The Bradley Soccer program is the focus of an ESPN.com feature by correspondent Adam Zundell, which is currently available for viewing online at http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=486472&root=ncaa&cc=5901.  The story focuses on how the Braves (15-5-4) have navigated the most successful season on the field while coping with the Aug. 12 death of redshirt freshman Danny Dahlquist.

Head coach Jim DeRose and fifth-year senior goalkeeper Mike Haynes spoke with Zundell Thursday afternoon and their interviews make up the bulk of Zundell's College Soccer Podcast (www.collegesoccerpodcast.com).  Listeners will require QuickTime software to play the audio file.

Dahlquist died in a house fire Aug. 12, days before the start of preseason training.  Despite grieving Dahlquist's death and playing without three other teammates who were subsequently charged with felony arson, the Braves (15-5-4) claimed a share of their third straight Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship, won their first-ever State Farm MVC Tournament title and have advanced to the third round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship for the first time in program history.

After playing seven-time national champion Indiana to a 1-1 draw, then eliminating the Hoosiers, 5-4, in penalty kicks Wednesday night, Bradley has traveled to College Park, Md., for this evening's third-round game at 2005 national champion Maryland (10-5-5).

Tonight's game will kick off at 5 p.m. (CST).  Although no television or video streams are available for tonight's game versus the Terrapins, free audio streams will be available at www.wmucsports.com and live stats will be available at the tournament's championship website, www.ncaasports.com.

The winner of the Bradley-Maryland game will take on the winner of Sunday's Ohio State-UC Santa Barbara contest Dec. 7, 8 or 9.  If the Braves prevail, Bradley would be forced to go on the road again for the quarterfinal contest.