Bradley University Athletics

Season-Long Home Stand Kicks Off Saturday

Bradley Soccer will open a 3-game home stand Saturday by hosting MVC rival Drake

Bobby Parker, Sr. Associate AD for Communications and Event & Facility Operations Soccer 10/15/2021 9:22:00 AM

Bradley Soccer will open a season-long, 3-game home stand Saturday night and start the second half of the Missouri Valley Conference slate by hosting league rival Drake at Shea Stadium.

GAME PREVIEW
Drake Bulldogs (5-4-0, 2-3-0 MVC) at Bradley Braves (2-8-0, 1-4-0 MVC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Peoria, IL
Venue: Shea Stadium Stadium

SERIES HISTORY
50th Meeting | Drake leads 25-19-5 | Bradley leads at home, 14-10-3
• The most-played rivalry in Bradley Soccer history, Bradley and Drake will meet for the 50th time in program history Saturday night when the Bulldogs visit Shea Stadium.
• Drake owns a 25-19-5 lead in the all-time series, which dates to Bradley's inaugural NCAA season in 1987, four years before the Missouri Valley Conference began sponsoring men's soccer.
• Drake is the only opponent Bradley has played during every season of its NCAA existence.
• The series has been marked by one-sided runs and Drake is looking to extend its current 3-game series win streak:
   1987-97: Drake posted a 8-1-2 series record
   1998-2007: Bradley posted an 11-2-2 series record
   2008-16: Drake posted a 11-3-1 series record
   2017-19: Bradley won 3-of-4 meetings
   2020-21: Drake has won the last three meetings.

3 HOME GAMES IN 8 DAYS
• Bradley Soccer will kick off the second half of the Missouri Valley Conference double round-robin slate Saturday by welcoming Drake to Shea Stadium.
• The game against the Bulldogs also will kick off a season-long, 3-game home stand that will span just eight days.
• The Braves will follow Saturday night's game by playing its non-conference final Monday (4 p.m.) versus local rival Western Illinois and then will wrap the home stand Oct. 23 (7 p.m.) by hosting returning MVC men's soccer affiliate member SIU Edwardsville at Shea Stadium.

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