GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- The Green Bay men's soccer team is hitting the road for the first time in 2019, traveling to Dekalb, Ill., for a matchup at Northern Illinois on Friday night. The Phoenix will return to the friendly confines of Aldo Santaga Stadium on Sunday to face Western Michigan at 1 p.m.

Game Information: Friday at Northern Illinois - 6 p.m.  // Sunday vs Western Michigan - 1 p.m.

Most Recently for the Phoenix: Green Bay opened the season with a draw against Valparaiso last Friday, with Andre Baires serving as the hero and netting the equalizer in the 89^th minute of action. GB followed that performance with a convincing win over Western Illinois on Sunday, as a trio of newcomers found mesh in Green Bay's 3-1 win over the Leathernecks.

Scouting the Huskies: The Huskies enter Friday's match on the heels of two narrow losses last weekend in Chicago. NIU fell at DePaul last Friday (L, 2-1) and dropped a 1-0 decision to Loyola despite outshooting the Ramblers, 14-5. 

Scouting the Broncos: Western Michigan enters the second weekend of the regular season at 1-1, a record which includes a narrow loss to Butler (L, 2-1) and a win over Niagra (W, 4-0). Western Michigan finished 2^nd in the poll and received one vote to win the 2019 regular season. The Broncos reached the MAC Championship match in 2018 after finishing the regular season 11-6-3, eventually falling to Akron 3-0 in the final.

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