2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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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.comNo. 14
Record12–4–0 (7–1–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Colby Hale (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Donnenwirth (3rd season)
  • Sammy Scofield (3rd season)
Home stadiumRazorback Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
No. 10 South Carolina  620 .750730 .700
No. 13 Tennessee  431 .563741 .625
Vanderbilt  440 .500840 .667
Missouri  322 .571532 .600
Georgia  232 .429342 .444
Kentucky  143 .313153 .278
Florida  161 .188372 .333
West
No. 7 Arkansas  710 .8751030 .769
No. 8 Texas A&M  710 .875820 .800
No. 14 Ole Miss  440 .500650 .545
Auburn  332 .500543 .542
Mississippi State  233 .438343 .450
Alabama  242 .375452 .455
LSU  062 .125473 .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 represented the University of Arkansas during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This season was the 35th in program history. The Razorbacks played their home games at Razorback Field in Fayetteville and were led by ninth-year head coach Colby Hale.

Contents

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

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

Roster

2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer

Goalkeepers

  •  0 Lexi Gonzalez – Freshman
  • 00 Alexis Bach – Redshirt.svg Junior
  •  1 Darby Douglas – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 30 Payton Woodward – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 33 Taylor Beitz – Redshirt.svg 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 – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 99 Haley VanFossen – Senior
 

Midfielders

  •  4 Ashton Gordon – Sophomore
  • 10 Ellie Podojil – Freshman
  • 12 Kayla McKeon – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 13 Tyler Runnels – Junior
  • 15 Mackenzie Frederick – Freshman (D)
  • 17 Hannah Gott – Freshman
  • 23 Nayeli Perez – Redshirt.svg 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 MalhamSenior
  • 16 Anna Podojil – Sophomore
  • 20 Emilee Hauser – Freshman (D)
  • 21 Ava TankersleyFreshman (M)
  • 22 Parker GoinsSenior
  • 27 Kaelee Van Gundy – Junior
  • 32 Callie Hurley – Freshman
  • 88 McKenna Saul – Sophomore

Coaching staff

CoachPositionYear in PositionAlma Mater
Colby HaleHead coach9th Oral Roberts (1997)
Rob DonnenwirthAssistant coach3rd West Virginia Wesleyan (1988)
Sammy ScofieldAssistant coach3rd Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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. 13at  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. 9No. 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. 3at  Alabama W 2–1 OT4–0
(4–0)
Alabama Soccer Complex (115)
Tuscaloosa, AL
October 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 3No. 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. 7at  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. 7No. 15  Auburn W 2–1 6–1
(6–1)
Razorback Field (320)
Fayetteville, AR
November 6, 2020
6:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7at  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. 6vs. (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. 6vs. (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. 6vs. (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. 14at  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

Fall SEC regular season

LSU 02 Arkansas
Report
  • Reagan Swindall Soccerball shade.svg35'
  • Caroline Campbell Yellow card.svg 40'
  • Parker Goins Soccerball shade.svg56'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 289
Referee: Shane Butler

No. 13 Arkansas 41 Kentucky
Report
  • Jordyn Rhodes Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex , Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 104
Referee: Corey Rockwell

No. 5 Texas A&M 12No. 9 Arkansas
Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 317
Referee: Timothy Debysingh

No. 3 Arkansas 21 (a.e.t.) Alabama
  • Kayla McKeon Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Haley VanFossen Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card.svg 73'
  • Ava Tankersley Soccerball shade gold.svg91'
Report
  • Macy Clem Soccerball shade.svg41'
  • Sydney Vincens Yellow card.svg 85'
Alabama Soccer Complex , Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Attendance: 115
Referee: Aaron Hernandez

No. 15 South Carolina 21No. 3 Arkansas
Report
  • Anna Podojil Soccerball shade.svg57'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 352
Referee: Ryan Cigich

No. 7 Arkansas 21 Ole Miss
  • Bryana Hunter Yellow card.svg 11'
  • Kayla McKeon Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Nayeli Perez Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report
  • Madison Smith Yellow card.svg 70'
  • Mo O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg80'
Ole Miss Soccer Stadium , Oxford, Mississippi
Attendance: 264
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

No. 15 Auburn 12No. 7 Arkansas
Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 320
Referee: Michael Lavergne

No. 7 Arkansas 21 Mississippi State
Report
  • Kristen Malebranche Yellow card.svg 3'
  • Hailey Farrington-Bentil Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Macey Hodge Yellow card.svg 33'
MSU Soccer Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 431
Referee: Michael Smith

SEC Tournament

Quarterfinals
(8) Auburn 34(1) Arkansas
Report

Semifinals
(4) South Carolina 12(1) Arkansas
  • Ranya Senhaji Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
  • Caroline Brooks Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Emilee Hauser Soccerball shade.svg53'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card.svg 62'

Championship
(7) Vanderbilt 31(1) Arkansas
Report
  • Kayla McKeon Soccerball shade.svg1'
Orange Beach Sportsplex , Orange Beach, Alabama
Attendance: 750
Referee: Tori Penso

Spring non-conference regular season

Missouri State 07No. 7 Arkansas
Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 236
Referee: Jose Iara

Saint Louis 31No. 7 Arkansas
  • Sophia Stram Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Hannah Larson Soccerball shade.svg49'Yellow card.svg 53'
  • Emily Groark Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 304
Referee: Andrew Musashe

No. 14 Arkansas 21 Arkansas State
  • Bryana Hunter Soccerball shade.svg13'Yellow card.svg 24'
  • Anna Podojil Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Caroline Brooks Yellow card.svg 74'
Report
  • Sarah Sodoma Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • Darby Stotts Yellow card.svg 60'
A-State Soccer Park, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Attendance: 532
Referee: David Henderson

Arkansas State 12
Exhibition
Arkansas
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Ranking movements

Fall season

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
Poll12345678Final
United Soccer Coaches1393377776

Spring season

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789Final
Top Drawer Soccer7777151414

References

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