Bradley soccer

[Da Coach]

Bradley beat Drake 1-0 tonight.
Bradley is now 2-0-2 in the MVC, and 9-4-3 overall, and Drake, which had been the leader of the MVC, falls to 2-1-1, and 9-4-3 overall.

The only goal of the game was scored by Bradley's Drew DeGurian.

[audacious_aficionado]

it was a pretty exciting game towards the end. drake brought a lot of pressure in the last 10 minutes or so and nearly scored a few times. great goaltending combined with some being in the right place at the right time equalled a nice win over a very good mvc team.

[tornado]

Pretty good crowd despite chilly weather, nearly 1000
BU also had a couple near-misses with Cutshaw's blast off the post and another miss on a break away.
Drake is a pretty offensive minded team, and I think they had only been shut out once previously this season.

[Da Coach]

Bradley plays another home game at Shea Stadium tonight against non-conference opponent Central Arkansas. The game starts at 5:30 pm.

Tonight's game is being promoted as a "Ghost Out"--
??? Bradley will be sponsoring its first-ever ???Ghost Out??? when the Braves host Central Arkansas Monday evening at Shea Stadium.
??? Bradley is encouraging its fans to attend Monday??™s 5:30 p.m. game at Shea Stadium wearing their Halloween costumes.
??? The athletic department will distribute free T-shirts to everyone in attendance and trick-or-treat bags to kids.
??? Pregame activities will begin at 4 p.m. Monday with face painting, hair braiding and appearances by Dora, Tigger, Sponge Bob, Elmo and Balloon Man.
??? Paid admission also will include a hot dog, chips and drink from the concessions stand.

Bradley Soccer Notebook--

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25970&SPID=1513&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1290816

[tornado]

Some interesting things in the rankings...Bradley is starting to get noticed.

They are 4th in the NSCAA Midwest rankings

http://www.nscaa.com/SeniorResReg.php?it=618&dv=1&rg=Midwest

Bradley is beginning to get votes in at least ONE national poll.
They are certainly in the Top 40 now...

http://soccertimes.com/ncaa/top25/men.htm

[That Guy]

They're also ranked 45th in the latest RPI poll. 48 teams make the NCAA tourney...

[BUBraves06]

They're also ranked 45th in the latest RPI poll. 48 teams make the NCAA tourney...

A good showing and maybe even a point at SMU would go a long way towards the team making the NCAA tournament.

[BU and the Lesticles]

Bradley needs to beat SMU (and that might not even be enough) or win the Valley tournament to get in more than likely.

[audacious_aficionado]

Pretty good crowd despite chilly weather, nearly 1000
BU also had a couple near-misses with Cutshaw's blast off the post and another miss on a break away.

i think the shot you are talking about was by Grant Campbell. i may be wrong though. i saw it and it was pretty impressive. probably 6 or 7 yards outside the penalty box and just rocketed off the upper right posts.

[Dallas Brave]

The Braves soccer team plays Wednesday at SMU (top 10 ranked I believe) against the always tough Mustangs.

[Da Coach]

SMU is ranked between #4 and #7 in the various college soccer polls.
If Bradley doesn't win this game, they may need to win the MVC tournament to get into the NCAA. A win at SMU would likely get them into the NCAA even if they do not win the MVC automatic bid.

Here are a few of them--

http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/polls/divi-nscaa

http://www.nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=648

http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/top25/men.htm

http://www.soccerratings.com/index.php/Men%27s_NCAA_Division_I_Soccer_Ratings