2008 Woodie Awards
Lady'Back Sport Briefs
Derek Oxford
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: Sports
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Volleyball
Arkansas finally managed to notch its first conference win last Sunday, defeating Tennessee on the road in Knoxville, Tenn. in five games.
Head coach Chris Poole now looks forward to a four-game home stand. The Lady'Backs host Georgia on Friday night and Auburn on Sunday afternoon at Barnhill Arena.
"We're certainly glad to get back home," Poole said. "We want to take some of the confidence we got today [Sunday] and build on it. I hope this [victory] is a turning point for this young team."
The Lady'Backs enter play this weekend with a 7-9 overall mark and a 1-5 record in the Southeastern Conference.
Georgia is 12-4 overall, with a 3-3 conference mark. Auburn chimes in 9-8 overall and mirrors Arkansas' conference record at 1-5.
In defeating Tennessee, the Lady'Backs ended the longest losing streak in school history that lasted eight games. They also improved to 14-7 against the Lady Vols all-time.
Sarah Freudenrich currently leads the SEC [in conference matches] in blocks per game. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native is blocking shots at an impressive 1.62 clip.
Soccer
After slipping up against Mississippi in their SEC opener, the Arkansas Lady'Back soccer team rebounded on Sunday and defeated Mississippi State 2-0 at Lady'Back Field.
With the shutout, the Lady 'Backs now have eight shutouts on the year, matching the school record set in 1991 and 1996.
"This was a really tough test for a young team," said Arkansas head coach Gordon Henderson. "We scored a very good goal to go up 1-0, and that allowed us to dictate the pace of the game. We had good ball movement, and I was very pleased with the attitude of our players. There was never any panic, even though we went through a couple of lulls on the field."
Georgia and Tennessee will now visit Lady'Back Field this weekend, as Arkansas continues its stretch of home games.
The win over Mississippi State puts the Lady'Backs at 8-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in SEC play.
Arkansas finally managed to notch its first conference win last Sunday, defeating Tennessee on the road in Knoxville, Tenn. in five games.
Head coach Chris Poole now looks forward to a four-game home stand. The Lady'Backs host Georgia on Friday night and Auburn on Sunday afternoon at Barnhill Arena.
"We're certainly glad to get back home," Poole said. "We want to take some of the confidence we got today [Sunday] and build on it. I hope this [victory] is a turning point for this young team."
The Lady'Backs enter play this weekend with a 7-9 overall mark and a 1-5 record in the Southeastern Conference.
Georgia is 12-4 overall, with a 3-3 conference mark. Auburn chimes in 9-8 overall and mirrors Arkansas' conference record at 1-5.
In defeating Tennessee, the Lady'Backs ended the longest losing streak in school history that lasted eight games. They also improved to 14-7 against the Lady Vols all-time.
Sarah Freudenrich currently leads the SEC [in conference matches] in blocks per game. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native is blocking shots at an impressive 1.62 clip.
Soccer
After slipping up against Mississippi in their SEC opener, the Arkansas Lady'Back soccer team rebounded on Sunday and defeated Mississippi State 2-0 at Lady'Back Field.
With the shutout, the Lady 'Backs now have eight shutouts on the year, matching the school record set in 1991 and 1996.
"This was a really tough test for a young team," said Arkansas head coach Gordon Henderson. "We scored a very good goal to go up 1-0, and that allowed us to dictate the pace of the game. We had good ball movement, and I was very pleased with the attitude of our players. There was never any panic, even though we went through a couple of lulls on the field."
Georgia and Tennessee will now visit Lady'Back Field this weekend, as Arkansas continues its stretch of home games.
The win over Mississippi State puts the Lady'Backs at 8-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in SEC play.
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