2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
Arkansas Razorbacks logo.svg
SEC regular season champions
SEC West Division champions
SEC Tournament runners-up
NCAA Tournament Third Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 14
2020 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
 →
2020 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 7 3 0   .700
No. 13 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 7 4 1   .625
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 8 4 0   .667
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 2 2   .571 5 3 2   .600
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 3 2   .429 3 4 2   .444
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 4 3   .313 1 5 3   .278
Florida  ‍‍‍ 1 6 1   .188 3 7 2   .333
West
No. 7 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 1 0   .875 10 3 0   .769
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 7 1 0   .875 8 2 0   .800
No. 14 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 6 5 0   .545
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 3 2   .500 5 4 3   .542
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 2 3 3   .438 3 4 3   .450
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 4 5 2   .455
LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 6 2   .125 4 7 3   .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 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.

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 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 Hale Head coach 9th Oral Roberts (1997)
Rob Donnenwirth Assistant coach 3rd West Virginia Wesleyan (1988)
Sammy Scofield Assistant coach 3rd Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule[]

Source:[1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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. 13 at 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. 9 No. 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. 3 at Alabama W 2–1 OT 4–0
(4–0)
Alabama Soccer Complex (115)
Tuscaloosa, AL
October 16, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
6:30 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 No. 15 Auburn W 2–1  6–1
(6–1)
Razorback Field (320)
Fayetteville, AR
November 6, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
1:00 p.m., SEC Network
(1) No. 6 vs. (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. 14 at 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[]

LSU0–2Arkansas
Report
  • Reagan Swindall Goal 35'
  • Caroline Campbell Yellow card 40'
  • Parker Goins Goal 56'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 289
Referee: Shane Butler

No. 13 Arkansas4–1Kentucky
  • Anna Podojil Goal 8', 54'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card 36'
  • Taylor Malham Goal 49'
  • Ava Tankersley Goal 90'
Report
  • Jordyn Rhodes Goal 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 104
Referee: Corey Rockwell

No. 5 Texas A&M1–2No. 9 Arkansas
Report
  • Parker Goins Goal 11' Yellow card 28'
  • Kayla McKeon Goal 53'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 317
Referee: Timothy Debysingh

No. 3 Arkansas2–1 (a.e.t.)Alabama
  • Kayla McKeon Goal 27'
  • Haley VanFossen Yellow card 57'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card 73'
  • Ava Tankersley Golden goal 91'
Report
  • Macy Clem Goal 41'
  • Sydney Vincens Yellow card 85'
Alabama Soccer Complex, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Attendance: 115
Referee: Aaron Hernandez

No. 15 South Carolina2–1No. 3 Arkansas
Report
  • Anna Podojil Goal 57'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 352
Referee: Ryan Cigich

No. 7 Arkansas2–1Ole Miss
  • Bryana Hunter Yellow card 11'
  • Kayla McKeon Goal 36'
  • Nayeli Perez Goal 43'
Report
  • Madison Smith Yellow card 70'
  • Mo O'Connor Goal 80'
Ole Miss Soccer Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Attendance: 264
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

No. 15 Auburn1–2No. 7 Arkansas
  • Anna Haddock Yellow card 39'
  • Alyssa Malonson Goal 76'
Report
  • Anna Podojil Goal 13'
  • Parker Goins Goal 19'
  • Taylor Malham Yellow card 76'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 320
Referee: Michael Lavergne

No. 7 Arkansas2–1Mississippi State
  • Parker Goins Goal 11'
  • Ava Tankersley Goal 19'
Report
  • Kristen Malebranche Yellow card 3'
  • Hailey Farrington-Bentil Goal 33'
  • Macey Hodge Yellow card 33'
MSU Soccer Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 431
Referee: Michael Smith

SEC Tournament[]

Quarterfinals
(8) Auburn3–4(1) Arkansas
  • Mallory Mooney Goal 49'
  • Sydney Richards Goal 52'
  • Anna Haddock Goal 87'
Report
  • Kayla McKeon Goal 8', 22' Yellow card 58'
  • Taylor Malham Goal 14'
  • Reagan Swindall Goal 18'
  • Ava Tankersley Yellow card 61'
  • Bryana Hunter Yellow card 82'

Semifinals
(4) South Carolina1–2(1) Arkansas
  • Ranya Senhaji Goal 66'
Report
  • Caroline Brooks Goal 44'
  • Emilee Hauser Goal 53'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card 62'

Championship
(7) Vanderbilt3–1(1) Arkansas
  • Kimya Raietparvar Goal 3'
  • Raegan Kelley Goal 5'
  • Abi Brighton Goal 54'
Report
  • Kayla McKeon Goal 1'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Tori Penso

Spring non-conference regular season[]

Missouri State0–7No. 7 Arkansas
Report
  • Reagan Swindall Goal 15'
  • Anna Podojil Goal 37', 84'
  • Ainsley Jeffrey Goal 44'
  • Parker Goins Goal 56'
  • Ava Tankersley Goal 71'
  • Tyler Runnels Goal 72'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 236
Referee: Jose Iara

Saint Louis3–1No. 7 Arkansas
  • Sophia Stram Goal 19'
  • Hannah Larson Goal 49' Yellow card 53'
  • Emily Groark Goal 89'
Report
  • Parker Goins Goal 56'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 304
Referee: Andrew Musashe

No. 14 Arkansas2–1Arkansas State
  • Bryana Hunter Goal 13' Yellow card 24'
  • Anna Podojil Goal 61'
  • Caroline Brooks Yellow card 74'
Report
  • Sarah Sodoma Goal 42'
  • Darby Stotts Yellow card 60'
A-State Soccer Park, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Attendance: 532
Referee: David Henderson

Arkansas State1–2
Exhibition
Arkansas
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Ranking movements[]

Fall season[]

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

Spring season[]

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 
Top Drawer Soccer 7 7 7 7 15 14 14

References[]

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