No. 20 Soccer Hosts Auburn for SEC Home Opener

No. 20 Arkansas soccer (5-2-1, 0-1-0 SEC) continues SEC play as it hosts Auburn (4-1-4, 0-1-0 SEC) Thursday (Sept. 22) for the first conference match at Razorback Field this season. The match will be televised on SEC Network with first kick set for 6 p.m.

Match Info
Opponent: Auburn (4-1-4, 0-1-0 SEC)
First Kick: 6:00 p.m. CT
Television: SEC Network (Mike Watts and Marion Crowder)

Match Notes

• Arkansas is 3-0-0 at Razorback Field this season and has not lost a home SEC match since falling to No. 15 South Carolina in 2020. Since the loss, the Hogs have won 15 straight home matches.
• The Razorbacks own a 51-9-2 home record dating back to 2016. Eight of those 51 victories are over ranked teams.
• The Razorbacks currently lead the conference in shot accuracy (.529).
• Anna Podojil was named United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week, SEC Offensive Player of the Week and put on TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Week for her performances against BYU and Grand Canyon.
• This week, Arkansas is ranked No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 22 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll.
• Arkansas was ranked No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 9 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll coming into conference play.
• The Hogs were ranked in the top 10 to start the season and came in at No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 9 in TopDrawerSoccer’s preseason poll.
• The Razorbacks were selected to finish second in the conference by the league’s head coaches.
• Arkansas’ 2022 roster contains 15 newcomers: 12 freshmen and 3 transfers.
• Arkansas advanced to its first NCAA Elite 8 last season.
• Senior Anna Podojil was named to USC’s Forwards to Watch, and TopDrawerSoccer’s Preseason Best XI First Team and the No. 2 player on their preseason top 100 watch list.
• Anna Podojil, Bryana Hunter, Bea Franklin, Jessica De Filippo and Ellie Podojil joined the SEC Preseason Watch List.