2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1] The defending regular season champion was Missouri State,[2] and the defending postseason champion was Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).[3]

Missouri Valley Conference
Season2015
ChampionsSIUE
MVC Tourney WinnerDrake
To NCAA TournamentDrake
Matches played106
Goals scored153 (1.44 per match)
Average goals/game1.205
Top goalscorerWes Carson, UCA
9 goals
Biggest home winEvansville 4–0 Northern Kentucky (November 3)
Bradley 4–0 Missouri State (October 17)
SIUE 4–0 UCA (October 3)
Drake 4–0 UMKC (September 15)
Biggest away winBradley 5–1 Evansville (October 10)
Highest scoringIncarnate Word 8–1 UCA (September 18)
Oral Roberts 6–0 UCA (October 27)
Longest winning run8 games
SIUE (October 3–November 13)
Longest unbeaten run9 games
SIUE (October 3–November 15)
Longest winless run12 games
UCA (September 6–October 27)
Longest losing run10 games
Evansville (September 23–November 3)
Highest attendanceH–2,375 SIUE vs. UCA
A–5,483 UCA @ St.Louis
N–584 Bradley vs. UNLV @ Utah Valley
Lowest attendanceH–90 Drake vs. UMKC
A–103 Bradley @ Western Illinois
N–22 Missouri State vs. Loyola Marymount @ New Mexico
Total attendance80,697
Average attendance761.29
2014
2016
All statistics correct as of November 23, 2015.

The Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was hosted by SIUE on Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, Illinois on November 11, 13, and 15.[4] The Drake Bulldogs defeated the host team in the final 1–0[5] and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. They then upset 17th ranked Kentucky before falling in the second round to 9th ranked and 12th seeded Creighton.[6]

Teams

2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SIUE 5 1 0  12 4 2
Bradley 4 1 1  7 10 1
Drake 3 1 2  13 5 3
Missouri State 3 2 1  6 6 5
Loyola Chicago 2 2 2  10 4 5
Central Arkansas 1 5 0  2 15 1
Evansville 0 6 0  3 13 0
  • ‡-MVC Tournament Champion
    +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA
Team Location Stadium Capacity Head Coach Uniform supplier
Bradley Braves Peoria, Illinois Shea Stadium 3,800 Jim DeRose adidas
Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex 300 Ross Duncan adidas
Drake Bulldogs Des Moines, Iowa Cownie Sports Complex 2,000 Gareth Smith adidas
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, Indiana McCutchan Stadium 2,500 Marshall Ray adidas
Loyola Ramblers Chicago, Illinois Loyola Soccer Park 500 Neil Jones Nike
Missouri State Bears Springfield, Missouri Plaster Sports Complex 16,600 John Leamy adidas
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville, Illinois Ralph Korte Stadium 4,000 Mario Sanchez adidas

Season outlook

2015 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll[7]

RankTeam (1st-place votes)Points
1SIUE (3)42
2Missouri State (3)39
3Loyola38
4Bradley (1)27
5Drake26
6Evansville15
7Central Arkansas9

2015 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team[7]

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school)
Alec Bartlett Drake Defender Senior Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy)
Grant Bell Bradley Defender Senior Springfield, Ill. (Rochester H.S.)
Justin Bilyeu SIUE Defernder Senior St. Louis, Missouri (CBC H.S)
Elliot Collier Loyola Forward Sophomore Hamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul's Collegiate)
Tim Dobrowolski Loyola Goalkeeper Senior Rockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic)
Mark Anthony Gonzalez Evansville Forward Senior Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic)
Emmerich Hoegg Missouri State Midfielder/Forward Senior Crestview, Florida (Choctawhatchee High)
Austin Ledbetter SIUE Defender Junior St. Charles, Missouri (CBC H.S)
Eric Schoendorf Loyola Midfielder/Defender Senior Delafield, Wisconsin (Catholic Memorial)
Mueng Sunday Drake Midfielder Junior Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Kyle Thomson Loyola Midfielder Sophomore Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South)
James Wypych Drake Midfielder Junior Wellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)

Postseason

MVC Tournament

Source:[8][9][10][11][12]

Site Ralph Korte Stadium @ SIUE

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 11
    Semifinals
Friday, November 13
    Final
Sunday, November 15
                           
      1 SIUE
PKs 4–3
0  
  4 Missouri State 0     5 Loyola 0    
  5 Loyola 1         1 SIUE 0
      3 Drake 1
      3 Drake 1    
  3 Drake 2     2 Bradley 0  
  6 Central Arkansas 0  

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
2 Drake @ Kentucky
Won 2–1
@ #12 Creighton
Lost 5–1

2016 MLS SuperDraft

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
1
18
New York Red Bulls Justin Bilyeu Defender SIUE

Honors

2015 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams

Source: [13]

First Team

  • Tim Dobrowolski; Senior Goalkeeper; Loyola Chicago; Rockford, Illinois
  • Austin Ledbetter; Junior Defender; SIU Edwardsville; St. Charles, Missouri
  • Mueng Sunday; Junior Midfielder; Drake; Coralville, Iowa
  • James Wypych; Junior Forward; Drake; Wellington, New Zealand

Second Team

  • Eric Schoendorf; Senior Defender; Loyola Chicago; Delafield, Wisconsin
  • Mark Anthony Gonzalez; Senior Midfielder; Evansville; Bolton, Ontario, Canada
  • Kyle Thomson; Sophomore Midfielder; Loyola Chicago; Park Ridge, Illinois
  • Jabari Danzi; Senior Forward; SIU Edwardsville; Park Forest, Illinois

Third Team

  • Justin Bilyeu; Senior Defender; SIU Edwardsville; St. Louis, Missouri
  • Daniel Hare; Senior Defender; Loyola Chicago; Overland Park, Kansas
  • Jack Griffin; Junior Midfielder; Missouri State; Beverley, England, UK
  • Grant Bell; Senior Forward; Bradley; Little Falls, Minnesota

2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams

Source: [14]

First Team

  • Jacob Wieser, Senior, SIUE, 3.95 GPA, Nursing

2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams

Source: [15]

Only All-District players were eligible for the Academic All-America ballot.

District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)

  • Clark Emerson, Sophomore, Bradley, 4.00 GPA, Mechanical Engineering
  • Andrew Kovacevic, Junior, Bradley, 3.96 GPA, Finance
  • Jacob Wieser, Senior, SIUE, 3.95 GPA, Nursing

District 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, SD, WI)

  • Alec Bartlett, Srenior, Drake, 3.51 GPA, Biology
  • James Grunert, Junior, Drake, 3.74 GPA, Health Sciences
  • Ben LeMay, Junior, Drake, 3.82 GPA, Pharmacy/MBA
  • Darrin MacLeod, Junior, Drake, 3.49 GPA, International Business
  • Rob Oslica, Soophomore, Missouri State, 3.79 GPA, Cell & Molecular Biology
  • Phil Woods, Junior, Missouri State, 3.85 GPA, Entertainment Management
  • James Wypych, Junior, Drake, 3.69 GPA, International Relations

NSCAA 2014-15 College Team Academic Award

Source: [16]

The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom by posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Four of the MVC's seven teams were honored.

  • Drake University
  • Loyola University of Chicago
  • Missouri State University
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2015 MVC awards

Source= [17]

2015 MVC Player of the YearEric Shoendorf, Loyola

2015 MVC Defensive Player of the YearEric Shoendorf, Loyola

2015 MVC Goalkeeper of the YearTim Dobrowolski, Loyola

2015 MVC Freshman of the YearFrank Bak, Bradley

2015 MVC Coaching Staff of the YearSIUE (Mario Sanchez, David Korn, Scott Gyllenborg, Tim Boruff, Billy Berger)

2015 MVC Fair Play AwardMissouri State

2015 MVC All-Conference First Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
Tim DobrowolskiLoyolaGoalkeeperSeniorRockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic)
Grant BellBradleyForwardSeniorLittle Falls, Minnesota (Little Falls Community)
Wes CarsonCentral ArkansasForwardJuniorFort Smith, Arkansas (Fort Smith Southside)
Jabari DanzySIUEForwardSeniorPark Forest, Illinois (Marian Catholic/Northern Illinois)
Jack GriffinMissouri StateMidfielderJuniorBeverley, England (Beverley Grammar School)
Mark Anthony GonzalezEvansvilleMidfielderSeniorToronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic)
Mueng SundayDrakeMidfielderJuniorCoralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
James WypychDrakeMidfielderJuniorWellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick’s College/New Mexico)
Alec BartletDrakeDefenderSeniorOverland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy/Creighton)
Austin LedbetterSIUEDefenderJuniorSt. Charles, Missouri (CBC)
Eric SchoendorfLoyolaDefenderSeniorDelafield, Wisconsin (Catholic Memorial)

2015 MVC All-Conference Second Team

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college)
Kyle Dal SantoSIUEGoalkeeperSophomoreBolingbrook, Illinois (Benet Academy)
Devyn JambgaSIUEForwardSophomoreHarare, Zimbabwe (Harare International)
Nate OppermanEvansvilleForwardSeniorOlathe, Kansas (Olathe South)
Elliot CollierLoyolaMidfielderSophomoreHamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul’s Collegiate)
Ivan GutierrezSIUEMidfielderJuniorHallandale Beach, Florida (Hallandale/Louisville)
Fabian LifkaLoyolaMidfielderFreshmanKelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein)
Paul ScheipeterSIUEMidfielderSeniorSt. Louis, Missouri (Vianney/Indianapolis)
Kyle ThomsonLoyolaMidfielderSophomorePark Ridge, Illinois (Maine South)
Justin BilyeuSIUEDefenderSeniorSt. Louis, Missouri (CBC)
Daniel HareLoyolaDefenderSeniorOverland Park, Kansas (Rockhurst)
Brett LaneSIUEDefenderSeniorPeoria, Illinois (Peoria Notre Dame)

2015 MVC All-Freshman Team

PlayerSchoolPositionHometown (High school)
Conor IngramMissouri StateForwardOxford, England (Fitzharrys School)
Nic JaimesDrakeForwardOlathe, Kansas (Blue Valley Northwest)
Connor StevensonLoyolaForwardWoodbury, Minnesota (East Ridge)
Frank BakBradleyMidfielderGlenview, Illinois (Glenbrook South)
Zac BlaydesEvansvilleMidfielderMidway, Kentucky (Woodford County)
Jake BuckleMissouri StateMidfielderTadcaster, North Yorkshire, England (Tadcaster Grammar)
Chris HolmesCentral ArkansasMidfielderConway, Arkansas (Little Rock Catholic)
Daltyn KnutsonCentral ArkansasMidfielderSpring, Texas (Klein Oak)
Fabian LifkaLoyolaMidfielderKelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein)
Keegan McHughSIUEMidfielderSt. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell)
Trevor BaumEvansvilleDefenderKeller, Texas (Nolan Catholic)

2015 MVC All-Tournament Team

Source= [18]

2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPKyle Whigham, Drake

PlayerSchoolPosition
Alec Bartlett Drake Defender
Justin Bilyeu SIUE Defender
Kyle Dal Santo SIUE Goalkeeper
Alex Garcia Bradley Midfielder
James Grunert Drake Defender
Daniel Hare Loyola Defender
J.T. Kotowski Bradley Defender
Austin Ledbetter SIUE Defender
Darrin MacLeod Drake Goalkeeper
Rob Oslica Missouri State Defender
Daylon Schiffel Central Arkansas Forward
Eric Schoendorf Loyola Defender
Kyle Whigham Drake Midfielder

2015 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team

Source= [19]

PlayerSchoolYearGPAMajorHometown (High School / Previous School)
Alec Bartlett Drake Senior 3.51 Biology Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy)
Grant Bell Bradley Senior 3.27 Business Management/Administration Little Falls, Minnesota (Little Falls Community)
Clark Emerson Bradley Sophomore 4.00 Mechanical Engineering Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge)
James Grunert Drake Sophomore 3.70 Health Sciences Muskego, Wisconsin (Muskego)
Daniel Hare Loyola Senior 3.84 Sports Management Overland Park, Kansas (Rockhurst)
Andrew Kovacevic Bradley Junior 3.96 Finance Naperville, Illinois (Neuqua Valley)
Ben LeMay Drake Junior 3.82 Pharmacy Hugo, Minnesota (Saint Thomas Academy)
Rob Osclica Missouri State Sophomore 3.79 Cell & Molecular Biology Ozark, Missouri (Ozark)
Eric Schoendorf Loyola Senior 3.75 Accounting Delafield, Wisisconsin (Catholic Memorial)
Mueng Sunday Drake Junior 3.68 Finance Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West)
Jacob Wieser SIUE Senior 3,96 Nursing St. Louis, Missouri. (St. Mary's)
James Wypych Drake Junior 3.69 International Business Wellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick's College)
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References

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