The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from November 5 through November 11, 2023. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at WMU Soccer Complex in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 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[1] They were unable to defend their title, losing in the final to the Western Michigan Broncos[2][3] This was the first conference tournament title for the Western Michigan men's soccer program, as the joined the conference in 2023. Western Michigan had two MAC conference tournament titles prior to joining the MVC. It was also Chad Wiseman's first MVC title as head coach, previously having one in the MAC.[4] As tournament champions, Western Michigan earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,751 | ||||
| Site | WMU Soccer Complex (Semifinals & Final) Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||||
| Champions | Western Michigan (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chad Wiseman (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Charlie Sharp (Western Michigan) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Western Michigan ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editSix of the nine Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 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 fifth and sixth seeds of the tournament as Belmont and Northern Illinois both finished with 3–4–1 regular season records. Northern Illinois defeated Belmont 1–0 in their October 22 regular season meeting. Therefore, Northern Illinois was the fifth seed and Belmont was the sixth seed.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Western Michigan | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Missouri State | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 3 | UIC | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 6 | Belmont | 3–4–1 | 10 |
Bracket
editSource:[6]
Teams were re-seeded after the first round.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 5 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 8 | Final Saturday, Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Michigan (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | Northern Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UIC | 2 | 3 | UIC | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Belmont | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 5 | #3 UIC | 2–1 | #6 Belmont | Chicago, IL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 917 Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Vasillios Vouris Fourth official: Jorge Cuate Ballinas |
| November 5 | #4 Bowling Green | 1–2 | #5 Northern Illinois | Bowling Green, OH |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 697 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Rob Ruta David Eberline Fourth official: Maxwell Unger |
Semifinals
edit| November 8 | #2 Missouri State | 1–0 | #3 UIC | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11:00 a.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 100 |
| November 8 | #1 Western Michigan | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | #5 Northern Illinois | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 276 |
Final
edit| November 11 | #1 Western Michigan | 2–1 | #2 Missouri State | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 761 |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).
4 goals
- Charlie Sharp – Western Michigan
1 goal
- Jansen Wilson – Belmont
- Kyle Cusimano – Bowling Green
- Jack Denton – Missouri State
- Gijs Hovius – Missouri State
- Camilo Estrada – Northern Illinois
- Diego Maynez – Northern Illinois
- Zachariah Thomas – Northern Illinois
- Jesus De Vicente – UIC
- Sidney Warden – UIC
- Jonathan Robinson – Western Michigan
All-Tournament team
editSource:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Jansen Wilson | Belmont |
| Nathan Masters | Bowling Green |
| Jesus Barea | Missouri State |
| Tyler Caton | |
| Gijs Hovius | |
| Rakub Rojek | Northern Illinois |
| Luis Hernandez | |
| Juan Gutierrez | UIC |
| Ezau Millan | |
| Landon Fisher | Western Michigan |
| Noah Janes | |
| Charlie Sharp | |
| Nick Stone |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2022 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Ehler, Matthew (November 16, 2023). "WMU men's soccer clinches MVC title, will host Green Bay to kickoff NCAA Tournament". MLive Media Group. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket Set for 2023 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Western Michigan Claims MVC Crown with 2-1 Win Over Missouri State". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.