2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from November 5 through November 11, 2023. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at WMU Soccer Complex in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 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 Bears[1] They were unable to defend their title, losing in the final to the Western Michigan Broncos[2][3] This was the first conference tournament title for the Western Michigan men's soccer program, as the joined the conference in 2023. Western Michigan had two MAC conference tournament titles prior to joining the MVC. It was also Chad Wiseman's first MVC title as head coach, previously having one in the MAC.[4] As tournament champions, Western Michigan earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,751
SiteWMU Soccer Complex (Semifinals & Final)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
ChampionsWestern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachChad Wiseman (1st title)
MVPCharlie Sharp (Western Michigan)
BroadcastESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
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2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Western Michigan 7 0 1 17 1 4
Missouri State + 6 1 1 12 4 3
UIC 4 2 2 11 5 3
Bowling Green 4 4 0 7 8 3
Belmont 3 4 1 8 7 3
Northern Illinois 3 4 1 7 9 1
Evansville 2 4 2 4 8 4
Bradley 1 6 1 5 6 6
Drake 1 6 1 3 10 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MVC

Seeding

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Six of the nine Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds of the tournament as Belmont and Northern Illinois both finished with 3–4–1 regular season records. Northern Illinois defeated Belmont 1–0 in their October 22 regular season meeting. Therefore, Northern Illinois was the fifth seed and Belmont was the sixth seed.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Western Michigan 7–0–1 22
2 Missouri State 6–1–1 19
3 UIC 4–2–2 14
4 Bowling Green 4–4–0 12
5 Northern Illinois 3–4–1 10
6 Belmont 3–4–1 10

Bracket

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Source:[6]

Teams were re-seeded after the first round.

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Nov. 5
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 8
Final
Saturday, Nov. 11
1 Western Michigan (a.e.t.) 3
4 Bowling Green 1 5 Northern Illinois 1
5 Northern Illinois 2 1 Western Michigan 2
2 Missouri State 1
2 Missouri State 1
3 UIC 2 3 UIC 0
6 Belmont 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 5 #3 UIC 2–1 #6 Belmont Chicago, IL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Jesus De Vicente   52' (pen.)
  • Luka Nedic   60'
  • Sidney Warden   81',   90'
  • Ezau Millan   89'
  • Darien Martin   90'
Report
  •   55' Riley Clothier
  •   56' Jansen Wilson
Stadium: Flames Field
Attendance: 917
Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Assistant referees: Vasillios Vouris
Fourth official: Jorge Cuate Ballinas
November 5 #4 Bowling Green 1–2 #5 Northern Illinois Bowling Green, OH
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Alberto Anaya   34'
  • Jake Bergin   55'
  • Mads Christensen   76'
  • Kyle Cusimano   81'
Report
  •   46' Patrick Coleman
  •   57' Diego Maynez
  •   63' Camilo Estrada
  •   76' Taisei Arima
Stadium: Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 697
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Rob Ruta
Assistant referees: David Eberline
Fourth official: Maxwell Unger

Semifinals

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November 8 #2 Missouri State 1–0 #3 UIC Kalamazoo, MI
11:00 a.m. ET
  • Gijs Hovius   10'
  • Mattia Petricca   31'
  • Tyler Caton   39'
  • Team   71'
Report
  •   18' Darrell Turcios
  •   71' Jesus De Vicente
  •   78' Ezau Millan
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 100
November 8 #1 Western Michigan 3–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Northern Illinois Kalamazoo, MI
2:00 p.m. ET
Report
  •   58' Dylan Banker
  •   63' Zachariah Thomas
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 276

Final

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November 11 #1 Western Michigan 2–1 #2 Missouri State Kalamazoo, MI
1:00 p.m. ET
Report
  •   84' Jack Denton
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 761

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).

4 goals

1 goal

  • Jansen Wilson – Belmont
  • Kyle Cusimano – Bowling Green
  • Jack Denton – Missouri State
  • Gijs Hovius – Missouri State
  • Camilo Estrada – Northern Illinois
  • Diego Maynez – Northern Illinois
  • Zachariah Thomas – Northern Illinois
  • Jesus De Vicente – UIC
  • Sidney Warden – UIC
  • Jonathan Robinson – Western Michigan

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Jansen Wilson Belmont
Nathan Masters Bowling Green
Jesus Barea Missouri State
Tyler Caton
Gijs Hovius
Rakub Rojek Northern Illinois
Luis Hernandez
Juan Gutierrez UIC
Ezau Millan
Landon Fisher Western Michigan
Noah Janes
Charlie Sharp
Nick Stone

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Ehler, Matthew (November 16, 2023). "WMU men's soccer clinches MVC title, will host Green Bay to kickoff NCAA Tournament". MLive Media Group. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bracket Set for 2023 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Western Michigan Claims MVC Crown with 2-1 Win Over Missouri State". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.