The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from November 6 through November 13, 2022. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. The seven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Missouri State Bears, who successfully defended their title by defeating Evansville 1–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the secondd straight year that Missouri State and Evansville played in the title game. The conference tournament title was the fourth, and third in a row for the Missouri State men's soccer program, and third for head coach Michael Seabolt.[3] As tournament champions, Missouri State earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Matches | 6 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,910 | ||||
| Site | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium (Semifinals & Final) Springfield, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Missouri State (4rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Michael Seabolt (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Harry Townsend (Missouri State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State‡ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
All seven Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds in the tournament as UIC and Belmont both finished the season with 10 points in regular season play. The teams drew 3–3 during their regular season match-up, so goal differential in league play was used as the second tiebreaker. UIC earned the fourth seed as they finished with a +2 goal difference while Belmont was the fifth seed after finishing with a -2 goal difference.[4][5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Missouri State | 6–0–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Drake | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 3 | Evansville | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 4 | UIC | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 5 | Belmont | 2–2–4 | 10 |
| 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 2–6–0 | 6 |
| 7 | Bradley | 1–6–1 | 4 |
Bracket edit
Source:[6]
Teams were re-seeded after the first round.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 10 | Final Sunday, Nov. 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Missouri State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bradley | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Drake | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bradley | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | SIU Edwardsville | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Belmont | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Belmont | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Quarterfinals edit
| November 6 | #2 Drake | 1–2 | #7 Bradley | Des Moines, IA |
| 12:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 216 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Jacob Larson Tyler Turner Fourth official: Haris Mujic |
| November 6 | #4 UIC | 0–1 | #5 Belmont | Chicago, IL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 211 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Jason White Justin Tatsak Fourth official: Michael Kennedy |
| November 6 | #3 Evansville | 1–0 | #6 SIU Edwardsville | Evansville, IN |
| 2:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium Attendance: 702 |
Semifinals edit
| November 10 | #3 Evansville | 1–0 | #5 Belmont | Springfield, MO |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 137 Referee: Andrew Ellsworth Assistant referees: Shane Kennard Shane Cowger Fourth official: Tim Wagner |
| November 10 | #1 Missouri State | 2–0 | #7 Bradley | Springfield, MO |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 387 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Daniel Ortega Misael Cordero Fourth official: Dion Webb |
Final edit
| November 13 | #1 Missouri State | 1–0 | #3 Evansville | Springfield, MO |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 257 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Daniel Ortega Tim Wagner Fourth official: Andrew Ellsworth |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 9 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match (as of November 13, 2022).
1 goal
- Ayden Von Essen – Belmont
- Anthony Calleri – Bradley
- Jack Douglas – Bradley
- Leroy Enzugusi – Drake
- Ola Arnsten – Evansville
- Jose Vivas – Evansville
- James Jennings – Missouri State
- Jon Koka – Missouri State
- Kian Yari – Missouri State
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Damian Segura | Drake |
| Oskar Lenz | SIU Edwardsville |
| Paul Brauckmann | UIC |
| Jackson Fyda | Bradley |
| Erik Catus | |
| Dylan Steely | Belmont |
| Michael Saunders | |
| Ethan Garvey | Evansville |
| Jose Vivas | |
| Ola Arntsen | |
| Lewis Green | Missouri State |
| Michael Peck | |
| James Jennings | |
| Harry Townsend |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ "2021 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Bracket Set for 2022 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Conference Statistics". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "MMSOC Tournament Championship: Missouri State 1, Evansville 0". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
