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2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance664
SiteArad McCutchan Stadium
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsCentral Arkansas (2nd title)
Winning coachRoss Duncan (2nd title)
MVPDaltyn Knutson (Central Arkansas)
BroadcastESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Arkansas ‡ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 6 – 4
Loyola Chicago 3 – 1 – 2 10 – 7 – 2
Valparaiso 2 – 1 – 3 5 – 8 – 4
Missouri State 2 – 2 – 2 9 – 2 – 6
Evansville 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 8 – 7
Drake 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 7 – 3
Bradley 1 – 5 – 0 8 – 5 – 4
As of November 30, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 29th edition of the competition. The tournament was played from November 7 until November 11, 2018.

The Central Arkansas Bears won the tournament, defeating Loyola Chicago 2–1 in the final.[1][2] The win give the UCA their second consecutive MVC men's soccer championship, and a berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Background

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Main article: 2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the culmination of the regular season. The regular season conference matches determine the seeding in the tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, or MVC, play each other once during the season. Teams play certain teams at home during even number years, and then will play those teams on the road during odd number years. Teams are awarded three points for a win, a point for a draw and no points for a loss.

In the event that teams are tied on points, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. If that tiebreaker is tied, goal differential is applied, followed by goals scored, then away goals, then RPI.

Central Arkansas won the regular season with a 4–1–1 record.

Seeding

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Central Arkansas 4–1–1
2 Loyola Chicago 3–1–2
3 Valparaiso 2–1–3
4 Missouri State 2–2–2
5 Evansville 2–2–2
6 Drake 2–3–1

Bracket

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Source:[3]

Opening Round
Wednesday, Nov. 7 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 9 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 11
2 Loyola Chicago 12OT
3 Valparaiso 1 6 Drake 0
6 Drake 22OT 2 Loyola Chicago 1
1 Central Arkansas 2
1 Central Arkansas 2 (5)
4 Missouri State 5 4 Missouri State 2 (4)
5 Evansville 2

Results

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Quarterfinals

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No. 3 Valparaiso1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Drake
  • Tyler Curylo 36'
 Report
  • 3' Leroy Enzugusi
  • gold-colored soccer ball 104' Steven Enna
Attendance: 131
No. 4 Missouri State5–2No. 5 Evansville
  • Stuart Wilkin 34'
  • Greg Stratton 35'
  • Harry Lewis 43'
  • Conor Ingram 59'
  • Josh Dolling 70' (pen.)
 Report
  • 1' Hunter Deweese
  • 23' Ryan Harris
Attendance: 219

Semifinals

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No. 2 Loyola Chicago1–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Drake
  • Aidan Megally gold-colored soccer ball 108'
 Report
Attendance: 157
Referee: Landis Wiley
No. 1 Central Arkansas2–2 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Missouri State
  • Niklas Brodacki 43' (pen.)
  • Daltyn Knutson 64'
 Report
  • 18' Ben Stroud
  • 57' Stuart Wilkin
Penalties
  • Daltyn Knutson soccer ball with check mark
  • Vicent Abaso soccer ball with red X
  • Jake Bates soccer ball with check mark
  • Niklas Sandquiest soccer ball with check mark
  • Niklas Brodacki soccer ball with check mark
  • Soren Jensen soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Jake Buckle
  • soccer ball with check mark Josh Dolling
  • soccer ball with check mark Conor Ingram
  • soccer ball with red X Stuart Wilkin
  • soccer ball with check mark Ben Stroud
  • soccer ball with red X Kyle Hiebert
Attendance: 157
Referee: Shane Butler

MVC Championship

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No. 2 Loyola Chicago1–2No. 1 Central Arkansas
  • Aidan Megally 79' (pen.)
 Report
  • 17' Niklas Brodacki
  • 53' Daltyn Knutson
Attendance: 157
Referee: Ben Trevino

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
  • Niklas Brodacki - Central Arkansas
  • Daltyn Knutson - Central Arkansas
  • Aidan Megally - Loyola Chicago
  • Stuart Wilkin - Missouri State
1 Goal
  • Tyler Curylo - Valparaiso
  • Hunter Deweese - Evansville
  • Josh Dolling - Missouri State
  • Steven Enna - Drake
  • Leroy Enzugusi - Drake
  • Ryan Harris - Evansville
  • Conor Ingram - Missouri State
  • Harry Lewis - Missouri State
  • Greg Stratton - Missouri State
  • Ben Stroud - Missouri State

Honors and awards

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MVC All-Tournament team

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MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[4]

Nacho Miras, Valparaiso
Simon Waever, Evansville
Jared Brown, Drake
Steven Enna, Drake
Jake Buckle, Missouri State
Jake Laird, Missouri State
Grant Stoneman, Loyola
Aidan Megally, Loyola
Tucker Stephenson, Loyola
Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
Marc Olsen, Central Arkansas
Jake Bates, Central Arkansas
Daltyn Knutson, Central Arkansas

MVP in Bold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Arkansas Claims MVC Men's Soccer Tournament Crown". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bears capture second straight MVC Tournament Title". Log Cabin Democrat. Morris Communications. November 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). mvc.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Central Arkansas Claims 2nd-Straight MVC Men's Soccer Tourney Title". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
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