Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament


The Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Ten Conference. Held every year since 1994. the tournament is single-elimination format and seeding is based on regular season records. The top four highest-seeded teams host the quarterfinal matches and the highest remaining seed after the quarterfinal round. The highest remaining seeded teams following the quarterfinal round hosts the semifinals and likewise for the championship match.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.

Champions

Key

Finals

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteOutstanding Offensive PlayerOutstanding Defensive Player
1994Wisconsin3–0MinnesotaMadison
1995Minnesota1–0WisconsinBloomington
1996Indiana1–0WisconsinColumbus
1997Michigan1–0 NorthwesternBlaine
1998Penn State2–0Ohio StateUniversity Park
1999Michigan4–2Penn StateBloomington
2000Penn State1–0 MichiganChampaign
2001Penn State2–1 IllinoisWest Lafayette
2002Ohio State2–1WisconsinEast Lansing
2003Illinois2–0MichiganMadison
2004Ohio State2–0Penn StateColumbus
2005Wisconsin3–1MichiganAnn Arbor
2006Penn State3–1IllinoisUniversity Park
2008Penn State2–1MinnesotaIowa City
2011Illinois2–1Penn StateEvanston
2012Ohio State2–1IllinoisBloomington
2013Nebraska1–0IowaChampaign
2014Wisconsin1–0 IowaWest Lafayette
2015Penn State2–0RutgersUniversity Park
2016Minnesota2–1RutgersElizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium • St. Paul, MinnesotaSydney Squires, MinnTori Burnett, Minn
2017Penn State2–1NorthwesternGrand ParkWestfield, Indiana
2018Minnesota0–0 Penn StateGrand Park • Westfield, IndianaApril Bockin, MinnMaddie Nielsen, Minn
2019Penn State2–1 MichiganYurcak FieldPiscataway, New JerseyPayton Linnehan, PSUAmanda Dennis, PSU

Performance by school

Most championships

Records all-time by team

SchoolChampionships
Penn State44291146
Nebraska53111
Minnesota29151042
Rutgers74300
Michigan37181542
Purdue157621
Illinois32151342
Wisconsin32151433
Ohio State28121243
Iowa134810
Indiana1851211
Northwestern1941410
Michigan State1621220
Maryland00000

Big Ten Medal of Honor

The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to a player from the graduating class of a Big Ten Conference university who "demonstrated athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career." The recipients include:
YearNameUniversity
1991Emily CoatneyMichigan State
1992Heather TaggartWisconsin
1994Susie HoltWisconsin
1998Jennifer McElmuryGolden Gophers
1999Shannon BrownWisconsin
2001Kacy BeitelMichigan
2003Emily OleksiukPenn State
2005Joanna LohmanPenn State
2006Jessica RingWisconsin
2006Christen KarniskiIllinois
2006Courtney O'BryanIndiana
2008Mary Therese McDonnellIllinois
2006Lindsey CottrellMichigan
2008Shauna StapletonPurdue
2009Emily ZurrerIllinois
2009Zoe BouchellePenn State
2011Jenna CarosioIllinois
2012Laurie NosbuschWisconsin
2014Vanessa DiBernardoIllinois
2016Rachel BeanlandsMaryland
2016Britt EckerstromPenn State
2016Brianne ReedRutgers