Soccer

@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 1-0-1 record in SEC play last week.

The Razorbacks will close out the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 30 in an 8 p.m. road game in Columbia, Mo. against Missouri. The contest, which is set to kick off at 8 p.m. CT, will be broadcast nationally on the SEC Network.

TOP TWEETS FROM LAST WEEK

NATIONAL POLLS

  • Arkansas did not receive votes in either of this week’s Top 25 Polls.
    • 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 was ranked No. 9 for the second consecutive week in the NSCAA NCAA Division I - South Poll, behind Texas A&M, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Auburn, Georgia, Missouri and Alabama.
    • Click HERE to view this week’s NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I - South Poll.

NATIONAL RANKINGS (THRU GAMES 10.27.14)

  • The Razorbacks are ranked in the top 100 in four categories:
    • Total Assists – 27th
    • Assists Per Game – 32nd
    • Total Points – 55th
    • Points Per Game – 66th
    • Total Goals – 83rd
    • Scoring Offense – 96th
  • Ashleigh Ellenwood, Claire Kelley, Tyler Allen and Cameron Carter are each ranked in the top 100 in at least one individual statistic.
    • Ellenwood is ranked 8th in total assists, 9th in assists per game and 84th in total points.
    • Kelley is ranked 58th in total assists and 81st in assists per game.
    • Allen is ranked 94th in total assists.
    • Carter is ranked 6th in goalie minutes played and 57th in total saves.

NCAA RPI
The latest RPI rankings of the 2014 season was released Monday afternoon (Oct. 27) on NCAA.com (games played thru Oct. 27). The Razorbacks fell one spot from last week and are ranked No. 36. Arkansas is also one of eight SEC teams in the top 40.

  • Click HERE to view this week’s NCAA Division I Women’s RPI.

4. Texas A&M
9. Florida
11. South Carolina
22. Kentucky
27. Auburn
34. Missouri
36. Arkansas
38. Georgia

@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 3,170 followers and is 58 followers shy of the No. 23 spot (behind Tennessee - @LadyVol_Soccer).
  • Arkansas’ record in the Colby Hale era is 32-23-6.
  • In 34 SEC games under Hale, Arkansas is now 15-15-4.
  • Arkansas is 60-126-17 all-time in SEC games.
  • In true road games, the Razorbacks are 9-10-3 under Hale.
  • Arkansas is 2-1-4 in true road games this season.
  • The Razorbacks are 2-0-3 in SEC road games this year.
  • SEC Stats | SEC Standings

LAST TIME OUT: @RAZORBACKSOCCER AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (10.26.14)

  • The Razorbacks used a solid attacking effort to secure a spot in the SEC Tournament with a 3-0 shutout of Mississippi State on Sunday, Oct. 26.
  • The win was huge for Arkansas, not only because it snapped a two-match losing streak, but also because it secured a spot in the SEC Tournament (Nov. 3-9) for the Razorbacks.
  • The scoreless match was broken in the 31st minute when junior Lindsay Mayo tallied her third goal of the 2014 campaign. Junior Ashleigh Ellenwood found Mayo, who blasted a shot from 35-yards out.
  • Less than two minutes later, sophomore Alexandra Fischer netted her fifth goal of the season.
  • Arkansas would hold off the Bulldogs for the final 13 minutes of the first half, to take a 2-0 lead into the intermission. The Razorbacks outshot MSU 7-4 in the opening period, while the Bulldogs held a 2-1 lead in corner kicks after the first 45 minutes of play.
  • The second half was much like the first for Arkansas as they dominated play and outshot Mississippi State 17-7 and won the corner kick battle 4-0. Freshman Madison Hall tallied her first collegiate goal in the 78th minute to give the Razorbacks a 3-0 advantage, which would prove to be the final score.
  • The Arkansas offense would finish with 24 shots, including a nine shots on goal, compared to MSU’s 11 shots (five shots on goal). Sophomore Cameron Carter recorded her sixth shutout this season (13th of her career) and tallied five saves in 90 minutes between the pipes.
  • Hannah Neece’s assist marks the first of the season and her first collegiate assists.
  • Alexandra Fischer’s goal is her fifth of the season, tying her for the team lead, and the eighth of her career.

@RAZORBACKSOCCER PLAYER NOTES

  • Tyler Allen comes into Thursday’s game needing just one more appearance to tie the school’s all-time games played record of 80.
  • With her three assists against Mississippi State, junior Ashleigh Ellenwood now has 70 career points, giving her sole possession of fourth place on the school’s all-time points list.
    • The assists also gave Ellenwood 20 for her career, putting her alone in second place on the school’s all-time assist behind Holly Collins (26; 1997-01).
    • It was also the 12th assist this season for Ellenwood, putting her in a tie for first on the school’s single-season assist list.
  • Lindsay Mayo has five points (2 goals, 1 assist) in her last two games.
    • Mayo scored a goal in back-to-back games against No. 6 Texas A&M and at Mississippi State.
    • Mayo’s assist against Mississippi State is her first of the season and second of her career.
    • She was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's Team of the Week (Honorable Mention) for the week of Oct. 20-26.
      • Click HERE to view the entire team.

TDS TOP 100 UPPERCLASSMEN & FRESHMEN
Junior Ashleigh Ellenwood and freshmen Nicole Ortega and Jessi Hartzler were named among Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Women's National Top 100 Upperclassmen and Freshmen. Ellenwood, who clocked in at the No. 54 spot on the Preseason list, was No. 47 on the Midseason list.

Rookies Hartzler and Ortega were ranked 52nd and 92nd, respectively.

  • Click HERE to view the TDS Women’s National Top 100 List.
  • Click HERE to view the TDS Women’s Freshmen Top 100 List

HOME COOKIN’
The Razorbacks have arguably one of the best home-field advantages in country. Averaging 1,359 fans per home contest, the Razorbacks rank fourth in the SEC in average home attendance.

1. South Carolina – 2,935/gm
2. Texas A&M – 2,922/gm
3. Georgia – 1,736/gm
4. Arkansas – 1,359/gm
5. Tennessee – 1,278

THANK YOU #RAZORBACKNATION
The 2014 season has been a great one for the Razorbacks, not only on the field, but also in the stands, as a program record 12,231 fans came out to support the women’s soccer team at Razorback Field this year. This season’s total turnout and average game crowd (1,359) continues a rise in attendance that dates back to the 2010 season.

There were many attendance records broken at Razorback Field this season:

  • In just the second game of the season, the program set a new single-game attendance record, as 2,268 fans witnessed a 2-1 win over Oklahoma State.
  • Over 1,000 fans were in attendance in eight of the nine games at Razorback Field this season. The lone exception came on Sept. 12 vs. Rice, where 900 people were in the stands.
  • Four of this season’s crowds (Utah State, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Texas A&M) cracked the top 10 for single-game attendance in Razorback Field history.
  • Seven of this season’s crowds (Utah State, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Missouri State, Auburn, Florida) broke into the top 15 for single-game attendance in Razorback Field history.

2010-14 Total Soccer Attendance

  • 2010: 5,365
  • 2011: 8,135
  • 2012: 9,255
  • 2013: 10,786
  • 2014: 12,231

2010-14 Avg. Single Game Attendance

  • 2010: 766
  • 2011: 904
  • 2012: 841
  • 2013: 981
  • 2014: 1,359

@COLBYHALEUA SOUNDBITES
On the game – at MSU
“I’m proud of our effort. Sunday road SEC games are always difficult. It was a good win and a big three points that helped us secure our spot in the conference tournament. Mississippi State changed a lot of things from what we saw on video, but I thought our team adjusted well.”

On opportunities – at MSU
“I was very happy with our attacking effort. We scored three goals, but we also had three goals called back for offside calls.”

On the game – vs. No. 6 Texas A&M
“I thought we were good. In the second half we were good and created some chances. The first goal, they hit a one-timer, a shot from 30 yards out. That doesn’t happen often but soccer is a fun game. We love the fight we had in our team. Never gave up until the end.”

On opportunities – vs. No. 6 Texas A&M
“We created a couple chances in the opening minutes of the game. We knew we were going to get chances. We liked our attack. I thought we did a good job of limiting their scoring chances, by doing a good job of defending in the box.”

 

For more information on Arkansas soccer, follow @RazorbackSoccer on Twitter.