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Central Arkansas UCA (8-10-1)
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Bradley BRAD (11-7-3)
Central Arkansas UCA
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Bradley BRAD
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Central Arkansas UCA 1 0 0 0 1
Bradley BRAD 1 0 0 0 1

Braves Eliminated via PKs in MVC Semifinals

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Game Recap: Soccer | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
PEORIA, IL – The Bradley soccer team fought second-seeded Central Arkansas to a 1-1 draw in the Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals on Friday night only to see the Bears advance to the championship via penalty kicks, 8-7. The Braves finish their season with an 11-7-3 record, while the Bears are now 8-10-1.
 
After 110 minutes of action (with 109:24 of it played tied), each team successfully made their first seven penalty kicks – twice the Bears barely escaping and the ball just trickling past the goal line. However, after Central Arkansas made their eighth attempt, Bradley saw its shot ring off the crossbar, advancing the Bears to the title game.
 
Bradley grabbed the lead in the 22nd minute when freshman Gerit Wintermeyer tallied his sixth goal of the season. The rookie finished off a long throw-in from senior Jacob Taylor at the near post for the 1-0 lead.
 
However, the BU advantage would only last 36 seconds as Central Arkansas quickly tied the game. Niklas Brodacki buried a rebound opportunity for the 1-1 contest.
 
The game remained tied for the next 88 minutes. The best opportunity came in overtime for Bradley when Clark Emerson's shot got past the UCA goalie but a defender was there to clear it off the line.
 
The Bears held a 16-13 advantage in shots on the night, while the Braves had all six corner kicks in the game.
 
While the Braves' season comes to end, it comes after an 8.5 game improvement from a season ago making Bradley currently the most improved team in the country.
 
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