Thirty-three years after it was formed, Arkansas’ soccer program won its first conference championship Thursday night.
The No. 6 Razorbacks defeated Tennessee 3-1 on the road to clinch the SEC title outright. Arkansas (14-2-2, 8-1-1 SEC) finished the regular season with 25 points in the standings, and will finish at least one point ahead of second-place South Carolina, which was still in action at the time the Razorbacks’ game ended.
Arkansas was predicted to finish sixth in the SEC by coaches in the preseason, but defeated three of five teams picked to finish higher in the standings, including the Volunteers (9-5-4, 3-5-2).