Bradley University Athletics

Bradley Men's Soccer Welcomes Five Newcomers

Thomas Menke Soccer 8/5/2024 3:03:00 PM

Peoria, Ill.-- Bradley Men's Soccer is set to welcome five newcomers to the squad for the upcoming 2024 season.

As the Braves prepare for their summer exhibitions leading into the 2024 regular season, they will be joined the five newcomers of their 2024 recruiting class.

#5 Dom Woolley, MF | The 6-foot-3 transfer from Murray State College, comes in as a Junior. He was a two-year player for the Aggies and earned NJCAA All-Region First Team honors. He made 18 starts, scoring 7 goals and 9 assists from the midfield. Off the field, he made the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team with a 3.82 GPA. Previously Dom played as a member of the Burton Albion F.C academy for seven years.

#14 Jaime Ponce, D | A two-year player from Salt Lake Community College comes in as a Junior. Ponce is originally from South Sioux City, Nebraska. In his time at Salt Lake, he started twelve games and totaled 695 minutes. With Jamie as a fixture in the SLCC defense, the Bruins recorded 12 clean sheets in 23 games, including two postseason clean sheets into the NJCAA Nationals.

#17 Ardit Abdullai, MF | The freshman midfielder joins Bradley after graduating from Hinsdale Central High School. With the Red Devils, Abdullai was a team captain, 2x All-Sectional, 2x All-Conference, 2x Scholar Athlete Award, and was awarded a Senior All-Star game team selection. With Abdullai patrolling the midfield, the Red Devils finished the 2023-24 season with a 13-6-3 record.

#19 Armari Fowlkes, MF | Amari Fowlkes graduated from Carmel High School in 2023, where he was a contributor to the varsity team. After graduation, he spent time playing for the Rowdies, a USL Academy team in Tampa Bay, FL. Fowlkes also previously played for the USL Academy Team Indy Eleven.

#32 Tommy Graham, D | Tommy joins the Braves after graduating from nearby Peoria Notre Dame High School. While with the Irish, Graham varsity lettered in all four seasons from 2020-2024 while being named captain his senior year. In 2022, Graham was part of the PND's state champion team and was named to the Big 12 All-Conference 2nd Team. Graham would then follow it up with a 2023 campaign that ended with a team that finished as a state-runner up and was named 1st Team All-Conference.

The Braves will open the 2024 regular season with a home match against in-state foe Chicago State on August 22nd as apart of Bradley University's Welcome Week.

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