Big Ten women's soccer tournament

The Big Ten women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Ten Conference. The tournament is single-elimination format and seeding is based on regular season records. The top four highest-seeded teams host the quarterfinal matches and the highest remaining seed after the quarterfinal round. The highest remaining seeded teams following the quarterfinal round hosts the semifinals and likewise for the championship match.[1]

Big Ten women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumGrand Park
Current locationWestfield, Indiana
Played1994–2008
2011–present
Last contest2023
Current championIowa
Most championshipsPenn State (9)
Official websiteBigTen.org

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

Champions

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(2) Title number
* Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Bold Winning team won regular season

Finals

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Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Site Outstanding offensive player Outstanding defensive player
1 1994 Wisconsin (1) 3–0 Minnesota McClimon StadiumMadison, Wisconsin
2 1995 Minnesota (1) 1–0 Wisconsin Bill Armstrong StadiumBloomington, Indiana
3 1996 Indiana (1) 1–0 Wisconsin Jesse Owens Memorial StadiumColumbus, Ohio
4 1997 Michigan (1) 1–0*(OT) Northwestern National Sports CenterBlaine, Minnesota
5 1998 Penn State (1) 2–0 Ohio State Jeffrey FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
6 1999 Michigan (2) 4–2 Penn State Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
7 2000 Penn State (2) 1–0*(3OT) Michigan Demirjian Park • Champaign, Illinois
8 2001 Penn State (3) 2–1*(OT) Illinois Folk FieldWest Lafayette, Indiana
9 2002 Ohio State (1) 2–1 Wisconsin DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, Michigan
10 2003 Illinois (1) 2–0 Michigan McClimon Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
11 2004 Ohio State (2) 2–0 Penn State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
12 2005 Wisconsin (2) 3–1 Michigan U-M Soccer StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan
13 2006 Penn State (4) 3–1 Illinois Jeffrey Field • University Park, Pennsylvania
14 2007 Purdue (1) 3–1 Ohio State Elizabeth Lyle Robbie StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota
15 2008 Penn State (5) 2–1 Minnesota Iowa Soccer Complex • Iowa City, Iowa
16 2011 Illinois (2) 2–1 Penn State Lakeside Field • Evanston, Illinois
17 2012 Ohio State (3) 2–1 Illinois Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
18 2013 Nebraska (1) 1–0 Iowa Demirjian Park • Champaign, Illinois
19 2014 Wisconsin (2) 1–0*(OT) Iowa Folk Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
20 2015 Penn State (6) 2–0 Rutgers Jeffrey Field • University Park, Pennsylvania
21 2016 Minnesota (2) 2–1 Rutgers Elizabeth Lyle Robbie StadiumSt. Paul, Minnesota Sydney Squires, Minnesota Tori Burnett, Minnesota
22 2017 Penn State (7) 2–1 Northwestern Grand ParkWestfield, Indiana
23 2018 Minnesota (3) 0–0†
(5–4 pen.)
Penn State April Bockin, Minnesota Maddie Nielsen, Minnesota
24 2019 Penn State (8) 2–1*(OT) Michigan Yurcak FieldPiscataway, New Jersey Payton Linnehan, Penn State Amanda Dennis, Penn State
25 2020 Iowa (1) 1–0 Wisconsin Jeffrey Field • University Park, Pennsylvania
26 2021 Michigan (3) 1–0 Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, New Jersey Raleigh Loughman, Michigan Alia Martin, Michigan
27 2022 Penn State (9) 3–2 Michigan State Lower.com Field • Columbus, Ohio Ally Schlegel, Penn State Katherine Asman, Penn State
28 2023 Iowa (2) 1–0 Wisconsin Emma Jaskaniec, Wisconsin Samantha Cary, Iowa

By school

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Through 2023 Tournament[3][4]

School GP W L T Pct. Finals Championships Title Years
Illinois 35 15 14 5 .515 5 2 2003, 2011
Indiana 20 5 14 1 .275 1 1 1996
Iowa 23 11 11 1 .500 4 2 2020, 2023
Maryland 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Michigan 44 23 17 4 .568 7 3 1997, 1999, 2021
Michigan State 21 4 15 2 .238 1 0
Minnesota 35 17 13 5 .557 5 3 1995, 2016, 2018
Nebraska 11 5 4 2 .545 1 1 2013
Northwestern 24 7 16 1 .313 2 0
Ohio State 34 13 16 5 .456 5 3 2002, 2004, 2012
Penn State 61 41 14 6 .721 13 9 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008,
2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
Purdue 20 9 9 2 .500 1 1 2007
Rutgers 19 8 8 3 .500 3 0
Wisconsin 44 19 20 4 .488 8 3 1994, 2005, 2014

Big Ten Medal of Honor

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The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to a player from the graduating class of a Big Ten Conference university who "demonstrated athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career." The recipients include:

Year Name University
1991 Emily Coatney Michigan State
1992 Heather Taggart Wisconsin
1994 Susie Holt Wisconsin
1998 Jennifer McElmury Golden Gophers
1999 Shannon Brown Wisconsin
2001 Kacy Beitel Michigan
2003 Emily Oleksiuk Penn State
2005 Joanna Lohman Penn State
2006 Jessica Ring Wisconsin
2006 Christen Karniski Illinois
2006 Courtney O'Bryan Indiana
2008 Mary Therese McDonnell Illinois
2006 Lindsey Cottrell Michigan
2008 Shauna Stapleton Purdue
2009 Emily Zurrer Illinois
2009 Zoe Bouchelle Penn State
2011 Jenna Carosio Illinois
2012 Laurie Nosbusch Wisconsin
2014 Vanessa DiBernardo Illinois
2016 Rachel Beanlands Maryland
2016 Britt Eckerstrom Penn State
2016 Brianne Reed Rutgers

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "All-Time Big Ten Tournament Standings". Big Ten Men's Soccer Records and Statistics (PDF). Rosemont, Illinois: Big Ten Conference. August 16, 2016. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Big 10 Women's Soccer Tournament Records" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. BigTen.org. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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