Win-And-In Senior Night Scenario

Bradley Soccer will honor seven seniors in a pregame ceremony, then fight for a spot in the MVC Tournament when the Braves host Evansville Saturday night in the regular-season finale

Bradley Pregame Notes (PDF)

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 11/2/2018 5:28:00 PM

PEORIA, IL - Bradley Soccer will honor seven seniors making their final regular-season appearance at Shea Stadium when the gates open at 6 p.m., then will fight for a spot in the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship when the Braves (8-4-4) host Evansville in the regular-season finale Saturday night.

GAME 17 | EVANSVILLE (3-7-7, 1-2-2 MVC) at BRADLEY (8-4-4, 1-4-0 MVC)
Date:  Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Peoria, IL | Shea Stadium
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats:  Sidearm
Series History:  For the second consecutive game, Bradley is hosting an opponent against which it owns a 16-10-2 all-time record ... The 29-game series history against the Purple Aces dates back to Evansville's entry into the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994 ... Evansville won five of the first six meetings, but Bradley boasts a 15-5-2 series record against the Purple Aces since the turn of the century ... The teams have split the last five meetings, 2-2-1, since the start of the 2014 season: the home team is 1-3-1 in those last five encounters ... Bradley is 7-3-0 all-time against Evansville at Shea Stadium.

SENIOR NIGHT
Seven Bradley seniors will make their final regular-season appearance at Shea Stadium when the Braves host Missouri Valley Conference rival Evansville Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams ... The group of players will be honored in a pregame ceremony slated to begin as the Shea Stadium gates open at 6 o'clock: fifth-year seniors Daniel Gardner, Richard Olson and Matt Perry; traditional seniors Frank Bak, Austin Bell and Alex Ciaramitaro; and fourth-year junior Brandon Eley.

POSTSEASON SCENARIOS
Bradley and Evansville face a do-or-die scenario as they prepare to square off in Saturday's regular-season finale ... Despite a .625 overall winning percentage, Bradley must win Saturday's game to qualify for next week's 6-team Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship tournament ... Evansville, which is 0-6-2 on the road this year, can secure its postseason berth with a result (win or tie) ... If Bradley wins Saturday, the Purple Aces can still make the tourney field if Drake loses at Valparaiso ... Evansville will play host to the 6-team MVC Tournament Nov. 7, 9, 11, regardless of its participation status at McCutchan Stadium.

RIDING MOMENTUM INTO FINALE
Bradley will have momentum on its side as the Braves roll into Saturday's regular-season finale riding a 4-game (3-0-1) unbeaten streak ... A result Saturday would give Bradley its longest unbeaten streak to end a regular season since the 2005 Braves rode a 6-game winning streak into the MVC Tournament.

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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