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Story courtesy WMU Sports Information
“We are going to be on the road quite a bit during the non-conference schedule,” said Haines. “It adds some difficulty to an already difficult schedule. We tried to spread it out as much as we could and most of the road trips are manageable.”
The Broncos dropped a match at Missouri State, 2-0, in 2007 but shut out Arkansas 1-0 at the WMU Soccer Complex. WMU last visited Ann Arbor to take on the Wolverines in 2006 and came away with a 0-0 tie. Western Michigan opens up Mid-American Conference play on Friday, Sept. 26 with defending MAC Tournament champions Toledo coming to Kalamazoo.
The Broncos will host the top four teams from the 2007 standings this season. The Brown & Gold host MAC Tournament runner-up Bowling Green on Sept. 28, host regular season champions Ball State on Oct. 24 and end the season hosting third-place Northern Illinois on Oct. 30. WMU also hosts Akron on Oct. 10 and Ohio on Oct. 12 to round out their home schedule.
“I definitely thinks it always helps being at home and having seven home conference games this year is a big plus,” said Haines. “Ball State is a tough place to play at and we like having them at home. We haven’t had Toledo at home in three years and those are definitely two of the tough teams in the MAC.”
WMU is on the road against conference rivals Eastern Michigan, Oct. 3, and Central Michigan, Oct. 5. WMU must also travel to Kent State on Oct. 17 and Buffalo on Oct. 19.
All Western Michigan women’s soccer matches are open to the public.
| Women’s Soccer 2008 Schedule | |||
| Thursday, August 14th | IUPUI (Exhibition) | Kalamazoo, MI | 3 pm |
| Sunday, August 17th | Davenport (Exhibition) | Kalamazoo, MI | 4 pm |
| Friday, August 22nd | University of Wyoming | Kalamazoo, MI | 11 am |
| Friday, August 29th | @ University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | 7 pm |
| Friday, September 5th | @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | 7 pm |
| Sunday, September 7th | @ University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 pm |
| Friday, September 12th | @ Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | 4 pm |
| Friday, September 19th | @ University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | 7 pm |
| Sunday, September 21st | v. Missouri State | Fayetteville, AR | 11 am |
| Friday, September 26th | University of Toledo | Kalamazoo, MI | 4 pm |
| Sunday, September 28th | Bowling Green State | Kalamazoo, MI | 12 pm |
| Friday, October 3rd | @ Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | 4 pm |
| Sunday, October 5th | @ Central Michigan | Mt. Pleasant, MI | 2 pm |
| Friday, October 10th | University of Akron | Kalamazoo, MI | 4 pm |
| Sunday, October 12th | Ohio University | Kalamazoo, MI | 12 pm |
| Friday, October 17th | @ Kent State University | Kent, OH | 4 pm |
| Sunday, October 19th | @ University of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | 1 pm |
| Friday, October 24th | Ball State University | Kalamazoo, MI | 3 pm |
| Sunday, October 26th | Miami University | Kalamazoo, MI | 12 pm |
| Thursday, October 30th | Northern Illinois University | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 pm |
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