2021 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament

2021 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
2021 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	4,345
Site	Round Rock Multipurpose Complex; Round Rock, Texas
Champions	TCU (1st title)
Winning coach	Eric Bell (1st title)
MVP	Messiah Bright (Offensive); Jenna Winebrenner (Defensive) (TCU)
Broadcast	ESPN+ (Quarterfinals & Semifinals); ESPNU (Final)
Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
«2020	2022»

The 2021 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference held from October 31 to November 7, 2021. The 7-match tournament was held at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas. The 8-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Kansas Jayhawks were the defending champions from 2019.^[1] There was no tournament held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] Kansas was unable to defend its title as the team did not qualify for the tournament.^[3] TCU won the title by defeating Texas 2–1 in the final.^[4] This was the first title in school history for TCU and head coach Eric Bell.^[2] As tournament champions, TCU earned the Big 12's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 9 TCU ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	1	–	1	.833	19	–	2	–	2	.870
Texas ‍‍‍^y	6	–	0	–	3	.833	11	–	5	–	6	.636
Baylor ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	3	.611	8	–	5	–	6	.579
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	1	.563	9	–	6	–	3	.583
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	11	–	6	–	3	.625
West Virginia ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	3	.500	10	–	5	–	5	.625
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	8	–	11	–	1	.425
Iowa State ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	0	.250	5	–	11	–	1	.324
Kansas ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	7	–	11	–	1	.395
Kansas State ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	2	.222	6	–	10	–	2	.389


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big 12 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The Big 12 Conference

Bracket

Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 31			Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 4			Final Sunday, Nov. 7

1	TCU (pen.)	0 (3)

8	Iowa State	0 (2)
			1	TCU	3

			5	Texas Tech	0
4	Oklahoma State	0 (4)

5	Texas Tech (pen.)	0 (5)
						1	TCU	2

						2	Texas	1
2	Texas	5

7	Oklahoma	2
			2	Texas (pen.)	0 (4)

			6	West Virginia	0 (3)
3	Baylor	0

6	West Virginia	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2021	#1 TCU	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	#8 Iowa State	Round Rock, TX
11:30 a.m.		Report	108' Tyra Shand	Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Richonne Clark Assistant referees: Janae Thompson Assistant referees: William Torres Fourth official: Esteban Rosano
	Penalties
	Grace Collins Tatum Condrey Jenna Winebrenner Maddy Warren Brandi Peterson		Emma Mira Sydney Thomas Magdalena Keck Meghan Carl Taylor Bee

October 31, 2021	#4 Oklahoma State	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	#5 Texas Tech	Round Rock, TX
2:00 p.m.		Report	106' Kirsten Davis 107' Team 110' Team	Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Jamie Willis Assistant referees: Emily Brownback Fourth official: Richonne Clark
	Penalties
	Grace Yochum Kim Rodriguez Ally Jackson Samiah Phiri Charm Morgan Summer Chaffin		Macy Blackburn Macy Schultz Charlotte Teeter Ashleigh Williams Hannah Anderson Jordie Harr

October 31, 2021	#2 Texas	5–2	#7 Oklahoma	Round Rock, TX
5:30 p.m.	Mackenzie McFarland 35', 41' Trinity Byars 58', 73', 79' Lauren Lapomarda 86'	Report	21' Team 54' Bailey Wesco 68' Olivia Odle 73' Jasmine Richards	Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Janae Thompson Assistant referees: William Torres Fourth official: Esteban Rosano

October 31, 2021	#3 Baylor	0–1	#6 West Virginia	Round Rock, TX
8:00 p.m.	Mackenzie Anthony 24' Maddie Algya 70'	Report	80' Dilary Heredia-Beltran	Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Timothy Debysingh Assistant referees: Jamie Willis Assistant referees: Emily Brownback Fourth official: Corey Rockwell

Semifinals

November 4, 2021	#1 TCU	3–0	#5 Texas Tech	Round Rock, TX
4:30 p.m.	Messiah Bright 12', 28' Skylar Heinrich 80' Lauren Memoly 83'	Report		Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Rosano Assistant referees: Hakan Olasmis Assistant referees: Emily Donahue Fourth official: Travis Haight

November 4, 2021	#2 Texas	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#6 West Virginia	Round Rock, TX
7:00 p.m.		Report	84' Team	Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Josh Allen Assistant referees: Travis Haight Fourth official: Shane Butler
	Penalties
	Emma Regan Lexi Missimo Julia Grosso Trinity Byars Cameron Brooks		Jordan Brewster Gabrielle Robinson Juliana Lynch Maddie Murphy Dilary Heredia-Beltran

Final

November 7, 2021	#1 TCU	2–1	#2 Texas	Round Rock, TX
2:30 p.m.	Messiah Bright 60' Camryn Lancaster 84'	Report	39' Ashlyn Miller	Stadium: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Bernardo van Steenberghe Assistant referees: Janae Thompson Fourth official: Shane Butler

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

3 goals

Messiah Bright – TCU
Trinity Byars – Texas

2 goals

Mackenzie McFarland – Texas

1 goal

Jasmine Richards – Oklahoma
Bailey Wesco – Oklahoma
Skylar Heinrich – TCU
Camryn Lancaster – TCU
Ashlyn Miller – Texas
Dilary Heredia-Beltran – West Virginia

All-Tournament team

Source:^[5]

Position	Player	Team
GK	Lauren Kellett	TCU
DF	Brandi Peterson	TCU
	Jenna Winebrenner	TCU
	Emily Cox	Texas
MF	Gracie Brian	TCU
	Julia Grosso	Texas
	Lexi Missimo	Texas
FW	Messiah Bright*	TCU
	Camryn Lancaster	TCU
	Trinity Byars	Texas
	Mackenzie McFarland	Texas
	Dilary Heredia-Beltran	West Virginia

* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

^ "Big 12 Soccer Championship". Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original (Website) on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Big 12 Women's soccer Record Book" (pdf). big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. p. 156. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "TCU Clinches Second-Straight Regular Season Title and Secures No. 1 Seed". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "TCU Wins 2021 Big 12 Championship, Earning Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "2021 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team Announced". admin.big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. November 8, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[1] "Big 12 Soccer Championship". Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original (Website) on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

[record_book-2] "Big 12 Women's soccer Record Book" (pdf). big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. p. 156. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[3] "TCU Clinches Second-Straight Regular Season Title and Secures No. 1 Seed". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[4] "TCU Wins 2021 Big 12 Championship, Earning Automatic NCAA Tournament Bid". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[5] "2021 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team Announced". admin.big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. November 8, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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