The Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference. The seven-match single-elimination tournament consists of three rounds between eight teams based on seeding from regular season conference play. Former conference members Nebraska Cornhuskers and Texas A&M Aggies share the record for most tournament championships: 5. The most recent champions are Texas after winning the 2023 tournament. In 1996, the inaugural conference tournament was held at World Wide Technology Soccer Park in St. Louis. Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio, Texas held the tournament from 1997 to 2012 and Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City held the tournament from 2013 to 2019.
| Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament | |
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| Sport | Soccer |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex |
| Current location | Round Rock, TX |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Texas (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Nebraska Texas A&M (5 titles each) |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Sports 1 |
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The tournament will be held at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri in 2024 and 2025.[1]
Winners edit
Key edit
| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
Finals edit
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Attendance | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nebraska (1) | 1–0*(2OT) | Texas A&M | World Wide Technology Soccer Park • St. Louis, MO | 240 | Courtney Saunders (Baylor) | Tina Robinson (Texas A&M) |
| 1997 | Texas A&M (1) | 3–1 | Nebraska | Blossom Athletic Center • San Antonio, TX | 6,469 | Sharon Pickering (Texas A&M) | Claire Elliott (Texas A&M) |
| 1998 | Nebraska (2) | 4–0 | Missouri | 3,904 | Nicky Thrasher (Texas A&M) | Isabelle Morneau (Nebraska) | |
| 1999 | Nebraska (3) | 2–1 | Missouri | 6,101 | Erica Florez (Iowa State) | Sharolta Nonen (Nebraska) | |
| 2000 | Nebraska (4) | 4–1 | Texas A&M | 3,999 | Christine Latham (Nebraska) | Amber Reynolds (Texas A&M) | |
| 2001 | Texas A&M (2) | 1–0 | Texas | 7,482 | Linsey Johnson (Texas A&M) | Laura Kram (Texas) | |
| 2002 | Nebraska (5) | 1–0 | Texas A&M | 6,809 | Christine Latham (Nebraska) | Christy Harms (Nebraska) | |
| 2003 | Oklahoma State (1) | 3–2*(2OT) | Missouri | 4,293 | Cassie Lewis (Oklahoma State) | Kathrin Lehmann (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2004 | Texas A&M (3) | 2–0 | Texas | 7,606 | Kelly Wilson (Texas) | Kati Jo Spisak (Texas A&M) | |
| 2005 | Texas A&M (4) | 2–1 | Colorado | 6,768 | Paige Carmichael (Texas A&M) | Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M) | |
| 2006 | Texas (1) | 1–1† (5–4 pen.) |
Colorado | 4,479 | Kelsey Carpenter (Texas) | Dianna Pfenninger (Texas) | |
| 2007 | Texas (2) | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 8,243 | Dianna Pfenninger (Texas) | Kasey Moore (Texas) | |
| 2008 | Missouri (1) | 1–0 | Colorado | 5,216 | Alysha Bonnick (Missouri) | Tasha Dittamore (Missouri) | |
| 2009 | Oklahoma State (2) | 1–0 | Texas A&M | 6,750 | Rachel Shipley (Texas A&M) | Melinda Mercado (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2010 | Oklahoma State (3) | 1–1† (5–4 pen.) |
Oklahoma | 3,362 | Morgan Marlborough (Nebraska) | Melinda Mercado (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2011 | Texas A&M (5) | 1–0 | Oklahoma State | 4,903 | Kelley Monogue (Texas A&M) | Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State) | |
| 2012 | Baylor (1) | 4–1 | TCU | 2,928 | Dana Larsen (Baylor) | Vittoria Arnold (TCU) | |
| 2013 | West Virginia (1) | 1–0 | Oklahoma State | Swope Soccer Village • Kansas City, MO | 2,787 | Frances Silva (West Virginia) | Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia) |
| 2014 | West Virginia (2) | 1–0 | Oklahoma | 2,451 | Ashley Lawrence (West Virginia) | Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia) | |
| 2015 | Texas Tech (1) | 1–0 | Kansas | 2,812 | Janine Beckie (Texas Tech) | Lauren Watson (Texas Tech) | |
| 2016 | West Virginia (3) | 3–2 | TCU | 2,572 | Ashley Lawrence (West Virginia) | Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia) | |
| 2017 | Baylor (2) | 1–0*(OT) | TCU | 2,279 | Aline De Lima (Baylor) | Katie Lund (TCU) | |
| 2018 | West Virginia (4) | 3–0 | Baylor | 2,138 | Sh'Nia Gordon (West Virginia) | Easther Mayi Kith (West Virginia) | |
| 2019 | Kansas (1) | 1–0 | TCU | 2,025 | Messiah Bright (TCU) | Sarah Peters (Kansas) | |
| 2021 | TCU (1) | 2–1 | Texas | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex • Round Rock, TX | 4,295 | Messiah Bright (TCU) | Jenna Winebrenner (TCU) |
| 2022 | West Virginia (5) | 1–0*(2OT) | TCU | 1,715 | Lauren Segalla (West Virginia) | Jordan Brewster (West Virginia) | |
| 2023 | Texas (3) | 3–1 | BYU | 1,032 | Lexi Missimo (Texas) | Mia Justus (Texas) |
By school edit
Source:[3]
| School | Appearances | W–L–T | Pct | Finals | Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 19 | 15–15–1 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 2012, 2017 |
| BYU | 1 | 2–1–0 | .667 | 1 | 0 | — |
| UCF | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Colorado | 12 | 7–10–2 | .421 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Houston | 0 | 0–0–0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Iowa State | 11 | 0–9–3 | .125 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kansas | 19 | 8–11–5 | .357 | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0–0–0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Missouri | 14 | 11–12–2 | .480 | 4 | 1 | 2008 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 18–8–0 | .692 | 6 | 5 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 6–16–0 | .273 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Oklahoma State | 18 | 13–11–3 | .537 | 5 | 3 | 2003, 2009, 2010 |
| TCU | 11 | 6–6–7 | .500 | 6 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas | 25 | 16–18–6 | .475 | 6 | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2023 |
| Texas A&M | 16 | 22–9–3 | .691 | 10 | 5 | 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2011 |
| Texas Tech | 17 | 6–14–2 | .318 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 12–4–2 | .722 | 5 | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big 12.
References edit
- ^ "Big 12 Announces CPKC to Host 2024 and 2025 Big 12 Soccer Championships". big12sports.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Record book big12sports.com [dead link]
- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 161–164. Retrieved June 12, 2020.