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The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Loyola Soccer Park in Chicago, Illinois. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Loyola Ramblers, who successfully defended their title by defeating Evansville 4–0 in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Loyloa women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Barry Bimbi. The championship was also the fourth in a row for the Loyola program.[3] As tournament champions, Loyola earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,535
SiteLoyola Soccer Park (Semifinals & Final)
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsLoyola (4th title)
Winning coachBarry Bimbi (4th title)
MVPAmanda Cassidy (Loyola)
BroadcastESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Loyola–Chicago  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 0 – 1   .938 13 – 3 – 2   .778
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 – 1 – 1   .813 10 – 6 – 2   .611
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 2   .625 6 – 7 – 4   .471
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 6 – 10 – 2   .389
Drake  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 3   .438 8 – 7 – 5   .525
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 3   .438 7 – 5 – 7   .553
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 3   .438 4 – 10 – 3   .324
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 2   .375 5 – 7 – 5   .441
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 0   .000 0 – 15 – 1   .031
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Missouri Valley Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Missouri Valley Conference

Seeding

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Six of the nine Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. A three-way tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth teams that qualified for the tournament, with the final team in the tiebreaker not qualifying for the tournament. Drake, Evansville, and Illinois State all finished with identical 2–3–3 records in the regular season. The final seedings and qualification were determined by points per match against the top four seeds during the regular season. Drake earned the fifth seed with 1 point per match. Evansville earned the sixth and final spot with .75 points per match. Illinois State did not qualify for the tournament after earning .5 points per match against the top four seeds.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Loyola–Chicago 7–0–1 22
2 Valparaiso 6–1–1 19
3 Indiana State 4–2–2 14
4 Northern Iowa 3–4–1 10
5 Drake 2–3–3 9
6 Evansville 2–3–3 9

Bracket

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Source:[5]

Opening Round
Sunday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 5 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Loyola–Chicago 4
4 Northern Iowa 2 5 Drake 1
5 Drake (a.e.t.) 3 1 Loyola–Chicago 4
6 Evansville 0
2 Valparaiso 1
3 Indiana State 1 (5) 6 Evansville (a.e.t.) 2
6 Evansville (pen.) 1 (6)

Schedule

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Opening Round

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October 31, 2021 #4 Northern Iowa 2–3 (a.e.t.) #5 Drake Cedar Falls, IA
10:30 a.m. CT
  • Sophia Meier   33'
  • Allison Whitaker   83'
 Report
  •   13',   100' Libby Helverson
  •   77' Makenna Shepard
 Stadium: Cedar Valley Soccer Complex
Attendance: 300
October 31, 2021 #3 Indiana State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 #6 Evansville Terre Haute, IN
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Anna Holcombe   15'
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  •   47' Rachel Rosborough
  •   82' Emily Olson
 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 130
Penalties
  • Maddie Alexander  
  • Isabella Hunter  
  • Audrey Stephens  
  • Mackenzie Kent  
  •   Abby Phelps
  •   Emily Ormson
  •   Emilie Hill
  •   Morgan Blair
  •   Jayme-Lee Hunter

Semifinals

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November 5, 2021 #2 Valparaiso 1–2 (a.e.t.) #6 Evansville Chicago, IL
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Addy Joiner   14'
  • Peyton Flynn   54'
  • Nicole Norfolk   87'
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  •   7' Alex Eyler
  •   66',   104' Emily Ormson
 Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 346
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: Vitali Hantsevich
November 5, 2021 #1 Loyola–Chicago 4–1 #5 Drake Chicago, IL
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Amanda Cassidy   4'
  • Megan Nemec   19'
  • Madeleine Barone   42'
  • Taylor Harrison   57'
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  •   78' Libby Helverson
 Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 347
Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos
Assistant referees: James Wozny
Assistant referees: Evangelos Vouris
Fourth official: Vitali Hantsevich

Final

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November 7, 2021 #1 Loyola–Chicago 4–0 #6 Evansville Chicago, IL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Jenna Ross   29',   52'
  • Amanda Cassidy   32'
  • Own Goal   53' (o.g.)
  • Megan Demski   77'
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  •   52'   63' Emily Olson
 Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 412
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Arling Kociu
Assistant referees: Eulogio Villapando
Fourth official: James Wozny

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 19 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

3 goals

  • Libby Helverson – Drake

2 goals

  • Amanda Cassidy – Loyola–Chicago

1 goal

  • Alex Eyler – Evansville
  • Emily Ormson – Evansville
  • Rachel Rosborough – Evansville
  • Makenna Shepard – Drake
  • Anna Holcombe – Indiana State
  • Madeline Barone – Loyola–Chicago
  • Megan Demski – Loyola–Chicago
  • Taylor Harrison – Loyola–Chicago
  • Megan Nemec – Loyola–Chicago
  • Jenna Ross – Loyola–Chicago
  • Sophia Meier – Northern Iowa
  • Allison Whitaker – Northern Iowa
  • Addy Joiner – Valparaiso

1 own goal

  • Evansville (vs. Loyola–Chicago)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Amanda Cassidy Loyola-Chicago
Megan Nemec
Abby Swanson
Jenna Ross
Michaela Till Evansville
Emily Ormson
Rachel Rosborough
Kelsie Stone Drake
Libby Helverson
Morgan Metzger Valparaiso
Kiley Dugan
Kloe Pettigrew Indiana State
Siri Ott Northern Iowa

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "Loyola Eases Past Valparaiso, Claims Third Straight MVC Title, 1-0". Missouri Valley Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "MVC Announces Women's Soccer 2021 Tournament Participants". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Championship Bracket" (PDF). mvc.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Tournament Final - Loyola 4, Evansville 0". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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