COLUMBUS, Ohio — University of Iowa women’s soccer downed No. 12 Wisconsin, 1-0, on Sunday at Lower.com Field to win its second Big Ten Tournament Championship in program history.

Iowa is the first eighth-seed to win the conference tournament. The Hawkeyes clinched the league’s at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, adding a third consecutive ranked win to their resume. In program history, Iowa has never dropped three ranked teams in a row.

The Hawkeyes improve to 12-4-4 (3-4-3) heading into NCAA Tournament action. The shutout marks Iowa’s 12^th clean sheet this season, matching a program record during Head Coach Dave DiIanni’s first season in 2014.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI

“We are so incredibly proud of our team. Honestly, just like Thursday night, Penn State and Wisconsin are unbelievable opponents. We were under pressure right until the end there, but we withstood it. We have been asking for a little bit more from this group all year long. Just a little bit more investment, a little bit closer attention to the details. Honestly, the last three games they have been rock solid, and I am so very proud of them…

[Freshmen Millie Greer and Eva Pattison] have got two seniors on either side of them in Sam Cary and Maggie Johnston. [That said] we have asked a lot of them this year. Every situation in different games is new to them, and they have been able to be resilient and adjust to it. Quite honestly, they have been good leaders for us. They are bracketed with Macy [Enneking] behind them, so we have got good leadership for them, but we are really proud of them.

We need a little bit of rest, and we need to get healthy, but we all feel good here with the trophy. We are hoping that we can get a [strong] seed, and we are really proud to be in it.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Iowa’s All-Big Ten Tournament Team delegation: fifth-year Samantha Cary, senior Macy Enneking and senior Kelli McGroarty; Cary was named Defensive Player of the Tournament.
• Iowa is the first eight-seed to win the Big Ten Tournament; the Hawkeyes have won two conference tournament championships in program history, both under Coach DiIanni.
• Iowa will make its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament (2013, 2019, 2020).
• The Hawkeyes have won three consecutive games against ranked opponents (No. 12 Michigan State, No. 5 Penn State, No. 12 Wisconsin); Iowa is 3-1-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• Enneking’s 25 career victories rank fourth in program history. Enneking’s 21 career shutouts rank third in the Hawkeye record books.
• 90 Tracker: Five Hawkeyes played the entirety of Sunday’s game, including fifth-year Samantha Cary (15), freshman Millie Greer (15), senior Maggie Johnston (7), freshman Eva Pattison (6), and freshman Sofia Bush (2). Eleven Iowa position players have registered 90 minutes in previous outings this season, including seventh-year Josie Durr, senior Rielee Fetty, senior Kelli McGroarty, junior Elle Otto, junior Kenzie Roling and sophomore Kellen Fife.

UP NEXT

The NCAA Tournament selection show streams live at NCAA.com on Monday, Nov. 6, beginning at 3 p.m. (CT). The first round takes place Nov. 10-12 at campus sites.