2019 Big Ten men's soccer tournament

The 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament was the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. Maryland hosted the semifinal and final rounds of the tournament.[2]

2019 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams9
Matches8
First round siteTop Seed Campus Site
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteLudwig Field[1]
College Park, MD
Finals siteLudwig Field[1]
College Park, MD
ChampionsIndiana (14th title)
Winning coachTodd Yeagley (3rd title)
MVPJack Maher (Indiana)
BroadcastBTN
Big Ten men's soccer tournament
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2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Indiana 7 1 0 15 3 4
No. 18 Penn State + 6 1 1 12 4 3
No. 17 Michigan + 4 1 3 11 5 6
Maryland + 3 3 2 11 8 2
Northwestern 3 3 2 8 8 2
Michigan State 3 4 1 3 12 3
Wisconsin 1 4 3 3 11 4
Rutgers 1 6 1 7 8 3
Ohio State 1 6 1 7 11 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

Defending champions, Indiana, successfully defended their title, giving the program their 13th Big Ten Tournament championship. They defeated Michigan in the final in a penalty shoot-out.

Seeding edit

Seeding was determined by regular season conference records.[3]

Seed School Conference record Tiebreaker
Pld. W L T GF GA GD Pts.
1 Indiana 8 7 1 0 19 7 +12 21
2 Penn State 8 6 1 1 16 10 +6 19
3 Michigan 8 4 1 3 13 5 +8 15
4 Northwestern 8 3 3 2 9 10 −1 11 NU 1−0 vs. UMD
5 Maryland 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 11 UMD 0−1 vs. NU
6 Michigan State 8 3 4 1 9 10 −1 10
7 Wisconsin 8 1 4 3 5 11 −6 6
8 Ohio State 8 1 6 1 4 15 −11 4 OSU 1−0 vs. RUT
9 Rutgers 8 1 6 1 6 15 −9 4 RUT 0−1 vs. OSU

Bracket edit

First Round
November 9
Quarterfinals
November 10
Semifinals
November 15
Championship
November 17
1 Indiana 2
8 Ohio State 1 8 Ohio State 0
9 Rutgers 0 1 Indiana 1
5 Maryland 0
4 Northwestern 0
5 Maryland 1
1 Indiana (p) 0 (4)
3 Michigan 0 (3)
3 Michigan 2
6 Michigan State 1
3 Michigan 1
2 Penn State 0
2 Penn State 3
7 Wisconsin 0

Results edit

First round edit

No. 8 Ohio State1–0No. 9 Rutgers
  • Etling   65'
Report
Attendance: 45
Referee: Jason White

Quarterfinals edit

No. 1 Indiana2–0No. 8 Ohio State
Report
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

No. 2 Penn State3–0No. 7 Wisconsin
Report
Attendance: 678
Referee: Art Arustamyan

No. 4 Northwestern0–1No. 5 Maryland
Report

No. 3 Michigan2–1No. 6 Michigan State
Report
Attendance: 979
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

Semifinals edit

No. 2 Penn State0–1No. 3 Michigan
Report
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez

No. 1 Indiana1–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Maryland
Report
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Sorin Stoica

B1G Championship edit

No. 1 Indiana0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Michigan
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 320
Referee: Calin Radosav

All-Tournament team edit

All-Tournament team:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wilcox, Cody (August 20, 2019). "Maryland's Ludwig Field to host 2019 Big Ten men's soccer tournament". Testudo Times. SB Nation. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Goes to Maryland". bigten.org. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Big Ten Men's Soccer Standings". bigten.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Indiana Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

External links edit