Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
Sport:Soccer
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Number Of Teams:8
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Round Rock Multipurpose Complex
Current Location:Round Rock, TX
Years:1996–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Texas
(3rd title)
Most Championships:Nebraska
Texas A&M
(5 titles each)
Television:Fox Sports 1
All Stadiums:
All Locations:

The Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference. The seven-match single-elimination tournament consists of three rounds between eight teams based on seeding from regular season conference play. Former conference members Nebraska Cornhuskers and Texas A&M Aggies share the record for most tournament championships: 5. The most recent champions are Texas after winning the 2023 tournament. In 1996, the inaugural conference tournament was held at World Wide Technology Soccer Park in St. Louis. Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio, Texas held the tournament from 1997 to 2012 and Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City held the tournament from 2013 to 2019.

The tournament will be held at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri in 2024 and 2025.[1]

Winners

Key

(2) Title number
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season

Finals

+Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament champions[2] YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteAttendanceOffensive MVPDefensive MVP
1996 (1)1–0*(2OT)World Wide Technology Soccer ParkSt. Louis, MO240Courtney Saunders (Baylor)Tina Robinson (Texas A&M)
1997 (1)3–1Blossom Athletic CenterSan Antonio, TX6,469Sharon Pickering (Texas A&M)Claire Elliott (Texas A&M)
1998 (2)4–03,904Nicky Thrasher (Texas A&M)Isabelle Morneau (Nebraska)
1999 (3)2–16,101Erica Florez (Iowa State)Sharolta Nonen (Nebraska)
2000 (4)4–13,999Christine Latham (Nebraska)Amber Reynolds (Texas A&M)
2001 (2)1–07,482Linsey Johnson (Texas A&M)Laura Kram (Texas)
2002 (5)1–06,809Christine Latham (Nebraska)Christy Harms (Nebraska)
2003 (1)3–2*(2OT)4,293Cassie Lewis (Oklahoma State)Kathrin Lehmann (Oklahoma State)
2004 (3)2–07,606Kelly Wilson (Texas)Kati Jo Spisak (Texas A&M)
2005 (4)2–16,768Paige Carmichael (Texas A&M)Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M)
2006 (1)1–1†
4,479Kelsey Carpenter (Texas)Dianna Pfenninger (Texas)
2007 (2)2–18,243Dianna Pfenninger (Texas)Kasey Moore (Texas)
2008 (1)1–05,216Alysha Bonnick (Missouri)Tasha Dittamore (Missouri)
2009 (2)1–06,750Rachel Shipley (Texas A&M)Melinda Mercado (Oklahoma State)
2010 (3)1–1†
3,362Morgan Marlborough (Nebraska)Melinda Mercado (Oklahoma State)
2011 (5)1–04,903Kelley Monogue (Texas A&M)Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State)
2012 (1)4–12,928Dana Larsen (Baylor)Vittoria Arnold (TCU)
2013 (1)1–0Swope Soccer VillageKansas City, MO2,787Frances Silva (West Virginia)Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia)
2014 (2)1–02,451Ashley Lawrence (West Virginia)Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia)
2015 (1)1–02,812Janine Beckie (Texas Tech)Lauren Watson (Texas Tech)
2016 (3)3–22,572Ashley Lawrence (West Virginia)Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia)
2017 (2)1–0*(OT)2,279Aline De Lima (Baylor)Katie Lund (TCU)
2018 (4)3–02,138Sh'Nia Gordon (West Virginia)Easther Mayi Kith (West Virginia)
2019 (1)1–02,025Messiah Bright (TCU)Sarah Peters (Kansas)
2021 (1)2–1Round Rock Multipurpose ComplexRound Rock, TX4,295Messiah Bright (TCU)Jenna Winebrenner (TCU)
2022 (5)1–0*(2OT)1,715Lauren Segalla (West Virginia)Jordan Brewster (West Virginia)
2023 (3)3–1BYU1,032Lexi Missimo (Texas)Mia Justus (Texas)

By school

Source:[3]

SchoolAppearancesW–L–TPctFinalsTitlesTitle Years
Baylor1915–15–1322012, 2017
BYU12–1–010
UCF11–1–000
Cincinnati11–1–000
Colorado127–10–230
Houston00–0–000
Iowa State110–9–300
Kansas198–11–5212019
Kansas State00–0–000
Missouri1411–12–2412008
Nebraska1418–8–0651996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Oklahoma166–16–020
Oklahoma State1813–11–3532003, 2009, 2010
TCU116–6–7612021
Texas2516–18–6632006, 2007, 2023
Texas A&M1622–9–31051997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2011
Texas Tech176–14–2112015
West Virginia1112–4–2552013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big 12.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big 12 Announces CPKC to Host 2024 and 2025 Big 12 Soccer Championships. big12sports.com. March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024. en.
  2. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/soccer/record_book.pdf Record book
  3. Web site: 2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book. 161–164. Big 12 Conference. PDF. June 12, 2020.