2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,694
Site	Cownie Sports Complex (Semifinals & Final); Des Moines, Iowa
Champions	Valparaiso (1st title)
Winning coach	John Marovich (1st title)
MVP	Nikki Coryell (Valparaiso)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2023. The Opening round and Second round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Cownie Sports Complex in Des Moines, Iowa. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Missouri State, who were unsuccessful in defending their crown as they fell to Valparaiso in the Semifinals.^[1] Valparaiso would go on to win the tournament over top-seed Drake, 1–0 in the Final.^[2] The conference tournament title was the first for the Valparaiso women's soccer program, and first for head coach John Marovich. Valparaiso has won two conference titles previously, but they were not in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[3]^[4] As tournament champions, Valparaiso earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Drake ‍†‍‍	8	–	1	–	1	.850	13	–	4	–	3	.725
Missouri State ‍‍‍	7	–	0	–	3	.850	12	–	2	–	5	.763
Northern Iowa ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	0	.600	13	–	5	–	1	.711
UIC ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	2	.600	6	–	8	–	5	.447
Murray State ‍‍‍	3	–	2	–	5	.550	6	–	8	–	6	.450
Valparaiso ‍‍‡‍^y	3	–	3	–	4	.500	11	–	6	–	6	.609
Belmont ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	5	.450	3	–	9	–	7	.342
Evansville ‍‍‍	1	–	3	–	6	.400	1	–	7	–	9	.324
Indiana State ‍‍‍	1	–	4	–	5	.350	2	–	6	–	10	.389
Illinois State ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	3	–	9	–	4	.313
Southern Illinois ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	2	.100	1	–	11	–	5	.206


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Missouri Valley Conference

Seeding

Eight of the eleven Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Drake	8–1–1	25
2	Missouri State	7–0–3	24
3	Northern Iowa	6–4–0	18
4	UIC	5–3–2	17
5	Murray State	3–2–5	14
6	Valparaiso	3–3–4	13
7	Belmont	2–3–5	11
8	Evansville	1–3–6	9

Bracket


Opening Round Thursday, Oct. 26			Second Round Sunday, Oct. 29			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2			Final Sunday, Nov. 5



						1	Drake	2

			4	UIC (pen.)	0 (4)	4	UIC	1

5	Murray State	1	5	Murray State	0 (3)				1	Drake	0

8	Evansville	0							6	Valparaiso	1

						2	Missouri State	0

			3	Northern Iowa	0	6	Valparaiso (a.e.t.)	1	Third place

6	Valparaiso	1	6	Valparaiso	1

7	Belmont	0

Schedule

Opening Round

October 26	#5 Murray State	1–0	#8 Evansville	Chicago, IL
2:00 p.m. CT	Mary Hardy 1'	Report	90' Ella Hamner	Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 97 Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: Adam Herges Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Fourth official: Kerilyn O'Donnel

October 26	#6 Valparaiso	1–0	#7 Belmont	Cedar Falls, IA
2:00 p.m. CT	Lindsey Dusatko 8' Sam Gountounas 69' Team 74'	Report	86' Anna Sweeney	Stadium: UNI Soccer Field Attendance: 55 Referee: Cassidy Moulton Assistant referees: Arron Valley Assistant referees: Robert Kerwood Fourth official: Sean McVeigh

Second Round

October 29	#4 UIC	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#5 Murray State	Chicago, IL
12:00 p.m. CT		Report		Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 167 Referee: Andrew Ellsworth Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez Fourth official: Jorge Cuate Ballinas
	Penalties
	Kaysey Castro Sophia Jaime Katelyn Nardulli Hannah Gryzik Makenna Maloy Madison Ferris		Morgan Bodker Mary Hardy Morgan Parker Megan Wilson Jenna Villacres Megan Jeremias

October 29	#3 Northern Iowa	0–1	#6 Valparaiso	Cedar Falls, IA
1:00 p.m. CT		Report	64' Kelsie James 78' Sam Gountounas	Stadium: UNI Soccer Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Sean Giza Assistant referees: Aaron Valley Fourth official: Jacob Larson

Semifinals

November 2	#2 Missouri State	0–1 (a.e.t.)	#6 Valparaiso	Des Moines, IA
3:00 p.m. CT	Julia Kristensen 76' Iraia Arrue 87' Gracie English 89' Team 89'	Report	47', 97' Abby White	Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 337 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Malkawi Assistant referees: Jared Lee Assistant referees: Tyler Turner Fourth official: Sean Giza

November 2	#1 Drake	2–1	#4 UIC	Des Moines, IA
6:00 p.m. CT	Emma Nagel 5' Angela Gutierrez 19', 72' Lily Overstreet 59' Maria Cervello 74'	Report	38' Makenna Maloy	Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 616 Referee: Esad Omanovic Assistant referees: Robert Kerwood Assistant referees: Jacon Larson Fourth official: Sean Giza

Final

November 5	#1 Drake	0–1	#6 Valparaiso	Des Moines, IA
1:00 p.m. CT	Lily Overstreet 85' Team 85'	Report	67', 82' Allie Anderson 90' Abby White	Stadium: Cownie Sports Complex Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Braxton Williams Assistant referees: Cassidy Moulton Fourth official: Esad Omanovic

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 8 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.14 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

1 goal

Angela Gutierrez – Drake
Emma Nagel – Drake
Mary Hardy – Murray State
Makenna Maloy – UIC
Allie Anderson – Valparaiso
Lindsey Dusatko – Valparaiso
Kelsie James – Valparaiso
Abby White – Valparaiso

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Avery Nowak	Belmont
Maria Cervelló	Drake
Angela Gutierrez
Emma Nagel
Myia Danek	Evansville
Abby Couch	Missouri State
Maddie Schneiderhahn	Missouri State
Hannah Carter	Murray State
Ashley Harrington	Northern Iowa
Madison Ferris	UIC
Makenna Maloy	UIC
Allie Anderson	Valparaiso
Nikki Coryell
Aubrey Ramey
Abby White

MVP in bold

References

^ "2022 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ "2023 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ Opinker, Grace (November 10, 2023). "Valparaiso women's soccer ready for its first NCAA Tournament since 2014". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "2023 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Bulldog Women Hold on to Win Seventh Regular Season Title in Program History". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Valpo Soccer Wins MVC Championship, Clinches NCAA Tournament Berth". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[1] "2022 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[2] "2023 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[3] Opinker, Grace (November 10, 2023). "Valparaiso women's soccer ready for its first NCAA Tournament since 2014". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[4] "2023 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[5] "Bulldog Women Hold on to Win Seventh Regular Season Title in Program History". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[6] "Valpo Soccer Wins MVC Championship, Clinches NCAA Tournament Berth". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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