Bradley Opens MVC Tourney at SIUE

Bradley Soccer will be the No. 6 seed for the 2021 MVC Soccer Championship and will open the postseason Tuesday against No. 3 seed SIU Edwardsville

Soccer 2021 Preview MVC Tourney 1st Round

Bobby Parker, Sr. Associate AD for Communications and Event & Facility Operations Soccer 11/7/2021 2:43:00 PM

After posting a 2-0-1 record in its last three home games, Bradley Soccer will try to carry the momentum of Saturday's 2-1 win against Evansville into its Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship first-round game Tuesday night at SIU Edwardsville.

GAME PREVIEW | MVC MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND
(6) Bradley Braves at (3) SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Venue: Korte Stadium

2021 MVC MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
• Bradley Soccer will open the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship at the No. 6 seed and will visit No. 3 seed SIU Edwardsville in first-round tourney action Tuesday night.
• The winner of Tuesday's game will advance to a semifinal game Friday in Springfield, Mo. - Bradley will take on No. 1 seed and host Missouri State in the second semifinal at 6 p.m., while SIUE would play in the first semifinal at 3 p.m. against No. 2 seed Loyola Chicago.
• Regardless of Friday's outcomes, Missouri State will play host to the 2021 MVC Men's Soccer Championship title game Sunday at Allison South Stadium with the victor earning the league's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.

MVC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Bradley owns a 20-16-7 (.547) all-time record in the MVC Men's Soccer Championship with three postseason titles (2007, 2010 and 2013).
• The Braves have advanced to at least the semifinal round of the conference tournament 19 times, most recently in 2019 after a first-round win against Evansville.
• Bradley is 12-2-1 (.833) all-time in MVC Tournament first-round games, adding a PK shootout win in that lone tie at Evansville in 2008.

SERIES HISTORY
21st Meeting | SIUE leads 10-8-2 | Bradley leads at home, 10-7-2
• The third matchup of the 2021 fall season will be the 21st all-time meeting between Bradley and SIU Edwardsville.
• The series against SIUE dates back to Bradley's third season as a NCAA program, a 5-2 Cougars win Sept. 22, 1989 in Edwardsville.
• While SIUE won the first four series meetings from 1989-92, Bradley owns an 8-6-2 advantage since earning its first series win Sept. 11, 1993 at Becker Park.
• Now in its second stint of MVC men's soccer membership (2010-16, 2021), SIUE is 6-5-2 in the 13 series meetings against Bradley as Valley rivals.
• Tuesday's game will be the fourth postseason meeting between the Braves and Cougars: the teams have split the first three, 1-1-1, with Bradley earning a PK shootout in the 2010 championship game for the postseason edge.
• Tuesday's first-round game will be the first postseason matchup between the two teams at SIUE.

2021 SEASON SERIES RECAP
Sept. 25 at SIUE: Bradley 4, SIUE 3 (2ot) | Oct. 23 at Bradley: Bradley 1, SIUE 0
• Bradley swept the regular-season series in completely contrasting fashion.
• The teams scored six alternating goals during regulation, before the Braves notched the golden winner with 2:59 left to play to earn a 4-3 win Sept. 25 at Korte Stadium.
• Each scoring inside the game's first five minutes, the teams combined for five first-half goals in the first meeting, as well as five cards after halftime (the Cougars played a man down for the final 28:05).
• A recent conversion from the back line to the top of Bradley's attack, sophomore Jack Douglas scored the tying goal in the 70th minute, then added the golden winner at 107:01.
• Bradley allowed only one shot on goal in the rematch Oct. 23 at Shea Stadium and Douglas was again in on the heroics, assisting Jake Schoffstall's game-winner in the 77th minute for the 1-0 Bradley victory in the return matchup.
• Bradley is seeking a 3-game season sweep against the same opponent for the second time in as many tries in the program's 35-year history after earning its first 3-game sweep against Evansville in 2019.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Jack Douglas: D; 6' 2"; Sophomore; St. Louis Scott Gallagher

#4 Jake Schoffstall: D; 6' 0"; Freshman; Elite SC

Players Mentioned

#25 Jack Douglas
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; St. Louis Scott Gallagher
: D

#4 Jake Schoffstall
: 6' 0"; Freshman; Elite SC
: D

Bradley Opens MVC Tourney at SIUE

Bradley Soccer will be the No. 6 seed for the 2021 MVC Soccer Championship and will open the postseason Tuesday against No. 3 seed SIU Edwardsville

Players Mentioned

#25 Jack Douglas

#4 Jake Schoffstall

Players Mentioned

#25 Jack Douglas

#4 Jake Schoffstall