Bradley University Athletics

Regular-Season Road Finale

Bradley Soccer will play its final regular-season road game of the year Tuesday when the Braves visit first-time opponent Oakland

Bradley Pregame Notes (PDF)

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 10/22/2018 4:03:00 PM

ROCHESTER, MI - Bradley Soccer will play its final road game of the regular-season when the Braves (7-4-3) visit Oakland (7-6-2) in the first-ever meeting between the two programs Tuesday night at Oakland Soccer Field. The Braves will be looking to extend their non-conference unbeaten win streak to 13 games and secure a winning road record for the first time since the 2013 NCAA Tournament season.

GAME 15 | BRADLEY (7-4-3) at OAKLAND (7-6-2)
Date:  Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: Rochester, MI | Oakland Soccer Field
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats:  Sidearm
Series History:  Bradley Soccer will face Oakland for the first time in program history when the teams meet Tuesday night at Oakland Soccer Field ... Tuesday's game will be Bradley's second series debut of the season, following a 2-1 victory against Princeton Sept. 2 at Shea Stadium ... Tuesday's game also will be Bradley's second against a Horizon League member this year, following a 1-0 victory Aug. 31 at IUPUI.

HORIZON LEAGUE HISTORY
While Bradley is 1-0-0 against the Horizon League this season, the Braves have not enjoyed much success against the neighboring league overall ... IUPUI (4-0-0) and Northern Kentucky (1-0-0) are the only two Horizon Leagues against whom Bradley enjoys a winning record ... The Braves are a combined 11-19-2 (.375) all-time against Cleveland State (0-1-0), Detroit Mercy (1-1-0), Green Bay (0-1-1), Milwaukee (1-5-1), UIC (8-9-0) and Wright State (1-2-0).

FINAL ROAD TRIP
Tuesday's game at Oakland represents Bradley's final road game of the 2018 regular season ... With a 3-2-1 record away from home this season, the Braves will complete the regular season at least .500 on the road for the first time since its NCAA Tournament season in 2013 (5-2-2 regular-season road record) ... The Braves have gone on to play in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last xx seasons they have posted at least a .500 regular-season road record:
Year Road Overall NCAA Tournament
2005 3-3-1 15-6-1 NCAA 1st Round
2007 4-3-2 16-6-4 NCAA Elite 8
2010 4-3-2 11-9-3 NCAA 1st Round
2011 6-1-0 15-6-2 NCAA 2nd Round
2013 5-2-2 14-7-2 NCAA 2nd Round
2018 3-2-1 7-4-3 ---

NON-CONFERENCE UNBEATEN STREAK
Bradley is 6-0-3 in its nine games outside the Missouri Valley Conference this season ... In fact, the Braves are unbeaten (7-0-5) in their last 12 non-conference games and have not lost a non-conference game in just over a year, a 2-1 defeat to UIC Oct. 17, 2017 ... The 12-game non-conference unbeaten streak is the second-longest in program history, trailing only the record 18-game (15-0-3) run from Sept. 7, 1997 to Nov. 13, 1998 ... The Braves are 3-0-2 in their last five non-conference road games since suffering a 2-1 loss at #17 Omaha Sept. 10, 2017 when the Mavericks scored twice in a 17-second span of the 87th minute.

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