AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn (6-7-2, 3-4-0 SEC) begins its final stretch of the regular season with a matchup against No. 6 Arkansas (12-2-1, 6-1-0 SEC) Thursday night. Kickoff at the Auburn Soccer Complex is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
Thursday's match will be broadcast on SEC Network+ and is available on the WatchESPN app. The contest will also be available on radio at WEGL 91.1.
Admission to all Auburn soccer home matches is free.
Starting XI
Auburn enters the week with a 3-4-0 record and nine points in SEC play. The Tigers are in a tie for eighth in the conference standings.
The top 10 teams advance to the SEC Tournament, and the team holds a two-point advantage over Tennessee and Mississippi State.
The Tigers have advanced to the SEC Tournament in 18 straight seasons dating back to 2001. The streak is the second longest in the league behind Florida.
The Tigers are 167-62-18 (.713) all-time at the Auburn Soccer Complex, including 37-10-3 (.770) at home since the start of the 2015 season and 4-2-1 at home this year.
Friday marks Auburn's fifth game against a ranked opponent this season. The Tigers are 1-3-0 against ranked foes with each contest being decided by one goal.
Starting with the team's matchup against Texas A&M, four of Auburn's last five contests of the season are against a ranked opponent.
The Tigers have allowed just one goal and have outscored the opponent 14-1 in games they have won this season.
Bri Folds would move into a tie for fifth in program with another assist and a tie for seventh in program history with another goal.
Kate Hart has turned in six shutouts in her first season in an Auburn uniform. She would move into a tie for seventh in Auburn's single-season history with another shutout.
Auburn is 15-9-2 all-time against Arkansas but has dropped three straight contests to the Razorbacks. The Tigers are 10-2-0 all-time against the Razorbacks at home.
Scouting Arkansas
Arkansas enters the week with a 12-2-1 overall record and 6-1-0 record in SEC play, having already clinched the SEC Western division.
The Razorbacks lead the league and rank in the top five in the country in goal (45), assists (52) and points (142). Freshman forward Anna Podojil leads the SEC in goals (11) and is tied for the league lead in points (28).
On the other end, Arkansas also leads the conference and ranks sixth in the country with a 0.348 goals against average. The Razorbacks have pitched 10 shutouts this season.
Promotions
Student giveaways:
Two Apple airpods (white)
Two series 5 Apple watches (space gray)
Two Yeti Tundra 45 quart coolers (white with Auburn logo)
*Enter to win at the marketing table; six winners will be announced at halftime.
Player to Watch: Angeline Daly
Daly scored her first goal of the season and sixth goal of her career in a 2-1 loss at Florida last Friday. The sophomore midfielder hit a right-footed strike from 20 yards out just over the hand of a leaping goalkeeper and under the crossbar to give Auburn the lead in the 16th minute.