2017 Big Ten women's soccer tournament


The 2017 Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2017 season.[1] It was held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The seven-match tournament began with first-round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana for the semifinals and final.[1] The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season conference play.[1] Minnesota were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–0 quarterfinal loss to Wisconsin. The Penn State Nittany Lions won the title with a 2–1 win over the Northwestern Wildcats in the final. The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Penn State women's soccer program and the third for head coach Erica Dambach.[2][3]

2017 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance3,527
SiteGrand Park
Westfield, Indiana (Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsPenn State (7th title)
Winning coachErica Dambach (3rd title)
BroadcastBTN
Big Ten women's soccer tournament
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2017 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 23 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 9 2 0   .818 15 5 1   .738
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 7 3 1   .682 12 8 3   .587
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7 3 1   .682 11 5 3   .658
No. 22 Rutgers  ‍‍‍y 6 2 3   .682 13 2 6   .762
#5 Penn State y  ‍‍‍ 6 2 3   .682 15 5 4   .708
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 6 3 2   .636 14 6 2   .682
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 4 2   .545 10 7 2   .579
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 4 5 2   .455 9 8 2   .526
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 3 3 5   .500 9 5 5   .605
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 3 5 3   .409 6 6 6   .500
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2 6 3   .318 6 9 4   .421
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 2 8 1   .227 6 11 1   .361
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 2 9 0   .182 5 14 0   .263
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 1 8 2   .182 7 8 3   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 Big Ten Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 24, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Ten Conference

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 Ohio State 22OT
8 Iowa 1
1 Ohio State 0
5 Penn State 12OT
4 Rutgers 0 (3)
5 Penn State 0 (4)
5 Penn State 2
2 Northwestern 1
2 Northwestern 1
7 Purdue 0
2 Northwestern 22OT
6 Wisconsin 1
3 Minnesota 0
6 Wisconsin 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 29, 2017 #4 Rutgers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#5 Penn State Piscataway, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 225
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Daun White
Assistant referees: Alan Robinson
Fourth official: David Bork
Penalties
October 29, 2017 #3 Minnesota 0–2 #6 Wisconsin St. Paul, Minnesota
1:00 p.m. CDT Report
  •   33' Maia Cella
  •   67' Dani Rhodes
Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
Attendance: 387
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Chris Ruska
Assistant referees: Kip Jackson
Fourth official: Matt Tiano
October 29, 2017 #2 Northwestern 1–0 #7 Purdue Evanston, Illinois
2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Michele Chernesky   88'
Report Stadium: Martin Stadium
Attendance: 411
October 29, 2017 #1 Ohio State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #8 Iowa Columbus, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Eleanor Gabriel   60'
  • Sarah Roberts   103'
Report
  •   73' Morgan Kemerling
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 448
Referee: Josh Kelley
Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel
Assistant referees: Shane Richards
Fourth official: Noah Matos

Semifinals

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November 3, 2017 #1 Ohio State 0–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Penn State Westfield, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Grand Park
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Assistant referees: Dimitar Chavdarov
Fourth official: Peter Dhima
November 3, 2017 #2 Northwestern 2–1 (a.e.t.) #6 Wisconsin Westfield, Indiana
3:30 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   65' Lauren Rice
Stadium: Grand Park
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Peter Dhima
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel
Fourth official: Art Arustamyan

Final

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November 5, 2017 #5 Penn State 2–1 #2 Northwestern Westfield, Indiana
2:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •   38' Nia Harris
Stadium: Grand Park
Attendance: 729
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Peter Dhima

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
1 Goal
  • Maia Cella – Wisconsin
  • Michele Chernesky – Northwestern
  • Hannah Davison – Northwestern
  • Haleigh Echard – Penn State
  • Maria Fayeulle – Northwestern
  • Eleanor Gabriel – Ohio State
  • Nia Harris – Northwestern
  • Morgan Kemerling – Iowa
  • Lauren Rice – Wisconsin
  • Dani Rhodes – Wisconsin
  • Sarah Roberts – Ohio State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Women's soccer". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017–18 Big Ten Records Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Erica Dambach". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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