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2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season

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Season
  
2015

Start date
  
2015

Goals scored
  
153

Average goals/game
  
1.205

End date
  
November 15, 2015

Matches played
  
106

Top goalscorer
  
Wes Carson, UCA 9 goals

Biggest home win
  
Evansville 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 win
  
Bradley 5–1 Evansville (October 10)

Highest scoring
  
Incarnate Word 8–1 UCA (September 18) Oral Roberts 6–0 UCA (October 27)

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

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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. The Drake Bulldogs defeated the host team in the final 1–0 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.

Season outlook

2015 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll

2015 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team

MVC Tournament

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Site Ralph Korte Stadium @ SIUE

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

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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

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    First Team

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

    • 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams

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    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

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    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

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    2015 MVC Player of the Year — Eric Shoendorf, Loyola

    2015 MVC Defensive Player of the Year — Eric Shoendorf, Loyola

    2015 MVC Goalkeeper of the Year — Tim Dobrowolski, Loyola

    2015 MVC Freshman of the Year — Frank Bak, Bradley

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

    2015 MVC Fair Play Award— Missouri State

    2015 MVC All-Tournament Team

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    2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Kyle Whigham, Drake

    2015 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team

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    References

    2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season Wikipedia
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