#WPS // 1 2020 Razorback Soccer Game Notes - WEEK 3 ‘20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS SEPTEMBER 19 LSU (SEC Network)* W, 2-0 27 at Kentucky (SECN+)* W, 4-1 OCTOBER 4 #5 TEXAS A&M (SEC Network)* 2 p.m. 11 at Alabama (ESPNU)* 2 p.m. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN+)* 7 p.m. 25 at Ole Miss (SEC Network)* 3 p.m. 30 AUBURN (SECN+)* 6:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 6 at Mississippi State (SECN+)* 6 p.m. 13 SEC TOURNAMENT+ TBA All times Central; Home game in BOLD * - SEC Game + - Played in Orange Beach, Ala. RAZOR NUMBERS Arkansas tied a school record with eight SEC wins in 2019 en route to the program’s first conference title. 8 Goals scored by returners of the Razorbacks SEC-lead- ing 62 goals in 2019. 44 The Razorbacks made their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament last season. 4 >> The Razorbacks are 6-9-1 all-time against Texas A&M and 3-4-0 when playing in Fayetteville. However, Arkansas has won the last two meetings including a 3-2 upset victory over the sec- ond-ranked Aggies in 2018. >> The win in 2018 ended an eight-match slide against Texas A&M that dated back to 1994. >> Arkansas’ 3-1 win last season in Bryan-College Station clinched the West Division title en route to the Razorbacks first SEC regular season championship. It was also the only defeat for Texas A&M at Ellis Field in 2019. >> Sophomore Anna Podojil was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week after scoring two goals and dishing out a pair of assists in a 4-1 victory over Kentucky. Podojil is tied for the second most goals by a single player in the SEC this season. >> Arkansas moved up four spots to No. 9 in the second United Soccer Coaches poll that was released on September 29th, while Texas A&M remained at No. 5. >> The Razorbacks sit alone atop the SEC with six total points and are tied with Ole Miss and No. 5 Texas A&M at the top spot of the West Division with three points. >> Since Colby Hale became head coach in 2012, the Razorbacks have won 58 out of their 85 home games and are 19-1-2 the past three seasons. >> Arkansas currently leads the nation with 12.00 SOG per game and leads the conference in total goals (6) and points (16). >> The Hogs are coming off their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2019 and made it to the second round for the third time in four years. All six NCAA Tournament appearances in school history have come under head coach Colby Hale. >> Arkansas raked in SEC postseason awards in 2019 with head coach Colby Hale taking SEC Coach of the Year, senior Haley VanFossen winning SEC Defender of the Year and Anna Podojil being named SEC Freshman of the Year. All three were program firsts. >> Parker Goins and Taylor Malham joined Podojil and VanFossen on the All-SEC First Team. It was just the second time in school history that Arkansas put four on the first team in one season. QUICK KICKS #5 TEXAS A&M VS #9 ARKANSAS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 / 2 PM CT / FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. 2020 STATS RECORD GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL CORNER KICKS FOULS SAVES 1-0 (SEC) 3 0 17 10 8 16 6 2-0 (SEC) 6 1 40 24 18 19 6 The Razorbacks are coming off a season in which they won their first conference title in school history, matching a program-high with eight SEC wins.
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2020 Razorback Soccer Game Notes - WEEK 3
‘20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
SEPTEMBER 19 LSU (SEC Network)* W, 2-0
27 at Kentucky (SECN+)* W, 4-1
OCTOBER 4 #5 TEXAS A&M (SEC Network)* 2 p.m.
11 at Alabama (ESPNU)* 2 p.m.
16 SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN+)* 7 p.m.
25 at Ole Miss (SEC Network)* 3 p.m.
30 AUBURN (SECN+)* 6:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 6 at Mississippi State (SECN+)* 6 p.m.
13 SEC TOURNAMENT+ TBA
All times Central; Home game in BOLD
* - SEC Game
+ - Played in Orange Beach, Ala.
RAZOR NUMBERS
Arkansas tied a school record with eight SEC wins in 2019 en route to the program’s first conference title.8Goals scored by returners of the Razorbacks SEC-lead-ing 62 goals in 2019. 44
The Razorbacks made their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament last season. 4
>> The Razorbacks are 6-9-1 all-time against Texas A&M and 3-4-0 when playing in Fayetteville. However, Arkansas has won the last two meetings including a 3-2 upset victory over the sec-ond-ranked Aggies in 2018. >> The win in 2018 ended an eight-match slide against Texas A&M that dated back to 1994. >> Arkansas’ 3-1 win last season in Bryan-College Station clinched the West Division title en route to the Razorbacks first SEC regular season championship. It was also the only defeat for Texas A&M at Ellis Field in 2019. >> Sophomore Anna Podojil was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week after scoring two goals and dishing out a pair of assists in a 4-1 victory over Kentucky. Podojil is tied for the second most goals by a single player in the SEC this season. >> Arkansas moved up four spots to No. 9 in the second United Soccer Coaches poll that was released on September 29th, while Texas A&M remained at No. 5. >> The Razorbacks sit alone atop the SEC with six total points and are tied with Ole Miss and No. 5 Texas A&M at the top spot of the West Division with three points. >> Since Colby Hale became head coach in 2012, the Razorbacks have won 58 out of their 85 home games and are 19-1-2 the past three seasons. >> Arkansas currently leads the nation with 12.00 SOG per game and leads the conference in total goals (6) and points (16). >> The Hogs are coming off their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2019 and made it to the second round for the third time in four years. All six NCAA Tournament appearances in school history have come under head coach Colby Hale. >> Arkansas raked in SEC postseason awards in 2019 with head coach Colby Hale taking SEC Coach of the Year, senior Haley VanFossen winning SEC Defender of the Year and Anna Podojil being named SEC Freshman of the Year. All three were program firsts. >> Parker Goins and Taylor Malham joined Podojil and VanFossen on the All-SEC First Team. It was just the second time in school history that Arkansas put four on the first team in one season.
QUICK KICKS
#5 TEXAS A&M VS #9 ARKANSASSUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 / 2 PM CT / FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
2020 STATS
RECORD
GOALS FOR
GOALS AGAINST
SHOTS
SHOTS ON GOAL
CORNER KICKS
FOULS
SAVES
1-0 (SEC)
3
0
17
10
8
16
6
2-0 (SEC)
6
1
40
24
18
19
6
The Razorbacks are coming off a season in which they won their first conference title in school history, matching a program-high with eight SEC wins.
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QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ......................................................... Fayetteville, ArkansasFounded ............................................................................................1871Enrollment .................................................................................. 27,562Nickname...........................................................................RazorbacksSchool Colors .................................Cardinal (PMS 202) and WhiteConference .................................................................... SoutheasternStadium (Capacity) ...................................Razorback Field (1,500)System President ..........Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt (Arkansas, 1980)Chancellor ... Dr. Joseph E. Steinmetz (Central Michigan, 1977)Athletic Director ...... Hunter Yurachek (Guilford College, 1990)SWA..................Derita Ratcliffe Dawkins (James Madison, 1989)Faculty Athletic Rep .................Kat Devenport (Arkansas, 2010)Athletics Website ................................. ArkansasRazorbacks.comTicket Office Phone ................................................1-800-982-HOGSAthletic Department Phone ...................................(479) 575-6533
TEAM INFORMATIONLetterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................... 18/9Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................6/52019 Overall Record ........................................................17-4-2 (.783)2019 Conference Record/Finish ............................. 8-1-1 (.889)/1st
PROGRAM HISTORYAll-Time Record ..................................................................287-322-49All-Time SEC Record ............................................................ 90-147-21NCAA Tournament Appearances .........6 (‘13, ‘14, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19)NCAA Tournament Record ........................................................ 6-4-2SEC Tournament Appearances ...................................................... 13SEC Tournament Record ..........................................................12-11-4
COACHING STAFFHead Coach .....................................Colby Hale (Oral Roberts, ‘97)Career Record .................................... 101-61-18 (.611) Ninth seasonRecord at Arkansas ....................................................................SameAssistant Coach ..... Rob Donnenwirth (West Virginia Wesleyan, ‘88)Assistant Coach .....................Sammy Scofield (Notre Dame, ‘15)Director of Operations .........Kevin Tello (Ouachita Baptist, ‘14)
Series vs. Texas A&M >> The Razorbacks are 6-9-1 all-time against Texas A&M and 3-4-0 when playing in Fayetteville. However, Arkansas has won the last two meetings since 2018. The 3-1 win last season in Bryan-College Station, Texas clinched the West Division for the Razorbacks for just the second time in school history (1996).
>> Arkansas’ 2018 upset win snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Aggies that dated back to 1994.
Arkansas Results vs. Top-10 Opponents Since 2016Opponent (Date) Resultvs. No. 7 South Carolina (11/10/19) L, 0-1at No. 8 South Carolina (9/29/19) L, 0-1vs. No. 1 North Carolina (9/15/19) W, 2-0vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (9/20/18) W, 3-2vs. No. 9 West Virginia (8/19/18) T, 1-1vs. No. 3 South Carolina (10/31/17) W, 1-0No. 4 Florida (9/16/16) W, 2-1No. 2 Duke (8/26/16) W, 2-1
Razorbacks ranked at No. 9 in USC top-15>> Arkansas was ranked No. 9 in the second United Soccer Coaches poll released on Sept. 29.
>> The Razorbacks moved up four spots in the poll after a 4-1 win at Kentucky.
>> The Razorbacks first entered the rankings in 2019 on Sept. 17 at the No. 16 spot, reaching as high as No. 6 from Oct. 22nd - Nov. 5th, before eventually finishing the season ranked 12th.
A. Podojil rakes in national honors>> Sophomore Anna Podojil was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, TopDrawerSoccer.com POTW and United Soccer Coaches POTW after having a hand in all four of Arkansas’ goals against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sept. 27.
>> A. Podojil scored two goals and added assists to Taylor Mal-ham and Ava Tankersley in the second half in Lexington, Ky.
>> It’s the third time A. Podojil has been named the USC POTW (9/17/19, 10/15/19) in her first two seasons and first time to be named POTW by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Swindall named to TDS Team of the Week HM >> Sophomore defender Reagan Swindall was named as a TopDrawerSoccer Women’s Team of the Week honorable mention after putting away the first goal in Arkansas’ 2-0 season-opening win over LSU on Sept. 19.
>> Razorback Haley VanFossen sent a free kick from just inside the half line that Swindall redirected to the back of the net in the 35th-minute.
>> Swindall also played for 85 of the possible 90 minutes on Saturday.
Podojil sisters back on the same squad >> After winning SEC Freshman of the Year in 2019, sophomore Anna Podojil was joined on the team by her younger sister, Ellie, in the spring.
>> Ellie joined the team mid-semester and started alongside Anna in the spring scrimmage against Iowa.
>> Anna is also currently a member of the Razorback Track & Field team. Before coming to Fayetteville, Ellie was the lead-off leg of the Indian Hill 4x400 relay team that set the Ohio state record with a time of 3:49.30 in 2019.
>> Their mother, Rebecca, ran track professionally and for Miami University, along with their father, Dan, who also ran track at Miami (OH) from 1993-97.
Protect Your Turf>> In 2019 the Razorbacks picked up a pair of ranked wins at Razorback Field, downing No. 1 North Carolina, 2-0, and No. 15 Vanderbilt, 1-0.
>> Since Colby Hale was named the head coach in 2012, Arkansas has won 58 of its last 85 home games, including a winning percentage of .905 between the 2018, ‘19 seasons.
Home Victories In Colby Hale Era (since 2012)Year Record2012 6-4-12013 8-3-02014 5-3-12015 5-5-12016* 10-1-02017 5-5-02018* 10-0-12019 8-1-1 2020 1-0-0
* - denotes school record
McKeon returns for her final season>> Razorback redshirt-senior Kayla McKeon is coming back for her final season after suffering a season-end-ing injury last year.
>> McKeon tied for the team best with nine goals to go along with career highs in assists (7) and points (25)
No. Date Player Opp. Minute1 Sept. 19 Reagan Swindall LSU 35’2 Sept. 19 Parker Goins LSU 56’3 Sept. 27 Anna Podojil Kentucky 8’4 Sept. 27 Taylor Malham Kentucky 49’5 Sept. 27 Anna Podojil Kentucky 54’6 Sept. 27 Ava Tankersley Kentucky 90’
2020 GOAL LISTINGin her junior season (2018). She also led the team with six game-winning goals that season.
>> Was named to the United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Southeast Region (2018) and SEC All-Tournament Team (2018).
>> Tied for ninth in the SEC with nine goals during her rookie campaign and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Razorbacks tabbed at No. 1 spot by SEC coaches>> Arkansas was chosen to finish at the top spot in the SEC by conference coaches after taking last year’s regular season crown, the league announced on Sept. 16.
>> It is the first time Arkansas was chosen to win the conference in the preseason poll, dating back to 1999.
>> The Razorbacks matched a program high with eight conference wins in 2019.
Five Hogs named to SEC Preseason Watch List>> Parker Goins, Bryana Hunter, Taylor Malham, Anna Podojil and Haley VanFossen were named to the watch list by the SEC on Thursday, Sept. 17.
>> Goins, Malham and Podojil accounted for more than half (32) of Arkansas’ league leading 62 goals. All three were also named to the 2019 All-SEC First Team.
>> VanFossen and Hunter anchor a defense that was second in the conference in goals-against-average (.466) and shutout percentage (.565) in 2019. VanFossen was the 2019 SEC Defender of the Year while Hunter was named to the All-SEC Second Team.
Razorbacks look to continue high-scoring attack>> The Razorbacks led the SEC in total points (187), total goals (62) and total assists (63) last season. Those num-bers also ranked in the top-six nationally.
>> Arkansas outscored their 2019 opponents by a 62-11 margin and outshot opposing teams 16.1-9.3 per game.
Razorbacks haul in 2019 SEC Postseason honors>> Head coach Colby Hale became the first Razorback coach to be named SEC Coach of the Year.
>> Haley VanFossen and Anna Podojil became the first Ar-kansas players to win the SEC Co-Defender and Freshman of the Year awards, respectively.
>> The Hogs also put four on the All-SEC First Team, match-ing a program record for a single season, as well as two on the All-SEC Second Team.
Razorbacks reach second round of NCAA Tournament in 2019>> After reaching as high as No. 6 in the rankings, the Razorbacks were given their first national seed at the tournament in school history.
>> With their 3-0 win over North Texas in their first match of the tournament the Razorbacks advanced to the second round for the third time in four seasons.
RAZORBACK NOTES
A CLOSER LOOK...
Texas A&M Value (2020 SEC/NCAA Rank)Total Goals 3 (4/25)Total Assists 2 (3/25)Total Points 8 (5/28)Scoring Offense 3.00 (1/2)Assists Per Game 2.00 (1/4)Shots Per Game 17.00 (2/7)SOG Per Game 10.00 (2/2)Saves Per Game 6.00 (3/8)Save Percentage 1.000 (1/1)Team GAA 0.000 (1/1)Shutout Percentage 1.000 (1/1)
Arkansas Value (2020 SEC/NCAA Rank)Total Goals 6 (1/13)Total Assists 4 (1/14)Total Points 16 (1/15)Scoring Offense 3.00 (1/2)Assists Per Game 2.00 (1/4)Shots Per Game 20.00 (1/3)SOG Per Game 12.00 (1/1)Saves Per Game 3.00 (12/39)Save Percentage 0.857 (4/16)Team GAA 0.500 (3/12)Shutout Percentage 0.5000 (2/12)
No. Player Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/Previous School Club Team0 Lexi Gonzalez GK 5-11 Fr. McAllen, Texas/McAllen HS Albion Hurricanes FC ECNL 00 Alexis Bach GK 5-11 R-Jr. Lowville, N.Y./Lowville Academy FC Stars of Mass. 1 Darby Douglas GK 5-11 R-Fr. Madison, Miss./Jackson Academy/USF Albion FC ECNL2 Ainsley Jeffrey F 5-3 Fr. Heath, Texas/Rockwall-Heath HS Dallas Sting3 Kiley Dulaney F 5-9 Fr. Jacksonville, Ark./Jacksonville HS Real Arkansas4 Ashton Gordon MF 5-11 So. Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington HS TSC Hurricane ECNL5 Julia Laskaris D 5-3 Sr. Plano, Texas/Plano Senior HS/Villanova D’Feeters6 Mia Wehby F 5-9 Fr. Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park HS Houston Dash DA7 Caroline Brooks D 5-8 Fr. Spicewood, Texas/Lake Travis HS Lonestar DA8 Caroline Campbell F 5-3 Sr. Bryant, Ark./Bryant HS AR United9 Jordan Stack F 5-7 So. Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale HS West Florida Flames ECNL10 Ellie Podojil MF 5-5 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill HS Ohio Elite SA ECNL11 Brooke Pirkle D 5-11 Sr. Cumming, Ga./West Forsythe HS United Futbol Academy 12 Kayla McKeon MF 5-10 R-Sr. Garland, Texas/Sachse HS Dallas Sting13 Tyler Runnels MF 5-9 Jr. Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS D’Feeters14 Taylor Malham F 5-10 Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Union HS TSC Hurricane15 Mackenzie Frederick MF 5-5 Fr. Little Rock, Ark./Robinson HS Real Arkansas16 Anna Podojil F 5-5 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill HS Ohio Elite SA ECNL17 Hannah Gott MF 5-6 Fr. Keller, Texas/Keller Central HS Dallas Sting ECNL18 Reagan Swindall D 5-6 So. Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall HS Dallas Sting ECNL19 Margot Reemtsen D 5-5 Fr. Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy Real Arkansas20 Emilee Hauser D 5-7 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla./North Fort Myers HS TBU ECNL21 Ava Tankersley F 5-11 Fr. Saint Peters, MO./Ft. Zumwalt South HS St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL22 Parker Goins F 5-10 Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Union HS TSC Hurricane23 Nayeli Perez F 5-6 R-Jr. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS TSC Hurricane25 Claire Monyard MF 5-7 So. London, Ontario, Canada/St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic FC London26 Bryana Hunter D 5-10 Jr. Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson HS Lonestar FC27 Kaelee Van Gundy F 5-5 Jr. Matthews, N.C./Weddington HS Carolina Rapids ECNL28 Mandi Wilson MF 5-8 R-Sr. Germantown, Md./Good Counsel HS/Villanova Maryland United ECNL30 Payton Woodward GK 5-9 R-So. Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville H.S./Kentucky/Portland Arkansas Comets32 Callie Hurley F 5-5 Fr. Houston, Texas/Memorial HS AHFC 02G ECNL33 Taylor Beitz GK 5-9 R-Sr. Cornwall, Ontario, Canada/Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School Ottawa South United88 McKenna Saul F 5-9 So. Burleson, Texas/Burleson HS/TCU Dallas Sting99 Haley VanFossen D 5-10 Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Union HS TSC HurricaneCoaches and Support StaffHead Coach: Colby Hale, 9th Season (Oral Roberts, ‘97)Interim Assistant Coach: Rob Donnenwirth, 3rd Season (West Virginia Wesleyan, ‘88)Assistant Coach: Sammy Scofield, 3rd Season (Notre Dame, ‘15)Director of Operations: Kevin Tello, 1st Season (Ouachita Baptist, ‘14)Athletic Trainer: Dawn Didier, 16th Season (LSU, ‘02)
Colby Hale enters his ninth season as head soccer coach at the University of Arkansas after being named to the position on Dec. 21, 2011.
Since Hale took over the program, the Razorbacks have reached the NCAA Tournament six times, the only times the program has ever reached the postseason. He’s also overseen 14 all-region players, 18 all-conference selections, two All-Americans, one Academic All-American, one scholar All-American and 105 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll selections.
Hale’s teams have shown a postseason prowess as the Razorbacks have been a force in November, especially over the last four seasons. Including reaching the SEC Tournament in seven of the last eight seasons, Arkansas has reached the SEC Tournament final the last four seasons under Hale in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Hale led the Razorbacks to the program’s first conference title in 2019, tying a program record with eight SEC wins. Arkansas reached as high as No. 6 in the USC poll, ultimately securing a top-10 finish at the end of the season. In a campaign that saw the Razorbacks knock off top-ranked North Carolina, Hale became the first Arkansas coach to be named SEC Coach of the Year.
In 2018 the Razorbacks recorded their third-straight 10+ win season, going undefeated at Razorback Field with wins over No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 21 Auburn.
The 2017 tournament run might have been the most improbable as the Razorbacks entered the conference tournament as the eight seed, but rolled off wins over nine-seed Ole Miss (1-0), one-seed South Carolina (1-0), and four-seed Vanderbilt (1-1, 4-2 on PK’s) before bowing out against two-seed Texas A&M (2-1).
Arkansas became the lowest-seeded team to ever reach the tournament final and the run helped secure the school’s ninth 10-win season and fourth NCAA Tournament appearance.
Attendance at Razorback Field has also seen an uptick since Hale’s arrival n Fayetteville. During the 2017 season, Arkansas finished 10th in the nation in total attendance (13,538), fourth-best in the SEC and 10th in average attendance (1,354).
In the 2017 home opener against top-ranked Penn State, the Razorbacks set a single-game attendance record
Peay 2-1 at home on Aug. 17 2012. Two days later, the Razorbacks secured their first big win of the season by beating Texas 1-0 for the first time in program history in Fayetteville.
Prior to landing the top spot at Arkansas, Hale helped guide multiple programs to success on the field and in the classroom. He moved to Arkansas after nine seasons at the University of Central Florida (UCF), helping the Knights to 130 wins (130-50-22) with six conference championships, seven NCAA Tournament bids and eight wins in the postseason. In seven years at Conference USA, UCF was 56-11-9 with four league titles.
for 3,401, the fifth-straight season the single-game attendance record has been broken.
After a historic 18-5-1 season marked by several program milestones, Hale and Razorback Soccer concluded its 2016 season ranked No. 19 on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) top 25 poll after peaking at No. 11 following a school-record eight-straight wins from Sept. 9, 2016 to Oct. 9, 2016.
Hale guided the team to their first win against a top-10 opponent against then-No.2-ranked Duke on Aug. 26 in front of a record-breaking crowd at Razorback Field. Arkansas would also upset then-No. 4-ranked Florida 2-1 on Sept. 16 at home for the program’s first victory against the Gators.
These two wins against top-five programs and other quality opponents would catapault Arkansas to its highest NCAA RPI ranking in school history, topping out at No. 9 on Sept. 28.
Hale would also gain the unique honor of being Arkansas’ winningest soccer coach after earning his 46th career win as a Razorback following a 1-0 victory over North Texas on Sept. 11. He would later lead the team to its fourth SEC Tournament, and following wins against Vanderbilt and Auburn in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Arkansas competed in its first SEC Tournament championship match since 1996. The Razorbacks also earned their third NCAA Tournament bid in four years and hosted the program’s first NCAA Tournament match at home in school history.
Soccer completed the 2015 season at 6-11-1. Season highlights included a 2-2 tie in double-overtime against No. 10 South Carolina, the program’s first result against a top-10 program since 2007; the selection of hybrid defender/midfielder Carly Hoke as the 2015 SEC Freshman of the Year; and senior defender Teni Butler being named by the Razorback Foundation as a Red Tie Co-Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Hale and the Razorbacks finished the 2014 season with a 9-7-6 overall mark, giving the program its first back-to-back winning season since the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Arkansas was also the No. 9 seed in the conference tournament and earned the program’s second straight bid to the NCAA Tournament. After picking up a 3-2 overtime victory at Oklahoma in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks fell at No. 3 Stanford, 1-0, in the Round of 32 to end the season.
In just his second season at the helm, Hale posted the most successful season in Razorback soccer history at 15-8-1, leading his team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program’s 28 year history. In the team’s tournament debut, Hale guided the Razorbacks past Oklahoma State and St. John’s to the final round of 16.
The Razorbacks were 4-14-0 and 2-9-0 in the Southeastern Conference the year before Hale arrived on campus (2011). In 2012, with a senior class of just two – Andrea Carlson and Allie Chandler – Hale led the Razorbacks to a 9-10-1 overall record and 6-6-1 finish in the SEC.Hale became just the third of eight Arkansas soccer head coaches to win his first game as coach, topping Austin
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NATIONAL POLLS
Place Team 2020 Record Prv.1. North Carolina 3-0-0 12. Florida State 2-0-0 23. Clemson 3-0-0 34. Oklahoma State 3-0-0 65. Texas A&M 1-0-0 56. Kansas 2-0-0 97. West Virginia 2-1-0 48. Georgia 1-0-1 89. Arkansas 2-0-0 1310. Virginia 2-1-1 1111. Duke 1-1-2 712. TCU 1-0-1 1413. Vanderbilt 1-1-0 1014. Pittsburgh 6-0-0 1215. Alabama 1-0-1 15
UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL USC SA RPI Week 1 13 -- --Week 2 9 -- --
USC -- United Soccer CoachesTDS -- Top Drawer SoccerSA -- Soccer AmericaRPI -- Ratings Percentage Index
In overtime ........................................................................0-0vs. ranked opponents ............................................................vs. unranked opponents ................................................ 2-0
Shutouts .............................................................................0-0One-goal games ...............................................................0-0Two-goal games ................................................................ 1-0Three-plus goal games .................................................... 1-0Scoring first ....................................................................... 2-0Opponent scores first .....................................................0-0Leading at the half ........................................................... 1-0Trailing at the half ...........................................................0-0Tied at half .......................................................................... 1-0
Outshooting opponent ................................................... 2-0Outshot by opponent ......................................................0-0Same number of shots ...................................................0-0Taking more corner kicks .............................................. 2-0Allowing more corner kicks ..........................................0-0Same number of corner kicks ......................................0-0Making more saves..........................................................0-0Allowing more saves ....................................................... 2-0Same number of saves ...................................................0-0Committing more fouls ................................................... 1-0Drawing more fouls .........................................................0-0Same number of fouls ..................................................... 1-0
Televised games ................................................................ 1-0Non-televised games ....................................................... 1-0
September ......................................................................... 2-0October ...............................................................................0-0November ...........................................................................0-0
Date Opponent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 119/19 LSU Bach Gordon E.Podojil McKeon Malham A.Podojil Swindall Goins Perez Hunter VanFossen9/27 Kentucky Bach Gordon E. Podojil McKeon Malham A. Podojil Swindall Tankersley Goins Hunter VanFossen
STARTERS MATCH-BY-MATCH
TEAMScored 6-plus goals ................................................................................................................................................6 vs. Mississippi State (10/13/19)Scored 5 goals ...............................................................................................................................................................................at Auburn (10/24/19)Scored 4 goals ........................................................................................................................................................................... .at Kentucky (9/27/20) Scored 3 goals ............................................................................................................vs. North Texas (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) (11/15/19) Scored 2 goals ......................................................................................................................................................................................vs. LSU (9/19/20)Scored 1 goal .....................................................................................................................vs. NC State (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) (11/21/9)Was shutout .............................................................................................................................................. vs. South Carolina (SEC Finals) (11/10/19) Allowed 5-plus goals .................................................................................................................................................................6 at Nebraska (9/2/11)Allowed 4 goals ..........................................................................................................at #21 NC State (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) (11/11/17)Allowed 3 goals ........................................................................................................................................................................... ..at Florida (10/25/18)Allowed 2 goals .............................................................................................................. vs. NC State (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) (11/21/19)Allowed 1 goal ............................................................................................................................................................................. at Kentucky (9/27/20)Shutout an opponent ..........................................................................................................................................................................vs. LSU (9/19/20)Attempted 30-plus shots ................................................................................................................................................ 31 vs. Providence (9/16/18)Attempted 20-29 shots ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 at Kentucky (9/27/20)Attempted 10-19 shots .............................................................................................. 11 vs. NC State (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) (11/21/19)Allowed 20-plus shots ......................................................................................................................... . 20 vs. Florida (SECT Semifinals) (11/7/19)Allowed 15-19 shots ................................................................................................................................................ 16 at Mississippi State (10/18/18)Allowed 10-15 shots................................................................................................................................................................ 11 at Kentucky (9/27/20)Allowed 5-9 shots ............................................................................................................................. 6 vs. South Carolina (SECT Finals) (11/10/19)Allowed 1-4 shots .................................................................................................... 1 vs. North Texas (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) (11/15/19)Allowed 0 shots .........................................................................................................................vs. Duquesne (Penn State Invitational) (8/17/18)Won in overtime .................................................................................................................................................................vs. Florida (SECT) (11/2/18)Lost in overtime .................................................................................................................................................................... . vs. Oklahoma (8/25/19)Tied in overtime .......................................................................................................................................................................... vs. Georgia (10/27/19) Had 15-20 corner kicks ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 vs. Lamar (9/5/19) Had 10-14 corner kicks ..........................................................................................11 vs. North Texas (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) (11/15/19)Won a penalty kick shootout .............................................................................................................. vs. Vanderbilt (SECT Semifinals) (11/2/17)Lost a penalty kick shootout ................................................................................................................................... vs. LSU (SECT Finals) (11/4/18)
INDIVIDUALScored 3 goals in a half ...........................................................................................................................................Julie Williford vs. LSU (11/2/01)Scored 2 goals in a half .....................................................................................................Anna Podojil vs. Florida (SECT Semifinals) (11/7/19)Scored 4 goals in a match ..............................................................................................................Parker Goins vs. Abilene Christian (8/27/17)Scored 3 goals in a match ..............................................................................................................Anna Podojil vs. Mississippi State (10/13/19)Had 4 assists in a match ............................................................................................................................................................................................ N/AHad 3 assists in a match ................................................................................................................ Kayla McKeon vs. Ole Miss (SECT) (10/30/18) Took 10 shots in a match ..................................................................................................................... 11 by Laurel Pastor vs. Ole Miss (10/17/10)Had 15 saves in a match ..............................................................................................................................18 by Megan Bals vs. Florida (11/4/99)Had 10 saves in a match ......................................................................................................... . 11 by Taylor Beitz at Mississippi State (10/18/18Recorded a shutout ....................................................................................................................................... Katie Lund vs. North Texas (11/15/19) Had consecutive shutouts .............................................................................................. Katie Lund vs. Ole Miss (10/3/19) and LSU (10/10/19)
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Arkansas SoccerArkansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2020)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att.* Sept at Kentucky W 4-1 104* Sep 19 LSU W 2-0 289
TEAM STATISTICS ARK OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 6-40 1-22 Goals scored per game 3.00 0.50 Shot pct. . 1 5 0 . 0 4 5 Shots on goal-Attempts 24-40 7-22 SOG pct. . 6 0 0 . 3 1 8 S h o t s / G a m e 20.0 11.0CORNER KICKS 18 7PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-2PENALTIES Yellow cards 2 2 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 289 104 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/289 1/104 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0