2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

2019 SEC women's soccer standings
	East
	West
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – 2019 SEC Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of December 11, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll; Source:SEC

2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
SEC regular season champion
SEC tournament runner-up; NCAA Tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 10
2019 record	17–4–2 (8–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Colby Hale (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Donnenwirth (2nd season); Sammy Scofield (2nd season);
Home stadium	Razorback Field; (Capacity: 1,500)
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team represents the University of Arkansas during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This season is the 34th in program history. The Razorbacks play their home games at Razorback Field in Fayetteville and are led by eighth-year head coach Colby Hale.

Previous season[]

In 2018, the Razorbacks finished the regular season 11–4–3, 6–3–1 in SEC play, and were seeded fourth in the SEC Tournament, where they defeated 5-seed Ole Miss and 8-seed Florida en route to the championship game, where they fell in penalties to 7-seed LSU. The Razorbacks were selected as an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Little Rock in the first round of the North Carolina bracket before being defeated in extra time by Virginia Tech. The Hogs finished their season with a record of 14–6–3.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer^[1]

Goalkeepers

00 Alexis Bach – Sophomore
1 Katie Lund – Senior
33 Taylor Beitz – Junior

Defenders

2 Marissa Kinsey – Senior
4 Ashton Gordon – Freshman
5 Julia Laskaris – Junior
7 Madison Louk – Senior
18 Reagan Swindall – Freshman
20 Madi McBurnett – Freshman
26 Bryana Hunter – Sophomore
28 Mandi Wilson – Senior
99 Haley Vanfossen – Junior

Midfielders

6 Cara Young – Freshman
11 Brooke Pirkle – Junior
12 Kayla McKeon – Senior
13 Tyler Runnels – Sophomore
14 Taylor Malham – Junior
15 Raegan Cox – Freshman
17 Stefani Doyle – Senior
23 Nayeli Perez – Sophomore
24 Abbi Neece – Junior
25 Claire Monyard – Freshman

Forwards

3 Tori Cannata – Senior
8 Caroline Campbell – Sophomore
9 Jordan Stack – Freshman
16 Anna Podojil – Freshman
21 Kyler Goins – Freshman
22 Parker Goins – Junior
27 Kaelee van Gundy – Sophomore

Coaching Staff[]

Coach	Position	Year in Position	Alma Mater
Colby Hale	Head Coach	8th	Oral Roberts University (1997)
Rob Donnenwirth	Assistant Coach	2nd	West Virginia Wesleyan College (1988)
Sammy Scofield	Assistant Coach	2nd	University of Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule[]

Source:^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Fall exhibition
August 9* 5:00 p.m.		at Kansas State	T 3–3		Buser Family Park (0^[a]) Manhattan, KS
August 16* 7:00 p.m.		Nebraska	T 0–0		Razorback Field (200) Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
August 22* 6:00 p.m.		at UNC Greensboro	W 3–0	1–0	UNCG Soccer Stadium (616) Greensboro, NC
August 25* 6:00 p.m., SEC Network		Oklahoma	L 0–1 ^AET	1–1	Razorback Field (2,241) Fayetteville, AR
August 29* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Minnesota Rebel Classic	T 1–1 ^AET	1–1–1	Ole Miss Soccer Stadium (86) Oxford, MS
September 1* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Southeast Missouri State Rebel Classic	W 5–0	2–1–1	Ole Miss Soccer Stadium (136) Oxford, MS
September 5* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Lamar	W 7–0	3–1–1	Razorback Field (343) Fayetteville, AR
September 8* 1:00 p.m., SECN+		McNeese State	W 7–0	4–1–1	Razorback Field (586) Fayetteville, AR
September 12* 9:00 p.m.		at No. 22 Baylor	W 2–0	5–1–1	Betty Lou Mays Field (388) Waco, TX
September 15* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 1 North Carolina	W 2–0^[b]	6–1–1	Razorback Field (1,058) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
September 22 2:00 p.m., SEC Network	No. 16	Alabama	W 1–0	7–1–1 (1–0–0)	Razorback Field (615) Fayetteville, AR
September 26 7:00 p.m.	No. 13	No. 15 Vanderbilt	W 1–0	8–1–1 (2–0–0)	Razorback Field (845) Fayetteville, AR
September 29 1:00 p.m.	No. 13	at No. 8 South Carolina	L 0–1	8–2–1 (2–1–0)	Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (1,399) Columbia, SC
October 3 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	Ole Miss	W 3–0	9–2–1 (3–1–0)	Razorback Field (754) Fayetteville, AR
October 10 6:00 p.m.	No. 13	at LSU	W 4–0	10–2–1 (4–1–0)	LSU Soccer Stadium (1,106) Baton Rouge, LA
October 13 1:00 p.m.	No. 13	Mississippi State	W 6–1	11–2–1 (5–1–0)	Razorback Field (1,194) Fayetteville, AR
October 18 7:30 p.m.	No. 8	at No. 18 Texas A&M	W 3–1	12–2–1 (6–1–0)	Ellis Field (2,485) College Station, TX
October 24 6:30 p.m.	No. 6	at Auburn	W 5–0	13–2–1 (7–1–0)	Auburn Soccer Complex (812) Auburn, AL
October 27 1:00 p.m.	No. 6	Georgia	T 1–1 ^AET	13–2–2 (7–1–1)	Razorback Field (1,594) Fayetteville, AR
October 31 6:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Tennessee	W 3–1	14–2–2 (8–1–1)	Regal Stadium Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
November 5 5:30 p.m., SECN+	(1)	(6) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 1–0	15–2–2	Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, AL
November 7 3:30 p.m., SEC Network	(1)	(5) Florida SEC Tournament Semifinals	W 3–1	16–2–2	Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, AL
November 10 1:00 p.m., SEC Network	(1)	(3) South Carolina SEC Tournament Final	L 0–1	16–3–2	Orange Beach Sportsplex (961) Orange Beach, AL
NCAA tournament
November 15 6:30 p.m.	(3)	North Texas NCAA Tournament First Round	W 3–0	17–3–2	Razorback Field (1,331) Fayetteville, AR
November 21 4:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. NC State NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 1–2	17–4–2	South Field (2,476) Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^ Closed-door exhibition match.
^ This was Arkansas' first defeat of a No. 1 team in school history; additionally, this was the first time an SEC team had beaten North Carolina by two goals or more.

Ranking movements[]

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	9	Final
United Soccer Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	16	13	15	13	8	6	6
TopDrawerSoccer.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	19	24	23	17	6	5
Soccer America	NR	NR	NR	NR	13	10	16	11	8	8	6
NCAA RPI	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	13	12	6	6	6	6

References[]

^ "Roster". Arkansas Razorbacks. 28 March 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ "2019–20 Schedule". University of Arkansas.

[3] Closed-door exhibition match.

[4] This was Arkansas' first defeat of a No. 1 team in school history; additionally, this was the first time an SEC team had beaten North Carolina by two goals or more.

[1] "Roster". Arkansas Razorbacks. 28 March 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

[2] "2019–20 Schedule". University of Arkansas.

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2019 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer

SEC regular season champion
SEC tournament runner-up NCAA Tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 10
2019 record	17–4–2 (8–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Colby Hale (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Donnenwirth (2nd season) Sammy Scofield (2nd season)
Home stadium	Razorback Field (Capacity: 1,500)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 SEC women's soccer standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	0	–	3	.850	19	–	2	–	3	.854
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	14	–	5	–	2	.714
Florida ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	11	–	9	–	1	.548
Georgia ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3	.550	8	–	7	–	4	.526
Tennessee ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	9	–	6	–	3	.583
Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	6	–	10	–	3	.395
Missouri ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	7	–	10	–	1	.417
West
No. 12 Arkansas ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	1	.850	17	–	4	–	2	.783
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	14	–	5	–	3	.705
Alabama ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	10	–	7	–	3	.575
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3	.450	10	–	7	–	3	.575
Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	7	–	10	–	2	.421
Mississippi St. ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3	.450	8	–	8	–	3	.500
LSU ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	3	–	12	–	3	.250


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SEC