Big MVC soccer game tonight

[Da Coach]

Creighton visits Bradley at Shea Stadium tonight at 7:00 pm.

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19485&SPID=1513&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1605714

Bradley is 1-0-0 in the MVC (6-5-1 overall) after beating Eastern Illinois 3-1 Wednesday.
Creighton is also 1-0-0 in the MVC (9-1-1 overall) after beating Evansville in Omaha 3-2 last Saturday. Bradley is 8-0-2 in their last 10 Missouri Valley Conference games.

If you are looking for something to do tonight, come out and support the Braves!


CU game notes--

http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89401&SPID=2518&DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1604850

[Bradleyguy10]

This thread should be changed to MASSIVE mvc soccer game tonight...

this will tell a lot about how this year will compare to other years and if we can even compete for the top of the Valley...

let's send some shots in the net tonight

[Da Coach]

Creighton is one of the top defensive teams in the country. They are yielding a goals-against average of just 0.36 GPG. In their last game, Evansville scored 2 second half goals against Creighton, and they were the first goals Creighton has given up in 722+ minutes of play, including 6 straight shoutouts. So as good as Bradley can be defensively, they have to have their best game tonight.

Creighton stats--

http://www.gocreighton.tv/fls/1000/stats/m-soccer/2008/teamcume.htm

BU stats--

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19486&SPID=1513&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1571987

[amettrick]

i hate to say it, but i'm not sure we have much of a chance against the bluejays tonight. they're awfully good defensively and we're still pretty tentative on the offensive end.

a win isn't completely out of the question, but it would take one hell of a great defensive effort by the braves and a lucky break on offense that leads to a goal. if we win tonight it'll probably be 1-0, because i can't see us scoring more than once against creighton.

having said that, i sure hope i'm completely wrong. GO BRAVES!!!

[Da Coach]

Bradley comes up short tonight--

http://www.bubraves.com/liveStats/newLiveStats.dbml?SPSID=89401&DB_OEM_ID=3400&DB_LANG=C&KEY=&SPID=1513&SPORT_ID=1513&GAME_STAT_ID=95131

Creighton wins 2-0. From the Live Stats, it looks like Bradley only had 5 shots all night, and no shots on goal.

[Big Mike]

Thats been the problem all season....good goaltending....good D' and not much O'?

[LG281]

Just got back from the game...

...now I'm not at all very well versed in soccer...but it seemed the officiating was VERY one sided.

This turned into a very phsycial game. Don't get me wrong the Creighton defense was very good - but they got off easy each time there was a scuffle. BU wasn't given the benefit of the doubt at anytime.

The Braves played tough even being a man down for the majority of the second half.