2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Year:2016
Num Teams:7
Champions:SIUE
Runner-Up:Missouri State
Matches:6
Goals:14
Top Goal Scorer:Jake Buckle (MoSt)–2
Ian McGrath (UE)–2
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 26th edition of the tournament.[1] It determined the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) automatic berth in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Missouri State University hosted the tournament at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium on the Missouri State campus in Springfield, Missouri on November 8, 9, 11 &13, 2016.

The second-seeded SIUE Cougars won the tournament, beating the fifth-seeded Missouri State Bears 1–0 in the championship match.[2] [3] It was SIUE's second MVC championship.

Qualification

In a departure from the past, all seven teams in the Missouri Valley Conference qualified for the tournament with seeding based on their conference regular season records. The two top-seeded teams received first round byes, and the two bottom-seeded teams met in a play-in game.[4]

Television/internet coverage

All games will be streamed live on The Valley on ESPN3.

Statistics

+ Scoring
RankPlayerSchoolGamesGoals AssistsPoints
1 Buckle MoSt 3 2 0 4
McGrath UE 2 2 0 4
3 Blaydes UE 2 1 1 3
Hoegg MoSt 3 1 1 3
Jambga SIUE 2 1 1 3
6 Carson UCA 1 1 0 2
Duncan SIUE 2 1 0 2
Engesser LU 1 1 0 2
Ledbetter SIUE 2 1 0 2
Pendrigh DU 2 1 0 2
Sunday DU 2 1 0 2
Sanchez DU 1 1 0 2
13 Awad SIUE 2 0 1 1
Simon UE 1 0 1 1
Weaver UE 1 0 1 1
Woody UCA 1 0 1 1
Laird MoSt 3 0 1 1
Lightbourne MoSt 3 0 1 1
Routledge MoSt 3 0 1 1
+Goalkeeping
RankPlayerSchoolGamesMinutesGoalsSavesSave % Goals against ave.
1 Dal Santo SIUE 2 180:00 1 6 .857 0.500
2 Olsen UCA 1 110:00 1 3 .750 0.818
3 MacLeod DU 2 180:19 2 4 .667 0.998
4 Priestley MoSt 3 295:45 3 3 .500 0.913
5 Ketterer BU 1 89:25 1 1 .500 1.007
6 Reimer UE 2 180:19 3 4 .571 1.497
7 Chekadanov LU 1 95:45 2 2 .500 1.880
8 Wisbey BU 1 0:35 1 0 0.000 154.321

2016 MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team

2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPAustin Ledbetter, SIUE

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEN’S SOCCER RECORDS . Missouri Valley Conference . 26 August 2016.
  2. Web site: SIUE Wins MVC Men's Soccer Championship . 13 November 2016 . 13 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083608/http://www.mvc-sports.com/msoccer/news/2016-17/9142/siue-wins-mvc-mens-soccer-championship/#.WCjnKvorK71 . 14 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER: Cougars outlast MSU, win MVC Tourney . The Telegraph . November 13, 2016 . November 13, 2016.
  4. Web site: Bracket Set for Next Week's MVC Men's Soccer Championship . 5 November 2016 . 5 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107011116/http://www.mvc-sports.com/msoccer/news/2016-17/9120/bracket-set-for-next-weeks-mvc-mens-soccer-championship/#.WB6g__orK70 . 7 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .