<p align="left"><strong>PEORIA, Ill. &ndash; </strong>Junior <strong>Keegan Balle </strong>recorded an assist for both teams as the #25 Bradley Soccer team opened the preseason with a 1-1 draw in the annual Red-White Scrimmage Saturday night at Peoria Notre Dame High School.</p> <p align="left">Playing three 25-minute periods with juggling lineups, defense dominated the night on the site of Bradley&rsquo;s first-ever game as a NCAA Division I program 25 years ago.</p> <p align="left">The first 25-minute segment saw the top defensive group go head-to-head against the top attacking unit and the defensive group stood strong as both sides managed just one shot in the first period.</p> <p align="left">The second period featured a prominently veteran Red squad against a newcomer-dominated White side.&nbsp; The veterans earned the advantage, though with a little help from a freshman.&nbsp; In a sequence that started in the defensive half in the 32nd minute, the Red side built possession up the left flank toward midfield.&nbsp; Freshman <strong>Joe Morales </strong>kept a <strong>Ross Williams</strong> centering ball moving forward to Balle, who sprang <strong>Wojciech Wojcik </strong>with a pass through the center of the defense.&nbsp; Wojcik beat redshirt freshman keeper <strong>Shay Niemeyer</strong> to the ball at the top of the 18 and chipped the sliding White team keeper with a shot that rolled just inside the right post for a 1-0 Red team lead at 31:44.</p> <p align="left">The Red side kept the pressure on for the next few minutes, before the young White team began generating chances toward the end of the second period.&nbsp; The youngsters&rsquo; best chance came in the 45th minute when freshman <strong>Jake Gilchrist Dudley</strong> fired from a tough angle on the left side, only to see junior keeper <strong>Brian Billings</strong> push the shot over the bar.</p> <p align="left">The third period featured a fairly even mix of players on both sides and the game appeared destined to end with the 1-0 score, before senior forward <strong>Jochen Graf</strong> hit a laser from 30 yards out on the right side of the midfield.&nbsp; The shot knuckled through a crowd and beat newly-converted keeper <strong>Raciel Ocampo </strong>inside the left post with 20 seconds remaining.&nbsp; Completing a sequence of touches in the middle of the park, freshman <strong>Grant Bell</strong> connected with Balle, who fed the ball outside to Graf for the tying shot.</p> <p align="left">The 2012 Braves will face outside competition for the first time Tuesday when they host Dayton in a 7:30 p.m. exhibition game at Morton&rsquo;s McClallen Park.&nbsp; The game will be the featured event of Bradley Community Night, which will begin at 6 o&rsquo;clock with the team available for autographs at McClallen Park.&nbsp; The Bradley Volleyball team will sign autographs from 6:30-7 p.m. and a speaking program featuring Director of Athletics <strong>Dr. Michael Cross</strong> and head coaches <strong>Jim DeRose, Jenny Maurer</strong>, <strong>Geno Ford</strong> and <strong>Michael Brooks</strong> will begin at 7 o&rsquo;clock.&nbsp; Admission is free for both the Community Night activities, as well as the game against the Flyers.</p> <p align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Bradley Soccer Red-White Scrimmage Summary</strong></span><br /><strong>Saturday, Aug. 11 | Peoria, Ill. | Peoria Notre Dame H.S.<br /></strong><strong>Red 1, White 1</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p align="left"><strong>Scoring Summary<br /></strong>Red, 31:44, Wojciech Wojcik (Keegan Balle, Joe Morales), Chipped keeper at the top of the box to right post<br />White, 74:40, Jochen Graf (Balle, Grant Bell), 30-yard blast from right flank inside left post&nbsp;</p> <p align="left"><strong>Statistics<br /></strong><strong>Shots:</strong>&nbsp; Red 7, White 8<br /><strong>Shots on Goal:</strong>&nbsp; Red 3, White 2<br /><strong>Corner Kicks:</strong>&nbsp; Red 2, White 5<br /><strong>Saves:</strong>&nbsp; Red 1, White 2<br /><strong>Offsides:</strong>&nbsp; Red 0, White 0</p> <p align="left"><strong>Goalkeepers<br /></strong><strong>Red:</strong>&nbsp; Brian Billings (25 minutes, 1 save, 0 GA); Logan Ketterer (25 minutes, 0 saves, 0 GA); Raciel Ocampo (25 minutes, 0 saves, 1 GA)<br /><strong>White:</strong>&nbsp; Shay Niemeyer (25 minutes, 1 save, 1 GA); Raciel Ocampo (25 minutes, 1 save, 0 GA); Logan Ketterer (25 minutes, 0 saves, 0 GA)</p>