The ever-changing coaching carousel took a toll on the Bradley men’s basketball team in late September. Assistant coach Drew Adams, who had been on head coach Brian Wardle’s staff at Bradley since the latter took his position in Peoria, was nabbed by Cincinnati, leaving the…
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Coming off a tough double-digit loss against Evansville, Bradley’s women’s basketball battled back against Indiana State, but fell 71-60 despite a late surge to bring the game within one point. The Braves (3-16, 0-8) have now lost 11 straight. After the game, frustration and dismay…
Dejected. It was the only way you could describe Bradley’s reaction to Belmont’s stunning 78-76 come-from-behind victory at Carver Arena Saturday afternoon. “This one hurts,” junior forward Rienk Mast said while at a loss for words. “We got to sit in it, learn from it…
In their first matchup against Evansville this season, the Bradley Braves battled through three quarters before the game slipped away. The Purple Aces got off to a hot start and never relinquished their lead, winning the game 73-56 and pushing the Braves’ losing streak to…
Carver Arena has always been one of the toughest places to play in the Missouri Valley Conference. Its capacity is listed at 11,442, the highest in the conference and just in front of Missouri State’s JQH Arena (11,000). The Bradley fans show up in droves…
The Bradley Braves men’s basketball team needed someone to step up and tie the game, down 48-46 with 13 minutes left in Wednesday’s game against Indiana State. The Braves hadn’t seen a lead in nearly 20 minutes of game time, but were gaining momentum on…
In the first ever match-up between Bradley and Murray State in women’s basketball, the Racers took an early lead and never looked back, grabbing the 83-48 win. Missouri Valley Conference newcomer Murray State (11-2, 4-2 MVC) has proven to be a handful for the MVC…
It’s said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. For Bradley fans Saturday night, the 86-61 loss at Drake (14-5, 5-3) looked like the same road woes that continue to plague the team and drive insanity…
You’d think that losing to your rival would be cause for a ruined night, but Bradley women’s basketball head coach Kate Popovec-Goss chose to see things from a different point of view after her team’s 60-50 loss to Illinois State Thursday night. “I’m just tremendously…
The Bradley Braves men’s basketball record book is going to get a workout very soon if it hasn’t already. On the heels of a 22-point home victory over Valparaiso, the Braves came into their Missouri Valley Conference game against lowly Evansville (4-14, 0-7 MVC) on…