2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

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Missouri Valley Conference
Season2016
ChampionsLoyola
MVC Tourney Winner SIUE
NCAA tournament SIUE, Loyola
Matches played110
Goals scored176 (1.6 per match)
Top goalscorerNiklas Brodacki (UCA) 13
Biggest home winUCA 4–0 Central Baptist
(September 2)
Loyola 4–0 Drake
(October 8)
Biggest away winUCA 5–0 Green Bay
(August 28)
Highest scoringBradley 3–4 Fort Wayne
(September 9 @ Evansville)
Evansville 4–3 @ Drake (October 22)
Longest winning run7 games
Loyola (August 27–September 27)
Longest unbeaten run14 games
SIUE (September 28–November 27)
Longest winless run12 games
Bradley (September 24–November 8)
Longest losing run8 games
Bradley (October 11–November 8)
Highest attendance2,651
Drake @ SIUE (October 1)
Lowest attendance54
Missouri State vs CSU Bakersfield @ New Mexico
Average attendance595.9
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of November 29, 2016.
2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 21 Loyola Chicago + 6 1 114 4 1
No. 22 SIUE4 1 310 5 7
Evansville 4 2 29 8 3
Central Arkansas 4 3 17 7 3
Missouri State 3 4 19 8 2
Drake 2 5 16 12 1
Bradley 0 7 12 15 3
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. [1]

Contents

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending regular season champions, [2] while the Drake Bulldogs were the defending tournament champions. [3] [4]

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars defeated the host Missouri State Bears in the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament final 1–0 [5] and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The regular season champion Loyola Ramblers received an at-large bid to the tournament, giving the MVC two entries for the first time since 2011.

Loyola defeated UIC 2–0 in the first round before falling in the second round at 15th ranked and 13th seeded Notre Dame 1–0.

SIUE tied at 13th ranked Michigan State before advancing to the second round in an epic penalty kick battle 9–8. The Cougars then tied at 11th ranked and 15th seeded Butler 0–0 and advanced to the third round on penalty kicks 5–4. SIUE finally fell at 2nd ranked and 2nd seeded Wake Forest 2–1.

Changes from 2015

The MVC expanded the conference schedule from six games to eight. Each of the seven schools played a home-and-home series with two conference opponents and single games against the other four. The teams playing home-and-home series will change each year.

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityHead CoachUniform supplier
Bradley Braves Peoria, Illinois Shea Stadium 3,800 Flag of the United States.svg Jim DeRose Flag of Germany.svg adidas
Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex300 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Duncan Flag of Germany.svg adidas
Drake Bulldogs Des Moines, Iowa Cownie Sports Complex2,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Gareth Smith Flag of Germany.svg adidas
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, Indiana Arad McCutchan Stadium 2,500 Flag of the United States.svg Marshall Ray Flag of Germany.svg adidas
Loyola Ramblers Chicago, Illinois Loyola Soccer Park500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Jones Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Missouri State Bears Springfield, Missouri Robert W. Plaster Stadium 16,600 Flag of the United States.svg John Leamy Flag of Germany.svg adidas
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville, Illinois Ralph Korte Stadium 4,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Sanchez Flag of Germany.svg adidas

Season outlook

2016 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll [6]

RankTeam (1st-place votes)Points
1SIUE (4)45
2Drake (1)39
3Loyola34
4Missouri State (2)32
4Bradley25
6Central Arkansas12
7Evansville9

2016 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team [6]

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school)
Wes CarsonCentral ArkansasForwardSeniorFort Smith, Arkansas (Fort Smith Southside H.S.)
Elliot Collier †LoyolaForwardJuniorHamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate)
Jack GriffenMissouri StateMidfielderSeniorBeverley, England (Beverley Grammar School)
Ivan GutierrezSIUEMidfielderSeniorHallandale Beach, Florida (Hallandale H.S)
Devyn JambgaSIUEForwardJuniorHarare, Zimbabwe (Harare International School)
Logan KettererBradleyGoalkeeperSeniorRacine, Wisconsin (The Prairie School)
Austin Ledbetter †SIUEDefenderSeniorSt. Charles, Missouri (CBC H.S)
Fabian LifkaLoyolaMidfielderSophomoreKelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein)
Mueng Sunday †DrakeMidfielderSeniorCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West H.S.)
Kyle Thomson †LoyolaMidfielderJuniorPark Ridge, Illinois (Maine South H.S.)
James Wypych †DrakeMidfielderSeniorWellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)

† = Also on 2015 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team

Regular season

Rankings

NSCAA National Poll

Source = [7]

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Final
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Drake
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Loyolarv1817121413151114131721
Missouri State
SIUE22

West Region rankings

Source = [7]

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Bradley
Central Arkansas
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Evansville101077910109888
Loyola532222222222
Missouri State997788999
SIUE986977775

NCAA RPI

Source = [8]

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Bradley144145156167172186187199193
Central Arkansas204203203188168165159159161
Drake127133139117120137154156157
Evansville7795861069280928888
Loyola485448111621
Missouri State158144128138132127142130134
SIUE116991081119384817348

MVC Players of the Week

DateOffensive Player of the WeekClassPositionSchoolDefensive Player of the WeekClassPositionSchool
August 29 [9] Wes CarsonSeniorForwardCentral ArkansasNick BurtenshawJuniorDefenderMissouri State
September 6 [10] Niklas BrodackiFreshmanForwardCentral ArkansasGrant StonemanSophomoreDefenderLoyola
September 12 [11] Steven EnnaJuniorForwardDrakeGrant StonemanSophomoreDefenderLoyola
September 19 [12] Jared RobinsonSeniorForwardEvansvilleGrant StonemanSophomoreDefenderLoyola
September 26 [13] Emmerich HoeggSeniorForwardMissouri StateAndrew ChekadanovJuniorGoalkeeperLoyola
October 3 [14] Devyn Jambga JuniorForwardSIUELogan KettererSeniorGoalkeeperBradley
October 10 [15] Alec LasinskiSophomoreForwardLoyolaKyle Dal SantoJuniorGoalkeeperSIUE
October 17 [16] Niklas BrodackiFreshmanForwardCentral ArkansasMarc OlsenFreshmanGoalkeeperCentral Arkansas
October 24 [17] Niklas BrodackiFreshmanForwardCentral ArkansasMarius KullmannFreshmanDefenderLoyola
October 31 [18] Zac BlaydesSophomoreMidfielderEvansvilleAustin LedbetterSeniorDefenderSIUE
November 7 [19] Niklas BrodackiFreshmanForwardCentral ArkansasMarc OlsenFreshmanGoalkeeperCentral Arkansas

Postseason

MVC Tournament

The second-seeded SIUE Cougars won the tournament, beating the tournament host and fifth-seeded Missouri State Bears 1–0 in the championship match. [20] [21] It was SIUE's second Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament championship.

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
4 SIUE @ #13 Michigan State
Tied 1–1; won PK shoot-out 9–8
@ #11 Butler
Tied 0–0; won PK shoot-out 5–4
@ #2 Wake Forest
Lost 2–1
2#17 Loyola vs UIC
Won 2–0
@ #15 Notre Dame
Lost 1–0

2017 MLS SuperDraft

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
3
53
FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ledbetter Defender SIUE
4
71
Columbus Crew SC Flag of the United States.svg Logan Ketterer Goalkeeper Bradley

Honors

2016 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region teams

Source: [22]

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
First Team
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew ChekadanovLoyola University ChicagoGoalkeeperJuniorSt. Louis, Missouri (Parkway Central)
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ledbetter Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleDefenderSeniorSt. Charles, Missouri (CBC)
Flag of the United States.svg Grant StonemanLoyola University ChicagoDefenderR-SophomoreSaint Charles, Illinois (Wheaton Academy/Wisconsin)
Flag of the United States.svg Ian McGrath University of EvansvilleMidfielderJuniorNew Lenox, Illinois (Lincoln-Way West HS)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot CollierLoyola University ChicagoForwardJuniorHamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate)
Second Team
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Howe Loyola University ChicagoDefender (Midfielder)R-SeniorRockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic)
Flag of the United States.svg Brody Kraussel Loyola University ChicagoMidfielder (Forward)JuniorMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Muskego)
Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas BrodackiUniversity of Central ArkansasForwardFreshmanNorrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping)
Flag of the United States.svg Emmerich "Rick" HoeggMissouri State UniversityForwardR-SeniorCrestview, Florida (Choctawhatchee High)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Devyn JambgaSouthern Illinois University EdwardsvilleForwardR-JuniorHarare, Zimbabwe
Third Team
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dal SantoSouthern Illinois University EdwardsvilleGoalkeeperR-JuniorBolingbrook, Illinois (Benet Academy)
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Oslica Missouri State UniversityDefenderJuniorOzark, Missouri (Ozark)
Flag of Denmark.svg Simon WaeverUniversity of EvansvilleDefenderFreshmanHolte, Denmark (Skovlyskolen)
Flag of England.svg Jack GriffinMissouri State UniversityMidtielderSeniorBeverley, England (Beverley Grammar School)
Flag of the United States.svg Mueng Sunday Drake UniversityMidfielderSeniorCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Flag of the United States.svg Jared RobinsonUniversity of EvansvilleForwardSeniorPowell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS)
Flag of New Zealand.svg James Wypych Drake UniversityForwardSeniorWellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)

2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America teams

Source: [23]

Second Team

James Wypych. Senior Forward, Drake, 3.57 GPA, International relations

Third Team

Clark Emerson. Junior.Defender Bradley; 4.00 GPA, Finance

2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District teams

Source: [24] [25]

Only All-District players are eligible for the Academic All-America ballot.

District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Clark Emerson. Junior. Bradley; 4.00 GPA, Finance

Kirill Likhovid, Senior, Loyola,3.53 GPA; Communication networks & security

Jacob Taylor. Junior, Bradley, 3.78 GPA, Mechanical engineering

District 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, SD, WI)

Steven Enna, Junior, Drake, 3.55 GPA, Business studies

James Grunert, Senior, Drake, 3.79 GPA, Health sciences

Chris Holmes, Sophomore, Central Arkansas, 4.00 GPA, Undecided

Ben LeMay, Senior, Drake, 3.78 GPA, Pharmacy MBA

Rob Oslica, Junior. Missouri State, 3.70 GPA, Cell & molecular biology

Liam Priestley, Junior, Missouri State, 3.48 GPA, Finance

Phil Woods, Senior Missouri State, 3.82 GPA, Entertainment management

James Wypych. Senior, Drake, 3.57 GPA, International relations

2016 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-America teams

Source: [26]

Second Team

PositionNameClassSchoolMajorGPAHometown
GoalkeeperAndrew ChekadonovSeniorLoyola University ChicagoAccounting3.61St. Louis, Missouri
MidfielderIan McGrathJuniorUniversity of EvansvilleExercise Science3.35New Lenox, Illinois

NSCAA 2015-16 College Team Academic Award

Source: [27]

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom by posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Six of the MVC's seven teams were honored this year. The schools, their head coaches, and their team GPAs are:

Bradley University, Jim DeRose, 3.18

Drake University, Gareth Smith, 3.33

University of Evansville, Marshall Ray, 3.19

Loyola University of Chicago, Neil Jones, 3.20

Missouri State University, Jon Leamy, 3.02

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Mario Sanchez, 3.26

2016 MVC awards

Source= [28]

2016 MVC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearAustin Ledbetter, SIUE
Offensive Player of the YearNiklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
Defensive Player of the YearAustin Ledbetter, SIUE
Goalkeeper of the YearAndrew Chekadanov, Loyola
Freshman of the YearNiklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
Coaching Staff of the YearLoyola (Neil Jones, Nate Boyden, Michael Mauro, Jeff DeGroot)
MVC Fair Play AwardLoyola and Missouri State

2016 MVC All-Conference First Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
Andrew ChekadanovLoyolaGoalkeeperR-JuniorSt. Louis, Missouri (Parkway Central)
Devyn JambgaSIUEForwardR-JuniorHarare, Zimbabwe (Harare International School)
Niklas BrodackiCentral ArkansasForwardFreshmanNorrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping)
James WypychDrakeMidfielderSeniorWellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)
Jared RobinsonEvansvilleForwardSeniorPowell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS)
Emmerich HoeggMissouri StateForwardR-SeniorCrestview, Florida (Choctawhatchee High)
Ian McGrathEvansvilleMidfielderJuniorNew Lenox, Illinois (Lincoln-Way West HS)
Mueng SundayDrakeMidfielderSeniorCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Elliot CollierLoyolaForwardJuniorHamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate)
Brody KrausselLoyolaMidfielder/ForwardJuniorMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Muskego)
Austin Ledbetter SIUEDefenderSeniorSt. Charles, Missouri (CBC)
Grant Stoneman LoyolaMidfielder/DefenderR-SophomoreSaint Charles, Illinois (Wheaton Academy/Wisconsin)
Ryan Howe LoyolaMidfielderR-SeniorRockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic)

2016 MVC All-Conference Second Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
Kyle Dal SantoSIUEGoalkeeperJuniorBolingbrook, Illinois (Benet Academy)
Alec Lasinski LoyolaForwardSophomoreAnn Arbor, Michigan (Skyline)
Wes CarsonCentral ArkansasForwardSeniorFort Smith, Arkansas (Fort Smith Southside)
Kyle Thomson LoyolaMidfielderJuniorPark Ridge, Illinois (Maine South)
Jack Griffin Missouri StateMidfielderSeniorBeverley, England (Beverley Grammar School)
Zac BlaydesEvansvilleForwardSophomoreMidway, Kentucky (Woodford County)
Mohamed AwadSIUEMidfielderJuniorHamilton, New Zealand (Hamilton Boys'/St. John's)
Kirill Likhovid LoyolaMidfielder/DefenderSeniorArlington Heights, Illinois (Buffalo Grove)
Andrew Kendall-Moullin SIUEDefenderSeniorFaribault, Minnesota (Shattuck St. Mary's)
Robbie Oslica Missouri StateDefenderJuniorOzark, Missouri (Ozark)

2016 MVC All-Freshman Team

PlayerSchoolPositionHometown (High school)
Niklas BrodackiCentral ArkansasForwardNorrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping)
Jonathan Gilkes Central ArkansasMidfielderBoras, Sweden (Byttorps IF)
Marc Olsen Central ArkansasGoalkeeperCopenhagen, Denmark (Brondby Gynamsium)
Antonio Sanchez DrakeMidfielderCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Simon Waever EvansvilleDefenderHolte, Denmark (Skovlyskolen)
Marius Kullmann LoyolaDefenderFulda, Germany (Marianum Fulda)
Lachlan McLean SIUEForwardSydney, Australia (St. Augustines College Sydney)

2016 MVC All-Tournament Team

Source= [29]

2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPAustin Ledbetter, SIUE

PlayerSchoolPosition
Richard OlsonBradleyForward
Wes CarsonCentral ArkansasForward
Mueng SundayDrakeMidfielder
Ian McGrathEvansvilleMidfielder
Zac BlaydesEvansvilleForward
Ryan HoweLoyolaMidfielder
Kevin EngesserLoyolaMidfielder/Defender
Rob OslicaMissouri StateDefender
Jake BuckleMissouri StateMidfielder/Forward
Emmerich HoeggMissouri StateForward
Kyle Dal SantoSIUEGoalkeeper
Devyn JambgaSIUEForward
Keegan McHughSIUEMidfielder
Austin LedbetterSIUEDefender

2016 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete teams

Source= [30]

The criteria for the All-MVC honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or played in the league tournament. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.

PlayerSchoolClassGPAMajorHometown (High school/Previous college)
First Team
Zac BlaydesEvansvilleSophomore3.75Exercise ScienceMidway, Ky. (Woodford Co.)
Andrew ChekadanovLoyolaJunior3.61AccountingSt. Louis, Mo. (Parkway Central)
Clark Emerson #BradleyJunior4.00Mechanical EngineeringGrand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge)
James Grunert #%DrakeSenior3.79Health SciencesMuskego, Wis. (Muskego)
Ben LeMay #DrakeSenior3.78PharmacyHugo, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy)
Ian McGrath EvansvilleJunior3.75Athletic TrainingNew Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West)
Rob Oslica #Missouri StateJunior3.70Cell & Molecular BiologyOzark, Mo. (Ozark)
Mueng Sunday #DrakeSenior3.65FinanceCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Jacob TaylorBradleyJunior3.78Mechanical EngineeringDunlap, Ill. (Dunlap)
Phil Woods *Missouri StateSenior3.82Entertainment ManagementSheffield, England (Tapton Secondary School)
James Wypych #DrakeSenior3.57International RelationsWellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)
Honorable Mention
Steven Enna DrakeJunior3.55BusinessOverland Park, Kan. (St. James Academy)
Chris HolmesCentral ArkansasSophomore4.00UndecidedConway, Ark. (Little Rock Catholic)
Ryan Howe LoyolaSenior3.56AccountingRockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic)
Logan Ketterer %BradleySenior3.35AccountingRacine, Wis. (The Prairie School)
Kirill LikhovidLoyolaSenior3.53Communication Networks & SecurityArlington Heights, Ill. (Buffalo Grove)
Darrin MacLeod DrakeSenior3.50Health SciencesWaterloo, Ontario (Resurrection Catholic)
Liam PriestleyMissouri StateJunior3.48FinanceEssex, England (St. Thomas More)
  • # = First Team in 2015; * = Honorable Mention in 2015; % = Honorable Mention in 2014

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