No. 9 Hogs Host Vandy in Pink Match

FAYETTEVILLE – The ninth-ranked Razorbacks (9-2-1, 4-1-0 SEC) open the October home slate with Vanderbilt (8-1-3, 2-1-2 SEC) for the annual pink match. The Hogs look to continue their quest to their fourth straight SEC regular season title, one match back from Alabama.

Who: No. 9 Arkansas and Vanderbilt
What: Pink Match at Razorback Field
When: Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.
Streaming: SECN+ (Brett Dolan and Kelly Hellbusch) | Live Stats

Notes

>>  Arkansas trails in the series with Vanderbilt, 14-20-2. Arkansas won last year’s overtime meeting, 1-0, in Nashville.

>> The Razorbacks own a 53-9-2 home record dating back to 2016. Eight of those 52 victories came against ranked teams.

>> Ava Tankersley ranks third in the SEC in shot accuracy (.630) and ranks second in the conference (sixth in the nation) in assists per game (.75).  Her nine assists rank second in the nation and the SEC.

>> Anna Podojil’s 42 career goals and 111 career points rank sixth and fourth, respectively, nationally among active DI women’s college soccer players.

>> Podojil was named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA DI Players to Watch and also Top Drawer Soccer’s Preseason Best XI first team.

>> Podojil, Bea Franklin, Jessica De Filippo, Ellie Podojil and Bryana Hunter were named to the SEC Preseason Watch List.

>> The Razorbacks started the season ranked No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and No. 9 in TopDrawerSoccer’s preseason poll.

>> The Hogs made their first NCAA Elite 8 appearance last season, falling to Rutgers in penalties.

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