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NCAA TOURNAMENT 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2015 #ALLFORLSU @LSUSoccer SEC RUNNERS-UP @LSUBrianLee 2008 • 2009 • 2011 /LSUSoccer @LSUSoccer LSU SEC WEST CHAMPIONS 2016 SOCCER 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 MATCH Arkansas BREAKDOWN Oct. 27, 2016 7 p.m. CT • SEC Network+ LSU Arkansas Record 7-10-1, 2-7-1 SEC Record 14-4, 7-3 SEC 19 Baton Rouge, La. Ranking Not Ranked Ranking No. 20 (Soccer America/TDS.com) LSU Soccer Stadium (2,197) Last Game Oct. 23 in Baton Rouge, La. Last Game Oct. 23 in Fayetteville, Ark. 2016 SCHEDULES drew Alabama, 0-0 lost to Kentucky, 2-1 Head Coach Brian Lee Head Coach Colby Hale LSU (7-10-1, 2-7-1 SEC) Career Record 266-173-48/23rd year Career Record 53-40-9/5th year DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) LSU Record 122-93-38/12th year Arkansas Record 53-40-9/5th year AUGUST (1-3) LSU vs. Arkansas 14-5-2 Arkansas vs. LSU 5-14-2 19 vs. #14 Virginia Tech L, 0-1 21 at College of Charleston W, 1-0 25 George Washington L, 1-3 28 Colgate L, 1-2 SEPTEMBER (5-4) 2 at Indiana W, 3-0 4 at Butler W, 2-1 NEXT UP 8 at Western Kentucky W, 1-0 Tigers Host No. 20 Arkansas in 2016 Season Finale 11 at #11 Texas A&M*^# L, 0-3 Two teams with different fortunes in 2016 will square off in their regular-season finales on Thursday night at the LSU 16 Ole Miss*# W, 3-0 18 Lamar# W, 4-0 Soccer Stadium in Baton Rouge as the LSU Tigers (7-10-1, 2-7-1 SEC) and 20th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks (14-4, 7-3) 22 at #8 South Carolina*# L, 1-3 kick off at 7 p.m. CT on the SEC Network+. The Tigers, whose season will come to an end at full time on Thursday night, 25 at Vanderbilt*# L, 0-3 look to go out with a bang by picking up their first win against a nationally-ranked opponent in six attempts, and first 30 #15 Florida* L, 0-3 win against a nationally-ranked opponent since a 1-0 home win against 15th-ranked Duke on Sept. 13 of last season. The OCTOBER (1-3-1) Blue Devils went on to finish as the NCAA Runners-Up last December after falling 1-0 to Penn State in the NCAA Women’s 6 Tennessee*# L, 1-3 9 at Georgia*# L, 0-3 College Cup Final. LSU enters their season finale on the back of a scoreless home draw with Alabama in their last outing 14 at Mississippi State* W, 1-0 on Sunday afternoon, and can finish the season as high as 11th in the final SEC standings to just miss out on qualification 20 #11 Auburn*^# L, 1-2 for the 10-team SEC Tournament beginning next week in Orange Beach, Alabama. Arkansas will kick off in third place in 23 Alabama*# T, 0-0 the overall SEC standings with a 7-3 record and 21 points in league play this year, and can lock up the No. 3 seed in the SEC 27 Arkansas*# 7 p.m. Tournament with a win in Baton Rouge on Thursday night. The Razorbacks are also well on their way to NCAA Tournament NOVEMBER (0-0) qualification with a No. 18 ranking in the NCAA’s Ratings Percentage Index updated on Monday afternoon. They feature 31-6 at SEC Tournament TBA a postseason resume that includes two wins over RPI Top 15 teams in No. 12 Florida and No. 13 Duke. Arkansas was * - Denotes SEC match eliminated from the SEC-title race with a 2-1 home defeat to Kentucky on Sunday, which was previously winless in SEC play ^ - Denotes SEC Network Broadcast this season. The Razorbacks are led in the attack by senior midfielder Lindsey Mayo, who has netted a team-leading eight # - Denotes SEC Network+ Broadcast goals on the season. Junior defender Jessi Hartzler and freshman midfielder Kayla McKeon follow Mayo with seven goals apiece to tie as Arkansas’ second-leading scorers, while senior midfielder Claire Kelley and freshman forward Stefani Doyle have added six goals each this season. The Tigers have certainly held the upper hand in the series with a 14-5-2 advantage Arkansas (14-4, 7-3 SEC) in 21 previous meetings between the two teams, including a current 12-game unbeaten run at 11-0-1 since 2004. DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) AUGUST (4-0) STORYLINES 19 at James Madison W, 4-3 • Summer Clarke scored her first and • Baucom has been lethal from • While returning the nucleus of 21 vs. VCU W, 2-1 only career hat trick against Arkansas the penalty spot this season as she a team that advanced to the SEC 26 #2 Duke W, 2-1 29 Missouri-Kansas City W, 2-0 when she netted three times in a 5-3 has converted all five of her spot Tournament Semifinals and qualified SEPTEMBER (8-1) win in Fayetteville on Oct. 4, 2013, to kicks with her last in a 1-0 win at for the NCAA Tournament a year 1 Northern Iowa W, 7-1 highlight an All-SEC freshman season. Mississippi State on Oct. 14. Baucom ago, the Tigers feature eight first- 4 at George Washington L, 0-1 Clarke has scored four goals in three remains perfect at 5-for-5 in penalty time starters in this year’s team as 9 at Mississippi State* W, 5-2 career appearances against Arkansas, kick opportunities this season as she senior Delaney Sheehan, juniors Zoe 11 North Texas W, 1-0 while junior Jorian Baucom has also found the back of the net from Higgins and Nicole Howard, redshirt 16 #4 Florida* W, 2-1 18 Lipscomb* W, 2-1 scored twice in two starts and senior the spot in a 2-1 home defeat to sophomore Caroline Brockmeier 22 at Alabama* W, 2-1 Megan Lee has netted once in three Colgate on Aug. 28, a 3-0 road win at and freshmen Caitlin Cantrill, Jade 25 at Ole Miss* W, 2-1 appearances against the Razorbacks. Indiana on Sept. 2 and twice in a 3-0 Clarke, Marlena Čutura and Ellie 30 Georgia* W, 2-1 home win against Ole Miss on Sept. Weber have all earned starts for the OCTOBER (2-3) • Baucom scored the game-winner 16. Baucom has won two of those Tigers this season. 6 Vanderbilt* W, 4-0 in the 17th minute of last year’s penalties on her own by drawing 9 at #4 South Carolina* L, 1-3 14 at #13 Auburn* L, 2-3 1-0 win at Arkansas as the Tigers fouls inside the box. She has taken 14 • Five Tigers are also first-time 20 Missouri* W, 1-0 extended an impressive unbeaten penalties in her career while scoring goal scorers this season with Nicole 23 Kentucky* L, 1-2 streak to 12-straight matches in the 11. That includes finishing 2-for-3 in Howard the latest to get on the 27 at LSU* 7 p.m. series since 2004. The Tigers ran their 2014 and 4-for-6 in 2015. scoresheet against Tennessee on Oct. NOVEMBER (0-0) mark to 11-0-1 in 12 matches played 6. Delaney Sheehan follows Jorian 31-6 at SEC Tournament TBA against Arkansas during that span • Baucom’s 33 goals in 60 career Baucom as the team’s second-leading * - Denotes SEC match and improved to 14-5-2 in 21 matches appearances for the Tigersties her for goal scorer with three goals, while all-time. The two sides played to a No. 3 on LSU’s all-time career goal Jordane Carvery, Caitlin Cantrill and 3-3 draw in their last match in Baton scoring list and just seven off the LSU Zoe Higgins have each scored their Rouge on Sept. 28, 2014. school record. first career goals. NSCAA NCAA DIVISION I POLL GAMECENTER RK. TEAM RECORD LAST Date/Time: Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. CT 1. West Virginia (22) 15-1-1 1 Location: Baton Rouge, La. – LSU Soccer Stadium (2,197) 2. South Carolina (4) 16-0-1 2 TV/Online: SEC Network+/ESPN3.com/WatchESPN 3. Stanford (3) 14-1-1 3 Series: LSU leads, 14-5-2 4. Southern California (1) 13-3-0 5 Series Notes: 5. BYU 13-2-1 6 The Tigers have been dominant in their series with the Razorbacks as they enter Thursday’s season finale riding an 6. Duke 12-3-2 4 impressive 12-game unbeaten streak with an 11-0-1 record against Arkansas dating back to the 2004 season. It’s certainly 7. Virginia 12-3-2 8 been a high-scoring series historically as the Tigers have outscored the Razorbacks by a 32-13 margin in their current 8. Florida State 12-2-2 9 12-game unbeaten run for an average of 3.75 goals scored per match between the two teams. LSU has scored an average 9. UCLA 12-3-1 12 of 2.67 goals per game in that span. Arkansas hasn’t taken the full three points in the series since a 3-2 win in Fayetteville on Halloween Night to close out the 2003 regular season. The Tigers have only been beaten once in Baton Rouge as they 10. Georgetown 13-2-2 7 are 7-1-2 in 10 matches played on their home pitch, including an eight-game unbeaten streak at 6-0-2 since 1998.