2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season


The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The defending regular season champion was Missouri State, and the defending postseason champion was Bradley.
Missouri State won the regular season championship.
The Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was hosted by Bradley on November 12, 14, and 16. SIUE won the tourney title and the automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship with a 1–0 victory over Missouri State in the second extra time period.
In the NCAA Tournament, the SIUE Cougars defeated Northwestern 1–0 in Evanston before falling in the second round to #15 seed California 0–1 in Berkeley.

Changes from 2013

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityHead CoachUniform supplier
Bradley BravesPeoria, IllinoisShea Stadium Jim DeRose adidas
Central Arkansas BearsConway, ArkansasBill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Ross Duncan adidas
Drake BulldogsDes Moines, IowaCownie Sports Complex Sean Holmes adidas
Evansville Purple AcesEvansville, IndianaMcCutchan Stadium Mike Jacobs adidas
Loyola RamblersChicago, IllinoisLoyola Soccer Park Neil Jones Nike
Missouri State BearsSpringfield, MissouriPlaster Sports Complex John Leamy adidas
SIU Edwardsville CougarsEdwardsville, IllinoisKorte Stadium Brian Jones
David Korn
adidas

Season outlook

2014 Preseason Coaches' Poll
RankTeam Points
1Missouri State 46
2Evansville 37
3Bradley 34
4Drake31
5SIUE23
6Loyola16
7Central Arkansas9

2014 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown
Alec BartlettDrakeDefenderJuniorOverland Park, KS
Brian BementLoyolaForward/MidfieldSeniorWaterloo, IL
James FawkeMissouri StateDefenderSeniorCheltenham, England
Mark GonzalezEvansvilleMidfieldJuniorToronto, Ontario, Canada
Faik HajderovicEvansvilleForwardJuniorSt. Louis, MO
Darrin MacLeodDrakeGoalkeeperSophomoreWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
Logan MillerCentral ArkansasMidfieldSeniorTomball, TX
Christian OkekeBradleyForwardSophomoreWichita Falls, TX
Matt PolsterSIUEMidfieldSeniorLas Vegas, NV
Jack RobertsMissouri StateMidfieldSeniorLeicester, England
Matt TaphornCentral ArkansasDefenderSeniorDenver, CO.
Christian VoleskySIUEForwardSeniorHenderson, NV

MVC Tournament

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Honors

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2014 NSCAA Men's University Division Scholar All-America Teams

First Team— Defender Matt Polster, SIUE, 3.46 Business Administration, Las Vegas, NV
Second Team— Defender James Fawke, Missouri State, 3.45 Administrative Management, Cheltenham, England

2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's All-West Region Teams

First Team— Defender Matt Polster, SIUE; Midfielder Christian Volesky, SIUE
Second Team— Defender James Fawke, Missouri State; Defender Eric Schoendorf, Loyola; Forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Evansville
Third Team— Goalkeeper Tim Dobrowolski, Loyola; Defender Parker Maher, Missouri State; Forward Cody Lofgren, Bradley; Forward Christian Okeke, Bradley

2014 MVC awards

2014 MVC Player of the YearChristian Volesky, SIUE
2014 MVC Defensive Player of the YearMatt Polster, SIUE
2014 MVC Goalkeeper of the YearTim Dobrowolski, Loyola
2014 MVC Freshman of the YearKyle Thomson, Loyola
2014 MVC Coaching Staff of the YearLoyola
2014 MVC Fair Play AwardEvansville

2014 MVC All-Conference First Team

2014 MVC All-Conference Second Team

2014 MVC All-Freshman Team

2014 MVC All-Tournament Team

2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVPJabari Danzy, SIUE
PlayerSchoolPosition
Brian BementLoyolaForward
Justin BilyeuSIUEDefender
Andrew BrownBradleyMidfielder
Jabari DanzySIUEMidfielder
James FawkeMissouri StateDefender
Patrick HodgesEvansvilleDefender
Kent KobernusSIUEGoalkeeper
Cody LofgrenBradleyForward
Brian LunarLoyolaDefender
Parker MaherMissouri StateDefender
Matt PolsterSIUEDefender
Alex TroesterDrakeMidfielder
Andrew TurnerMissouri StateDefender

2014 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team

PlayerSchoolYearGPAMajorHometown
Alec BartlettDrakeJunior3.56BiologyOverland Park, Kansas
Brandon BesongMissouri StateSenior3.52AccountingCedar Rapids, Iowa
Sam CusackCentral ArkansasSenior3.90FinanceLondon, England
James FawkeMissouri StateSenior3.45Business Administration ManagementCheltenham, England
Daniel HareLoyolaJunior3.87Sports ManagementOverland Park, Kansas
Andrew KovacevicBradleySophomore3.94FinanceNaperville, Illinois
Zach KovacevicBradleySenior3.50Health ScienceNaperville, Illinois
Charlie MaciasEvansvilleSenior3.38FinanceWesterville, Ohio
Matt PolsterSIUESenior3.46Business Las Vegas, Nevada
Kevin SchaferEvansvilleSenior3.90Mechanical EngineeringAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Thomas SchermolyDrakeSenior3.76BiologyOlathe, Kansas
Nick SchroederEvansvilleSenior3.95Pre-Physical TherapyBrighton, Michigan
Alex TroesterDrakeJunior3.95Biochemistry, Cellulary & Molecular BiologyIowa City, Iowa
Addison WatsonMissouri StateSophomore3.41CriminologyStarkville, Mississippi
Jacob WieserSIUEJunior3.93NursingSt. Louis, Missouri