2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

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2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,694
SiteCownie Sports Complex (Semifinals & Final)
Des Moines, Iowa
Champions Valparaiso (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Marovich (1st title)
MVP Nikki Coryell (Valparaiso)
Broadcast ESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Drake  811 .8501343 .725
Missouri State  703 .8501225 .763
Northern Iowa  640 .6001351 .711
UIC  532 .600685 .447
Murray State  325 .550686 .450
Valparaiso  y334 .5001166 .609
Belmont  235 .450397 .342
Evansville  136 .400179 .324
Indiana State  145 .3502610 .389
Illinois State  163 .250394 .313
Southern Illinois  082 .1001115 .206
Conference champion
2023 Missouri Valley Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Missouri Valley Conference

The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2023. The Opening round and Second round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Cownie Sports Complex in Des Moines, Iowa. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Missouri State, who were unsuccessful in defending their crown as they fell to Valparaiso in the Semifinals. [1] Valparaiso would go on to win the tournament over top-seed Drake, 1–0 in the Final. [2] The conference tournament title was the first for the Valparaiso women's soccer program, and first for head coach John Marovich. Valparaiso has won two conference titles previously, but they were not in the Missouri Valley Conference. [3] [4] As tournament champions, Valparaiso earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Seeding

Eight of the eleven Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records. [5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Drake 8–1–125
2 Missouri State 7–0–324
3 Northern Iowa 6–4–018
4 UIC 5–3–217
5 Murray State 3–2–514
6 Valparaiso 3–3–413
7 Belmont 2–3–511
8 Evansville 1–3–69

Bracket

Opening Round
Thursday, Oct. 26
Second Round
Sunday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
1 Drake 2
4 UIC (pen.)0 (4)4 UIC 1
5 Murray State 15 Murray State 0 (3)1 Drake 0
8 Evansville 06 Valparaiso 1
2 Missouri State 0
3 Northern Iowa 06 Valparaiso (a.e.t.)1
6 Valparaiso 16 Valparaiso 1
7 Belmont 0

Schedule

Opening Round

October 26 #5 Murray State 1–0 #8 Evansville Chicago, IL
2:00 p.m. CT
  • Mary Hardy Soccerball shade.svg1'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Ella Hamner
Stadium: Flames Field
Attendance: 97
Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos
Assistant referees: Adam Herges
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Fourth official: Kerilyn O'Donnel
October 26 #6 Valparaiso 1–0 #7 Belmont Cedar Falls, IA
2:00 p.m. CT
  • Lindsey Dusatko Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Sam Gountounas Yellow card.svg 69'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 74'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 86' Anna Sweeney
Stadium: UNI Soccer Field
Attendance: 55
Referee: Cassidy Moulton
Assistant referees: Arron Valley
Assistant referees: Robert Kerwood
Fourth official: Sean McVeigh

Second Round

October 29 #4 UIC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#5 Murray State Chicago, IL
12:00 p.m. CT Report Stadium: Flames Field
Attendance: 167
Referee: Andrew Ellsworth
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez
Fourth official: Jorge Cuate Ballinas
Penalties
  • Kaysey Castro Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Sophia Jaime Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Katelyn Nardulli Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Hannah Gryzik Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Makenna Maloy Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Madison Ferris Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Morgan Bodker
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Mary Hardy
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Morgan Parker
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Megan Wilson
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Jenna Villacres
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Megan Jeremias
October 29 #3 Northern Iowa 0–1 #6 Valparaiso Cedar Falls, IA
1:00 p.m. CT Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg64' Kelsie James
  • Yellow card.svg 78' Sam Gountounas
Stadium: UNI Soccer Field
Attendance: 150
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Sean Giza
Assistant referees: Aaron Valley
Fourth official: Jacob Larson

Semifinals

November 2 #2 Missouri State 0–1 (a.e.t.) #6 Valparaiso Des Moines, IA
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Julia Kristensen Yellow card.svg 76'
  • Iraia Arrue Yellow card.svg 87'
  • Gracie English Yellow card.svg 89'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 89'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 47', Soccerball shade.svg97' Abby White
Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex
Attendance: 337
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Malkawi
Assistant referees: Jared Lee
Assistant referees: Tyler Turner
Fourth official: Sean Giza
November 2 #1 Drake 2–1 #4 UIC Des Moines, IA
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Emma Nagel Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Angela Gutierrez Soccerball shade.svg19', Yellow card.svg 72'
  • Lily Overstreet Yellow card.svg 59'
  • Maria Cervello Yellow card.svg 74'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg38' Makenna Maloy
Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex
Attendance: 616
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Assistant referees: Robert Kerwood
Assistant referees: Jacon Larson
Fourth official: Sean Giza

Final

November 5 #1 Drake 0–1 #6 Valparaiso Des Moines, IA
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Lily Overstreet Yellow card.svg 85'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 85'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 67', Soccerball shade.svg82' Allie Anderson
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Abby White
Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,272
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Braxton Williams
Assistant referees: Cassidy Moulton
Fourth official: Esad Omanovic

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 8 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.14 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

1 goal

  • Angela Gutierrez – Drake
  • Emma Nagel – Drake
  • Mary Hardy – Murray State
  • Makenna Maloy – UIC
  • Allie Anderson – Valparaiso
  • Lindsey Dusatko – Valparaiso
  • Kelsie James – Valparaiso
  • Abby White – Valparaiso

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Avery Nowak Belmont
Maria Cervelló Drake
Angela Gutierrez
Emma Nagel
Myia Danek Evansville
Abby Couch Missouri State
Maddie Schneiderhahn
Hannah Carter Murray State
Ashley Harrington Northern Iowa
Madison Ferris UIC
Makenna Maloy
Allie Anderson Valparaiso
Nikki Coryell
Aubrey Ramey
Abby White

MVP in bold

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