INDIANAPOLIS – Four teams earned wins in the 2023 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament on Sunday afternoon, advancing to the semifinals on Friday, November 10. The semifinals and finals will be held at EastSide Centre’s Corwin Clatt Stadium in East Peoria, Ill. on Nov. 10 and 12.
No. 1 University of Illinois Springfield, No. 2 Lewis University, No. 3 University of Indianapolis, and No. 4 McKendree University each won their respective quarterfinal match. This marks the third time that the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals since the tournament expanded to eight teams in 2005.
The second-seeded Flyers will play the third-seeded Greyhounds in the first game at 5 PM Central Time, while the top-seeded Prairie Stars will face the fourth-seeded Bearcats at 7:30 PM. The semifinals will also be streamed live and behind a paywall on the GLVC Sports Network (GLVCSN) with more information available on the Championship Central homepage at
GLVCsports.com/2023msoc.
Sunday's quarterfinals were held on the campuses of the higher seed.
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
#1 Illinois Springfield 1, #8 Drury 0
BOX | RECAPS: UIS |
DU
- UIS’ Riccardo Sandulli scored game-winning penalty kick goal in the 83rd minute.
- This is UIS’ third-straight and third overall GLVC quarterfinal win.
#2 Lewis 4, #7 Rockhurst 0
BOX | RECAPS: LEWIS | RU
- LEWIS’ Storm Johansen scored game-winning penalty kick goal at 28:51.
- Justin Darlage, Marco Holzer, and Godwin Asore added insurance goals in the second half.
- This is LEWIS’ 20th overall and second consecutive win in the GLVC quarterfinal.
#3 Indianapolis 2, #6 Truman State 1
BOX | RECAPS:
UINDY | TSU
- TSU’s Jack Knust scored first in the 21st minute.
- UINDY’s Bobby Turner tied the game at one in 78th minute.
- UINDY’s Michael Tselios scored game-winner at 89:55.
- This will be UINDY’s 15th overall and fourth-straight appearance in the GLVC semifinals.
#4 McKendree 1, #5 Maryville 0
BOX | RECAPS: MCK | MU
- MCK’s Jay Sangha scored game-winner at 25:01.
- This is MCK’s third GLVC quarterfinals win.