2020 Big Ten women's soccer tournament

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2020 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams14
Matches13 (total)
3 (main tournament)
Attendance1,417
SiteVarious
(Campus sites)
Champions Iowa (1st title)
Winning coachDave DiIanni (1st title)
Broadcast BTN
BTN+
Big Ten women's soccer tournament
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2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Penn St  911 .8641231 .781
Ohio St  613 .750723 .708
No. 22 Rutgers  623 .682833 .679
Wisconsin  632 .636743 .607
Indiana  641 .591651 .542
Illinois  641 .591651 .542
Michigan  533 .591533 .591
Minnesota  533 .591543 .542
Northwestern  560 .455661 .500
Purdue  452 .455462 .417
Nebraska  253 .350253 .350
Iowa  y281 .227681 .433
Michigan St  191 .1361101 .125
Maryland  092 .0910102 .083
Conference champion
2020 Big Ten Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of April 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:2020 Women's Soccer Standings

The 2020 Big Ten women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2020 season. It was held from April 8 to April 18. [1] As the tournament winner, Iowa earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Big Ten tournament was originally set to be played in November 2020. However, the Big Ten postponed fall sports with the hope of playing them in the spring. [2] [3]

Format

The tournament consist of all 14 teams in the conference, instead of 8 as in previous years.

Rather than a straightforward 14-team tournament, there will be four "mini-tournaments" based on region and seeding. Two of the regionals will have four teams, and the other two, consisting of the two division winners, will have three. The four regional winners will advance to the main tournament, consisting of a semi-final round and the final, with each game hosted by the higher seed. [4]

Regionals

East regional 1

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Ohio State 4
4 Maryland 2
Ohio State 0
Rutgers 1
3 Rutgers 1
2 Michigan State 0

Semifinals

April 8 Ohio State 4–2 Maryland Columbus, Ohio
12:00 p.m. ET Kayla Fischer Soccerball shade.svg42'
Peyton McNamara Soccerball shade.svg56', 80'
Alyssa Baumbick Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Mikayla Dayes Soccerball shade.svg9'
Alyssa Poarch Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 80

Final

April 11 Ohio State 0–1 Rutgers Columbus, Ohio
12:00 p.m. ET Report Ohio State own goal Soccerball shade.svg80' (o.g.)Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 120

East regional 2

Semifinal Final
1 Penn State 3
2 Indiana - Indiana 1
3 Michigan -

Semifinals

Final

April 11 Penn State 3–1 Indiana University Park, Pennsylvania
Ally Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg12', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Frankie Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg45'
Report Anna Bennett Soccerball shade.svg73'Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 258

West regional 1

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Illinois 1
4 Iowa 2
Iowa 2
Minnesota 0
3 Minnesota -
2 Nebraska -

Semifinals

April 8 Illinois 1–2 (a.e.t.) Iowa Champaign, Illinois
8:00 p.m. ETKennedy Berschel Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Josie Durr Soccerball shade.svg48'
Meike Ingles Soccerball shade gold.svg93'
Stadium: Demirjian Park
Attendance: 100

Final

April 11 Minnesota 0–2 Iowa Champaign, Illinois
Report Meike Ingles Soccerball shade.svg2'
Samantha Tawharu Soccerball shade.svg8'
Stadium: Demirjian Park
Attendance: 11

West regional 2

Semifinal Final
1 Wisconsin 1 (4)
2 Northwestern 1 Northwestern 1 (2)
3 Purdue 0

Semifinals

April 8 Northwestern 1–0 Purdue Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. ETRegan Steigleder Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.) Report Stadium: Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex
Attendance: 50

Final

April 11 Wisconsin 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Northwestern Madison, Wisconsin
Cameron Murtha Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Lily Gilbertson Soccerball shade.svg37'Stadium: Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex
Attendance: 75
Penalties
Emma Jaskaniec Soccerball shad check.svg
Lauren Rice Soccerball shad check.svg
Sammy Kleedtke Soccerball shad check.svg
Clare Odmark Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Regan Steigleder
Soccerball shade cross.svgAurea Martin
Soccerball shad check.svg Rowan Lapi
Soccerball shade cross.svg Chloe McGhee

Final tournament

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Penn State 0
4 Iowa 1
Iowa 1
Wisconsin 0
3 Rutgers 1
2 Wisconsin 2

Semifinals

Penn State 01 Iowa
Report Meike Ingles Soccerball shade.svg48'
Wisconsin 21 Rutgers
Lauren Rice Soccerball shade.svg62'
Emma Jaskaniec Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Nneka Moneme Soccerball shade.svg24'
Jeffrey Field , University Park
Attendance: 406

Final

Wisconsin 01 Iowa
Jenny Cape Soccerball shade.svg64'
Jeffrey Field , University Park
Attendance: 272

References

  1. "Big Ten Announces 2020–21 Women's Soccer Postseason Schedule". Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. "Big Ten nixes fall football season, eyes spring". ESPN.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. "Big Ten and Pac-12 postpone 2020 fall sports". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. "Big Ten reveals 2020–21 women's soccer postseason schedule". SoccerWire. Retrieved April 9, 2021.