Bulldogs over Ramblers – Alex Staab, Contributor It took until Feb. 7, but the Drake Bulldogs lost their first game of the 2021 season against Valparaiso last weekend. Prior to that, the Bulldogs had been one of three teams in all of Division I men’s…
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For a basketball program as historic as Bradley’s, it’s not often that the team accomplishes a program “first.” But on Wednesday night, the Braves did just that, beating Valparaiso 76-52 to clinch the program’s first ever win at the Crusaders’ Athletic Recreation Center. Since joining…
A single made free throw by sophomore guard Lance Jones with 2.3 seconds remaining in the game boosted Southern Illinois to a 69-68 victory over Bradley on Sunday night in Peoria. The loss is the Braves’ 7th in eight games. After being down by as…
Thanks to a season-high scoring performance from junior guard Terry Nolan Jr. and a double-double from senior Elijah Childs, Bradley (10-10, 3-7) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 74-66 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday afternoon. “It feels amazing,” Nolan said. “I hate losing.…
A strong second half effort propelled the Bradley women’s basketball team to a 61-51 victory against Valparaiso on Friday and a split in the season series. With the win, the Braves improve to 11-7 on the season and 7-4 in MVC play. “It was ugly…
A story like Natalia Barbery’s is hard to come by. Moving internationally multiple times. Learning a new language. Engaging in a difficult major. Having Ivy League aspirations. With all of this on her plate, playing tennis at the Division I level is just the icing…
With Monday afternoon’s 67-55 loss on the road at Indiana State, Bradley men’s basketball has done something it hasn’t done since the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference season: lose six straight games. The slide started with an upset loss to last-place Illinois State on Jan. 20…
In its first game in a week, the Bradley Women’s Basketball team lost 71-66 on the road at Valparaiso on Thursday night. The Braves fell victim to 17 three-pointers by Valpo, which tied a program record. However, their undoing came from 19 turnovers, which led…
The Bradley Braves soccer team is trading the freezing cold end of the season in November for a freezing cold start of the season in February to begin the 2021 campaign. After 15 months without a competitive game, the Braves will head into their shortened…
After being swept by Illinois State in their season opener on Jan. 25, the Bradley volleyball team flipped the script at home Monday night with a sweep of their own, beating their I-74 rival 27-25, 27-25 and 25-23. The win clinched a series split between…