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Bradley BRA (1-1-0, 0-1-0)
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Winner Missouri St. MSU (1-0-0, 1-0-0)
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Missouri St. MSU
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Bradley BRA 0 0 0
Missouri St. MSU 1 2 3
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Valley Favorites Take League Opener, 3-0

Host Missouri State downed Bradley Soccer in the delayed Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams

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Game Recap: Soccer | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Jesus Barea scored his first career goal in the 40th minute and Michael Creek made three saves as Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorite Missouri State (1-0) opened the 2021 MVC season with a 3-0 win against visiting Bradley (1-1, 0-1 MVC) Saturday afternoon at Allison South Stadium.
 
For the first time since 1995, Bradley played a regular-season game without head coach Jim DeRose at the controls.  As a precautionary measure in his recovery from COVID-19, DeRose remained in Peoria.  Former Bradley All-American Tim Regan, in his fourth year as a Bradley assistant following a successful administrative and coaching run in MLS, USSF and the NASL, led the Braves Saturday at Missouri State.
 
The Bears applied plenty of pressure from the opening kick, but it took until the 40th minute to break through against the Bradley defense.  Missouri State finished the half outshooting its visitors, 7-1, while building a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Braves keeper Bryce Logan came up with the save on Missouri State's first shot on goal, but the second proved unstoppable when Jesus Barea netted his first career tally with a rocket from outside the penalty area at 39:04.
 
Bradley's lone shot of the first half came from senior forward Gerit Wintermeyer, but Bears keeper Michael Creek swallowed up the challenge in the 30th minute.
 
The second half started in uneventful fashion as neither team recorded a stat of any kind until the Braves were called for a foul in the penalty area in the 58th minute.  Mulatero converted the resulting PK for a 2-0 Bears lead at 57:35.
 
While play remained fairly even through the middle of the second half, the Bears took advantage of their 11th corner kick, finally knocking home their third shot of the restart to set the final score.
 
DeRose is expected back on the sidelines when the Braves open their 4-game home schedule with a 1 p.m. Valley tilt Thursday against Evansville.
 
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Players Mentioned

Gerit Wintermeyer

#9 Gerit Wintermeyer

F
6' 3"
Graduate Student
FC Kaiserslautern
Bryce Logan

#0 Bryce Logan

GK
6' 2"
Senior
Crossfire Premier

Players Mentioned

Gerit Wintermeyer

#9 Gerit Wintermeyer

6' 3"
Graduate Student
FC Kaiserslautern
F
Bryce Logan

#0 Bryce Logan

6' 2"
Senior
Crossfire Premier
GK