2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

Missouri Valley Conference
Season 2015
Matches played 127
Goals scored 153 (1.2 per match)
Average goals/game 1.205
Top goalscorer 21 points
Wes Carson, UCA
9 goals, 3 assists
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 635.41
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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]

Teams

2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
SIUE 5 – 1 – 0     12 – 4 – 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
As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA
Team Location Stadium Capacity Head Coach Uniform supplier
Bradley Braves Peoria, Illinois Shea Stadium 3,800 United States Jim DeRose Germany adidas
Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex 300 United States Ross Duncan Germany adidas
Drake Bulldogs Des Moines, Iowa Cownie Sports Complex 2,000 Scotland Gareth Smith Germany adidas
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, Indiana McCutchan Stadium 2,500 United States Marshall Ray Germany adidas
Loyola Ramblers Chicago, Illinois Loyola Soccer Park 500 New Zealand Neil Jones United States Nike
Missouri State Bears Springfield, Missouri Plaster Sports Complex 16,600 United States John Leamy Germany adidas
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville, Illinois Ralph Korte Stadium 4,000 United States Mario Sanchez Germany adidas

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)

MVC Tournament

Source:[8][9][10][11][12]

Site Ralph Korte Stadium @ SIUE

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 11		     Semifinals
Friday, November 13		     Final
Sunday, November 15
                           
      1  SIUE
PKs 4–3		 0  
  4  Missouri State 0     5  Loyola 0    
  5  Loyola 1         1  SIUE 0
      3  Drake 1
      3  Drake 1    
  3  Drake 2     2  Bradley 0  
  6  Central Arkansas 0  

Honors

2015 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams

Source: [13]

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams

Source: [14]

First Team

2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams

Source: [15]

Only All-District players were eligible for the Academic All-America ballot.

District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)

District 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, SD, WI)

NSCAA 2014-15 College Team Academic Award

Source: [16]

The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom by posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Four of the MVC's seven teams were honored.

2015 MVC awards

Source= [17]

2015 MVC Player of the Year — Eric Shoendorf, Loyola

2015 MVC Defensive Player of the Year — Eric Shoendorf, Loyola

2015 MVC Goalkeeper of the Year — Tim Dobrowolski, Loyola

2015 MVC Freshman of the Year — Frank Bak, Bradley

2015 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year — SIUE (Mario Sanchez, David Korn, Scott Gyllenborg, Tim Boruff, Billy Berger)

2015 MVC Fair Play Award— Missouri State

2015 MVC All-Conference First Team

Player School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college)
Tim Dobrowolski Loyola Goalkeeper Senior Rockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic)
Grant Bell Bradley Forward Senior Little Falls, Minnesota (Little Falls Community)
Wes Carson Central Arkansas Forward Junior Fort Smith, Arkansas (Fort Smith Southside)
Jabari Danzy SIUE Forward Senior Park Forest, Illinois (Marian Catholic/Northern Illinois)
Jack Griffin Missouri State Midfielder Junior Beverley, England (Beverley Grammar School)
Mark Anthony Gonzalez Evansville Midfielder Senior Toronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic)
Mueng Sunday Drake Midfielder Junior Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
James Wypych Drake Midfielder Junior Wellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick’s College/New Mexico)
Alec Bartlet Drake Defender Senior Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy/Creighton)
Austin Ledbetter SIUE Defender Junior St. Charles, Missouri (CBC)
Eric Schoendorf Loyola Defender Senior Delafield, Wisconsin (Catholic Memorial)

2015 MVC All-Conference Second Team

Player School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college)
Kyle Dal Santo SIUE Goalkeeper Sophomore Bolingbrook, Illinois (Benet Academy)
Devyn Jambga SIUE Forward Sophomore Harare, Zimbabwe (Harare International)
Nate Opperman Evansville Forward Senior Olathe, Kansas (Olathe South)
Elliot Collier Loyola Midfielder Sophomore Hamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul’s Collegiate)
Ivan Gutierrez SIUE Midfielder Junior Hallandale Beach, Florida (Hallandale/Louisville)
Fabian Lifka Loyola Midfielder Freshman Kelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein)
Paul Scheipeter SIUE Midfielder Senior St. Louis, Missouri (Vianney/Indianapolis)
Kyle Thomson Loyola Midfielder Sophomore Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South)
Justin Bilyeu SIUE Defender Senior St. Louis, Missouri (CBC)
Daniel Hare Loyola Defender Senior Overland Park, Kansas (Rockhurst)
Brett Lane SIUE Defender Senior Peoria, Illinois (Peoria Notre Dame)

2015 MVC All-Freshman Team

Player School Position Hometown (High school)
Conor Ingram Missouri State Forward Oxford, England (Fitzharrys School)
Nic Jaimes Drake Forward Olathe, Kansas (Blue Valley Northwest)
Connor Stevenson Loyola Forward Woodbury, Minnesota (East Ridge)
Frank Bak Bradley Midfielder Glenview, Illinois (Glenbrook South)
Zac Blaydes Evansville Midfielder Midway, Kentucky (Woodford County)
Jake Buckle Missouri State Midfielder Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England (Tadcaster Grammar)
Chris Holmes Central Arkansas Midfielder Conway, Arkansas (Little Rock Catholic)
Daltyn Knutson Central Arkansas Midfielder Spring, Texas (Klein Oak)
Fabian Lifka Loyola Midfielder Kelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein)
Keegan McHugh SIUE Midfielder St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell)
Trevor Baum Evansville Defender Keller, Texas (Nolan Catholic)

2015 MVC All-Tournament Team

Source= [18]

2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Kyle Whigham, Drake

Player School Position
Alec Bartlett Drake Defender
Justin Bilyeu SIUE Defender
Kyle Dal Santo SIUE Goalkeeper
Alex Garcia Bradley Midfielder
James Grunert Drake Defender
Daniel Hare Loyola Defender
J.T. Kotowski, Bradley Defender
Austin Ledbetter SIUE Defender
Darrin MacLeod Drake Goalkeeper
Rob Oslica Missouri State Defender
Daylon Schiffel Central Arkansas Forward
Eric Schoendorf Loyola Defender
Kyle Whigham Drake Midfielder

2015 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team

Source= [19]

Player School Year GPA Major Hometown (High School / Previous School)
Alec Bartlett Drake Senior 3.51 Biology Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy)
Grant Bell Bradley Senior 3.27 Business Management/Administration Little Falls, Minnesota (Little Falls Community)
Clark Emerson Bradley Sophomore 4.00 Mechanical Engineering Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge)
James Grunert Drake Sophomore 3.70 Health Sciences Muskego, Wisconsin (Muskego)
Daniel Hare Loyola Senior 3.84 Sports Management Overland Park, Kansas (Rockhurst)
Andrew Kovacevic Bradley Junior 3.96 Finance Naperville, Illinois (Neuqua Valley)
Ben LeMay Drake Junior 3.82 Pharmacy Hugo, Minnesota (Saint Thomas Academy)
Rob Osclica Missouri State Sophomore 3.79 Cell & Molecular Biology Ozark, Missouri (Ozark)
Eric Schoendorf Loyola Senior 3.75 Accounting Delafield, Wisisconsin (Catholic Memorial)
Mueng Sunday Drake Junior 3.68 Finance Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Jacob Wieser SIUE Senior 3,96 Nursing St. Louis, Missouri. (St. Mary's)
James Wypych Drake Junior 3.69 International Business Wellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Soccer". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "SOCCER BEARS WIN MVC THANKS TO OT WIN". Ozark Sports Zone. November 8, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "SIUE captures the MVC men's soccer title with 1-0 win over Missouri State in 2OT". Peoria Journal-Star. November 16, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "MVC Announces 2015-16 Championship Sites". Arch Madness.com. June 1, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "MVC SOCCER: Drake downs top-seeded SIUE in final, 1-0". The Telegraph. November 15, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Drake’s tournament run ends with 5-1 loss at Creighton". The Times-Delphic. November 23, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Defending Tournament Champion SIUE Picked To Win MVC Men's Soccer Crown" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Drake wins at MVC soccer tournament, will face Bradley". Peoria Journal Star. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ramblers Battle Past Missouri State To Earn Spot In MVC Semifinals". CBS Interactive. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Drake knocks out Bradley at MVC soccer tourney". Peoria Journal Star. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ "SIUE gets past Loyola on PKs in MVC Tourney semifinals". The Telegraph. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Drake downs top-seeded SIUE in final, 1-0". The Telegraph. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2015 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "2015 Academic All-America® Men’s Soccer Team Division I" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "CoSIDA Academic All-District™ Men's & Women's Soccer Teams Announced". College Sports Information Directors of America. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  16. ↑ "NSCAA Recognizes the Teams That Earned the 2014-15 College Team Academic Award". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  17. ↑ "MVC Announces Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams". Missouri Valley Conference. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  18. ↑ "MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team". Missouri Valley Conference. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  19. ↑ "MVC Announces 2015 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Teams". Missouri Valley Conference. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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