2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

2014 MVC Men's Soccer Tournament

Country	United States
Teams	6
Champions	SIUE
Runners-up	Missouri State
Matches played	5
Goals scored	11 (2.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jabari Danzy–SIUE (2)
Best player	Jabari Danzy–SIUE
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The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 24th edition of the tournament.^[1] It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) automatic berth in the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Bradley University hosted the tournament at Shea Stadium, which is located about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Bradley campus in Peoria, Illinois.

The second-seeded SIUE Cougars won the tournament, besting the top-seeded Missouri State Bears in the championship match.^[2] It was SIUE's first MVC championship.

Qualification

2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Missouri State	4	–	0	–	2			9	–	5	–	4
SIU Edwardsville ‡	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	9	–	4
Evansville	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	11	–	1
Drake	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	11	–	3
Loyola Chicago	2	–	2	–	2			8	–	6	–	5
Bradley	1	–	5	–	0			9	–	11	–	0
Central Arkansas	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	13	–	1
‡ - MVC Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 23, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

The top six teams in the Missouri Valley Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The Missouri State Bears, SIUE Cougars, Evansville Purple Aces, Drake Bulldogs, Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and Bradley Braves earned berths in the tournament. Top-seeded Missouri State and second-seeded SIUE received first round byes.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Missouri State	2
	4	Drake	1			4	Loyola	0
	5	Loyola	3								1	Missouri State	0
											3	SIUE — 2OT	1
						2	SIUE	2
	6	Bradley	1			3	Bradley	1
	3	Evansville	0

Schedule

#5 Loyola v #4 Drake

November 12, 2014 Quarterfinals	#5 Loyola	3–1	#4 Drake	Peoria, Illinois
3:00 PM	Collier  20' A-Kraussel Cappuccitti  33' A-Kraussel Own goal  83'	Report[3]	Enna  4' A-Wypych	Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: Karl Braun Assistant referees: Brian Lynch & Jose Jimenez Fourth official: Cory Formea

#6 Bradley v #3 Evansville

November 12, 2014 Quarterfinals	#6 Bradley	1–0	#3 Evansville	Peoria, Illinois
6:00 PM	Emerson  1' Lesch  11' A-Olson & Okeke Morales  67'	Report[4]	Morales  77' Gonzalez  77' McGrath  85'	Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: David Jaworski Assistant referees: Kyle Trimble & Cory Formea Fourth official: Jose Jimenez

#5 Loyola v #1 Missouri State

November 14, 2014 Semifinals	#5 Loyola	0–2	#1 Missouri State	Peoria, Illinois
3:00 PM	Roberts  81'	Report[5]	Hoegg  28' A-Turner & Oslica Griffin  81' Roberts  84' A-Hoegg & Barbero	Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Benjamin Trevino Assistant referees: Doug Ferguson & George Major Fourth official: Mike Dutt

#6 Bradley v #2 SIUE

November 14, 2014 Semifinals	#6 Bradley	1–2	#2 SIUE	Peoria, Illinois
6:00 PM	Lofgren  22' A-Lesch & Olson	Report[6]	Bilyeu  78' Penalty kick Danzy  85' A-Kendall-Moullin	Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 464 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Tyler Turner & Mike Dutt Fourth official: George Major

#2 SIUE v #1 Missouri State

November 16, 2014 MVC Final	#2 SIUE	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#1 Missouri State	Peoria, Illinois
1:00 PM	Danzy  108' A-Kendall-Moullin	Report[7]		Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 344 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Leszek Skowyra & Tim Boul Fourth official: Chad Formea

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals[8]
1	Jabari Danzy	SIUE	2
2	Steven Enna	Drake	1
	Elliot Collier	Loyola
	John Cappuccitti	Loyola
	Jason Lesch	Bradkey
	Emmerich Hoegg	Missouri State
	Jack Roberts	Missouri State
	Cody Lofgren	Bradkey
	Justin Bilyeu	SIUE

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Player	College	Games	Saves	Save %age	Goals against average[8]
1	Kent Kobernus	SIUE	2	10	.909	0.4545
2	Addison Watson	Missouri State	2	6	.857	0.4545

All-tournament team

2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Jabari Danzy, SIUE

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

No. Position Player FW Brian Bement (Loyola) DF Justin Bilyeu (SIUE) MF Andrew Brown (Bradley) MF Jabari Danzy (SIUE) DF James Fawke (Missouri State) DF Patrick Hodges (Evansville) GK Kent Kobernus (SIUE) FW Cody Lofgren (Bradley) DF Brian Lunar (Loyola) DF Parker Maher (Missouri State) DF Matt Polster (SIUE) MF Alex Troester (Drake) DF Andrew Turner (Missouri State)

See also

• Missouri Valley Conference
• 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
• 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "MEN'S SOCCER RECORDS" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
2. "SIUE captures the MVC men's soccer title with 1-0 win over Missouri State in 2OT". Peoria Journal-Star. November 16, 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
3. "MSOC Championship: Loyola 3, Drake 1". Missouri Valley Conference. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. "MSOC Championship: Bradley 1, Evansville 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. "MSOC Championship: Missouri State 1, Loyola 0". Missouri Valley Conference. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
6. "Soccer season ends with loss in MVC Tourney". The Bradley Scout. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
7. "Out of the Valley: Men's soccer overcomes early season troubles to win first conference championship". The Alestle. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
8. "2014 Men's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 24 August 2016.