2019 Missouri State Bears men's soccer | |
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Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 10 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 12 |
Record | 18–1–1 (10–0–0 The Valley) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Josh Dolling |
Home stadium | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
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No. 16 Missouri State + | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago ‡ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2019 Missouri State Bears soccer team represented the Missouri State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 39th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 30th season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The 2019 season was Jon Leamy's 28th year as head coach for the program.
The 2019 season has proved to be one of the most successful seasons in the program's history. The program finished the regular season with a perfect 16–0–0 record, and were ranked as high as 9th in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches poll, their highest ranking since 1999. They lost in the Championship game of the MVC Tournament on penalties to Loyola Chicago. In the First Round of the NCAA Soccer Tournament they defeated Denver 1-0. In the second round they lost 2-1 at Central Florida.
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Name | Nat. | Hometown | High School | Club | TDS Rating |
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Pau Ruiz GK | ESP | Barcelona, ESP | La Salle Congres | Damm | |
Giacomo Sala DF | ITA | Monza, ITA | Collegio Bianconi | ||
Jon Koka FW | ESP | Bilbao, ESP | Maristak Durango | Eibar | |
Samuel Joyce MF | SCO | Northumberland, UK | St Thomas More Catholic | Newcastle United | |
Kian Yari MF | ENG | Altrincham, UK | St Ambrose | ||
Connor Bates MF | USA | Canton, MI | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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August 21, 20191 | Creighton | 0–0 | Missouri State | Omaha, NE |
7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Morrison Stadium |
August 24, 20192 | Saint Louis | 0–0 | Missouri State | St. Louis, MO |
6:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Hermann Stadium |
August 29, 20191 | Missouri State | Postponed | Kansas City | Springfield, MO |
7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
September 2, 20192 | Santa Clara | 0–1 | Missouri State | Santa Clara, CA |
9:30 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 337 Referee: Ian Anderson |
September 7, 20193 | Kansas City | 0–3 | Missouri State | Kansas City, MO |
7:00 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Matthew Seem |
September 10, 20194 | Missouri State | 1–0 | Central Arkansas | Springfield, MO |
7:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 568 Referee: Roy Robinson |
September 14, 20195 | Missouri State | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Tulsa | Springfield, MO |
7:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Ellsworth |
September 18, 20196 | Missouri State | 3–1 | Valparaiso | Springfield, MO |
12:00 p.m. CST | Report |
| Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 124 Referee: Kale Allatayfeh |
September 22, 20197 | Loyola Chicago | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Missouri State | Chicago, IL |
CST |
| Report | Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 319 Referee: Calin Radosav |
September 26, 20198 | Western Illinois | 0–4 | #19 Missouri State | Macomb, IL |
CST |
| Report | Stadium: MacKenzie Alumni Field Attendance: 140 |
October 1, 20199 | #17 Missouri State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Omaha | Springfield, MO |
6:00 p.m. CST | Report |
| Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 712 Referee: Shane Butler |
October 5, 201910 | Evansville | 0–4 | #17 Missouri State | Evansville, IN |
5:00 p.m. CST |
| Report | Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium Attendance: 263 Referee: Michael Robertson |
October 9, 201911 | #14 Missouri State | 3–0 | Bradley | Springfield, MO |
7:00 p.m. CST | Report |
| Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 328 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
October 13, 201912 | #14 Missouri State | 3–1 | Drake | Springfield, MO |
1:00 p.m. CST | Report |
| Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 242 Referee: Julio Tonoco |
October 19, 201913 | Bradley | 1–2 | #14 Missouri State | Peoria, IL |
7:00 p.m. CST |
| Report | Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 838 Referee: Edmundo Ramirez |
October 26, 201914 | #9 Missouri State | 2–1 | Evansville | Springfield, MO |
5:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 386 Referee: Don Tebo |
October 30, 201915 | Valparaiso | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Missouri State | Valparaiso, IN |
12:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Brown Field Attendance: 54 Referee: Nicholas Balcer |
November 3, 201916 | #9 Missouri State | 2–1 | #23 Loyola Chicago | Springfield, MO |
1:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
November 9, 201917 | Drake | 1–3 | #10 Missouri State | Des Moines, IA |
1:00 p.m. CST |
| Report | Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 653 Referee: Art Arustamyan |
November 15, 2019Semifinals | No. 9 (1) Missouri State | 1–0 | (4) Drake | Chicago, IL |
1:05 p.m. CST |
| Report | Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 163 Referee: Heber Estrada |
November 17, 2019Final | (2) Loyola Chicago | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | No. 9 (1) Missouri State | Chicago, IL |
1:00 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 303 Referee: Gregory Dopka |
Penalties | ||||
November 21, 2019First round | No. 12 Missouri State | 1–0 | Denver | Springfield, MO |
7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
November 24, 2019Second round | No. 8 UCF | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 12 Missouri State | Orlando, FL |
5:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 857 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
United Soccer [2] | — | — | — | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
Top Drawer Soccer [3] | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
College Soccer News [4] | — | — | — | RV | RV | 27 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Soccer America [5] | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
The leading goal scorer for Missouri State was Matthew Bentley who scored 15 goals during the season. He was the only player to score during the regular season and both MVC and NCAA Tournament. Josh Dolling finished the year with 7 goals in second. Stuart Wilkin rounded out the top three with 5 goals on the season.
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Regular Season | MVC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | Matthew Bentley | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 10 | FW | Josh Dolling | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
3 | 11 | MF | Stuart Wilkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
4 | 6 | DF | Ben Stroud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | 17 | FW | Ian Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | 7 | FW | Nicolo Mulatero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | MF | Aadne Bruseth | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | 8 | MF | Will Osgathorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | DF | Greg Stratton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | Kyle Hiebert | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | Hugo Jonsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
Last updated: August 19, 2020.
Source: Missouri State Athletics
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Regular Season | MVC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
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1 | 19 | MF | Jack Denton | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | 10 | FW | Josh Dolling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
3 | 9 | FW | Matthew Bentley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | MF | Stuart Wilkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 3 | DF | Greg Stratton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | 12 | MF | Aadne Bruseth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
17 | FW | Ian Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | Will Osgathorpe | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | Kyle Hiebert | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | Lee Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | Connor Langan | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | 16 | DF | Hugo Jonsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | FW | Nicolo Mulatero | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | MF | Kian Yari | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 40 | |||
Last updated: August 19, 2020.
Source: Missouri State Athletics
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