Neutral Site Contest Set For Men's Soccer Against Bradley On Friday

Who: Bradley Braves
When: Friday, September 9 | 5:30 p.m. ET
Where: Arad McCutchan Stadium | Evansville, Ind. | ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic
All-Time Series: Bradley leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Bradley 1, Fort Wayne 0 | August 28, 2011 | Fort Wayne, Ind.

Scouting the Mastodons
Fort Wayne (2-2-0) is coming off a 2-1 victory at Green Bay on Sunday. Keelan Barker and Oscar Uyamadu had goals in the win. Four games into the season, six different Mastodons have scored a goal. The only player who has found the net twice is Jacob Murphy. Meanwhile five different Mastodons have earned an assist. Jorge Trujillo earned his first collegiate victory on Sunday by making three saves against Green Bay. Ouamadu leads the Summit League in shots with 14.

Scouting the Braves
Bradley (1-2-1) owns a win and a tie on the season despite scoring only two goals on the season. The Braves defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 and played Gonzaga to a scoreless tie. Bradley is coached by 19th year head coach Jim DeRose. The Braves went 14-7-2 last year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.

Series History
This is the fourth meeting between the two clubs with Bradley winning the first three meetings in 2005, 2010 and 2011. Friday will be the first neutral site contest between the two clubs.

Tournament Time
Both matches this weekend are part of the ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic hosted by the University of Evansville. Following Friday's contest, the Mastodons will then play tournament host Evansville on Sunday. Portland will play Evansville and Bradley the same days.

Last Time Out
Fort Wayne built a 2-0 lead at Green Bay before the Phoenix added one score late to make the final 2-1. The win at Green Bay moved the Mastodons to 2-2 on the season.

Looking Ahead
The 'Dons will play Evansville on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The match with the Aces will air live on ESPN3.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Keelan Barker

Jacob Murphy

Jorge Trujillo

Oscar Uyamadu