The No. 6 Arkansas soccer team remained red-hot to start SEC play, winning their fifth straight conference game, and their sixth straight, overall.
The Razorbacks (9-2-1, 5-0-0 SEC) got second-half goals from senior forwards Kiley Dulaney and Ava Tankersley to defeat Georgia 2-1 in front of 2,020 fans at Razorback Field.
The teams battled through a scoreless first half, despite the fact the the Hogs outshot the Dogs, 7-0. Georgia goalkeeper Jordan Brown made two of her game-high three saves before halftime.
Finally, at the 57:02 mark, Dulaney broke the ice with her second goal of the season. She got assists from midfielders Bea Franklin and Emilee Hauser, who sent the ball into the 18-yard box on a free kick. Dulaney missed the initial header but cleaned it up with a powerful shot into the upper right corner of the net.
Just over four minutes later, Tankersley boosted the Razorbacks’ lead to 2-0 with her third goal of the season, getting assists from freshman Bella Field and graduate Anna Podojil, who set up the shot with a header. It was Tankersley’s second game-winning goal in the past two games.
Georgia’s lone goal came at the 72:50 mark, when Brown launched a massive kick from her own goal position, which deflected off Arkansas goalkeeper Phoebe Carver and into the Razorbacks’ goal.
Carver recorded one save in the game to run her personal record to 4-0, coming in four straight starts. Unfortunately, the own goal ended her shutout streak.
Arkansas outshot Georgia 14-7 in the contest, and had nine corner kicks to none for the Bulldogs.
The Razorbacks will travel to Auburn on Sunday to face the Tigers in a Sunday night showdown on the SEC Network at 6 p.m.
