2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

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.

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri State 5 –2 –1  9 –5 –3
Central Arkansas ‡ 5 –3 –0  9 –11 –1
Bradley 4 –3 –1  10 –7 –3
Evansville 3 –4 –1  11 –8 –2
Loyola Chicago 3 –4 –1  7 –8 –3
Valparaiso 3 –5 –0  8 –9 –1
Drake 2 –4 –2  6 –10 –2
  • ‡ – 2017 MVC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 17, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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
Main article: 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

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 Card Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 November 7 – 12:00 p.m.                          
 (6) Valparaiso  2   November 8 – 6:00 p.m.        
 (7) Drake  4      (3) Bradley  3
November 10 – 6:00 p.m.
   (7) Drake  1    
 (2) Central Arkansas (pen.)  1 (8)
     (3) Bradley  1 (7)  
November 12 – 1:00 p.m.
 (2) Central Arkansas (OT)  1
November 8 – 3:00 p.m.
   (1) Missouri State  0
 (4) Loyola Chicago  0
November 10 – 3:00 p.m.
 (5) Evansville  1    
 (1) Missouri State (pen.)  0 (6)
     (5) Evansville  0 (5)  

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

MVC Championship
No. 1 Missouri State Bears0–1 (a.e.t.)No. 2 Central Arkansas Bears
Report Brodacki  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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