The winner advances to play the 15th-ranked and 15th-seeded Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis on November 20.
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2016 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team
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Early on, both sides mostly controlled the ball in their own end of the field, looking for chance to attack. In the 37th minute, Jambga took the ball away, worked downfield and left through several defenders, cut right at the top of the 18 yard box, and slammed a hard, low shot just inside the post for the game's only goal on what would be the Cougars' only shot of the game. For the  remainder of the game, MoSt attacked, SIUE turned the attack aside, and the two teams did the same all over again and again, even after the Bears went a man down when Dal Santo was fouled hard while covering a loose ball in the box. The win gave the Cougars their second MVC Tournament title and automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament in three years. They would take their trophy and their twelve-game unbeaten streak home to wait to see who they would face in the NCAAs. 
 The "2016 MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team" included Cougars Kyle Dal Santo, Devyn Jambga, Keegan McHugh, and tournament "Most Valuable Player" Austin Ledbetter. Additionally, Austin Ledbetter was named to the "College Soccer News" National Team of the Week. On the November 14 NCAA Selection Show for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. the Cougars were announced as facing the 12th-ranked Michigan State Spartans in Ann Arbor on November 17.