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The newest member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame, Mike Tauchman! 🅱️🏅
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Be Bold, Go Gold! A Message from Coach Pop
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🚨 HEAD COACH ALERT 🅱️🏀
Kate Popovec, former Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at
@nuwbball
, has been named the 10th Head Coach in
@BradleyWBB
history. Welcome to the Bradley family
@coachkm_pop
!
📰
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THIS DESERVES ATTENTION! When was the last time you heard of a player scoring 13 points with 3 steals in a span of 46 seconds to rally her team from a 15-point deficit in the game's final 2:30?
#SpreadTheWord
@BradleyWBB
@espn
@SportsCenter
@NBCSChicago
@ncaawbb
@FOXSportsDet
@AP
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Who else watched Michelle hoop it up last night on
#TheBachelor
during her hometown date?
Basketball is nothing new to Michelle who was a very accomplished student athlete here at Bradley. Listed below are her honors and awards while for
@BradleyWBB
:
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Sometimes seeing is truly believing 👀
@BradleyWBB
freshman Lasha Petree made 3 steals and scored 13 points on 4 treys and a FT in a span of 46 seconds, helping the Braves rally from 17 down in the final 4:16 to beat Indiana State. Oh yeah, she hit the GW FT, too!
#SCtop10
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The entire Bradley community shares its condolences with Mitch's family, friends and teammates. 🅱️⚾️❤️
#OnceABraveAlwaysABrave
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."
- Albert Pike
Son, brother, teammate and friend.
#OnceABraveAlwaysABrave
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#NeverQuit
For the first time in his career, Luqman Lundy is the Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after scoring 11 points in a 17-3 Bradley run, rallying the team to a
@ValleyHoops
Championship!
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We wouldn't want any other player in
@ValleyHoops
other than Darrell Brown as the senior is again Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after his MVP performance in leading the Braves to the 2020 MVC Championship! 🅱️🏀
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Hersey Hawkins is in his 12th season with the Portland Trail Blazers and currently serves as the Player Programs Director. He is one of the greatest players in BU and MVC basketball history. In November, he will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
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With 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks against Michigan State, Elijah Childs is the Ameren Illinois Player of the Game
#TheArrival
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𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬, Tyler Albright! 🅱️⚾️
Albright joins
@BradleyBaseball
as an Assistant Coach after leading Heartland CC to their 2023 NJCAA D2 World Series Championship & back-to-back NJCAA D2 World Series appearances as an Assistant Coach.
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Letter to Bradley University Student-Athletes from Dr. Chris Reynolds:
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"𝑊𝑒, 𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐵, ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛."
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Mike Tauchman to be Inducted Into Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame
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Another congratulations is in order for
@ChrisReynoldsAD
as he is named Bradley's Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, while also receiving a 5-year extension
#AllAboutTheB
📰⬇️
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In his first game in more than a month, Elijah Childs makes his return count with 19 points & 11 boards, collecting Ameren Illinois Player of the Game honors!
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Providing a spark off the bench and scoring a career high in points, Sean Houpt is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game versus Loyola!
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Congrats to Brendan Dougherty for being named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year:
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Excited to announce our new partnership with
@UnderArmour
- official outfitter of Bradley Athletics
📰 ➡️
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That's our leader! Congratulations, Dr. Reynolds, newest president of the Division I-AAA Athletic Director's Association.
🅱️📰
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Congratulations to Elijah Childs as the Valley Tournament Most Outstanding Player is named the Braves Athlete of the Month in March!
📰➡️
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🅱️📰 ALL GAS, NO BRAKES
☑️ AD of the Year
☑️ Representing
@bradleyu
on the national stage
☑️ 12
@mvcsports
titles
☑️ Record-setting achievements in the classroom
☑️ Thousands of hours of service to the community
☑️ And more to come!
📰
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Dr. Chris Reynolds might be in Indianapolis as part of the men’s basketball selection committee, but that couldn’t stop him from congratulating the
@BradleyWBB
team on today’s MVC Championship! 🏆
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Woke up this morning and it was still real! 🏆
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📢 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
This year and every year. Congratulations, Dr. Reynolds and thank you for all you do on behalf of
@bradleyu
and the Bradley Braves!
📰
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Leading the Braves to their second-straight MVC Tournament victory, Darrell Brown is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after tallying 25 points and four assists against Drake in the semifinals! 🅱️🏀
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#ThankYouDonte
The senior fittingly finishes his career as Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after a 12-point effort and leadership that nearly led the Braves back from a 14-point deficit. We will miss you, Donte Thomas
#TheMovement
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Elijah Childs is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after a big win against Loyola in a 1⃣🆚2⃣ matchup, scoring a career-best 18 points
#justafreshman
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After the posting his first collegiate double-double in just his third game (quickest by a Brave in 13 years), Elijah Childs is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game
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It's a beautiful Fall day in Peoria today, a fine day to wish our leader the happiest of birthdays. Thank you for all you do for the Braves, Dr. Reynolds! Enjoy your day. 🅱️🎂
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With 16 points (14 in the second half), nine rebounds and two blocks in a win against Southern Illinois, Ja'Shon Henry is the Ameren Illinois Player of the Game! 🅱️🏀
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MILESTONE
While today's 2-0 win against Evansville sends
@BradleySoccer
to the
@mvcsports
Men's Soccer Championship semifinals, a special congratulations goes out to
@BradleySoccer
head coach Jim DeRose, who earned his 250th win in his 24th year with the Braves!
@NCAASoccer
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3⃣3⃣3⃣3⃣3⃣3⃣3⃣
Behind a career-best 2⃣5⃣ points and 7⃣ triples (one shy of the school reccord), the Ameren Illinois Player of the Game, Nate Kennell, led the Braves to a win at Indiana State on Sunday!
#TheMovement
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Gabi Haack is tonight's Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after highlighting an 87-80 win over Western Illinois with a season-best 26 points. Haack was 8-for-12 from 3-point range in her first career start as the tied the school record for 3's in a game.
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Matching his career high with 2⃣5⃣ points and 7⃣ 3-pointers, senior Nate Kennell is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game! 🅱️🏀
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Going a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, sophomore Tatum Koenig is the Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after scoring 16 points and also collecting 4 rebounds, 2 assists & 1 steal to highlight a 77-76 win over Drake as the Braves improved to 7-0 in MVC play.
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The Kaboom! Awards Highlight of the Year is
@bradleyumbb
's Elijah Childs' dunk against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament!!
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A Happy Birthday Kaboom! goes out to the Voice of the Braves,
@DaveSnellKaboom
... Have a great day, Dave! 🅱️🗣🎂
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A Happy Birthday Kaboom! goes out to the Voice of the Braves, Dave Snell! 🅱️🗣🎂
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Setting career highs with 18 points and seven rebounds in a rivalry win against Illinois State, Ville Tahvanainen is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game!
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With a season-best 20 points -- shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range -- Nate Kennell is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game! 🅱️🏀
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Congratulations
@BradleyBaseball
senior LF Dan Bolt
🏅
@mvcsports
Baseball Player of the Week
⚾️ .421 (8-19) BA in 4 games
⚾️ 3 home runs
⚾️ 7 RBI
📰
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Scoring a game & season high 33 points in the first NCAA Tournament game in program history, junior Lasha Petree is tonight's Ameren Illinois Player of the Game.
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Did
@BradleySoftball
REALLY hit 22 home runs last weekend at the Troy Cox Classic? You betcha!
#Kaboom
! 🅱️💪
@MVCsports
@NCAAsoftball
@Fastpitchnews
@SoftbalAmerica
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For the second time in his career, Bradley University VP for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Chris Reynolds has been named a 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟒 𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐃𝐀 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫!
Congratulations Dr. Reynolds!
FULL DETAILS 📰:
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David Shadid broke his own school record in 400m dash Friday night as BU competed at Indiana. Read full recap here:
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.
@BRADLEYvolley
will make the 1st post-season appearance in program history, facing Bowling Green in the first round of the
@WomensNIVC
Thursday in Ames, Iowa.
📰⬇️
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Longest title in the department, but still not enough words to express all the gratitude our student-athletes and staff have for Jennifer Jones, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academics and Student Development/Senior Woman Administrator.
Happy birthday! 🅱️🎂🎉
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✅ Career-high 21 points
✅ Match personal best with 12 rebounds
✅ First double-double of the season
✅ Defeat SMU in 🇲🇽
Your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game, Elijah Childs
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#TBT
to when a guy nailed his last 3-pointer, won Apple AirPods courtesy of
@pekininsurance
, AND got to high-five the 🐐, Hersey Hawkins!
#Epic
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Scoring a career-best 21 points to go with nine rebounds, Ja'Shon Henry is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game in BU's victory against Valparaiso! 🅱️🏀
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Congrats to Brendan Dougherty for being named Bradley Athlete of the Month in April:
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Have yourself a night, Luuk van Bree
2⃣1⃣ points (career-best)
7⃣ rebounds
9⃣-1⃣3⃣ field goals
3⃣-4⃣ 3-pointers
Your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game!
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.
@bradleyumbb
draws Michigan State in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years.
Read More ⬇️
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With 19 points and eight assists (the most by a Brave in the MVC Tournament since 1990), Darrell Brown is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game! 🅱️🏀
#notdoneyet
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After scoring 14 points (10 in the second) on 5-of-6 shooting and leading BU to a dominant second-half performance in a win against UIC, Ja'Shon Henry is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game! 🅱️🏀
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Take a 👀 🔙 at the year that was for Bradley Athletics during the 2018-19 school year!
Full 🎥:
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No matter where our Braves go, the work never stops! 🅱️ 🏀 got after it last week 😤
@BradleyWBB
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Verifying what we already knew: the
@bradleyu
student-athletes are getting it done! The Braves rank among the nation's best in Academic Progress and are excelling in competition like never before. 🅱️💯
📰⬇️
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For the first time since the 2008-09 season
@BradleyWBB
is receiving votes in one of the two national polls, with the Braves receiving votes in the latest USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll released Tuesday afternoon.
📰⬇️
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Congratulations to Hannah Thompson of
@BRADLEYvolley
for collecting the first Bradley Athlete of the Month honors in 2018-19
📰⏩
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The longest active win streak in NCAA Division I baseball got longer Tuesday night -
@BradleyBaseball
hit six 💣💣💣💣💣💣 to beat Illinois 12-8 Tuesday for its 11th straight win.
📰⬇️
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Your
@CancunChallenge
MVP is also your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game
Congrats Elijah Childs!
#TheArrival
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2⃣3⃣ Points
1⃣5⃣ Rebounds
Elijah Childs is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game after his first double-double of the season in Bradley's 90-56 win against IUPUI!
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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙝 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙐 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬
@BradleySoftball
𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝! 🅱️🥎
A former Texas Tech standout, Willis joins the Braves after leading Bowling Green to its first postseason appearance in 18 years in 2022
📰
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Freshman Lasha Petree scored the most points by a Bradley freshman in their debut with 24 points off the bench in a win over SEMO & is tonight's Ameren Illinois Player of the Game.
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We already knew Heather Moles was a rock star and pumped her efforts on behalf of our student-athletes have been recognized! 🅱️🎓⭐️
📰🔽
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Jim Cornelison will be performing the National Anthem at the
@bradleyumbb
game against Illinois State on January 22.
Cornelison is the renowned anthem singer for the Chicago Blackhawks and Indianapolis 500.
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1⃣9⃣ points in an
#ArchMadness
semifinal win (5-of-8 from 3-point range) and Nate Kennell is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game!
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Bradley Athletics unveiled a new Fueling Station to promote healthy nutritional decisions & provide an area for socialization & studying to our 200+ student-athletes!
THANK YOU to our generous donors from
@BravesClub
& the Bid for the Braves Auction Fund-a-Need Initiative!
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Today's
@bradleyumbb
Schedule of Events
🕚 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. -- Pre-Game Party at Ballpark Village
🕚 11:15 a.m. -- Team Send-Off at Embassy Suites
🕚 1 p.m. -- Win a 🏆
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Bradley Athletics wouldn't be where it is without
@JoshSchwam
- The work ethic, time, and passion he put in every day will be unmatched. Thank you, Josh!
@TheSunDevils
and
@Cronkite_ASU
are getting the best.
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With a career-best 19 points on 7-of-11 field goals (5-of-9 3-pointers), Nate Kennell is your Ameren Illinois Player of the Game
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The votes are in! Congratulations to Tatum Koenig for being named yesterday’s State Farm Great Performer of the Game!
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This week's Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week is junior forward Elijah Childs, who averaged 14.7 points, 8.3 rebounds & 3.0 blocks per game to help Bradley Men's Basketball to the MVC Tournament title.
📰⬇️
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Who better than to earn Ameren Illinois Player of the Game honors in Bradley's first I-74 sweep of the Redbirds than Central Illinois' own Nate Kennell?
15 points, four assist and four boards for the junior in the 64-59 victory! 🅱️🏀
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To the guy who makes all the great videos we love so much and provides great direction to our
@BUBravesVision
crew: Happy birthday, Tim! 🅱️📹🎂
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For the 2nd time this year, Bradley CF Andy Shadid has earned weekly awards from
@CBNewspaper
and
@MVCsports
, becoming the first 2-time honoree by both organizations in
@BradleyBaseball
history.
📰
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More than Bradley University's Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics: Dr. Chris Reynolds has been named the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association 1st Vice President for 2019-20.
📰⬇️
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☑️ Third Double-Double of the Season
☑️ Score all 7⃣ of Bradley's points in OT
☑️ I-74 Rivalry Victory
Congrats to Ameren Illinois Player of the Game, Ja'Shon Henry! 🅱️🏀
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Congratulations
@BradleyBaseball
3B Brendan Dougherty, Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American!
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Big shoutout and congratulations go out to Peoria's own Jim Thome -- the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame!
#ThomeHOF
#PeoriaPride
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Major props to
@ChrisReynoldsAD
, representing
@bradleyu
on the national scene, 1st as appointee to the newly-created D1 Men's Basketball Competition Committee and now as a new appointee to the prestigious
@NCAA
Division I Men's Basketball Committee!
📰 👉
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Congrats to Cole Cook of
@BradleyBaseball
for being named the Bradley Athlete of the Month in March -
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Ryan Stipanovich named Ameren Illinois Player of the Game against San Diego State
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The forecast says it'll be 🚨 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗗 🚨
During the first media timeout of this Sunday's Red Out game, over 750 T-Shirts will rain down inside Carver Arena in the 𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗧-𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗦𝗦 in Bradley history!
🎟️:
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Senior Nate Kennell left all on the line today in his final game at Carver Arena, scoring 19 points -- including five 3-pointers -- and is the Ameren Illinois Player of the Game
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What better way to remember
@bradleyummb
during the Top Moments of the 2010s than during its historic comeback for the 2019 MVC Championship? 🅱️🏀
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