Peoria, IL — Bradley Soccer earns two Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Week.

For the first time since October 23, 2018, Bradley Soccer had two players earn Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Week honors. Defender Dāvis Bormanis was named Defender of the Week, while Goalkeeper Marçal Salom Chandre was named Goalkeeper of the Week. Bradley finished the first match week of the 2026 season as one of two MVC teams still unbeaten, earning two draws against back-to-back Big East opponents in DePaul and Butler.

Bradley's previous duo to earn Players of the Week honors was Albert Reinwart and Garret Wintermeyer.

Dāvis Bormanis, Defender | Tukums, Latvia
Dāvis Bormanis didn't waste any time making an impact for the Bradley Braves. The Tukums, Latvia, native recorded his first assist and first shot at the Division I level in Bradley's 2-2 draw against DePaul. Bormanis followed that performance by helping lead the Bradley backline to a shutout on the road against Butler. By the end of the week, Bormanis had played every minute of Bradley's two matches, making two starts and totaling 180 minutes of action.

Marçal Salom Chandre, Goalkeeper | Barcelona, Spain
Marçal Salom Chandre was a busy man during the first two matches of the 2026 season. In his first start at the Division I level against the DePaul Blue Demons, Salom Chandre recorded three saves on 15 shots faced. He would then follow that performance three days later by recording the only clean sheet in the MVC through the opening match week, making three saves on 11 shots faced against Butler.

After the first match week, Salom Chandre leads the Missouri Valley Conference in save percentage (75.0%), shutouts (1), tied for first in goals-against average (1.00), and ranks third in saves per game (3.0).

Back in Action
Bradley will be back in action this Thursday when they hit the road to take on the Omaha Mavericks at Caniglia Field at 7:00 PM. The Braves next home match will come on August 30th, 2026 against the Green Bay Phoenix at 6:00 PM.