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Thornton, Franklin Dazzle for Drake in 2-0 Win over Bradley

DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake men's soccer improved to 6-2-4 overall and 4-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play with a 2-0 victory over Bradley this evening. The Bulldogs' win avenged an earlier loss to the Braves as Bradley fell to 3-8-3 overall and 1-4-1 in MVC action.

Both teams took the first third of the first half to settle in before Drake exploded into action. In the 17th minute, Louis Yuill threaded a pass into the box towards Sam Thornton. The grad transfer corralled the pass and fired a strike into the back of the net for his second goal is as many games, and fourth score this season.