Soccer Treks North for First Road Trip

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Razorbacks head to the Northeast for matchups with Yale and Penn State over the weekend. The road trip includes a stop in New Haven, Conn., on Friday, Aug. 28 and then a trip to State College, Pa., on Saturday, Aug. 30.

GAME INFORMATION — YALE
MATCHUP Arkansas (2-0-0) at Yale (8-4-4* in 2014)
DATE/TIME Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 | 4:30 p.m. CT
VENUE Reese Stadium | New Haven, Conn.
HOW TO WATCH
Cox Sports TV (Check Local Listings)
Ivy League Digital Network (ILDT)
LIVE STATS Yale
SERIES HISTORY First Meeting
LAST MEETING First Meeting
SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
MATCH NOTES Arkansas
GAME INFORMATION — PENN STATE
MATCHUP Arkansas (3-0-0) at Penn State (2-0-1)
DATE/TIME Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 | 5 p.m. CT
VENUE Jeffrey Field | State College, Pa.
HOW TO WATCH
College Sports Live (CSL)
LIVE STATS Penn State
SERIES HISTORY First Meeting
LAST MEETING First Meeting
SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
MATCH NOTES Arkansas | Penn State

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

With a win over Yale, Arkansas would move to 3-0-0 for the third time in the last four seasons. Two wins would put the team at 4-0-0 for only the second time in program history. The Razorbacks longest undefeated start was in 2013, when they began the year 7-0-0.

ARKANSAS QUICK KICKS

• Yale and Penn State are two teams who the Razorbacks have never faced. Both meetings will be the first in program history.
• In fact, these two matches will be the first the Razorbacks have ever played in the states of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
• The Razorbacks received nine votes in the 8/25 edition of the NSCAA top 25 poll after not being ranked in the preseason.
• Arkansas moved from No. 9 to No. 5 in the NSCAA south poll behind four SEC teams: Texas A&M, USC, Auburn and Florida.
• Gabriella DeLeon and Claire Kelley each have two goals so far, which ties them for tops in the SEC thru the first week of play.
• Arkansas conceded zero corner kicks to SFA in the 4-1 win, it was the fewest since the team allowed one at VU on 10/18/13.
• Through two matches, Erika Miller (166) and Lindsey Mayo (160) lead Arkansas in minutes. They each played all 90 against TCU.
• The Razorbacks’ 1-0 win over TCU was Colby Hale’s 35th since taking over the helm, moving him to second in program history.
• With a pair of victories in their opening weekend matches, the Razorbacks moved to 2-0-0 for the fourth consecutive season.
• After their 4-1 win over SFA, the Razorbacks are now 20-10-0 all-time in home-opening matches, including 13-2-0 since 2001.

THE SURVEY SAYS…

NSCAA Coaches Poll – RV (9)
NSCAA South Poll – #5
www.TDS.com Poll – NR

SEC WEEKLY AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Week
• Haley Pounds, Texas A&M, Sophomore, Forward

Defensive Player of the Week
• Sarah Le Beau, Auburn, R-Freshman, Goalkeeper

Freshman of the Week
• Kate Hajdu, Texas A&M, Freshman, Midfielder

UP NEXT

A trip to Houston is on deck for Arkansas, as the team faces off against Rice on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. The only other time the Razorbacks and the Owls have ever matched up was last year in Fayetteville, when the two played to a 0-0 draw.