The 2023 Summit League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 9 and 11, 2023. The three-match tournament took place at Case Soccer Complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Denver Pioneers were the defending champions.[1] Denver was unable to defended their title, falling to Kansas City in a penalty shoot-out in the First Round. Omaha would go on to defeat Kansas City in the Final 2–0 to become tournament champions.[2][3] The tournament win was Omaha's second as a member of the conference, and the title was the first for head coach Donovan Dowling.[4] As tournament champions, Omaha earned the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2023 Summit League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,671 | ||||
| Site | Case Soccer Complex Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||
| Champions | Omaha (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Donovan Dowling (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Nathanel Sallah (Omaha) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha ‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) # | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Summit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
Four of the six Summit League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Denver | 6–0–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 4–1–2 | 14 |
| 3 | Omaha | 3–2–2 | 11 |
| 4 | Kansas City | 2–2–3 | 9 |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 1–5–2 | 5 |
| 6 | Western Illinois | 1–7–0 | 3 |
Bracket edit
Source:[6]
| Semifinals Thursday, November 9 | Final Saturday, November 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 3 (4) | |||||||
| 4 | Kansas City (pen.) | 3 (5) | |||||||
| 4 | Kansas City | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||
Schedule edit
Semifinals edit
| November 9 | #1 Denver | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #4 Kansas City | Tulsa, OK |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Case Soccer Complex Attendance: 211 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Michael Cap Kyle Armstrong Fourth official: Edwin Zunun |
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| November 9 | #2 Oral Roberts | 0–1 | #3 Omaha | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Case Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Cesar Ibarra Assistant referees: Brian Barlow Dan Ortega Fourth official: Reza Namavar |
Final edit
| November 11 | #3 Omaha | 2–0 | #4 Kansas City | Tulsa, OK |
| 2:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Case Soccer Complex Attendance: 419 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Zachary Richter Misael Cordero Fourth official: Brook Weiss |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).
3 goals
- Oje Ofunrein – Denver
1 goal
- Mael Caisson – Kansas City
- Julien Le Bourdoulous – Kansas City
- Christian Koffi – Kansas City
- Ede Gramberg – Omaha
- Theo Klein – Omaha
- Mathis Pilon St-Louis – Omaha
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Oje Ofunrein | Denver |
| Aidan O'Toole | |
| Robin Balters | Kansas City |
| Mael Caisson | |
| Carson Lindsey | |
| Naz Astwood | Omaha |
| Thore Boehm | |
| Mathis Pilon St-Louis | |
| Nathanel Sallah | |
| Luis Flores | Oral Roberts |
| Joel Quashie |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ "2022 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Schinzel, Gene (November 11, 2023). "Omaha men's soccer punches ticket to NCAA tournament after winning Summit League final". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Summit League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "2023 #SummitMSOC Championship Bracket Set". thesummitleague.org. Summit League. November 4, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Third-seeded Mavericks blank fourth-seeded Roos in #SummitMSOC title match". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.