2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
SiteShea Stadium
Peoria, Illinois
ChampionsCentral Arkansas (1st title)
Winning coachRoss Duncan (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri State 5 –2 –19 –5 –3
Central Arkansas ‡ 5 –3 –09 –11 –1
Bradley 4 –3 –110 –7 –3
Evansville 3 –4 –111 –8 –2
Loyola Chicago 3 –4 –17 –8 –3
Valparaiso 3 –5 –08 –9 –1
Drake 2 –4 –26 –10 –2
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 28th edition of the competition. The tournament was played from November 8 until November 11.

The Central Arkansas Bears won the tournament, defeating Missouri State Bears on a golden goal.[1][2][3] The win give the UCA their first ever MVC men's soccer championship, and their berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, Central Arkansas was drawn in the first round against the SMU Mustangs.[4] There, they lost to SMU, 2-0.[5][6][7]

Background

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the culmination of the regular season. The regular season conference matches determine the seeding in the tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, or MVC, play each other once during the season. Teams play certain teams at home during even number years, and then will play those teams on the road during odd number years. Teams are awarded three points for a win, a point for a draw and no points for a loss.

In the event that teams are tied on points, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. If that tiebreaker is tied, goal differential is applied, followed by goals scored, then away goals, then RPI.

Missouri State won the regular season with a 5-2-1 record.

Seeding

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Missouri State 5–2–1
2 Central Arkansas 5–3–0
3 Bradley 4–3–1
4 Loyola–Chicago 4–3–1 1–0 vs Evansville
5 Evansville 4–3–1 0–1 vs Loyola–Chicago
6 Vaparaiso 7–11
7 Drake 7–11

Bracket

Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
November 10 – 6:00 p.m.
November 8 – 6:00 p.m.2Central Arkansas (p)1 (8)
November 7 – 12:00 p.m.3Bradley33Bradley1 (7)November 12 – 1:00 p.m.
6Valparaiso27Drake12Central Arkansas (g.g.)1
7Drake4November 10 – 3:00 p.m.1Missouri State0
November 8 – 3:00 p.m.1Missouri State (p)0 (6)
4Loyola Chicago05Evansville0 (5)
5Evansville1

Results

Opening round

No. 6 Valparaiso Crusaders2–4No. 7 Drake Bulldogs
Mentzingen 58'
Garcia 77'		 Report Peterson 71'
Taylor 75'
Enzugusi 83'
Jaimes 90'
Attendance: 87
Referee: Andrew Dennis

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Loyola Ramblers0–1No. 5 Evansville Purple Aces
Report McGrath 58'
Attendance: 319
Referee: Joshua Brooks
No. 4 Bradley Braves3–1No. 7 Drake Bulldogs
Schindler 48'
Ciaramitaro 49'
Wintermeyer 75'		 Report Dowling 27'
Attendance: 319
Referee: Joshua Brooks

Semifinals

No. 1 Missouri State Bears0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Evansville Purple Aces
Report
Penalties
Buckle soccer ball with check mark
Dolling soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with red X
Wilkin soccer ball with check mark
Stroud soccer ball with check mark
Robins soccer ball with check mark
Wu soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Blaydes
soccer ball with check mark Stafford
soccer ball with check mark McGrath
soccer ball with red X Shuck
soccer ball with check mark Snow
soccer ball with check mark Baum
soccer ball with red X DeWeese
Attendance: 319
Referee: Joshua Brooks
No. 2 Central Arkansas Bears0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Bradley Braves
Report
Penalties
Strickler soccer ball with check mark
San Roman soccer ball with check mark
Knutson soccer ball with check mark
Genty soccer ball with check mark
Brodacki soccer ball with check mark
Kubota soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Ilia soccer ball with check mark		 8–7 soccer ball with check mark Ciaramitaro
soccer ball with check mark Bak
soccer ball with check mark Wintermeyer
soccer ball with check mark Dayekh
soccer ball with check mark Emerson
soccer ball with check mark Perry
soccer ball with check mark Lwanga
soccer ball with red X Schindler
Attendance: 319
Referee: Ben Trevino

MVC Championship

No. 1 Missouri State Bears0–1 (a.e.t.)No. 2 Central Arkansas Bears
Report Brodacki gold-colored soccer ball 95'
Attendance: 127
Referee: Landis Wiley

Statistics

Honors and awards

Most valuable player

  • Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

MVC All-Tournament team

MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[8]

Rafael Mentzingen, Valparaiso
Jake Taylor, Drake
Kyle Thomson, Loyola
Ian McGrath, Evansville
Simon Waever, Evansville
Jacob Taylor, Bradley
Gerit Wintermeyer, Bradley
Liam Priestley, Missouri State
Nick Burtenshaw, Missouri State
Jordy Robins, Missouri State
Tyler Ridener, Central Arkansas
Blake Stricker, Central Arkansas
Pepe San Roman, Central Arkansas
Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

MVP in Bold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Central Arkansas Claims MVC Men's Soccer Tournament Crown". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bears win MVC soccer title, advance to NCAA tourney". Log Cabin Democrat. Morris Communications. November 12, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Central Arkansas wins MVC soccer title with 1-0 win over MSU". Journal Star. GateHouse Media. November 12, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ McCollum, David (November 13, 2017). "UCA draws SMU in NCAA first round". Log Cabin Democrat. Morris Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Grosbard, Adam (November 16, 2017). "SMU men's soccer tops Central Arkansas 2-0 to advance to face Georgetown in NCAA tournament". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ Mayer, Phil (November 16, 2017). "Men's soccer advances in NCAA Tournament with 2-0 win". The Daily Campus. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "SMU Mustangs vs. Central Arkansas Bears". ESPN FC. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2017 Men's Soccer Championship - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
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