CLEMSON, S.C. –– The first round of the NCAA Tournament has been Western Michigan soccer’s good friend.

For a fourth consecutive season, Western Michigan is advancing in the NCAA Tournament opening round after stunning Clemson for a 1-0 upset on the road on Thursday night.

The Broncos (8-9-4), who punched their ticket to a fourth straight NCAA Tournament by winning a third straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament title, will advance to play No. 16-ranked Furman on Sunday at 1 p.m. in a second-round matchup.

In a first-ever meeting with Clemson, WMU clawed its way to victory thanks to Mathieu Beauvain’s lone goal in the first half off a set piece. The graduate defender ripped a left-footed, one-time shot off a cross from Roni Sylejmani in the 21 st minute of Thursday’s first roun

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