This past weekend, Bradley softball opened up conference play against Evansville with a series win against the Purple Aces on the backs of consecutive shutouts. The first game of the doubleheader started with a solo home run at the top of the second inning by…
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Bradley baseball finished 2-5 over spring break, taking one of three games against Michigan, one of three against Jacksonville and a 15-2 loss in a midweek clash against Florida Atlantic. Last Friday, Michigan triumphed over Bradley 8-4 in the first showdown between the two teams.…
Kicking off the conference slate last weekend, Bradley’s tennis team traveled to Springfield, Missouri and Murray, Kentucky for two matches against Missouri State and Murray State. The Braves won 4-3 against the Bears, and then lost 7-0 to Racers the following day. Last Friday in…
Battling strong winds and various hazards, Bradley women’s golf turned out an eighth place finish in the 15-team field at the HCU Huskie Invite in Houston, Texas. Braves’ head coach Halley Morell noticed early that the course at Riverbend Country Club was going to be…
Returning to the Missouri State Intercollegiate, formerly known as the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate, Bradley men’s golf struggled to loosen the grip of 12th place at the par-71 course. Competing with five other Missouri Valley Conference schools, the Braves only placed in front of one. Senior…
Bradley’s 22nd appearance in the National Invitational Tournament was a short one. Losing 81-62 to the second-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the NIT late Tuesday night, the Braves struggled to keep their Big Ten foe away from the free throw line and…
They never said it would be easy, but despite the challenges of rebuilding a team from the ground up, Bradley women’s basketball still holds onto some things that they can carry over to next season. “I think that shows you where our team is at…
As Bradley baseball looked to jump over the .500 mark for the first time this season against a strong and experienced Jacksonville State squad, the team found their groove and reached the magic number 500 in more ways than one earning their head coach, Elvis…
Not many athletes find themselves picking up a new sport during their junior year of high school. However, that is precisely how Bradley graduate student Matt Aho found cross country. Training for soccer in the fall, Aho found success and joy through running. “It looked…
In a see-saw-like weekend, Bradley softball split a pair, sweeping Western Illinois and outscoring the Leathernecks 14-2 and then being swept by Wichita State, getting outscored 13-3. Overall, the team had a successful weekend demonstrating prowess in the batter’s box and in the pitcher’s circle.…