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2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season


The 2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 20th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.[2]

Big 12 Conference
Season2015
NCAA tournamentWest Virginia
Texas Tech
Top goalscorerJ 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
No. 7 West Virginia ‍†‍‍y 6 – 0 – 1   .929 19 – 3 – 1   .848
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
No. 21 Texas Tech ‍‍‡‍y 3 – 2 – 3   .563 14 – 4 – 5   .717
Kansas ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 2   .444 10 – 9 – 2   .524
TCU ‍‍‍ 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
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NSCAA Coaches [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

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Stadia and locations

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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

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Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I women's soccer teams ranked in the 2015 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[3] Wk
1[4]		 Wk
2[5]		 Wk
3[6]		 Wk
4[7]		 Wk
5[8]		 Wk
6[9]		 Wk
7[10]		 Wk
8[11]		 Wk
9[12]		 Wk
10[13]		 Wk
11[14]		 Wk
12[15]		 Final[16]
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[17] 12 15 12 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 7

Postseason

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Big 12 tournament

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Main article: 2015 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer 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.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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

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Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semi-finals 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

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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 Salazar, 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

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