2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,279
SiteLoyola Soccer Park
Chicago, Illinois
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsLoyola (1st title)
Winning coachBarry Bimbi (1st title)
MVPJenna Szczesny (Loyola)
BroadcastESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Loyola  ‍†‍‡‍y 6 – 1 – 0   .857 11 – 7 – 1   .605
Drake  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 1   .786 9 – 9 – 1   .500
UNI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 0   .571 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 0   .571 10 – 9 – 2   .524
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 2   .429 8 – 9 – 2   .474
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 1   .357 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 1   .357 4 – 12 – 3   .289
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 1   .071 6 – 9 – 3   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 Missouri Valley Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 14, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Missouri Valley Conference

The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The opening round matches of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final 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 Missouri State Lady Bears, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 1–0 loss to the Illinois State Redbirds in the opening round. The Loyola won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Drake in the final.[1] The conference tournament title was the first for the Loyloa women's soccer program and the first for head coach Barry Bimbi.[2]

Bracket

Source:[3]

Opening Round
Sunday, Oct. 28 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
2 Drake 12OT
3 UNI 0 (2) 6 Evansville 0
6 Evansville 0 (3) 2 Drake 2
1 Loyola 3
1 Loyola 2
4 Illinois State 1 4 Illinois State 1
5 Missouri State 0

Schedule

Opening Round

October 28, 2018 #3 UNI 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 #6 Evansville Waterloo, Iowa
12:00 p.m. Report
  • Jordyn Rolli Yellow card 106'
 Stadium: Cedar Valley Soccer Complex
Attendance: 289
Referee: Tyler Tuner
Assistant referees: Trent Payne
Assistant referees: Chris Civitate
Fourth official: Bryan Foster
Penalties
  • Kelsey Yarrow soccer ball with red X
  • Sydney Hayden soccer ball with red X
  • Maddy Germann soccer ball with check mark
  • Julianne Trizzino soccer ball with check mark
  • Hannah McDevitt soccer ball with red X
  • Claire Netten soccer ball with red X
  • Genevieve Cruz soccer ball with red X
  • Karsyn Kleinrichert soccer ball with red X
  • Jayme-Lee Hunter soccer ball with check mark
  • Emily Ormson soccer ball with red X
  • Maggie Leazer soccer ball with red X
  • Morgan Blair soccer ball with check mark
  • Montana Portenier soccer ball with red X
  • Amanda DaSilva soccer ball with check mark
October 28, 2018 #4 Illinois State 1–0 #5 Missouri State Normal, Illinois
1:00 p.m.
  • Abby Basler 75'
 Report Stadium: Adelaide State Field
Attendance: 166
Referee: Keith Angel
Assistant referees: Miguel Chavez
Assistant referees: Victor Herrera
Fourth official: Brian Lynch

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #2 Drake 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 Evansville Chicago, Illinois
3:30 p.m.
  • Hannah Bormann Yellow card 58'
  • Libby Helverson gold-colored soccer ball 102'
 Report Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Referee: Tony Delois
Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez
Assistant referees: Russ Doszak
Fourth official: Zach Bond
November 2, 2018 #1 Loyola 2–1 #4 Illinois State Chicago, Illinois
6:00 p.m.
  • Madison Kimball 6'
  • Jenna Szczesny 30'
 Report
  • Mikayla Unger 51', Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 511
Referee: Kyle Trimble
Assistant referees: Victor Herrera
Assistant referees: Juan Matute
Fourth official: Abby Okaluja

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Loyola 3–2 #2 Drake Chicago, Illinois
1:00 p.m.
  • Jenna Szczesny 11' (pen.), Yellow card 50'
  • Abby Swanson 69'
  • Kat Stephens 75'
 Report
  • Olivia Bruce 11' (pen.), 54'
  • Team Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 313
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Assistant referees: Rachel Smith
Fourth official: Abiodun Okulaja

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Olivia Bruce - Drake
  • Jenna Szczesny - Loyola
1 Goal
  • Abby Basler - Illinois State
  • Libby Helverson - Drake
  • Madison Kimball - Loyola
  • Kat Stephens - Loyola
  • Abby Swanson - Loyola
  • Mikayla Unger - Illinois State

All-Tournament team

Source:[1]

Player Team
Kaitlin Maxwell Missouri State
Jami Reichenberger UNI
Morgan Blair Evansville
Michaela Till Evansville
Abby Basler Illinois State
Alissa Ramsden Illinois State
Linda Fiorito Drake
Olivia Bruce Drake
Cassie Rohan Drake
Abby Swanson Loyola
Katharine Stephens Loyola
Madison Laudeman Loyola
Jenna Szczesny Loyola (MVP)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference.
  2. ^ "2018 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Championship Bracket" (PDF). mvc.com. The Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2018.