The 2016 Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference.[1] It was held from October 30 to November 6, 2016. The seven match tournament began with first round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota 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]
| 2016 Big Ten women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Site | Robbie Stadium St. Paul, Minnesota (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
| Champions | Minnesota (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Stefanie Golan (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Northwestern †y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Minnesota †‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State †y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .636 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Rutgers y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .591 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .364 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .182 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .091 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-21 Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Golden Gophers earned a number 4 seed at the NCAA women’s soccer tournament after defeating Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2–1 in the final.[2]
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct 30 | Semifinals Friday, Nov 4 | Final Sunday, Nov 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rutgers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Nebraska | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 30, 2016 | #1 Minnesota | 3–1 | #8 Indiana | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 3:00 p.m. EST | Julianna Gernes  3'Josee Stiever 37'Sydney Squires 84' |
Report | Mykayla Brown 81' |
Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Christopher Koloffon |
| October 30, 2016 | #2 Penn State | 0–2 | #7 Rutgers | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Report | Erica Murphy 28' Madison Tiernan 72' |
Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 701 Referee: Tori Penso |
| October 30, 2016 | #3 Northwestern | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #6 Nebraska | Evanston, Illinois |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Martin Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Josh Kelley | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Maddy Lucas  Nandi Mehta Kim Jerantowski Kayla Sharples  Marisa Viggiano |
Nikki Turney Jaycie Johnson Emily O'Neal Caroline Flynn Sami Reinhard |
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| October 30, 2016 | #4 Michigan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #5 Wisconsin | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Nicky Waldeck 26' |
Report | Emily Borgmann 37' |
Stadium: UM Soccer Stadium Attendance: 605 Referee: Carmen Serbio |
| Penalties | ||||
| Reilly Martin Nicky Waldeck Anna Soccorsi Ani Sarkisian |
Micaela Powers Morgan Taylor Rose Lavelle Payton Wesley |
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Semi-finals
edit| November 4, 2016 | #1 Minnesota | 1–0 | #4 Michigan | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 3:00 p.m. EST | Julianna Gernes 8' |
Report | Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Attendance: 552 Referee: John McCloskey |
| November 4, 2016 | #7 Rutgers | 1–0 | #3 Northwestern | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:30 p.m. EST | Colby Ciarrocca 7' |
Report | Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Attendance: 552 Referee: Rebecca Pagan |
Final
edit| November 6, 2016 | #1 Minnesota | 2–1 | #7 Rutgers | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Sydney Squires 27' Emily Heslin 85' |
Report | Chantelle Swaby 84' |
Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Attendance: 954 Referee: Peter Dhima |
Awards
edit- Individual Awards
- Offensive Player of the Tournament: Sydney Squires, Minnesota
- Defensive Player of the Tournament: Tori Burnett, Minnesota
- 2016 Big Ten Women's Soccer All-Tournament team
- Mykayla Brown, Indiana
- Nicky Waldeck, Michigan
- Tori Burnett, Minnesota
- Emily Heslin, Minnesota
- Sydney Squires, Minnesota
- Sydney Miramontez, Nebraska
- Nikia Smith, Northwestern
- Nickolette Driesse, Penn State
- Chantelle Swaby, Rutgers
- Madison Tiernan, Rutgers
- Rose Lavelle, Wisconsin
References
edit- ^ a b c "Women's soccer". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Bissen, Joe (November 7, 2016). "Gophers earn a No. 4 seed in NCAA women's soccer tournament". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved April 10, 2017.