2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 27th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]

Missouri Valley Conference
Season2017
NCAA TournamentCentral Arkansas
Matches played103
Goals scored182 (1.77 per match)
Top goalscorer17 goals
Niklas Brodacki (Central Arkansas)
Biggest home winEvansville 9–0 Anderson
(08/25)
Biggest away winCentral Arkansas 3–0 Fort Wayne @ Dayton
(09/10)
Valparaiso 5–2 @ Western Illinois
(10/12)
Loyola 3–0 @ Evansville
(10/14)
Highest scoringEvansville 9–0 Anderson
(08/25)
Longest winning run7 games
MissouriState
(09/15–10/14)
Longest unbeaten run7 games
MissouriState (7–0–0)
(09/15–10/14)
Longest winless run7 games
Central Arkansas
(11/09/16–09/08)
Longest losing run6 games
Central Arkansas
(08/25–09/08)
Drake
(11/09/16–09/13)
Highest attendance3,506
Evansville @ Grand Canyon
(09/07)
Lowest attendance34
Loyola v Stetson @ NIU
(09/10)
Average attendance406
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of October 31, 2017.
2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri State 5 2 1  9 5 3
Central Arkansas 5 3 0  9 11 1
Bradley 4 3 1  10 7 3
Evansville 3 4 1  11 8 2
Loyola Chicago 3 4 1  7 8 3
Valparaiso 3 5 0  8 9 1
Drake 2 4 2  6 10 2
As of November 17, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The Loyola Ramblers were the defending regular season champions,[2] while the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (now in the Mid-American Conference) were the 2016 tournament champions.[3]

With the results of the games of Saturday, October 28, Missouri State secured the top seed in the MVC Tournament with Central Arkansas seeded second. MoSt then won the regular season title with a draw at Drake on November 4.

On Sunday, November 12, the Central Arkansas Bears defeated the Missouri State Bears 1–0 in overtime at Shea Stadium in Peoria, Illinois to with their first MVC Championship and advance to their first NCAA tournament since moving to Division I in 2007.[4][5]

Changes from 2016

The Valparaiso Crusaders joined the MVC on July 1 after spending the past ten years in the Horizon League. At the time, Valpo became the eighth team in MVC men's soccer.

The MVC lost SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) to the Mid-American Conference, returning the MVC to seven men's soccer teams. The Cougars had initially been announced as joining MAC men's soccer in 2018,[6] but less than a week after the initial announcement, the MAC indicated that SIUE men's soccer would instead join in 2017.[7]

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity Head Coach Uniform supplier
Bradley Braves Peoria, Illinois Shea Stadium 3,800 Jim DeRose adidas
Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex 300 Ross Duncan adidas
Drake Bulldogs Des Moines, Iowa Cownie Sports Complex 2,000 Gareth Smith adidas
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, Indiana Arad McCutchan Stadium 2,500 Marshall Ray adidas
Loyola Ramblers Chicago, Illinois Loyola Soccer Park 500 Neil Jones Nike
Missouri State Bears Springfield, Missouri Robert W. Plaster Stadium 16,600 John Leamy adidas
Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso, Indiana Brown Field 5,000 Mike Avery Nike

Season outlook

2017 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll[8]

RankTeam (1st-place votes)Points
1Loyola (5)47
2Evansville (1)38
3Missouri State (1)34
4Central Arkansas30
5Drake18
6Valparaiso15
7Bradley14

2017 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team'[8]

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school)
Zac Blaydes Evansville Junior Forward Midway, Kentucky (Woodford County)
Niklas Brodacki Central Arkansas Sophomore Forward Norrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping)
Elliot Collier † Loyola Forward Junior Hamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate)
Steven Enna Drake Senior Forward Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy)
Ramone Howell Valparaiso Senior Midfielder Portmore, Jamaica (Jamaica College)
Alec Lasinski Loyola Junior Forward Ann Arbor, Michigan (Skyline)
Ian McGrath Evansville Senior Midfielder New Lenox, Illinois (Lincoln-Way West)
Marc Olsen Central Arkansas Sophomore Goalkeeper Copenhagen, Denmark (Brondby Gynamsium)
Richard Olson Bradley Senior Forward Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South)
Grant Stoneman Loyola Junior Defender St. Charles, Illinois (Wheaton Academy)
Simon Waever Evansville Sophomore Defender Holte, Denmark (Skovlyskolen)

† = Also on 2016 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team

Regular season

United Soccer Coaches National Poll

Source = [9]

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Final
Bradley
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Evansville rv
Loyola rv
Missouri State rv
Valpo

West Region rankings

Source = [9]

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Bradley 7 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 8
Central Arkansas
Drake
Evansville 9 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
Loyola 4 5 6 8 9 9 7 8
Missouri State 8 6 3 2 3 3 4 4 6
Valpo 9 10 9 8 8 8 9

NCAA RPI

Source = [10]

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Bradley 69 82 105 132 131 124 114 114
Central Arkansas 171 172 161 156 167 148 144 154
Drake 140 152 138 151 140 121 122 124
Evansville 52 76 75 101 114 83 78 75
Loyola 133 141 120 124 119 111 120 121
Missouri State 41 32 59 61 65 75 89 95
Valpo 177 150 141 162 161 163 164 164

MVC Players of the Week

Date Offensive Player of the Week Class Position School Defensive Player of the Week Class Position School
August 29 Ian McGrath Senior Midfielder Evansville Matthew Keller Senior Goalkeeper Evansville
September 6 Rafael Mentzingen Junior Midfielder Valparaiso Nacho Miras Sophomore Goalkeeper Valparaiso
September 12 Niklas Brodacki Sophomore Forward Central Arkansas Marius Kullmann Sophomore Defender Loyola
September 19 Conor Ingram Junior Forward Missouri State Brandon Barnes Senior Goalkeeper Bradley
September 26 Conor Ingram Junior Forward Missouri State Brandon Barnes Senior Goalkeeper Bradley
October 3 Pepe San Roman Senior Midfielder Central Arkansas Brandon Barnes Senior Goalkeeper Bradley
October 10 Rafael Mentzingen Junior Forward Valparaiso Liam Priestley Senior Goalkeeper Missouri State
October 17 Elliot Collier Senior Forward Loyola Jake Bates Freshman Defender Central Arkansas
October 24 Niklas Brodacki Sophomore Forward Central Arkansas Grant Stoneman Junior Defender Loyola
October 31 Josh Dolling Freshman Forward Missouri State Caden McCullough Freshman Goalkeeper Drake
November 7 Niklas Brodacki Sophomore Forward Central Arkansas Brandon Barnes Senior Goalkeeper Bradley

Postseason

MVC Tournament

The 2017 MVC Tournament was played November 7, 8, 10, and 12 at Bradley University's Shea Stadium in Peoria, Illinois.[11]

Second seeded Central Arkansas defeated top-seeded Missouri State 1–0 in overtime to earn the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[5]

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
3 Central Arkansas Bears @ Southern Methodist
Lost 2–0

2018 MLS SuperDraft

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther

Honors

2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams

Source: [12]

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
First Team
Nick Burtenshaw Missouri State Defender Senior Hatfield Hertfordshire, England (The Harefield Academy)
Niklas Brodacki Central Arkansas Forward Sophomore Norrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping)
Ian McGrath Evansville Midfielder Senior New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West)
Second Team
Kyle Hiebert Missouri State Midfielder/Defender Sophomore La Salle, Manitoba, Canada (Glenlawn Collegiate School)
Rafael Mentzingen Valparaiso Midfielder Junior Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Bryan)
Liam Priestley Missouri State Goalkeeper Senior Essex, England (St. Thomas More)
Simon Waever Evansville Defender Sophomore Holte, Denmark (Skovlyskolen)
Third Team
Adan Garcia Valparaiso Forward Sophomore Dallas, Texas (Episcopal School of Dallas)
Conor Ingram Missouri State Forward Junior Oxford, England (Fitzharrys School)
Roman Schindler Bradley Forward Sophomore Vienna, Austria (BRG4 Waltergasse School/Indiana Tech)
Jacob Taylor Bradley Defender Senior Dunlap, Ill. (Dunlap)

2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams

Source: [13]

The six athletes named Academic All-Americans from the Missouri Valley Conference was the most from any of the 24 soccer playing conferences; the twelve team Atlantic Coast Conference was second with five members.

First team

Clark Emerson. Bradley University, 4.00, Business (Finance)

Second team

Aleksi Tuominen, Drake University, 4.00, Health Sciences

Third team

Liam Priestley, Missouri State University, 3.52, Finance

Kyle Hiebert, Missouri State University, 4.00, Accounting

Chris Holmes, University of Central Arkansas, 4.00, Health Services Administration

Ryan Merideth. Drake University. 3.86. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams

Source: [14]

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

District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Clark Emerson. Bradley University, 4.00, Business (Finance)

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

Liam Priestley, Missouri State University, 3.52, Finance

Kyle Hiebert, Missouri State University, 4.00, Accounting

Daltyn Knutson, University of Central Arkansas, 3.95, Finance

Aleksi Tuominen, Drake University, 4.00, Health Sciences

Chris Holmes, University of Central Arkansas, 4.00, Health Services Administration

Ryan Merideth. Drake University. 3.86. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

2017 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-America Teams

Source:

PositionNameClassSchoolMajorGPAHometown

NSCAA 2017-18 College Team Academic Award

Source:

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (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. — of the MVC's seven teams were honored this year. The schools, their head coaches, and their team GPAs are:

TBA

2017 MVC awards

Source=[15]

2017 MVC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
Offensive Player of the Year Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
Defensive Player of the Year Nick Burtenshaw, Missouri State
Goalkeeper of the Year Liam Priestley, Missouri State
Freshman of the Year Younes Dayekh, Bradley
Coaching Staff of the Year Central Arkansas (Ross Duncan, Mitch McKay, Jordan Bates, Nick Doyle)
MVC Fair Play Award Missouri State

2017 MVC All-Conference First Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
Liam Priestley Missouri State GK Sr. Essex, England (St. Thomas More)
Simon Waever# Evansville D So. Holte, Denmark (Skovlyskolen)
Grant Stoneman% Loyola D Jr. St. Charles, Ill. (Wheaton Academy/Wisconsin)
Nick Burtenshaw Missouri State D Sr. Hatfield Hertfordshire, England (The Harefield Academy)
Niklas Brodacki% Central Arkansas F So. Norrkoping, Sweden (IFK Norrkoping)
Conor Ingram Missouri State F Jr. Oxford, England (Fitzharrys School)
Pepe San Roman Central Arkansas M Sr. Madrid, Spain (I.E.S. Margarita Salas)
Ian McGrath+% Evansville M Sr. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West)
Elliot Collier%!* Loyola M Sr. Hamilton, New Zealand (St. Paul’s Collegiate)
Kyle Thomson$* Loyola M Sr. Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South)
Rafael Mentzingen Valparaiso M Jr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Bryan)
  • %First-team selection in 2016; $Second-team selection in 2016; #HM selection in 2016; *Second-team selection in 2015; +HM selection in 2015; ! Second-team selection in 2014

2017 MVC All-Conference Second Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
Brandon Barnes Bradley GK Gr. Cary, Ill. (Prairie Ridge/Seton Hall)
Jacob Taylor+ Bradley D Sr. Dunlap, Ill. (Dunlap)
Mason Leonard Drake D Sr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest)
Ben Stroud Missouri State D So. Christchurch, New Zealand (Scots College)
Adan Garcia Valparaiso F So. Dallas, Texas (Episcopal School of Dallas)
Donald Benamna Central Arkansas F Jr. Bangui, Central Africa Republic & Silver Springs, Md. (Montgomery Blair/San Jacinto JC)
Fabian Lifka*# Loyola M Jr. Kelkhelm, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein)
Ramone Howell Valparaiso M Sr. Portmore, Jamaica (Jamaica College)
Frank Bak+ Bradley M Jr. Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
Younes Dayekh Bradley M Fr. Brentwood, Calif. (Heritage)
Chris Holmes Central Arkansas M Jr. Conway, Ark. (Little Rock Catholic)
  • #HM selection in 2016; *Second-team selection in 2015; +HM selection in 2015

2017 MVC All-Tournament Team

Source= [16]

2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPNiklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

PlayerSchoolPosition
Niklas Brodacki Central ArkansasForward
Nick BurtenshawMissouri StateDefender
Ian McGrathEvansvilleMidfielder
Rafael MentzingenValparaisoMidfielder
Liam PriestleyMissouri StateGoalkeeper
Tyler Ridener Central ArkansasDefender
Jordy RobinsMissouri StateMidfielder
Pepe San RomanCentral ArkansasMidfielder
Blake StrickerCentral ArkansasDefender
Jacob TaylorBradleyDefender
Jake TaylorDrakeDefender
Kyle ThomsonLoyolaMidfielder
Simon WaeverEvansvilleDefender
Gerit WintermeyerBradleyForward

2017 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Teams

Source=[17]

The criteria for the All-MVC honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or played in the league tournament. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.

PlayerSchoolClassGPAMajor
First Team
Zac Blaydes@EvansvilleJr.3.83Exercise Science
Falk DennertBradleySr.3.86International Business
Clark Emerson@#BradleySr4.00Finance
Kyle HiebertMissouri StateSo.4.00Accounting
Chris Holmes%Central ArkansasJr.4.00Health Services Administration
Colton JacksonCentral ArkansasSr.4.00Accounting
Matthew KellerEvansvilleSr.3.99Accounting & Finance
Daltyn KnutsonCentral ArkansasJr.3.95Finance
Ryan MeridethDrakeJr.3.86Molecular Biology
Ian McGrath@EvansvilleSr.3.35Athletic Training
Liam Priestley%Missouri StateSr.3.52Finance
Jacob Taylor@BradleySr.3.61Mechanical Engineering
Jake Taylor DrakeGr.4.00MBA
Simon Waever EvansvilleSo.4.00Business
Honorable Mention
Elliot CollierLoyolaSr.3.37Exercise Science
Alex Peterson DrakeSo.3.95Finance & Marketing
  • @ = First Team in 2016; % = Honorable Mention in 2016; # = First Team in 2015

See also

References

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  14. "CoSIDA Academic All-District® Men's Soccer Teams Released" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 9, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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