MEN S SOCCER Standings -- As of Monday, Sept. 5. Recent Results/ Upcoming Schedule. MVC Offensive Player of the Week

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1 MEN S SOCCER WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2: SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 MVC Men s Soccer Contact: Ryan Davis, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Office: Cell: davis@mvc.org 1818 Chouteau Ave. St. Louis, MO Fax: Standings -- As of Monday, Sept CONFERENCE OVERALL STANDINGS W-L-T Pts. Pct. GS GA W-L-T Pct. GS GA Home Road Neut. Loyola Central Arkansas Evansville Missouri State Bradley Drake SIUE Three points for a league win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss. Non-Con GS = Goals Scored/GA = Goals Allowed MVC MVC Offensive Player of the Week Niklas Brodacki, Fr., F, Central Arkansas Brodacki had a big week for the Bears, picking up a hat trick in Friday night s 4-0 win over Central Baptist. He opened the scoring in just the fi fth minute, fi nishing off a combo from Daltyn Knutson and Pepe San Roman with a blast from 20 yards out to give the Bears the early lead. The UCA freshman added to his tally in the 65th minute, collecting a pass across the box from Harris Partain and putting it away from 16 yards out, before capping the night s scoring in the 75th minute by gathering a rebound and tapping it in from eight yards out. Other Notable Performances: Ian McGrath (UE); Ryan Howe (LUC). Recent Results/ Upcoming Schedule Monday, August 29 Valporaiso at SIUE...T, 0-0 Friday, September 2 Evansville vs. No. 18 Utah Valley...L, 2-4 Northern Kentucky at Loyola... W, 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson at Bradley... W, 1-0 Drake at Omaha...L, 0-3 Central Baptist at Central Arkansas... W, 4-0 Saturday, September 3 SIUE at Butler...L, 0-2 Sunday, September 4 Evansville vs. Fairleigh Dickinson... W, 1-0 Central Arkansas at Georgia State...L, 1-2 Missouri State at Memphis...L, 0-2 Albany at Loyola... W, 3-0 No. 18 Utah Valley at Bradley...L, 0-1 Tuesday, September 6 Drake at Milwaukee...7 PM Friday, September 9 Loyola vs. Utah Valley...4 PM Missouri State vs. Grand Canyon...4 PM Bradley vs. IPFW...5 PM Portland at Evansville...7 PM CSU-Northridge at SIUE...7 PM Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas...8 PM Saturday, September 10 Drake at UMKC...7 PM Sunday, September 4 MVC Defensive Player of the Week Loyola vs. Binghamton AM Missouri State vs. CSU-Bakersfield PM Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas PM IPFW at Evansville...1 PM Bradley vs. Portland...1 PM Grant Stoneman, So., D, Loyola Redshirt sophomore Grant Stoneman played a vital role as Loyola recorded a pair of shutouts this weekend. Stoneman, who has played in every minute of every game so far this season, helped Loyola open the weekend with a 1-0 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday evening as the Ramblers held a dominant 24-1 advantage in shots. The Saint Charles, Ill. product turned in another productive 90 minutes in the Maroon & Gold s 3-0 rout of Albany on Sunday afternoon as Loyola limited the Great Danes to only four attempts. Stoneman and the Loyola defense are currently riding a streak that has seen them hold opponents scoreless for 194 consecutive minutes. Other Notable Performances: Jacob Taylor (BRAD) /MISSOURIVALLEYVIDS /MVCSPORTS

2 NOTEWORTHY In addition to the league s player of the week selections, several conference players had notable performances, and they include: Ian McGrath (UE) - Ian McGrath, an All-MVC honorable mention a year ago, enjoyed his fi rst big offensive performance on Friday night, scoring both UE goals as the Evansville s upset bid against No. 16 Utah Valley fell short at the Hotels at Grand Prairie Soccer Series at Bradley. The junior has been one of UE s top players throughout the season, and he saw all but 14 minutes on the pitch as the Aces posted a 1-1 weekend. Ryan Howe (LUC) - Redshirt senior Ryan Howe registered the deciding goal in Loyola s 3-0 win over Albany on Sunday afternoon at Loyola Soccer Park. The goal, which broke a scoreless deadlock in the 49th minute, was not only Howe s fi rst of the season but also marked the fi rst time that the Rockford, Ill. product had found the back of the net since Sept. 27, 2014 following an injury that cost him all of his 2015 season. Howe, who has started in all three games this season, fi nished the game with a team-high six shots, fi ve of which were on target. He added three attempts in a 1-0 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday night. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK DATE PLAYER SCHOOL A29 Wes Carson Central Arkansas S6 Niklas Brodacki Central Arkansas DEFENDERS OF THE WEEK DATE PLAYER SCHOOL A29 Nick Burtenshaw Missouri State S6 Grant Stoneman Loyola MVC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week are selected each week during the men s soccer season. The players are announced on Monday afternoon and appear in a weekly press release. Nominees are provided by each school s sports information contact and voted on by a panel appointed by the league offi ce. Jacob Taylor (BRAD) - Taylor was named to The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team after helping Bradley to a runner-up tournament fi nish by limiting the two opponents to a total of just 13 shots and only fi ve shots on goal in the two games. Taylor was Bradley s only fi eld player to play all 180 possible minutes over the 3-day, weekend tournament.

3 Overall: (.523) Home: Away: Neut: Top-25: 0-2 America East (H: 1-0; A: 0-0) Albany at Loyola... W, 3-0 Binghamton vs. Loyola... S11 American Athletic (H: 0-0; A: 0-1) Memphis at Central Arkansas...O18 Missouri State... L, 0-2 SIUE... S14 Tulsa Missouri State... S27 Atlantic Sun (H: 1-0; A: 1-0) Lipscomb at Evansville...O25 at SIUE... S17 Northern Kentucky Evansville... W, 2-0 at Loyola... W, 1-0 Big East (H: 0-0; A: 0-2) Butler Evansville...S20 SIUE... L, 0-2 Xavier Evansville... L, 1-3 SIUE...O18 Creighton Loyola... S27 DePaul Loyola... O4 Big Ten (H: 0-0; A: 0-0) Northwestern Loyola...O25 Ohio State SIUE...S28 Rutgers at Bradley...O29 Big West (A: 0-0) Cal State Northridge at SIUE... S9 Conference USA (A: 0-0; N: 0-0) Kentucky at Evansville...O10 Marshall at Evansville...S28 Horizon (H: 2-0-1; A: 0-0; N: 1-0) Belmont Evansville...O18 Green Bay vs. Central Arkansas... W, 5-0 at Drake...S13 at Missouri State... W, 2-0 UIC Drake...S20 Milwaukee Bradley... S27 Drake... S6 Valparaiso at Loyola... W, 3-2 at SIUE...T, 0-0 Mid-American (H: 0-0-1; A: 0-0) Northern Illinois at SIUE...T, 1-1 at Loyola...O18 Western Michigan Bradley... O1 Drake... S27 MVC MEN S SOCCER WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2 Missouri Valley Conference vs. Non-Conference Opponents (10-9-3,.523) Northeast (H: 1-0; N: 1-0) Fairleigh Dickinson at Bradley... W, 1-0 vs. Evansville... W, 1-0 Pac (N: 0-1) San Diego State Bradley... L, 0-1 Summit (H: 0-0; A: 0-1) Eastern Illinois at Missouri State... O5 Omaha at Bradley...O18 Drake... L, 0-3 Oral Roberts Central Arkansas... O4 at Missouri State... S17 Missouri State...O25 IPFW vs. Bradley... S9 at Evansville... S11 IUPUI at SIUE... O4 Western Illinois Bradley...S20 at Drake...N1 Sun Belt (A: 0-1) Georgia State Central Arkansas... L, 1-2 West Coast (H: 0-0; A: 0-1-1) Gonzaga Bradley...T, 1-1 Pacifi c Drake... L, 1-3 Portland vs. Bradley... S11 at Evansville... S9 WAC (H: 0-1; A: 1-0; N: 0-1) CSU-Bakersfi eld Drake... W, 1-0 vs. Missouri State... S11 Grand Canyon vs. Missouri State... S9 Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas... S9 Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas... S11 Central Arkansas... S17 UMKC Drake... S10 at Missouri State...S20 Utah Valley at Bradley... L, 0-1 vs. Evansville... L, 2-4 vs. Loyola... S9 Non-Division I (H: 1-0) Central Baptist College at Central Arkansas... W, NCAA Teams (H: 0-1; N: 0-1) Ohio State SIUE...S28 Creighton Loyola... S27 Kentucky Evansville...O10 Utah Valley vs. Evansville... L, 2-4 at Bradley... L, 0-1 Loyola... S9 Rutgers Bradley...O29 Tulsa Missouri State... S27 Top (H: 0-1; N: 0-1) No. 18 Utah Valley vs. Evansville... L, 2-4 at Bradley... L, 0-1

4 BRADLEY (1-2-1) Getting Defensive Bradley s fi rst four games have featured a total of fi ve combined goals between the Braves and their opponents... The 1-1 draw in the season-opener at Gonzaga is the only game that has featured multiple goals as Bradley has alternated 1-0 losses around a 1-0 win in the next three games... The 2016 start marks the second consecutive year Bradley s fi rst four games have featured just fi ve goals as the Braves opened the 2015 campaign by following a 2-0, season-opening loss with three consecutive 1-0 victories. Week 2 of the Evansville Series Bradley and Evansville are going to be remarkably familiar with one another by the time they meet in their Valley opener Sept Evansville was the fourth team in Bradley s The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic this past weekend, splitting its two games against #16 Utah Valley (L, 2-4) and Fairleigh Dickinson (W, 1-0)... Bradley will be the fourth team in this coming weekend s ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic at Evansville... The two teams finally will square off against one another in Week 4 when Bradley hosts the Purple Aces in the Sept. 17 Homecoming game at Shea Stadium. Lesch with the Assist Fifth-year senior forward Jason Lesch missed the entire 2015 season with a hip injury, but has returned for his fi nal campaign as Bradley s active career scoring leader... He added to his career totals by assisting Richard Olson s game-winning goal in Friday s 1-0 win against Fairleigh Dickinson... One of three seniors on the Bradley roster, Lesch now leads the current Braves with 67 career games played, 24 points, seven goals and 10 assists. A26 at Gonzaga T, A28 vs. San Diego State L, The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic S2 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 1-0 (The Valley on ESPN3) S4 Utah Valley L, 0-1 (The Valley on ESPN3) ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic S9 vs. IPFW Evansville, Ind. 5 PM S11 vs. Portland Evansville, Ind. 1 PM CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-1-0) Hat Trick! Freshman Niklas Brodacki earned his fi rst career hat trick on Friday night against Central Baptist College. It was the UCA s second hat-trick in the past fi ve games, as senior Wes Carson recorded one against Evansville on Halloween of last season. Offensive Explosion Central Arkansas is exhibiting a revamped offense in 2016, having scored 10 times in just three matches so far. The Bears, who averaged 0.83 goals per game last season, have averaged 3.33 goals per match this year. Improved Defense The Bears have also improved defensively this year, allowing just 1.00 goal per match this year. Last season, UCA allowed 2.67 goals per match. A26 at UMKC Cancelled A28 vs. Green Bay W, S2 Central Baptist College W, S4 at Georgia State L, S9 Houston Baptist Conway, Ark. 8 PM S11 Incarnate Word Conway, Ark. 12 PM S17 at Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 7 PM S24 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 2 PM O1 *Loyola Conway, Ark. 7 PM O4 at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 7 PM O8 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. 7 PM O11 *Evansville Conway, Ark. 7 PM O15 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O18 Memphis Conway, Ark. 7 PM O26 *SIUE Conway, Ark. 7 PM O29 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM N5 *Missouri State Conway, Ark. 5 PM S17 *Evansville Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S20 Western Illinois Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S24 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S27 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. 7 PM O1 at Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 12 PM O8 *SIUE Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O11 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O15 *Central Arkansas Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O18 Omaha Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O22 *at SIUE Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM O26 *Drake Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O29 Rutgers Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N5 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. 7 PM

5 Junior Eric Williams had a solid debut for the Bulldogs versus Houston Baptist registering a career-best DRAKE fi ve shots. (1-2-0) Blink and You Will Miss It Drake played from behind for nearly the entire match against Omaha. The Mavericks scored off a corner kick just 1:56 minutes into the match. The early goal forced the Bulldogs to scramble from behind as they fell 3-0. Not Much Offense Drake was held without a shot attempt in the opening half against Omaha as the Mavericks recorded a 5-0 advantage in shots in the half. The Bulldogs bounced back with a 7-5 advantage in the fi nal half of play, but were unable to fi nd the net. On the Road Again Drake continues its season-long fi ve match road trip to start 2016 when the Bulldogs play at Milwaukee Tuesday. After the match against the Panthers, Drake has one more road match at UMKC on Sept. 10 before fi nally hosting a home regular season match on Sept. 13 against Green Bay. A26 at Pacifi c L, A28 at CSU Bakersfi eld W, S2 at Omaha L, S6 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. 7 PM S10 at UMKC Kansas City, Mo. 7 PM S13 Green Bay Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S17 *Loyola Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S20 at UIC Chicago, Ill. 7 PM S27 at Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 3 PM O1 *at SIUE Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM O8 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O11 *Bradley Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O15 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O22 *Evansville Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM O26 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O29 *Central Arkansas Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM N1 Western Illinois Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM EVANSVILLE (2-2-0) Twice is Nice Ian McGrath scored twice in Friday night s loss to 16thranked Utah Valley. A junior out of New Lenox, Ill., and a former All-MVC honorable mention, he is the fi rst UE player to score twice in a contest since former player Desmond Dolphy accomplished the feat in last season s fi nale at Northern Kentucky. Two players netted braces in 2015, Dolphy and Mark Anthony Gonzalez. Game Winner for Robinson Jared Robinson also scored for the second time this season with his match-winner against Fairleigh Dickinson. With two goals on the year, it s tied for the most he s scored in a season over the course of his career. The Powell, Ohio, native also found the back of the net twice as a freshman and a sophomore. Clean Sheet UE s 1-0 win over FDU markes the second shutout of the season for the Aces. UE hasn t logged two clean sheets in the fi rst four matches of a season since putting together back-to-back clean sheets against both Alabama A&M and East Tennessee State in A26 at Xavier L, A28 at Northern Kentucky W, The Hotels at Grand Prairie Soccer Series S2 vs. Utah Valley L, S4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W, ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic S9 Portland Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S11 IPFW Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 1 PM S17 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S20 at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. 7 PM S24 *Central Arkansas Evansville, Ind. 2 PM S28 Marshall Evansville, Ind. 7 PM O1 *Missouri State Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O5 Kentucky Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O11 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 7 PM O15 *Loyola Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 5 PM O18 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 7 PM O22 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa 7 PM O25 Lipscomb Evansville, Ind. 7 PM O29 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. 7 PM N5 *SIUE Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM

6 LOYOLA (3-0-0) All Alone at the Top Loyola picked up a pair of victories this weekend as part of the Chicago Classic, defeating Northern Kentucky and Albany, to run its record to a perfect The Ramblers currently sit atop the MVC table as the league s only unbeaten side entering the third week of the regular season. Hitting the Mark Through the opening three games of the 2016 season, the Ramblers have found the back of the net seven times through a combination of fi ve different players. Sophomores Alec Lasinski and Ryan Walker have each netted a pair of goals. Loyola currently ranks second in the Valley in goals per game (2.33) after scoring 19 total goals in all of last season. Going to War with the Wolverines Loyola ventures out on the road next weekend to take part in the NIU Adidas Invitational in DeKalb, Ill. In the opening game of the event, the Ramblers will battle fellow unbeaten Utah Valley. The Wolverines check in at No. 18 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top 25 Poll. Loyola s last victory over a ranked opponent came over then No. 20 Northwestern in a 1-0 overtime thriller back on Oct. 29, 2014 at Loyola Soccer Park. A victory would give the Ramblers their fi rst start to a season in program history. A27 Valparaiso W, S2 Northern Kentucky W, S4 Albany W, NIU Invitational S9 vs. Utah Valley DeKalb, Ill. 4 PM S11 vs. Binghamton DeKalb, Ill. 11 AM S17 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S24 *SIUE Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S27 at Creighton Omaha, Neb. 7 PM O1 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 7 PM O4 at DePaul Chicago, Ill. 3 PM O8 *Drake Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O15 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 5 PM O18 Northern Illinois Chicago, Ill. 7 PM O22 *Missouri State Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O25 at Northwestern Chicago, Ill. 4:30 PM O29 *at SIUE Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM N5 *Bradley Chicago, Ill. 7 PM MISSOURI STATE (1-1-0) Wild, Wild West For the second-consecutive season, Missouri State will travel to the TLC Plumbing and Utility Invitational, hosted by the University of New Mexico. Last season, the Bears dropped their fi rst match to No. 17 New Mexico, 1-0, before topping No. 18 Loyola Marymont, 2-1. Both of MSU s goals were score by now-sophomore Jake Buckle. Missouri State will face Grand Canyon and CSU Bakersfi eld at this year s invitational for the fi rst time in MSU program history. Shots, Shots, Shots The Bears have tallied 28 shots in their fi rst two matches. Mike Lightbourne (5), Conor Ingram (4), Nick Burtenshaw (3) and Jack Griffi n (3) lead the way for MSU. Missouri State opponents have only combined for 10 shots. No Goal Although Loyola has played three games, the Bears and Ramblers have only allowed two goals each at this point in the season. Missouri State has allowed just two goals in the fi rst two games since In 2012, the Bears allowed four goals in the fi rst two games. A26 Green Bay W, S4 at Memphis L, New Mexico Tournament S9 vs. Grand Canyon Albuquerque, N.M. 4 PM S11 vs. CSU-Bakersfi eld Albuquerque, N.M. 12 PM S17 Oral Roberts Springfi eld, Mo. 7 PM S20 UMKC Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S24 *Bradley Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S27 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 7 PM O1 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O5 Eastern Illinois Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O8 *Central Arkansas Springfi eld, Mo. 7 PM O11 *at SIUE Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM O15 *Drake Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O22 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O25 at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 6 PM O29 *Evansville Springfi eld, Mo. 7 PM N5 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 5 PM

7 SIUE (0-1-2) Another Shutout Junior GK Kyle Dal Santo earned his 12th career shutout in Monday s 0-0 draw with Valparaiso. He is now tied for 8th on SIUE s career shutout list. MVC MEN S SOCCER WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2 Road Warriors The Cougars, who tied for the most road wins in Division I in 2015 with seven, hadn t lost a road game since Sept. 26 of last season (1-0 at Missouri State). A26 Northern Illinois T, A29 Valparaiso T, S3 at Butler L, S9 CSU-Northridge Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM S14 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 7 PM S17 Lipscomb Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM S24 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM S28 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 PM O1 *Drake Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM O4 IUPUI Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM O8 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O11 *Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. 7 PM O18 at Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 6 PM O22 *Bradley Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM O26 *at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 7 PM O29 *Loyola Edwardsville, Ill. 7 PM N5 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM

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