2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
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| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Missouri State |
| MVC Tourney Winner | SIUE |
| To NCAA Tournament | SIUE |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 148 (1.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 20 points Christian Volesky SIUE 8 G, 4 A |
| Biggest home win | Evansville 5-0 Belmont (September 5) |
| Biggest away win | Drake 1-4 Evansville (October 25) |
| Highest scoring | Bradley 3–4 UNLV San Diego 5–2 Bradley SMU 7–0 UCA EIU 3–4 SIUE |
| Longest winning run | 4 – SIUE |
| Longest unbeaten run | 5 – Loyola |
| Longest winless run | 13 – UCA |
| Longest losing run | 11 – UCA |
| Highest attendance | H–4665 Bradley @ SIUE A–5487 UCA @ St. Louis N– 257 Bradley vs Mercer @ Loyola |
| Lowest attendance | H–152 Oral Roberts @ UCA A–69 SIUE @ EIU (sleeting) N–54 –Missouri St. vs Memphis @ SMU |
| Total attendance | 87,004 |
| Average attendance | 659.121 |
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All statistics correct as of November 26, 2014. | |
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The defending regular season champion was Missouri State, and the defending postseason champion was Bradley.[1]
Missouri State won the regular season championship .
The Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was hosted by Bradley on November 12, 14, and 16.[2] SIUE won the tourney title and the automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship with a 1–0 victory over Missouri State in the second extra time period.[3][4]
In the NCAA Tournament, the SIUE Cougars defeated Northwestern 1–0 in Evanston before falling in the second round to #15 seed California 0–1 in Berkeley.[5]
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Teams
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Uniform supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Braves | Peoria, Illinois | Shea Stadium | 3,800 |  Jim DeRose |
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| Central Arkansas Bears | Conway, Arkansas | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex | 300 | Ross Duncan |
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| Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa | Cownie Sports Complex | 2,000 |   Sean Holmes |
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| Evansville Purple Aces | Evansville, Indiana | McCutchan Stadium | 2,500 | Mike Jacobs |
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| Loyola Ramblers | Chicago, Illinois | Loyola Soccer Park | 500 |  Neil Jones |
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| Missouri State Bears | Springfield, Missouri | Plaster Sports Complex | 16,600 | John Leamy |
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| SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Edwardsville, Illinois | Korte Stadium | 4,000 | Brian Jones David Korn |
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Season outlook
2014 Preseason Coaches' Poll[6]
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri State (4) | 46 |
| 2 | Evansville (2) | 37 |
| 3 | Bradley (1) | 34 |
| 4 | Drake | 31 |
| 5 | SIUE | 23 |
| 6 | Loyola | 16 |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 9 |
2014 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team[6]
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bartlett | Drake | Defender | Junior | Overland Park, KS (St. James Academy) |
| Brian Bement | Loyola | Forward/Midfield | Senior | Waterloo, IL (Saint Louis University High) |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Defender | Senior | Cheltenham, England (Bournside School) |
| Mark Gonzalez | Evansville | Midfield | Junior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic) |
| Faik Hajderovic | Evansville | Forward | Junior | St. Louis, MO (Mehlville) |
| Darrin MacLeod | Drake | Goalkeeper | Sophomore | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Resurrection Catholic) |
| Logan Miller | Central Arkansas | Midfield | Senior | Tomball, TX (Tomball High.) |
| Christian Okeke | Bradley | Forward | Sophomore | Wichita Falls, TX (Rider H.S.) |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Midfield | Senior | Las Vegas, NV (Palo Verde) |
| Jack Roberts | Missouri State | Midfield | Senior | Leicester, England (John Cleveland College) |
| Matt Taphorn | Central Arkansas | Defender | Senior | Denver, CO. (Rangeview) |
| Christian Volesky | SIUE | Forward | Senior | Henderson, NV (Foothill) |