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Bradley BRAD (1-2-2)
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Winner Northern Illinois NIU (1-4-1)
Bradley BRAD
(1-2-2)
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Final
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Northern Illinois NIU
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Bradley BRAD 0 1 1
Northern Illinois NIU 2 0 2
David Schulte Sudhoff vs. Creighton

Soccer Falls at Northern Illinois, 2-1

David Schulte Sudhoff scored his first career goal in the 2nd half, but the Braves were unable to overcome 2-goal, 1st-half deficit

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Game Recap: Soccer | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
DEKALB, IL – Senior David Schulte Sudhoff scored his first career goal in the 63rd minute to pull Bradley within 2-1, but the Braves (1-2-2) could not come up with the equalizer in their first road game of the 2019 season Sunday afternoon at Northern Illinois Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
 
The host Huskies (1-4-1) scored twice in a span of 2-minutes, 15-seconds midway through the first half to take control.  Jan Maertins gave NIU a 1-0 lead by finishing off a transition sequence at 31:22 and Nick Markanich tallied what proved to be the game-winner at 33:37.
 
In his second year at Bradley as a graduate student from Germany, Schulte Sudhoff delivered a professional finish to give the Braves new life midway through the second half.  Bradley's scoring play began from a far side throw in.  NIU attempted to clear the throw with a contested header in the box, but Schulte Sudhoff charged the loose ball from outside the "D" and gave it a clean strike just before the ball bounced, sending a laser from the top of the 18 into the top left corner.  
Although Northern Illinois finished the game with an 18-7 advantage in shots, Bradley kept up the pressure until the game's final whistle and just missed the framework on a corner kick opportunity in the closing seconds.
 
After Bradley's program-record-tying non-conference unbeaten streak came to an end at 17 games with Friday's 1-0 loss to Eastern Illinois, the Braves will have five days to prepare for their Missouri Valley Conference opener Saturday at Drake.  The 6 p.m. game against the Bulldogs is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN3.
 
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