Bradley Tennis (3-3) tamed the Cougars this past weekend, dominating against SIU Edwardsville and Chicago State with 6-1 and 7-0 victories, respectively. Senior Natalia Barbery was ruled out for Friday against SIUE due to injury, so freshman Victoria Sanchez-Bronzetti paired with junior Sandra Maletin at…
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The Bradley offense exploded Tuesday afternoon, as the softball team defeated D-II Illinois-Springfield 8-2. This offensive output came just in time for the biggest road trip this season, a trip to the University of Louisville to face the Cardinals and Miami (Ohio). All 17 Braves…
Bradley men’s basketball head coach Brian Wardle has maintained that the first game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is always the hardest. On Thursday night in St. Louis, that proved to be the case for a beleaguered, inexperienced Braves squad, as they fell to…
Ramble on – By Nick Zoll, Contributor After two straight years of tournament exits, following their magical Missouri Valley Conference championship win in 2018, I believe that 2021’s rendition of Arch Madness is where the Loyola Ramblers will get their revenge. Ranked 20th in the…
A season of high expectations for Bradley men’s basketball started with buzzer-beaters, near-upsets of ranked opponents and big victories. A few months later, it finished with a six-game conference losing streak, suspensions and a spot in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Thursday play-in game. It’s…
The Missouri Valley Conference has announced its all-conference honorees and teams, which were voted on by the media. Two Braves picked up accolades, as redshirt freshman Rienk Mast was voted to the all-freshman team and senior Elijah Childs was voted to the all-MVC second team. …
Despite having just six scholarship players available for the majority of Saturday night’s game against Drake, Bradley men’s basketball upset the first-place Bulldogs 67-61 to finish the regular season on a stunning high note. “In my 11 years as a head coach, I’ve had some…
In the first 11 minutes of Bradley’s matchup with Drake on Friday night, it looked as if the Braves could knock off the first-place Bulldogs. For the next 29 minutes, Drake showed why it is atop the Missouri Valley Conference, as they cruised to a…
Major League Baseball players only get a four-month offseason and still need an entire month to warm up in Spring Training. The Bradley Braves’ baseball offseason has lasted 363 days, so it might take a little while for the competitive spirit to return, right? Head…
Going to college with your best friend isn’t unheard of, as having someone you know is often an important part of the transition to come. Two Braves from Germany can attest to that, and the mix of a pandemic and 4,500 miles of distance from…