HUNTINGTON, W.V. -- The Western Michigan men's soccer team netted two second-half goals to down Marshall on the road on Friday night to open the 2016 regular season.
 
Brandon Bye and Diego Lopez each tallied their first goals of the season, while the Broncos dominated possession by holding Marshall to zero shots.
 
"Today we were fantastic defensively, not allowing a shot on goal or at goal," said head coach Chad Wiseman. "We were committed for the entire 90 minutes, all 11 players on the field at any given time."
 
After a scoreless first half WMU didn't waste time taking the lead with Bye's goal coming in the 52nd minute. Nathan Hoover played a ball into Bye and the talented junior put the ball between a defender's legs before slotting it into the net.
 
"Bye stepped up and made some big plays," Wiseman added. "He took his goal well, which he was working very hard in that area."
 
Bye wasn't done, he set up Lopez in the 72nd minute to give the Broncos a 2-0 lead. Bye flicked it on to Lopez, who was making an overlapping run. The senior midfielder found himself on a breakaway and curled it into the left corner of the net for his first goal as a Bronco.
 
"I'm very pleased with the result," concluded Wiseman. "Marshall was a runner-up in Conference USA last year and it's a team that knows how to keep games close and pick and choose their times to take chances."
 
Western Michigan now makes the trek to Dayton to take on the Flyers on Sunday at 3 p.m.