Bradley softball (4-10) traveled to Bowling Green, Kentucky, to compete in the Hilltopper Classic and returned with two wins and two losses. The Braves started the classic against the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs. Bradley hit the ground running, scoring two runs in the first inning, and…
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Bradley women’s basketball (11-16, 5-11 MVC) kicked off a four-game homestand over the weekend, taking on Murray State (18-7, 12-4 MVC) and rival Illinois State (17-10, 11-5 MVC). It was a tale of two games at the Renaissance Coliseum, and the contests couldn’t have been…
With Bradley (22-7, 13-5 MVC) and Murray State (14-15, 8-10 MVC) tied at 83 in overtime, senior guard Duke Deen drove the length of the court and heaved a pull-up three from multiple steps behind the arch. He drained it. Deen and the fans inside…
The transfer portal is more impactful than ever in modern collegiate athletics. Bradley women’s basketball has been no exception to that in recent years, as they added four new players this year through the portal. Of the four, three came from Division I programs. The…
Bradley baseball lost its first series of the year to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite taking an early lead in two of the three games, the Braves did a poor job closing them. In the first game, a three-run home run by senior Bobby Atkinson…
Last weekend, Bradley track and field athletes competed in the Eagle Elite Invitational, David Hemery Valentine Invitational and Grand Valley State Big Meet. At the Eagle Elite Invitational, fifth-year senior Jack Crull set a new men’s mile record for the program, crossing the finish line…
In any sport, it is hard to beat a team three times in a row, much less seven. Yet the Bradley men’s basketball team (21-7, 12-5 MVC) had the opportunity to do just that when they traveled down I-74 to face a familiar foe: Illinois…
The Bradley tennis team traveled to Milwaukee this past Saturday to play St. Thomas. The doubles competition kicked off the day with a close loss for the Braves. Junior Mariia Pukhina and freshman Ruby Tseng led their match 4-3. However, juniors Anna Belogliadova and Madi…
This past weekend, Bradley softball traveled to Starkville, Mississippi, to compete in the Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament and left with five consecutive losses. The Braves played Mississippi State to kick the tournament off. The Bulldogs were quick on their feet, scoring two runs in the…
Sometimes, you need to take a step back to decide how to move forward. That’s what Bradley women’s basketball (10-15, 4-10 MVC) learned as they concluded their four-game road trip over the weekend, traveling to Evansville (6-19, 2-12 MVC) and Indiana State (4-21, 2-12 MVC).…