| Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| NCAA Tournament Qualifier | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Cownie Sports Complex |
| Current location | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Valparaiso |
| Most championships | Evansville, Illinois State (7) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | mvc-sports.com/wsoc |
The Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The tournament has been held every year since the MVC began women's soccer competition in 1996. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season conference records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
Champions[edit]
Key[edit]
| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
By Year[edit]
Source:[1]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | MVP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Evansville (1) | 5–0 | Creighton | Black Beauty Field • Evansville, Indiana | Sally Meek, Evansville | |
| 1997 | Evansville (2) | 2–2† (5–4 pen.) |
Eastern Illinois | Cooper Park • Springfield, Missouri | Laura Poland, Evansville | |
| 1998 | Evansville (3) | 2–1 | Illinois State | Black Beauty Field • Evansville, Indiana | Kari Sunderhaus, Evansville | |
| 1999 | Evansville (4) | 3–2*(3OT) | Missouri State | Cooper Complex • Springfield, Missouri | Tina Allwardt, Evansville | |
| 2000 | Missouri State (1) | 1–0 | Evansville | SportPort • Maryland Heights, Missouri | Jennifer Grocki, Missouri State | |
| 2001 | Evansville (5) | 2–1 | Missouri State | Jessica Schwartz, Evansville | ||
| 2002 | Creighton (1) | 1–0*(OT) | Illinois State | Kelan Brill, Creighton | ||
| 2003 | Illinois State (1) | 0–0† (5–4 pen.) |
Creighton | Chrystal Johnston, Illinois State | ||
| 2004 | Creighton (2) | 3–1 | Drake | Cownie Soccer Complex • Des Moines, Iowa | Katie Brennan, Creighton | |
| 2005 | Creighton (3) | 1–0 | Drake | Morrison Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | Marcy Gans, Creighton | |
| 2006 | Drake (1) | 1–0*(OT) | Evansville | Melissa Nelson, Drake | [2] | |
| 2007 | Creighton (4) | 0–0† (5–4 pen.) |
Illinois State | Black Beauty Field • Evansville, Indiana | Marcy Gans, Creighton | [3] |
| 2008 | Evansville (6) | 2–0 | Indiana State | Morrison Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | Kayla Lambert, Evansville | [4] |
| 2009 | Illinois State (2) | 1–0 | Creighton | Jessica Carlson, Illinois State | [5] | |
| 2010 | Creighton (5) | 2–1*(OT) | Missouri State | Lauren Cingoranelli, Creighton | [6] | |
| 2011 | Illinois State (3) | 5–0 | Missouri State | Cooper Field • Springfield, Missouri | Kyla Cross, Illinois State | [7] |
| 2012 | Illinois State (4) | 5–1 | Indiana State | Morrison Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | Rachel Tejada, Illinois State | [8] |
| 2013 | Illinois State (5) | 5–0 | Indiana State | McCutchan Stadium • Evansville, Indiana | Hannah Leinert, Illinois State | [9] |
| 2014 | Illinois State (6) | 2–1 | Evansville | Adelaide Street Field • Normal, Illinois | Rachel Tejada, Illinois State | [10] |
| 2015 | Evansville (7) | 0–0† (5–3 pen.) |
Loyola Chicago | McCutchan Stadium • Evansville, Indiana | Whitney Biggs, Evansville | [11] |
| 2016 | Illinois State (7) | 2–1 | Evansville | Adelaide Street Field • Normal, Illinois | Lauren Koehl, Illinois State | [12] |
| 2017 | Missouri State (2) | 1–0 | Northern Iowa | Allison South Stadium • Springfield, Missouri | Brooke Zimmerman, Missouri State | [13] |
| 2018 | Loyola Chicago (1) | 3–2 | Drake | Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, Illinois | Jenna Szczesny, Loyola Chicago | [14] |
| 2019 | Loyola Chicago (2) | 2–0 | Illinois State | Allison South Stadium • Springfield, Missouri | Sienna Cruz, Loyola Chicago | [15] |
| 2020 | Loyola Chicago (3) | 1–0 | Valparaiso | Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, Illinois | Megan Nemec, Loyola Chicago | [16] |
| 2021 | Loyola Chicago (4) | 4–0 | Evansville | Amanda Cassidy, Loyola Chicago | [17] | |
| 2022 | Missouri State (3) | 1–0 | Murray State | Brown Field • Valparaiso, Indiana | Kaeli Benedict, Missouri State | [18] |
| 2023 | Valparaiso (1) | 1–0 | Drake | Cownie Sports Complex • Des Moines, Iowa | Nikki Coryell, Valparaiso | [19][20] |
By school[edit]
Source:[1]
| School | Apps. | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Belmont | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Creighton | 17 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .647 | 8 | 5 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 |
| Drake | 20 | 11 | 18 | 3 | .391 | 5 | 1 | 2006 |
| Drury | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Evansville | 24 | 21 | 15 | 8 | .568 | 12 | 7 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2015 |
| UIC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Illinois State | 24 | 19 | 12 | 8 | .590 | 11 | 7 | 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Indiana State | 13 | 5 | 12 | 3 | .325 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Loyola Chicago | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .781 | 5 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Missouri State | 24 | 18 | 18 | 6 | .500 | 7 | 3 | 2000, 2017, 2022 |
| Murray State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Northern Iowa | 15 | 6 | 14 | 3 | .326 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valparaiso | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .423 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Missouri Valley.
References[edit]
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- ^ "Loyola Eases Past Valparaiso, Claims Third Straight MVC Title, 1-0". Missouri Valley Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2021 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2022 MVC Women's Soccer Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Opinker, Grace (November 10, 2023). "Valparaiso women's soccer ready for its first NCAA Tournament since 2014". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Missouri Valley Conference Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.