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 runners-up NCAA Tournament Third Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 14
Record	12–4–0 (7–1–0 SEC)
Head coach	Colby Hale (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Donnenwirth (3rd season) Sammy Scofield (3rd season)
Home stadium	Razorback Field (Capacity: 1,500)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 SEC women's soccer standings

v t e	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 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 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

September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19)

3:00 p.m. CDT

LSU	0–2	Arkansas
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

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September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)

3:00 p.m. CDT

No. 13 Arkansas	4–1	Kentucky
Anna Podojil   8', 54' Brooke Pirkle   36' Taylor Malham   49' Ava Tankersley   90'	Report	Jordyn Rhodes   36' (pen.)

Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex, Lexington, Kentucky

Attendance: 104

Referee: Corey Rockwell

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October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)

2:00 p.m. CDT

No. 5 Texas A&M	1–2	No. 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

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October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)

2:00 p.m. CDT

No. 3 Arkansas	2–1 (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

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October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)

7:00 p.m. CDT

No. 15 South Carolina	2–1	No. 3 Arkansas
Corinna Zullo   37' Samantha Chang   71' Anna Patten   81'	Report	Anna Podojil   57'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 352

Referee: Ryan Cigich

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October 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)

3:00 p.m. CDT

No. 7 Arkansas	2–1	Ole Miss
Bryana Hunter   11' Kayla McKeon   36' Nayeli Perez   43'	Report	Madison Smith   70' Mo O'Connor   80'

Ole Miss Soccer Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

Attendance: 264

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

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October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)

6:30 p.m. CDT

No. 15 Auburn	1–2	No. 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

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November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)

6:00 p.m. CST

No. 7 Arkansas	2–1	Mississippi 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

November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)

5:00 p.m. CST

Quarterfinals

(8) Auburn	3–4	(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'

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Referee: Corey Rockwell

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November 19, 2020 (2020-11-19)

6:00 p.m. CST

Semifinals

(4) South Carolina	1–2	(1) Arkansas
Ranya Senhaji   66'	Report	Caroline Brooks   44' Emilee Hauser   53' Brooke Pirkle   62'

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Referee: Christina Unkel

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November 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)

1:00 p.m. CST

Championship

(7) Vanderbilt	3–1	(1) Arkansas
Kimya Raietparvar   3' Raegan Kelley   5' Abi Brighton   54'	Report	Kayla McKeon   1'

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Attendance: 750

Referee: Tori Penso

Spring non-conference regular season

February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)

3:00 p.m. CST

Missouri State	0–7	No. 7 Arkansas
	Report	Reagan Swindall   15' Anna Podojil   37', 84' Ainsley Jeffrey   44' Parker Goins   56' Ava Tankersley   71' Tyler Runnels   72'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 236

Referee: Jose Iara

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February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)

12:00 p.m. CST

Saint Louis	3–1	No. 7 Arkansas
Sophia Stram   19' Hannah Larson   49'   53' Emily Groark   89'	Report	Parker Goins   56'

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Attendance: 304

Referee: Andrew Musashe

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March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20)

1:00 p.m. CDT

No. 14 Arkansas	2–1	Arkansas State
Bryana Hunter   13'   24' Anna Podojil   61' Caroline Brooks   74'	Report	Sarah Sodoma   42' Darby Stotts   60'

A-State Soccer Park, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Attendance: 532

Referee: David Henderson

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April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)

6:00 p.m. CDT

Arkansas State	1–2 Exhibition	Arkansas

Razorback Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Ranking movements

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Fall season

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
United Soccer Coaches	13	9	3	3	7	7	7	7	6

Spring season

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	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.