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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.

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

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 fell five spots into the No. 9 position in the latest NSCAA NCAA Division I - South Poll, behind Texas A&M, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Kentucky, Auburn and Alabama.
    • Click HERE to view this week’s NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I - South Poll.

NATIONAL RANKINGS (THRU GAMES 10.20.14)

  • The Razorbacks are ranked in the top 100 in four categories:
    • Total Assists – 38th
    • Assists Per Game – 46th
    • Total Points – 73rd
    • Points Per Game – 80th
    • Total Goals – 91st
    • Scoring Offense – 86th
  • Ashleigh Ellenwood, Claire Kelley and Cameron Carter are each ranked in the top 100 in at least one individual statistic.
    • Ellenwood is ranked 25th in total assists and 32nd in assists per game.
    • Kelley is ranked 42nd in total assists and 55th in assists per game.
    • Carter is ranked 7th in goalie minutes played and 82nd in total saves.

NCAA RPI
The latest RPI rankings of the 2014 season was released Monday afternoon (Oct. 20) on NCAA.com (games played thru Oct. 20). The Razorbacks fell nine spots from last week and are ranked No. 35. 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.

5. Texas A&M
7. Florida
10. South Carolina
25. Missouri
28. Georgia
30. Kentucky
33. Auburn
35. 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 3,152 followers and is 34 followers shy of the No. 23 spot (behind Tennessee - @LadyVol_Soccer).
  • Arkansas is 31-22-6 in the Colby Hare era.
  • In 32 SEC games under Hale, Arkansas is 14-14-4.
  • Arkansas is 59-125-17 all-time in SEC games.
  • The Razorbacks are 19-9-2 in 30 home games under Hale.
  • Arkansas is 103-88-15 all-time at Razorback Field.
  • The Razorbacks are 5-2-1 at home this season.
  • SEC Stats | SEC Standings

LAST TIME OUT: @RAZORBACKSOCCER VS. AUBURN (10.19.14)

  • Haley Gerken of Auburn collected a golden goal from 30 yards out in the 108th minute to hand the Arkansas women’s soccer team a heartbreaking 2-1 double overtime defeat at Razorback Field on Sunday afternoon.
    • The Razorbacks were unable to make an early lead stand, as the Tigers posted a second half goal to force the Razorbacks into their third straight overtime game. Auburn collected the golden goal win in the 108th minute thanks to a 30-yard bending goal from Gerken that bounced off the hands of goalie Cameron Carter and rolled into the net.
    • Head coach Colby Hale’s team got off to a fast start by scoring a goal just 1:25 into the game, as senior Tyler Allen connected with the back of the net off a throw in from junior Ashleigh Ellenwood.
    • Auburn posted the equalizer in the 68th minute with an Alex Massey goal. That score would remain over the next 22 minutes of play to send the match into overtime.
  • Sunday’s overtime game marked the third straight overtime game for Arkansas and the seventh time in the last 10 games they played extra time.
  • All but two SEC games Arkansas has played this year have gone to overtime. (Vanderbilt, Florida)
  • Sunday was the first overtime loss for Arkansas this season (1-1-5).
  • Arkansas is now 1-2-0 against Auburn under head coach Colby Hale.
  • Sunday’s attendance of 1,207 marked the seventh time this year that the Razorbacks have eclipsed 1,000 fans.

@RAZORBACKSOCCER PLAYER NOTES            

  • Tyler Allen’s goal is her third of the season and the fifth of her career.
  • Ashleigh Ellenwood’s assist is her eighth of the season and the 16th of her career, moving her into a tie for third on the school’s all-time assist list.
    • The assist now gives Ellenwood 66 points for her career, moving her into a tie for fifth on the school’s all-time points list with Brittany Burns (1995-98). 

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 1,366 fans per home contest, the Razorbacks rank fourth in the SEC in average home attendance.

1. South Carolina – 2,953/gm
2. Texas A&M – 2,922/gm
3. Georgia – 1,758/gm
4. Arkansas – 1,366/gm

NO PLACE LIKE HOME
The Razorbacks are 103-88-15 all-time at Razorback Field. Under head coach Colby Hale, Arkansas is 19-9-2 on its home pitch. Outscoring the opposition 21-1 with five shutouts, the Razorbacks finished the 2013 campaign with an 8-3 record on their home pitch. This season, the team has 5-2-1 record (two shutouts) at Razorback Field and have outscored visitors 16-9.

@COLBYHALEUA SOUNDBITES
Thoughts on the Auburn game
“Today we were not good enough. Everyone in the SEC is good. Auburn is a great team. I thought there were moments where we did some good stuff but in this league, you have to play every second, every minute. We didn’t and we got punished.”

On what to take from the Auburn loss
“There is a big difference between being good and being great. On one side of the coin, our record is intact. We have everything ahead of us but on the other side, we have to dig deep and find the extra.”

On looking forward
“I am looking for a few small things. The first one is toughness and mentality. We have to get it back. We used to have it, we used to play with an edge. We are going to work on getting those things back this week.”

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