2016 Big Ten women's soccer tournament explained

Year:	2016
Conference:	Big Ten
Gender:	women's
Teams:	8
Matches:	7
Venue:	Robbie Stadium
City:	St. Paul, Minnesota (Semifinals and Final)
Champions:	Minnesota
Titlecount:	2nd
Coach:	Stefanie Golan
Coachcount:	1st
Broadcast:	BTN (Semifinals and Final)

The 2016 Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference.^[1] It was held from October 30 to November 6, 2016. The seven match tournament began with first round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota for the semifinals and final.^[1] The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.^[1]

Minnesota Golden Gophers earned a number 4 seed at the NCAA women’s soccer tournament after defeating Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2–1 in the final.^[2]

Schedule

Final

Awards

Individual Awards

• Offensive Player of the Tournament: Sydney Squires, Minnesota
• Defensive Player of the Tournament: Tori Burnett, Minnesota

2016 Big Ten Women's Soccer All-Tournament team

• Mykayla Brown, Indiana
• Nicky Waldeck, Michigan
• Tori Burnett, Minnesota
• Emily Heslin, Minnesota
• Sydney Squires, Minnesota
• Sydney Miramontez, Nebraska
• Nikia Smith, Northwestern
• Nickolette Driesse, Penn State
• Chantelle Swaby, Rutgers
• Madison Tiernan, Rutgers
• Rose Lavelle, Wisconsin

External links

• 2016 Big Ten Women's Soccer Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's soccer. Big Ten Conference. 10 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508085326/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/big10-w-soccer-tournament-16.html. 8 May 2017. dead.
2. Web site: Bissen. Joe. Gophers earn a No. 4 seed in NCAA women's soccer tournament. Twin Cities Pioneer Press. 10 April 2017. November 7, 2016.