MVC Men's Soccer Championship

For the seventh time in the last 13 years, Bradley Soccer will host the MVC Men's Soccer Championship Tuesday-Saturday at Shea Stadium

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Soccer 11/7/2017 7:19:00 AM

PEORIA, IL - For the eighth time overall and the seventh time in the last 13 years, Bradley Soccer will host the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship when the league's seven teams converge on Shea Stadium this week to determine The Valley's automatic entry into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament kicks off with a first-round game Tuesday between Drake and Valparaiso, while third-seeded Bradley will enter into the fray during Wednesday's second quarterfinal, 6 p.m., at Shea Stadium. All six games in the tournament will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship
Hosted by Bradley University at Shea Stadium
First Round: Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 12 p.m. | (7) Drake vs. (6) Valparaiso | Drake, 4-2
Quarterfinal 1: Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 3 p.m. | (5) Evansville vs. (4) Loyola Chicago
Quarterfinal 2: Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 6 p.m. | (7) Drake at (3) Bradley
Semifinal 1: Friday, Nov. 10 | 3 p.m. | UE/LUC vs. (1) Missouri State
Semifinal 2: Friday, Nov. 10 | 6 p.m. | DU/VU/BU vs. (2) Central Arkansas
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 12 | 1 p.m.
Where: Peoria, IL (Shea Stadium)
TV: All six games on The Valley on ESPN3 | Watch Live
Live Stats: BradleyBraves.com | Follow Live
Tickets: $6 adults and $3 youth (14U) daily

VALLEY TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO PEORIA
• For the eighth time in the last 19 years, the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship will be contested in Peoria when the league's seven men's soccer members meet at Shea Stadium to determine The Valley's automatic participant in the NCAA Tournament.
• Postseason play begins with Tuesday's noon opening-round game and third-seeded Bradley will enter into the fray during Wednesday's second quarterfinal game against the winner of Tuesday's opener between Drake and Valparaiso.
• Bradley first hosted the MVC Tournament semifinals and championship in 1999 at Becker Park and the Braves have hosted every round in the tournament in six other years at Shea Stadium: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
• With 32 MVC Tournament games played on its world-class pitch since the venue was converted into a soccer-specific stadium in 2003, Shea Stadium has hosted more MVC Men's Soccer Championship games than any other venue.
• Including four games at Becker Park in 1999 and 2000 and one game at Morton's McClallen Park in 2001, Bradley has hosted a total of 37 MVC Tournament games, the most of any participant.

NATION'S MOST-IMPROVED TEAM
• Through the end of the regular season, Bradley is the most-improved team in the nation, according to the formula tracked by the NCAA.
• After suffering through a 2-15-3 (.175) season in 2016, Bradley enters the MVC Men's Soccer Championship with a 10-7-2 (.579) mark this season.
• The jump represents a +8.0 improvement in W-L record, a full game better than Michigan, SMU and Fairleigh Dickinson among the national leaders.

MVC TOURNEY HISTORY
• Bradley is making its 21st appearance all-time in the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Championship.
• Among the league's seven current members, Bradley's 19 MVC Tournament wins and three postseason Valley championships are the most.
• The Braves are 19-15-6 (.550) all-time in the MVC Tournament, winning championships in 2007 at Creighton's Morrison Stadium and in 2010 and 2013 at Shea Stadium.
• Since making Shea Stadium its home venue in 2003, Bradley is 9-4-2 (.667) in MVC postseason games on its home turf.

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