The 2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament was the 27th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Maryland entered the tournament as the three-time defending champions, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions Wisconsin.[1]
2017 Big Ten men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 9 | ||||
Matches | 8 | ||||
First round site | U-M Soccer Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||
Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
Semifinals site | Grand Park Westfield, Indiana | ||||
Finals site | Grand Park Westfield, Indiana | ||||
Champions | Wisconsin (2nd title) | ||||
Winning coach | John Trask (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Tom Barlow and Phillipp Schilling (Wisconsin) | ||||
Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Michigan + | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | - | 6 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Indiana + | 5 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 18 | - | 1 | - | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan State + | 5 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 13 | - | 3 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland + | 5 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 5 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wisconsin ‡ | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 10 | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | - | 6 | - | 0 | 5 | - | 10 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | - | 7 | - | 0 | 7 | - | 12 | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | - | 8 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 13 | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
This was the second Big Ten Tournament title for the Wisconsin Badgers.[2] The Badgers defeated Indiana in penalty kicks in the championship game.[3]
Seeds
editAll nine Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2016 Tournament.[4]
Seed | School | Conference record | |||||||
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Pld. | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts. | ||
1 | Michigan | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 |
2 | Indiana | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 18 |
3 | Michigan State | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 |
4 | Maryland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 17 |
5 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 |
6 | Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9 |
7 | Penn State | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
8 | Northwestern | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 |
9 | Rutgers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 0 |
Bracket
editFirst Round November 4 | Quarterfinals November 5 | Semifinals November 10 | Championship November 12 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana (OT) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Penn State | 0 |
Results
editFirst round
editNo. 8 Northwestern | 3–2 | No. 9 Rutgers |
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Katsiyiannis 33', 64' Mazzola 49' |
Bericht | Dovell 17' Borden 27' Guzman 65' Peterson 70' 73' Gutierrez 87' |
Quarterfinals
editNo. 3 Michigan State | 1–2 | No. 6 Ohio State |
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Freitag 50' | Bericht | Prosuk 8' Mohamed 42' |
No. 1 Michigan | 4–1 | No. 8 Northwestern |
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Atuahene 24' Hallahan 56', 79' Mertz 63' |
Bericht | Katsiyiannis 50' |
No. 2 Indiana | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 7 Penn State |
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Thomas 97' | Bericht |
Semifinals
editNo. 5 Wisconsin | 4–0 | No. 1 Michigan |
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Segbers 29' Mueller 74' Tom Barlow 82' Alfaro 89' |
Bericht |
No. 6 Ohio State | 0–4 | No. 2 Indiana |
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Thomas 17' Gutman 47' Moore 62' Panchot 71' |
Final
editTop goalscorers
editRank | Player | College | Goals |
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1 | Tommy Katsiyiannis | Northwestern | 3 |
2 | Jack Hallahan | Michigan | 2 |
3 | Sebastian Elney | Maryland | 1 |
John Freitag | Michigan State | ||
Neil Guzman | Rutgers | ||
Noah Leibold | Wisconsin | ||
Mac Mazzola | Northwestern | ||
Ryan Peterson | Rutgers | ||
Michael Prosuk | Ohio State | ||
Mark Segbers | Wisconsin |
All-Tournament team
edit- Tommy Katsiyiannis, Northwestern
- Sebastian Elney, Maryland
- Josh Levine, Penn State
- John Freitag, Michigan State
- Ivo Cerda, Michigan
- Abdi Mohamed, Ohio State
- Francesco Moore, Indiana
- Grant Lillard, Indiana
- Phillipp Schilling, Wisconsin
- Alex Masbruch, Wisconsin
- Tom Barlow, Wisconsin
- Offensive Player of the Tournament: Tom Barlow, Wisconsin
- Defensive Player of the Tournament: Phillipp Schilling, Wisconsin
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Crabtree-Hannigan, James (November 5, 2017). "Maryland men's soccer loses to Wisconsin for its first-ever Big Ten tournament defeat". The Diamondback. Maryland Media, Inc. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Baggot, Andy (November 12, 2017). "The Champs: Wisconsin claims first Big Ten title in 23 years behind dominant defensive performance". Wisconsin Badgers. uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Bailey, Teddy (November 12, 2017). "IU men's soccer misses opportunity to hold a trophy again in Big Ten tournament". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer Statistics: Conference Standings and Results". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.