It was so close you could almost taste it. A win snatched away in the closing minutes – a scene all too familiar for Bradley fans. “Belmont made the big plays down the stretch and we didn’t,” head coach Brian Wardle said. “Our offense, we…
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The arctic conditions outside Carver Arena couldn’t stop the red-hot Bradley men’s basketball team, as the Braves won their sixth game in their last seven contests in a 74-55 drubbing of Akron on Thursday. In the final non-conference game of their season, Bradley (9-4) extended…
Wrapping up the non-conference schedule, Bradley women’s basketball arrived in the Sunshine State for the FIU Hoops Showdown earlier this week. Against Stephen F. Austin (SFA) and Florida International, the Braves wound up short. “The overarching theme of both games was turnovers,” Bradley head coach…
Bradley needed a rebound after a 76-57 loss to Arkansas just over 48 hours prior to their tipoff against Stonehill. In their first game back at Carver Arena since Nov. 30, the Braves didn’t get just one, they got 50. To go with it, junior…
Heading into its first-ever matchup against the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks, Bradley knew it had an opportunity to attract the national spotlight and move their winning streak to five games. The Braves though, quite literally, fumbled that opportunity away by committing a season-high 27 turnovers…
With four players reaching double figures and a triple-double from sophomore Maddi Cluse, Miami (Ohio) picked the Bradley women’s basketball team apart in an 82-56 final Friday night. Bradley (3-6) struggled with the size of the RedHawks (4-5) and a lackluster defensive effort allowed the…
Bradley women’s basketball picked up their first road win of the Kate Popovec-Goss era and their first in 22 months on Tuesday night, notching a 72-61 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The Braves handed the Panthers just their second loss of the season and…
A full-court heave, an inbound frenzy and a showdown between two in-state schools. “I knew he was going to make it, it was just a feeling,” Bradley junior guard Duke Deen said. “I’ve been in a lot of games like this and [the ball] always…
Bradley women’s basketball held a lead for over 37 minutes against Loyola Chicago on Saturday, but they were unable to keep it when it mattered the most as the final buzzer sounded on a second-straight loss. In the first meeting between the former MVC foes…
It’s not secret that Brian Wardle-coached teams make a point to stress defense perennially. However, few times had it been executed as well as the Bradley Braves did on Saturday night, beating Missouri State 58-40 for their first road win of the season in a…