KALAMAZOO, Mich. --It might have taken an extra two periods, but , , and the Western Michigan men's soccer team defeated Northern Illinois University 3-1 in overtime to advance to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final.
"I thought we were the better team without question on the day and deserve to advance and play for another championship Saturday afternoon", said head coach Chad Wiseman. "That being said, I thought NIU played very well, their goalkeeper kept them in the game, they sat deep but defended strong and cut a lot of balls out of their own 18 box.