2015 Big East Conference softball tournament
The 2015 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois. The tournament, hosted by DePaul University, ran May 8 through May 9, 2015 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. Top-seeded St. John's won the tournament for the first time and earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2] The entire tournament was broadcast on Fox Sports 2.[3] Eric Collins and Brooke Weisbrod served as the broadcasters for Fox.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | St. John's (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Amy Kvilhaug (1st title) |
| MVP | Krista Puga (St. John's) |
| Television | FS2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's †‡y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 19 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 22 | – | 24 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 24 | – | 27 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 16 | – | 23 | .410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | 15 | – | 32 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015[1] Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament, and were seeded one through four. They played a single-elimination tournament. Villanova claimed the fourth seed by tiebreaker over Butler.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 16 | 2 | .889 | — | 1 |
| DePaul | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Seton Hall | 10 | 10 | .500 | 7 | 3 |
| Villanova | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8.5 | 4 |
| Butler | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8.5 | — |
| Providence | 8 | 11 | .421 | 8.5 | — |
| Creighton | 7 | 12 | .368 | 9.5 | — |
| Georgetown | 5 | 14 | .263 | 11.5 | — |
Tournament
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Villanova | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Seton Hall | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | DePaul | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Seton Hall | 9 | |||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Francesca Carrullo | St. John's |
| Danielle DeStaso | Seton Hall |
| Sara Foster | Seton Hall |
| Tori Free | St. John's |
| Kali Gardner | DePaul |
| Tianah Hathaway | Villanova |
| Morgan Maize | DePaul |
| Dana Morris | Villanova |
| Casey Moses | Seton Hall |
| Krystal Puga | St. John's |
| Yvonne Rericha | St. John's |
| Savannah Warren | St. John's |
Most Outstanding Player
Krystal Puga was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Puga was an infielder for St. John's.[2]
References
- "2015 Big East Softball Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- "St. John's Wins 2015 BIG EAST Softball Championship". Big East Conference. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.