2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference held from October 28– November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Baylor Bears were the defending champions and earned the top seed in 2018, facing eight seeded Iowa State in the first round (Iowa State won tiebreaker over Oklahoma State via head-to-head record).[2][3][4] However, Baylor was not able to defend its crown, losing to West Virginia in the final.[5]

2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,138
SiteSwope Soccer Village
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsWest Virginia (4th title)
Winning coachNikki Izzo-Brown (4th title)
MVPSh'Nia Gordon (Offensive)
Easther Mayi Kith (Defensive) (West Virginia)
BroadcastBig 12 Digital Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals)
Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Baylor ‍‍‍y 8 1 0   .889 20 6 0   .769
No. 14 West Virginia ‍‍y 7 2 0   .778 15 4 4   .739
No. 20 Texas ‍‍‍y 5 3 1   .611 13 5 3   .690
TCU ‍‍‍y 5 3 1   .611 13 5 3   .690
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 5 3 1   .611 14 5 3   .705
Kansas ‍‍‍y 5 4 0   .556 12 6 3   .643
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 3 5 1   .389 7 10 2   .421
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 2 6 1   .278 10 7 1   .583
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2 6 1   .278 4 14 2   .250
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 0 9 0   .000 4 12 2   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches [1]

Regular season standings

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Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L T % Pts W L T %
1 1 Baylor 8 1 0 .889 24 20 6 0 .769
2 2 West Virginia 7 2 0 .778 21 15 4 4 .739
3 3 Texas 5 3 1 .611 16 13 5 3 .690
3 4 TCU 5 3 1 .611 16 13 5 3 .690
3 5 Texas Tech 5 3 1 .611 16 14 5 3 .705
6 6 Kansas 5 4 0 .556 15 12 6 3 .643
7 7 Oklahoma 3 5 1 .389 10 7 10 2 .421
8 8 Iowa State 2 6 1 .278 7 4 14 2 .250
8 Oklahoma State 2 6 1 .278 7 7 10 1 .417
10 Kansas State 0 9 0 .000 0 4 12 2 .278

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
         
1 Baylor 3
8 Iowa State 0
1 Baylor 2OT
5 Texas Tech 1
4 TCU 0 (3)
5 Texas Tech 0 (5)
1 Baylor 0
2 West Virginia 3
2 West Virginia 3
7 Oklahoma 0
2 West Virginia 1
3 Texas 0
3 Texas 0 (3)
6 Kansas 0 (1)

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 28, 2018 #1 Baylor 3–0 #8 Iowa State Kansas City, Missouri
11:30 a.m. CDT
  • Elena Reyna   34'
  • Julie James   49'
  • Taylor Moon   64'
Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 729
Referee: Tim Debysingh
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Assistant referees: Emily Fletcher
Fourth official: Shane Butler
October 28, 2018 #4 TCU 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
#5 Texas Tech Kansas City, Missouri
2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kayla Hill   72'
Report
  • Jade King   99'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 212
Penalties
  • Kayla Hill  
  • McKenzie Oliver  
  • Yazmeen Ryan  
  • Maddy Warren  
  • Carly Wickenheiser  
  • Ally Griffin  
  • Charlotte Teeter  
  • Marissa Zucchetto  
  • Jade King  
October 28, 2018 #2 West Virginia 3–0 #7 Oklahoma Kansas City, Missouri
5:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 221
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Emily Fletcher
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Fourth official: Katja Koroleva
October 28, 2018 #3 Texas 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
#6 Kansas Kansas City, Missouri
8:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 275
Referee: Katja Koroleva
Assistant referees: Dan Thornberry
Assistant referees: Ryan Cook
Fourth official: Lance VanHaitsma
Penalties

Semifinals

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November 2, 2018 #1 Baylor 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Texas Tech Kansas City, Missouri
4:30 p.m. CDT
  • Raegan Padgett   28'
  • Julie James   44'
  • Jackie Crowther   92'
Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 251
Referee: Marco Vega
Assistant referees: Emily Fletcher
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
Fourth official: Shane Butler
November 2, 2018 #2 West Virginia 1–0 #3 Texas Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 215
Referee: Nicola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Matt Rodman
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
Fourth official: Marco Vega

Final

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November 4, 2018 #1 Baylor 0–3 #2 West Virginia Kansas City, Missouri
2:30 p.m. CST
  • Camryn Wendlandt   48'
  • Taylor Moon   72'
Report
  • Baylor Own Goal   35' (o.g.)
  • Amanda Saymon   76'
  • Lauren Segalla   84'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 235
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Ryan Cook
Assistant referees: Emily Fletcher
Fourth official: Shane Butler

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

  • Jackie Crowther – Baylor
  • Kirsten Davis – Texas Tech
  • Nadya Gill – West Virginia
  • Taylor Moon – Baylor
  • Elena Reyna – Baylor
  • Amanda Saymon – West Virginia

1 own goal

  • Baylor vs. West Virginia

Awards

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Most valuable player

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Source:[7]

  • Offensive MVP – Sh'Nia GordonWest Virginia
  • Defensive MVP – Easther Mayi Kith – West Virginia

All-Tournament team

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Position Player Team
GK Rylee Foster West Virginia
D Sarah King Baylor
D Bianca St-Georges West Virginia
D Easther Mayi Kith West Virginia
MF Julie James Baylor
MF Haley Berg Texas
MF Nadya Gill West Virginia
F Jackie Crowther Baylor
F Taylor Moon Baylor
F Kirsten Davis Texas Tech
F Sh'Nia Gordon West Virginia
F Lauren Segalla West Virginia

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 151–152. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 Soccer Championship". big12sports.com. The Big12. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Big 12 Soccer Championship" (PDF). big12sports.com. The Big12. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Baylor Earns Top Seed in Big 12 Soccer Championship". big12sports.com. The Big12. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "WVU Captures 2018 Big 12 Championship". big12sports.com. The Big12. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "2019–2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 151–152. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019–2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 166–167. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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