September 7, 2022
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –Arkansas football (4-1-0) will head west for a matchup against the No. 13 BYU (3-1-1) on Thursday, Sept. 8, and will then travel to Phoenix, Arizona and face Grand Canyon (4-1 -1) on Sunday, Sept. 11.
The Hogs and Cougars have met once on the field, last season at Razorback Field. Arkansas shut down then-No. 24 BYU as forward Anna Podojil recorded her fourth career double-double.
The game was pushed back an hour due to the heat and is now set for a 9pm CT first kick.
Sunday’s game at Grand Canyon will feature the first meeting between the two teams in a battle of the conference champions in 2021. GCU won the WAC regular season and tournament titles and is picked to win the league again in 2022.
Both matches will be broadcast live on byuTV and ESPN Plus, respectively. The game against BYU will also be broadcast on the radio.
Match information
Opponent: No. 13 BYU (Sept. 8) and Grand Canyon (Sept. 11)
First shot: 9:00 p.m. (BYU) and 8:00 p.m. (GCU)
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Quick shots
- Arkansas won the only meeting with BYU, 2-0, last season in Fayetteville. The win was the Razorbacks’ first of the 2021 season.
- Since 2019, the Hogs are 16-4-1 on the road.
- The Razorbacks own a 51-9-2 home record dating back to 2016. Eight of those 51 wins are over ranked teams.
- The Razorbacks currently lead the conference in SOG per game (10.40), shooting accuracy (.520) and corners per game (9.00).
- The Hogs were ranked in the top 10 to start the season and were ranked No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 9 in the TopDrawerSoccer preseason poll.
- The Razorbacks were picked to finish second in the conference by the league’s top coaches.
- Arkansas’ 2022 roster features 15 newcomers: 12 freshmen and 3 transfers.
- Arkansas advanced to its first NCAA Elite 8 last season.
- Senior Anna Podojil was named to USC’s Forwards to Watch, and TopDrawerSoccer’s Preseason First Team XI and player no. 2 on their preseason Top 100 list.
- Podojil, Bryana Hunter, Bea Franklin, Jessica De Filippo and Ellie Podojil all joined the SEC Preseason Watch List.
The Hogs will open SEC play on the road on Sept. 16 against Mississippi State. Arkansas will return to Razorback Field on Sept. 22 to face Auburn.
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