Bradley University Athletics

Final Non-Conference Home Game

Bradley Soccer will try to complete an unbeaten non-conference regular season Saturday when the Braves host local rival Western Illinois at Shea Stadium

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 10/27/2018 8:17:00 AM

PEORIA, IL - Bradley Soccer will try to complete the non-conference portion of its season undefeated for just the second time in program history Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Braves (7-4-4) host local rival Western Illinois (3-9-3) at Shea Stadium.

GAME 16 | WESTERN ILLINOIS (3-9-3) at BRADLEY (7-4-4)
Date:  Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Peoria, IL | Shea Stadium
Live Stats:  Sidearm
Series History:  Given the separation of just 76 miles between campuses, it makes sense that Western Illinois is the most common non-conference opponent in Bradley Soccer history ... Saturday's game will be the 29th meeting in the series, which Bradley leads by a 16-10-2 margin ... The road team has enjoyed a considerable amount of overall series success - Bradley is 9-3-2 in Macomb, while the Leathernecks have split their 14 trips to Peoria, 7-7-0 ... In his 23rd year as Bradley head coach, Jim DeRose owns a 12-5-2 record against the Leathernecks.

NON-CONFERENCE UNBEATEN STREAK
Bradley is 6-0-4 in its 10 games outside the Missouri Valley Conference this season ... In fact, the Braves are unbeaten (7-0-6) in their last 13 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 13-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 shooting to complete the non-conference portion of its regular season unbeaten for just the second time in program history - the 1998 Braves were 8-0-2 in 10 regular-season non-conference games.

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