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No. 5 Hogs to Play Auburn in SEC Tournament Semifinal

Fuller Birch
Fuller Birch November 3, 2021
Bracket SEC Network

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Fifth-ranked Arkansas (15-3-0) continues its postseason as the No. 1 seed at the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Alabama. They will face fifth-seeded Auburn (12-5-1) on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. CT. The match will be televised on the SEC Network.

The Razorbacks defeated LSU, 2-1, in the quarterfinals to, advancing to their sixth-straight semifinal appearance. Junior Anna Podojil netted both goals for her third brace of the season.

Match 19 Info
Opponent: Auburn
What: SEC Tournament Semifinal
Date: Thursday, Nov. 4
First Kick: 5:00 p.m. CT
Links: Live Stats | SEC Network Mike Watts (play-by-play) and Lori Lindsey (analyst)

Scouting the Tigers

The Tigers have a 15-13-2 edge in the all-time series record. The squads last met on Oct. 21 in Auburn, where Arkansas shut out the home team 2-0 to clinch a share of its third-straight SEC crown.

Auburn defeated South Carolina in the quarterfinals, 2-1.

The teams faced each other in last year’s quarterfinals in a high-scoring affair. The Hogs scored four goals to move on to the next round.

Quick Kicks

>> Auburn leads the all-time series 15-13-2.

>> The Razorbacks are outscoring opponents 53-15 this season.

>> Arkansas is making its 15th SEC Tournament appearance, and its third-straight as the No. 1 seed. The Hogs have a 15-12-2 record at the event and have advanced to the last five championship games.

>> Arkansas went on a 14-0 run, the longest win streak in program history

  • The run started on Aug. 30 and ended on Oct. 28.
  • The Razorbacks outscored opponents 48-6 during the stretch

>> Six Hogs earned SEC Postseason Honors

  • Bryana Hunter: SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and First Team All-SEC
  • Parker Goins: SEC Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-SEC
  • Anna Podojil: First Team All-SEC
  • Taylor Malham: First Team All-SEC
  • Kayla McKeon: Second Team All-SEC
  • Sophia Aragon: SEC All-Freshman Team

>> The Hogs are 29-3-2 in Fayetteville since 2018.

>> Senior Parker Goins notched her 105th point versus Missouri, breaking the program’s record all-time points record (103).

>> 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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