2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Drake |
Runner-up | SIUE |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 5 |
Goals scored | 5 (1 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Nic Jaimes–Drake (2) |
Best player | Kyle Whigham–Drake |
The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament.[1] It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic berth in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted the tournament at Ralph Korte Stadium on the SIUE campus.
The third-seeded Drake Bulldogs won the tournament, besting the top-seeded SIUE Cougars in the championship match.[2] It was Drake's second MVC championship.
Qualification
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIUE | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake ‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA |
The top six teams in the Missouri Valley Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The SIUE Cougars, Bradley Braves, Drake Bulldogs, Missouri State Bears, Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and Central Arkansas Bears earned berths in the tournament. Top-seeded SIUE and second-seeded Bradley received first round byes.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | SIUE Pk 4–3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Loyola | 1 | 4 | Loyola | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Missouri State | 0 | 1 | SIUE | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Drake | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Bradley | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Central Arkansas | 0 | 3 | Drake | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Drake | 2 |
Schedule
November 11, 2015 Quarterfinals | #6 Central Arkansas | 0–2 | #3 Drake | Edwardsville, Illinois |
12 Noon | Stricker 85' | Report [3] | LeMay 18' A-Edel Jaimes 27' Jaimes 58' A-Enna |
Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 344 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: George Major & Dule Djurasevic Fourth official: Doug Gault |
November 11, 2015 Quarterfinals | #5 Loyola | 0–1 | #4 Missouri State | Edwardsville, Illinois |
3:00 PM | Barbero 84' | Report[4] | Lifka 84' unassisted Lifka 90' |
Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Trevino Assistant referees: Mike Dutt & Collin Pressey Fourth official: Divanbeigi |
November 13, 2015 Semifinals | #3 Drake | 1–0 | #2 Bradley | Edwardsville, Illinois |
3:00 PM | Jaimes 10' A-Sunday Edel 58' |
Report [5] | Kovacevic 15' Emerson 48' |
Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 359 Referee: David Jaworski Assistant referees: Elvis Mahmutovic & Jacob Post Fourth official: Craig Adams |
November 13, 2015 Semifinals | #5 Loyola | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #1 SIUE | Edwardsville, Illinois |
6:00 PM | Stevenson 81' Stevenson 86' |
Report[6] | Jambga 09' | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 765 Referee: Landis Wiley Assistant referees: Nemanja Pandzic & Tyler Turner Fourth official: Mike Dutt |
Penalties | ||||
Thomson, Hare, Collier | McHugh, Christianson, Bilyeu, Ledbetter |
November 15, 2015 MVC Final | #3 Drake | 1–0 | #1 SIUE | Edwardsville, Illinois |
1:00 PM | Prusa 32' Bartlett 40' Ciszewski 78' unassisted |
Report[7] | Danzy 63' | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 863 Referee: Jeremy Schroeder Assistant referees: Ryan Ash & Dule Djurasevic Fourth official: Jacob Post |
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | College | Goals[8] |
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1 | Nic Jaimes | Drake | 2 |
2 | Ben LeMay | Drake | 1 |
Fabian Lifka | Loyola | ||
Paul Ciszewski | Drake |
Top goalkeepers
Rank | Player | College | Games | Saves | Save %age |
Goals against average[8] |
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1 | Darrin MacLeod | Drake | 3 | 9 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
2 | Kyle Dal Santo | SIUE | 2 | 6 | .857 | 0.450 |
3 | Tim Dobrowolski | Loyola | 2 | 5 | .833 | 0.450 |
All-tournament team
2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Kyle Whigham, Drake
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also
- Missouri Valley Conference
- 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "MEN'S SOCCER RECORDS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Late second-half goal sinks Cougars". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. November 16, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Bulldogs advance in the MVC Tournament with 2-0 win over Central Arkansas". The Times-Delphic. November 11, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "MSOC Championship: Loyola 1, Missouri State 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "MSOC Championship: Drake 1, Bradley 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "SHOOTOUT AT KORTE: SIUE gets past Loyola on PKs in MVC Tourney semifinals". The Telegraph. November 13, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "MVC SOCCER: Drake downs top-seeded SIUE in final, 1-0". The Telegraph. November 15, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "2015 Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.