PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Women's Basketball will open the 2016-17 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season schedule with a special New Year's Day matchup with I-74 rival Illinois State when the Braves take on the Redbirds in a 2 p.m. contest Sunday at Redbird Arena.
A 65-56 road win at Illinois-Chicago on Dec. 22 gave Bradley consecutive road wins to conclude the non-conference portion of the schedule. The Braves finished off the non-conference slate with a pair of road victories for the first time since 2009-10.
Sunday's game will be available on ESPN3 as part of The Valley On ESPN3 and can be viewed through WatchESPN.