The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals 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 Loyola Ramblers, who successfully defended their title by defeating Evansville 4–0 in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Loyloa women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Barry Bimbi. The championship was also the fourth in a row for the Loyola program.[3] As tournament champions, Loyola earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,535 | ||||
| Site | Loyola Soccer Park (Semifinals & Final) Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| Champions | Loyola (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Barry Bimbi (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Amanda Cassidy (Loyola) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago †‡y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Missouri Valley Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editSix of the nine Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. A three-way tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth teams that qualified for the tournament, with the final team in the tiebreaker not qualifying for the tournament. Drake, Evansville, and Illinois State all finished with identical 2–3–3 records in the regular season. The final seedings and qualification were determined by points per match against the top four seeds during the regular season. Drake earned the fifth seed with 1 point per match. Evansville earned the sixth and final spot with .75 points per match. Illinois State did not qualify for the tournament after earning .5 points per match against the top four seeds.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Loyola–Chicago | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Valparaiso | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 3 | Indiana State | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 5 | Drake | 2–3–3 | 9 |
| 6 | Evansville | 2–3–3 | 9 |
Bracket
editSource:[5]
| Opening Round Sunday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Loyola–Chicago | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 2 | 5 | Drake | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Drake (a.e.t.) | 3 | 1 | Loyola–Chicago | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Evansville | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Valparaiso | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana State | 1 (5) | 6 | Evansville (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Evansville (pen.) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editOpening Round
edit| October 31, 2021 | #4 Northern Iowa | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #5 Drake | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 10:30 a.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cedar Valley Soccer Complex Attendance: 300 |
| October 31, 2021 | #3 Indiana State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | #6 Evansville | Terre Haute, IN |
| 12:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 130 |
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Semifinals
edit| November 5, 2021 | #2 Valparaiso | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #6 Evansville | Chicago, IL |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 346 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Zachary Richter Fourth official: Vitali Hantsevich |
| November 5, 2021 | #1 Loyola–Chicago | 4–1 | #5 Drake | Chicago, IL |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 347 Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: James Wozny Evangelos Vouris Fourth official: Vitali Hantsevich |
Final
edit| November 7, 2021 | #1 Loyola–Chicago | 4–0 | #6 Evansville | Chicago, IL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 412 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Arling Kociu Eulogio Villapando Fourth official: James Wozny |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 19 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
3 goals
- Libby Helverson – Drake
2 goals
- Amanda Cassidy – Loyola–Chicago
1 goal
- Alex Eyler – Evansville
- Emily Ormson – Evansville
- Rachel Rosborough – Evansville
- Makenna Shepard – Drake
- Anna Holcombe – Indiana State
- Madeline Barone – Loyola–Chicago
- Megan Demski – Loyola–Chicago
- Taylor Harrison – Loyola–Chicago
- Megan Nemec – Loyola–Chicago
- Jenna Ross – Loyola–Chicago
- Sophia Meier – Northern Iowa
- Allison Whitaker – Northern Iowa
- Addy Joiner – Valparaiso
1 own goal
- Evansville (vs. Loyola–Chicago)
All-Tournament team
editSource:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Amanda Cassidy | Loyola-Chicago |
| Megan Nemec | |
| Abby Swanson | |
| Jenna Ross | |
| Michaela Till | Evansville |
| Emily Ormson | |
| Rachel Rosborough | |
| Kelsie Stone | Drake |
| Libby Helverson | |
| Morgan Metzger | Valparaiso |
| Kiley Dugan | |
| Kloe Pettigrew | Indiana State |
| Siri Ott | Northern Iowa |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "Loyola Eases Past Valparaiso, Claims Third Straight MVC Title, 1-0". Missouri Valley Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2021 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "MVC Announces Women's Soccer 2021 Tournament Participants". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Championship Bracket" (PDF). mvc.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Tournament Final - Loyola 4, Evansville 0". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.