2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,222 | ||||
| Site | Korte Stadium Edwardsville, Illinois | ||||
| Champions | SIU Edwardsville (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Cale Wassermann (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Nic Muench (SIU Edwardsville) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville ‡ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood # | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana # | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: OVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from November 10 through November 16, 2024. The tournament was hosted by the number one seed and took place at Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, Illinois. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the SIU Edwardsville Cougars[1] SIU Edwardsville was the first seed an successfully defended their title, defeating Houston Christian 3–2 in overtime in the final.[2][3] This was the second conference tournament title for the SIU Edwardsville men's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Cale Wassermann.[4] As tournament champions, SIU Edwardsville earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
Six of the eight Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2024 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season conference record.[5][6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | SIUE | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Houston Christian* | 5–2–3 | 18 |
| 3 | Lindenwood* | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Liberty | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 3–2–5 | 14 |
| 6 | Western Illinois | 3–7–0 | 9 |
*The top two seeds are given to the teams that win each scheduling pod
Bracket
Source:[7]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 10 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 13 | Final Saturday, Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SIU Edwardsville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 0 | 5 | Incarnate Word | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 2 | 1 | SIU Edwardsville (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Houston Christian | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston Christian | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindenwood | 2 | 3 | Lindenwood | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Western Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 10, 2024 | #3 Lindenwood | 2–1 | #6 Western Illinois | Edwardsville, IL |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Korte Stadium Attendance: 231 Referee: Esad Omanovic Assistant referees: Matthew Williams Kurt Wuebbels Fourth official: Velimir Milovic |
| November 10, 2024 | #4 Liberty | 0–2 | #5 Incarnate Word | Edwardsville, IL |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Korte Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Michael Heath Matthew Stein Fourth official: Lucas Cross |
Semifinals
| November 13, 2024 | #2 Houston Christian | 2–0 | #3 Lindenwood | Edwardsville, IL |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Korte Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Alex Beehler Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando Kurt Wuebbles Fourth official: Jeffrey Patrylo |
| November 13, 2024 | #1 SIU Edwardsville | 1–0 | #5 Incarnate Word | Edwardsville, IL |
| 6:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Korte Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Art Arustramyan Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi John Kennedy Fourth official: Braeden Frey |
Final
| November 16, 2024 | #1 SIU Edwardsville | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #2 Houston Christian | Edwardsville, IL |
| 6:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Korte Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Cory Formea Chad Formea Fourth official: Shane Butler |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 16, 2024).
2 goals
- Ethan Giwa-McNeil – Houston Christian
1 goal
- Theo Butterworth – Houston Christian
- Quinn Connolly – Lindenwood
- Pavel Dashin – SIU Edwardsville
- Sello Diphoko – Incarnate Word
- Liam Gainey – Western Illinois
- Wes Gibson – SIU Edwardsville
- Emmanuel Martinez – Incarnate Word
- Nic Muench – SIU Edwardsville
- Jacobo Sanfeliu – SIU Edwardsville
- Sam Zeeman – Houston Christian
1 own goal
- Western Illinois (vs. Lindenwood)
All-Tournament team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Ethan Giwa-McNeil | Houston Christian |
| Morgan Worsfold-Gregg | |
| Sam Zeeman | |
| Will Ansah | Incarnate Word |
| Alejandro De La Torre | |
| Quinn Connolly | Lindenwood |
| Josh Francombe | |
| Pavel Dashin | SIU Edwardsville |
| Wes Gibson | |
| Nic Muench | |
| Yasha Schaerer |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ "SIUE Wins Inaugural OVC Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "2024 OVC Men's Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Hayes, Pete (November 17, 2024). "Wes Gibson's golden goal sends SIUE to NCAA National Soccer Tourney". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 22, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "2024 OVC Men's Soccer Championship Field Set". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 3, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tiebreakers" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "SIUE Wins 2024 OVC Men's Soccer Championship in Overtime". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.