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Soccer Ends Week with Western Michigan and Michigan State

Fuller Birch
Fuller Birch August 31, 2022
Arkansas Game Notes

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas soccer (2-1-0) will finish its three-match homestand with two teams from the state of Michigan.

The Razorbacks will face Western Michigan (0-2-1) on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. The two teams last met in 2008 in Fayetteville, where the Hogs earned a 1-0 victory.

Arkansas will then face Michigan State (3-0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 4 at noon to round out the weekend. The two teams have never met on the pitch. The Spartans will play Dartmouth at home before making the trip to Fayetteville.

WMU is coming off a 1-1 tie with Detroit Mercy. The goal, scored by Bronco midfielder Bria Telamaque, is their only one of the 2022 season. The squad has also faced Notre Dame and Butler.

Meanwhile, Michigan State is one of 13 teams in the country that has not conceded a goal in the 2022 campaign. Goalkeeper Lauren Kozal was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and a Big 10 Player to Watch.

Both matches will be live streamed on SEC Network Plus with Brett Dolan, Josh Haley, and Steven Blackiston on the call.

The Hogs look to continue their home dominance, where they own a 46-8-2 record dating back to 2016.

Match Info
Opponent: Western Michigan (Sept. 1) and Michigan State (Sept. 4)
First Kick: 7 p.m. (WMU) and 12 p.m. (MSU)
Links: Live Stats | Live Stream (SEC Network+)

Quick Kicks

  • Arkansas and Western Michigan have met twice on the pitch and the all-time series record is split 1-1. The Hogs and Michigan State have never faced each other.
  • Since 2016, Arkansas is 46-8-2 at Razorback Field. Eight of those wins have come against ranked teams.
  • Junior Ava Tankersley leads the SEC in assists per game (1.00) and is fifth in the NCAA.
  • Arkansas leads the league in SOG per game (10.33), shot accuracy (.525) and corner kicks per game (9.67).
  • The Hogs were ranked in the top 10 to start the season and came in at No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 9 in TopDrawerSoccer’s preseason poll.
  • The Razorbacks were selected to finish second in the conference by the league’s head coaches.
  • Arkansas’ 2022 roster contains 15 newcomers: 12 freshmen and 3 transfers.
  • Arkansas advanced to its first NCAA Elite 8 last season.
  • Senior Anna Podojil was named to USC’s Forwards to Watch, and TopDrawerSoccer’s Preseason Best XI First Team and the No. 2 player on their preseason top 100 watch list.
  • Podojil, Bryana Hunter, Bea Franklin, Jessica De Filippo and Ellie Podojil joined the SEC Preseason Watch List.

The Hogs will head west after this weekend and face BYU on Sept. 8 then Grand Canyon on Sept. 11. Arkansas will return home to open conference play against Mississippi State on Sept. 16.For more information on Arkansas Soccer, follow @RazorbackSoccer on Twitter.

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