The 2015 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois. The tournament, hosted by DePaul University, ran May 8 through May 9, 2015 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. Top-seeded St. John's won the tournament for the first time and earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2] The entire tournament was broadcast on Fox Sports 2.[3] Eric Collins and Brooke Weisbrod served as the broadcasters for Fox.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | St. John's (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Amy Kvilhaug (1st title) |
| MVP | Krista Puga (St. John's) |
| Television | FS2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's †‡y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 19 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 22 | – | 24 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 24 | – | 27 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 16 | – | 23 | .410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | 15 | – | 32 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015[1] Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament, and were seeded one through four. They played a single-elimination tournament. Villanova claimed the fourth seed by tiebreaker over Butler.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 16 | 2 | .889 | — | 1 |
| DePaul | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Seton Hall | 10 | 10 | .500 | 7 | 3 |
| Villanova | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8.5 | 4 |
| Butler | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8.5 | — |
| Providence | 8 | 11 | .421 | 8.5 | — |
| Creighton | 7 | 12 | .368 | 9.5 | — |
| Georgetown | 5 | 14 | .263 | 11.5 | — |
Tournament
edit| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Villanova | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Seton Hall | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | DePaul | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Seton Hall | 9 | |||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Francesca Carrullo | St. John's |
| Danielle DeStaso | Seton Hall |
| Sara Foster | Seton Hall |
| Tori Free | St. John's |
| Kali Gardner | DePaul |
| Tianah Hathaway | Villanova |
| Morgan Maize | DePaul |
| Dana Morris | Villanova |
| Casey Moses | Seton Hall |
| Krystal Puga | St. John's |
| Yvonne Rericha | St. John's |
| Savannah Warren | St. John's |
Most Outstanding Player
editKrystal Puga was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Puga was an infielder for St. John's.[2]
References
edit- ^ "2015 Big East Softball Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "St. John's Wins 2015 BIG EAST Softball Championship". Big East Conference. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.