No. 8 Soccer to host North Texas in first round of NCAA Tournament
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – National three-seed Arkansas Soccer (16-3-2, 8-1-1) will host the North Texas Mean Green (15-5-1, 7-2-1) at Razorback Field in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15, with first kick slated for 6:30 p.m. CT. The Razorbacks are making their fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and sixth overall.
Match 22 Info
Opponent: North Texas Mean Green
Date: Friday, Nov. 15
First Kick: 6:30 p.m. CT
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Live Stream: SEC+
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North Texas picked up an automatic bid to the tournament with its 5-2 win over Florida Atlantic, the top seed in the C-USA Tournament, in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 10. The Mean Green have outscored opponents 46-14 in 2019, including a 19.3-7.6 advantage in shots per game.
Junior forward Berklee Peters leads North Texas with 14 goals this season, including three that came in the C-USA Tournament.
Last Time Out
The Razorbacks advanced to the SEC title game in Orange Beach, Ala. for the fourth-straight year with wins over Ole Miss and Florida. However, Arkansas eventually fell to No. 5 South Carolina in the championship, 1-0, on Sunday, Nov. 10. Stefani Doyle, Katie Lund and Anna Podojil were named to the SEC All-Tournament team.
Quick Kicks
>> The Razorbacks were named a national three seed for the NCAA Tournament, the first national seed in program history. Arkansas is also making its sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history, all coming under head coach Colby Hale.
>> The Razorbacks are coming off their fourth-straight appearance in the SEC Tournament title game on Sunday, Nov. 10. Arkansas downed Ole Miss and Florida in its opening rounds before falling to South Carolina in the championship game, 1-0. Stefani Doyle was named to the all-tournament team for the second-straight season while Katie Lund and Anna Podojil were named to the team in their first seasons as Razorbacks.
>> With minutes played on Friday, Stefani Doyle will become the first Razorback in program history to make an appearance in four-straight NCAA Tournaments.
>> Arkansas holds a record of 17-1-2 the past two seasons at home and has outscored opponents 7-2 at Razorback Field in postseason play all-time.
>> The Razorbacks lead the SEC and rank in the top four nationally in goals (58), assists (60) and points (176) this season.
>> Since the start of October, Arkansas is outscoring opponents 29-6 and has a record of 8-1-1.
>> The Arkansas attack is averaging almost three goals a game (2.76) this season and has outshot opponents 333-199 through 21 matches.
>> Anna Podojil (14), Parker Goins (9), Stefani Doyle (9) and Taylor Malham (8) have netted 40 of Arkansas’ league-leading 58 goals this season. Podojil’s 14 goals are tied for the most among freshman in the nation.
>> Arkansas ‘keeper Katie Lund ranks in the top 10 nationally in both save percentage (ninth – 0.883) and goals-against-average (10th – 0.433).
