2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
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.
| 2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Site | Loyola Soccer Park Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| Champions | Loyola Chicago (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Neil Jones (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Aidan Megally (Loyola Chicago) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Missouri State + | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago ‡ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 Drake | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 5 Valparaiso |
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| No. 3 Bradley | 2–0 | No. 6 Evansville |
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Wintermeyer  26', 89' |
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Semifinals
| No. 1 Missouri State | 1–0 | No. 4 Drake |
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| Dolling 67' |
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| No. 2 Loyola Chicago | 2–1 | No. 3 Bradley |
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Final
| No. 2 Loyola Chicago | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 1 Missouri State |
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| Penalties | ||
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5–4 | |
All-Tournament team
| Player | Team |
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| 2020 MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6] | |
| Mason Marcey | Valparaiso |
| Ethan Garvey | Evansville |
| Leroy Enzugusi | Drake |
| Lucas Bartlett | |
| Gerit Wintermeyer | Bradley |
| Nathan Wisbey | |
| Josh Dolling | Missouri State |
| Kyle Hiebert | |
| Stuart Wilkin | |
| Billy Hency | Loyola Chicago |
| Andy Mitchell | |
| Aidan Megally | |
| Justin Sukow | |
MVP in bold
References
- "Bracket Set For 2019 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Ramblers Claim First MVC Men's Soccer Tourney Title". mvc-sports.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.