Valley Schedule Resumes Wednesday at Evansville

After a full week off from competition, Bradley Soccer returns to action Wednesday night with a road game at Valley rival Evansville

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 9/27/2017 8:25:00 AM

EVANSVILLE, IN - After a full week off from competition, Bradley Soccer will try to remain hot when the Braves (6-3-0, 1-0-0 MVC) resume their Missouri Valley Conference schedule Wednesday night by paying a visit to Evansville (5-3-0, 0-1-0 MVC) at Arad McCutchan Stadium. Going into its rare, midseason break, Bradley had won five of its last six games, all by shutout.

GAME DETAILS
Bradley Braves (6-3-0, 1-0-0 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (5-3-0, 0-1-0 MVC)
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: Evansville, IN (Arad McCutchan Stadium)
TV: The Valley on ESPN3 | Watch Live
Live Stats: StatBroadcast | Follow Live
Tickets: $7 adults, $5 seniors (65+) and youth (17U) | Tickets Information

MIDWEEK VALLEY ROAD TRIP
• Bradley starts the second half of its season with a pivotal Missouri Valley Conference road trip to Evansville Wednesday night.
•   With a win against preseason favorite Loyola Chicago already on its side, Bradley will try to keep the early pace with Missouri State (2-0-0) in the league standings, while putting separation between itself and the Purple Aces.
•   Eight of Bradley's last 10 regular-season games will be MVC tilts.
•   The road team has won the last four regular-season meetings between the Braves and Purple Aces and Bradley has won eight of its last 11 road games against Evansville.

AGAINST THE PURPLE ACES
28th Meeting | Bradley leads 16-10-1 | Bradley leads 8-4-1 at Evansville
•   Wednesday's game will be the 28th meeting in the all-time series between Bradley and the Purple Aces, which dates back to Evansville's entry into the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994.
•   Bradley owns a 16-10-1 lead in the all-time series, including an 8-4-1 advantage at Evansville.
•   The Braves have won seven of the last nine meetings, including each of the last three road matchups against the Purple Aces.
•   In his 22nd year as Bradley head coach, Jim DeRose sports a 16-8-1 (.660) career record versus Evansville and the 16 victories are tied (Eastern Illinois) for the most against a single opponent in his career.

MCCUTCHAN STADIUM - HOME AWAY FROM HOME
•   Bradley will play its third game of the season at Evansville's McCutchan Stadium Wednesday after splitting its two games in the ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic Sept. 2 and Sept. 4.
•   In the last 10 seasons, Bradley has played 19 games at McCutchan Stadium, posting a 9-8-2 record on Evansville's home field: regular-season vs. Evansville (3-2-0), MVC Tournament (0-1-1), ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic (6-5-1).
•   Since 2008, Bradley has played 96 games at Shea Stadium, 19 games at McCutchan Stadium, and six games each at Drake and Missouri State.

NEXT UP
•   Following Wednesday's game at Evansville, Bradley will start a 3-game home stand by hosting Valley rival Drake for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Shea Stadium.
•   Saturday's game is being billed as Bradley Soccer Alumni Night and the program will celebrate its 30th anniversary season when the Braves host Drake, the most-common opponent in program history and an opponent during Bradley's first year as a NCAA Division I program in 1987.

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