Women's Soccer Preview: Midfielders

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- A strong midfield has had a big hand in the success of the Western Michigan women's soccer teams over the past several seasons. Names like Nikolette Rivera, Nicole Dulyea, Anina Cicerone and Rachel Chaney have been mainstays in the All-Mid-American Conference teams since 2009.

Most recently it was Kylie Nylen. The holding midfielder was named All-MAC three times before graduating in 2015. Senior captain Liz Abro is the leader of the midfield, but plays more of an attacking role that Nylen did. In WMU's exhibition game against IUPUI junior Kendall Juhnke and sophomore Alyssa Burke also started in the midfield. Juhnke, who played last season in a substitute role, filled the…