FAYETTEVILLE — Taylor Malham deflected a cross into the side netting in the fourth minute to give Arkansas the lead, and the Razorbacks dominated Northwestern (La.) State 5-1 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Soccer Tournament at Razorback Field.
Arkansas (17-4) will host Virginia Tech in the second round next Friday. The Hokies (12-5-2) defeated Ohio State 3-1 in the first round.
In a one-sided first half, Arkansas scored four goals on 17 shots and did not allow the Lady Demons to sniff the goal box. The Northwestern State defense suffered a catastrophic eight-minute stretch during which it allowed the Razorback advantage to balloon from 1-0 to 4-0.