Saturday Senior Night for Soccer

Seniors Alex Garcia, Logan Ketterer and Jason Lesch will make their final appearances at Shea Stadium Saturday night when the Braves host Rutgers

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Bradley University Marketing

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 10/28/2016 1:02:00 PM

PEORIA, IL - Bradley Soccer will honor its three seniors prior to the final home game of the season Saturday night when the Braves host Big Ten Conference foe Rutgers at Shea Stadium. Seniors Alex Garcia, Jason Lesch and Logan Ketterer will be recognized in a pregame ceremony prior to the 7 p.m. game versus the Scarlet Knights.

GAME DETAILS
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-13-2) at Bradley Braves (2-12-3)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Peoria, IL | Shea Stadium

COACHES
Bradley
Jim DeRose (Johnson State '89)
Career Record: 223-169-43 (21st season)
at Bradley: Same
vs. Rutgers: 1-0-0

Rutgers
Dan Donigan (Connecticut '93)
Career Record: 164-110-36 (16th season)
at Rutgers: 46-68-14 (7th season)
vs. Bradley: 2-1-0

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Bradley leads 1-0-0 | at Bradley: 1st Meeting
Saturday night's game will be the second meeting in the all-time series between Bradley and Rutgers ... The Braves won the first matchup, 1-0, Oct. 31, 2014 at Rutgers ... Rutgers head coach Dan Donigan is facing the Braves for the fourth time in his career ... Prior to the 2014 game at Rutgers, Donigan was 2-0 against Bradley as the Saint Louis head coach.

BIG 10 VISITOR
As Bradley prepares to host Rutgers in Saturday's 2016 home finale, the Braves are 8-11-1 all-time against the Big 10 Conference current membership ... Bradley is 3-3-0 all-time at home against the Big 10, but Rutgers will join Northwestern as just the second Big 10 team to visit Shea Stadium since Bradley moved into the home venue for the 2003 season ... In Bradley's only other game at Shea Stadium against a Big 10 opponent, the Braves dealt then No. 17 Northwestern a 3-1 defeat Oct. 3, 2012 ... Bradley's historic path to the 2007 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 ended with three consecutive games against current Big 10 teams - a penalty kicks victory at Indiana, a double-overtime victory at then ACC member Maryland and a season-ending loss at Ohio State in the national quarterfinals.

14-for-11
When Jahic and Link hooked up for Bradley's goal last Saturday at SIUE, they became the 13th and 14th Braves to record points this season ... Through 17 games, 14 players have contributed to Bradley's 11 goals this season ... Richard Olson (3 goals, 1 assist), Jacob Taylor (1,2), Clark Emerson (1,1), Alex Garcia (1,1) and Matt Perry (1,1) are the only five Bradley players to have played a role in more than one goal this season ... Olson is the only Bradley player with more than one goal this year, as Bradley's 11 goals have come from eight different players.

ONE LATE GOAL
Senior Alex Garcia netted his first goal of the season at the absolute latest time possible in regulation to force overtime Wednesday night against Drake ... Garcia's tally was scored as the clock hit 0:00, setting an unbreakable record for least amount of time remaining after a regulation goal.

SENIOR NOTES
As a group, Bradley's three seniors - Alex Garcia, Logan Ketterer and Jason Lesch - helped the Braves to several historical achievements on the field, including the second win against the nation's No. 1 ranked team in any sport in Bradley Athletics history (1-0 at #1 Connecticut Sept. 14, 2013); a Missouri Valley Conference championship (2013 MVC Tournament); and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament (2013). Each of our three seniors also have excelled academically, helping the Braves earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award in each of the last two years, while combining for 17 appearances on the Bradley Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll by posting a minimum 3.0 semester GPA.

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