2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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| 2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,694 | ||||
| Site | Cownie Sports Complex (Semifinals & Final) Des Moines, Iowa | ||||
| Champions | Valparaiso (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | John Marovich (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Nikki Coryell (Valparaiso) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake † | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 7 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .850 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .550 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso ‡y | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .450 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 7 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .400 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 9 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .350 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 10 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Missouri Valley Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2023. The Opening round and Second round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Cownie Sports Complex in Des Moines, Iowa. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Missouri State, who were unsuccessful in defending their crown as they fell to Valparaiso in the Semifinals.[1] Valparaiso would go on to win the tournament over top-seed Drake, 1–0 in the Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the first for the Valparaiso women's soccer program, and first for head coach John Marovich. Valparaiso has won two conference titles previously, but they were not in the Missouri Valley Conference.[3][4] As tournament champions, Valparaiso earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Eight of the eleven Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Drake | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Missouri State | 7–0–3 | 24 |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 6–4–0 | 18 |
| 4 | UIC | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| 5 | Murray State | 3–2–5 | 14 |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 3–3–4 | 13 |
| 7 | Belmont | 2–3–5 | 11 |
| 8 | Evansville | 1–3–6 | 9 |
Bracket
| Opening Round Thursday, Oct. 26 | Second Round Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Drake | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UIC (pen.) | 0 (4) | 4 | UIC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Murray State | 1 | 5 | Murray State | 0 (3) | 1 | Drake | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Evansville | 0 | 6 | Valparaiso | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 0 | 6 | Valparaiso (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 1 | 6 | Valparaiso | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Belmont | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule
Opening Round
| October 26 | #5 Murray State | 1–0 | #8 Evansville | Chicago, IL |
| 2:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 97 Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: Adam Herges Quinton McFarlen Fourth official: Kerilyn O'Donnel |
| October 26 | #6 Valparaiso | 1–0 | #7 Belmont | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 2:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNI Soccer Field Attendance: 55 Referee: Cassidy Moulton Assistant referees: Arron Valley Robert Kerwood Fourth official: Sean McVeigh |
Second Round
| October 29 | #4 UIC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #5 Murray State | Chicago, IL |
| 12:00 p.m. CT | Report | Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 167 Referee: Andrew Ellsworth Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Sergio Alvarez Fourth official: Jorge Cuate Ballinas | ||
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| October 29 | #3 Northern Iowa | 0–1 | #6 Valparaiso | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 1:00 p.m. CT | Report |
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Stadium: UNI Soccer Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Sean Giza Aaron Valley Fourth official: Jacob Larson |
Semifinals
| November 2 | #2 Missouri State | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Valparaiso | Des Moines, IA |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 337 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Malkawi Assistant referees: Jared Lee Tyler Turner Fourth official: Sean Giza |
| November 2 | #1 Drake | 2–1 | #4 UIC | Des Moines, IA |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 616 Referee: Esad Omanovic Assistant referees: Robert Kerwood Jacon Larson Fourth official: Sean Giza |
Final
| November 5 | #1 Drake | 0–1 | #6 Valparaiso | Des Moines, IA |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Braxton Williams Cassidy Moulton Fourth official: Esad Omanovic |