Trojans Resume Rivalry With Red Wolves Sunday

GAME 14 - ARKANSAS STATE
Date	Sunday, Oct. 10 - 6 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Stadium	Coleman Sports Complex
Records	Little Rock (6-4-3, 1-1-3 SBC) Arkansas State (7-4-1, 4-1 SBC)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	TrojanStats.com
Twitter	@LittleRockSOC
History	Little Rock vs. Arkansas State

Opening Draw
Little Rock returns to Coleman for the yearly showdown with rival Arkansas State on another Sunday showdown. Opening draw between the Trojans and Red Wolves is set for 6 p.m. Sunday evening.
 
Home Sweet Home
Little Rock enters Sunday's match with a 1-1-3 mark at home this season, including a 1-0-2 mark in Sun Belt play. The Trojans earned a 1-0 win over Troy on September 17, followed by a 1-1 double overtime draw against South Alabama on September 19 and a 0-0 double overtime draw against Georgia Southern on September 26. Since taking over the helm of the Little Rock soccer program in 2018, head coach Mark Foster has posted a 15-6-8 (.655) record at the Coleman Sports Complex.
 
Last Time Out
Little Rock split a weekend Sun Belt road trip, beginning with a 2-0 win at ULM on October 1. Jana Heinen scored the game-winner in the 52nd minute before an own goal, last touched by Skylar Garner, sealed the win in the 76th minute. Two days later in San Marcos, Little Rock conceded a pair of goals early in the second half at Texas State before a late charge, sparked by a Natalee Geren goal in the 84th minute, gave the Trojans new life before falling 2-1.
 
Defensive Minded
Heading into this Sunday's game, Little Rock has allowed just nine goals on the season for a 0.69 goals against average, lowest in the Sun Belt. The Trojans have posted eight shoutouts in 13 games this season, entering the weekend tied for fifth nationally behind the 10 from Wake Forest and nine each from Milwaukee, Virginia and Washington State. Little Rock is 13th nationally in shutout percentage (.615) and 35th in goals against average (0.655).
 
Scouting the Red Wolves
Arkansas State enters Sunday's game at 7-4-1 on the year and 4-1 in Sun Belt play, currently second in the league standings with 12 points. The Red Wolves are led by preseason Player of the Year Sarah Sodoma, who has five goals and four assists on the year, while preseason Defensive Player of the Year Megan McClure is allowing 0.97 goals per game with a .833 save percentage in goal. Sunday's game is the 26th all-time meeting between the two with the Trojans posting an 8-12-5 mark against their northeastern rivals. Little Rock is seeking its first win over Arkansas State since the 3-0 victory in 2018, going 0-3-2 against the Red Wolves in the last five meetings.
 
In the Record Book
Fifth-year defender Bergros Asgeirsdottir has etched her name among the all-time leader in the Trojan record book in a pair of categories this season. Asgeirsdottier is now the all-time Little Rock leader in both games played (89) and minutes played (7,755), surpassing Jane Picarelli (2007-10) for the top spot in both categories. She is on the doorstep of becoming the all-time leader in another category as she has 83 career starts, tying Picarelli's program-record 83.
 
Spreading the Wealth
Little Rock has had a balanced attack this season as the Trojans' 16 goals on the year have been scored by 11 different players. Jana Heinen leads the squad with four goals and a pair of assists while Bergros Asgeirsdottir and Fanney Einarsdottir have both found the back of the net twice. Natalee Geren picked up her first goal of the season at Texas State on Sunday, becoming the 11th different goal scorer on the year for Little Rock.
 
Trojan Stat Leaders
Heading into this weekend's matches, the Trojans have been led by four goals from Jana Heinen and two each from Bergros Asgeirsdottir and Fanney Einarsdottir with Heinen and Abril Lucio tallying a pair of assists. Six different Trojans have taken 14 or more shots this season, led by 20  from Heinen and 18 from Julia Edholm  as Stephens' 12 shots on goal leads Little Rock offensively, followed closely by the 11 from Heinen.
 
Solid in Net
Little Rock's defensive unit and goalkeeping staffs have done all it can to keep the opposition off the scoreboard, allowing just three goals over the last seven games for a 0.37 goals against average over a span of 724 minutes. All three Little Rock goalkeepers that have seen action this year have recorded at least one shutout, led by three from both Saskia Wagner and Paige Henry. Wagner has posted a .852 save percentage in six games while Henry has notched a .737 save percentage as the duo have combined for 37 stops this season.
 
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