KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Western Michigan trailed Northern Illinois 3-1 through five and a half innings, but rallied back to pull off a 5-4 victory Sunday. The win was the Broncos' sixth straight at home and sixth-straight in Mid-American Conference play. WMU also defeated Northern Illinois Saturday at Fran Ebert Field, 8-5.

Senior center fielder Jenny Rohn delivered the game-winning RBI for Western Michigan in the bottom of the seventh and sophomore Erin Binkowski hit a three-run home run in the sixth to help lead the Bronco comeback. Binkowski finished with four RBIs in the game, also driving in a run for the Broncos with a single up the middle in the fourth.

The game was tied 1-1 after four innings of play and the Huskies scored a run in the top of the fifth and sixth to pull ahead 3-1.

Binkowski changed the dynamic of the game with one swing of the bat, blasting her fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth. With one out in the inning, Western Michigan put two runners on. Junior second baseman Melissa Palmer walked and sophomore third baseman Kelsea Cichocki laid down a sac bunt. Both runners were safe on the sacrifice as Northern Illinois' throw to get the lead runner out was off the mark. Binkowksi stepped to the plate and smashed the first pitch she saw over the left field fence to give WMU a 4-3 lead.

Northern Illinois scored the tying run with two outs in the top of the seventh, but the Broncos gunned down a runner at home to keep go-ahead run from scoring. With two outs, the Huskies had runners at the corners. Emily Naegle cracked a hit to right field to score the runner from third. As the ball moved from the outfield around the infield, NIU's Kaitlyn Barrett also tried to make her way home from first but was tagged at the plate for the third out.

In the bottom of the seventh Bronco sophomore left fielder Ivy Schaaf drew a one-out walk. Senior catcher Taylor Sanicki also went to put down a sacrifice bunt and the Huskies' throw to first skipped into foul territory. Sanicki would be safe at first and Schaaf made her way over to third. Rohn clinched the victory, lofting a pitch into right field for a sac fly. The speedy Schaaf darted home from third to beat the throw at the plate.

Junior pitcher Allyson Kus was credited with the win, entering the game in the top of the seventh. She improved her record to 4-5 on the year. Binkowski worked 1.2 innings on the rubber and freshman Anissa Sanchez threw 4.2 frames.

Western Michigan's record is now 14-17 overall and 6-2 in the MAC. Northern Illinois fell to 19-17 and 5-3 in the conference.

WMU is on the road for the next five-straight, playing games at Ball State and Miami next weekend and at Michigan State on April 22.