2018 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2018 season.[1] It is held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament began with first-round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana 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] Penn State is the defending champions. Minnesota beat Penn State in the tournament championship game on penalties 5–4 in seven rounds. Minnesota is the Big Ten Tournament Champion.It was the first Big Ten final ever decided on penalties and just the fifth to go to overtime (first since 2014), with the Golden Gophers becoming the fourth No. 7 seed to win the Big Ten Tournament title and the first since Wisconsin in 2005.[2]
| 2018 Big Ten women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Site | Grand Park Westfield, Indiana (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
| Champions | Minnesota (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Stefanie Golan (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | April Bockin (Offensive) Maddie Nielsen (Defensive) (Minnesota) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Penn St †y | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .818 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Rutgers y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Wisconsin y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .545 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota ‡y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .364 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .227 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan St | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .091 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 6, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Eight Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record.
| Seed | School | Conference record | |||||||
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| Pld. | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts. | ||
| 1 | Penn State | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 27 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 24 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 21 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 21 |
| 5 | Illinois | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 18 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 |
| 8 | Michigan | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 28 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin | 2 (0) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Nebraska | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Nebraska | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 28, 2018 | #1 Penn State | 1–0 | #8 Michigan | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 1534 Referee: Peter Dhima Assistant referees: Timothy Suess Michael Gorsegner Fourth official: Paul Gryszkiewicz |
| October 28, 2018 | #4 Wisconsin | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | #5 Illinois | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: McClimon Stadium Attendance: 259 Referee: Micahael Allie Assistant referees: Landon Albert Jordan Pramuk Fourth official: Danielle Kaminski |
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| October 28, 2018 | #3 Ohio State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #6 Nebraska | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Chris Ruska Assistant referees: Brandon Klepach Justin Bell Fourth official: Noah Matos | ||
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| October 28, 2018 | #2 Rutgers | 0–1 | #7 Minnesota | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1137 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Assistant referees: Amber O'Connor David Bork Fourth official: George Evanego |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #1 Penn State | 1–0 | #5 Illinois | Westfield, Indiana |
| 11:00 a.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Grand Park Attendance: 168 Referee: Marc Lawrence Assistant referees: Jordan Pramuk Kyle Hannon Fourth official: Rachel Smith |
| November 2, 2018 | #6 Nebraska | 0–2 | #7 Minnesota | Westfield, Indiana |
| 1:30 p.m. CDT |
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Stadium: Grand Park Attendance: 168 Referee: Rebecca Pagan Assistant referees: Nicole Green Rachel Smith Fourth official: Kyle Hannon |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #7 Minnesota | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #1 Penn State | Westfield, Indiana |
| 12:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Grand Park Attendance: 283 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Nicole Green Landon Albert Fourth official: Marc Lawrence | ||
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All-Tournament team
- Katie Murray, Illinois[2]
- Sarah Stratigakis, Michigan
- April Bockin, Minnesota – Offensive Player of the Tournament
- Emily Heslin, Minnesota
- Maddie Nielsen, Minnesota – Defensive Player of the Tournament
- Meg Brandt, Nebraska
- Devon Kerr, Ohio State
- Amanda Dennis, Penn State
- Ellie Jean, Penn State
- Amirah Ali, Rutgers
- Dani Rhodes, Wisconsin
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- April Bockin – Minneosta
- 1 Goal
- Hope Breslin – Illinois
- Katie Murray – Illinois
- Cameron Murtha – Wisconsin
- Dani Rhodes – Wisconsin
- Marissa Sheva – Penn State
References
- "Women's soccer". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Minnesota Wins Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Championship". Bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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