2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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.

2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
SEC regular season champions
SEC West Division champions
SEC Tournament championship match
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 7
2020 record9–1–0 (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)
2020 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
No. 13 Tennessee  ‍†‍‍ 4–3–1 .563  4–3–1 .563
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .750  6–2–0 .750
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3–2–2 .571  3–2–2 .571
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  4–4–0 .500
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2–3–2 .429  2–3–2 .429
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–4–3 .313  1–4–3 .313
Florida  ‍‍‍ 1–6–1 .188  1–6–1 .188
West
No. 7 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍ 7–1–0 .875  7–1–0 .875
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 7–1–0 .875  7–1–0 .875
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 2–3–3 .438  2–3–3 .438
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3–3–2 .500  3–3–2 .500
No. 14 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  4–4–0 .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2–4–2 .375  2–4–2 .375
LSU  ‍‍‍ 0–6–2 .125  0–6–2 .125
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 SEC Tournament champion
As of November 10, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: SEC

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
Main article: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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 – 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
Coach Position Year in Position Alma Mater
Colby HaleHead coach9thOral Roberts (1997)
Rob DonnenwirthAssistant coach3rdWest Virginia Wesleyan (1988)
Sammy ScofieldAssistant coach3rdNotre Dame (2015)

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Conference regular season
September 19
3:00 p.m., SEC Network		 LSU W 2–0  1–0
(1–0)		 Razorback Field (289)
Fayetteville, AR
September 27
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
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
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
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
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
6:30 p.m., SECN+		 No. 7 No. 15 Auburn W 2–1  6–1
(6–1)		 Razorback Field (320)
Fayetteville, AR
November 6
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
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
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
1:00 p.m., SEC Network		 (1) No. 6 vs. (7) Vanderbilt
SEC Tournament Championship		   
Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Game summaries

Regular season
LSU0–2Arkansas
  • 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
No. 13 Arkansas4–1Kentucky
  • Anna Podojil  8', 54'
  • Brooke Pirkle  36'
  • Taylor Malham  49'
  • Ava Tankersley  90'
 Report
  • Jordyn Rhodes  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 104
Referee: Corey Rockwell
No. 5 Texas A&M1–2No. 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
No. 3 Arkansas2–1 (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
No. 15 South Carolina2–1No. 3 Arkansas
  • Corinna Zullo  37'
  • Samantha Chang  71'
  • Anna Patten  81'
 Report
  • Anna Podojil  57'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 352
Referee: Ryan Cigich
No. 7 Arkansas2–1Ole Miss
  • Bryana Hunter  11'
  • Kayla McKeon  36'
  • Nayeli Perez  43'
 Report
  • Madison Smith  70'
  • Mo O'Connor  80'
Attendance: 264
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
No. 15 Auburn1–2No. 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
No. 7 Arkansas2–1Mississippi 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
Quarterfinals
(8) Auburn3–4(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'
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Semifinals
(4) South Carolina1–2(1) Arkansas
  • Ranya Senhaji  66'
 Report
  • Caroline Brooks  44'
  • Emilee Hauser  53'
  • Brooke Pirkle  62'
Referee: Christina Unkel
Championship
(7) Vanderbiltv(1) Arkansas

Ranking movements
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final 
United Soccer Coaches Not released 13 9 3 3 7 7 7 7 6

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