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Congratulations to Jim Derose and the Bradley Braves soccer team. They are playing in the Wake Forest Tournament and played a 1-1 draw Friday night against North Carolina. UNC was a Top 20 team coming into the season. They now will play the #1 ranked team in the country, Wake Forest, on Sunday at 1:30 CST. Bradley is now 2-0-1.
Bradley has twice played against the #1 ranked team in the US, back in 2001 when SMU was part of the MVC for soccer and was ranked #1. Bradley lost twice to them that season, 2-0.
From BUBraves.com--
After Friday??™s tournament opener against North Carolina, six of Bradley??™s next eight games will be played against teams that won at least a share of their respective regular-season league championships in 2006. Following Sunday??™s game against ACC champion Wake Forest, Bradley will visit Summit League champion Western Illinois Sept. 13, then will host Big East Red Division champion Cincinnati Sept. 16 and Atlantic 10 champion #14 Saint Louis Sept. 22.
Bradley vs. the Top 5
Date Opponent Result
10/1/93 #2 Creighton L, 0-3
11/10/00 vs. #5 SMU W, 1-0
10/28/01 at #1 SMU L, 0-2
11/16/01 vs. #1 SMU L, 0-2
9/19/02 #5 Notre Dame W, 3-2
10/13/02 #5 SMU (2ot) T, 1-1
11/15/02 vs. #3 SMU (2ot) W, 0-0$
11/12/04 vs. #3 SMU (2ot) T, 1-1!
$ Bradley was credited with the victory after winning a PK shootout, 3-1, in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament.
! SMU won a PK shootout, 5-3, in the semifinals of the 2004 MVC Tournament
Bradley has twice played against the #1 ranked team in the US, back in 2001 when SMU was part of the MVC for soccer and was ranked #1. Bradley lost twice to them that season, 2-0.
From BUBraves.com--
After Friday??™s tournament opener against North Carolina, six of Bradley??™s next eight games will be played against teams that won at least a share of their respective regular-season league championships in 2006. Following Sunday??™s game against ACC champion Wake Forest, Bradley will visit Summit League champion Western Illinois Sept. 13, then will host Big East Red Division champion Cincinnati Sept. 16 and Atlantic 10 champion #14 Saint Louis Sept. 22.
Bradley vs. the Top 5
Date Opponent Result
10/1/93 #2 Creighton L, 0-3
11/10/00 vs. #5 SMU W, 1-0
10/28/01 at #1 SMU L, 0-2
11/16/01 vs. #1 SMU L, 0-2
9/19/02 #5 Notre Dame W, 3-2
10/13/02 #5 SMU (2ot) T, 1-1
11/15/02 vs. #3 SMU (2ot) W, 0-0$
11/12/04 vs. #3 SMU (2ot) T, 1-1!
$ Bradley was credited with the victory after winning a PK shootout, 3-1, in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament.
! SMU won a PK shootout, 5-3, in the semifinals of the 2004 MVC Tournament