Creighton University
Bradley
Bradley Tops No. 7 Men's Soccer in MVC Final
11/18/2007 4:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Brust scored the only goal of the match at 88:34 after the Braves (14-5-3) were awarded a free kick on the near side. Rudy Garcia sent a crossing pass into the far side of the box where an unmarked Brust was able to knock the ball into the back of the net for his third goal of the season.
While the Bluejays (11-2-5) out-shot the Braves 19-11, the match was played at an even pace, without much flow, for both sides. Junior Andrei Gotsmanov topped the team with five shots for the Bluejays, including two on goal. Tucker Sindlinger had an opportunity to put the Jays on the board early in the second half, but his only shot on goal of the match was stopped by BU's Mike Haynes.
For the Bluejays, defenders Seth Sinovic and Sergio Castillo joined goalkeeper Matt Allen on the All-Tournament Team.
Bradley's Teddy Anderson was tabbed the tournament MVP.
Creighton, which entered the week 11th in the NCAA's latest RPI, will learn of its fate in the NCAA postseason when the pairings for the field of 48 are announced Monday afternoon. The team and fans will gather at Pauli's (4016
NOTES: Creighton and Bradley shared the MVC regular-season title for the second straight season ... Creighton had won the past two MVC Tournament title games over Bradley on the Braves' home field ... The Jays have won a conference record 10 title games, while this is Bradley's first ... CU is now 10-3-0 in the MVC championship game ... CU is 27-6-1 all-time in the MVC Tournament, including 12-3-1 in Omaha ... The Bluejays were 8-0-3 in their previous 11 matches this year, with their only previous loss of the season coming at home to Tulsa on Sept. 22 ... The shutout marked just the second time this season CU had been held scoreless ... CU is now 5-2-4 at home this season ... The men's NCAA Tournament is a field of 48, with the top 16 seeds earning a first-round bye.
