2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The opening round matches of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Loyola Soccer Park in Chicago, Illinois. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Missouri State Lady Bears, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 1–0 loss to the Illinois State Redbirds in the opening round. The Loyola won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Drake in the final.[1] The conference tournament title was the first for the Loyola women's soccer program and the first for head coach Barry Bimbi.[2]
| 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,279 | ||||
| Site | Loyola Soccer Park Chicago, Illinois (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | Loyola (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Barry Bimbi (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jenna Szczesny (Loyola) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola †‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNI | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .429 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .071 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Missouri Valley Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
Source:[3]
| Opening Round Sunday, Oct. 28 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Drake | 12OT | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UNI | 0 (2) | 6 | Evansville | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Evansville | 0 (3) | 2 | Drake | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Loyola | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Loyola | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 1 | 4 | Illinois State | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Missouri State | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Opening Round
| October 28, 2018 | #3 UNI | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #6 Evansville | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 12:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Cedar Valley Soccer Complex Attendance: 289 Referee: Tyler Tuner Assistant referees: Trent Payne Chris Civitate Fourth official: Bryan Foster | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| October 28, 2018 | #4 Illinois State | 1–0 | #5 Missouri State | Normal, Illinois |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Adelaide State Field Attendance: 166 Referee: Keith Angel Assistant referees: Miguel Chavez Victor Herrera Fourth official: Brian Lynch |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #2 Drake | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 Evansville | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3:30 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Referee: Tony Delois Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez Russ Doszak Fourth official: Zach Bond |
| November 2, 2018 | #1 Loyola | 2–1 | #4 Illinois State | Chicago, Illinois |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 511 Referee: Kyle Trimble Assistant referees: Victor Herrera Juan Matute Fourth official: Abby Okaluja |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #1 Loyola | 3–2 | #2 Drake | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 313 Referee: Rebecca Pagan Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Rachel Smith Fourth official: Abiodun Okulaja |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Olivia Bruce - Drake
- Jenna Szczesny - Loyola
- 1 Goal
- Abby Basler - Illinois State
- Libby Helverson - Drake
- Madison Kimball - Loyola
- Kat Stephens - Loyola
- Abby Swanson - Loyola
- Mikayla Unger - Illinois State
All-Tournament team
Source:[1]
| Player | Team |
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| Kaitlin Maxwell | Missouri State |
| Jami Reichenberger | UNI |
| Morgan Blair | Evansville |
| Michaela Till | Evansville |
| Abby Basler | Illinois State |
| Alissa Ramsden | Illinois State |
| Linda Fiorito | Drake |
| Olivia Bruce | Drake |
| Cassie Rohan | Drake |
| Abby Swanson | Loyola |
| Katharine Stephens | Loyola |
| Madison Laudeman | Loyola |
| Jenna Szczesny | Loyola (MVP) |