2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
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| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Missouri State |
| MVC Tourney Winner | Bradley |
| To NCAA Tournament | Bradley |
| Top goalscorer | Wojciech Wojcik Bradley 5 G, 14 A |
| Biggest home win | UCA 3-0 UMKC (September 8) Bradley 3-0 Drake (November 15) |
| Biggest away win | EIU 1-4 Loyola (September 13) E'ville 1-4 Drake (October 5) Loyola 2-5 E'ville (October 12) |
| Highest scoring | E'ville 5-4 EIU (September 22) |
| Longest winning run | 6 — Bradley |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 — Missouri State |
| Longest winless run | 10 — Loyola |
| Longest losing run | 5 — Loyola & UCA |
| Highest attendance | 2375—UCA @ SIUE |
| Lowest attendance | 132—E'ville @ UCA |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The defending regular and postseason champions, Creighton, left the conference to join the new Big East Conference.
The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted and won by Bradley.[1]
- Creighton left for the Big East Conference.
- Loyola joined The Valley from the Horizon League.
Teams
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley ‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Captain | Uniform supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Braves | Peoria, Illinois | Shea Stadium | 3,800 |  Jim DeRose |
TBA | Nike |
| Central Arkansas Bears | Conway, Arkansas | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex | 300 | Ross Duncan |
TBA | Nike |
| Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa | Cownie Sports Complex | 2,000 |   Sean Holmes |
TBA |  adidas (DU) Nike (MVC) |
| Evansville Purple Aces | Evansville, Indiana | McCutchan Stadium | 2,500 | Mike Jacobs |
TBA | Nike |
| Loyola Ramblers | Chicago, Illinois | Loyola Soccer Park | 500 |  Neil Jones |
TBA | Nike |
| Missouri State Bears | Springfield, Missouri | Plaster Sports Complex | 16,600 | John Leamy |
TBA | Nike |
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Edwardsville, Illinois | Korte Stadium | 4,000 | Kevin Kalish |
John Berner | adidas (SIUE) Nike (MVC) |
Season outlook
2013 Preseason Coaches' Poll
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIUE (1) | 40 |
| T2 | Evansville (2) | 36 |
| T2 | Drake (1) | 36 |
| 4 | Bradley (2) | 35 |
| 5 | Missouri State (1) | 21 |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 19 |
| 7 | Loyola | 9 |
2013 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Arde | Drake | Midfield | Junior | Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport) |
| John Berner | SIUE | Goalkeeper | Senior | St. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary's) |
| Addison Eck | Drake | Midfield | Senior | Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin) |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Defender | Junior | Cheltenham, England (Bournside School) |
| Mark Gonzalez | Evansville | Midfield | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic) |
| Faik Hajderovic | Evansville | Forward | Soophomore | St. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville) |
| Patrick Hodges | Evansville | Defender | Junior | Evansville, Ind. (Harrison) |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Midfield | Junior | Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde) |
| Matt Taphorn | Central Arkansas | Defender | Junior | Denver, Colo. (Rangeview) |
| Christian Volesky | SIUE | Forward | Junior | Henderson, Nev. (Foothill) |
| Wojciech Wojcik | Bradley | Forward | Senior | Elmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park) |