Bradley women play exhibition game tonight (Mon. 10/19/26)

[Da Coach]

The Bradley women's team plays their first exhibition game tonight (Mon., 10/19/26) against North Central College at the Renaissance Coliseum at 6 pm.
There is no info on the Bradley website about this game, nor whether there will be any broadcast, streaming, or even Live Stats.
Schedule- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
Note that there is no info, including TV/streaming or radio information about any game on this season's schedule for either the men's or women's basketball teams. Does anyone know if Bradley or MVC games will be streamed on ESPN+ this season?

North Central College is a Division III school in Naperville, IL. They were 14-12 last year, and 8-8 in the CCIW conference. It was their first season at .500 or better since the 2016-17 season.
Their roster lists 24 players. A couple are from the Peoria area- Biz Daly, a 6'0" senior center from Peoria Note Dame HS and Allie Lambe, a 5'5" sophomore guard from Pekin HS.
Roster- https://northcentralcardinals.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster

 

[yoda]

North Central dressed 22 players
Mya Wardle picked up 2 early fouls and went to the bench just 2 min into the game

But no worry, this will be a blowout
Currently BU leads 28-7 after one quarter

Coach BW in attendance sitting with our
#1 2030 recruit


** Update BU up 43-23 at half

 

[houstonbrave]

Im sure they will win but Mya cannot get 2 fouls like that

 

[basketball nut]

Im sure they will win but Mya cannot get 2 fouls like that

They have a good freshman that runs the point as good as Mya.
Bad news for the lady Braves as Claire goes down tonight. Praying its nothing too serious but it was the same knee as last year.

 

[yoda]

Final score
Bradley 79 - North Central 36

 

[Da Coach]

... there is no info, including TV/streaming or radio information about any game on this season's schedule for either the men's or women's basketball teams. Does anyone know if Bradley or MVC games will be streamed on ESPN+ this season?

I found a page where Bradley shows streaming and Live Stats links for some of the athletic teams' events-

Live Events - Bradley University Athletics

Live Events

bradleybraves.com

But it does not show any info for men's or women's basketball.
The MVC-ESPN streaming deal runs through 2028-29, so the men's and women's basketball games should be video streamed by ESPN networks (mostly on ESPN+) again this season.

 

[yoda]

Bradley women played well last night -big victory...
but I am disappointed that the Bradley Women's Basketball athletic web site doesn't have any report, no box score, no stats - nothing.
This seems to be the new standard - what's up? Is there anyone running the athletic webs sites for men's and women's basketball?

If you go to the men's basketball schedule - no report on the Red-White, no links for radio ro TV on any game all season long,
and no game times listed for a single one of the conference games.
They used to have a story early the next morning for every game or event- Thankfully we have BradleyFans or fans would be in the dark.

In somewhat unrelated WBB news, USC women beat Arizona State in a closed scrimmage and more details are know from their CLOSED/SECRET scrimmage than we get from the open exhibitions.
Anyway, USC's superstar Juju Watkins played for the first time in well over a year and a half since her injury in March 2025. She played 21 minutes & scored 12 pts in USC's 98-75 win. USC's Sara Okeke had 23 pts.