Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament
The Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Ten Conference. Held every year since 1994. the tournament is single-elimination format and seeding is based on regular season records. The top four highest-seeded teams host the quarterfinal matches and the highest remaining seed after the quarterfinal round. The highest remaining seeded teams following the quarterfinal round hosts the semifinals and likewise for the championship match.[1]
Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament | |
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Conference Soccer Championship | |
Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Number of teams | 8 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Grand Park |
Current location | Westfield, Indiana |
Played | 1994–present |
Current champion | Minnesota Golden Gophers (3rd title) |
Most championships | Penn State Nittany Lions (7 titles) |
Official website | BigTen.org |
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
Champions
Key
(2) | Title number |
* | Match went to extra time |
† | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
Bold | Winning team won regular season |
Finals
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Outstanding Offensive Player | Outstanding Defensive Player |
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1994 | Wisconsin | 3–0 | Minnesota | Madison | ||
1995 | Minnesota | 1–0 | Wisconsin | Bloomington | ||
1996 | Indiana | 1–0 | Wisconsin | Columbus | ||
1997 | Michigan | 1–0 (OT) | Northwestern | Blaine | ||
1998 | Penn State | 2–0 | Ohio State | University Park | ||
1999 | Michigan | 4–2 | Penn State | Bloomington | ||
2000 | Penn State | 1–0 (3OT) | Michigan | Champaign | ||
2001 | Penn State | 2–1 (OT) | Illinois | West Lafayette | ||
2002 | Ohio State | 2–1 | Wisconsin | East Lansing | ||
2003 | Illinois | 2–0 | Michigan | Madison | ||
2004 | Ohio State | 2–0 | Penn State | Columbus | ||
2005 | Wisconsin | 3–1 | Michigan | Ann Arbor | ||
2006 | Penn State | 3–1 | Illinois | University Park | ||
2008 | Penn State | 2–1 | Minnesota | Iowa City | ||
2011 | Illinois | 2–1 | Penn State | Evanston | ||
2012 | Ohio State | 2–1 | Illinois | Bloomington | ||
2013 | Nebraska | 1–0 | Iowa | Champaign | ||
2014 | Wisconsin | 1–0 (OT) | Iowa | West Lafayette | ||
2015 | Penn State | 2–0 | Rutgers | University Park | ||
2016 | Minnesota | 2–1 | Rutgers | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium • St. Paul, Minnesota | Sydney Squires, Minn | Tori Burnett, Minn |
2017 | Penn State | 2–1 | Northwestern | Grand Park • Westfield, Indiana | ||
2018 | Minnesota | 0–0 (5–4 PK) | Penn State | April Bockin, Minn | Maddie Nielsen, Minn | |
2019 | Penn State | 2–1 (2OT) | Michigan | Yurcak Field • Piscataway, New Jersey | Payton Linnehan, PSU | Amanda Dennis, PSU |
Performance by school
Most championships
School | Championships[2] | Winning years |
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Penn State | 8 | 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
Minnesota | 3 | 1995, 2016, 2018 |
Ohio State | 3 | 2002, 2004, 2012 |
Wisconsin | 3 | 1994, 2005, 2014 |
Illinois | 2 | 2003, 2011 |
Michigan | 2 | 1997, 1999 |
Indiana | 1 | 1996 |
Nebraska | 1 | 2013 |
Purdue | 1 | 2007 |
TOTAL | 23 |
Records all-time by team
- through 2016 Tournament[3]
School | Pld. | W | L | T | Pct. | Championships |
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Penn State | 44 | 29 | 11 | 4 | .705 | 6 |
Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 1 |
Minnesota | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | .586 | 2 |
Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 |
Michigan | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | .541 | 2 |
Purdue | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .533 | 1 |
Illinois | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | .531 | 2 |
Wisconsin | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | .516 | 3 |
Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | .500 | 3 |
Iowa | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .346 | 0 |
Indiana | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 1 |
Northwestern | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .237 | 0 |
Michigan State | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .188 | 0 |
Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Big Ten Medal of Honor
The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to a player from the graduating class of a Big Ten Conference university who "demonstrated athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career." The recipients include:
Year | Name | University |
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1991 | Emily Coatney | Michigan State |
1992 | Heather Taggart | Wisconsin |
1994 | Susie Holt | Wisconsin |
1998 | Jennifer McElmury | Golden Gophers |
1999 | Shannon Brown | Wisconsin |
2001 | Kacy Beitel | Michigan |
2003 | Emily Oleksiuk | Penn State |
2005 | Joanna Lohman | Penn State |
2006 | Jessica Ring | Wisconsin |
2006 | Christen Karniski | Illinois |
2006 | Courtney O'Bryan | Indiana |
2008 | Mary Therese McDonnell | Illinois |
2006 | Lindsey Cottrell | Michigan |
2008 | Shauna Stapleton | Purdue |
2009 | Emily Zurrer | Illinois |
2009 | Zoe Bouchelle | Penn State |
2011 | Jenna Carosio | Illinois |
2012 | Laurie Nosbusch | Wisconsin |
2014 | Vanessa DiBernardo | Illinois |
2016 | Rachel Beanlands | Maryland |
2016 | Britt Eckerstrom | Penn State |
2016 | Brianne Reed | Rutgers |
Notes
References
- "Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Big 10 Women's Soccer Tournament Records" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. BigTen.org. 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "All-Time Big Ten Tournament Standings". Big Ten Men's Soccer Records and Statistics (PDF). Rosemont, Illinois: Big Ten Conference. August 16, 2016. p. 3.