2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
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| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SIUE |
| MVC Tourney Winner | Drake |
| To NCAA tournament | Drake |
| Matches | 106 |
| Goals | 153 (1.44 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 1.205 |
| Top goalscorer | Wes Carson, UCA 9 goals |
| Biggest home win | Evansville 4–0 Northern Kentucky (November 3) Bradley 4–0 Missouri State (October 17) SIUE 4–0 UCA (October 3) Drake 4–0 UMKC (September 15) |
| Biggest away win | Bradley 5–1 Evansville (October 10) |
| Highest scoring | Incarnate Word 8–1 UCA (September 18) Oral Roberts 6–0 UCA (October 27) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games SIUE (October 3–November 13) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games SIUE (October 3–November 15) |
| Longest winless run | 12 games UCA (September 6–October 27) |
| Longest losing run | 10 games Evansville (September 23–November 3) |
| Highest attendance | H–2,375 SIUE vs. UCA A–5,483 UCA @ St.Louis N–584 Bradley vs. UNLV @ Utah Valley |
| Lowest attendance | H–90 Drake vs. UMKC A–103 Bradley @ Western Illinois N–22 Missouri State vs. Loyola Marymount @ New Mexico |
| Total attendance | 80,697 |
| Average attendance | 761.29 |
← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of November 23, 2015. | |
The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1] The defending regular season champion was Missouri State,[2] and the defending postseason champion was Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).[3]
The Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was hosted by SIUE on Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, Illinois on November 11, 13, and 15.[4] The Drake Bulldogs defeated the host team in the final 1–0[5] and advanced to the NCAA tournament. They then upset 17th ranked Kentucky before falling in the second round to 9th ranked and 12th seeded Creighton.[6]
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIUE | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake ‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |  Gareth Smith |
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| Evansville Purple Aces | Evansville, Indiana | McCutchan Stadium | 2,500 | Marshall Ray |
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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 | Ralph Korte Stadium | 4,000 | Mario Sanchez |
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Season outlook
2015 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll[7]
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIUE (3) | 42 |
| 2 | Missouri State (3) | 39 |
| 3 | Loyola | 38 |
| 4 | Bradley (1) | 27 |
| 5 | Drake | 26 |
| 6 | Evansville | 15 |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 9 |
2015 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team[7]
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bartlett | Drake | Defender | Senior | Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy) |
| Grant Bell | Bradley | Defender | Senior | Springfield, Ill. (Rochester H.S.) |
| Justin Bilyeu | SIUE | Defernder | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri (CBC H.S) |
| Elliot Collier | Loyola | Forward | Sophomore | Hamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate) |
| Tim Dobrowolski | Loyola | Goalkeeper | Senior | Rockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic) |
| Mark Anthony Gonzalez | Evansville | Forward | Senior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic) |
| Emmerich Hoegg | Missouri State | Midfielder/Forward | Senior | Crestview, Florida (Choctawhatchee High) |
| Austin Ledbetter | SIUE | Defender | Junior | St. Charles, Missouri (CBC H.S) |
| Eric Schoendorf | Loyola | Midfielder/Defender | Senior | Delafield, Wisconsin (Catholic Memorial) |
| Mueng Sunday | Drake | Midfielder | Junior | Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West) |
| Kyle Thomson | Loyola | Midfielder | Sophomore | Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South) |
| James Wypych | Drake | Midfielder | Junior | Wellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College) |