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@RazorbackSoccer Mid-Week Report

Each Tuesday during the season, www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com will recap the previous week of action for @RazorbackSoccer, while keeping up with national rankings and individual accolades.

 

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Each Tuesday during the season, www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com will recap the previous week of action for @RazorbackSoccer, while keeping up with national rankings and individual accolades. This week’s Mid-Week Report recaps the Arkansas women’s soccer team’s 1-0-0 record in SEC play last week.

NATIONAL POLLS

  • Arkansas received 12 votes in this week’s NSCAA Top 25 Poll, to rank 31st in the country.
    • Click HERE to view this week’s NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Poll.
    • Click HERE to view this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Division I Top 25 Poll.
  • Arkansas moved up two spots into the No. 4 position in the latest NSCAA NCAA Division I - South Poll, behind Florida, Texas A&M and Georgia.
    • Click HERE to view this week’s NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I - South Poll.
NATIONAL RANKINGS (THRU GAMES 10.12.14)
  • The Razorbacks are ranked in the top 100 in four categories:
    • Total Assists – 28th
    • Total Points – 63rd
    • Total Goals – 78th
    • Won-Lost-Tied Percentage – 79th
    • Scoring Offense – 86th
  • ASHLEIGH ELLENWOOD, CLAIRE KELLEY and CAMERON CARTER are each ranked in the top 100 in at least one individual statistic.
    • Ellenwood and Kelley are ranked 26th in total assists and 30th in assists per game.
    • Carter is ranked 23rd in goalie minutes played.
NCAA RPI
The latest RPI rankings of the 2014 season was released Monday afternoon (Oct. 13) on NCAA.com (games played thru Oct. 12). The Razorbacks moved up five spots from last week and are ranked No. 26. Arkansas is also one of six SEC teams in the top 30.
  • Click HERE to view this week’s NCAA Division I Women’s RPI.
3. Florida
5. Texas A&M
16. South Carolina
21. Georgia
25. Missouri
26. Arkansas

@RAZORBACKSOCCER TEAM NOTES

  • With a social media push a week before to the season opener on Friday, Aug. 22, @RazorbackSoccer moved into the Top 25 for Division I women’s soccer Twitter accounts. Arkansas is now No. 24 with 3,131 followers and is 25 followers shy of the No. 23 spot (behind Tennessee - @LadyVol_Soccer).
  • Arkansas is 31-21-5 in the Colby Hare era.
  • In 30 SEC games under Hale, Arkansas is 14-13-3.
  • Arkansas is 59-124-16 all-time in SEC games.
  • The Razorbacks are 19-8-2 in 29 home games under Hale.
  • Arkansas is 103-87-15 all-time at Razorback Field.
  • The Razorbacks are 5-1-1 at home this season, the lone loss came to No. 6 Florida.
  • In true road games, the Razorbacks are 8-10-2 under Hale.
  • Arkansas is 1-1-3 in true road games this season.
  • The Razorbacks are 1-0-2 in SEC road games this year.
  • SEC Stats | SEC Standings
PREVIEWING ALABAMA (10.17.14 - in Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Friday’s meeting is the first between the two teams since Oct. 7, 2012 when Arkansas won 3-1 in Fayetteville to snap a five-game winless streak against the Crimson Tide.
  • Arkansas is 1-0-0 against Alabama in the Colby Hale era.
  • Arkansas is 1-2-1 against the Crimson Tide in its last four meetings in Tuscaloosa.
PREVIEWING AUBURN (10.19.14 - at Razorback Field)
  • In their last meeting (Oct. 25, 2013), the Tigers defeated Arkansas 3-1 in Fayetteville.
  • Arkansas is 1-1-0 against the Tigers under head coach Colby Hale.
LAST TIME OUT: @RAZORBACKSOCCER VS. TENNESSEE (10.5.14)
  • Sophomore CLAIRE KELLEY played the role of hero on Friday night for the Arkansas women’s soccer team, as her game-winning goal seven minutes into overtime gave the Razorbacks their first true road victory of the 2014 season, defeating Tennessee 1-0 in overtime.
    • For the sixth time this season, and the fourth in Southeastern Conference play, Arkansas was unable to earn a result during the 90 minutes of regulation play and had to settle for overtime. The battle-tested Razorbacks took full advantage in first extra frame, as Kelley buried a game-winning goal just over seven minutes into play, giving her team an important SEC road win over the Lady Volunteers.
    • Kelley’s goal gave Arkansas its first true road win of the season, as they were previously 0-1-3 in road contests coming into the contest.
  • Sophomore goal keeper CAMERON CARTER turned in a spectacular performance between the pipes, as she recorded her second shutout victory in the last three games. The goalie saved a season-high 10 shots, while picking up her fourth shutout of the season.
  • In true road games, the Razorbacks are 8-10-2 under Hale.
  • Arkansas is now 1-1-3 in true road games this season.
  • The Razorbacks are 1-0-2 in SEC road games this year previously tying Ole Miss (1-1) and LSU (3-3).
@RAZORBACKSOCCER PLAYER NOTES            
  • Claire Kelley’s game-winning goal at Tennessee gave her five on the year, tying her with Ashleigh Ellenwood for the team lead.
    • Her two points on Friday also ties her in the team lead in points (17) with Ellenwood.
    • Kelley now has seven goals in her career and 23 points for her career.
  • CAMERON CARTER was named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for her performance in Arkansas’ 1-0 (OT) win at Tennessee.
    • Click HERE for the SEC Release
    • Carter’s shutout on Friday night was her fourth this season and the 11th of her career.
    • Her 10 saves at UT were a season-high and marked the third time in her career she has posted double-digit saves (12 vs. Missouri; Nov. 4, 2013 and 12 vs. Duke; Nov. 24, 2013).
HOME COOKIN’
The Razorbacks have arguably one of the best home-field advantages in country. Averaging 1,388 fans per home contest, the Razorbacks rank fifth in the SEC in average home attendance.

1. South Carolina – 3,270/gm
2. Texas A&M – 2,946/gm
3. Georgia – 1,671/gm
4. Tennessee – 1,390/gm
5. Arkansas - 1,388/gm

@COLBYHALEUA SOUNDBITES
On The Win Over UT
“Anytime you win in conference it’s big, and winning on the road in conference is huge. Tennessee is a very good team, a top 50 team in the country. The game kind of had its moments for both teams, but our team just finds ways to win. I thought we played hard, I thought we played well. There were some good performances from some individuals, but as is typical with this team it was a great team performance.”

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