Following Bradley’s men’s basketball season, head coach Brian Wardle put his focus onto the next campaign, while hoping to return each of his eligible players. One of the phrases he discussed following the Braves’ quarterfinal loss to Loyola-Chicago at the MVC Tournament was one that…
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Before last season, the Bradley women’s golf team did not have a team member from a foreign country since Jenna Roadley of the 2015-16 team. Now, the Braves currently have two international players on the team, one of which is sophomore Harriet Barker. Head coach…
As the weather warms up and the season transitions from winter to spring, sports fans are experiencing one of the best times of the year. In the span of only a few short weeks, college sports fans have enjoyed the craziness of the NCAA men’s…
Bradley softball (17-15, 4-4 MVC) traveled to Indiana to face Missouri Valley Conference foe Valparaiso (9-18, 1-8 MVC), sweeping the series on April 2 and 3 at the Valpo Softball Complex. The second week in a row in the Hoosier State for the Braves ended…
Badger Bros: How two Wisconsin high school teammates and best friends reunited on the baseball field
When Bradley baseball’s schedule was released on Dec. 8, 2021, there was one day in particular that sophomore shortstop TJ Manteufel circled on his calendar: April 6 at Dozer Park against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Sure, anytime a Missouri Valley Conference school faces off against a…
The Braves brought a strong offensive performance to Southern Illinois’ Itchy Jones Stadium this past weekend, but untimely defensive miscues resulted in a 1-2 start to the conference season. “There is no doubt in my mind that we should have come away with a sweep,”…
After head coach Andrea Gorski’s unexpected retirement on March 22, the Bradley women’s basketball team announced today that Northwestern’s Kate Popovec has been chosen as her successor and the 10th head coach in program history. “I could not be more excited about the future of…
With multiple records broken and 12 top-10 finishes at the Redbird Invite last weekend, Bradley’s track and field team proved it was off to a hot start in the outdoor season. Head coach Darren Gauson likes how the team has successfully kept the momentum from…
Nothing is certain in life, but one thing that is guaranteed in the life of a college student is having a lengthy orientation, and Bradley is no exception. Some freshmen got ready for their new life as college students fairly close to home with a…
Bradley tennis competed against the Missouri State Bears on Saturday at Parkside Fitness in Pekin, earning its first conference victory 5-2. It was the second home match of the spring season for Bradley and the first Missouri Valley Conference women’s tennis affair broadcasted on ESPN3…