Soccer Set to Finish Regular Season Hosting #7 Arkansas

Friday, November 6

Starkville

6:00 PM

Mississippi State

#7 Arkansas

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Soccer Set to Finish Regular Season Hosting #7 Arkansas

November 05, 2020 | Soccer

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The Bulldogs look to remain undefeated at home on Nov. 6.

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State soccer program closes out the 2020 regular-season slate at home on Nov. 6 when they host the No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks for a 6 p.m. kick.

The Bulldogs go into the final match at 2-2-3 with a 2-1-2 record against their West Division opponents. The seventh-ranked Razorbacks are 6-1-0 with their West Division record at 5-0-0.

Match Information

Opponent: No. 7 Arkansas
Location: Starkville
Time: Friday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
Broadcast: SEC Network + (pxp – Anthony Craven, analyst – Bart Gregory)

Series History

Overall: 3-21-1
At MSU: 2-9-1
At ARK: 1-12-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 13, 2019 (MSU 1, ARK 6)

Quick Touches

The Bulldogs have tied the highest point total through seven SEC games in program history with nine points. It's happened two other times, the last being in 2001.
Monigo Karnley is tied for first in MSU career game-winning SEC goals with four.
A win against Arkansas would put Mississippi State as the seventh seed or better in the SEC Tournament.
The Bulldogs have started five first-year student-athletes in three-straight games: Olivia Simpson, Macey Hodge, KK Pavatt, Birna Jóhannsdóttir, and Maddy Anderson. State has started five freshmen four times this season overall. The last time a State starting XI included five freshmen before this season was in 2015.
An MSU win or tie against Arkansas would mean the Bulldogs are undefeated at home this season. A win would also mean it would be head coach James Armstrong's first win over a ranked opponent, and the first for the team this season.
This is the second-straight match where State has faced a top-10 team, and the fourth time this season overall.
The SEC Tournament in Orange Beach is now a single-elimination tournament, with the top four teams overall earning a two-round bye.
With the Missouri-Georgia match originally scheduled for Friday being canceled, the standings will now be determined by points per game.

About Arkansas

Arkansas is coming to Starkville off a 2-1 win over No. 15 Auburn on Oct. 30. The Razorbacks have been ranked at No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll for three-straight weeks. Arkansas has secured at least a share of the Western Division Title with their 6-1-0 record overall and 5-0-0 record in the West. The Razorbacks are led by sophomore forward Anna Podojil in almost every category as she's racked up four goals, 27 shots, four assists, 19 shots on goal and 12 points. They have had some switches at netminder, but Taylor Beitz has a 4-1-0 record for the Hogs. They are guided by Colby Hale who is in his ninth season at the helm of the Arkansas program. He earned his 100^th career win three games into the season.

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