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
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)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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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

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Roster

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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 MalhamSophomore
  • 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 GoinsSophomore
  • 27 Kaelee van Gundy – Freshman

Coaching Staff

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Coach Position Year in Position Alma Mater
Colby Hale Head coach 7th Oral Roberts University (1997)
Rob Donnenwirth Int. Assistant Coach 1st West Virginia Wesleyan College (1988)
Sammy Scofield Assistant coach 1st University of Notre Dame (2015)

Schedule

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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

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SEC Quarterfinal – vs. Ole Miss

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(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'

SEC Semifinal – vs. Florida

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(8) Florida0–1 (a.e.t.)Arkansas (4)
  • Sammie Betters   74'
Univ. of Ark.
SEC
  • Abbi Neece   39'
  • Kayla McKeon   91'

SEC Final – vs. LSU

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(7) LSU1–1 (a.e.t.)Arkansas (4)
  • Taylor Malham   13'
Penalties
4–1

References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Roster". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Schedule". University of Arkansas. Retrieved July 12, 2018.