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\nDrake men’s soccer will be back in action at Mediacom Stadium tomorrow night for a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal match. The No. 2 seed Bulldogs will take on No. 6 seed Western Michigan at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
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\nBulldog Breakdown
\nDrake got back on track with a 4-2 win over Bradley in comeback fashion to close its 2025 regular season slate. The Bulldogs needed a hat trick from Evan Carlson<\/a> to battle back and take down the Braves, securing the program’s first ever regular season title in the process.
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\nCarlson’s trio of goals vs. Bradley marked the highest single-game total for an individual player in The Valley this season.
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\nEarlier in the week, Eskil Gjerde<\/a> highlighted Drake’s postseason award winners with his second MVC Midfielder of the Year honor in as many seasons. Gjerde and Cole Schrage<\/a> were named to the Missouri Valley Conference First Team. Drake had a trio of Second Team performers including Tomas Butkovic<\/a>, Sam DeLong<\/a>, and Preston Kipnusu<\/a>. Standout rookie Crew Alvarez<\/a> was included on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team.
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\nKey Players
\nEvan Carlson<\/a> \u2013 7 PTS, 3 G
\nCrew Alvarez<\/a> \u2013 7 PTS, G, 4 AST
\nLandon Benge<\/a> \u2013 4 PTS, 2 G
\nEskil Gjerde<\/a> \u2013 4 PTS, G, 2 AST
\nDamian Segura<\/a> \u2013 4 PTS, 2 G
\nTomas Butkovic<\/a> \u2013 42 SV, .778 SV%, 0.76 GAA
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\nScouting Western Michigan
\nWestern Michigan will venture to Des Moines with its sights set on continuing the Broncos’ run through the MVC Tournament. The Broncos entered bracket play as the No. 6 seed and took down No. 3 Northern Illinois on the road to advance to Wednesday’s semifinal clash.
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\nWMU went 6-9-3 overall this season with a 2-2-3 mark in conference play. The Broncos handed Drake its second loss of the season just two weeks ago with a 2-1 result in Kalamazoo on Halloween.
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\nWestern Michigan has owned the all-time series with Drake, winning five of six matches while playing to one draw. The Bulldogs are 0-2 all-time vs. WMU in Des Moines.
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\nKey Players
\nBraxton Arpachinda \u2013 10 PTS, 3 G, 4 AST
\nJonathan Stout \u2013 10 PTS, 5 G
\nSahel Yessen \u2013 9 PTS, 3 G, 3 AST
\nRoni Sylejmani \u2013 8 PTS, 3 G, 2 AST
\nAlex Lindwerth \u2013 42 SV, .712 SV%, 1.36 GAA
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\nUp Next
\nThe winner of Wednesday’s tilt will advance to the MVC Championship on Saturday, Nov. 15. Either Drake or Western Michigan would take on the winner of No. 1 Evansville or No. 5 UIC with the highest remaining team serving as championship host.<\/p>\n