2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 24th edition of the tournament.[1] It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) automatic berth in the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Bradley University hosted the tournament at Shea Stadium, which is located about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Bradley campus in Peoria, Illinois.

2014 MVC Men's Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSIUE
Runner-upMissouri State
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored11 (2.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jabari Danzy–SIUE (2)
Best playerJabari Danzy–SIUE
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The second-seeded SIUE Cougars won the tournament, besting the top-seeded Missouri State Bears in the championship match.[2] It was SIUE's first MVC championship.

Qualification

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2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri State 4 0 2 9 5 4
SIU Edwardsville 4 1 1 8 9 4
Evansville 4 2 0 6 11 1
Drake 3 3 0 5 11 3
Loyola Chicago 2 2 2 8 6 5
Bradley 1 5 0 9 11 0
Central Arkansas 0 5 1 2 13 1
As of November 23, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA

The top six teams in the Missouri Valley Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The Missouri State Bears, SIUE Cougars, Evansville Purple Aces, Drake Bulldogs, Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and Bradley Braves earned berths in the tournament. Top-seeded Missouri State and second-seeded SIUE received first round byes.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Missouri State 2
4 Drake 1 4 Loyola 0
5 Loyola 3 1 Missouri State 0
3 SIUE — 2OT 1
2 SIUE 2
6 Bradley 1 3 Bradley 1
3 Evansville 0

Schedule

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November 12, 2014 Quarterfinals #5 Loyola 3–1 #4 Drake Peoria, Illinois
3:00 PM Collier   20' A-Kraussel
Cappuccitti   33' A-Kraussel
Own goal   83'
Report[3] Enna   4' A-Wypych Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: Karl Braun
Assistant referees: Brian Lynch & Jose Jimenez
Fourth official: Cory Formea
November 12, 2014 Quarterfinals #6 Bradley 1–0 #3 Evansville Peoria, Illinois
6:00 PM Emerson   1'
Lesch   11' A-Olson & Okeke
Morales   67'
Report[4] Morales   77'
Gonzalez   77'
McGrath   85'
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: David Jaworski
Assistant referees: Kyle Trimble & Cory Formea
Fourth official: Jose Jimenez
November 14, 2014 Semifinals #5 Loyola 0–2 #1 Missouri State Peoria, Illinois
3:00 PM Roberts   81' Report[5] Hoegg   28' A-Turner & Oslica
Griffin   81'
Roberts   84' A-Hoegg & Barbero
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 115
Referee: Benjamin Trevino
Assistant referees: Doug Ferguson & George Major
Fourth official: Mike Dutt
November 14, 2014 Semifinals #6 Bradley 1–2 #2 SIUE Peoria, Illinois
6:00 PM Lofgren   22' A-Lesch & Olson Report[6] Bilyeu   78' Penalty kick
Danzy   85' A-Kendall-Moullin
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 464
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Tyler Turner & Mike Dutt
Fourth official: George Major
November 16, 2014 MVC Final #2 SIUE 1–0 (a.e.t.) #1 Missouri State Peoria, Illinois
1:00 PM Danzy   108' A-Kendall-Moullin Report[7] Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 344
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Leszek Skowyra & Tim Boul
Fourth official: Chad Formea

Statistical leaders

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player College Goals[8]
1   Jabari Danzy SIUE 2
2   Steven Enna Drake 1
  Elliot Collier Loyola
  John Cappuccitti Loyola
  Jason Lesch Bradkey
  Emmerich Hoegg Missouri State
  Jack Roberts Missouri State
  Cody Lofgren Bradley
  Justin Bilyeu SIUE

Top goalkeepers

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Rank Player College Games Saves Save
%age
Goals
against
average[8]
1   Kent Kobernus SIUE 2 10 .909 0.4545
2   Addison Watson Missouri State 2 6 .857 0.4545

All-tournament team

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2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPJabari Danzy, SIUE

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   USA Brian Bement (Loyola)
DF   USA Justin Bilyeu (SIUE)
MF   USA Andrew Brown (Bradley)
MF   USA Jabari Danzy (SIUE)
DF   ENG James Fawke (Missouri State)
DF   USA Patrick Hodges (Evansville)
GK   USA Kent Kobernus (SIUE)
FW   USA Cody Lofgren (Bradley)
DF   USA Brian Lunar (Loyola)
DF   USA Parker Maher (Missouri State)
DF   USA Matt Polster (SIUE)
MF   USA Alex Troester (Drake)
DF   ENG Andrew Turner (Missouri State)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MEN'S SOCCER RECORDS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "SIUE captures the MVC men's soccer title with 1-0 win over Missouri State in 2OT". Peoria Journal-Star. November 16, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "MSOC Championship: Loyola 3, Drake 1". Missouri Valley Conference. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ^ "MSOC Championship: Bradley 1, Evansville 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ "MSOC Championship: Missouri State 1, Loyola 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Soccer season ends with loss in MVC Tourney". The Bradley Scout. November 21, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "Out of the Valley: Men's soccer overcomes early season troubles to win first conference championship". The Alestle. November 20, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "2014 Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.