2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season

Big 12 Conference
Season2016
ChampionsWest Virginia
Tournament ChampionWest Virginia
NCAA tournamentKansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Matches played154 (overall)
36 (conference)
Average goals/game2.14 (conference)
Top goalscorerMichaela Abam
(12 goals)
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 West Virginia ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 0 – 0   1.000 23 – 2 – 2   .889
Kansas ‍‍‍y 5 – 1 – 2   .750 11 – 6 – 4   .619
Baylor ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563 12 – 7 – 1   .625
Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 1   .563 14 – 7 – 2   .652
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 10 – 8 – 1   .553
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 3 – 4 – 1   .438 9 – 9 – 3   .500
TCU ‍‍‍y 2 – 5 – 1   .313 12 – 7 – 2   .619
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 2 – 6 – 0   .250 9 – 9 – 2   .500
Texas ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 1   .188 8 – 9 – 1   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2016
Rankings from NSCAA [1]


The 2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 21st season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.[2]

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the defending regular season champions, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

  • Kansas State added a women's soccer program for the start of the 2016 season. The team will eventually join the conference at a time to be determined.[3]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Baylor Lady Bears Waco, Texas Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field 1,500
Iowa State Cyclones Ames, Iowa Cyclone Sports Complex 1,500
Kansas Jayhawks Lawrence, Kansas Rock Chalk Park 2,500
Oklahoma Sooners Norman, Oklahoma OU Soccer Complex 3,500
Oklahoma State Cowgirls Stillwater, Oklahoma Cowgirl Soccer Complex 1,450
TCU Horned Frogs Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium 1,500
Texas Longhorns Austin, Texas Mike A. Myers Stadium 20,000
Texas Tech Red Raiders Lubbock, Texas John Walker Soccer Complex 1,500
West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 1,650

Regular season

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
  Pre[4] Wk
2[5]		 Wk
3[6]		 Wk
4[7]		 Wk
5[8]		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Final
Baylor C – – – – – – – – – 24 – – – –
Iowa State C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Kansas C – – – – – – – – – – 25 24 – –
Oklahoma C – – – – – – 23 22 – – 24 – 25 –
Oklahoma State C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
TCU C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas Tech C 19 16 15 22 24 25 – – – – – – – –
West Virginia C 6 7 4 4 2 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

Main article: 2016 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 2 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
         
1 West Virginia 3
8 Texas Tech 0
1 West Virginia 2
4 Oklahoma 0
4 Oklahoma 2
5 Iowa State 0
1 West Virginia 3OT
7 TCU 2
2 Kansas 0
7 TCU 1
7 TCU 3OT
3 Baylor 2
3 Baylor 1
6 Oklahoma State 0

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
Seed Region School First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 WVU Region West Virginia Northern Kentucky, W 3–0 Ohio State, W 1–0 2OT #4 UCLA, T 1–1 (4–2 PKs) #3 Duke, W 1–0 #2 North Carolina, W 1–0 #2 USC, L 1–3
SC Region Kansas Missouri, W 1–0 2OT at #2 North Carolina, L 0–2
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SC Region Oklahoma SMU, W 1–0 vs. #4 BYU, L 1–2
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SC Region Oklahoma State at Colorado, L 1–3
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Florida Region TCU Texas A&M, L 0–1
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Florida Region Texas Tech at Utah, L 0–1
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All-Big 12 awards and teams

2016 Big 12 Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Michaela Abam, WVU
Courtney Dike, Oklahoma State
Defensive Player of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU
Coach of the Year Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU
Freshman of the Year Cyera Hintzen, Texas
2016 Big 12 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Rookie Team
GK – Lauren Watson, Texas Tech, Sr.
D – Rachel Ressler, OU, Sr.
D – Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU, Sr. *
D – Amandine Pierre-Louis, WVU, Jr.
MF – Julie James, Baylor, So.
MF – Ashley Lawrence, WVU, Sr. *
MF – Carla Portillo, WVU, Jr.
F – Grace Hagan, Kansas, So.
F – Courtney Dike, OSU, Sr.
F – Michaela Abam, WVU, Jr.
U – Emma Heckendorn, TCU, Jr. 		GK – Rylee Foster, WVU, Fr.
D – Kayla Morrison, Kansas, Jr.
D – Paige Welch, OU, So.
D – Natalie Calhoun, OSU, Sr.
MF – Tayler Estrada, Kansas, Sr.
MF – Hanna Kallmaier, Kansas, Sr.
MF – Jemma Cota, Oklahoma, Sr.
MF – Gwennie Puente, TX Tech, So.
F – Liz Keester, Oklahoma, Sr.
F – Michelle Prokof, TCU, Sr.
F – Cyera Hintzen, Texas, Fr.
U – Lauren Piercy, Baylor, So.
U – Tori Bowman, Oklahoma, Jr. 		GK – Rylee Foster, WVU
D – Addisyn Merrick, Kansas
D – Cachet Lue, TCU
MF – Hannah Cade, Iowa St
MF – Kristina O'Donnell, OU
MF – Jaci Jones, OSU
MF – Jordie Harr, Texas Tech *
F – Raegan Padgett, Baylor
F – Katie McClure, Kansas *
F – Cyera Hintzen, Texas *
F – Jade King, Texas Tech *
* Unanimous Selection, GK – Goalkeeper, D – Defender, MF – Midfielder, F – Forward, U – Utility

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 151–152. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Big12Sports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "K-State to Discontinue Equestrian/Add Soccer". K-State Athletics. KStateSports.com. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Big 12 Conference. "WVU, Tech Ranked In NSCAA Poll". Retrieved August 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ WVU Athletics. "Mountaineers No. 7 in NSCAA Poll". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ^ WVU Athletics. "Mountaineers No. 4 in NSCAA Poll". Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  7. ^ "National – Week 3 Ranking – September 6, 2016". NSCAA. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "National – Week 4 Ranking – September 13, 2016". NSCAA. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  9. ^ Big 12 Conference. "All Big-12 Soccer Awards". Retrieved November 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)