on goal. The Falcons average 1.25 goals per game.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
In the overall series, BG leads WMU 13-27-3, in the last five home matches WMU is 4-1. WMU has not lost to BGSU at home since 2006. Last season's game ended in a 1-1 tie at BGSU.  
 
NEXT FOR THE BRONCOS
WMU begins its run for its second MAC Tournament Championship on Friday, Nov. 10. The Broncos' lone title in school history came in 2003.