2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament explained

MVC men's soccer tournament
Year:2015
Country:United States
Num Teams:6
Champions:Drake
Runner-Up:SIUE
Matches:5
Goals:5
Top Goal Scorer:Nic Jaimes–Drake (2)
Player:Kyle Whigham–Drake
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament.[1] It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic berth in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted the tournament at Ralph Korte Stadium on the SIUE campus.

The third-seeded Drake Bulldogs won the tournament, besting the top-seeded SIUE Cougars in the championship match.[2] It was Drake's second MVC championship.

Qualification

The top six teams in the Missouri Valley Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The SIUE Cougars, Bradley Braves, Drake Bulldogs, Missouri State Bears, Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and Central Arkansas Bears earned berths in the tournament. Top-seeded SIUE and second-seeded Bradley received first round byes.

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals[3]
1 Nic Jaimes Drake 2
2 Ben LeMay Drake 1
Fabian Lifka Loyola
Paul Ciszewski Drake

Top goalkeepers

RankPlayerCollegeGamesSavesSave
%age
Goals
against
average
1 Darrin MacLeod Drake 3 9 1.000 0.000
2 Kyle Dal Santo SIUE 2 6 .857 0.450
3 Tim Dobrowolski Loyola 2 5 .833 0.450

All-tournament team

2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPKyle Whigham, Drake

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEN'S SOCCER RECORDS . Missouri Valley Conference . 21 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Late second-half goal sinks Cougars . The Edwardsville Intelligencer . November 16, 2015. 21 August 2016.
  3. Web site: 2015 Men's Soccer Championship . Missouri Valley Conference . 22 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825205541/http://www.mvc-sports.com/msoccer/news/2015-16/8289/2015-mens-soccer-championship/#.V7uOgSgrK71 . 25 August 2016 . dead . dmy-all .