1997 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament

1997 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance6,469
SiteBlossom Athletic Center
San Antonio, TX
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachGerald G. Guerrieri (1st title)
Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
«1996  1998»
1997 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 12 Texas A&M ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 1 – 0   .900 18 – 3 – 0   .857
No. 7 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 18 – 4 – 0   .818
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700 14 – 6 – 1   .690
Texas ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700 10 – 10 – 0   .500
Colorado ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 6 – 12 – 0   .333
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 12 – 9 – 0   .571
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 7 – 11 – 0   .389
Missouri ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 7 – 12 – 0   .368
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 9 – 9 – 1   .500
Kansas ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200 7 – 12 – 1   .375
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100 2 – 14 – 0   .125
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NSCAA Coaches [1]

The 1997 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference held from November 6 to 9, 1997. The 5-match tournament was held at the Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio, TX with a combined attendance of 6,469. The 6-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Texas A&M Aggies defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the championship match to win their 1st conference tournament.[2]

Regular Season Standings

Source:[3]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % Pts W L T %
1 1 Texas A&M 9 1 0 .900 27 18 3 0 .857
2 2 Nebraska 8 2 0 .800 24 18 4 0 .818
3 3 Baylor 7 3 0 .700 21 14 6 1 .690
3 4 Texas 7 3 0 .700 21 10 10 0 .500
5 5 Colorado 5 5 0 .500 15 6 12 0 .333
6 6 Iowa State 4 6 0 .400 12 12 9 0 .571
6 Texas Tech 4 6 0 .400 12 7 11 0 .389
6 Missouri 4 6 0 .400 12 7 12 0 .368
6 Oklahoma State 4 6 0 .400 12 9 9 1 .500
10 Kansas 2 8 0 .200 6 7 12 1 .375
11 Oklahoma 1 9 0 .100 3 2 14 0 .125

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov 6 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov 7 		Final
Sunday, Nov 9
1 Texas A&M 3
4 Texas 1 4 Texas 1
5 Colorado 0 1 Texas A&M 3
2 Nebraska 1
2 Nebraska 4
3 Baylor 4 3 Baylor 1
6 Iowa State 2

Awards

most valuable player

Source:[4]

  • Offensive MVP – Sharon Pickering – Texas A&M
  • Defensive MVP – Claire Elliott – Texas A&M

All-Tournament team

Position Player Team
GK Melanie Wilson Texas A&M
D Emily Elias Texas A&M
D Claire Elliott Texas A&M
D Sharolta Nonen Nebraska
D Nicole Ramirez Texas
MF Jenny Benson Nebraska
MF Bryn Blalack Texas A&M
MF Kari Uppinghouse Nebraska
F Kim Engesser Nebraska
F Sharon Pickering Texas A&M
F Courtney Saunders Baylor

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 151–152. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 151–152. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 166–167. Retrieved June 14, 2020.