KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's soccer team competes for the Mid-American Conference regular season title on Sunday, Nov. 6. The tilt with the Zips is set for 6 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium.
 
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The Broncos (13-2-1 overall, 5-1-1 MAC) come into play with a four-game winning streak following a 2-0 victory over Bowling Green State University on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The Broncos picked up goals from senior center back Daniel Nimick and senior forward Mike Melaragni. Goalkeeper Hunter Morse made seven save picking up his 10th shutout win with Western Michigan. WMU outshot BGSU 19-12 overall and the two teams were even 7-7 in shots on goal. 
 
Senior Charlie Sharp leads WMU in goals (9), points (25), shots (58), and shots on goal (27) while ranking second in assists. Nimick follows close behind in goals (7), points (15), shots (20), and shots on goal (15) while ranking first in game-winning goals. Graduate transfer Morse has pulled 46 saves posting 11 shutouts. 
 
Western Michigan records 37-6 goals, 252-121 shots, and 117-53 shots on goal over its opponents. 
 
SCOUTING THE ZIPS 
Akron comes into play on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 11-2-4 on the campaign, including a 5-0-2 record in the MAC, while riding a three-game winning streak following a 4-0 victory over Chicago State on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
 
Jason Shokalook leads Akron in goals (8), points (22), shots (36), and shots on goal (20) while ranking second in game-winning goals with two. Dyson Clapier follows close behind in goals (7), points (21), shots (33), and shots on goal (17) while ranking first in game-winning goals with three.  Redshirt freshman Mitch Budler has pulled in 40 saves posting seven shutouts. 
 
Akron records 46-17 goals, 228-140 shots, and 107-58 shots on goal over its opponents. 
 
IN OUR LAST MEETING 
In the battle between Western Michigan's second-ranked NCAA defense and the top-rated offense of Akron, the Broncos fell to the Zips 1-0 on Thursday, Oct. 13, despite WMU outshooting Akron 10-5 and 5-3 shots on goal. Morse tallied two saves while Zips keeper, Budler, recorded five.  
 
PUSH TO HOST MAC TITLE 
With the final day of the Mid-American Conference regular season slated on Sunday, Nov. 6, the stage to determine the league's regular season champion and the right to host the upcoming MAC title game on Saturday, Nov. 12 comes down to a battle between Akron and Western Michigan. Entering play on Sunday, Western Michigan (16 points) trails behind Akron (17 points), followed by Bowling Green (11 points), Northern Illinois (7 points), and Chicago State (0 points). A victory by the Broncos will earn WMU its second regular season MAC title since 2017.