Last weekend, the Bradley volleyball team opened its 2019 home schedule with two wins and a tournament title. Make no mistake, it marked a successful showing for the Braves’ in their first homestand of the season. But the team’s record now stands at 2-4 entering…
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Over the summer, changes are aplenty in any collegiate athletic department. Rosters change and new coaches are hired as others depart. Bradley’s summer changes went well beyond the athletic teams themselves. With the departure of former Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Fan Engagement Brooke…
The goal for the Bradley women’s golf team remains the same each year: winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The team began its fall season with a second place finish at the Redbird Invitational last weekend, three strokes back of champion Xavier. The Braves made…
Sophomore Bradley volleyball player Hannah Thompson is the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and was named to the Second-Team All-MVC following the 2018 season. This season, with the graduation of outside hitter Erica Haslag and libero Yavianliz Rosado, Thompson has stepped up…
The Bradley soccer team extended its non-conference unbeaten streak to 17 games with a win and draw last weekend. On Friday, the annual Danny Dahlquist Memorial game, the Braves won 1-0 over IUPUI in a hard fought midfield and defensive battle. Defense was a key…
Bradley women’s basketball’s 12 players, six coaches, trainer, academic advisor and family members flew across the Atlantic Ocean and found themselves in Portugal on Aug. 4. For the next eight days they experienced a unique team-bonding opportunity through its culture and played three teams. It…
On paper, the Bradley men’s soccer team had a solid 2018 season. They posted a 8-5-4 record, after starting off with a seven game unbeaten streak. To an outsider, it was the perfect follow-up to their 2017 semifinal appearance in the conference tournament. However, 2018…
After the final out was recorded in Bradley’s 7-4 loss to Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on May 21, the playing season was far from over for much of head coach Elvis Dominguez’s squad. Sixteen players listed on the Braves’ roster continued…
Despite going winless in the SMU Invitational in Dallas, Texas to open the 2019 season, optimism remains high for the Bradley volleyball team. And perhaps more importantly, expectations remain high as well. After all, the Braves ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference coaches poll…
The Bradley cross country team kicked off its 2019 campaign at the Western Illinois Invitational by winning the men’s race with a perfect score and the women taking second overall. Senior Kerry Gschwendtner brought the men’s 6-kilometer victory home in 19 minutes 28.7 seconds. He…