KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team makes the long trip to take on Buffalo on Thursday night at 7 p.m. before returning to host Akron on Sunday at 2 p.m.
WMU has dropped its last three contents, falling to Central Michigan, Ohio and Kent State. In last Sunday's home loss against the Golden Flashes the Broncos scored more than one goal in a game for the first time since a 4-0 win over IUPUI back on Aug. 29. Morgan Otteston and Mary Dziuba both scored, with Dzuiba tying it up at 2-2 in the final minutes of regulation but the Broncos fell in overtime.
Thursday's game at Buffalo will be streamed live on YouTube, while Sunday's game can be watched live on Bronco All-Access.
RECORD WATCH
Fifth-year senior Bailey Korhorn is tied with Stephanie Skowneski (2008-11) for the all-time program lead in career goals scored with 25. Korhorn just needs one more to break the program record and further cement herself in WMU history.
By tying the record, Korhorn has come the closest since Emma Kahn tallied 24 in her career from 2014-17.
SCOUTING THE BULLS (9-3-1, 3-2-1 MAC)
Buffalo enters Friday's game after splitting with Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan last weekend. UB went on the road and defeated EMU 2-1, before falling 1-0 to CMU at home. The Bulls are 3-2-1 in MAC play and are 3-1-1 overall at home.
Marcy Barberic leads Buffalo in goals scored with seven but has not played in a game since the end of September. Katherine Camper has two goals and five assists, while Ariana Zumpano has three goals and one assist on the season. Alya Ruken and Abbey Callaghan each have four assists so for this season and the Bulls have four other players that have recorded two goals on the season.
Senior Emily Kelly has started all 13 games and played in all but just 22 minutes on the season between the sticks for the Bulls. She has allowed just 14 goals and has made 46 total saves while recording five shutouts.
SCOUTING THE ZIPS (3-11-0, 1-5-0 MAC)
Akron hosts Northern Illinois on Thursday night before traveling to take on the Broncos on Sunday. The Zips are coming off their first conference victory of the season, a 2-0 home win over Eastern Michigan last Sunday.
Freshman Katies Safford leads the team in goals scored with four, while Sarah Nguyen has four assists top the squad. Sydney Worthy is the only other Zip with more than one goal, sporting two this season. Six other UA players have scored one goal each this season.
Freshman Penelope Cuirinier has started and played in 13 of the 14 games this season, posting a 3-10 record with 66 total saves and two shutouts, while letting in 26 goals.
ON THE HORIZON
The regular season is winding down and the Broncos have just three games left. Next week WMU hosts Ball State on Thursday at 4 p.m. before traveling to Miami on Sunday at 1 p.m. WMU wraps up the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 28 at home against Northern Illinois at 4 p.m.
