2016 Big Ten women's lacrosse tournament
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The 2016 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 5 to May 8 at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship. All six conference teams competed in the event. The tournament format is single elimination. The seeds were based upon the teams' regular season conference record. Maryland won their first conference tournament championship after winning the first two regular season crowns (2015, 2016) in conference history.
Standings
[edit]| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland ‡ | 5–0 | 22–1 |
| 2 | Penn State | 3–2 | 14–7 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 3–2 | 11–10 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 2–3 | 6–12 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2–3 | 11–6 |
| 6 | Michigan | 0–5 | 6–12 |
| ‡ Big Ten regular season champions | |||
Schedule
[edit]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 5 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #4 Rutgers vs. #5 Ohio State | 11–10 2OT | Big Ten Network |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | #3 Northwestern vs. #6 Michigan | 20–5 | Big Ten Network | |
| Semifinals – Friday, May 6 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #4 Rutgers | 19–9 | Big Ten Network |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #2 Penn State vs. #3 Northwestern | 9–6 | Big Ten Network | |
| Championship – Sunday, May 8 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00pm | #1 Maryland vs. #3 Northwestern | 12–9 | Big Ten Network |
| *Game times in CST. # – Denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium – Evanston, Illinois
| Quarterfinals May 5 | Semifinals Game May 6 | Championship May 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | 11** | 4 | Rutgers | 9 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | Maryland | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Penn State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 20 | 3 | Northwestern | 9 | |||||||||
| 6 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period