2019 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2019 Big Ten Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2019 season.[1] It was held from November 3–10, 2019. The seven-match tournament began with first-round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey for the semifinals and final.[1][2] The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season conference play.[1] The defending tournament champion, Minnesota, did not qualify for this year's tournament. Penn State beat Michigan in the tournament championship game in overtime 2-1. Penn State is the Big Ten Tournament Champion. It was just the sixth Big Ten final to go to overtime (first since 2018).[3][4]
| 2019 Big Ten Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Site | Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
| Champions | Penn State (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Erica Dambach (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Payton Linnehan (Offensive) Amanda Dennis (Defensive) (Penn State) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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| 2019 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Wisconsin †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .955 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Michigan y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 17 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn St ‡y | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .727 | 17 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .682 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio St | 2 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .318 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan St | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .136 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2019; 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.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference record | |||||||
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| Pld. | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts. | ||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 31 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 25 |
| 3 | Michigan | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 25 |
| 4 | Penn State | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 24 |
| 5 | Iowa | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 6 | Maryland | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Indiana | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Purdue | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Purdue | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Purdue | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 2 OT | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 2 OT | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 3, 2019 | #1 Wisconsin | 0–1 | #8 Purdue | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: McClimon Stadium Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Jason White Carlos Leyva Fourth official: Justin Bell |
| November 3, 2019 | #4 Penn State | 2–0 | #5 Iowa | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jeffrey Field Referee: Alex Beehler Assistant referees: Tim Deljanovan Max Campbell Fourth official: Terrence Mull |
| November 3, 2019 | #3 Michigan | 3–0 | #6 Maryland | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 428 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Cory Richardson Fourth official: Tom Kaczowka |
| November 3, 2019 | #2 Rutgers | 1–0 | #7 Indiana | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1582 Referee: Christopher Ruska Assistant referees: Andrew Eitel David Berkowitz Fourth official: Albert Calise |
Semifinals
| November 8, 2019 | #8 Purdue | 0–2 | #4 Penn State | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 11:00 a.m. |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Michael Gorsenger Nick Zegestowski Fourth official: Tony Russo |
| November 8, 2019 | #2 Rutgers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Michigan | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 1:30 p.m. | Tiernny Wiltshire  89' |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2048 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Keith Fisher Fahrudin Sejdic Fourth official: Tony Russo |
Final
| November 10, 2019 | #4 Penn State | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | #3 Michigan | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 12:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 721 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Adorae Whitesel William Campbell Fourth official: Danielle Chesky |
All-Tournament Team
- Megan Wampler, Indiana[7]
- Riley Whitaker, Iowa
- Malikae Dayes, Maryland
- Sarah Stratigakis, Michigan
- Sydney Shepherd, Michigan
- Amanda Dennis, Penn State - Defensive Player of the Tournament
- Payton Linnehan, Penn State - Offensive Player of the Tournament
- Frankie Tagliaferri, Penn State
- Skylurr Patrick, Purdue
- Tiernny Wiltshire, Rutgers
- Cameron Murtha, Wisconsin
References
- "Women's soccer". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Rutgers to Host 2019 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Penn State Wins Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Championship". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Nittany Lions Win Big Ten Tournament Championship". GoPSUSports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "2019 Big Ten Women's Soccer Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Penn State Wins Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Championship". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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