2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
SEC regular season champions; SEC West Division champions
SEC Tournament runners-up; NCAA Tournament Third Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 14
Record	12–4–0 (7–1–0 SEC)
Head coach	Colby Hale (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Donnenwirth (3rd season); Sammy Scofield (3rd season);
Home stadium	Razorback Field; (Capacity: 1,500)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 SEC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
No. 10 South Carolina ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	0	.750	7	–	3	–	0	.700
No. 13 Tennessee ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	1	.563	7	–	4	–	1	.625
Vanderbilt ‍†‍‍	4	–	4	–	0	.500	8	–	4	–	0	.667
Missouri ‍‍‍	3	–	2	–	2	.571	5	–	3	–	2	.600
Georgia ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	2	.429	3	–	4	–	2	.444
Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	4	–	3	.313	1	–	5	–	3	.278
Florida ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	1	.188	3	–	7	–	2	.333
West
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍	7	–	1	–	0	.875	10	–	3	–	0	.769
No. 8 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	7	–	1	–	0	.875	8	–	2	–	0	.800
No. 14 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0	.500	6	–	5	–	0	.545
Auburn ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	2	.500	5	–	4	–	3	.542
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	3	.438	3	–	4	–	3	.450
Alabama ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	2	.375	4	–	5	–	2	.455
LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	6	–	2	.125	4	–	7	–	3	.393


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 SEC Tournament champion As of March 4, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SEC

The 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team represents the University of Arkansas during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This season is the 35th in program history. The Razorbacks play their home games at Razorback Field in Fayetteville and are led by ninth-year head coach Colby Hale.

The Razorbacks are playing a shortened, eight-game conference-only regular season schedule in the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season began on September 19 with a home game against LSU and ended with the SEC Tournament Championship on November 22. On February 3, 2021, it was announced that Arkansas would play a six-game non-conference spring schedule, beginning on February 21 and ending April 15.

Previous season[edit]

In 2019, the Razorbacks finished the regular season 14–2–2, 8–1–1 in SEC play, winning their first regular-season SEC championship and capturing the top overall seed in the SEC Tournament, where they defeated 6-seed Ole Miss and 5-seed Florida en route to the championship game, where they fell 0–1 to 3-seed South Carolina. The Razorbacks were selected as an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they received a 3-seed and defeated North Texas in the first round of the Stanford bracket before being defeated in the second round by NC State. The Hogs finished their season with a record of 17–4–2.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer

Goalkeepers

0 Lexi Gonzalez – Freshman
00 Alexis Bach – Junior
1 Darby Douglas – Freshman
30 Payton Woodward – Sophomore
33 Taylor Beitz – Senior

Defenders

5 Julia Laskaris – Senior
7 Caroline Brooks – Freshman
11 Brooke Pirkle – Senior
18 Reagan Swindall – Sophomore
19 Margot Reemtsen – Freshman (F)
26 Bryana Hunter – Junior
28 Mandi Wilson – Senior
99 Haley VanFossen – Senior

Midfielders

4 Ashton Gordon – Sophomore
10 Ellie Podojil – Freshman
12 Kayla McKeon – Senior
13 Tyler Runnels – Junior
15 Mackenzie Frederick – Freshman (D)
17 Hannah Gott – Freshman
23 Nayeli Perez – Junior
25 Claire Monyard – Sophomore

Forwards

2 Ainsley Jeffrey – Freshman
3 Kiley Dulaney – Freshman
6 Mia Wehby – Freshman
8 Caroline Campbell – Senior
9 Jordan Stack – Sophomore
14 Taylor Malham – Senior
16 Anna Podojil – Sophomore
20 Emilee Hauser – Freshman (D)
21 Ava Tankersley – Freshman (M)
22 Parker Goins – Senior
27 Kaelee Van Gundy – Junior
32 Callie Hurley – Freshman
88 McKenna Saul – Sophomore

Coaching staff[edit]

Coach	Position	Year in Position	Alma Mater
Colby Hale	Head coach	9th	Oral Roberts (1997)
Rob Donnenwirth	Assistant coach	3rd	West Virginia Wesleyan (1988)
Sammy Scofield	Assistant coach	3rd	Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule[edit]

Source:^[1]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Fall SEC regular season
September 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., SEC Network		LSU	W 2–0	1–0 (1–0)	Razorback Field (289) Fayetteville, AR
September 27, 2020 5:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 13	at Kentucky	W 4–1	2–0 (2–0)	Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (104) Lexington, KY
October 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., SEC Network	No. 9	No. 5 Texas A&M	W 2–1	3–0 (3–0)	Razorback Field (317) Fayetteville, AR
October 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 3	at Alabama	W 2–1 ^OT	4–0 (4–0)	Alabama Soccer Complex (115) Tuscaloosa, AL
October 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 3	No. 15 South Carolina	L 1–2	4–1 (4–1)	Razorback Field (352) Fayetteville, AR
October 25, 2020 3:00 p.m., SEC Network	No. 7	at Ole Miss	W 2–1	5–1 (5–1)	Ole Miss Soccer Stadium (264) Oxford, MS
October 30, 2020 6:30 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	No. 15 Auburn	W 2–1	6–1 (6–1)	Razorback Field (320) Fayetteville, AR
November 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	at Mississippi State	W 2–1	7–1 (7–1)	MSU Soccer Field (431) Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
November 17, 2020 5:00 p.m., SEC Network	(1) No. 6	vs. (8) Auburn SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 4–3	8–1	Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, AL
November 19, 2020 6:00 p.m., SEC Network	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) No. 10 South Carolina SEC Tournament Semifinal	W 2–1	9–1	Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, AL
November 22, 2020 1:00 p.m., SEC Network	(1) No. 6	vs. (7) Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Championship	L 1–3	9–2	Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, AL
Spring non-conference regular season
February 21, 2021* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Missouri State	W 7–0	10–2	Razorback Field (236) Fayetteville, AR
February 28, 2021* 12:00 p.m.	No. 7	Saint Louis	L 1–3	10–3	Razorback Field (304) Fayetteville, AR
March 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	at Arkansas State	W 2–1	11–3	A-State Soccer Park (532) Jonesboro, AR
April 10, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		Arkansas State Exhibition	W 2–1		Razorback Field Fayetteville, AR
Spring non-conference regular season
May 1, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	(6)	vs. Utah Valley	W 3–1	12–3	Stewart Johnson Stadium (158) Greenville, NC
May 5, 2021* 9:20 p.m.	(6)	vs. (11) Santa Clara	L 0–2	12–4	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches for fall games and Top Drawer Soccer for spring games. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Game summaries[edit]

Fall SEC regular season[edit]

September 19, 2020

3:00 p.m. CDT

LSU	0–2	Arkansas
Wasila Diwura-Soale 35' Savannah Mills 37'	Report	Reagan Swindall 35' Caroline Campbell 40' Parker Goins 56'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 289

Referee: Shane Butler

September 27, 2020

3:00 p.m. CDT

No. 13 Arkansas	4–1	Kentucky
Anna Podojil 8', 54' Brooke Pirkle 36' Taylor Malham 49' Ava Tankersley 90'	Report	Jordyn Rhodes 36' (pen.)

Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex, Lexington, Kentucky

Attendance: 104

Referee: Corey Rockwell

October 4, 2020

2:00 p.m. CDT

No. 5 Texas A&M	1–2	No. 9 Arkansas
Addie McCain 61' Barbara Olivieri 75'	Report	Parker Goins 11' 28' Kayla McKeon 53'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 317

Referee: Timothy Debysingh

October 11, 2020

2:00 p.m. CDT

No. 3 Arkansas	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Alabama
Kayla McKeon 27' Haley VanFossen 57' Brooke Pirkle 73' Ava Tankersley 91'	Report	Macy Clem 41' Sydney Vincens 85'

Alabama Soccer Complex, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Attendance: 115

Referee: Aaron Hernandez

October 16, 2020

7:00 p.m. CDT

No. 15 South Carolina	2–1	No. 3 Arkansas
Corinna Zullo 37' Samantha Chang 71' Anna Patten 81'	Report	Anna Podojil 57'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 352

Referee: Ryan Cigich

October 25, 2020

3:00 p.m. CDT

No. 7 Arkansas	2–1	Ole Miss
Bryana Hunter 11' Kayla McKeon 36' Nayeli Perez 43'	Report	Madison Smith 70' Mo O'Connor 80'

Ole Miss Soccer Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

Attendance: 264

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

October 30, 2020

6:30 p.m. CDT

No. 15 Auburn	1–2	No. 7 Arkansas
Anna Haddock 39' Alyssa Malonson 76'	Report	Anna Podojil 13' Parker Goins 19' Taylor Malham 76'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 320

Referee: Michael Lavergne

November 6, 2020

6:00 p.m. CST

No. 7 Arkansas	2–1	Mississippi State
Parker Goins 11' Ava Tankersley 19'	Report	Kristen Malebranche 3' Hailey Farrington-Bentil 33' Macey Hodge 33'

MSU Soccer Field, Starkville, Mississippi

Attendance: 431

Referee: Michael Smith

SEC Tournament[edit]

November 17, 2020

5:00 p.m. CST

Quarterfinals

(8) Auburn	3–4	(1) Arkansas
Mallory Mooney 49' Sydney Richards 52' Anna Haddock 87'	Report	Kayla McKeon 8', 22' 58' Taylor Malham 14' Reagan Swindall 18' Ava Tankersley 61' Bryana Hunter 82'

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Referee: Corey Rockwell

November 19, 2020

6:00 p.m. CST

Semifinals

(4) South Carolina	1–2	(1) Arkansas
Ranya Senhaji 66'	Report	Caroline Brooks 44' Emilee Hauser 53' Brooke Pirkle 62'

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Referee: Christina Unkel

November 22, 2020

1:00 p.m. CST

Championship

(7) Vanderbilt	3–1	(1) Arkansas
Kimya Raietparvar 3' Raegan Kelley 5' Abi Brighton 54'	Report	Kayla McKeon 1'

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Attendance: 750

Referee: Tori Penso

Spring non-conference regular season[edit]

February 21, 2021

3:00 p.m. CST

Missouri State	0–7	No. 7 Arkansas
	Report	Reagan Swindall 15' Anna Podojil 37', 84' Ainsley Jeffrey 44' Parker Goins 56' Ava Tankersley 71' Tyler Runnels 72'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 236

Referee: Jose Iara

February 28, 2021

12:00 p.m. CST

Saint Louis	3–1	No. 7 Arkansas
Sophia Stram 19' Hannah Larson 49' 53' Emily Groark 89'	Report	Parker Goins 56'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 304

Referee: Andrew Musashe

March 20, 2021

1:00 p.m. CDT

No. 14 Arkansas	2–1	Arkansas State
Bryana Hunter 13' 24' Anna Podojil 61' Caroline Brooks 74'	Report	Sarah Sodoma 42' Darby Stotts 60'

A-State Soccer Park, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Attendance: 532

Referee: David Henderson

April 10, 2021

6:00 p.m. CDT

Arkansas State	1–2 Exhibition	Arkansas

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Ranking movements[edit]

Fall season[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
United Soccer Coaches	13	9	3	3	7	7	7	7	6

Spring season[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Top Drawer Soccer	7	7	7	7	15	14	14

References[edit]

^ "2020–21 Schedule". University of Arkansas.

[1] "2020–21 Schedule". University of Arkansas.

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