KALAMAZOO, MI - After capturing the program's first Mid-American Conference regular season championship in 2017, the path to the top starts anew for the Western Michigan men's soccer team, which released its 2018 schedule Wednesday.
The Broncos kick off their 48th season at home against Loyola-Chicago 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, and the 18-game slate features 10 contests at the WMU Soccer Complex and five against teams who made the 2017 NCAA Tournament field.
Six of their 2018 opponents -- Akron, Butler, Michigan, Illinois-Chicago, Green Bay and Pacific -- finished the 2017 season as regular season conference champions or conference tournament champs, and Akron (No.