2016 Big Ten women's soccer tournament

2016 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteRobbie Stadium
St. Paul, Minnesota
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Winning coachStefanie Golan (1st title)
BroadcastBTN (Semifinals and Final)
Big Ten women's soccer tournament
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2016 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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


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]

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

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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

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Quarterfinals

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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 soccer ball with check mark
Nandi Mehta soccer ball with check mark
Kim Jerantowski soccer ball with check mark
Kayla Sharples soccer ball with red X
Marisa Viggiano soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Nikki Turney
soccer ball with check mark Jaycie Johnson
soccer ball with red X Emily O'Neal
soccer ball with red X Caroline Flynn
soccer ball with check mark Sami Reinhard
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 soccer ball with check mark
Nicky Waldeck soccer ball with check mark
Anna Soccorsi soccer ball with check mark
Ani Sarkisian soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Micaela Powers
soccer ball with red X Morgan Taylor
soccer ball with check mark Rose Lavelle
soccer ball with check mark Payton Wesley

Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Women's soccer". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
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