This match will be televised on Fox Sports Chicago and Fox Sports Midwest at 1pm Central Time. A re-match of the 2000 Conference Championship match. Creighton won the regular season bout 2-1 at Bradley. Should be a good one. Both teams should have their tourney passes stamped no matter the result.
Creighton beats Bradley 1-0 for the automatic NCAA bid. Bradley & SMU should make the tourney as well. http://www.mvc-sports.com/webapps/release?id=1378
Creighton advance on junior Matt Jewett's 61st minute goal assisted by Hermann Award candidate Mike Tranchilla. Creighton will now play in their 11th straight NCAA tournament. Tranchilla was also named the MVC Tournament MVP. [http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/common/news_releases_detail.asp?articleID=2681]
This was a nice game to watch. I was surprised how much Creighton was able to impress themselves on Bradley, but give the Braves credit for battling. I think the Blue Jays might be a team to watch in the tourney. Tranchilla was extremely impressive. He's very unselfish, yet determined and powerful. I think he will be a fine MLS player. I can also see why Bradley fans are excited about 4 years of Chris Dunsheath in goal. Still looks a little raw, but he has a lot of talent.