2018 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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2018 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
SEC Tournament Final, L 1–1 vs. LSU
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record14–6–3 (6–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Colby Hale (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Donnenwirth (1st season)
  • Sammy Scofield (1st season)
Home stadiumRazorback Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 13 Vanderbilt  y811 .8501531 .816
No. 10 Tennessee  y721 .7501421 .853
Arkansas  y631 .6501443 .738
Ole Miss  y631 .6501271 .625
No. 18 South Carolina  y631 .6501451 .725
No. 16 Texas A&M  y631 .6501541 .775
No. 19 LSU  y541 .5501363 .659
Florida  442 .5007104 .429
Auburn  y451 .4501262 .650
Missouri  361 .3506112 .368
Alabama  262 .300883 .500
Mississippi State  y262 .300972 .556
Georgia  163 .250495 .361
Kentucky  190 .1005140 .263
Conference champion
2018 SEC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 13, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: SEC

The 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This season was the 33rd in program history. The Razorbacks played their home games at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.

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Previous season

In 2017, the Razorbacks finished the regular season 9–9–1, 4–5–1 in SEC play, and were seeded eighth in the SEC Tournament, where they defeated top-ranked South Carolina en route to the championship game, where they fell to Texas A&M. The Razorbacks were selected as an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to NC State in the first round of the North Carolina bracket. The Hogs finished their season with a record of 11–11–2.

Personnel

Roster

2018 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer [1]

Goalkeepers

  •  0 Abbey Saddler – Freshman
  • 00 Alexis Bach – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  •  1 Rachel Harris – Sophomore
  • 33 Taylor Beitz – Redshirt.svg Sophomore

Defenders

  •  2 Marissa Kinsey – Junior
  •  5 Julia Laskaris – Sophomore
  •  6 Carly Hoke – Senior
  •  7 Madison Louk – Junior
  •  9 Kolbrun Elfjysdottir – Freshman
  • 15 Libby Rumbelow – Freshman
  • 20 Madi McBurnett – Freshman
  • 21 Ellie Breden – Senior
  • 26 Bryana Hunter – Freshman
  • 99 Haley Vanfossen – Sophomore
 

Midfielders

  •  4 Elizabeth Gousious – Freshman
  • 10 Alli Gardner – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 11 Brooke Pirkle – Sophomore
  • 12 Kayla McKeon – Junior
  • 13 Tyler Runnels – Freshman
  • 14 Taylor MalhamSophomore
  • 16 Emily Russell – Freshman
  • 17 Stefani Doyle – Junior
  • 18 Reece Christopherson – Senior
  • 19 Maddie Ricketts – Freshman
  • 23 Nayeli Perez – Sophomore
  • 24 Abbi Neece – Sophomore

Forwards

  •  3 Tori Cannata – Junior
  •  8 Caroline Campbell – Sophomore
  • 22 Parker GoinsSophomore
  • 27 Kaelee van Gundy – Freshman

Coaching Staff

CoachPositionYear in PositionAlma Mater
Colby HaleHead coach7th Oral Roberts University (1997)
Rob DonnenwirthInt. Assistant Coach1st West Virginia Wesleyan College (1988)
Sammy ScofieldAssistant coach1st University of Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule

Source: [2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Spring exhibition
March 3
12:00 p.m.
Mississippi State W 1–0 
Razorback Field
Fayetteville, AR
March 30*
6:30 p.m.
Tulsa Soccer Club U15 BoysL 1–2 
Razorback Field
Fayetteville, AR
April 15
2:00 p.m.
vs.  Ole Miss W 1–0 
Stephens Track & Soccer Complex
Conway, AR
Fall exhibition
August 4*
6:30 p.m.
Kansas State W 1–0 
Razorback Field
Fayetteville, AR
August 9*
7:00 p.m.
at  Nebraska W 3–1 
Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Regular season
August 17*
4:00 p.m.
vs.  Duquesne
2018 Penn State Invitational
W 1–0 1–0
Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
August 19*
11:00 a.m.
vs. No. 9  West Virginia
2018 Penn State Invitational
T 1–1 AET1–0–1
Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
August 24*
7:00 p.m.
Omaha W 2–0 2–0–1
Razorback Field (667)
Fayetteville, AR
August 26*
1:00 p.m., COX Sports
at  McNeese State L 2–3 AET2–1–1
Cowgirl Field (320)
Lake Charles, LA
August 31*
7:00 p.m.,  SECN+
Baylor W 3–2 3–1–1
Razorback Field (2,529)
Fayetteville, AR
September 7*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida Atlantic W 3–1 4–1–1
Razorback Field (564)
Fayetteville, AR
September 9*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Connecticut W 3–1 5–1–1
Razorback Field
Fayetteville, AR
September 13
6:00 p.m.
at  Georgia L 1–3 5–2–1
(0–1–0)
Turner Soccer Complex (791)
Athens, GA
September 16*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
Providence T 1–1 AET5–2–2
(0–1–0)
Razorback Field (542)
Fayetteville, AR
September 20
7:00 p.m.,  SEC Network
No. 2  Texas A&M W 3–2 6–2–2
(1–1–0)
Razorback Field (901)
Fayetteville, AR
September 23
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at  Alabama W 1–0 7–2–2
(2–1–0)
Alabama Soccer Stadium (387)
Tuscaloosa, AL
September 27
6:30 p.m., SEC Network
Missouri W 1–0 8–2–2
(3–1–0)
Razorback Field (553)
Fayetteville, AR
October 4
6:30 p.m., SECN+
LSU W 2–1 AET9–2–2
(4–1–0)
Razorback Field (713)
Fayetteville, AR
October 7
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at  Ole Miss L 1–3 9–3–2
(4–2–0)
Ole Miss Soccer Stadium (1,008)
Oxford, MS
October 11
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Kentucky W 4–0 10–3–2
(5–2–0)
Razorback Field (677)
Fayetteville, AR
October 18
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 25  Mississippi State T 0–0 AET10–3–3
(5–2–1)
MSU Soccer Field (562)
Starkville, MS
October 21
1:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 21  Auburn W 3–1 11–3–3
(6–2–1)
Razorback Field (977)
Fayetteville, AR
October 25
5:30 p.m., SECN+
at  Florida L 0–3 11–4–3
(6–3–1)
James G. Pressly Stadium (519)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
October 30
7:30 p.m., SEC Network
(4)vs. (5) Ole Miss
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 4–0 12–4–3
Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, AL
November 2
12:00 p.m., SEC Network
(4)vs. (8) Florida
SEC Tournament Semifinal
W 1–0 AET13–4–3
Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, AL
November 4
1:00 p.m., SEC Network
(4)vs. (7) LSU
SEC Tournament Final
T 1–1 AET
L 1–4 in pens.
 
13–5–3
Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, AL
SEC Tournament
November 9
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Little Rock
NCAA Tournament First Round
W 5–1 14–5–3
Razorback Field (1,123)
Fayetteville, AR
November 16
5:30 p.m., SECN+
vs.  Virginia Tech
NCAA Tournament Second Round
L 0–1 AET14–6–3
Koka Booth Stadium (402)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Postseason game summaries

SEC Quarterfinal – vs. Ole Miss

(5) Ole Miss 04 Arkansas (4)
Univ. of Ark.
SEC
  • Tori Cannata Soccerball shade.svg2'
  • Own goalSoccerball shade.svg4'
  • Taylor Malham Soccerball shade.svg7'
  • Channing Foster Yellow card.svg 45'
  • Reece Christopherson Soccerball shade.svg58'
  • Mary Kate Smith Yellow card.svg 86'

SEC Semifinal – vs. Florida

(8) Florida 01 (a.e.t.) Arkansas (4)
  • Sammie Betters Yellow card.svg 74'
Univ. of Ark.
SEC
  • Abbi Neece Yellow card.svg 39'
  • Kayla McKeon Soccerball shade gold.svg91'

SEC Final – vs. LSU

(7) LSU 11 (a.e.t.) Arkansas (4)
  • Taylor Malham Soccerball shade.svg13'
Penalties
    4–1

      References

      1. "2018–19 Roster". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
      2. "2018–19 Schedule". University of Arkansas. Retrieved July 12, 2018.