2016 Big Ten women's soccer tournament


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
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

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 edit

Quarterfinals 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
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

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

References edit

  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.

External links edit