2021_Big_Ten_women's_soccer_tournament
2021 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
American college soccer tournament
The 2021 Big Ten women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2021 season held from October 31 to November 7, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at the home side of the higher seeded team and teams were seeded based on regular season conference play. Michigan won the title by defeating Rutgers 1–0 in the final.[1] As the tournament champion, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament. This was the third overall title for Michigan and first for head coach Jennifer Klein.[2]
Quick Facts tournament, Classification ...
| 2021 Big Ten women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 12,273 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
| Semifinals site | Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||
| Finals site | Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||
| Champions | Michigan (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jennifer Klein (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Raleigh Loughman (offensive) Alia Martin (defensive) (Michigan) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Rutgers †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Purdue y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Penn State y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin y | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:2021 Women's Soccer Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eight Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine which school would host a Quarterfinal between Michigan State and Iowa as both teams finished the regular season with 16 points. Michigan State won the tiebreaker by virtue of their 2–1 victory at Iowa on October 23.[3]
More information Seed, School ...
| Seed | School | Conference | Points |
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| 1 | Rutgers | 10–0–0 | 30 |
| 2 | Purdue | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Michigan | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Iowa | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 6 | Penn State | 5–5–0 | 15 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3–3–4 | 13 |
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| Quarterfinals October 31[4] | Semifinals November 4 | Championship November 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ohio State | 0 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
#4 Michigan State v #5 Iowa
| October 31 | #4 Michigan State | 0–1 | #5 Iowa | East Lansing, MI |
| 1:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: DeMartin Stadium Attendance: 1,988 |
#3 Michigan v #6 Penn State
| October 31 | #3 Michigan | 3–1 | #6 Penn State | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 801 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Assistant referees: Jaafar Rasul Assistant referees: Ramiro Talavera Fourth official: Tomas Zarco |
#2 Purdue v #7 Ohio State
| October 31 | #2 Purdue | 1–0 | #7 Ohio State | West Lafayette, IN |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 940 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: David Avignone Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez Fourth official: Nick Thompson |
#1 Rutgers v #8 Wisconsin
| October 31 | #1 Rutgers | 1–0 | #8 Wisconsin | Piscataway, NJ |
| 3:30 p.m. |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Ernest Zielinski Assistant referees: Nick Zegestowsky Fourth official: Pete Mandell |
Semifinals
#1 Rutgers v #5 Iowa
| November 4 | #1 Rutgers | 2–0 | #5 Iowa | Piscataway, NJ |
| 1:30 p.m. |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Donocan Noocha Assistant referees: Keith Fisher Assistant referees: Ernest Zielinski Fourth official: Pete Mandell |
#2 Purdue v #3 Michigan
| November 4 | #2 Purdue | 1–4 | #3 Michigan | Piscataway, NJ |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Michael McBride Fourth official: Daun White |
Final
#1 Rutgers v #3 Michigan
| November 17 | #1 Rutgers | 0–1 | #3 Michigan | Piscataway, NJ |
| 2:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Rachel Smith Assistant referees: Scarlet Keane Fourth official: Maggie Short |
Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.14 goals per match.
2 goals
- Nicki Hernandez – Michigan
- Raleigh Loughman – Michigan
1 goal
- Alyssa Walker – Iowa
- Hannah Blake – Michigan
- Meredith Haakenson – Michigan
- Kacey Lawrence – Michigan
- Danielle Wolfe – Michigan
- Ally Schlegel – Penn State
- Sarah Griffith – Purdue
- Callie Ingram – Purdue
- Amirah Ali – Rutgers
- Sarah Brocious – Rutgers
- Allison Lowrey – Rutgers
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team[5] |
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| Riley Whitaker | Iowa |
| Hillary Beall | Michigan |
| Raleigh Loughman* | |
| Alia Martin^ | |
| Ava Cook | Michigan State |
| Bailey Kolinski | Ohio State |
| Sam Coffey | Penn State |
| Sarah Griffith | Purdue |
| Amirah Ali | Rutgers |
| Gabby Provenzano | |
| Emma Jaskaniec | Wisconsin |
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* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
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