Arkansas Soccer unveils four-player recruiting class for 2021

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Soccer signed four new Razorbacks, head coach Colby Hale announced for the incoming class of 2021. The quartet, which features three transfers and a true freshman, will join nine other newcomers on the Hill this summer.

The Razorbacks are coming off the second Sweet 16 appearance in program history and back-to-back regular season conference titles.

Aidan Smith | GK | Fort Myers, Fla. | Canterbury High School

• Named All-State in 2021 after leading her team to the FHSAA 2A state title game
•   Two-time member of the All-Area First Team by the News-Press
• Won the Golden Gloves award after setting the school record for the most shutouts in a single season
•  Four-time All-Academic athlete

Ava Benedetti | MF | Happy Valley, Ore. | Central Catholic/Seattle | Portland Thorns Academy

•   Member of the First Team All-WAC and All-Tournament team in 2021
•    Academic All-WAC in back-to-back seasons (2019, ’21)
•    Was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week on April 5, 2021

Cora Duininck | D | Tulsa, Okla. | Lincoln Christian School/Liberty |Blitz United

• Candidate for the 2020-21 NCAA Senior Class Award
• Earned all-conference honors all four years at Liberty, including ASUN All-First Team this season. She was also named to the 2021 USC All-South Region Team
• Named to the 2018 ASUN All-Second Team as a sophomore
• Only freshman in 2017 to make First Team All-Big South
• Named a 2018 ASUN Fall Winner for Life

Hanna Reid | MF/D | Eagle Mountain, Utah | Real Salt Lake Academy/Purdue | La Roca Futbol Club DA

•  Second-leading scorer as a defender for La Roca Futbol Club U-19 DA
•  Played two seasons with Shattuck St. Mary’s DA and helped lead the team to a second-place finish at the US DA Showcase
•  Earned a US Soccer U-16 national team invite as a sophomore