The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The opening round matches of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Loyola Soccer Park in Chicago, Illinois. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Missouri State Lady Bears, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 1–0 loss to the Illinois State Redbirds in the opening round. The Loyola won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Drake in the final. The conference tournament title was the first for the Loyola women's soccer program and the first for head coach Barry Bimbi.
Bracket
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Schedule
Opening Round
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers 2 Goals Olivia Bruce - Drake Jenna Szczesny - Loyola
1 Goal Abby Basler - Illinois State Libby Helverson - Drake Madison Kimball - Loyola Kat Stephens - Loyola Abby Swanson - Loyola Mikayla Unger - Illinois State
All-Tournament team
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Player Team Kaitlin Maxwell Missouri State Jami Reichenberger UNI Morgan Blair Evansville Michaela Till Evansville Abby Basler Illinois State Alissa Ramsden Illinois State Linda Fiorito Drake Olivia Bruce Drake Cassie Rohan Drake Abby Swanson Loyola Katharine Stephens Loyola Madison Laudeman Loyola Jenna Szczesny Loyola (MVP)
See also 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
References