Razorback soccer advances to SEC final

Madison Louk (from left), Kayla McKeon, Tori Cannata and Stefani Doyle of Arkansas celebrate after a goal by Cannata in the second half vs Texas A&M Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at Razorback Field in Fayetteville.

Kayla McKeon scored on a header 43 seconds into overtime and Arkansas defeated Florida 1-0 Friday to advance to the championship game of the SEC Tournament for the third consecutive season.

The Razorbacks (13-4-3) will play LSU (13-6-2) in the title game Sunday at 1 p.m. in Orange Beach, Ala. The Tigers defeated South Carolina 1-0 in the other tournament semifinal Friday.

McKeon's header came on a cross from Marissa Kinsey and caught Florida goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese out of position. It was McKeon's eighth goal of the season, tied for the team lead.

Both teams had saves in the final five minutes to help force overtime. Florida (7-10-4) advanced to the semifinals with an upset win over No. 1 seed Vanderbilt on Tuesday.

Arkansas, the No. 4 seed, improved to 2-1-3 in overtime matches this year.

The Razorbacks' win over the Gators came just eight days after they lost 3-0 to Florida in the regular-season finale in Gainesville, Fla. The Razorbacks had lost 22 of 23 previous meetings against the Gators.

The Razorbacks defeated LSU 2-1 in double overtime on Oct. 4 in Fayetteville. LSU is the No. 7 seed in this year's tournament and Sunday's championship match will be the team's fourth game in eight days.

LSU defeated Missouri 3-2 in double overtime in the first round and defeated Tennessee 7-6 in penalty kicks Tuesday after the teams played to a 1-1 tie through two overtime periods.

Arkansas has outscored its opponents 5-0 at this year's tournament. The Razorbacks defeated Ole Miss 4-0 in their opener.

Arkansas has finished runner-up at the tournament the past two seasons with one-goal losses to Florida and Texas A&M in the championship round.