The 2015 Big 12 Conference women's soccer season was the 20th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
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
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Baylor Lady Bears Waco, Texas Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field Iowa State Cyclones Ames, Iowa Cyclone Sports Complex Kansas Jayhawks Lawrence, Kansas Rock Chalk Park Oklahoma Sooners Norman, Oklahoma OU Soccer Complex Oklahoma State Cowgirls Stillwater, Oklahoma Cowgirl Soccer Complex TCU Horned Frogs Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium Texas Longhorns Austin, Texas Mike A. Myers Stadium Texas Tech Red Raiders Lubbock, Texas John Walker Soccer Complex West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Regular season
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 FinalBaylor 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 21West Virginia C 12 15 12 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 7
Postseason
Big 12 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.
NCAA 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
2015 Big 12 Women's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearJanine Beckie, Texas TechDefensive Player of the YearKadeisha Buchanan, WVUCoach of the YearNikki Izzo-Brown, WVUNewcomer of the YearLauren Piercy, BaylorBianca St. Georges, WVU
2015 Big 12 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman TeamGK – 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, WVUMF – Julie James, BaylorMF – Kaylee Dao, OklahomaMF – Parker Roberts, KansasF – Alexa Adams, TexasF – Amanda Hoglund, BaylorF – Lauren Piercy, BaylorF – Marlo Zoller, OSUF – Mikayla Flores, TexasF – Nia Gordon, WVUF – Sarah King, Baylor * Unanimous Selection, GK – Goalkeeper, D – Defender, MF – Midfielder, F – Forward, U – Utility
See also 2015 NCAA Division I women's soccer season 2015 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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