The 2020 Big Ten women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2020 season. It was held from April 8 to April 18.[1] As the tournament winner, Iowa earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2020 Big Ten women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||
| Matches | 13 (total) 3 (main tournament) | ||||
| Attendance | 1,417 | ||||
| Site | Various (Campus sites) | ||||
| Champions | Iowa (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave DiIanni (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN BTN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Penn St † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .864 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio St | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Rutgers | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa ‡y | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan St | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .136 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .091 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 18, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:2020 Women's Soccer Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic edit
The Big Ten tournament was originally set to be played in November 2020. However, the Big Ten postponed fall sports with the hope of playing them in the spring.[2][3]
Format edit
The tournament consist of all 14 teams in the conference, instead of 8 as in previous years.
Rather than a straightforward 14-team tournament, there will be four "mini-tournaments" based on region and seeding. Two of the regionals will have four teams, and the other two, consisting of the two division winners, will have three. The four regional winners will advance to the main tournament, consisting of a semi-final round and the final, with each game hosted by the higher seed.[4]
Regionals edit
East regional 1 edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 2 | |||||||
| Ohio State | 0 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Rutgers | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals edit
| April 8 | Ohio State | 4–2 | Maryland | Columbus, Ohio |
| 12:00 p.m. ET | Kayla Fischer  42'Peyton McNamara 56', 80'Alyssa Baumbick 62' |
Report | Mikayla Dayes 9' Alyssa Poarch 82' |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 80 |
| April 8 | Michigan State | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Rutgers | Columbus, Ohio |
| 3:00 p.m. ET | Report | Amirah Ali  106' |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 44 |
Final edit
| April 11 | Ohio State | 0–1 | Rutgers | Columbus, Ohio |
| 12:00 p.m. ET | Report | Ohio State own goal 80' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 120 |
East regional 2 edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Indiana | - | Indiana | 1 | |||||
| 3 | Michigan | - | |||||||
Semifinals edit
| April 9 | Indiana | Cancelled | Michigan | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Jeffrey Field |
Final edit
| April 11 | Penn State | 3–1 | Indiana | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Ally Schlegel 12', 60' Frankie Tagliaferri 45' |
Report | Anna Bennett 73' |
Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 258 |
West regional 1 edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 2 | |||||||
| Iowa | 2 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | - | |||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | - | |||||||
Semifinals edit
| April 8 | Illinois | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Iowa | Champaign, Illinois |
| 8:00 p.m. ET | Kennedy Berschel 53' |
Report | Josie Durr 48' Meike Ingles 93' |
Stadium: Demirjian Park Attendance: 100 |
| April 8 | Nebraska | Cancelled | Minnesota | Champaign, Illinois |
| Report | Stadium: Demirjian Park |
Final edit
| April 11 | Minnesota | 0–2 | Iowa | Champaign, Illinois |
| Report | Meike Ingles 2' Samantha Tawharu 8' |
Stadium: Demirjian Park Attendance: 11 |
West regional 2 edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 2 | Northwestern | 1 | Northwestern | 1 (2) | |||||
| 3 | Purdue | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals edit
| April 8 | Northwestern | 1–0 | Purdue | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 6:00 p.m. ET | Regan Steigleder 67' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 50 |
Final edit
| April 11 | Wisconsin | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Northwestern | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Cameron Murtha 58' |
Report | Lily Gilbertson 37' |
Stadium: Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Emma Jaskaniec  Lauren Rice Sammy Kleedtke Clare Odmark |
Regan Steigleder Aurea Martin Rowan Lapi Chloe McGhee |
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Final tournament edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 1 | |||||||
| Iowa | 1 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Rutgers | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||
Semifinals edit
| Penn State | 0–1 | Iowa |
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| Report | Meike Ingles 48' |
Attendance: 1
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2020–21 Women's Soccer Postseason Schedule". bigten.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten nixes fall football season, eyes spring". ESPN.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten and Pac-12 postpone 2020 fall sports". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten reveals 2020–21 women's soccer postseason schedule". SoccerWire. Retrieved April 9, 2021.