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
- None
Teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Uniform supplier |
| Bradley Braves | Peoria, Illinois | Shea Stadium |  Jim DeRose |  adidas | |
| Central Arkansas Bears | Conway, Arkansas | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex | Ross Duncan | adidas | |
| Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa | Cownie Sports Complex |   Sean Holmes | adidas | |
| Evansville Purple Aces | Evansville, Indiana | McCutchan Stadium | Mike Jacobs | adidas | |
| Loyola Ramblers | Chicago, Illinois | Loyola Soccer Park |  Neil Jones | Nike | |
| Missouri State Bears | Springfield, Missouri | Plaster Sports Complex | John Leamy | adidas | |
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Edwardsville, Illinois | Korte Stadium | Brian Jones David Korn | adidas |
Season outlook
2014 Preseason Coaches' Poll| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Missouri State | 46 |
| 2 | Evansville | 37 |
| 3 | Bradley | 34 |
| 4 | Drake | 31 |
| 5 | SIUE | 23 |
| 6 | Loyola | 16 |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 9 |
2014 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Alec Bartlett | Drake | Defender | Junior | Overland Park, KS |
| Brian Bement | Loyola | Forward/Midfield | Senior | Waterloo, IL |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Defender | Senior | Cheltenham, England |
| Mark Gonzalez | Evansville | Midfield | Junior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Faik Hajderovic | Evansville | Forward | Junior | St. Louis, MO |
| Darrin MacLeod | Drake | Goalkeeper | Sophomore | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Logan Miller | Central Arkansas | Midfield | Senior | Tomball, TX |
| Christian Okeke | Bradley | Forward | Sophomore | Wichita Falls, TX |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Midfield | Senior | Las Vegas, NV |
| Jack Roberts | Missouri State | Midfield | Senior | Leicester, England |
| Matt Taphorn | Central Arkansas | Defender | Senior | Denver, CO. |
| Christian Volesky | SIUE | Forward | Senior | Henderson, NV |
MVC Tournament
Source:Honors
Sources:2014 NSCAA Men's University Division Scholar All-America Teams
First Team— Defender Matt Polster, SIUE, 3.46 Business Administration, Las Vegas, NVSecond 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, SIUESecond 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 Year — Christian Volesky, SIUE2014 MVC Defensive Player of the Year — Matt Polster, SIUE
2014 MVC Goalkeeper of the Year — Tim Dobrowolski, Loyola
2014 MVC Freshman of the Year — Kyle Thomson, Loyola
2014 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year — Loyola
2014 MVC Fair Play Award— Evansville
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 MVP— Jabari Danzy, SIUE| Player | School | Position |
| Brian Bement | Loyola | Forward |
| Justin Bilyeu | SIUE | Defender |
| Andrew Brown | Bradley | Midfielder |
| Jabari Danzy | SIUE | Midfielder |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Defender |
| Patrick Hodges | Evansville | Defender |
| Kent Kobernus | SIUE | Goalkeeper |
| Cody Lofgren | Bradley | Forward |
| Brian Lunar | Loyola | Defender |
| Parker Maher | Missouri State | Defender |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Defender |
| Alex Troester | Drake | Midfielder |
| Andrew Turner | Missouri State | Defender |
2014 MVC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team
| Player | School | Year | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Alec Bartlett | Drake | Junior | 3.56 | Biology | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Brandon Besong | Missouri State | Senior | 3.52 | Accounting | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Sam Cusack | Central Arkansas | Senior | 3.90 | Finance | London, England |
| James Fawke | Missouri State | Senior | 3.45 | Business Administration Management | Cheltenham, England |
| Daniel Hare | Loyola | Junior | 3.87 | Sports Management | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Andrew Kovacevic | Bradley | Sophomore | 3.94 | Finance | Naperville, Illinois |
| Zach Kovacevic | Bradley | Senior | 3.50 | Health Science | Naperville, Illinois |
| Charlie Macias | Evansville | Senior | 3.38 | Finance | Westerville, Ohio |
| Matt Polster | SIUE | Senior | 3.46 | Business | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Kevin Schafer | Evansville | Senior | 3.90 | Mechanical Engineering | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Thomas Schermoly | Drake | Senior | 3.76 | Biology | Olathe, Kansas |
| Nick Schroeder | Evansville | Senior | 3.95 | Pre-Physical Therapy | Brighton, Michigan |
| Alex Troester | Drake | Junior | 3.95 | Biochemistry, Cellulary & Molecular Biology | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Addison Watson | Missouri State | Sophomore | 3.41 | Criminology | Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jacob Wieser | SIUE | Junior | 3.93 | Nursing | St. Louis, Missouri |