2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season
The 2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 21st season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.[2]
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Virginia |
| Tournament Champion | West Virginia |
| NCAA Tournament | Kansas Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech West Virginia |
| Matches played | 154 (overall) 36 (conference) |
| Average goals/game | 2.14 (conference) |
| Top goalscorer | Michaela Abam (12 goals) |
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| 2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| 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
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
| 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 | |||||
| SC Region | Oklahoma | SMU, W 1–0 | vs. #4 BYU, L 1–2 | |||||
| SC Region | Oklahoma State | at Colorado, L 1–3 | ||||||
| Florida Region | TCU | Texas A&M, L 0–1 | ||||||
| Florida Region | Texas Tech | at Utah, L 0–1 |
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 | ||||||
See also
References
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- "Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Big12Sports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- "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.
- Big 12 Conference. "WVU, Tech Ranked In NSCAA Poll". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- WVU Athletics. "Mountaineers No. 7 in NSCAA Poll". Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- WVU Athletics. "Mountaineers No. 4 in NSCAA Poll". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- "National – Week 3 Ranking – September 6, 2016". NSCAA. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "National – Week 4 Ranking – September 13, 2016". NSCAA. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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