2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
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| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| NCAA tournament | Central Arkansas |
| Matches | 103 |
| Goals | 182 (1.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 17 goals Niklas Brodacki (Central Arkansas) |
| Biggest home win | Evansville 9–0 Anderson (08/25) |
| Biggest away win | Central Arkansas 3–0 Fort Wayne @ Dayton (09/10) Valparaiso 5–2 @ Western Illinois (10/12) Loyola 3–0 @ Evansville (10/14) |
| Highest scoring | Evansville 9–0 Anderson (08/25) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games MissouriState (09/15–10/14) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 games MissouriState (7–0–0) (09/15–10/14) |
| Longest winless run | 7 games Central Arkansas (11/09/16–09/08) |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Central Arkansas (08/25–09/08) Drake (11/09/16–09/13) |
| Highest attendance | 3,506 Evansville @ Grand Canyon (09/07) |
| Lowest attendance | 34 Loyola v Stetson @ NIU (09/10) |
| Average attendance | 406 |
← 2016 2018 →
All statistics correct as of October 31, 2017. | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas ‡ | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 27th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]
The Loyola Ramblers were the defending regular season champions,[2] while the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (now in the Mid-American Conference) were the 2016 tournament champions.[3]
With the results of the games of Saturday, October 28, Missouri State secured the top seed in the MVC Tournament with Central Arkansas seeded second. MoSt then won the regular season title with a draw at Drake on November 4.
On Sunday, November 12, the Central Arkansas Bears defeated the Missouri State Bears 1–0 in overtime at Shea Stadium in Peoria, Illinois to with their first MVC Championship and advance to their first NCAA tournament since moving to Division I in 2007.[4][5]
The Valparaiso Crusaders joined the MVC on July 1 after spending the past ten years in the Horizon League. At the time, Valpo became the eighth team in MVC men's soccer.
The MVC lost SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) to the Mid-American Conference, returning the MVC to seven men's soccer teams. The Cougars had initially been announced as joining MAC men's soccer in 2018,[6] but less than a week after the initial announcement, the MAC indicated that SIUE men's soccer would instead join in 2017.[7]
Teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Uniform supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Braves | Peoria, Illinois | Shea Stadium | 3,800 |  Jim DeRose |
 adidas |
| Central Arkansas Bears | Conway, Arkansas | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex | 300 | Ross Duncan |
adidas |
| Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa | Cownie Sports Complex | 2,000 |  Gareth Smith |
adidas |
| Evansville Purple Aces | Evansville, Indiana | Arad McCutchan Stadium | 2,500 | Marshall Ray |
adidas |
| Loyola Ramblers | Chicago, Illinois | Loyola Soccer Park | 500 |  Neil Jones |
Nike |
| Missouri State Bears | Springfield, Missouri | Robert W. Plaster Stadium | 16,600 | John Leamy |
adidas |
| Valparaiso Crusaders | Valparaiso, Indiana | Brown Field | 5,000 | Mike Avery |
Nike |
Season outlook
2017 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll[8]
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola (5) | 47 |
| 2 | Evansville (1) | 38 |
| 3 | Missouri State (1) | 34 |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 30 |
| 5 | Drake | 18 |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 15 |
| 7 | Bradley | 14 |
2017 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team'[8]
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Blaydes | Evansville | Junior | Forward | Midway, Kentucky (Woodford County) |
| Niklas Brodacki | Central Arkansas | Sophomore | Forward | Norrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping) |
| Elliot Collier † | Loyola | Forward | Junior | Hamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate) |
| Steven Enna | Drake | Senior | Forward | Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy) |
| Ramone Howell | Valparaiso | Senior | Midfielder | Portmore, Jamaica (Jamaica College) |
| Alec Lasinski | Loyola | Junior | Forward | Ann Arbor, Michigan (Skyline) |
| Ian McGrath | Evansville | Senior | Midfielder | New Lenox, Illinois (Lincoln-Way West) |
| Marc Olsen | Central Arkansas | Sophomore | Goalkeeper | Copenhagen, Denmark (Brondby Gynamsium) |
| Richard Olson | Bradley | Senior | Forward | Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South) |
| Grant Stoneman | Loyola | Junior | Defender | St. Charles, Illinois (Wheaton Academy) |
| Simon Waever | Evansville | Sophomore | Defender | Holte, Denmark (Skovlyskolen) |
† = Also on 2016 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
Regular season
Rankings
United Soccer Coaches National Poll
Source = [9]
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week or no change in ranking |
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Central Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Evansville | — | — | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Loyola | — | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Missouri State | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Valpo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Region rankings
Source = [9]
| Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| Central Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Evansville | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
| Loyola | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | |
| Missouri State | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Valpo | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — |
NCAA RPI
Source = [10]
| Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 69 | 82 | 105 | 132 | 131 | 124 | 114 | 114 | |
| Central Arkansas | 171 | 172 | 161 | 156 | 167 | 148 | 144 | 154 | |
| Drake | 140 | 152 | 138 | 151 | 140 | 121 | 122 | 124 | |
| Evansville | 52 | 76 | 75 | 101 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 75 | |
| Loyola | 133 | 141 | 120 | 124 | 119 | 111 | 120 | 121 | |
| Missouri State | 41 | 32 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 75 | 89 | 95 | |
| Valpo | 177 | 150 | 141 | 162 | 161 | 163 | 164 | 164 |
MVC Players of the Week
| Date | Offensive Player of the Week | Class | Position | School | Defensive Player of the Week | Class | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29 | Ian McGrath | Senior | Midfielder | Evansville | Matthew Keller | Senior | Goalkeeper | Evansville | |
| September 6 | Rafael Mentzingen | Junior | Midfielder | Valparaiso | Nacho Miras | Sophomore | Goalkeeper | Valparaiso | |
| September 12 | Niklas Brodacki | Sophomore | Forward | Central Arkansas | Marius Kullmann | Sophomore | Defender | Loyola | |
| September 19 | Conor Ingram | Junior | Forward | Missouri State | Brandon Barnes | Senior | Goalkeeper | Bradley | |
| September 26 | Conor Ingram | Junior | Forward | Missouri State | Brandon Barnes | Senior | Goalkeeper | Bradley | |
| October 3 | Pepe San Roman | Senior | Midfielder | Central Arkansas | Brandon Barnes | Senior | Goalkeeper | Bradley | |
| October 10 | Rafael Mentzingen | Junior | Forward | Valparaiso | Liam Priestley | Senior | Goalkeeper | Missouri State | |
| October 17 | Elliot Collier | Senior | Forward | Loyola | Jake Bates | Freshman | Defender | Central Arkansas | |
| October 24 | Niklas Brodacki | Sophomore | Forward | Central Arkansas | Grant Stoneman | Junior | Defender | Loyola | |
| October 31 | Josh Dolling | Freshman | Forward | Missouri State | Caden McCullough | Freshman | Goalkeeper | Drake | |
| November 7 | Niklas Brodacki | Sophomore | Forward | Central Arkansas | Brandon Barnes | Senior | Goalkeeper | Bradley |
