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2019 Missouri State Bears soccer team

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.

2019 Missouri State Bears men's soccer
Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record18–1–1 (10–0–0 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Jon Leamy (28th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Seabolt (13th season)
  • Will Lukowski (1st season)
  • Phil Woods (1st season)
CaptainJosh Dolling
Home stadiumBetty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

Background edit

Player movement edit

Departures edit

Arrivals edit

Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating
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

Transfers edit

Roster edit

As of October 18, 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK   ESP Pau Ruiz
0 GK   USA Gage Steiner
1 GK   USA Michael Creek
2 DF   ENG Connor Langan
3 DF   USA Greg Stratton
4 DF   ITA Giacomo Sala
5 DF   USA Evan DeGreeff
6 DF   NZL Ben Stroud
7 FW   ITA Nicolo Mulatero
8 MF   ENG Will Osgathorpe
9 FW   ENG Matthew Bentley
10 FW   ENG Josh Dolling
11 MF   MAS Stuart Wilkin
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   NOR Aadne Bruseth
14 FW   ESP Jon Koka
15 MF   SCO Samuel Joyce
16 DF   SWE Hugo Jönsson
17 FW   USA Ian Jones
18 MF   NZL Zac Newdick
19 MF   ENG Jack Denton
20 MF   ENG Kian Yari
21 DF   CAN Kyle Hiebert
22 MF   USA Connor Bates
23 DF   NZL Sean Green
26 FW   USA Dawson Lee

Season results edit

Fall exhibitions edit

August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21) 1 Creighton 0–0 Missouri State Omaha, NE
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Morrison Stadium
August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24) 2 Saint Louis 0–0 Missouri State St. Louis, MO
6:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Hermann Stadium

Regular season edit

August 29, 2019 (2019-08-29) 1 Missouri State Postponed Kansas City Springfield, MO
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02) 2 Santa Clara 0–1 Missouri State Santa Clara, CA
9:30 p.m. CST
Report
  • Dolling   39'
 Stadium: Stevens Stadium
Attendance: 337
Referee: Ian Anderson
September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) 3 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, 2019 (2019-09-10) 4 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, 2019 (2019-09-14) 5 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, 2019 (2019-09-18) 6 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, 2019 (2019-09-22) 7 Loyola Chicago 1–2 (a.e.t.) Missouri State Chicago, IL
CST
Report
Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 319
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26) 8 Western Illinois 0–4 #19 Missouri State Macomb, IL
CST
  • Owen   61'
 Report
Stadium: MacKenzie Alumni Field
Attendance: 140
October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01) 9 #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, 2019 (2019-10-05) 10 Evansville 0–4 #17 Missouri State Evansville, IN
5:00 p.m. CST
  • Brunetti   48'
 Report
Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium
Attendance: 263
Referee: Michael Robertson
October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09) 11 #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, 2019 (2019-10-13) 12 #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, 2019 (2019-10-19) 13 Bradley 1–2 #14 Missouri State Peoria, IL
7:00 p.m. CST
Report
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 838
Referee: Edmundo Ramirez
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) 14 #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, 2019 (2019-10-30) 15 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, 2019 (2019-11-03) 16 #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, 2019 (2019-11-09) 17 Drake 1–3 #10 Missouri State Des Moines, IA
1:00 p.m. CST
Report
Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex
Attendance: 653
Referee: Art Arustamyan

Missouri Valley Tournament edit

Main article: 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) Semifinals 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, 2019 (2019-11-17) Final (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

NCAA Tournament edit

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
November 21, 2019 (2019-11-21) First round No. 12 Missouri State 1–0 Denver Springfield, MO
7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) Second 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

Rankings edit

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
United Soccer[2]———RVRV191714149109121216
Top Drawer Soccer[3]————RV24192022131313121417
College Soccer News[4]———RVRV27252116151412111111
Soccer America[5]—————232218141310991313

Season Statistics edit

Goals edit

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
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

Assists edit

Rank No. Pos. Player Regular Season MVC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
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

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". missouristatebears.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "NCAA DI Men's Rankings – National". United Soccer Coaches.
  3. ^ "College Soccer National Ranking – Men". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  4. ^ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Soccer America - College Soccer Reporter Top 25". socceramerica.com.
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