AKRON, Ohio- No. 5 seed Western Michigan softball fell to No. 4 seed Northern Illinois at Firestone Stadium in the opening round if the Mid-American Conference Tournament Wednesday morning by a score of 3-1. The Broncos dropped the opening round game last year and went then rattled off four wins to face Ball State in the championship round. The Broncos will look to repeat that performance starting tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. where they will face either No. 1 seed Kent State or No. 8 seed Central Michigan.
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Senior Melissa Palmer recorded her 217th career hit in the game, a line drive to right field.