2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
SiteLoyola Soccer Park
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsLoyola Chicago (1st title)
Winning coachNeil Jones (1st title)
MVPAidan Megally (Loyola Chicago)
BroadcastESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Missouri State + 10 –0 –018 –1 –1
Loyola Chicago ‡ 5 –2 –311 –4 –4
Bradley 5 –2 –28 –6 –4
Drake 4 –5 –18 –9 –1
Valparaiso 3 –7 –04 –13 –1
Evansville 0 –10 –02 –15 –1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 30th edition of the competition. The tournament was played from November 13 until November 17, 2019.

Loyola Chicago won their first MVC championship, beating regular season champions, Missouri State, in the final.

Background

The 2019 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 perfect 10–0–0 record, the first time a MVC program had won all 10 conference games in MVC history.[1] Both programs earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament. Loyola Chicago lost in overtime to Kentucky in the opening round.[2] Missouri State defeated Denver in the first round[3] before losing to UCF in the second round.[4][5]

Seeding

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Missouri State 10–0–0
2 Loyola Chicago 5–2–3
3 Bradley 5–3–2
4 Drake 4–5–1
5 Valparaiso 3–7–0
6 Evansville 0–10–0

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 13 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 15 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 17
2 Loyola Chicago 2
3 Bradley 2 3 Bradley 1
6 Evansville 0 2 Loyola Chicago (pen.) 1 (5)
1 Missouri State 1 (4)
1 Missouri State 1
4 Drake (a.e.t.) 2 4 Drake 0
5 Valparaiso 1

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Drake2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Valparaiso
  • Bartlett 87'
  • Enzugusi gold-colored soccer ball 103'
Report
  • Marcey 17'
Attendance: 98
Referee: Art Arustamyan
No. 3 Bradley2–0No. 6 Evansville
Wintermeyer 26', 89' Report
Attendance: 127
Referee: Alex Beehler

Semifinals

No. 1 Missouri State1–0No. 4 Drake
Dolling 67' Report
Attendance: 163
Referee: Heber Estrada
No. 2 Loyola Chicago2–1No. 3 Bradley
 Report
  • Kullmann 15' (o.g.)
Attendance: 282
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Final

No. 2 Loyola Chicago1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 1 Missouri State
  • Biggs 89'
 Report
Penalties
  • Megally soccer ball with check mark
  • Sukow soccer ball with check mark
  • Dias soccer ball with check mark
  • Woehrle soccer ball with check mark
  • Schweinert soccer ball with red X
  • Magno soccer ball with red X
  • Stoneman soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
Attendance: 303
Referee: Gregory Dopka

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
2020 MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6]
Mason MarceyValparaiso
Ethan GarveyEvansville
Leroy EnzugusiDrake
Lucas Bartlett
Gerit WintermeyerBradley
Nathan Wisbey
Josh DollingMissouri State
Kyle Hiebert
Stuart Wilkin
Billy HencyLoyola Chicago
Andy Mitchell
Aidan Megally
Justin Sukow

MVP in bold

References

  1. ↑ "Bracket Set For 2019 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky's NCAA tourney opener went to OT. Then a thrilling play saved the day". Lexington Herald Leader. kentucky.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Wheeler, Wyatt (November 21, 2019). "'It's just a proud moment': Missouri State men's soccer takes in historic NCAA Tournament victory". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ Gramajo, Mike (November 24, 2019). "UCF earns historic NCAA Tournament win over Missouri State after Cal Jennings golden goal". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Louzader, Don (November 25, 2019). "Missouri State Soccer Bears Fall 2-1 in O-T at UCF to End Historic Season". KTTS-FM. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ramblers Claim First MVC Men's Soccer Tourney Title". mvc-sports.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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