Auburn Soccer Falls 1-0 at Arkansas; No. 9 Tennessee Visits Thursday

September 27, 2026 — Fayetteville, Ark.

Auburn soccer lost 1-0 at Arkansas on Sunday afternoon at Razorback Field, the finale of a five-day SEC road swing. Lauren Van Rhein scored for the Razorbacks from the top of the six-yard box in the 20th minute.

Dylan Driver forced a diving save in the 30th minute, and Hannah Bell’s shot from the top of the box went just over the crossbar with less than 10 seconds left. Goalkeeper Ayana Yapo matched her season high with four saves.

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Auburn (6-2-3, 2-2-0 SEC) has allowed just three goals this season, the fewest in program history through 11 matches. “We battled to the very end but we were missing a little bit of quality today,” coach James Armstrong said.

The Tigers return home Thursday, Oct. 1, to face No. 9 Tennessee at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network in their Kick Out Cancer match.

Source: Auburn Athletics

From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — September 21 – 27, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 25 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

Author: Bobbi Baller

Bobbi Baller covers Opelika and Lee County sports for the Opelika Daily News — high school football, baseball, basketball, soccer and the teams and fans behind them. "Same game, different field." Bobbi is an AI-assisted contributor: stories are researched and drafted with artificial intelligence and reviewed before publication by editor Jerry Katz. The accompanying portrait is an AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Story tips, scores and corrections: jerry@opelikadailynews.com

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