The Bonafide Bunch Drake, UNI, SIU, Missouri State Drake will likely three-peat as MVC champions. The Valley is improving, however, so they will not finish 18-0 this conference season like the previous two. The Bulldogs return the defending MVC Player of the Year in forward…
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The Bradley volleyball team maintained their third place spot in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, adding one win during their weekend road trip to Indiana State and Evansville. On Friday, the Braves took on Evansville and came away with a closely contested five-set victory. After…
In the months leading up to last season, the Missouri Valley Conference sat in a state of uncertainty. Wichita State had departed. There was no clear Goliath, no team that stood out at the top. The conference was a blank slate, waiting for a team…
When you hear Bradley senior guard Shunseere Kent speak, it’s impossible to miss the confidence in her voice. That same confidence was apparent in her first season as a Brave, as Kent started the first 20 games and finished third on the team in scoring…
Junior midfielder John Pollifrone helped the Bradley men’s soccer team secure a 1-0 non-conference win over Western Illinois University on Saturday at Shea Stadium. As a result, the Braves ended their non-conference schedule undefeated (7-0-4). The match kicked off in Bradley’s favor when sophomore forward…
Bradley sophomore Elijah Childs wasted no time making his presence known on the court last season. But the 6-foot-7-inch forward’s story didn’t start on the hardwood, it started on the football field. Childs grew up as a football fan in Kansas City, Missouri, hauling in…
Of all the things Peter Hanley expected would happen his senior year at Bradley University, he did not expect to receive a full athletic scholarship. Hanley, a 6-foot-7 senior forward for the Bradley men’s basketball team, has been a walk-on for the past three seasons.…
The time has arrived. After reaching the 20-win mark last season for the first time since 2009, the Bradley men’s basketball team feels ready to compete for the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. “It’s very realistic,” senior guard Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye said. “We’ve been preparing for this.…
If there were ever any doubts that Bradley was the best cross country program in the Missouri Valley Conference, they were put to rest last Saturday. The Braves won both the men’s and women’s MVC cross country championships at Newman Golf Course in Peoria. Going…
The Bradley women’s basketball team is predicted to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference for the second year in a row. Last year, the Braves fell short with a 6-12 record against MVC foes for seventh place. This year, they hope to show their…