West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer

Last updated
West Virginia Mountaineers
women's soccer
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Founded1995
University West Virginia University
Head coach Nikki 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]
   
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
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
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 Athletics 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.

Contents

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 straight 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 a 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

[35] [36]

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Backyard Brawl</span> College football rivalry

The Backyard Brawl is an American college football rivalry between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-annually and may also be used to refer to other athletic competitions between the two schools. It is a registered trademark for both universities, and refers to the close proximity of the two universities, separated by 75 miles (105 km) along Interstate 79.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Huggins</span> American basketball coach

Robert Edward Huggins is an American college basketball coach. Nicknamed “Huggy Bear,” he is currently the head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team. Huggins previously held the head coaching positions at Walsh College (1980–1983), the University of Akron (1984–1989), the University of Cincinnati (1989–2005) and Kansas State University (2006–2007). He will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia Mountaineers</span> Athletic program of West Virginia University

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent West Virginia University, an American university located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. The Mountaineers have been a member of the Big 12 Conference since 2012. At that time, the Mountaineers joined the Mid-American Conference as an affiliate member for men's soccer. The two major sports at the university are football and basketball, although many of the other sports have large followings as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Beilein</span> American basketball coach

John Patrick Beilein is an American professional basketball coach who currently serves as the Senior Player Development Advisor for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before being hired by Detroit, Beilein served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to joining the Cavaliers, he coached the Michigan Wolverines (2007–2019), West Virginia Mountaineers (2002–2007), Richmond Spiders (1997–2002), Canisius Golden Griffins (1992–1997) in NCAA Division I as well as Le Moyne College (1983–1992), Nazareth College (1982–1983) and Erie Community College (1978–1982). Beilein has won 754 career games at four-year universities and 829 games altogether, including those at the junior college level. Beilein’s overall career wins counting the time spent in Cleveland is 843 games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia Mountaineers football</span> American college football team

The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. West Virginia plays its home games at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers have won or shared a total of 15 conference championships, including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles. The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference and are led by head coach Neal Brown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball</span> University basketball team

The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. WVU has won 13 conference tournament championships, and has 29 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including two Final Fours, most recently in 2010. The Mountaineers have also appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments, and have won two championships, in 1942 and 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic</span> American college basketball rivalry

The Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic is the name of the in-state rivalry between the Marshall University and West Virginia University basketball teams, the Marshall Thundering Herd and West Virginia Mountaineers. Chesapeake Energy is the title sponsor of the game. The game was last played during the 2015–2016 season and no further games are currently scheduled.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neal Brown</span> American football player and coach (born 1980)

Neal Brown is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at West Virginia University. Brown was previously the head coach at Troy University from 2015 to 2018. Brown also previously served as the offensive coordinator at Troy (2008–2009), Texas Tech University (2010–2012), and the University of Kentucky (2013–2014).

The West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team is the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I soccer team of West Virginia University (WVU). Beginning with the 2012 season, the team was an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference because WVU is the only school in its primary conference, the Big 12 Conference, that has a varsity men's soccer team. For the 2022 season, West Virginia joined in-state rival Marshall in the Sun Belt Conference, and the Mountain State Derby will become an annual conference game. WVU had been scheduled to leave the MAC for Conference USA but this plan was changed when Marshall changed conferences from CUSA to the SBC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer</span> American college soccer team

The Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer team represents Georgetown University in all men's Division I NCAA soccer competitions. The Georgetown Hoyas joined the new Big East Conference on July 1, 2013, with other private schools from the former Big East Conference in which they previously competed. They won a national championship in 2019, and was the national runner-up in 2012. They have made nine total appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship, and have won the Big East conference tournament four times and the regular season title seven times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team</span>

The 2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by thirteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum. They finished with a record of 30–5 overall, 16–2 in Big 12 play to share the Big 12 regular season champions with Baylor. They lost in the 2014 Big 12 women's basketball tournament to Baylor. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament which they defeated Albany in the first round before losing to LSU in the second round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team</span>

The 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers will play their home games at the newly constructed Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 3rd season at West Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team</span>

The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by fifteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished with a record of 25–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tourament where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 10th season as WVU's head coach, and played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Texas and Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament before losing to Iowa State in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Bucknell and Notre Dame before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Gonzaga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team</span>

The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by sixteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament. They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round.

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

The 2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 20th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 11th season as WVU's head coach, and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Baylor and Texas Tech to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Murray State and Marshall to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Villanova.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team</span>

The 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by seventeenth year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bucknell, Saint Joseph's and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Virginia Tech in the semifinals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lois Joel</span> English professional footballer

Lois Kathleen Joel is an English footballer who plays as a defender for London City Lionesses. Joel has represented England internationally at under-17 and under-19 level.

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 2016-07-22.
  3. ↑ WVU. "No. 2 Mountaineers draw Oklahoma State" . Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  4. 1 2 WVU. "2015 Review: One for the Record Book" . Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  5. ↑ NCAA. "NCAA Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  6. ↑ University of Nebraska. "2015 Nebraska Soccer Media Guide" . Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  7. 1 2 WVU. "WVU takes down Duke" . Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  8. ↑ WVU. "WVU women's soccer schedule" . Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  9. ↑ WVU. "WVU comes back, ties PSU" . Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  10. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers, Izzo-Brown earn big win" . Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  11. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers send message" . Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  12. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers outmuscle St. Francis" . Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  13. ↑ WVU. "Late goals deliver win" . Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  14. ↑ WVU. "WVU hands OSU first loss" . Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  15. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers shutout Princeton" . Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  16. ↑ WVU. "WVU falls to Georgetown" . Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  17. ↑ WVU. "WVU squishes Spiders" . Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  18. ↑ WVU. "WVU blanks Baylor" . Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  19. ↑ WVU. "Late scores push WVU to win" . Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  20. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers smother Kansas" . Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  21. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers extend win streak" . Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  22. ↑ WVU. "Abraham delivers victory" . Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  23. ↑ WVU. "WVU wins Big 12 title" . Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  24. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers outlast Longhorns" . Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  25. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers earn historical win" . Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  26. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers dismiss Red Raiders" . Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  27. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers move on to championship" . Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  28. ↑ WVU. "Big 12 Champions" . Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  29. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers move past NKU" . Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  30. ↑ WVU. "Abam delivers Sweet 16 ticket" . Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  31. ↑ WVU. "WVU kicks way to quarterfinals" . Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  32. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers punch College Cup ticket" . Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  33. ↑ WVU. "Mountaineers advance to College Cup final" . Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  34. ↑ WVU. "Historic season ends in College Cup final" . Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  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
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.