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2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer team

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.

2020 Arkansas Razorbacks women's soccer
SEC regular season champions
SEC West Division champions
SEC Tournament runners-up
NCAA Tournament Third Round
ConferenceSoutheastern 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  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .7507–3–0 .700
No. 13 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 4–3–1 .5637–4–1 .625
Vanderbilt  ‍†‍‍ 4–4–0 .5008–4–0 .667
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3–2–2 .5715–3–2 .600
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2–3–2 .4293–4–2 .444
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–4–3 .3131–5–3 .278
Florida  ‍‍‍ 1–6–1 .1883–7–2 .333
West
No. 7 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7–1–0 .87510–3–0 .769
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 7–1–0 .8758–2–0 .800
No. 14 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .5006–5–0 .545
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3–3–2 .5005–4–3 .542
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 2–3–3 .4383–4–3 .450
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2–4–2 .3754–5–2 .455
LSU  ‍‍‍ 0–6–2 .1254–7–3 .393
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 SEC Tournament champion
As of March 4, 2021
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

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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

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Roster

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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

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

Schedule

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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

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Fall SEC regular season

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LSU0–2Arkansas
 Report
  • Reagan Swindall 35'
  • Caroline Campbell Yellow card 40'
  • Parker Goins 56'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 289
Referee: Shane Butler
No. 13 Arkansas4–1Kentucky
 Report
Attendance: 104
Referee: Corey Rockwell
No. 5 Texas A&M1–2No. 9 Arkansas
 Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 317
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
No. 3 Arkansas2–1 (a.e.t.)Alabama
  • Kayla McKeon 27'
  • Haley VanFossen Yellow card 57'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card 73'
  • Ava Tankersley gold-colored football 91'
 Report
  • Macy Clem 41'
  • Sydney Vincens Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 115
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
No. 15 South Carolina2–1No. 3 Arkansas
 Report
  • Anna Podojil 57'
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 352
Referee: Ryan Cigich
No. 7 Arkansas2–1Ole Miss
  • Bryana Hunter Yellow card 11'
  • Kayla McKeon 36'
  • Nayeli Perez 43'
 Report
  • Madison Smith Yellow card 70'
  • Mo O'Connor 80'
Attendance: 264
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
No. 15 Auburn1–2No. 7 Arkansas
 Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 320
Referee: Michael Lavergne
No. 7 Arkansas2–1Mississippi State
 Report
  • Kristen Malebranche Yellow card 3'
  • Hailey Farrington-Bentil 33'
  • Macey Hodge Yellow card 33'
MSU Soccer Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 431
Referee: Michael Smith

SEC Tournament

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Quarterfinals
(8) Auburn3–4(1) Arkansas
 Report
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Semifinals
(4) South Carolina1–2(1) Arkansas
  • Ranya Senhaji 66'
 Report
  • Caroline Brooks 44'
  • Emilee Hauser 53'
  • Brooke Pirkle Yellow card 62'
Referee: Christina Unkel
Championship
(7) Vanderbilt3–1(1) Arkansas
 Report
  • Kayla McKeon 1'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Tori Penso

Spring non-conference regular season

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Missouri State0–7No. 7 Arkansas
Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 236
Referee: Jose Iara
Saint Louis3–1No. 7 Arkansas
  • Sophia Stram 19'
  • Hannah Larson 49' Yellow card 53'
  • Emily Groark 89'
 Report
Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Attendance: 304
Referee: Andrew Musashe
No. 14 Arkansas2–1Arkansas State
  • Bryana Hunter 13' Yellow card 24'
  • Anna Podojil 61'
  • Caroline Brooks Yellow card 74'
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  • Sarah Sodoma 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

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Fall season

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

Spring season

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

References

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