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Soccer Midweek Report: Sept. 9

September 9, 2015

Week 4 Match Notes (PDF)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Each Wednesday during the season, the Midweek Report will serve as a recap the previous week of action for Arkansas soccer, while previewing the week ahead and keeping up with national rankings and individual accolades.

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After 19 days and three road matches away from Razorback Field, Arkansas returns to Fayetteville for four consecutive home contests. The Razorbacks begin SEC play with Tennessee coming to town on Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., followed by non-conference opponent UMKC on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m.

ARKANSAS QUICK KICKS

• In their last meeting with Tennessee, the Razorbacks got a goal from Claire Kelley in the 98th minute to pull out a 1-0 victory.
• The Razorbacks and ‘Roos have never before played. It’s the third time this season Arkansas will play a program for the first time.
• Ashleigh Ellenwood scored the team’s lone goal at Rice, heading in a corner kick in the 78th minute to bring the score within 2-1.
• Ashleigh Ellenwood scored three goals and added an assist at Yale, it was her first career hat trick in her 69th career match.
• Alexandra “Sparky” Fischer tallied her first assist of the season at Rice, when she had the helper on Ashleigh Ellenwood’s goal.
• After receiving votes in both the 8/25 and 9/1 NSCAA weekly polls, the Razorbacks fell out of the rankings completely for 9/8.
• Out of their 12 goals scored, Arkansas has six from open play, four from free kicks and two from corner kick opportunities.
• The Razorbacks have scored four goals twice already this season (vs. SFA and at Yale) after doing so only twice in all of 2014.
• 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.
• 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 – NR
• NSCAA South Poll – #9
• www.TDS.com Poll – NR

SEC WATCH LIST

In lieu of a SEC Preseason Team, four Razorbacks were added to the Preseason SEC Watch List. All multiple-year starters and upperclassmen, look for these four to make significant impacts this season:

• Ashleigh Ellenwood
• Alexandra Fischer
• Claire Kelley
• Lindsey Mayo

RECORDS WATCH

• Ashleigh Ellenwood

GOALS
1. 44, Julie Williford (2000-03)
2. 38, Ruthie Miller (1989-92)
3. 35, Mary Howard (1987-90)
T4. 29, Ashleigh Ellenwood (2012—)
T4. 29, Christina Burger (2003-06)
5. 25, Brittany Burns (1995-98)

ASSISTS
1. 26, Holly Collins (1997-2001)
2. 23, Ashleigh Ellenwood (2012—)
3. 17, Alexis Hyrup (1992-96)

GAME-WINNING GOALS
1. 11, Julie Williford (2000-03)
T3. 9, Ashleigh Ellenwood (2012—)
T2. 9, Mary Howard (1987-90)

GAME-TYING GOALS
1. 7, Ruthie Miller (1989-92)
T2. 5, Ashleigh Ellenwood (2012—)
T2. 5, Brittany Burns (1995-98)
T2. 5, Julie Williford (2000-03)

• Cameron Carter

WINS
1. 30, Britni Williams (2007-10)
2. 28, Carrie Dilsaver (2003-06)
T3. 24, Cameron Carter (2013—)
T3. 24, Molly Myers (1989-92)
T3. 24, Kerri Reifel (1991-94)

SHUTOUTS
1. 28, Britni Williams (2007-10)
2. 17.5, Molly Myers (1989-92)
3. 17, Carrie Dilsaver (2003-06)
4. 13.5, Cameron Carter (2013—)
5. 12.5, Holly Smith (1993-96)

ATTENDANCE SOARING

• On August 23, 2015, a record crowd of 2,337 witnessed a 1-0 win over TCU at Razorback Field. That broke the previous record of 2,268 set in a 2-1 win over Oklahoma St. on August 24, 2014.
• After averaging 981 fans per game in 2013, the Razorbacks attracted 1,359 supporters per contest in 2014. That equals an astounding 38.5-percent increase in average attendance.
• Those numbers were a 38.5-percent increase over 2013 and vaulted the Razorbacks up to 13th in the country for women’s soccer attendance.

2010-15 Average Attendance

• 2010: 766
• 2011: 904
• 2012: 841
• 2013: 981
• 2014: 1,359
• 2015: 1,794

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