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BIG TEN WOMEN’S SOCCER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - Oct. 28, Nov. 2 & 4, 2018 Contact: Chris Masters, Associate Director, Communications • Office: (847) 696-1010, ext. 146 • E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @B1GSoccer 2018 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Oct. 28 (Quarterfinals - at campus sites) CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T PTS PCT. GF GA W L T PCT. GF GA Gm 1 - at #1 Penn State 1, #8 Michigan 0 1. Penn State* 9 2 0 27 .818 20 6 14 5 0 .737 37 11 Gm 2 - #7 Minnesota 1, at #2 Rutgers 0 2. Rutgers 7 1 3 24 .773 12 6 11 3 5 .750 28 13 Gm 3 - #6 Nebraska 0, at #3 Ohio State 0 (NEB 3-2 PK) 3. Ohio State 6 2 3 21 .682 12 9 9 5 4 .611 22 14 Gm 4 - #5 Illinois 2, at #4 Wisconsin 2 (ILL 3-0 PK) Wisconsin 6 2 3 21 .682 12 9 12 3 4 .737 26 18 5. Illinois 6 5 0 18 .545 12 10 11 7 1 .605 34 20 Nov. 2 (Semifinals - at Westfield, Ind./Grand Park) Nebraska 5 3 3 18 .591 15 12 9 6 5 .575 28 27 Gm 5 - #1 Penn State vs. #5 Illinois (BTN) 11 a.m. 7. Minnesota 5 5 1 16 .500 16 14 10 8 1 .553 27 21 Gm 6 - #6 Nebraska vs. #7 Minnesota (BTN) 1:30 p.m. Michigan 5 5 1 16 .500 13 13 9 9 1 .500 30 28 9. Northwestern 4 4 3 15 .500 12 11 10 4 4 .667 21 12 Nov. 4 (Championship - at Westfield, Ind./Grand Park) 10. Iowa 4 5 2 14 .455 11 17 8 7 3 .528 20 21 Gm 7 - Semifinal winners (BTN) Noon 11. Indiana 4 7 0 12 .364 17 21 8 8 2 .500 33 30 12. Maryland 2 7 2 8 .273 10 14 4 10 5 .342 16 22 All times Eastern 13. Purdue 1 7 3 6 .227 8 15 6 8 4 .444 20 20 Games also available on BTN2Go & FOX Sports app 14. Michigan State 0 9 2 2 .091 4 17 5 10 3 .361 16 21 * - Big Ten Champion Big Ten Tournament participants in bold and listed in seed order MEDIA INFORMATION BIG TEN. BIG NEWS Credential requests for the semifinals and champion- ship game at Grand Park should be directed to Big Ten • The Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament continues this weekend with the final four teams competing in Associate Director of Communications Chris Masters Westfield, Indiana at Grand Park. Friday’s first semifinal will feature top-seeded Penn State taking on No. ([email protected]). 5 seed Illinois at 11 a.m. (ET), before sixth-seeded Nebraska faces No. 7 seed Minnesota at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The semifinal winners will advance to Sunday’s championship game, which will kick off at noon (ET). All Credentials will be left at Will Call and can be picked up three Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament contests this weekend will be televised live on BTN and will by media members on game day. There is no designated also be available on BTN2Go and the FOX Sports app. media parking lot, although media members will find accessible space in Lot C at Grand Park. • For the third time in Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament history, three lower-seeded schools advanced to the semifinals with this weekend’s appearances by No. 5 Illinois, No. 6 Nebraska and No. 7 Minne- The Media Work Room is located in Suite A at the Grand sota. The only other times that three of the 5-8 seeds reached the semifinals were in 2002 (seeds 5-7-8 Park Events Center. Enter through the main doors to the advanced) and 2014 (seeds 5-6-8 advanced), with the 2002 tournament won by No. 7 seed Ohio State, facility and immediately turn right - the work room will matching the lowest-seeded school ever to win the title (1996 - Indiana; 2005 - Wisconsin). the be around the corner. • All four of this weekend’s Big Ten semifinalists have won conference tournament titles previously, with BTN will televise all three tournament games live this defending champion Penn State (7), Illinois (2), Minnesota (2) and Nebraska (1) combining to earn 12 of weekend, with Dean Linke on play-by-play and former the prior 22 Big Ten Tournament championships. Only once before has a school won back-to-back Big Ten U.S National Team captain Kate Markgraf adding color. Tournament titles, with PSU pulling off that feat in 2000 and 2001. Live stats for this weekend’s Big Ten Tournament games • Illinois and Nebraska are back in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals after extended absences. The Fighting can be found through the official tournament web page Illini last played on the tournament’s final weekend in 2012 (reaching the title game before losing to Ohio at bigten.org/wsoc. State, 2-1), while the Huskers’ only previous trip to the tournament semifinals as a Big Ten member came in 2013, when Nebraska went on to win the title, defeating Indiana, 3-1 in the semifinals and Iowa, 1-0 Post-game interviews will take place on the field and in the championship game. Meanwhile, Minnesota is making its ninth semifinal appearance (first since arrangements should be made either through the Big 2016) and Penn State is a regular to the final weekend, advancing to its 16th tournament semifinal. Ten Communications staff or the school’s communica- tions director (if he/she is on-site). In case of inclem- • It’s becoming a tradition in the past three Big Ten Tournaments for the quarterfinal round to provide ent weather, interviews will be conducted in the Media high drama. After three of last year’s quarterfinals were decided in the 88th minute or later (overtime or Work Room at the Grand Park Events Center. penalty kicks), this year’s tournament topped that with all four quarterfinals offering late-game heroics, including two contests going to shootouts. Minnesota upset Rutgers, 1-0 on April Bockin’s goal with 2:43 left in regulation, while Penn State edged Michigan, 1-0 on Marissa Sheva’s goal with 1:52 remaining. Il- BIG TEN WOMEN’S SOCCER linois and Wisconsin finished in a 2-2 draw before the Fighting Illini prevailed, 3-0 on penalty kicks behind three saves from goalkeeper Jaelyn Cunningham. Nebraska also advanced from the spot by a 3-2 count IN THE NATIONAL POLLS following a 0-0 draw at Ohio State, with goalkeeper Aubrei Corder stopping two penalties for the Huskers. United Soccer Coaches - Oct. 30, 2018 It was the second time in three years and third time in tournament history (also 2011) that two quarter- Rank/School finals were decided in a shootout. 15. Penn State • Penn State captured its 19th Big Ten Women’s Soccer Championship and the 15th outright crown in pro- 22. Wisconsin gram history with a 2-0 win over Minnesota on Oct. 21. The Nittany Lions finished conference play with a 25. Rutgers 9-2-0 record, good for 27 points and three points clear of runner-up Rutgers. Receiving Votes: Ohio State • This is the second consecutive season and the third time since the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Soccer America - Oct. 30, 2018 debuted in 1994 that the semifinals and finals are being played off-campus. In 1997, the tournament was Rank/School held at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, with Michigan defeating Northwestern in the 9. Penn State championship match, 1-0 in overtime. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. 2018 BIG TEN WOMEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT ALL-TIME BIG TEN WOMEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT RESULTS W L T Pct. Titles Years Penn State 32 11 5 .719 7 1998-00-01-06-08-15-17 Nebraska 3 1 2 .667 1 2013 Minnesota 16 11 4 .581 2 1995-16 Illinois 15 13 5 .530 2 2003-11 Michigan 18 16 4 .526 2 1997-99 Wisconsin 16 15 4 .514 3 1994-05-14 Ohio State 13 13 5 .500 3 2002-04-12 Purdue 7 7 2 .500 1 2007 Rutgers 4 4 1 .500 0 Iowa 4 9 1 .321 0 Indiana 5 12 1 .306 1 1996 Northwestern 6 15 1 .295 0 Michigan State 2 12 2 .188 0 Maryland 0 0 0 .000 0 1994 (at Madison, Wis.) 2000 (at Champaign, Ill.) 2006 (at University Park, Pa.) 2014 (at West Lafayette, Ind.) #5 Minnesota 3, #4 Ohio State 1 #4 Illinois 3, #5 Michigan State 1 #3 Purdue 2, #6 Ohio State 1 (OT) #5 Iowa 1, #4 Rutgers 0 #1 Michigan State 4, #8 Northwestern 0 #1 Penn State 1, #8 Minnesota 0 #2 Illinois 3, #7 Wisconsin 0 #8 Northwestern 1, #1 Penn State 0 #3 Wisconsin 1, #6 Indiana 0 #3 Michigan 2, #6 Iowa 0 #1 Penn State 3, #8 Northwestern 2 #2 Wisconsin 2, #7 Illinois 0 #2 Penn State 1, #7 Michigan 1 #2 Wisconsin 2, #7 Purdue 2 #5 Michigan 2, #4 Indiana 1 #6 Minnesota 1, #3 Michigan 0 (OT) (MICH 3-1 on penalty kicks) (WIS 5-3 on penalty kicks) #2 Illinois 1, #3 Purdue 0 #5 Iowa 1, #8 Northwestern 0 #5 Minnesota 1, #1 Michigan State 0 #1 Penn State 2, #4 Illinois 1 (3OT) #1 Penn State 2, #5 Michigan 0 #2 Wisconsin 1, #6 Minnesota 0 #3 Wisconsin 3, #7 Michigan 0 #3 Michigan 4, #2 Wisconsin 2 #1 Penn State 3, #2 Illinois 1 #2 Wisconsin 1, #5 Iowa 0 (OT) #3 Wisconsin 3, #5 Minnesota 0 #1 Penn State 1, #3 Michigan 0 (3OT) 2007 (at Minneapolis, Minn.) 2015 (at University Park, Pa.) 1995 (at Bloomington, Ind.) 2001 (at West Lafayette, Ind.) #1 Penn State 3, #8 Iowa 1 #1 Penn State 3, #8 Illinois 1 #3 Penn State 1, #6 Michigan State 0 #1 Penn State 3, #8 Northwestern 0 #5 Ohio State 2, #4 Indiana 1 (OT) #5 Michigan 1, #4 Northwestern 0 #1 Minnesota 2, #8 Michigan 0 #4 Ohio State 2, #5 Purdue 1 (OT) #2 Purdue 3, #7 Northwestern 1 #7 Ohio State 2, #2 Wisconsin 1 #4 Indiana 3, #5 Ohio State 1 #2 Michigan 2, #7 Michigan State 0 #3 Illinois 2, #6 Minnesota 2 #3 Rutgers 4, #6 Minnesota 1 #2 Wisconsin 3, #7 Northwestern 1 #3 Illinois 4, #6 Iowa 1 (ILL 4-3 on penalty kicks) #1 Penn State 1, #5 Michigan 0 #2 Wisconsin 1, #3 Penn State 0 #1 Penn State 2, #4 Ohio State 0 #5 Ohio State 2, #1 Penn State 2 #3 Rutgers 2, #7 Ohio State 0 #1 Minnesota 3, #4 Indiana 2 #3 Illinois 2, #2 Michigan 1 (OT) (OSU 5-4 on penalty kicks) #1 Penn State 2, #3 Rutgers 0 #1 Minnesota 1, #2 Wisconsin 0 #1 Penn State 2, #3 Illinois 1 (OT) #2 Purdue