2011 BIG TEN REVIEW 2011 BIG TEN FINAL STANDINGS
The most successful team in Big Ten women’s soccer history, the Penn State Nittany Lions captured their 14th consecutive conference regular season title in 2011 and have won five tournament crowns, most recently in 2008. One of only two conference schools to appear in the prestigious NCAA College Cup, Penn State has finished third or better in the conference every year since the program’s inception and has participated in the Big Ten Tournament in every year from 1994-2011 (there was no tournament in 2010 and 2011). The Nittany Lions have completed four perfect conference seasons, including 2005’s 10-0 record. Penn State also went without a loss in 1999 (9-0-1) and 2000 (10-0-0). The 14 consecutive titles won by the Nittany Lions is the most in Big Ten women’s sports history. The Michigan swimming and diving teams of the 1990s had a dozen and the current Northwestern tennis team also has 13. Penn State goes for its 15th straight title this season and another automatic NCAA bid. Penn State has the most NCAA appearances (17) of any Big Ten school. As a member of the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions hold the record at 17, while Wisconsin and Illinois are at 10. PSU has played the most NCAA games in Big Ten history (49), while winning the most (32) and boasting the best winning percentage (.663). Penn State swept the 2009 season-ending Big Ten Awards slate as head coach Erica Coach took home Coach of the Year honors, while seniors Katie Schoepfer and Alyssa Naeher were named the league’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively. Newcomer Christine Nairn garnered Freshman of the Year accolades, while also being a unanimous selection on the All-Big Ten First Team. Danielle Toney joined Nairn, Schoepfer and Naeher on the All-Big Ten First Team and freshman Lexi Marton gathered AllBig Ten Second Team and All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors. Nairn earned first-team honors in 2010 as Tani Costa, Emma Thomson, and Toney were second-team mentions. Costa and Bri Hovington were added to the All-Freshman team. Two Penn State women’s soccer players, Christie Welsh and Tiffany Weimer, have received the Suzy Favor Award for being Big Ten Women’s Athlete of the Year. The duo remain the only women’s soccer players to receive the honor. Additionally, Welsh was the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy recipient in 2001. Schoepfer was Penn State’s ninth Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2009 and the first since Ali Krieger in 2006. Schoepfer gathered her second NSCAA All-American honor with her third-team selection, while Naeher was also a third-team honoree, her third straight All-American appearance. Nairn joined the All-America party with second-team recognition in 2010.
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Conference Overall W L T Pct. Pts. W L T Pct. PENN STATE #^ 10 1 0 .909 30 21 5 0 .808 Illinois @^ 8 2 1 .773 25 17 5 2 .750 Michigan State 7 4 0 .636 21 14 6 1 .690 Wisconsin 5 3 3 .591 18 10 7 3 .575 Iowa 5 4 2 .545 17 13 4 3 .725 Minnesota 5 4 2 .545 17 9 10 2 .476 Ohio State ^ 5 5 1 .500 16 12 9 2 .565 Michigan 4 6 1 .409 13 9 8 2 .526 Purdue 4 6 1 .409 13 7 11 2 .400 Nebraska 4 7 0 .364 12 7 10 2 .417 Indiana 2 9 0 .182 6 6 12 1 .342 Northwestern 1 9 1 .136 4 4 16 1 .132 # – Big Ten Regular Season Champion; @ – Big Ten Tournament Champion ^ – NCAA Tournament Participant
PENN STATE IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Season/Site Round PSU Opponent Result Score Champion 1994 at Wisconsin Quarters #2 #7 Michigan T * 1-1 (OT) Wisconsin 1995 at Indiana Quarters #3 #6 Michigan State W 1-0 Minnesota Semis #2 Wisconsin L 0-1 1996 at Ohio State Quarters #2 #7 Indiana L 0-1 Indiana 1997 at Minnesota Quarters #3 #6 Wisconsin W 3-1 Michigan Semis #2 Michigan L 1-3 1998 at Penn State Quarters #1 #8 Illinois W 1-0 PENN STATE Semis #5 Michigan W 3-1 Final #7 Ohio State W 2-0 1999 at Indiana Quarters #1 #8 Wisconsin W 3-0 Michigan Semis #4 Minnesota W 2-1 Final #2 Michigan L 2-4 2000 at Illinois Quarters #1 #8 Minnesota W 1-0 PENN STATE Semis #4 Illinois W 2-1 (3OT) Final #3 Michigan W 1-0 (3OT) 2001 at Purdue Quarters #1 #8 Northwestern W 3-0 PENN STATE Semis #4 Ohio State W 2-0 Final #3 Illinois W 2-1 (OT) 2002 at Michigan State Quarters #1 #8 Illinois L 3-4 Ohio State 2003 at Wisconsin Quarters #1 #8 Wisconsin T # 0-0 (2OT) Illinois 2004 at Ohio State Quarters #1 #8 Indiana W 2-0 Ohio State Semis #4 Illinois W 3-2 Final #2 Ohio State L 0-2 2005 at Michigan Quarters #1 #8 Michigan T @ 3-3 (2OT) Wisconsin 2006 at Penn State Quarters #1 #8 Northwestern W 3-2 PENN STATE Semis #5 Michigan W 2-0 Final #2 Illinois W 3-1 2007 at Minnesota Quarters #1 #8 Iowa W 3-1 Purdue Semis #5 Ohio State T ^ 2-2 (2OT) 2008 at Iowa Quarters #1 #8 Iowa W 2-1 PENN STATE Semis #4 Michigan State W 1-0 Final #2 Minnesota W 2-1 2009 No Big Ten Tournament Held 2010 No Big Ten Tournament Held 2011 at Northwestern Quarters #1 #8 Northwestern W 3-0 Illinois Semis #5 Minnesota W 3-1 Final #2 Illinois L 1-2 (OT) Totals 16 Tournaments 35 games 24-7-4 5 Titles * – Michigan advanced on penalty kicks, 3-1; # – Wisconsin advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3; @ – Michigan advanced on penalty kicks, 4-2; ^ – Ohio State advanced on penalty kicks, 5-4
BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Team (Years Participated) Years Games W L T Pct. PENN STATE (1995-2011) 17 49 32 16 1 .663 Wisconsin (1994-96, ‘98, ‘00, ‘02, ‘04-05, ‘09-10) * 16 30 13 16 1 .450 Nebraska (1996-2005) ^ 10 25 15 9 1 .620 Illinois (2000-01, ‘03-08, ‘10-11) 10 21 11 10 0 .524 Michigan (1997-2004, ‘06, ‘10) 10 19 9 10 0 .474 Ohio State (2002-04, ‘07, ‘09-11) 8 16 8 7 1 .531 Minnesota (1995-99, 2008, ‘10) 7 14 7 7 0 .500 Purdue (2002-03, ‘05-07, ‘09) 6 9 4 5 1 .450 Michigan State (2002, ‘05, ‘08-09) 4 7 3 4 0 .429 Indiana (1996, ‘98, 2007) 3 6 2 3 1 .417 Northwestern (1996, ‘98) 2 4 2 2 0 .500 Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 The Big Ten added women’s soccer as a Conference sport during the 1994 season with eight teams participating. Illinois and Iowa began programs in 1997, while Purdue was added to league competition in 1999. * Wisconsin participated in the NCAA Tournament in 1985, ‘88-91, and ‘93 prior to Big Ten sponsorship of the sport. ^ Nebraska prevoiusly competed as part of the Big 12 Conference prior to the 2011 season. 17 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES 1995-2011