Soccer

No. 7 Arkansas Heads to Mizzou

September 27, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 7 Arkansas (7-2-1, 3-0-0 SEC) will look to continue its four-match win streak at Missouri (5-3-2, 1-2-0 SEC) on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and the match will be televised on SEC Network with Mike Watts (play-by-play) and Marion Crowder (analyst) on the call.

Thursday’s contest will be the Hogs’ third SEC road match in the first four games.

The Razorbacks are coming off a 1-0 win at Texas A&M while Missouri dropped its Sunday match against No. 22 Georgia, 3-2.

Missouri Match Info

Opponent: at Missouri (5-3-2, 1-2-0 SEC)
First Kick: 6 p.m. CT
Streaming: SEC Network, Mike Watts (play-by-play) and Marion Crowder (analyst)
Links: All match links can be found here all season long.

Scouting the Tigers

The Tigers are coming off a 2-1 loss to No. 22 Georgia in Columbia on Sunday. Missouri is led by sophomore Kylee Simmons, who leads the Southeastern Conference in points (20), points per game (2.00), goals (9) and goals per game (.90). Meanwhile, in the NCAA, her total points are tied for 16th and the other three are tied for 12th, respectively.

The Tigers have come up short by one goal in two of their three losses this season. In the SEC, Mizzou ranks sixth in goals (21) and points (58), and 14th in goals allowed (18).

Last Time Out

The Hogs improved to 3-0-0 in SEC play with a 1-0 win at Texas A&M on Sunday. Freshman Kennedy Ball netted her first collegiate goal with 15 minutes left to play. The Aggies outshot Arkansas 16-8 for the match, but the Razorbacks took 15 second-half corner kicks to help push across the goal.

Freshman goalkeeper Phoebe Carver recorded her second straight shutout and head coach Colby Hale notched his 150th career win.

Quick Kicks

  • Since 2019, the Hogs are 21-10-4 on the road and have beaten four ranked teams. Arkansas is 4-6-2 in ranked road matches since 2019.
  • The Hogs enter week seven ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 7 in TopDrawerSoccer’s poll.
    • Arkansas is ranked No. 10 in this week’s NCAA Soccer RPI.
  • Arkansas has had 15 players score its 30 goals in 2023. Five of the 15 have come off the bench and two of the 30 goals were netted by goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde via penalty kicks.
  • Since 2019, the Hogs have scored the most goals in the country with 249. Stanford ranks second (246) and Virginia ranks third (238). Arkansas is 98 goals ahead of Tennessee, the next closest SEC team.
  • Graduate senior Anna Podojil enters week seven as the DI leader in points (129) and is tied for the lead in goals (48).
  • Podojil was named to United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch list and TopDrawerSoccer’s Preseason Best XI Third Team and the No. 29 player on their preseason top 100 watch list.
  • Graduate midfielder Bea Franklin enters week seven as the reigning SEC Defender of the Week for netting the game-winner against No. 9 Alabama and assisting in the game-winner at Texas A&M.
  • Graduate forward Morgan White was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week for scoring the last two goals against the Tide.
  • Freshman goalkeeper Phoebe Carver has started the last two matches while Sierra Cota-Yarde was called up to the Portuguese National Team in the UEFA Women’s Nations League.

Up Next

The Hogs will return to Razorback Field on Thursday, October 5 and face Georgia (5-2-3, 1-1-1 SEC).

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