2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	1,973
Site	Brown Field (Semifinals & Final) Valparaiso, Indiana
Champions	Missouri State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Kirk Nelson (1st title)
MVP	Kaeli Benedict (Missouri State)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Valparaiso  ‍†‍‍	7	–	1	–	2		.800			8	–	7	–	4		.526
Missouri State  ‍‍‡‍y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			12	–	7	–	2		.619
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	3		.650			8	–	5	–	4		.588
UIC  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	3		.650			5	–	6	–	6		.471
Drake  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4		.600			5	–	8	–	6		.421
UNI  ‍‍‍	2	–	2	–	6		.500			6	–	6	–	8		.500
Belmont  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3		.450			5	–	6	–	6		.471
Murray State  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			7	–	12	–	3		.386
Indiana State  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			2	–	11	–	3		.219
Evansville  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			2	–	9	–	5		.281
Illinois State  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1		.150			3	–	14	–	1		.194
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Missouri Valley Conference

The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 27 through November 6, 2022. The Opening round and Second round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Loyola Ramblers, who did not defend their title as they moved to the A-10 Conference. The tournament champions were the Missouri State Bears who defeated Murray State 1–0 in the final. The conference tournament title was the third for the Missouri State women's soccer program, and first for head coach Kirk Nelson. The championship was the first since 2017 for Missouri State. As tournament champions, Missouri State earned the Missouri Valley's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Eight of the eleven Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer programs qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds between Southern Illinois and UIC as both teams finished the regular season with 5–2–3 conference records. UIC claimed the third seed by virtue of a 1–0 win over Southern Illinois on the last day of the regular season. UNI and Belmont both finished the season tied with twelve points after regular season play, leaving a tiebreaker required for the sixth and seventh seeds. UNI was awarded the sixth seed based on cumulative record against teams above them in the standings because their regular season match ended in a 0–0 draw. UNI was 0–2–3 against teams above them, earning three points, while Belmont was 0–4–1 against teams above them, only earning one point.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Valparaiso	7–1–2	23
2	Missouri State	7–2–1	22
3	UIC	5–2–3	18
4	Southern Illinois	5–2–3	18
5	Drake	4–2–4	16
6	UNI	2–2–6	12
7	Belmont	3–4–3	12
8	Murray State	3–5–2	11

Bracket

	Opening Round Thursday, Oct. 27					Second Round Sunday, Oct. 30					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 6
											1	Valparaiso	0
						4	Southern Illinois	1			8	Murray State	1
	5	Drake	0			8	Murray State (a.e.t.)	2								8	Murray State	0
	8	Murray State	1													2	Missouri State	1
											2	Missouri State	2
						3	UIC	1 (2)			6	UNI	1			Third place
	6	UNI (a.e.t.)	1			6	UNI (pen.)	1 (4)
	7	Belmont	0

Schedule

Opening Round

#6 UNI v #7 Belmont

October 27	#6 UNI	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#7 Belmont	Chicago, IL
2:00 p.m. CT	Sophia Meier  85' Sophia Balistreri 98'	Report		Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 76 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Assistant referees: Adam Herges Fourth official: Besnik Rexhepi

#5 Drake v #8 Murray State

October 27	#5 Drake	0–1	#8 Murray State	Carbondale, IL
6:00 p.m. CT	Maia Bentley  84'	Report	49' Lauren Payne 76' Morgan Bodker  83' Mary Hardy  90' Carly Embry	Stadium: Hartzog Track and Field Complex Attendance: 400 Referee: Braeden Frey Assistant referees: Kurt Wuebbels Assistant referees: Jose Renda Fourth official: Johann Arnason

Second Round

#3 UIC v #6 UNI

October 30	#3 UIC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	#6 UNI	Chicago, IL
12:00 p.m. CT	Frankie Frericks 84' Megan Bowman  104'	Report	61' Allison Whitaker  90' Team	Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 211 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Armand Bennage Assistant referees: Adam Herges Fourth official: Sina Kashef
	Penalties
	Megan Bowman Frankie Frericks Hannah Gryzik Yulexi Diaz		Lauren Heinsch Ashley Harrington Maddie Eastus Lizzie Mewes

#4 Southern Illinois v #8 Murray State

October 30	#4 Southern Illinois	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#8 Murray State	Carbondale, IL
2:00 p.m. CT	Kaitlin DuCharme 32' Ashlyn Henrie  108'	Report	71' Lauren Payne 80' Mary Hardy 110' Saraya Young	Stadium: Hartzog Track and Field Complex Attendance: 400 Referee: Tim Wagner Assistant referees: Joshua Few Assistant referees: Tom Kuczwara Fourth official: Jeff Pulley

Semifinals

#2 Missouri State v #6 UNI

November 3	#2 Missouri State	2–1	#6 UNI	Valparaiso, IN
3:00 p.m. CT	Hailey Chambliss 7' Kaeli Benedict 36'	Report	62' Lizzie Mewes	Stadium: Brown Field Attendance: 68 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Adrian Werbicki Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Fourth official: Peter Charpentier

#1 Valparaiso v #8 Murray State

November 3	#1 Valparaiso	0–1	#8 Murray State	Valparaiso, IN
6:00 p.m. CT	Abby White  83' Cassidy Eckstein  87'	Report	13' Mary Hardy  90' Team	Stadium: Brown Field Attendance: 693 Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: Sean West Assistant referees: Joshua Overmyer Fourth official: Fernando Pina

Final

#2 Missouri State v #8 Murray State

November 6	#2 Missouri State	1–0	#8 Murray State	Valparaiso, IN
3:00 p.m. CT	Hailey Chambliss 56'	Report	83' Team	Stadium: Brown Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Erin Patterson Assistant referees: Kaitlyn Trowbridge Fourth official: Nemanja Stefanovic

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

• Hailey Chambliss – Missouri State
• Mary Hardy – Murray State

1 goal

• Kaeli Benedict – Missouri State
• Morgan Bodker – Murray State
• Saraya Young – Murray State
• Kaitlin DuCharme – Southern Illinois
• Frankie Frericks – UIC
• Sophia Ballistreri – UNI
• Lizzie Mewes – UNI
• Allison Whitaker – UNI

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player	Team
Kaeli Benedict	Missouri State
Grace O'Keefe
Jenna Anderson
Hailey Chambliss
Jamie Skarupsky	Murray State
Audrey Henry
Tori Schrimpf
Caitlin Richards	UNI
Lizzie Mewes
Allie Anderson	Valparaiso
Nicole Norfolk
Sam DeJulio	Southern Illinois
Vianey Lopez	Drake
Riley Collett	UIC
Claire Fallon	Belmont

MVP in bold