2025 Big Ten women's soccer tournament
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| 2025 Big Ten women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,374 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Folk Field West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||
| Semifinals site | Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Finals site | Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Washington (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Nicole Van Dyke (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Samiah Shell (Washington) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN, B1G+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Washington †‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .818 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .740 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan St y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Iowa y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 UCLA y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Wisconsin y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn St y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .591 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9т Ohio St y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .591 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .455 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .409 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .409 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .318 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .273 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big Ten women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from October 30 through November 9, 2025. The tournament was hosted by Purdue University at Folk Field for the First Round and the Quarterfinals then at Energizer Park in St. Louis, Missouri for the Semifinals and Finals.[1] The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. UCLA were the defending champions.[2][3] UCLA was unable to defend its title, falling to Michigan State in the semifinals. The Washington Huskies would go on to defeat Michigan State in a penalty shoot-out in the Final and complete the regular season and tournament double.[4][5] The conference tournament title was the first for Washington and first Big Ten title for head coach Nicole Van Dyke.[6] As tournament champions, Washington earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
The top ten teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. A tiebreaker was required between Iowa and UCLA as both teams finished with 6–2–3 regular season conference records. UCLA won the regular season matchup between the two teams 3–0 on October 16, and was therefore the third seed. A four-team tiebreaker was required between Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Penn State as all four teams finished with seventeen conference points. Penn State won the tiebreaker and was the sixth seed, Northwestern was the seventh seed, Ohio State was the eighth seed, and Illinois was the ninth seed.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference | Points |
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| 1 | Washington | 8–1–2 | 26 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7–1–3 | 24 |
| 3 | UCLA | 6–2–3 | 21 |
| 4 | Iowa | 6–2–3 | 21 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 6–3–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Penn State | 5–4–2 | 17 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4–2–5 | 17 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4–2–5 | 17 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5–4–2 | 17 |
| 10 | USC | 4–5–2 | 14 |
Bracket
Source:[8]
| 1st Round Friday, Oct 30 | Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov 1 Sunday, Nov 2 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov 6 | Final Sunday, 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ohio State | 0 | 9 | Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | Washington | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Washington (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | USC | 0 | 2 | Michigan State (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 30 | (8) Ohio State | 0–1 | (9) Illinois | West Lafayette, IN |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 157 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Ryan Homik Vasilios Vouris Fourth official: Christopher Koloffon |
| October 30 | (7) Northwestern | 1–0 | (10) USC | West Lafayette, IN |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 132 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi Grace Barrett Fourth official: Abdu Bensalah |
Quarterfinals
| November 1 | (4) Iowa | 0–3 | (5) Wisconsin | West Lafayette, IN |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 382 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Brian Alvarez Sao Kamara Fourth official: William Delois |
| November 1 | (3) UCLA | 2–1 | (6) Penn State | West Lafayette, IN |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 215 Referee: Cassidy Moulton Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi Peter Charpenter Fourth official: Dana Hackney |
| November 2 | (1) Washington | 2–0 | (9) Illinois | West Lafayette, IN |
| 12:30 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 203 Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi Assistant referees: Fernando Pina Dana Hackney Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins |
| November 2 | (2) Michigan State | 1–0 | (7) Northwestern | West Lafayette, IN |
| 3:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Folk Field Attendance: 365 Referee: John Kennedy Assistant referees: Adam Herges Sean West Fourth official: Abdu Bensalah |
Semifinals
| November 6 | (1) Washington | 2–1 | (5) Wisconsin | St. Louis, MO |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Braeden Frey Fourth official: Velimir Milovic |
| November 6 | (2) Michigan State | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (3) UCLA | St. Louis, MO |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Energizer Park Referee: Erin Patterson Assistant referees: Josh Few Laura Snyder Fourth official: Shane Butler |
Final
| November 9 | (1) Washington | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | (2) Michigan State | St. Louis, MO |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 787 Referee: Adriana Contreras Assistant referees: Morgan Abbitt Audra Fullen Fourth official: Nick Balcer |
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