CHICAGO, IL – Bradley got the benefit of fortunate bounce to take the early lead, but got few breaks the rest of the game as tournament host and second-seeded Loyola Chicago (11-4-3) rallied for a 2-1 win against the third-seeded Braves (8-7-4) in the second semifinal of the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship Friday evening at Loyola Soccer Park.
The Loyola Chicago win sets up a tournament final featuring the top two seeds as undefeated #9 Missouri State (17-0-0) advanced to Sunday's championship game with a 1-0 victory against No. 4 seed Drake (8-8-1) in Friday's first semifinal.