2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from November 9 through November 14, 2021. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. The six-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 3–0 in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the third for the Missouri State men's soccer program, and second for head coach Michael Seabolt.[3] As tournament champions, Missouri State earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,057
SiteBetty & Bobby Allison South Stadium (Semifinals & Final)
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsMissouri State (3rd title)
Winning coachMichael Seabolt (2nd title)
MVPMichael Creek (Missouri State)
BroadcastESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
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2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 Missouri State 10 0 0 17 2 0
Loyola Chicago 6 3 1 9 5 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 6 0 6 10 2
Evansville 3 6 1 4 14 2
Drake 3 7 0 6 9 0
Bradley 3 7 0 5 12 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MVC

Seeding

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All six Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. One tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Drake and Bradley both finished the regular season with a record of 3–7–0. Drake earned the 5th seed by virtue of defeating Bradley 2–1 both times the teams met during the regular season.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Missouri State 10–0–0 30
2 Loyola Chicago 6–3–1 19
3 SIU Edwardsville 4–6–0 12
4 Evansville 3–6–1 10
5 Drake 3–7–0 9
6 Bradley 3–7–0 9

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Semifinals
Saturday, Nov. 12
Final
Sunday, Nov. 14
1 Missouri State 1
4 Evansville 4 6 Bradley 0
5 Drake 2 1 Missouri State 3
4 Evansville 0
2 Loyola Chicago 2 (7)
3 SIU Edwardsville 1 4 Evansville (pen.) 2 (8)
6 Bradley 2

Schedule

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Opening Round

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November 9, 2021 #4 Evansville 4–2 #5 Drake Evansville, IN
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Edward Mendy   41',   41'
  • Drake   55' (o.g.)
  • Nkosi Graham   64', 72'
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  •   23' Absalom Solorio-Villalpando
  •   30', 83' Juan Louis
Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium
Attendance: 345
November 9, 2021 #3 SIU Edwardsville 1–2 #6 Bradley Edwardsville, IL
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Alex Pontoni   52'
  • Harvey Moyes   56',   86'
  • Max Broughton   89'
  • Vincent Jackson II   90'
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  •   52' Michael Rogalski
  •   54' Danny Collins
  •   73' Rasmus Smidtslund
  •   90' Jake Schoffstall
Stadium: Korte Stadium
Attendance: 142
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Adam Herges
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Fourth official: Velimir Milovic

Semifinals

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November 12, 2021 #2 Loyola Chicago 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
#4 Evansville Springfield, Missouri
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Andrew Mitchell   20'
  • Alex Moskal   37'
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  •   6' (pen.) Pablo Guillen
  •   40' Carlos Barcia
  •   58' Nkosi Graham
  •   88' Brian Zambrano
  •   95' Jon Varela
Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Alex Beehler
Assistant referees: Vitali Hantsevich
Assistant referees: Besnik i Rexhep
Fourth official: Andrew Ellsworth
Penalties
  • Marc Torrellas  
  • Billy Hency  
  • Tomas Dias  
  • Tyler Biggs  
  • Jason Ybarra  
  • Oscar Dueso  
  • Andrew Mitchell  
  • Andrew Schweinert  
  •   Oliver Hald
  •   Jakub Hall
  •   Jose Vivas
  •   Pablo Guillen
  •   Francesco Brunetti
  •   Carlos Barcia
  •   Brian Zambrano
  •   Davis Peck
November 12, 2021 #1 Missouri State 1–0 #6 Bradley Springfield, Missouri
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Josh Dolling   33'
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  •   29' Jack Douglas
Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Attendance: 225
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Assistant referees: Kurt Wuebbels
Fourth official: Andrew Ellsworth

Final

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November 14, 2021 #1 Missouri State 3–0 #4 Evansville Springfield, Missouri
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Javier Martin Gil   29'
  • Jon Koka   39'
  • Jesus Barea   53'
  • Nicolo Mulatero   56'
Report
  •   52' Owen Butcher
Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Attendance: 270
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Daniel Ortega

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 17 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

  • Juan Louis – Drake
  • Nkosi Graham – Evansville

1 goal

  • Danny Collins – Bradley
  • Rasmus Smidtslund – Bradley
  • Carlos Barcia – Evansville
  • Pablo Guillen – Evansville
  • Edward Mendy – Evansville
  • Alex Moskal – Loyola Chicago
  • Andrew Mitchell – Loyola Chicago
  • Jesus Barea – Missouri State
  • Josh Dolling – Missouri State
  • Javier Martin Gil – Missouri State
  • Jon Koka – Missouri State
  • Harvey Moyes – SIU Edwardsville

1 own goal

  • Drake (vs. Evansville)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Juan Louis Drake
Harvey Moyes SIUE
Giann Magno Loyola-Chicago
Tyler Biggs
Bryce Logan Bradley
Michael Rogalski
Jacob Madden Evansville
Nkosi Graham
Ethan Garvey
Connor Langan Missouri State
Josh Dolling
Kyle Hiebert
Michael Creek

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2020 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bracket Set for 2021 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "MSOC Tournament Championship: Missouri State 3, Evansville 0". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.