Football league season
| Season | 2013 |
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| Champions | Missouri State |
| MVC Tourney Winner | Bradley |
| To NCAA Tournament | Bradley |
| Top goalscorer | Wojciech Wojcik Bradley 5 G, 14 A |
| Biggest home win | UCA 3-0 UMKC (September 8) Bradley 3-0 Drake (November 15) |
| Biggest away win | EIU 1-4 Loyola (September 13) E'ville 1-4 Drake (October 5) Loyola 2-5 E'ville (October 12) |
| Highest scoring | E'ville 5-4 EIU (September 22) |
| Longest winning run | 6 — Bradley |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 — Missouri State |
| Longest winless run | 10 — Loyola |
| Longest losing run | 5 — Loyola & UCA |
| Highest attendance | 2375—UCA @ SIUE |
| Lowest attendance | 132—E'ville @ UCA |
| ← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The defending regular and postseason champions, Creighton, left the conference to join the new Big East Conference.
The 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted and won by Bradley.
Changes from 2012
- Creighton left for the Big East Conference.
- Loyola joined The Valley from the Horizon League.
Teams
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley ‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Captain | Uniform supplier |
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| Bradley Braves | Peoria, Illinois | Shea Stadium | 3,800 |  Jim DeRose
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TBA | Nike
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| Central Arkansas Bears | Conway, Arkansas | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex | 300 | Ross Duncan
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TBA | Nike
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| Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa | Cownie Sports Complex | 2,000 |   Sean Holmes
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TBA |  adidas (DU) Nike (MVC)
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| Evansville Purple Aces | Evansville, Indiana | McCutchan Stadium | 2,500 | Mike Jacobs
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TBA | Nike
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| Loyola Ramblers | Chicago, Illinois | Loyola Soccer Park | 500 |  Neil Jones
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TBA | Nike
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| Missouri State Bears | Springfield, Missouri | Plaster Sports Complex | 16,600 | John Leamy
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TBA | Nike
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| SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Edwardsville, Illinois | Korte Stadium | 4,000 | Kevin Kalish
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John Berner | adidas (SIUE) Nike (MVC)
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Season outlook
2013 Preseason Coaches' Poll
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Points |
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| 1 | SIUE (1) | 40 |
| T2 | Evansville (2) | 36 |
| T2 | Drake (1) | 36 |
| 4 | Bradley (2) | 35 |
| 5 | Missouri State (1) | 21 |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 19 |
| 7 | Loyola | 9 |
2013 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school) |
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| Jarred Arde | Drake | Midfield | Junior | Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport) |
| John Berner | SIUE | Goalkeeper | Senior | St. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary's) |
| Addison Eck | Drake | Midfield | Senior | Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin) |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Defender | Junior | Cheltenham, England (Bournside School) |
| Mark Gonzalez | Evansville | Midfield | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic) |
| Faik Hajderovic | Evansville | Forward | Soophomore | St. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville) |
| Patrick Hodges | Evansville | Defender | Junior | Evansville, Ind. (Harrison) |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Midfield | Junior | Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde) |
| Matt Taphorn | Central Arkansas | Defender | Junior | Denver, Colo. (Rangeview) |
| Christian Volesky | SIUE | Forward | Junior | Henderson, Nev. (Foothill) |
| Wojciech Wojcik | Bradley | Forward | Senior | Elmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park) |
MVC Tournament
Main article: Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament| Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 13 | Semifinals Friday, November 15 | Final Sunday, November 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | SIUE | 2 | 4 | SIUE | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Loyola | 1 | 1 | Missouri State | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bradley | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bradley | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bradley | 3 (2OT) | 2 | Drake | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Evansille | 2 | ||||||||||||
Honors
2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's All-Midwest Region Teams
First Team— Midfielder James Fawke, Missouri State; Midfielder Faik Hajderovic, Evansville; Forward Wojciech Wojcik, Bradley
Second Team— Goalkeeper Brian Billings, Bradley; Defender Alec Bartlett, Drake; Forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Evansville
Third Team— Goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg, Missouri State; Defender Grant Bell, Bradley; Midfielder Matt Polster, SIUE; Forward Christian Okeke, Bradley
2013 MVC All-Conference First Team
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school) |
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| John Berner | SIUE | Goalkeeper | Senior | St. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary's) |
| Trevor Spangenberg | Missouri State | Goalkeeper | Senior | Valparaiso, Ind. (Boone Grove) |
| Alec Bartlett | Drake | Defender | Sophomore | Overland Park, Kan. (St. James Academy) |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Defender | Junior | Cheltenham, England (Bournside School) |
| Nick Marshall | Drake | Defender | Senior | Glen Carbon, Ill. (Edwardsville) |
| Faik Hajderovic | Evansville | Forward | Sophomore | St. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville) |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Midfield | Junior | Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde) |
| Jack Roberts | Missouri State | Midfield | Junior | Leceiser, England (John Cleveland College) |
| Mark Gonzalez | Evansville | Forward | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic) |
| Christian Volesky | SIUE | Forward | Junior | Henderson, Nev. (Foothill) |
| Wojciech Wojcik | Bradley | Forward | Senior | Elmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park) |
2013 MVC All-Freshman Team
| Player | School | Position | Hometown (High school) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin McLeod | Drake | Goalkeeper | Waterloo, Ontario (Resurrection Catholic) |
| Andrew Kendall-Moulin | SIUE | Defender | Faribault, Minn (Shattuck-St. Mary's) |
| Austin Ledbetter | SIUE | Defender | St. Charles, Mo. (CBC) |
| Kirill Likhovid | Loyola | Defender | Arlington Heights, Ill. (Buffalo Grove) |
| Jack Griffin | Missouri State | Midfield | Beverley, England (Beverley Grammar School) |
| Ben LeMay | Drake | Midfield | Hugo, Minn. (Saint Thomas Academy) |
| Landon Souder | Evansville | Midfield | Harrodsburg, Ky. (Mercer County) |
| Mueng Sunday | Drake | Midfield | Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West) |
| Wes Carson | Central Arkansas | Forward | Fort Smith, Ark. (Fort Smith Southside) |
| Christian Okeke | Bradley | Forward | Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider) |
| Jared Robinson | Evansville | Forward | Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) |
Statistics
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See also
- Missouri Valley Conference
- Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
- 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2013 in American soccer
References
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