2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season

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Big 12 Conference
Season2015
NCAA tournament West Virginia
Texas Tech
Top goalscorer J Beckie, TT – 14
2014
2016
2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 West Virginia  y601 .9291931 .848
Baylor  412 .714964 .579
Texas  431 .563864 .556
Oklahoma  323 .5631073 .575
No. 21 Texas Tech  y323 .5631445 .717
Kansas  342 .4441092 .524
TCU  233 .438874 .526
Oklahoma State  242 .375992 .500
Iowa State  080 .0006120 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NSCAA Coaches [1]

The 2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 20th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. [2]

Contents

The West Virginia Mountaineers claimed their fourth consecutive outright regular season championship, becoming the first time in Big 12 history to do so. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won their first Big 12 tournament title with a 1–0 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks in the final.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Baylor Lady Bears Waco, Texas Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field 1,500
Iowa State Cyclones Ames, Iowa Cyclone Sports Complex 1,500
Kansas Jayhawks Lawrence, Kansas Rock Chalk Park 2,500
Oklahoma Sooners Norman, Oklahoma OU Soccer Complex 3,500
Oklahoma State Cowgirls Stillwater, Oklahoma Cowgirl Soccer Complex 1,450
TCU Horned Frogs Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium 1,500
Texas Longhorns Austin, Texas Mike A. Myers Stadium 20,000
Texas Tech Red Raiders Lubbock, Texas John Walker Soccer Complex 1,500
West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 1,650

Regular season

Rankings

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Pre [3] Wk
1 [4]
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2 [5]
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3 [6]
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4 [7]
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5 [8]
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6 [9]
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7 [10]
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8 [11]
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9 [12]
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10 [13]
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11 [14]
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12 [15]
Final [16]
BaylorC
Iowa StateC
KansasC23
OklahomaC
Oklahoma StateC
TCUC
TexasC
Texas TechC1520211817151513172118181521
West VirginiaC [17] 12151287544332247

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

Texas Tech claimed its first Big 12 tournament championship in 2015. Following an overtime win over Oklahoma, the Red Raiders eliminated the two-time defending tournament champions West Virginia, 1–0. Texas Tech outlasted Kansas in the final by the same score, claiming the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 West Virginia 2
8 Oklahoma State 1
1 West Virginia 0
5Texas Tech1
4 Oklahoma 1
5 Texas Tech 2OT
5Texas Tech1
6 Kansas 0
2 Baylor 1 (7)
7 Texas Christian 1 (6)
2 Baylor 0
6Kansas2
3 Texas 1
6 Kansas 2

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemi-finalsChampionship
2 PSU Region West Virginia Duquesne, W 4–0 Northwestern, W 4–0 Loyola Marymount, W 5–2 Penn State, L 0–2
FSU Region Texas Tech North Texas, W 1–0 Auburn, L 2–3

All-Big 12 awards and teams

2015 Big 12 Women's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Janine Beckie, Texas Tech
Defensive Player of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU
Coach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown, WVU
Newcomer of the YearLauren Piercy, Baylor
Bianca St. Georges, WVU
2015 Big 12 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamAll-Freshman Team
GK – Abby Smith, Texas, Sr.
D – Bobbi Clemmer, TCU, Sr.
D – Maggie Bedillion, WVU, Sr.
D – Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU, Jr. *
MF – Liana Salazar, Kansas, Sr.
MF – Allie Stephenson, OSU, Sr.
MF – Ashley Lawrence, WVU, Jr.
F – Janine Beckie, Texas Tech, Sr. *
F – Michaela Abam, WVU, Sr.
F – Kailey Utley, WVU, Sr.
U – Koree Willer, Iowa State, Jr.
GK – Hannah Steadman, WVU, Sr.
D – Rachel Ressler, OU, Jr.
D – Natalie Calhoun, OSU, Jr.
D – Bianca St. Georges, WVU, Fr.
MF – Michelle Prokof, TCU, Jr.
MF – Alli Murphy, Texas Tech, Sr.
MF – Amanda Hill, WVU, Sr.
F – Lauren Piercy, Baylor, Fr.
F – Courtney Dike, OSU, Jr.
F – Emma Heckendorn, TCU, So.
F – Alexa Adams, Texas, Fr.
U – Carla Portillo, WVU, So.
D – Bianca St. Georges, WVU
MF – Julie James, Baylor
MF – Kaylee Dao, Oklahoma
MF – Parker Roberts, Kansas
F – Alexa Adams, Texas
F – Amanda Hoglund, Baylor
F – Lauren Piercy, Baylor
F – Marlo Zoller, OSU
F – Mikayla Flores, Texas
F – Nia Gordon, WVU
F – Sarah King, Baylor
* Unanimous Selection, GK – Goalkeeper, D – Defender, MF – Midfielder, F – Forward, U – Utility

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