Bradley University Athletics

Soccer Non-Conference Finale

Bradley Soccer will host local rival Western Illinois in the final non-conference game of the season

Bobby Parker, Sr. Associate AD for Communications and Event & Facility Operations Soccer 10/17/2021 11:24:00 AM

Bradley Soccer will play its final non-conference game of the 2021 regular season when the Braves welcome Western Illinois for a rare Monday game at Shea Stadium.

GAME PREVIEW
Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-11-0) at Bradley Braves (2-9-0)
Date: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021
Time: 4:00 p.m. CT
Location: Peoria, IL
Venue: Shea Stadium Stadium

NON-CONFERENCE FINALE
• Bradley will play the final non-conference match in its 16-game regular-season schedule when the Braves host local rival Western Illinois in a rare Monday afternoon game at Shea Stadium.
• The game against the Leathernecks follows Saturday's 2-1 loss to Drake and is the middle contest in a season-long, 3-match home stand at Shea Stadium.
• Following Monday's game against Western Illinois, Bradley will close the regular season with four Missouri Valley Conference matches, beginning Saturday night versus SIU Edwardsville to complete the home stand.
• Bradley has split two games against the Summit League this year, opening the season Aug. 26 with a 1-0 home win against Omaha and dropping a 1-0 decision Sept. 6 at Oral Roberts.

SERIES HISTORY
32nd Meeting | Bradley leads 18-10-3 | Bradley leads at home, 8-7-1
• Separated by just 71 miles of Illinois country roads, Bradley and Western Illinois will meet for the 32nd time Monday evening at Shea Stadium.
•   The series dates back to Bradley's first season of NCAA competition, a 5-0 Western Illinois victory Sept. 6, 1987 in Macomb.
•   The Braves are unbeaten (3-0-2) in their last five games against Western Illinois, including last season's 1-1 draw April 8 at Shea Stadium.
•   Three of the last four series meetings have gone to double overtime, including each of the last two matchups at Shea Stadium.
•   Part of Bradley's 8-7-1 overall home record against WIU, the Braves are 5-3-1 at Shea Stadium versus the Leathernecks since the venue's opening in 2003.

ON THE CUSP
• As Bradley's young lineup fights through a tough season, the Braves have been living on the edge all season.
• Through the season's first 11 regular-season games, 10 have been decided by just one goal and the Braves have scored first in four of those games, including each of the last two games among the season's three losses when scoring first.
• To date, the 10-of-11 regular-season games decided by no more than one goal is the highest percentage of 1-goal decisions during a regular season in the program's 35 years.
Percentage of 1-Goal Games in Bradley Regular-Season History
Season GP <1 goal ="" pct. ="" w-l-t ="">
2021 11 10 .909 2-8-0 .200
2011 19 17 .895 11-4-2 .706
2018 17 14 .824 7-3-4 .643
2010 19 14 .737 7-5-2 .571
2001 18 13 .722 8-4-1 .654

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