2017 Big Ten women's soccer tournament

2017 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	3,527
Site	Grand Park Westfield, Indiana (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Penn State (7th title)
Winning coach	Erica Dambach (3rd title)
Broadcast	BTN
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2017 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 23 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y	9	–	2	–	0		.818			15	–	5	–	1		.738
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y	7	–	3	–	1		.682			12	–	8	–	3		.587
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	1		.682			11	–	5	–	3		.658
No. 22 Rutgers  ‍‍‍y	6	–	2	–	3		.682			13	–	2	–	6		.762
#5 Penn State ‡y ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	3		.682			15	–	5	–	4		.708
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y	6	–	3	–	2		.636			14	–	6	–	2		.682
Purdue  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	2		.545			10	–	7	–	2		.579
Iowa  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2		.455			9	–	8	–	2		.526
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	5		.500			9	–	5	–	5		.605
Michigan  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	3		.409			6	–	6	–	6		.500
Indiana  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	3		.318			6	–	9	–	4		.421
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	1		.227			6	–	11	–	1		.361
Illinois  ‍‍‍	2	–	9	–	0		.182			5	–	14	–	0		.263
Maryland  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	2		.182			7	–	8	–	3		.472
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 24, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Ten Conference

The 2017 Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2017 season. ^[1] It was held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The seven-match tournament began with first-round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana for the semifinals and final. ^[1] The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season conference play. ^[1] Minnesota were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–0 quarterfinal loss to Wisconsin. The Penn State Nittany Lions won the title with a 2–1 win over the Northwestern Wildcats in the final. The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Penn State women's soccer program and the third for head coach Erica Dambach. ^{[2] [3]}

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
	1	Ohio State	22OT
	8	Iowa	1
						1	Ohio State	0
						5	Penn State	12OT
	4	Rutgers	0 (3)
	5	Penn State	0 (4)
											5	Penn State	2
											2	Northwestern	1
	2	Northwestern	1
	7	Purdue	0
						2	Northwestern	22OT
						6	Wisconsin	1
	3	Minnesota	0
	6	Wisconsin	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#4 Rutgers v #5 Penn State

October 29, 2017	#4 Rutgers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	#5 Penn State	Piscataway, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 225 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Daun White Assistant referees: Alan Robinson Fourth official: David Bork
	Penalties
	Taylor Aylmer Alexa Ferreira Nicole Whitley Casey Murphy Amirah Ali Colby Ciarrocca		Emily Ogle Brittany Basinger Frannie Crouse Marissa Sheva Charlotte Williams Maddie Elliston

#3 Minnesota v #6 Wisconsin

October 29, 2017	#3 Minnesota	0–2	#6 Wisconsin	St. Paul, Minnesota
1:00 p.m. CDT		Report	33' Maia Cella 67' Dani Rhodes	Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Attendance: 387 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Chris Ruska Assistant referees: Kip Jackson Fourth official: Matt Tiano

#2 Northwestern v #7 Purdue

October 29, 2017	#2 Northwestern	1–0	#7 Purdue	Evanston, Illinois
2:30 p.m. CDT	Michele Chernesky 88'	Report		Stadium: Martin Stadium Attendance: 411

#1 Ohio State v #8 Iowa

October 29, 2017	#1 Ohio State	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#8 Iowa	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT	Eleanor Gabriel 60' Sarah Roberts 103'	Report	73' Morgan Kemerling	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 448 Referee: Josh Kelley Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel Assistant referees: Shane Richards Fourth official: Noah Matos

Semifinals

#1 Ohio State v #5 Penn State

November 3, 2017	#1 Ohio State	0–1 (a.e.t.)	#5 Penn State	Westfield, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EDT		Report	110' Laura Freigang	Stadium: Grand Park Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Assistant referees: Dimitar Chavdarov Fourth official: Peter Dhima

#2 Northwestern v #6 Wisconsin

November 3, 2017	#2 Northwestern	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#6 Wisconsin	Westfield, Indiana
3:30 p.m. EDT	Hannah Davison 6' Maria Fayeulle 105'	Report	65' Lauren Rice	Stadium: Grand Park Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Peter Dhima Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel Fourth official: Art Arustamyan

Final

#5 Penn State v #2 Northwestern

November 5, 2017	#5 Penn State	2–1	#2 Northwestern	Westfield, Indiana
2:00 p.m. EST	Laura Freigang 71' Haleigh Echard 79'	Report	38' Nia Harris	Stadium: Grand Park Attendance: 729 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Fourth official: Peter Dhima

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

• Laura Freigang – Penn State

1 Goal

• Maia Cella – Wisconsin
• Michele Chernesky – Northwestern
• Hannah Davison – Northwestern
• Haleigh Echard – Penn State
• Maria Fayeulle – Northwestern
• Eleanor Gabriel – Ohio State
• Nia Harris – Northwestern
• Morgan Kemerling – Iowa
• Lauren Rice – Wisconsin
• Dani Rhodes – Wisconsin
• Sarah Roberts – Ohio State

See also

• 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "Women's soccer". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
2. "2017–18 Big Ten Records Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
3. "Erica Dambach". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

External links

• 2017 Big Ten Women's Soccer Championship