The 2018 Big Ten Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the

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for the 2018 season. It is held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament began with first-round matches held at campus sites, before moving to

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for the semifinals and final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season conference play.

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is the defending champions. Minnesota beat Penn State in the tournament championship game on penalties 5–4 in seven rounds. Minnesota is the Big Ten Tournament Champion.It was the first Big Ten final ever decided on penalties and just the fifth to go to overtime (first since 2014), with the Golden Gophers becoming the fourth No. 7 seed to win the Big Ten Tournament title and the first since Wisconsin in 2005.

Seeds

Eight Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

Schedule

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

All-Tournament team

*Katie Murray, Illinois *

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, Michigan *April Bockin, Minnesota – Offensive Player of the Tournament *Emily Heslin, Minnesota *Maddie Nielsen, Minnesota – Defensive Player of the Tournament *Meg Brandt, Nebraska * Devon Kerr, Ohio State * Amanda Dennis, Penn State *Ellie Jean, Penn State * Amirah Ali, Rutgers *Dani Rhodes, Wisconsin

Statistics

Goalscorers

;3 Goals * April Bockin – Minnesota ;1 Goal *

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– Illinois * Katie Murray – Illinois * Cameron Murtha – Wisconsin * Dani Rhodes – Wisconsin *

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– Penn State

References

External links

{{2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season 2018 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season, Big Ten women's soccer tournament Women's sports in Indiana