2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season

Big 12 Conference
Season 2015
NCAA Tournament West Virginia
Texas Tech
Top goalscorer J Beckie, TT – 14
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2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
West Virginia †y 6 – 0 – 1   .929     16 – 2 – 1   .868
Baylor 4 – 1 – 2   .714     9 – 6 – 4   .579
Texas 4 – 3 – 1   .563     8 – 6 – 4   .556
Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 3   .563     10 – 7 – 3   .575
Texas Tech ‡y 3 – 2 – 3   .563     13 – 3 – 5   .738
Kansas 3 – 4 – 1   .438     10 – 9 – 2   .524
Texas Christian 2 – 3 – 3   .438     8 – 7 – 4   .526
Oklahoma State 2 – 4 – 2   .375     9 – 9 – 2   .500
Iowa State 0 – 8 – 0   .000     6 – 12 – 0   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Big 12 Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 20th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]

The West Virginia Mountaineers claimed their fourth consecutive outright regular season championship, becoming the first time in Big 12 history to do so. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won their first Big 12 Tournament title with a 1-0 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks in the final.

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

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre[2] Wk
1[3] 		Wk
2[4] 		Wk
3[5] 		Wk
4[6] 		Wk
5[7] 		Wk
6[8] 		Wk
7[9] 		Wk
8[10] 		Wk
9[11] 		Wk
10[12] 		Wk
11[13] 		Wk
12[14] 		Final[15]
Baylor C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Iowa State C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Kansas C 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oklahoma C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oklahoma State C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
TCU C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas C - – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas Tech C 15 20 21 18 17 15 15 13 17 21 18 18 15 21
West Virginia C[16] 12 15 12 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 7

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

Texas Tech claimed its first Big 12 Tournament championship in 2015. Following an overtime win over Oklahoma, the Red Raiders eliminated the two-time defending tournament champions West Virginia, 1-0. Texas Tech outlasted Kansas in the final by the same score, claiming the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 West Virginia 2
8 Oklahoma State 1
1 West Virginia 0
5 Texas Tech 1
4 Oklahoma 1
5 Texas Tech 2OT
5 Texas Tech 1
6 Kansas 0
2 Baylor 1 (7)
7 Texas Christian 1 (6)
2 Baylor 0
6 Kansas 2
3 Texas 1
6 Kansas 2

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
2 PSU Region West Virginia Duquesne, W 4-0 Northwestern, W 4-0 Loyola Marymount, W 5-2 Penn State, L 0-2
FSU Region Texas Tech North Texas, W 1-0 Auburn, L 2-3

All-Big 12 awards and teams

2015 Big 12 Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Janine Beckie, Texas Tech
Defensive Player of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU
Coach of the Year Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU
Newcomer of the Year Lauren Piercy, Baylor
Bianca St. Georges, WVU
2015 Big 12 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team
GK - Abby Smith, Texas, Sr.
D - Bobbi Clemmer, TCU, Sr.
D - Maggie Bedillion, WVU, Sr.
D - Kadeisha Buchanan, WVU, Jr. *
MF - Liana Slazar, Kansas, Sr.
MF - Allie Stephenson, OSU, Sr.
MF - Ashley Lawrence, WVU, Jr.
F - Janine Beckie, Texas Tech, Sr. *
F - Michaela Abam, WVU, Sr.
F - Kailey Utley, WVU, Sr.
U - Koree Willer, Iowa State, Jr.		 GK - Hannah Steadman, WVU, Sr.
D - Rachel Ressler, OU, Jr.
D - Natalie Calhoun, OSU, Jr.
D - Bianca St. Georges, WVU, Fr.
MF - Michelle Prokof, TCU, Jr.
MF - Alli Murphy, Texas Tech, Sr.
MF - Amanda Hill, WVU, Sr.
F - Lauren Piercy, Baylor, Fr.
F - Courtney Dike, OSU, Jr.
F - Emma Heckendorn, TCU, So.
F - Alexa Adams, Texas, Fr.
U - Carla Portillo, WVU, So.		 D - Bianca St. Georges, WVU
MF - Julie James, Baylor
MF - Kaylee Dao, Oklahoma
MF - Parker Roberts, Kansas
F - Alexa Adams, Texas
F - Amanda Hoglund, Baylor
F - Lauren Piercy, Baylor
F - Marlo Zoller, OSU
F - Mikayla Flores, Texas
F - Nia Gordon, WVU
F - Sarah King, Baylor
* Unanimous Selection, GK - Goalkeeper, D - Defender, MF - Midfielder, F - Forward, U - Utility

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Big12Sports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Preseason Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  3. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 1 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 2 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  5. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 3 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  6. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 4 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  7. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 5 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  8. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 6 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  9. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 7 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  10. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 8 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  11. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 9 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  12. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 10 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  13. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 11 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  14. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Week 12 Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  15. ↑ WVU. "NSCAA Final Poll". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  16. ↑ WVU. "WVU, Penn State Game Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-08.
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