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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 17 Arkansas (17-5-0, 8-3-0 SEC) will play in its third NCAA Tournament in program history Friday night against Memphis at Razorback Field.
Kickoff is set at 6:30 p.m. CT with gates opening 1 1/2 hours prior to kickoff. The match will be streamed live on the web at arkansasrazorbacks.com/ncaa-soccer-live starting at 6:20 p.m. CT.
This will be the first time in school history Arkansas has been selected to host an NCAA Tournament women's soccer opening-round contest.
Fans can purchase tickets online or by calling the Razorback Ticket Center at 800-982-HOGS (4647). Tickets can also be purchased onsite at the Razorback Field Ticket Office beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday.
All seats at Razorback Field are general admission. Adult general admission is $8 and children under 17 are $5. Children two years and under can enter with a ticketed adult.
The first 500 students with UA ID who attend Friday night's match will be admitted for free.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early. Parking for this event is free and can be found in Lot 56, adjacent to Razorback Field. Lot 56 opens at 5 p.m., 1 1/2 hours before kickoff.
Notes:
• Arkansas earned its spot in the Tournament by having a top-20 RPI (currently No. 18), placing third in the regular season in the SEC and finishing as runners-up in the SEC Tournament, as well as notching wins against top-20 RPI teams Duke and Florida in the regular season
• Arkansas has been selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2016 – all during head coach Colby Hale’s tenure
• The Razorbacks’ 17 wins this season is their highest win total in program history, surpassing the previous mark of 15 set in 2013
• Their runner-up finish in the SEC Tournament is the program’s best showing in conference postseason play since 1996. Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt and Auburn in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds before falling to Florida in the championship match 2-1 in overtime
• Three Razorbacks – senior Lindsey Mayo, junior Hannah Neece and freshman Kayla McKeon – were selected into the SEC All-Tournament team. Mayo and McKeon accounted for two of Arkansas’ six goals in the tournament
• Arkansas reached the Sweet 16 during the 2013 NCAA Tournament after a 2-1 victory against Oklahoma State and a 1-0 win against St. John’s before falling to Duke in penalty kicks
• This will be the sixth matchup between Arkansas and Memphis with the series favoring the Razorbacks 4-1
• Memphis fell to SMU 1-0 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Nov. 4, snapping its seven-game winning streak
• The Tigers are led by senior forward Valerie Sanderson who leads Memphis with 16 goals and 39 points in 1,642 minutes of play this season
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