2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

2015 MVC men's soccer tournament

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Drake
Runners-up	SIUE
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	5 (1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Nic Jaimes–Drake (2)
Awards
Best player	Kyle Whigham–Drake
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The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament. ^[1] It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic berth in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted the tournament at Ralph Korte Stadium on the SIUE campus.

The third-seeded Drake Bulldogs won the tournament, besting the top-seeded SIUE Cougars in the championship match. ^[2] It was Drake's second MVC championship.

Qualification

2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
SIUE	5	–	1	–	0			12	–	5	–	2
Bradley	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	10	–	1
Drake ‡	3	–	1	–	2			13	–	5	–	3
Missouri State	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	6	–	5
Loyola Chicago	2	–	2	–	2			10	–	4	–	5
Central Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	15	–	1
Evansville	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	13	–	0
‡-MVC Tournament Champion +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 22, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	SIUE Pk 4–3	0
	4	Loyola	1			4	Loyola	0
	5	Missouri State	0								1	SIUE	0
											3	Drake	1
						2	Bradley	0
	6	Central Arkansas	0			3	Drake	1
	3	Drake	2

Schedule

#6 Central Arkansas v #3 Drake

November 11, 2015Quarterfinals	#6 Central Arkansas	0–2	#3 Drake	Edwardsville, Illinois
12 Noon	Stricker  85'	Report [3]	LeMay 18' A-Edel Jaimes  27' Jaimes 58' A-Enna	Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 344 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: George Major & Dule Djurasevic Fourth official: Doug Gault

#5 Loyola v #4 Missouri State

November 11, 2015Quarterfinals	#5 Loyola	0–1	#4 Missouri State	Edwardsville, Illinois
3:00 PM	Barbero  84'	Report [4]	Lifka 84' unassisted Lifka  90'	Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Trevino Assistant referees: Mike Dutt & Collin Pressey Fourth official: Divanbeigi

#3 Drake v #2 Bradley

November 13, 2015Semifinals	#3 Drake	1–0	#2 Bradley	Edwardsville, Illinois
3:00 PM	Jaimes 10' A-Sunday Edel  58'	Report [5]	Kovacevic  15' Emerson  48'	Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 359 Referee: David Jaworski Assistant referees: Elvis Mahmutovic & Jacob Post Fourth official: Craig Adams

#5 Loyola v #1 SIUE

November 13, 2015Semifinals	#5 Loyola	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	#1 SIUE	Edwardsville, Illinois
6:00 PM	Stevenson  81' Stevenson  86'	Report [6]	Jambga 09'	Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 765 Referee: Landis Wiley Assistant referees: Nemanja Pandzic & Tyler Turner Fourth official: Mike Dutt
	Penalties
	Thomson, Hare, Collier		McHugh, Christianson, Bilyeu, Ledbetter

#3 Drake v #1 SIUE

November 15, 2015MVC Final	#3 Drake	1–0	#1 SIUE	Edwardsville, Illinois
1:00 PM	Prusa  32' Bartlett  40' Ciszewski 78' unassisted	Report [7]	Danzy  63'	Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Attendance: 863 Referee: Jeremy Schroeder Assistant referees: Ryan Ash & Dule Djurasevic Fourth official: Jacob Post

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals [8]
1	Nic Jaimes	Drake	2
2	Ben LeMay	Drake	1
	Fabian Lifka	Loyola
	Paul Ciszewski	Drake

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Player	College	Games	Saves	Save %age	Goals against average [8]
1	Darrin MacLeod	Drake	3	9	1.000	0.000
2	Kyle Dal Santo	SIUE	2	6	.857	0.450
3	Tim Dobrowolski	Loyola	2	5	.833	0.450

All-tournament team

2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Kyle Whigham, Drake

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   USA Alec Bartlett(Drake) — DF   USA Justin Bilyeu (SIUE) — GK   USA Kyle Dal Santo(SIUE) — MF   USA Alex Garcia(Bradley) — DF   USA James Grunert(Drake) — DF   USA Daniel Hare(Loyola) — DF   USA Bradley(Bradley) — DF   USA Austin Ledbetter (SIUE) — GK   CAN Darrin MacLeod(Drake) — DF   USA Rob Oslica(Missouri State) — FW   USA Daylon Schiffel(Central Arkansas) — DF   USA Eric Schoendorf(Loyola) — MF   USA Kyle Whigham(Drake)

See also

• Missouri Valley Conference
• 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "MEN'S SOCCER RECORDS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
2. "Late second-half goal sinks Cougars". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. November 16, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
3. "Bulldogs advance in the MVC Tournament with 2-0 win over Central Arkansas". The Times-Delphic. November 11, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
4. "MSOC Championship: Loyola 1, Missouri State 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
5. "MSOC Championship: Drake 1, Bradley 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
6. "SHOOTOUT AT KORTE: SIUE gets past Loyola on PKs in MVC Tourney semifinals". The Telegraph. November 13, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
7. "MVC SOCCER: Drake downs top-seeded SIUE in final, 1-0". The Telegraph. November 15, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
8. "2015 Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.