West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer

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West Virginia Mountaineers
women's soccer
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Founded1995;30 years ago (1995)
University West Virginia University
Head coachNikki Izzo-Brown (22 years season)
Conference Big 12
Location Morgantown, West Virginia
Stadium Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,650)
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsGold and blue [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2016
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2016
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2003, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
Big East: 2007, 2010, 2011
Big 12: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022
Conference Regular Season championships
Big 12: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the intercollegiate women's soccer team representing West Virginia University. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Big 12 Conference. The first team was fielded in 1996. WVU plays its home games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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The women's soccer team at WVU has been coached by Nikki Izzo-Brown since the team launched in 1996.

West Virginia has qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of the last 16 seasons, making the quarterfinal round twice (2007 and 2015).

Big 12 Conference (2012–present)

Since joining the Big 12 Conference, West Virginia women's soccer has won five straight outright regular-season championships, becoming the first program in league history to do so. [2] The Mountaineers are also the first team in the Big 12 to finish three seasons with an unbeaten league record. [3] In 2016, the Mountaineers became the second program in Big 12 history to finish league play with an unbeaten and untied league record (Nebraska accomplished that feat twice, finishing 9–0–0 in 1996 and 10–0–0 in 1999). [2]

WVU has posted a 35–1–3 record in regular-season league contests. The Mountaineers are 18–0–1 at home against Big 12 foes and have not lost a league game there since October 2, 2009 vs. Notre Dame. [4] West Virginia has a 6–2–1 record in the Big 12 tournament, winning back-to-back championships in 2013 and 2014.

The Mountaineers' five regular-season league titles ranks first among current Big 12 members and second all-time in the conference's history (Texas A&M had 7). West Virginia's eight combined (regular-season and tournament) championships is also first among current Big 12 members and tied for second best in Big 12 history (Texas A&M had 12 and Nebraska had 8 [2] ).

2015 season

2015 was a record-setting year for West Virginia women's soccer. Aided by Canadian national team stars Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, the Mountaineers set school records for wins (19), goals scored (61), fewest goals allowed (11) and shutouts (15). WVU put together a streak of nine consecutive shutouts, the longest streak in the nation in 2015. [5] That run also tied the Big 12 record for consecutive shutouts (Nebraska posted nine straight shutouts during the 1997 season [6] ).

WVU started the 2015 season by extending its program-best unbeaten streak to 20 games. The Mountaineers would restart that run following an early season loss to Virginia Tech, winning or drawing each of the next 16 games. [4]

2016 season

In 2016, the Mountaineers continued to run through the competition. West Virginia posted an 8–1–1 record in non-conference play, opening the year with a 1–1 tie at defending national champion Penn State. The non-conference slate also included a 3–1 road win at Duke, the program's first victory over the Blue Devils. [7]

WVU's hot start continued into league play, where the Mountaineers won all eight of their conference matchups via shutouts, becoming the first team in Big 12 history to shutout all of its league opponents. West Virginia claimed its fifth straight Big 12 championship with a 3–0 win at TCU on October 21, 2016. WVU currently owns a 22-game unbeaten streak in regular-season league games, the longest streak in the history of the conference.

Schedule

Season-by-season results

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Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Big East Conference (1996–2011)
1996Nikki Izzo 10–7–24–4–15th
1997Nikki Izzo 11–6–24–6–15th
1998Nikki Izzo 11–6–24–5–27th
1999Nikki Izzo 9–9–12–4–05th
2000Nikki Izzo-Brown 15–6–03–3–04th NCAA 1st Round
2001Nikki Izzo-Brown 15–5–14–1–12nd NCAA Round of 64
2002Nikki Izzo-Brown 18–3–15–0–11st NCAA Round of 32
2003Nikki Izzo-Brown 17–4–24–1–12nd NCAA Round of 16
2004Nikki Izzo-Brown 15–6–07–3–03rd NCAA Round of 32
2005Nikki Izzo-Brown 12–6–37–2–13rd NCAA Round of 32
2006Nikki Izzo-Brown 14–4–38–1–21st NCAA Round of 64
2007Nikki Izzo-Brown 18–5–29–1–11st Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Quarterfinal
2008Nikki Izzo-Brown 14–3–67–1–31st NCAA Round of 32
2009Nikki Izzo-Brown 10–7–65–3–33rd NCAA Round of 32
2010Nikki Izzo-Brown 18–5–19–1–12nd Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Round of 16
2011Nikki Izzo-Brown 17–5–010–1–01st Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Round of 64
Big 12 Conference (2012–present)
2012Nikki Izzo-Brown 11–5–47–0–11st NCAA Round of 64
2013Nikki Izzo-Brown 16–4–37–1–01st Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Round of 32
2014Nikki Izzo-Brown 16–2–47–0–11st Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Round of 64
2015Nikki Izzo-Brown 19–3–16–0–11st NCAA Quarterfinal
2016Nikki Izzo-Brown 23–2–28–0–01st Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Runner-up
2017Nikki Izzo-Brown 16-4-37-1-12nd NCAA Round of 32
2018Nikki Izzo-Brown 15-4-47-2-02nd NCAA Round of 32
2019Nikki Izzo-Brown 12-8-25-3-14th NCAA Round of 16
2020Nikki Izzo-Brown 10-3-17-2-02nd NCAA Round of 32
2021Nikki Izzo-Brown 10-5-53-3-36th
2022Nikki Izzo-Brown 11-5-74-1-44th Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Round of 32
Nikki Izzo-Brown:383–132–68
Total:383–132–68

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers Athletic Identity Logoslick" (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Big 12 Conference. "Big 12 Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved July 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ WVU. "No. 2 Mountaineers draw Oklahoma State" . Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. 1 2 WVU. "2015 Review: One for the Record Book" . Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ NCAA. "NCAA Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ University of Nebraska–Lincoln. "2015 Nebraska Soccer Media Guide" . Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  7. 1 2 WVU. "WVU takes down Duke" . Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ WVU. "WVU women's soccer schedule" . Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ WVU. "WVU comes back, ties PSU" . Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers, Izzo-Brown earn big win" . Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  11. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers send message" . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers outmuscle St. Francis" . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ WVU. "Late goals deliver win" . Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ WVU. "WVU hands OSU first loss" . Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers shutout Princeton" . Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ WVU. "WVU falls to Georgetown" . Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ WVU. "WVU squishes Spiders" . Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  18. ↑ WVU. "WVU blanks Baylor" . Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  19. ↑ WVU. "Late scores push WVU to win" . Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers smother Kansas" . Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  21. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers extend win streak" . Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ WVU. "Abraham delivers victory" . Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  23. ↑ WVU. "WVU wins Big 12 title" . Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers outlast Longhorns" . Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  25. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers earn historical win" . Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  26. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers dismiss Red Raiders" . Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  27. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers move on to championship" . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  28. ↑ WVU. "Big 12 Champions" . Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  29. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers move past NKU" . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  30. ↑ WVU. "Abam delivers Sweet 16 ticket" . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ WVU. "WVU kicks way to quarterfinals" . Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  32. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers punch College Cup ticket" . Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  33. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers advance to College Cup final" . Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  34. ↑ WVU. "Historic season ends in College Cup final" . Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  35. ↑ WVU Women's Soccer Media Guide https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2015_wvu_women_s_soccer_guide
  36. ↑ 2015 WVU Women's Soccer Schedule http://www.wvusports.com/schedules.cfm?sport=wsoccer&thisYear=2015
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