Big Ten women's soccer tournament

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Big Ten women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Big Ten Conference logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Big Ten Conference
Number of teams10
Format Single-elimination
Current stadium Energizer Park
Current location St. Louis, Missouri
Played1994–2008
2011–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion UCLA
Most championships Penn State (9)
TV partner(s) BTN
Official website bigten.org/wsoc

The Big Ten women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Ten Conference. 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]

Contents

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

Penn State is the winningest team in championship history with 9 titles.

Champions

Source: [2]

Key

Finals

Ed.YearChampionScoreRunner-upLocationMVP (offensive)MVP (defensive)
11994 Wisconsin (1)3–0 Minnesota McClimon StadiumMadison, Wisconsin
21995Minnesota(1)1–0Wisconsin Bill Armstrong StadiumBloomington, In
31996 Indiana (1)1–0Wisconsin Jesse Owens StadiumColumbus, Oh
41997 Michigan (1)1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Northwestern National Sports CenterBlaine, Mn
51998 Penn State (1)2–0 Ohio State Jeffrey FieldUniversity Park, Pa
61999Michigan (2)4–2Penn StateBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, In
72000Penn State(2)1–0 ( a.e.t. )MichiganDemirjian Park • Champaign, Il
82001Penn State(3)2–1 ( a.e.t. ) Illinois Folk FieldWest Lafayette, In
92002Ohio State (1)2–1Wisconsin DeMartin ComplexEast Lansing, Mi
102003Illinois (1)2–0MichiganMcClimon Stadium • Madison, Wi
112004Ohio State (2)2–0Penn StateJesse Owens Stadium • Columbus, Oh
122005Wisconsin (2)3–1Michigan U-M Soccer StadiumAnn Arbor, Mi
132006Penn State(4)3–1IllinoisJeffrey Field • University Park, Pa
142007 Purdue (1)3–1Ohio State Elizabeth Lyle StadiumFalcon Heights, Mn
152008Penn State(5)2–1MinnesotaIowa Soccer Complex • Iowa City, Ia
162011Illinois (2)2–1Penn State Lakeside FieldEvanston, Il
172012Ohio State (3)2–1IllinoisBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, In
182013 Nebraska (1)1–0 Iowa Demirjian Park • Champaign, Il
192014Wisconsin (2)1–0 ( a.e.t. )IowaFolk Field • West Lafayette, In
202015Penn State(6)2–0 Rutgers Jeffrey Field • University Park, Pa
21 2016 Minnesota(2)2–1RutgersElizabeth Lyle Stadium • Falcon Heights, MnSydney Squires, MinnesotaTori Burnett, Minnesota
22 2017 Penn State (7)2–1 Northwestern Grand ParkWestfield, In
23 2018 Minnesota (3)0–0 (5–4 p)Penn StateGrand Park • Westfield, InApril Bockin, MinnesotaMaddie Nielsen, Minnesota
24 2019 Penn State (8)2–1 ( a.e.t. )Michigan Yurcak FieldPiscataway, NJ Payton Linnehan, Penn State Amanda Dennis, Penn State
25 2020 Iowa (1)1–0WisconsinJeffrey Field • University Park, Pa
26 2021 Michigan (3)1–0RutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NjRaleigh Loughman, MichiganAlia Martin, Michigan
27 2022 Penn State (9)3–2 Michigan State Lower.com Field • Columbus, Oh Ally Schlegel, Penn State Katherine Asman, Penn State
28 2023 Iowa (2)1–0WisconsinLower.com Field • Columbus, Oh Emma Jaskaniec, Wisconsin Samantha Cary, Iowa
29 2024 UCLA 5–0Rutgers Energizer ParkSt. Louis, Missouri Quincy McMahon, UCLA

By school

Through 2024 Tournament [3] [4]

SchoolGPWLTPct.FinalsTitlesTitle Years
Illinois 3515145.515522003, 2011
Indiana 205141.275111996
Iowa 2411112.500422020, 2023
Maryland 1010.00000
Michigan 4423174.568731997, 1999, 2021
Michigan State 224162.22710
Minnesota 3617145.542531995, 2016, 2018
Nebraska 11542.545112013
Northwestern 247161.31320
Ohio State 3614175.458532002, 2004, 2012
Penn State 6342156.7141391998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008,
2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
Purdue 20992.500112007
Rutgers 22994.50040
UCLA 33001.000112024
USC 2101.75000
Washington 2011.25000
Wisconsin 4519214.477831994, 2005, 2014

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:

YearPlayerTeam
1991Emily Coatney Michigan State
1992Heather Taggart Wisconsin
1994Susie Holt Wisconsin
1998Jennifer McElmury Golden Gophers
1999Shannon Brown Wisconsin
2001Kacy Beitel Michigan
2003Emily Oleksiuk Penn State
2005 Joanna Lohman Penn State
2006Jessica Ring Wisconsin
2006Christen Karniski Illinois
2006Courtney O'Bryan Indiana
2008 Mary Therese McDonnell Illinois
2006Lindsey Cottrell Michigan
2008Shauna Stapleton Purdue
2009 Emily Zurrer Illinois
2009Zoe Bouchelle Penn State
2011Jenna Carosio Illinois
2012Laurie Nosbusch Wisconsin
2014 Vanessa DiBernardo Illinois
2016Rachel Beanlands Maryland
2016 Britt Eckerstrom Penn State
2016 Brianne Reed Rutgers

References

  1. "Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "2023 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. "Big 10 Women's Soccer Tournament Records" (PDF). Big Ten Conference . BigTen.org. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.