2018 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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.

2018 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
SEC Tournament Final, L 1–1 vs. LSU
NCAA Tournament Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2018 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)
2018 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 13 Vanderbilt  ‍†‍‍y 8–1–1 .850  15–3–1 .816
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 7–2–1 .750  14–2–1 .853
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .650  14–4–3 .738
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .650  12–7–1 .625
No. 18 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .650  14–5–1 .725
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .650  15–4–1 .775
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‡‍y 5–4–1 .550  13–6–3 .659
Florida  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .500  7–10–4 .429
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 4–5–1 .450  12–6–2 .650
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .350  6–11–2 .368
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .300  8–8–3 .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 2–6–2 .300  9–7–2 .556
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 1–6–3 .250  4–9–5 .361
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .100  5–14–0 .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

Previous season
Main article: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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 – Freshman
  •   1 Rachel Harris – Sophomore
  • 33 Taylor Beitz – 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 – Freshman
  • 11 Brooke Pirkle – Sophomore
  • 12 Kayla McKeon – Junior
  • 13 Tyler Runnels – Freshman
  • 14 Taylor Malham – Sophomore
  • 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 Goins – Sophomore
  • 27 Kaelee van Gundy – Freshman

Coaching Staff
Coach Position Year in Position Alma Mater
Colby HaleHead Coach7thOral Roberts University (1997)
Rob DonnenwirthInt. Assistant Coach1stWest Virginia Wesleyan College (1988)
Sammy ScofieldAssistant Coach1stUniversity of Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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 Boys L 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 AET 1–0–1
 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 AET 2–1–1
 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 AET 5–2–2
(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 AET 9–2–2
(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 AET 10–3–3
(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 AET 13–4–3
 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 AET 14–6–3
 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 Miss0–4Arkansas (4)
Univ. of Ark.
SEC
  • Tori Cannata  2'
  • Own goal  4'
  • Taylor Malham  7'
  • Channing Foster  45'
  • Reece Christopherson  58'
  • Mary Kate Smith  86'
Referee: Mike Dee

SEC Semifinal – vs. Florida
(8) Florida0–1 (a.e.t.)Arkansas (4)
  • Sammie Betters  74'
 Univ. of Ark.
SEC
  • Abbi Neece  39'
  • Kayla McKeon  91'
Referee: Corey Rockwell

SEC Final – vs. LSU
(7) LSU1–1 (a.e.t.)Arkansas (4)
  • Shannon Cooke  72'
  • Taylor Malham  13'
Penalties
 4–1
Referee: Tori Penso

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.
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