KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team opens Mid-American Conference play on the road at Northern Illinois on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. WMU then returns home to host Bowling Green on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Thursday's game will be streamed live on NIUHuskies.com, with Sunday's at www.wmubroncos.com/watch for free.

WMU (0-4-3, 0-0- MAC) is still in search of its first win of the season. The Broncos tied Cincinnati and Oakland at the WMU Soccer Complex before closing out non-conference play with a 2-0 loss at Marquette last Thursday.

Senior Reagan Wisser has three of the teams four goals, with two in the tie against the Bearcats and one in the tie against the Golden Grizzlies. Sixth-year senior Hannah Sargent has been the primary goalkeeper for the Broncos with six starts and 32 total saves.

The last time the two teams met in DeKalb was the opening game of the 2020 season that was played in the Spring of 2021 due to COVID-19. The Broncos came away with a 1-0 victory.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Northern Illinois (3-2-2, 0-0 MAC) is still searching for its first win at home this season, with all three of its victories coming on the road. The Huskies wrapped up conference play last Sunday with a 2-0 win at Chicago State. Claudia Muessig leads the team with two goals on the season, while six others have scored once. Deighton Wamer has played the majority of the minutes in net, with a 3-1-2 record, two shutouts and 20 total saves.

ON THE HORIZON
The Broncos are back in action next Thursday, hosting Kent State at 4 p.m. before making the long trek out to Buffalo on Sunday for a 1 p.m. kickoff.