Bradley University Athletics

Soccer Completes Unbeaten Non-Con Season with a Draw

Bradley rallies for a 1-1 tie Tuesday night at Oakland, running its non-conference unbeaten streak to 13 games

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Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 10/23/2018 8:49:00 PM

Box Score ROCHESTER, MI – Senior midfielder Frank Bak recorded an assist for the third consecutive game, this time setting up Roman Schindler's game-tying goal in the 47th minute as Bradley (7-4-4) rallied for a 1-1 draw at Oakland (7-6-3) in blustery conditions Tuesday night at Oakland Soccer Field.

With the draw, Bradley completes its regular-season road schedule with a winning record (3-2-2) for the first time since 2013. The Braves also extended their unbeaten streak in non-conference games to 13 (7-0-6) dating to Oct. 31, 2017 and will try to add one more to the second-longest non-conference unbeaten streak in program history Saturday when they face local rival Western Illinois in a 2 p.m. game at Shea Stadium.

Oakland snared the lead in the 21st minute when Alfa Barry stunned everyone with a strike from at least 30 yards out for his first goal of the season.

The Braves pulled even in the 47th minute after John Pollifrone earned a free kick in the center of Bradley's offensive end with some persistent work for possession. Pollifrone, who drew the foul to set up Bradley's scoring sequence, played the resulting free kick wide left, where Bak took one touch before lofting an uncontested flank service toward the far post. Schindler easily headed home the finish for his third goal of the season at 46:58.

59' | Bradley 1, Oakland 1

Because we know you wanted to see Roman Schindler's game-tying goal in the 47th minute. pic.twitter.com/GzmeRzfO84
— Bradley Soccer (@BradleySoccer) October 24, 2018

Both teams had their chances over the final 63 minutes and each had a near miss in the closing seconds of a period. Bradley keeper Albert Reinwart, who was named MVC Defensive Player of the Week earlier in the day, raced off his line to prevent Oakland's Nebojsa Popovich from getting a clean touch on a breakaway inside the final five seconds of regulation. Braves forward Gerit Wintermeyer, who was named MVC Offensive Player of the Week, very nearly caught Oakland's keeper off his line as the final seconds of the second overtime ticked off, but the game ended as Wintermeyer's shot settled on top of the netting.

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