2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The opening round matches of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Illinois State Redbirds, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 1–0 loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers in the opening round. The Missouri State Lady Bears won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Northern Iowa in the final.[1] The conference tournament title was the second for the Missouri State women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Rob Brewer.[2]
| 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,056 | ||||
| Site | Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium Springfield, Missouri (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | Missouri State (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Rob Brewer (2nd title) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .929 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State ‡y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .643 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .286 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .143 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 11, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Missouri Valley Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Opening Round Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Drake | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 4 | Northern Iowa | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Illinois State | 0 | 4 | Northern Iowa | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Loyola Chicago | 2 | 3 | Loyola Chicago | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Opening Round
| October 29, 2017 | #3 Loyola Chicago | 2–1 | #6 Valparaiso | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 226 Referee: Joe Brice Assistant referees: Renee Mejia Justin Bell Fourth official: Kyle Hannon |
| October 29, 2017 | #4 Northern Iowa | 1–0 | #5 Illinois State | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 1:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Cedar Valley Soccer Complex Attendance: 139 Referee: Trent Payne Assistant referees: Christopher Civitate Thomas McCullough |
Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #1 Drake | 0–2 | #4 Northern Iowa | Springfield, Missouri |
| 3:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 260 Referee: Andy Ellsworth Assistant referees: Shane Kennard Scottie Stiles |
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Missouri State | 1–0 | #3 Loyola Chicago | Springfield, Missouri |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium Referee: David Henderson Assistant referees: George Major Jeff Pulley Fourth official: Daniel Edwards |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #4 Northern Iowa | 0–1 | #2 Missouri State | Springfield, Missouri |
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 431 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Matthew Stein Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Andy Wilkinson |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Jenna Szczesny - Loyola Chicago
- Brynell Yount - Northern Iowa
- 1 Goal
- Jordan Eickelman - Missouri State
- Cory Griffith - Valparaiso
- Brooke Prondzinski - Missouri State
- Kelsey Yarrow - Northern Iowa
References
- "2017 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference.
- "2017 Missouri State Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.