“I think there is a spirit out there. The mascot is going around; it’s spooking other teams.” That’s who Bradley senior forward Malevy Leons served up as the reason for the Braves dominance at home. He must have forgotten about his five 3-pointers Saturday evening…
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The wait continues for Kate Popovec-Goss and the Bradley women’s basketball team for their first conference win of the season as they fell against the defending Missouri Valley Conference champions Southern Illinois 83-65 in Carbondale. As both teams have new coaches at the helm, their…
For the moment, there appears to be two vastly different Bradley basketball teams. There’s the team that’s undefeated at Carver Arena this season. Then there’s the team that’s 2-6 away from home and keeps doubts afloat. For the Braves, the latter team showed up on…
A new year produced a similar result in Peoria when Bradley women’s basketball dropped an evening matchup with the Drake Bulldogs on Sunday. The Braves (3-10, 0-2 MVC) entered halftime down five until a chilling eight-point third quarter doomed the team against their second conference…
Bradley men’s basketball had some frustrations to release after their three-point loss at Belmont. Unfortunately for Illinois-Chicago (UIC), they became the victims of a 79-45 thrashing from the Braves (10-5, 3-1 MVC) on Saturday at Carver Arena, one that featured a first-half double-double and a…
The third quarter has not been the strong suit of Bradley women’s basketball this season. In fact, if the third quarter was never played at all, the team would be flirting with a .500 record. Instead, the 3-9 Braves have outscored their opponent in the…
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…
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…