KENT, Ohio – The Western Michigan soccer team moved closer to securing a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament after defeating Kent State, 4-3, on the road on Thursday evening.

WMU (12-5-0, 6-3-0 MAC) sit alone in third place after Thursday's action in the conference.

The Broncos picked up goals from Bailey Korhorn, Hannah Kahn and Grace Labadie, while also getting an own goal from KSU. Kahn had two assists to go along with her goal, while Hannah Sargent made six saves to pick up her 12th win of the season.

It was a Western Michigan own goal that got the scoring started early in just the fourth minute when a Bronco tried to clear the ball with a header but accidently put it into the net.

WMU tied it up at 1-1 in the 21st minute on Korhorn's team-leading seventh goal of the season. Kahn set her up from just seven yards out for the finish. An own goal by the Golden Flashes just four minutes later gave the Broncos their first lead of the game at 2-1.

Kahn netted her fifth goal of the season in the 38th minute to push the lead to 3-1. Labadie served in a corner kick and the junior midfielder headed it into the net.

Labadie finished off a pass from Kahn in the 42nd minute to score the eventual game-winner from 12 yards out. Senior midfielder Alyssa Burke also picked up an assist on the goal as the Broncos took a 4-1 lead into halftime.

Kent State responded in the 52nd minute when Isabelle Mihail won a race to a loose ball in the box and finished it for her sixth goal of the season. Another Bronco own goal, this time in the 64th minute on a free kick that went off the cross bar and bounced off a WMU defender and into the net, cut the lead to 4-3 but WMU held strong in the remaining 27 minutes to earn the victory.

Kent State had a slight overall advantage in shots on goal at 14-12 and a 10-7 lead in shots on goal.

Western Michigan now heads to Ohio to battle the Bobcats on Sunday at 1 p.m.