Stop the insanity. Super conferences benefit no one. Not the new members, not the current ones, not the players and certainly not the fans. The concept will ruin college athletics, as we know it. Traditions are being cast aside for the promise of a little…
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After dropping the first two sets against Southern Illinois Saturday, the volleyball team rallied back for a five-set victory and its first conference win of the season. “We settled down, we battled, and we were able to show what we are capable of,” coach Jenny…
Despite rain and many defeats, the Bradley women’s tennis team opened the 2011 season at home during the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational last weekend. While the team’s tournament record of 16-38 may not be something gloat about, many of the team’s freshmen got their…
Hope springs eternal on Bradley’s campus. The volleyball team is 6-3 after a painful couple of seasons, the men’s soccer team is nationally ranked and the women’s basketball team returns nearly every player from last year’s team. But you’re kidding yourself if you think any…
On the first day of classes this semester, a professor asked senior soccer player Bryan Gaul what he planned to do after graduation. Gaul said he wanted to play professional soccer and the professor laughed off Gaul’s remarks. But nobody’s laughing anymore after Gaul has…
Just 35 seconds into overtime, Bradley junior Jochen Graf broke a tie against No. 8 South Florida to give the Braves, soccer team, a victory over their highest ranked opponent in four years. Bradley hasn’t beat a team ranked higher since defeating No. 7 Creighton…
LSU The last five BCS National Champions have hailed from the SEC, and I believe the Louisiana State Tigers will make it six consecutive years. They have all the ingredients necessary to win the BCS National Championship in strong defense, good coaching and an explosive…
The Bradley volleyball team finished the non-conference portion of its schedule winning two of three games in the Coastal Carolina Classic last weekend. The Braves defeated Iona and Gardner-Webb 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. Against Iona, sophomore Alise Tupuritis recorded a career high 17 kills and…
Under first year coach Jenny Maurer, the Bradley volleyball team has raced out to a 4-2 record. After beginning the season at home in the CEFCU Classic, the Braves took to the road for the first time, playing in the Akron Invitational in Ohio. Bradley…
The Bradley soccer team remained undefeated on the season in two home matches last week, boosting its national ranking on TopDrawerSoccer.com to No. 23 spot. The Braves rose 14 spots in the poll that projects the 48 teams that are most likely to participate in…