Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament
The Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Ten Conference. Held every year since 1994. the tournament is single-elimination format and seeding is based on regular season records. The top four highest-seeded teams host the quarterfinal matches and the highest remaining seed after the quarterfinal round. The highest remaining seeded teams following the quarterfinal round hosts the semifinals and likewise for the championship match.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
Champions
Key
Finals
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Outstanding Offensive Player | Outstanding Defensive Player |
1994 | Wisconsin | 3–0 | Minnesota | Madison | ||
1995 | Minnesota | 1–0 | Wisconsin | Bloomington | ||
1996 | Indiana | 1–0 | Wisconsin | Columbus | ||
1997 | Michigan | 1–0 | Northwestern | Blaine | ||
1998 | Penn State | 2–0 | Ohio State | University Park | ||
1999 | Michigan | 4–2 | Penn State | Bloomington | ||
2000 | Penn State | 1–0 | Michigan | Champaign | ||
2001 | Penn State | 2–1 | Illinois | West Lafayette | ||
2002 | Ohio State | 2–1 | Wisconsin | East Lansing | ||
2003 | Illinois | 2–0 | Michigan | Madison | ||
2004 | Ohio State | 2–0 | Penn State | Columbus | ||
2005 | Wisconsin | 3–1 | Michigan | Ann Arbor | ||
2006 | Penn State | 3–1 | Illinois | University Park | ||
2008 | Penn State | 2–1 | Minnesota | Iowa City | ||
2011 | Illinois | 2–1 | Penn State | Evanston | ||
2012 | Ohio State | 2–1 | Illinois | Bloomington | ||
2013 | Nebraska | 1–0 | Iowa | Champaign | ||
2014 | Wisconsin | 1–0 | Iowa | West Lafayette | ||
2015 | Penn State | 2–0 | Rutgers | University Park | ||
2016 | Minnesota | 2–1 | Rutgers | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium • St. Paul, Minnesota | Sydney Squires, Minn | Tori Burnett, Minn |
2017 | Penn State | 2–1 | Northwestern | Grand Park • Westfield, Indiana | ||
2018 | Minnesota | 0–0 | Penn State | Grand Park • Westfield, Indiana | April Bockin, Minn | Maddie Nielsen, Minn |
2019 | Penn State | 2–1 | Michigan | Yurcak Field • Piscataway, New Jersey | Payton Linnehan, PSU | Amanda Dennis, PSU |
Performance by school
Most championships
Records all-time by team
School | Championships | |||||
Penn State | 44 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | |
Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Minnesota | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Michigan | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | |
Purdue | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Illinois | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | |
Wisconsin | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |
Iowa | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Indiana | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
Northwestern | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
Michigan State | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Big Ten Medal of Honor
The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to a player from the graduating class of a Big Ten Conference university who "demonstrated athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career." The recipients include:Year | Name | University |
1991 | Emily Coatney | Michigan State |
1992 | Heather Taggart | Wisconsin |
1994 | Susie Holt | Wisconsin |
1998 | Jennifer McElmury | Golden Gophers |
1999 | Shannon Brown | Wisconsin |
2001 | Kacy Beitel | Michigan |
2003 | Emily Oleksiuk | Penn State |
2005 | Joanna Lohman | Penn State |
2006 | Jessica Ring | Wisconsin |
2006 | Christen Karniski | Illinois |
2006 | Courtney O'Bryan | Indiana |
2008 | Mary Therese McDonnell | Illinois |
2006 | Lindsey Cottrell | Michigan |
2008 | Shauna Stapleton | Purdue |
2009 | Emily Zurrer | Illinois |
2009 | Zoe Bouchelle | Penn State |
2011 | Jenna Carosio | Illinois |
2012 | Laurie Nosbusch | Wisconsin |
2014 | Vanessa DiBernardo | Illinois |
2016 | Rachel Beanlands | Maryland |
2016 | Britt Eckerstrom | Penn State |
2016 | Brianne Reed | Rutgers |