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Hogs Face Pitt for Spot in Sweet 16

Arkansas and the Panthers will square off for the first time on the pitch.

FAYETTEVILLE - No. 2 seed Arkansas will face No. 7 seed Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 17 for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and the match will air on ESPN+.

The winner will take on the winner of No. 3 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Memphis, That match kicks off at 3 p.m. on Friday in Fayetteville. The round of 16 match is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. at Razorback Field.

Match Info

Opponent: No. 11 Pittsburgh (15-5-1, 6-3-1 ACC)
First Touch: Friday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m. CT
Television: ESPN+, Nicholas Badders (play-by-play) and Kat Devenport (analyst)
Links: All match links can be found here all season long.

Notes

  • Arkansas is 13-6-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
  • The Hogs shut out Grambling State, 5-0, in the first round
    • Freshman forward Bella Field recorded a hat trick in under 20 minutes
  • Pitt stomped Ohio State, 6-0, in the first round
  • The Fayetteville Regional is one of the toughest statistically speaking
    • All four teams rank in the top 25 nationally in goals per game: 9. Pitt (2.71), 11. Arkansas (2.62), 13. Memphis (2.50) and 23. Notre Dame (2.32)
    • All four teams are ranked in the top 15 of the United Soccer Coaches poll: #8 Memphis, #9 Notre Dame, #10 Arkansas and #11 Pittsburgh
    • All four teams advanced to at least the semifinal round of their respective conference tournaments.
    • Arkansas and Memphis won their respective conference's regular season title
  • The Razorbacks own a 32-match home unbeaten streak that dates back to 2021
    • The Hogs are 30-0-2 in this stretch and are outscoring opponents 107-20
  • Arkansas has had 17 players score its 55 goals this season
    • Of the 17, seven have come off the bench and scored
    • Goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde has two goals on penalty kicks