After last weekend’s loss to Northern Iowa, Bradley women’s tennis redeemed themselves against the Western Illinois Leathernecks in a 4-3 victory. However, this matchup was more than just a win for coach Matt Tyler, who captured his 104th dual-match victory, earning him the most in…
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Bradley women’s basketball (9-12, 3-7 MVC) returned home over the weekend to take on the Missouri State (16-5, 8-2 MVC) Bears and Southern Illinois Salukis (3-16, 1-9 MVC) with the Braves entering the weekend on a five-game losing streak. The unfortunate losing streak continued on…
Bradley men’s basketball (18-5, 9-3 MVC) came into the season as the Missouri Valley Conference favorites, and through 21 games, they looked every bit like a team destined to make an NCAA tournament appearance. Games 22 and 23? Not so much. After being blown out…
Soleil Barnes’ journey to the Hilltop has been anything but ordinary. Prior to joining the team this year, she spent her first five collegiate seasons at the University of Toledo, helping the team win three Mid-American Conference regular season titles and the 2023 MAC tournament…
Bradley men’s basketball (18-4, 9-2 MVC) took a brutal blow on the chin against UIC (14-7, 7-4) in their 93-70 loss at Carver Arena on Wednesday night. The Braves entered the evening on a five-game win streak, which had them in first place in the…
Bradley women’s basketball (8-11, 2-6 MVC) traveled to Illinois State (12-7, 6-2 MVC) on Sunday, looking to snap an eight-game losing skid against the Redbirds in the I-74 rivalry. Senior guards Soleil Barnes and Tamia Perryman kicked off the scoring for the Braves. Barnes knocked…
Bradley track and field finished their trifecta of meets in Iowa City as they took on the challenge of the Larry Wieczorek Invitational. In their third year in a row competing at this meet, the Braves provided a performance to be proud of early in…
In Bradley’s first game against Southeast Missouri State this season, the Braves got off to a strong start, leading 15-8, when freshman point guard Jaquan Johnson checked into the game for the first time in his college career. Johnson took a few minutes to get…
There are few things in sports that are better than rivalry games. Team records don’t matter; fans pack the stands and each team throws the kitchen sink at each other to have bragging rights for the year. The rivalry between Bradley (18-3, 9-1 MVC) and…
The last time Bradley (15-3, 6-1 MVC) and Indiana State (9-9, 3-4 MVC) played each other, the Braves won 90-89 on the road via a last-second layup, courtesy of senior guard Duke Deen. The Sycamores traveled to Carver Arena on Wednesday, but the game was…