KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Two straight Mid-American Conference regular season championships and being the defending league tournament champion is a very good place for Western Michigan University's women's soccer team to begin the 2025 season.
That also means the Broncos (13-2-6 overall, 8-0-3 MAC in 2024) are going to get the best effort by opponents who are looking to knock off the champions.
''We always feel we are the underdogs though,'' senior co-captain Heidi Thomasma said. ''We've always had that mentality.
''Even if we are up 1-0 or 2-0 at halftime, we have to look at it as if we're behind.