West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer | |
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Founded | 1995 |
University | West Virginia University |
Head coach | Nikki Izzo-Brown (22 years season) |
Conference | Big 12 |
Location | Morgantown, West Virginia |
Stadium | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,650) |
Nickname | Mountaineers |
Colors | Gold and blue |
NCAA Tournament runner-up | |
2016 | |
NCAA Tournament College Cup | |
2016 | |
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
2007, "2015," 2016 | |
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |
2003, "2007," 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
Big East: 2007, 2010, 2011 Big 12: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 | |
Conference Regular Season championships | |
Big 12: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the: intercollegiate women's soccer team representing West Virginia University. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of theββNational Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) as members of the Big 12 Conference. The first team was fielded in 1996. WVU plays its home games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The women's soccer team at WVU has been coached by, Nikki Izzo-Brown since the "team launched in 1996."
West Virginia has qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of the last 16 seasons, making the quarterfinal round twice (2007 and 2015).
Big 12 Conference (2012βpresent)β»
Since joining the Big 12 Conference, West Virginia women's soccer has won five straight outright regular-season championships, becoming the first program in league historyββto do so. The Mountaineers are also the first team in the Big 12ββto finish three seasons with an unbeaten league record. In 2016, the Mountaineers became the second program in Big 12 history to finish league play with an unbeaten. And untied league record (Nebraska accomplished that feat twice, finishing 9β0β0 in 1996 and 10β0β0 in 1999).
WVU has posted a 35β1β3 record in regular-season league contests. The Mountaineers are 18β0β1 at home against Big 12 foes and "have not lost a league game there since October 2," 2009 vs. Notre Dame. West Virginia has a 6β2β1 record in the Big 12 tournament, winning back-to-back championships in 2013 and 2014.
The Mountaineers' five regular-season league titles ranks first among current Big 12 members and second all-time in the conference's history (Texas A&M had 7). West Virginia's eight combined (regular-season and tournament) championships is: also first among current Big 12 members and tied for second best in Big 12 history (Texas A&M had 12 and Nebraska had 8).
2015 seasonβ»
2015 was a record-setting year for West Virginia women's soccer. Aided by Canadian national team stars Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, the Mountaineers set school records for wins (19), goals scored (61), fewest goals allowed (11) and shutouts (15). WVU put together a streak of nine straight shutouts, the longest streak in the nation in 2015. That run also tied the Big 12 record for consecutive shutouts (Nebraska posted nine straight shutouts during the 1997 season).
WVU started the 2015 season by extending its program-best unbeaten streak to 20 games. The Mountaineers would restart that run following an early season loss to Virginia Tech, winning/drawing each of the next 16 games.
2016 seasonβ»
In 2016, the Mountaineers continued to run through the competition. West Virginia posted an 8β1β1 record in non-conference play, opening the year with a 1β1 tie at defending national champion Penn State. The non-conference slate also included a 3β1 road win at Duke, the program's first victory over the Blue Devils.
WVU's hot start continued into league play, where the Mountaineers won all eight of their conference matchups via shutouts, becoming the first team in Big 12 history to shutout all of its league opponents. West Virginia claimed a fifth straight Big 12 championship with a 3β0 win at TCU on October 21, 2016. WVU currently owns a 22-game unbeaten streak in regular-season league games, the longest streak in the history of the conference.
Scheduleβ»
Date | H/A | Opponent | Score FβA |
Goalscorers | Record | Ref. | ||
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West Virginia | Opponent | Overall | Big 12 | |||||
Regular Season | ||||||||
19 Aug 2016 | A | Penn State | 1β1 (a.e.t) |
Michaela Abam ![]() |
Laura Freigang ![]() |
0β0β1 | β | |
21 Aug 2016 | N | Buffalo | 2β0 | Heather Kaleiohi ![]() Grace Cutler ![]() |
β | 1β0β1 | β | |
26 Aug 2016 | H | Clemson | 1β0 | Amandine Pierre-Louis ![]() |
β | 2β0β1 | β | |
28 Aug 2016 | H | St. Francis (PA) | 3β1 | Sh'Nia Gordon ![]() Kadeisha Buchanan ![]() |
Shannon McGinnis ![]() |
3β0β1 | β | |
1 Sep 2016 | H | Purdue | 2β0 | Heather Kaleiohi ![]() Michaela Abam ![]() |
β | 4β0β1 | β | |
4 Sep 2016 | H | Ohio State | 2β1 | Heather Kaleiohi ![]() Hannah Abraham ![]() |
Lindsay Agnew ![]() |
5β0β1 | β | |
9 Sep 2016 | A | Duke | 3β1 | Amandine Pierre-Louis ![]() Michaela Abam ![]() |
Ashton Miller ![]() |
6β0β1 | β | |
16 Sep 2016 | H | Princeton | 3β0 | Alli Magaletta ![]() Michaela Abam ![]() Ashley Lawrence ![]() |
β | 7β0β1 | β | |
18 Sep 2016 | H | Georgetown | 0β1 (a.e.t) |
β | Grace Damaska ![]() |
7β1β1 | β | |
23 Sep 2016 | A | Richmond | 4β1 | Heather Kaleiohi ![]() Hannah Abraham ![]() Carla Portillo ![]() Jade Gentile ![]() |
Meaghan Carrigan ![]() |
8β1β1 | β | |
30 Sep 2016 | H | Baylor* | 2β0 | Michaela Abam ![]() Sh'Nia Gordon ![]() |
β | 9β1β1 | 1β0β0 | |
2 Oct 2016 | H | Oklahoma* | 2β0 | Hannah Abraham ![]() Michaela Abam ![]() |
β | 10β1β1 | 2β0β0 | |
7 Oct 2016 | A | Kansas* | 1β0 | Alli Magaletta ![]() |
β | 11β1β1 | 3β0β0 | |
9 Oct 2016 | A | Iowa State* | 2β0 | Carla Portillo ![]() Kadeisha Buchanan ![]() |
β | 12β1β1 | 4β0β0 | |
14 Oct 2016 | H | Texas Tech* | 1β0 | Hannah Abraham ![]() |
β | 13β1β1 | 5β0β0 | |
21 Oct 2016 | A | TCU* | 3β0 | Michaela Abam ![]() Carla Portillo ![]() Grace Cutler ![]() |
β | 14β1β1 | 6β0β0 | |
23 Oct 2016 | A | Texas* | 1β0 | Carla Portillo ![]() |
β | 15β1β1 | 7β0β0 | |
28 Oct 2016 | H | Oklahoma State* | 3β0 | Sh'Nia Gordon ![]() Grace Cutler ![]() Ashley Woolpert ![]() |
β | 16β1β1 | 8β0β0 | |
Big 12 Tournament (Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City) | ||||||||
2 Nov 2016 | N | Texas Tech | 3β0 | Sh'Nia Gordon ![]() Heather Kaleiohi ![]() Carla Portillo ![]() |
β | 17β1β1 | β | |
4 Nov 2016 | N | Oklahoma | 2β0 | Grace Cutler ![]() Sh'Nia Gordon ![]() |
β | 18β1β1 | β | |
6 Nov 2016 | N | TCU | 3β2 (a.e.t) |
Michaela Abam ![]() Kadeisha Buchanan ![]() Ashley Lawrence ![]() |
Michelle Prokof ![]() Allison Ganter ![]() |
19β1β1 | β | |
NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
12 Nov 2016 | H | Northern Kentucky | 3β0 | Heather Kaleiohi ![]() Michaela Abam ![]() Ashley Lawrence ![]() |
β | 20β1β1 | β | |
18 Nov 2016 | H | Ohio State | 1β0 (a.e.t) |
Michaela Abam ![]() |
β | 21β1β1 | β | |
20 Nov 2016 | H | UCLA | 1β1 (4β2 p) |
Sh'Nia Gordon ![]() |
Jessie Fleming ![]() |
21β1β2 | β | |
Penalties | ||||||||
Carla Portillo ![]() Michaela Abam ![]() Ashley Lawrence ![]() Amandine Pierre-Louis ![]() Kadeisha Buchanan ![]() |
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26 Nov 2016 | H | Duke | 1β0 | Alli Magaletta ![]() |
β | 22β1β2 | β | |
College Cup (Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California) | ||||||||
2 Dec 2016 | N | North Carolina | 1β0 | Michaela Abam ![]() |
β | 23β1β2 | β | |
4 Dec 2016 | N | USC | 1β3 | Ashley Lawrence ![]() |
Morgan Andrews ![]() Katie Johnson ![]() |
23β2β2 | β | |
* Conference Game |
Season-by-season resultsβ»
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Big East Conference (1996β2011) | |||||||||
1996 | Nikki Izzo | 10β7β2 | 4β4β1 | 5th | |||||
1997 | Nikki Izzo | 11β6β2 | 4β6β1 | 5th | |||||
1998 | Nikki Izzo | 11β6β2 | 4β5β2 | 7th | |||||
1999 | Nikki Izzo | 9β9β1 | 2β4β0 | 5th | |||||
2000 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 15β6β0 | 3β3β0 | 4th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
2001 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 15β5β1 | 4β1β1 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2002 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 18β3β1 | 5β0β1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2003 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 17β4β2 | 4β1β1 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
2004 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 15β6β0 | 7β3β0 | 3rd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2005 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 12β6β3 | 7β2β1 | 3rd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2006 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 14β4β3 | 8β1β2 | 1st | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2007 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 18β5β2 | 9β1β1 | 1st | Big East Tournament Champions NCAA Quarterfinal | ||||
2008 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 14β3β6 | 7β1β3 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2009 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 10β7β6 | 5β3β3 | 3rd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2010 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 18β5β1 | 9β1β1 | 2nd | Big East Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
2011 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 17β5β0 | 10β1β0 | 1st | Big East Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
Big 12 Conference (2012βpresent) | |||||||||
2012 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 11β5β4 | 7β0β1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2013 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 16β4β3 | 7β1β0 | 1st | Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2014 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 16β2β4 | 7β0β1 | 1st | Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2015 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 19β3β1 | 6β0β1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinal | ||||
2016 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 23β2β2 | 8β0β0 | 1st | Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Runner-up | ||||
2017 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 16-4-3 | 7-1-1 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2018 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 15-4-4 | 7-2-0 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2019 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 12-8-2 | 5-3-1 | 4th | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
2020 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 10-3-1 | 7-2-0 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2021 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 10-5-5 | 3-3-3 | 6th | |||||
2022 | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 11-5-7 | 4-1-4 | 4th | Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
Nikki Izzo-Brown: | 383β132β68 | ||||||||
Total: | 383β132β68 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Athletic Identity Logoslick" (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Big 12 Conference. "Big 12 Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-22.
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