2023 Summit League men's soccer tournament

2023 Summit League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance1,671
SiteCase Soccer Complex
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsOmaha (2nd title)
Winning coachDonovan Dowling (1st title)
MVPNathanel Sallah (Omaha)
BroadcastESPN+
Summit League men's soccer tournament
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2023 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver + 6 – 0 – 1 12 – 3 – 5
Oral Roberts 4 – 1 – 2 10 – 4 – 3
Omaha ‡ 3 – 2 – 2 8 – 8 – 4
Kansas City 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 8 – 6
St. Thomas (MN) # 0 – 5 – 2 3 – 10 – 3
Western Illinois 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 14 – 1
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Summit

The 2023 Summit League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 9 and 11, 2023. The three-match tournament took place at Case Soccer Complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Denver Pioneers were the defending champions.[1] Denver was unable to defended their title, falling to Kansas City in a penalty shoot-out in the First Round. Omaha would go on to defeat Kansas City in the Final 2–0 to become tournament champions.[2][3] The tournament win was Omaha's second as a member of the conference, and the title was the first for head coach Donovan Dowling.[4] As tournament champions, Omaha earned the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Four of the six Summit League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Denver 6–0–1 19
2 Oral Roberts 4–1–2 14
3 Omaha 3–2–2 11
4 Kansas City 2–2–3 9
5 St. Thomas 1–5–2 5
6 Western Illinois 1–7–0 3

Bracket

Source:[6]

Semifinals
Thursday, November 9 		Final
Saturday, November 11
      
1 Denver 3 (4)
4 Kansas City (pen.) 3 (5)
4 Kansas City 0
3 Omaha 2
2 Oral Roberts 0
3 Omaha 1

Schedule

Semifinals

November 9 #1 Denver 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 #4 Kansas City Tulsa, OK
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Oje Ofunrein 4', 18', 74', Yellow card 68'
  • Bryce Willoughby Yellow card 65'
 Report
  • 19' Christian Koffi
  • 31', Yellow card 108' Julien Le Bourdoulous
  • 57' Mael Caisson
  • Yellow card 67' Seth Kacich
 Stadium: Case Soccer Complex
Attendance: 211
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Michael Cap
Assistant referees: Kyle Armstrong
Fourth official: Edwin Zunun
Penalties
  • Jake Smith soccer ball with check mark
  • Sam Bassett soccer ball with check mark
  • Dylan Akau soccer ball with check mark
  • Ian Smith soccer ball with red X
  • Holger Olsson soccer ball with check mark
  • AJ Francois soccer ball with red X
  • Lukas Fisher soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Seth Kacich
  • soccer ball with check mark Edson Murguia
  • soccer ball with check mark Julien Le Bourdoulous
  • soccer ball with red X Hector Taboda
  • soccer ball with check mark Guille Munoz Villarejo
  • soccer ball with red X Christian Koffi
  • soccer ball with check mark Miguel Fernandez
November 9 #2 Oral Roberts 0–1 #3 Omaha Tulsa, OK
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Thiago Patto Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 87'
 Report
  • Yellow card 21' Kyle Reese
  • Yellow card 48' Gonzalo Cuevas
  • Yellow card 84' Martin Lago
  • 81', Yellow card 90' Mathis Pilon St-Louis
  • Yellow card 90' Luke Smith
 Stadium: Case Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Brian Barlow
Assistant referees: Dan Ortega
Fourth official: Reza Namavar

Final

November 11 #3 Omaha 2–0 #4 Kansas City Tulsa, OK
2:00 p.m. CT
  • Theo Klein 24' (pen.)
  • Ede Gramberg 87'
 Report
  • Yellow card 82' Julien Le Bourdoulous
  • Yellow card 88' Robin Balters
  • Yellow card 88' Seth Kacich
 Stadium: Case Soccer Complex
Attendance: 419
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Assistant referees: Misael Cordero
Fourth official: Brook Weiss

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).

3 goals

  • Oje Ofunrein – Denver

1 goal

  • Mael Caisson – Kansas City
  • Julien Le Bourdoulous – Kansas City
  • Christian Koffi – Kansas City
  • Ede Gramberg – Omaha
  • Theo Klein – Omaha
  • Mathis Pilon St-Louis – Omaha

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

Player Team
Oje Ofunrein Denver
Aidan O'Toole
Robin Balters Kansas City
Mael Caisson
Carson Lindsey
Naz Astwood Omaha
Thore Boehm
Mathis Pilon St-Louis
Nathanel Sallah
Luis Flores Oral Roberts
Joel Quashie

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "2022 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Schinzel, Gene (November 11, 2023). "Omaha men's soccer punches ticket to NCAA tournament after winning Summit League final". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Summit League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 #SummitMSOC Championship Bracket Set". thesummitleague.org. Summit League. November 4, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Third-seeded Mavericks blank fourth-seeded Roos in #SummitMSOC title match". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.