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| No. 11 Missouri State + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Western Michigan+ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville ‡ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from November 10 through November 16, 2024. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Western Michigan Broncos[2][3] They were unable to defend their title, losing as the fourth seed in the First Round to the Evansville Purple Aces in overtime 2–1. Fifth seed Evansville would go on to win the tournament, defeating Bowling Green in overtime, in the Final, 3–2.[4][5] This was the second conference tournament title for the Evansville men's soccer program. It was the first tournament title for head coach Robbe Tarver.[6] As tournament champions, Evansville earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
Six of the nine Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2024 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 three-team tiebreaker was required as Bowling Green, Evansville, and Western Michigan all finished with thirteen points during regular season conference play. The first tiebreaker was record against the other tied teams. Each team had a 1–1 record in this tiebreaker. The second tiebreaker was conference-only goal differential. Bowling Green earned the third seed in this tiebreaker with their +3 goal difference. Western Michigan had a 0 goal difference and Evansville had a -1 goal difference. Western Michigan earned the fourth seed by virtue of their head-to-head regular season conference victory over Evansville.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri State | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Drake | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 5 | Evansville | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | UIC | 3–5–0 | 9 |
Bracket
Source:[8]
Teams were re-seeded after the first round.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 10 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 13 | Final Saturday, Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Missouri State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | Evansville | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Evansville (a.e.t) | 2 | 5 | Evansville (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Drake | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | Bowling Green | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | UIC | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 10, 2024 | #4 Western Michigan | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Evansville | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 10:00 a.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 245 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Fernando Pina Fourth official: John Douglas |
| November 10, 2024 | #3 Bowling Green | 4–1 | #6 UIC | Bowling Green, OH |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,124 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarav Assistant referees: Josh Braunstein Cristian Vorovenci Fourth official: Stephen Phiri |
Semifinals
| November 13, 2024 | #2 Drake | 0–1 | #3 Bowling Green | Springfield, MO |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allison South Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Drew Klemp Dan Ortega Fourth official: Tim Wagner |
| November 13, 2024 | #1 Missouri State | 0–1 | #5 Evansville | Springfield, MO |
| 6:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Allison South Stadium Attendance: 635 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Zachary Richter Ryan Cook Fourth official: Luis Tribaldo |
Final
| November 16, 2024 | #3 Bowling Green | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #5 Evansville | Springfield, MO |
| 6:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allison South Stadium Attendance: 204 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Misael Cordero Shane Cowger Fourth official: Shadd Delmez |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 16, 2024).
2 goals
- Ryko Bodurov – Bowling Green
- Kai Phillip – Evansville
1 goal
- Jake Bergin – Bowling Green
- Nacho Garcia – Evansville
- Noah James – Western Michigan
- Jake Lane – Bowling Green
- Bart Muns – UIC
- Bennett Painter – Bowling Green
- Andrew Shaffer – Bowling Green
- Baraka Tarleton – Evansville
- Trace Terry – Bowling Green
- Martin Wurschmidt – Evansville
1 own goal
- Bowling Green (vs. Evansville)
All-Tournament team
Source:[9]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Brendan Graves | Bowling Green |
| Jake Lane | |
| Trace Terry | |
| Ryder Barrett | Drake |
| Eskil Gjerde | |
| Jacopo Fedrizzi | Evansville |
| Nacho Garcia | |
| Kai Phillips | |
| Martin Wurschmidt | |
| Tyler Caton | Missouri State |
| Alex Matthews | |
| Bart Muns | UIC |
| Noah James | Western Michigan |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ Missouri Valley website not updated with tournament results included in Overall Standings.
- ^ "2023 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ Sokeland, Kyle (November 16, 2024). "Evansville men's soccer earns first trip to NCAA tournament since 1996 with MVC title". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Bracket Set for 2024 MVC Men's Soccer Championship". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 5, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 16, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Evansville Wins 2024 MVC Men's Soccer Tournament Title". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. November 16, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.