QUICK OVERVIEW
Bradley will try for its first result in four tries away from home against a surging Omaha team that has won 10 consecutive home games dating to Aug. 31, 2014 (Stanford) when the teams meet for the third time in series history Saturday night at Caniglia Field ... Receiving votes in both the College Soccer News and NSCAA national polls this week, Omaha is one of the nation's top scoring teams and ranks seventh nationally with 14 assists on the season ... While the Braves posted three straight shutout wins during their early-season, 3-game home stand, Bradley has surrendered 10 goals in its three games away from Shea Stadium and is coming off back-to-back 4-1 losses last weekend at Utah Valley's Holiday Inn Express Invitational.

Bradley Pregame Notes Packet (PDF) | Omaha Pregame Notes Packet (PDF)

SERIES HISTORY
Game 3 | Tied 1-1 | 1st Meeting at Omaha
Saturday's game will be the third meeting in the all-time series between the Braves and Mavs and the first-ever series matchup in Omaha ... The teams have split at pair of 1-goal decisions in the first two series meetings at Shea Stadium, a 3-2 Bradley win Sept. 2, 2012 and a 1-0 Omaha victory in two overtimes Oct. 20, 2014 ... While the series is abbreviated, the head coaches have great familiarity with the opposing programs as fifth-year Omaha head coach Jason Mimms served as an assistant coach at Bradley's former Missouri Valley Conference rival Creighton for 10 years from 2000-09 ... In those 10 seasons, Bradley and Creighton met 17 times.

RARE SATURDAY NON-CONFERENCE GAME
After opening the season with three straight Friday-Sunday weekend pairings, Saturday night's game at Omaha is Bradley's only game of this week ... The Braves were 1-5-0 in six Saturday games in 2014, dropping their final two Saturday games after a 1-0 home win versus Central Arkansas Oct. 18, 2014 ... Bradley has not played a non-conference game on a Saturday since one of the most significant games in Bradley Athletics history, a 1-0 win at #1 Connecticut Sept. 14, 2013.

LOOKING AHEAD
Following Saturday's game at Omaha, Bradley will return to Shea Stadium for its second 3-game home stand of the season ... The home stand will begin with the feature event of Bradley University's annual Homecoming festivities, Friday night's Missouri Valley Conference opener against Loyola Chicago ... The homecoming game against the Ramblers will be followed by a postgame fireworks show ... The Braves will continue the home stand by hosting Air Force Sept. 27 and Gonzaga Oct. 2.