MOLINE, Ill. – Bradley will face #2 seed Northern Iowa in Friday's 6 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball quarterfinal at the iWireless Center after topping #10 seed Loyola 57-42 Thursday in the opening round.
- Bradley's 57-42 opening-round victory over #10 seed Loyola Thursday advanced the Braves to the MVC Tournament quarterfinals for the second consective year. This year's quarterfinal contest against #2 seed Northern Iowa will feature a rematch of last season's quarterfinal in which the Panthers edged Bradley 46-45. The Braves are in the quarterfinals in back-to-back seasons for the first time since a four-year stretch between 2008-09 and 2011-12.