2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Gender:women's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:1,279
Venue:Loyola Soccer Park
City:Chicago, Illinois
(Semifinals & Final)
Champions:Loyola
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Barry Bimbi
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Jenna Szczesny
Mvpteam:Loyola

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 Loyloa women's soccer program and the first for head coach Barry Bimbi.[2]

Bracket

Source:[3]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

Source:[1]

Player Team
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)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 MVC Women's Soccer Championship. Missouri Valley Conference.
  2. Web site: 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book. Missouri Valley Conference. 20 December 2018.
  3. Web site: 2018 Championship Bracket. mvc.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. December 20, 2018.