2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

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Missouri Valley Conference
Season2013
ChampionsMissouri State
MVC Tourney WinnerBradley
To NCAA Tournament Bradley
Top goalscorerWojciech Wojcik
Bradley 5 G, 14 A
Biggest home winUCA 3-0 UMKC
(September 8)
Bradley 3-0 Drake
(November 15)
Biggest away winEIU 1-4 Loyola
(September 13)
E'ville 1-4 Drake
(October 5)
Loyola 2-5 E'ville
(October 12)
Highest scoringE'ville 5-4 EIU
(September 22)
Longest winning run6 — Bradley
Longest unbeaten run7 — Missouri State
Longest winless run10 — Loyola
Longest losing run5 — Loyola & UCA
Highest attendance2375—UCA @ SIUE
Lowest attendance132—E'ville @ UCA
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The defending regular and postseason champions, Creighton, left the conference to join the new Big East Conference.

Contents

The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted and won by Bradley.

Changes from 2012

Teams

2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri State 5 –1 –011 –5 –2
Drake 3 –1 –28 –8 –4
Bradley ‡ 3 –2 –114 –7 –2
SIU Edwardsville 3 –3 –08 –9 –2
Loyola Chicago 2 –3 –16 –11 –2
Evansville 2 –4 –010 –8 –1
Central Arkansas 0 –4 –24 –11 –2
Rankings from November 25, 2013 NSCAA
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityHead CoachCaptainUniform supplier
Bradley Braves Peoria, Illinois Shea Stadium 3,800 Flag of the United States.svg Jim DeRose TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex300 Flag of the United States.svg Ross DuncanTBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Drake Bulldogs Des Moines, Iowa Cownie Sports Complex2,000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean HolmesTBA Flag of Germany.svg adidas (DU)
Flag of the United States.svg Nike (MVC)
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, Indiana McCutchan Stadium 2,500 Flag of the United States.svg Mike JacobsTBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Loyola Ramblers Chicago, Illinois Loyola Soccer Park500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Jones TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Missouri State Bears Springfield, Missouri Plaster Sports Complex 16,600 Flag of the United States.svg John LeamyTBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville, Illinois Korte Stadium 4,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kalish John Berner Flag of Germany.svg adidas (SIUE)
Flag of the United States.svg Nike (MVC)

Season outlook

2013 Preseason Coaches' Poll

RankTeam (1st-place votes)Points
1SIUE (1)40
T2Evansville (2)36
T2Drake (1)36
4Bradley (2)35
5Missouri State (1)21
6Central Arkansas19
7Loyola9

2013 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school)
Jarred ArdeDrakeMidfieldJuniorGulfport, Miss. (Gulfport)
John Berner SIUEGoalkeeperSeniorSt. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary's)
Addison EckDrakeMidfieldSeniorSpringfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin)
James FawkeMissouri StateDefenderJuniorCheltenham, England (Bournside School)
Mark GonzalezEvansvilleMidfieldSophomoreToronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic)
Faik HajderovicEvansvilleForwardSoophomoreSt. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville)
Patrick HodgesEvansvilleDefenderJuniorEvansville, Ind. (Harrison)
Matt Polster SIUEMidfieldJuniorLas Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde)
Matt TaphornCentral ArkansasDefenderJuniorDenver, Colo. (Rangeview)
Christian Volesky SIUEForwardJuniorHenderson, Nev. (Foothill)
Wojciech WojcikBradleyForwardSeniorElmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park)

MVC Tournament

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 13 		Semifinals
Friday, November 15 		Final
Sunday, November 17
1Missouri State1
4SIUE24 SIUE 0
5 Loyola 1 1 Missouri State 0
3Bradley1
3Bradley3
3Bradley3 (2OT) 2 Drake 0
6 Evansille 2

Honors

2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's All-Midwest Region Teams

First Team— Midfielder James Fawke, Missouri State; Midfielder Faik Hajderovic, Evansville; Forward Wojciech Wojcik, Bradley

Second Team— Goalkeeper Brian Billings, Bradley; Defender Alec Bartlett, Drake; Forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Evansville

Third Team— Goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg , Missouri State; Defender Grant Bell, Bradley; Midfielder Matt Polster, SIUE; Forward Christian Okeke, Bradley

2013 MVC All-Conference First Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school)
John Berner SIUEGoalkeeperSeniorSt. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary's)
Trevor Spangenberg Missouri StateGoalkeeperSeniorValparaiso, Ind. (Boone Grove)
Alec BartlettDrakeDefenderSophomoreOverland Park, Kan. (St. James Academy)
James FawkeMissouri StateDefenderJuniorCheltenham, England (Bournside School)
Nick MarshallDrakeDefenderSeniorGlen Carbon, Ill. (Edwardsville)
Faik HajderovicEvansvilleForwardSophomoreSt. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville)
Matt Polster SIUEMidfieldJuniorLas Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde)
Jack RobertsMissouri StateMidfieldJuniorLeceiser, England (John Cleveland College)
Mark GonzalezEvansvilleForwardSophomoreToronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic)
Christian Volesky SIUEForwardJuniorHenderson, Nev. (Foothill)
Wojciech WojcikBradleyForwardSeniorElmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park)

2013 MVC All-Freshman Team

PlayerSchoolPositionHometown (High school)
Darrin McLeodDrakeGoalkeeperWaterloo, Ontario (Resurrection Catholic)
Andrew Kendall-MoulinSIUEDefenderFaribault, Minn (Shattuck-St. Mary's)
Austin Ledbetter SIUEDefenderSt. Charles, Mo. (CBC)
Kirill LikhovidLoyolaDefenderArlington Heights, Ill. (Buffalo Grove)
Jack GriffinMissouri StateMidfieldBeverley, England (Beverley Grammar School)
Ben LeMayDrakeMidfieldHugo, Minn. (Saint Thomas Academy)
Landon SouderEvansvilleMidfieldHarrodsburg, Ky. (Mercer County)
Mueng SundayDrakeMidfieldCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Wes CarsonCentral ArkansasForwardFort Smith, Ark. (Fort Smith Southside)
Christian OkekeBradleyForwardWichita Falls, Texas (Rider)
Jared RobinsonEvansvilleForwardPowell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty)

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