# 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. The defending regular season champion was Missouri State, and the defending postseason champion was Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).
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.

## Teams

| 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
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | SIUE (3) | 42 |
| 2 | Missouri State (3) | 39 |
| 3 | Loyola | 38 |
| 4 | Bradley (1) | 27 |
| 5 | Drake | 26 |
| 6 | Evansville | 15 |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 9 |
2015 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (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

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Site Ralph Korte Stadium @ SIUE
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 11 | Semifinals Friday, November 13 | Semifinals Friday, November 13 | Semifinals Friday, November 13 | Final Sunday, November 15 | Final Sunday, November 15 | 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

| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
| 1 | 18 | New York Red Bulls | Justin Bilyeu | Defender | SIUE | |

## Honors
### 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-Conference First Team

| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school/Previous college) |
| Tim Dobrowolski | Loyola | Goalkeeper | Senior | Rockford, Illinois (Boylan Catholic) |
| Grant Bell | Bradley | Forward | Senior | Little Falls, Minnesota (Little Falls Community) |
| Wes Carson | Central Arkansas | Forward | Junior | Fort Smith, Arkansas (Fort Smith Southside) |
| Jabari Danzy | SIUE | Forward | Senior | Park Forest, Illinois (Marian Catholic/Northern Illinois) |
| Jack Griffin | Missouri State | Midfielder | Junior | Beverley, England (Beverley Grammar School) |
| Mark Anthony Gonzalez | Evansville | Midfielder | Senior | Toronto, Canada (Robert F. Hall Catholic) |
| Mueng Sunday | Drake | Midfielder | Junior | Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West) |
| James Wypych | Drake | Midfielder | Junior | Wellington, New Zealand (St. Patrick’s College/New Mexico) |
| Alec Bartlet | Drake | Defender | Senior | Overland Park, Kansas (St. James Academy/Creighton) |
| Austin Ledbetter | SIUE | Defender | Junior | St. Charles, Missouri (CBC) |
| Eric Schoendorf | Loyola | Defender | Senior | Delafield, Wisconsin (Catholic Memorial) |

#### 2015 MVC All-Conference Second Team

| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (High school/Previous college) |
| Kyle Dal Santo | SIUE | Goalkeeper | Sophomore | Bolingbrook, Illinois (Benet Academy) |
| Devyn Jambga | SIUE | Forward | Sophomore | Harare, Zimbabwe (Harare International) |
| Nate Opperman | Evansville | Forward | Senior | Olathe, Kansas (Olathe South) |
| Elliot Collier | Loyola | Midfielder | Sophomore | Hamilton, New Zealand (Saint Paul’s Collegiate) |
| Ivan Gutierrez | SIUE | Midfielder | Junior | Hallandale Beach, Florida (Hallandale/Louisville) |
| Fabian Lifka | Loyola | Midfielder | Freshman | Kelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein) |
| Paul Scheipeter | SIUE | Midfielder | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri (Vianney/Indianapolis) |
| Kyle Thomson | Loyola | Midfielder | Sophomore | Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South) |
| Justin Bilyeu | SIUE | Defender | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri (CBC) |
| Daniel Hare | Loyola | Defender | Senior | Overland Park, Kansas (Rockhurst) |
| Brett Lane | SIUE | Defender | Senior | Peoria, Illinois (Peoria Notre Dame) |

#### 2015 MVC All-Freshman Team

| Player | School | Position | Hometown (High school) |
| Conor Ingram | Missouri State | Forward | Oxford, England (Fitzharrys School) |
| Nic Jaimes | Drake | Forward | Olathe, Kansas (Blue Valley Northwest) |
| Connor Stevenson | Loyola | Forward | Woodbury, Minnesota (East Ridge) |
| Frank Bak | Bradley | Midfielder | Glenview, Illinois (Glenbrook South) |
| Zac Blaydes | Evansville | Midfielder | Midway, Kentucky (Woodford County) |
| Jake Buckle | Missouri State | Midfielder | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England (Tadcaster Grammar) |
| Chris Holmes | Central Arkansas | Midfielder | Conway, Arkansas (Little Rock Catholic) |
| Daltyn Knutson | Central Arkansas | Midfielder | Spring, Texas (Klein Oak) |
| Fabian Lifka | Loyola | Midfielder | Kelkheim, Germany (Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein) |
| Keegan McHugh | SIUE | Midfielder | St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell) |
| Trevor Baum | Evansville | Defender | Keller, Texas (Nolan Catholic) |

#### 2015 MVC All-Tournament Team

Source=
2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Kyle Whigham, Drake
| Player | School | Position |
| 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

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| Player | School | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown (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) |