COLUMBUS, OH -- The Western Michigan Broncos Women's Soccer team is playing for their third straight MAC Title on Friday night against UMass. The game is slated to kick off at 7:30 pm at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio. ESPN+ will be streaming the game.

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos advanced to the MAC Championship for the third straight season after winning 2-0 against Miami. Irelyn Sheldon got the Broncos started with a second half goal, and June Mullen fought through traffic for a goal of her own. Sulaver was strong in net, posting six saves, her second highest season total. Western Michigan becomes one of the two universities in the nation to send both their men's and women's team to their respective conference championship games.

3 PEAT?
The Western Michigan Women's Soccer team has once again advanced to the MAC Championship against the second seeded Massachusetts Minutewomen. Across their 12 MAC games, the Broncos have totaled 34 goals, good for an average of 2.7 goals per game in comparison to their 0.86 goals per game in non-conference play. The Broncos have scored three or more goals in seven of their 12 MAC contests, including a season-high seven goals against Kent State. Since the beginning of conference play, the Brown and Gold have outscored opponents 34-8.

AWARD WINNERS
The Broncos placed four players on the All-MAC First Team, one on the All-MAC Second Team and four on the MAC All-Freshman Team. Fagerson, Newcomb, Kaiya Stewart and Meredith Vance earned first-team recognition, while June Mullen was selected to the second team. Camryn Huhn, Simone Sharpless, Gracie Lynn and Reese Lynn rounded out WMU's postseason selections with All-Freshman Team honors.

Robinson earned his fourth straight MAC Coach of the Year award after guiding the Broncos to a 11-4-4 overall record and an 8-2-1 mark in conference play. Newcomb earned MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors after anchoring a Western Michigan back line that has allowed just 17 goals in 19 games. Fagerson was named MAC Forward of the Year and earned All MAC First Team recognition following an impressive offensive campaign for the Brown and Gold. Across eight goals and five assists, she leads the Broncos in overall points with 21.

SCOUTING THE MINUTEWOMEN
UMass comes into the contest after winning in over time against Ball State, 1-0. Leading offensive engine for UMass, Caroline Dickinson, scored the game winner. The Minutewomen have the two MAC leaders in shots per game with Monica Curry and Dickinson. It will be the first conference championship match up between WMU and UMass since the Minutewomen joined the conference in 2024.