CARBONDALE, Ill. – Bradley opened up Missouri Valley Conference play with a road victory for the first time since 2005 and earned its first road sweep of a Valley opponent since 2006 with a 25-16, 25-12, 25-21 win over Southern Illinois Friday at Davies Gym.
The Braves (11-2 overall, 1-0 MVC) hit .337 in the victory, surpassing last year's overall win total of 10 and have now posted had more wins than the previous season in four consecutive years. Bradley is 11-2 to start a season for the first time in program history after picking up a road win at Southern Illinois (4-10 overall, 0-1 MVC) for the second consecutive year and fourth time in the last eight trips to Carbondale.