2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	7
Matches	6
Site	Shea Stadium Peoria, Illinois
Champions	Central Arkansas (1st title)
Winning coach	Ross Duncan (1st title)
Broadcast	ESPN3
Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament «2016   2018»

2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Missouri State	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	5	–	3
Central Arkansas ‡	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	11	–	1
Bradley	4	–	3	–	1			10	–	7	–	3
Evansville	3	–	4	–	1			11	–	8	–	2
Loyola Chicago	3	–	4	–	1			7	–	8	–	3
Valparaiso	3	–	5	–	0			8	–	9	–	1
Drake	2	–	4	–	2			6	–	10	–	2
‡ – 2017 MVC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 17, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 28th edition of the competition. The tournament was played from November 8 until November 11.

The Central Arkansas Bears won the tournament, defeating Missouri State Bears on a golden goal. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The win give the UCA their first ever MVC men's soccer championship, and their berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, Central Arkansas was drawn in the first round against the SMU Mustangs. ^[4] There, they lost to SMU, 2-0. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Background

Main article: 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the culmination of the regular season. The regular season conference matches determine the seeding in the tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, or MVC, play each other once during the season. Teams play certain teams at home during even number years, and then will play those teams on the road during odd number years. Teams are awarded three points for a win, a point for a draw and no points for a loss.

In the event that teams are tied on points, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. If that tiebreaker is tied, goal differential is applied, followed by goals scored, then away goals, then RPI.

Missouri State won the regular season with a 5-2-1 record.

Seeding

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	Missouri State	5–2–1
2	Central Arkansas	5–3–0
3	Bradley	4–3–1
4	Loyola–Chicago	4–3–1	1–0 vs Evansville
5	Evansville	4–3–1	0–1 vs Loyola–Chicago
6	Vaparaiso	7–11
7	Drake	7–11

Bracket

	Wild card					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											November 10 – 6:00 p.m.
						November 8 – 6:00 p.m.					2	Central Arkansas(p)	1 (8)
	November 7 – 12:00 p.m.					3	Bradley	3			3	Bradley	1 (7)			November 12 – 1:00 p.m.
	6	Valparaiso	2			7	Drake	1								2	Central Arkansas(g.g.)	1
	7	Drake	4								November 10 – 3:00 p.m.					1	Missouri State	0
						November 8 – 3:00 p.m.					1	Missouri State(p)	0 (6)
						4	Loyola Chicago	0			5	Evansville	0 (5)
						5	Evansville	1

Results

Opening round

November 7

12:00 p.m. CST

No. 6 Valparaiso Crusaders	2–4	No. 7 Drake Bulldogs
Mentzingen 58' Garcia 77'	Report	Peterson 71' Taylor 75' Enzugusi 83' Jaimes 90'

Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois

Attendance: 87

Referee: Andrew Dennis

Quarterfinals

November 8

3:00 p.m. CST

No. 4 Loyola Ramblers	0–1	No. 5 Evansville Purple Aces
	Report	McGrath 58'

Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois

Attendance: 319

Referee: Joshua Brooks

November 8

6:00 p.m. CST

No. 4 Bradley Braves	3–1	No. 7 Drake Bulldogs
Schindler 48' Ciaramitaro 49' Wintermeyer 75'	Report	Dowling 27'

Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois

Attendance: 319

Referee: Joshua Brooks

Semifinals

November 8

3:00 p.m. CST

No. 1 Missouri State Bears	0–0 (a.e.t.)	No. 5 Evansville Purple Aces
	Report
Penalties
Buckle Dolling Jones Wilkin Stroud Robins Wu	6–5	Blaydes Stafford McGrath Shuck Snow Baum DeWeese

Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois

Attendance: 319

Referee: Joshua Brooks

November 8

6:00 p.m. CST

No. 2 Central Arkansas Bears	0–0 (a.e.t.)	No. 3 Bradley Braves
	Report
Penalties
Strickler San Roman Knutson Genty Brodacki Kubota Anderson Ilia	8–7	Ciaramitaro Bak Wintermeyer Dayekh Emerson Perry Lwanga Schindler

Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois

Attendance: 319

Referee: Ben Trevino

MVC Championship

November 12

1:00 p.m. CDT

No. 1 Missouri State Bears	0–1 (a.e.t.)	No. 2 Central Arkansas Bears
	Report	Brodacki 95'

Shea Stadium, Peoria, Illinois

Attendance: 127

Referee: Landis Wiley

Honors and awards

Most valuable player

• Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

MVC All-Tournament team

MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [8]

Rafael Mentzingen, Valparaiso Jake Taylor, Drake Kyle Thomson, Loyola Ian McGrath, Evansville Simon Waever, Evansville Jacob Taylor, Bradley Gerit Wintermeyer, Bradley Liam Priestley, Missouri State Nick Burtenshaw, Missouri State Jordy Robins, Missouri State Tyler Ridener, Central Arkansas Blake Stricker, Central Arkansas Pepe San Roman, Central Arkansas Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

MVP in Bold

See also

• 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "Central Arkansas Claims MVC Men's Soccer Tournament Crown". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference . Retrieved January 7, 2018.
2. "Bears win MVC soccer title, advance to NCAA tourney". Log Cabin Democrat . Morris Communications. November 12, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
3. "Central Arkansas wins MVC soccer title with 1-0 win over MSU". Journal Star . GateHouse Media. November 12, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
4. McCollum, David (November 13, 2017). "UCA draws SMU in NCAA first round". Log Cabin Democrat . Morris Communications . Retrieved January 7, 2018.
5. Grosbard, Adam (November 16, 2017). "SMU men's soccer tops Central Arkansas 2-0 to advance to face Georgetown in NCAA tournament". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation . Retrieved January 7, 2018.
6. Mayer, Phil (November 16, 2017). "Men's soccer advances in NCAA Tournament with 2-0 win". The Daily Campus . Retrieved January 7, 2018.
7. "SMU Mustangs vs. Central Arkansas Bears". ESPN FC. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
8. "2017 Men's Soccer Championship - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

External links

• MVC Men's Soccer Championship Central