No. 4 Hogs Set to Close Out Regular Season at LSU
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 4 Razorback soccer looks to go undefeated in conference play, facing LSU on Thursday, Oct. 28 in Baton Rouge, Louisana. First kick is set for 7 p.m. CT and the match will be streamed live on SEC Network+.
The Hogs won their third straight SEC regular season title after shutting out No. 19 Auburn, 2-0, and secured the western division after downing Mississippi State, 2-0.
The Hogs have not lost since Aug. 22 and are currently on a 14-game win streak, the longest stretch in program history. The Razorbacks have also won 12-straight SEC road matches.
Match 17 Info
Opponent: LSU
Date: Thursday, Oct. 28
First Kick: 7:00 p.m. CT
Links: Live Stats | SEC Network+ Lyn Rollins (play-by-play), Hubert Busby and Sara Pollock (analysts)
The Tigers have a 14-10-3 edge in the all-time series record, but Arkansas has been unbeaten in the last six meetings. The teams last met on Sept. 19, 2020, in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks defeated LSU, 2-0, for their first win of the 2020 season.
Scouting the Tigers
The Tigers dropped their most recent meeting on the pitch, getting shut out by Florida, 4-0. LSU began the season winning eight straight and rising to No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
Last Time Out
The Hogs returned home for their final regular-season home match, hosting Mississippi State. Arkansas notched its ninth shut out of the season, locked up the SEC Western Division title, and secured the conference title.
Sophomore Kiley Dulaney and senior forward Bryana Hunter provided the offense.
Quick Kicks
>> LSU leads the all-time series 14-10-3, but Arkansas has been unbeaten in the last six meetings
>> Arkansas has outscored its last 14 opponents, 48-6.
>> The Hogs are 29-3-2 in Fayetteville since 2018.
>> The Razorbacks have won 12 straight SEC road matches.
>> Senior Parker Goins notched her 105th point versus Missouri, breaking the program’s record all-time points record (103).
>> Hunter was awarded SEC Defensive Player of the Week, her second weekly honor of the season.
>> The Razorbacks were picked first in the SEC preseason coaches poll, tied with Texas A&M.
>> Three of the Hogs wins have come against ranked teams; No. 13 Tennessee, No. 24 BYU and No. 19 Auburn.
>> Six Hogs were named to the 2021-22 SEC Preseason Watch List, announced earlier this month by the league office. Parker Goins, Anna Podojil, Taylor Malham, and Bryana Hunter earned preseason all-league honors for the third straight year. Kayla McKeon made her first appearance on the list following her All-SEC Second Team season, while Louisville transfer Jessica De Filippo makes her first appearance on the list.
>> Anna Podojil and Parker Goins were named to the MAC Hermann Award Watch List. Goins and Podojil, who were both named to the SEC Preseason Watch List the same week, earned first team All-SEC honors in 2020 and led Arkansas to its second-straight SEC regular-season title.
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