The 2023 Big Ten women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted by the higher seeded team for the Quarterfinals and then at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio for the Semifinals and Final.[1] The eight team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Penn State were the defending champions,[2] and they were unable to defend their crown, as they lost in the Semifinals to Iowa. Iowa went on to win the tournament with a 1–0 victory over Wisconsin in the Final.[3][4] The conference tournament title was the second for the Iowa women's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Dave DiIanni.[5] As tournament champions, Iowa earned the Big Ten's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2023 Big Ten women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 4,504 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | Lower.com Field Columbus, Ohio | ||||
| Finals site | Lower.com Field Columbus, Ohio | ||||
| Champions | Iowa (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave DiIanni (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Emma Jaskaniec (Offensive) Samantha Cary (Defensive) (Wisconsin Iowa) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Nebraska †y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Michigan State †y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wisconsin y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Penn State y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Iowa ‡y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan y | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Tiebreakers were required to determine the first and second seeds and the sixth and seventh seeds for the tournament. Michigan State and Nebraska tied for first place with 7–1–2 records during regular season conference play. The teams did not play during the regular season and both had seven wins in conference games so the third tiebreaker of best record versus mutually played conference teams was used. Michigan State earned the first seed and Nebraska earned the second seed. Rutgers and Ohio State tied for sixth as both finished with 5–4–1 conference records. Rutgers earned the sixth seed by virtue of their 1–0 win over Ohio State on October 19.[6][7]
| Seed | School | Conference | Points |
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| 1 | Michigan State | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Penn State | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 5 | Indiana | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 8 | Iowa | 3–4–3 | 12 |
Bracket
editSource:[8]
| Quarterfinals October 29 | Semifinals November 2 | Championship November 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rutgers | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nebraska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 29 | #1 Michigan State | 1–2 | #8 Iowa | East Lansing, MI |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,851 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Jake Brochu Steve Seward Fourth official: Joshua Abts |
| October 29 | #4 Penn State | 3–0 | #5 Indiana | State College, PA |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 532 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Max Campbell Terrence Mull Fourth official: Cody Hack |
| October 29 | #2 Nebraska | 3–2 | #7 Ohio State | Lincoln, NE |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Barbara Hibner Field Attendance: 1,227 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Brittney Hageman Bes Miloshi Fourth official: TJ Bartels |
| October 29 | #3 Wisconsin | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | #6 Rutgers | Madison, WI |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: McClimon Field Attendance: 894 | |
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Semifinals
edit| November 2 | #2 Nebraska | 1–3 | #3 Wisconsin | Columbus, OH |
| 5:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lower.com Field |
| November 2 | #4 Penn State | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #8 Iowa | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: Herbert Estrada Assistant referees: Jacob Little Christian Little Fourth official: Kevin Fikar |
Final
edit| November 5 | #3 Wisconsin | 0–1 | #8 Iowa | Columbus, OH |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: Ceasar Ibarra Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Lafayeh Malkawi Courtney Hayworth Fourth official: Saki Atsas |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Kelli McGroaty – Iowa
- Eleanor Dale – Nebraska
- Sarah Weber – Nebraska
1 goal
- Sofia Bush – Iowa
- Josie Durr – Iowa
- Emerson Sargeant – Michigan State
- Ava Bramblett – Ohio State
- Amanda Schlueter – Ohio State
- Eva Alonso – Penn State
- Kaitlyn MacBean – Penn State
- Amelia White – Penn State
- Emma Jaskaniec – Wisconsin
- Aryssa Mahrt – Wisconsin
- Mia Richters – Wisconsin
All-Tournament team
edit| Player | Team[9] |
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| Piper Coffield | Indiana |
| Samantha Cary^ | Iowa |
| Macy Enneking | |
| Kelli McGroarty | |
| Sarah Weber | Nebraska |
| Peyton McNamara | Ohio State |
| Kate Wiesner | Penn State |
| Riley Tiernan | Rutgers |
| Emma Jaskaniec* | Wisconsin |
| Aryssa Mahrt |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
edit- ^ "2023 Big Ten Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Returns to Lower.com Field". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Penn State Wins 2022 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Title". BigTen.org. November 6, 2022. Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Big Ten Women's Soccer Championship". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Elzinga, Isaac (November 5, 2023). "Iowa women's soccer wins Big Ten Championship, earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament". dailyiowan.com. The Daily Iowan. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big Ten Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Released". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 22, 2023. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Tournament Tiebreaker Procedures". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa Scores 2023 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Title". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.