Big 12 women’s soccer championship features top-ranked West Virginia

West Virginia arrives to the Big 12 women’s soccer championship at Swope Soccer Village as the nation’s top-ranked team.

The Mountaineers, 18-1-1, are the top seed for the event that begins on Wednesday with four quarterfinal matches. West Virginia plays Texas Tech at 11:30 a.m.

Kansas is the No. 2 seed. The Jayhawks, ranked No. 24 in the Division I coaches’ poll, takes on TCU at 5:30 p.m. Texas Tech defeated Kansas 1-0 in last year’s championship match.

The semifinals are Friday with the first match at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday’s championship starts at 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s quarterfinals

West Virginia (No. 1 seed) vs. Texas Tech (8), 11:30 a.m.

Oklahoma (4) vs. Iowa State (5), 2 p.m.

Kansas (2) vs. TCU (7), 5:30 p.m.

Baylor (3) vs. Oklahoma State (6), 8 p.m.

Friday’s semifinals

4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Sunday’s championship

2:30 p.m.

This story was originally published November 1, 2016 at 6:14 PM with the headline "Big 12 women’s soccer championship features top-ranked West Virginia."