2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season

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Big 12 Conference
Season2016
Champions West Virginia
Tournament Champion West Virginia
NCAA tournament Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Matches played154 (overall)
36 (conference)
Average goals/game2.14 (conference)
Top goalscorer Michaela Abam
(12 goals)
2015
2017
2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 West Virginia  y800 1.0002322 .889
Kansas  y512 .7501164 .619
Baylor  431 .5631271 .625
Oklahoma  y431 .5631472 .652
Iowa State  341 .4381081 .553
Oklahoma State  y341 .438993 .500
TCU  y251 .3131272 .619
Texas Tech  y260 .250992 .500
Texas  161 .188891 .472
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2016
Rankings from NSCAA [1]

The 2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 21st season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. [2]

Contents

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the defending regular season champions, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

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
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 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
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Final
BaylorC24
Iowa StateC
KansasC2524
OklahomaC23222425
Oklahoma StateC
TCUC
TexasC
Texas TechC191615222425
West VirginiaC67442543111112

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
         
1 West Virginia 3
8 Texas Tech 0
1 West Virginia 2
4 Oklahoma 0
4 Oklahoma 2
5 Iowa State 0
1 West Virginia 3OT
7 TCU 2
2 Kansas 0
7 TCU 1
7 TCU 3OT
3 Baylor 2
3 Baylor 1
6 Oklahoma State 0

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1 WVU Region West Virginia Northern Kentucky, W 3–0 Ohio State, W 1–0 2OT#4 UCLA, T 1–1 (4–2 PKs)#3 Duke, W 1–0#2 North Carolina, W 1–0#2 USC, L 1–3
SC Region Kansas Missouri, W 1–0 2OTat #2 North Carolina, L 0–2
SC Region Oklahoma SMU, W 1–0vs. #4 BYU, L 1–2
SC Region Oklahoma State at Colorado, L 1–3
Florida Region TCU Texas A&M, L 0–1
Florida Region Texas Tech at Utah, L 0–1

All-Big 12 awards and teams

2016 Big 12 Women's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the YearMichaela Abam, WVU
Courtney Dike, Oklahoma State
Defensive Player of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU
Coach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown, WVU
Freshman of the YearCyera Hintzen, Texas
2016 Big 12 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamRookie Team
GK – Lauren Watson, Texas Tech, Sr.
D – Rachel Ressler, OU, Sr.
D – Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU, Sr. *
D – Amandine Pierre-Louis, WVU, Jr.
MF – Julie James, Baylor, So.
MF – Ashley Lawrence, WVU, Sr. *
MF – Carla Portillo, WVU, Jr.
F – Grace Hagan, Kansas, So.
F – Courtney Dike, OSU, Sr.
F – Michaela Abam, WVU, Jr.
U – Emma Heckendorn, TCU, Jr.
GK – Rylee Foster, WVU, Fr.
D – Kayla Morrison, Kansas, Jr.
D – Paige Welch, OU, So.
D – Natalie Calhoun, OSU, Sr.
MF – Tayler Estrada, Kansas, Sr.
MF – Hanna Kallmaier, Kansas, Sr.
MF – Jemma Cota, Oklahoma, Sr.
MF – Gwennie Puente, TX Tech, So.
F – Liz Keester, Oklahoma, Sr.
F – Michelle Prokof, TCU, Sr.
F – Cyera Hintzen, Texas, Fr.
U – Lauren Piercy, Baylor, So.
U – Tori Bowman, Oklahoma, Jr.
GK – Rylee Foster, WVU
D – Addisyn Merrick, Kansas
D – Cachet Lue, TCU
MF – Hannah Cade, Iowa St
MF – Kristina O'Donnell, OU
MF – Jaci Jones, OSU
MF – Jordie Harr, Texas Tech *
F – Raegan Padgett, Baylor
F – Katie McClure, Kansas *
F – Cyera Hintzen, Texas *
F – Jade King, Texas Tech *
* Unanimous Selection, GK – Goalkeeper, D – Defender, MF – Midfielder, F – Forward, U – Utility

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