2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 1,930 | ||||
Site | Allison South Stadium (Semifinals & Final) Springfield, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Missouri State (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Kirk Nelson (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Grace O'Keefe (Missouri State) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNI | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 1 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .350 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Missouri Valley Conference |
The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 31 through November 10, 2024. The Opening round and Second round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Valparaiso Beacons, who were unsuccessful in defending their crown as they did not qualify for the tournament after finishing last in conference play. [1] [2] The top-seeded Missouri State Bears would go on to win the title, defeating second seed Drake 4–0 in the final. [3] [4] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Missouri State women's soccer program, and second for head coach Kirk Nelson. [5] As tournament champions, Missouri State earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
The top eight of the eleven Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2024 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seed in the tournament as Drake and UIC finished with identical 6–2–2 regular season records. The teams faced off on October 17 and Drake won 2–0, therefore earning the second seed. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Indiana State and Northern Iowa finished the regular season with identical 4–3–3 records. The two teams tied their regular season match 0–0. The second tiebreaker was record against teams above them in the standings. Indiana State won this tiebreaker and earned the fifth seed. [6] [7]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Missouri State | 9–0–1 | 28 |
2 | Drake | 6–2–2 | 20 |
3 | UIC | 6–2–2 | 20 |
4 | Belmont | 5–4–1 | 16 |
5 | Indiana State | 4–3–3 | 15 |
6 | UNI | 4–3–3 | 15 |
7 | Illinois State | 3–4–3 | 12 |
8 | Southern Illinois | 2–5–2 | 9 |
Source: [8]
Opening Round Thursday, Oct. 31 | Second Round Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Missouri State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Belmont | 1 | 4 | Belmont | 0 | |||||||||||||
5 | Indiana State | 2 | 5 | Indiana State | 0 | 1 | Missouri State | 4 | ||||||||||
8 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 2 | Drake | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | Drake | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UIC | 4 | 3 | UIC | 0 | |||||||||||||
6 | UNI | 0 | 7 | Illinois State | 2 | |||||||||||||
7 | Illinois State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
October 31, 2024 | #6 UNI | 0–1 | #7 Illinois State | Chicago, IL |
2:00 p.m. CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 105 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Malkaw Assistant referees: Vasilios Vouris John Kennedy Fourth official: Irineo Cortes Gallardo |
October 31, 2024 | #5 Indiana State | 2–1 | #8 Southern Illinois | Nashville, TN |
5:30 p.m. CDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: E. S. Rose Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Lucas Cross Fourth official: Alex Cooper |
November 3, 2024 | #4 Belmont | 1–0 | #5 Indiana State | Nashville, TN |
2:00 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: E. S. Rose Park Attendance: 152 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Gustavo Turmero Tarik Velador Fourth official: Greg Forrest |
November 3, 2024 | #3 UIC | 4–2 | #7 Illinois State | Chicago, IL |
4:00 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 247 Referee: Evangelos Vouris Assistant referees: Steve Konstantinovic Simeon Petrov Fourth official: Esad Omanovic |
November 7, 2024 | #2 Drake | 1–0 | #3 UIC | Springfield, MO |
3:00 p.m. CST |
| Report | Stadium: Allison South Stadium Attendance: 198 Referee: Andrew Ellsworth Assistant referees: Dan Ortega Andy Wilkinson Fourth official: Misael Cordero |
November 7, 2024 | #1 Missouri State | 2–0 | #4 Belmont | Springfield, MO |
6:00 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Allison South Stadium Attendance: 278 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Tim Wagner Scottie Stiles Fourth official: Shadd Delmez |
November 10, 2024 | #1 Missouri State | 4–0 | #2 Drake | Springfield, MO |
1:00 p.m. CST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Allison South Stadium Attendance: 742 Referee: Alex Beehler Assistant referees: Zachery Richter Anthony Sobolevsky Fourth official: Dan Ortega |
There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: [9]
Player | Team |
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Allison Brockelman | Belmont |
Kate Virtel | |
Caite Johnson | Drake |
Lily Overstreet | |
Madeline Smith | |
Erika Wells | Illinois State |
Mackenzie Kent | Indiana State |
Jenna Anderson | Missouri State |
Camielle Day | |
Julia Kristensen | |
Grace O'Keefe | |
Sophia Balistreri | Northern Iowa |
Lucy Horn | Southern Illinois |
Riley Collett | UIC |
Emmy Higgins |
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