PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Women's Basketball will face a familiar opponent in the opening round of the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament when the seventh-seed Braves take on #10 seed Loyola in a 7 p.m. game Thursday at the iWireless Center in Moline, Ill.
Fresh off a 70-59 home win against I-74 rival Illinois State to close out the regular season which saw Bradley post its best MVC win total (7) and league finish (7th) since 2012-13, the Braves will try to reach the quarterfinals of the Valley tournament for a second consecutive year.
Loyola, which is finishing up its fourth year in the conference, and Bradley will square off in the opening round for the third time in four years.