2023 Big Ten women's soccer tournament

2023 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance4,504
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Campus Sites
Semifinals siteLower.com Field
Columbus, Ohio
Finals siteLower.com Field
Columbus, Ohio
ChampionsIowa (2nd title)
Winning coachDave DiIanni (2nd title)
MVPEmma Jaskaniec (Offensive)
Samantha Cary (Defensive) (Wisconsin
Iowa)
BroadcastBTN
Big Ten women's soccer tournament
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2023 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Seeding

The 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
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

Source:[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

Quarterfinals

October 29 #1 Michigan State 1–2 #8 Iowa East Lansing, MI
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Emerson Sargeant 42'
 Report
  • Yellow card 24' Eva Pattison
  • 50', Yellow card 89' Kelli McGroarty
  • 55' Sofia Bush
  • Yellow card 73' Addoe Bundy
 Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Jake Brochu
Assistant referees: Steve Seward
Fourth official: Joshua Abts
October 29 #4 Penn State 3–0 #5 Indiana State College, PA
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Eva Alonso 21'
  • Amelia White 25'
  • Kaitlyn MacBean 52'
 Report
  • Yellow card 70' Camille Hamm
  • Yellow card 72' Olivia Rush
 Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 532
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Max Campbell
Assistant referees: Terrence Mull
Fourth official: Cody Hack
October 29 #2 Nebraska 3–2 #7 Ohio State Lincoln, NE
2:00 p.m. ET
Report
  • 35' Amanda Schlueter
  • 55' Ava Bramblett
 Stadium: Barbara Hibner Field
Attendance: 1,227
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Brittney Hageman
Assistant referees: 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
  • Yellow card 101' Kylie Daigle
 Stadium: McClimon Field
Attendance: 894
Penalties
  • Aryssa Mahrt soccer ball with check mark
  • Emma Jaskaniec soccer ball with check mark
  • Hailey Baumann soccer ball with check mark
  • Ashley Martinez soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Sam Kroeger
  • soccer ball with red X Kylie Diagle
  • soccer ball with check mark Allison Lowrey

Semifinals

November 2 #2 Nebraska 1–3 #3 Wisconsin Columbus, OH
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Sara Weber 27'
 Report
  • 16' Aryssa Mahrt
  • 52' Emma Jaskaniec
  • 83' Mia Richters
 Stadium: Lower.com Field
November 2 #4 Penn State 0–1 (a.e.t.) #8 Iowa Columbus, OH
7:30 p.m. ET
  • Elle Kershner Yellow card 86'
 Report
  • Yellow card 13' Maggie Johnston
  • 95' Kelli McGroarty
 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Referee: Herbert Estrada
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Assistant referees: Christian Little
Fourth official: Kevin Fikar

Final

November 5 #3 Wisconsin 0–1 #8 Iowa Columbus, OH
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Ashley Martinez Yellow card 71'
 Report
  • 18' (pen.) Josie Durr
 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Referee: Ceasar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Lafayeh Malkawi
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Fourth official: Saki Atsas

Statistics

Goalscorers

There 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

Player Team[9]
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

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