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2016 SMU WOMEN’S SOCCER GAME 17: TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE Contact: Spencer Stewart | Office Phone: (214) 768-4723 | Cell Phone: (425) 205-7540 | Email: [email protected] SMU MUSTANGS TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE Overall: 10-5-1 Overall: 8-7-1 AAC: 4-2-1 vs AAC: 4-2-0 NSCAA Rank: N/A NSCAA Rank: N/A SETTING THE SCENE August 12 - 7 p.m. L, 2-0 Ole Miss (Exh.) The SMU women’s soccer team returns to Westcott Field Sunday to host Tulsa at 1 p.m. in the final home Westcott Field match of the regular season. Following the game, the Mustangs will honor its five seniors,Taylor Jackson, Bari Kesner, Paige Jacobs, Kelsey Gorney and Taylor Barg. Fans can get tickets by calling 214-SMU-GAME August 19 - 7 p.m. Cancelled (Weather) (214-768-4263) or visiting SMUMustangs.com/tickets. All home games will be aired on PonyUp TV, with Steve Rice Lansdale making the call. Live stats are also provided on SMUMustangs.com. Westcott Field August 25 - 7 p.m. W, 8-0 ABOUT SMU: The Mustangs are 10-5-1 overall and 4-2-1 in American Athletic Conference action after falling Northwestern State to [RV] Memphis, 3-1, Thursday night. SMU is third in The American standings, trailing only to No. 21 Connecti- Westcott Field cut and [RV] Memphis. The Mustangs are ranked No. 5 in the Northeast Region. Entering the match, SMU is August 28 - 5:30 p.m. W, 9-0 top 10 in six NCAA statistical categories, while leading The American in the same six. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Statistical Ranks as of Oct. 21: Actual NCAA/Conference Rank Standings as of Oct. 21: Westcott Field Scoring Offense (Avg/G) 2.44 12/2 School C.Pts Conf. Overall Pct. September 2 - 11:30 a.m. L, 2-1 Total Goals 39.0 10/1 UConn 16 5-0-1 13-2-1 0.844 Butler Total Points 117.0 8/1 Memphis 15 5-1 11-3-1 0.767 Bloomington, Ind. Points per game 7.31 7/1 SMU 13 4-2-1 10-5-1 0.656 Total Assists 39.0 4/1 Tulsa 12 4-2 8-7-1 0.531 September 5 - 12 p.m. W, 2-1 Assists per game 2.44 10/1 USF 10 3-2-1 11-2-1 0.821 Indiana Cincinnati 10 3-2-1 10-4-2 0.688 Bloomington, Ind. UCF 7 2-3-1 7-7-1 0.500 September 8 - 8 p.m. L, 4-0 Houston 5 1-4-2 6-5-3 0.536 BYU East Carolina 1 0-5-1 4-10-1 0.300 Provo, Utah Temple 0 0-6 3-13 0.188 September 11 - 7 p.m. W, 6-1 SMU QUICK HITS: Abilene Christian • Freshman Allie Thornton has 10 goals this season, and is the first player to record at least 10 goals in a Westcott Field season since Olivia O’Rear scored 13 in 2006 • Claire Oates has six goals this season, four of which for game-winners…she ranks 25th in the NCAA in September 16 - 6:30 p.m. W, 3-1 GWG Saint Louis • Jessica Cooley leads the team with eight assists. She ranks 11th in the NCAA Westcott Field • Last time SMU won 10 or more games in a season was in 2011 (11-8-1, 7-3-1 C-USA) September 18 - 7 p.m. W, 2-1 [RV]/[RV]Washington ALL-TIME SERIES: This is the 32nd meeting all-time between the two teams, with the first meeting dating Westcott Field back to 1987. The series featured a match a year for 26-straight years (29 matches), only to be snapped in September 25 - 7 p.m. L, 1-0 (2 OT) 2013. SMU holds a 23-6-2 all-time advantage over the Golden Hurricane, including a 13-2-1 record in Dallas. [RV]/[NR] TCU The last time the two teams met was a season ago, where the Golden Hurricane managed a 2-1 win in Tulsa, Fort Worth, Texas Okla. SMU is 1-3-1 in the last five meetings. All-Time Series: SMU vs. Tulsa (23-6-2) September 29 - 6 p.m. W, 1-0 H: 13-2, A: 9-3, N: 1-0 No. 15/18 USF Year Date Location Result Score (Opponent Rank) Tampa, Florida 2010 O28 H T-2OT 1-1 October 2 - 12 p.m. W, 3-1 2011 O28 A W 2-1 UCF 2012 O26 A L 1-2 2014 O26 H L 1-2 Orlando, Florida 2015 O1 A L 1-2 October 6 - 7 p.m. T, 1-1 No. 21/15 Connecticut Westcott Field October 9 - 1 p.m. W, 2-1 HOW THEY STACK UP Temple Westcott Field October 12 - 6 p.m. W, 1-0 East Carolina Greenville, N.C. October 16 - 12 p.m. L, 2-0 Cincinnati 10-5-1 Record 8-7-1 Cincinnati, Ohio 4-2-1 Conference 4-2-0 October 20 - 7 p.m. L, 3-1 NR/NR Rank (NSCAA/TopDrawer) NR/NR Memphis 34 RPI 76 Westcott Field 16 Games Played 16 October 23 - 1 p.m. 39-257 Goals-Shot Attempts 31-205 Tulsa 39 Assists 27 Westcott Field 2.44 Goals/game 1.94 October 27 - 7 p.m. .152 Shot % .151 Houston 127-257 SOG-Attempts 107-205 Houston, Texas .494 SOG % .522 Nov. 2 - 6 101 Corner Kicks 61 American Athletic Conference 1.10 GA Average 1.79 Championship 40 Saves 95 5/4 SHO For/Against 2/2 TULSA QUICK HITS: QUICK FACTS • Tulsa is fourth in the American Athletic Conference in goals (31) and points (89). The Golden Hurricane are ninth in The American in goals allowed (29) THE UNIVERSITY and goals against average (1.79) Location Dallas, Texas • The Golden Hurricane have 10 different goal scorers, including Rachel Thun Founded 1911 who leads the team with 10 goals…she leads the team with nine assists, 29 President Dr. R. Gerald Turner (Abilene Christian, ‘68) points, 47 shots and 30 shots on goal Director of Athletics Rick Hart (North Carolina, ‘94) SWA Monique Holland UP NEXT: The Mustangs conclude their regular season Thursday at Houston at 7 University Athletic Representative Paul Rogers p.m. More information can be found on SMUMustangs.com. Enrollment 10,981 Nickname Mustangs LAST TIME OUT: Blair Thorpe scored her fourth goal of the year, and the SMU Mascot Peruna IX (a Shetland pony) offense outshot [RV] Memphis, but the effort fell short as the SMU women’s soccer School Colors Red (PMS 186) & Blue (PMS 286) team lost 3-1 at Westcott Field Thursday night. SMU slides to 10-5-1 overall, and School Website www.SMU.edu 4-2-1 in the American Athletic Conference, while the Tigers improve to 11-3-1, and 5-1-0 in the AAC. The Mustangs outshot the Tigers, 13-12, with each team reg- Ticket Office (214) 768-4263, www.SMUTickets.com istering six shots on goal. The SMU offense recorded 10 shots, with six shots on frame and three corner kicks in the second half. Freshman Allie Thornton led SMU MUSTANG SOCCER with four shots, two on goal, while Valadez took three shots, with one on frame. Head Coach Chris Petrucelli (UNC-Greensboro, ’84) School Record 40-46-9 (.468) (5 Seasons*) HEAD COACH CHRIS PETRUCELLI: Two-time National Coach of the Year and Career Record 380-156-45 (.694) (27 seasons*) 1995 NCAA Championship Coach Chris Petrucelli enters his fifth season (2016) as * In Progress SMU Head Women’s Soccer Coach. A veteran of 20-plus years as a head coach, NCAA Tournament Appearances 16 Petrucelli was named the NSCAA National Coach of the Year in both 1994 and College Cup Appearances 4 (1994-97) 1995 and was lauded as the NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year in both National Championships 1 (1995) 2002 and 2006. In 26 years as a head coach, Petrucelli has compiled a 380-156- Assistant Coaches Nicole Nelson (Oklahoma City, ‘97) 45 (.693) record. His record at SMU is 40-46-9 (.468). Mat Cosgriff (Maine, ‘02) Soccer Office Phone (214) 768-4030 SHARING THE WEALTH: SMU has tallied 39 assists through 16 games, eclipsing Soccer Office Fax (214) 768-2405 last year’s total of 21. Freshman Jessica Cooley leads the team with eight, while Athletic Trainer Josh Dollahite (Fresno State, ‘11) Vanessa Valadez has tallied seven. Cooley ranks 11th in assists and 22nd in assists per game (0.5) among all NCAA DI players, and is third in both catego- Conference American Athletic (AAC) ries in the American Athletic Conference. Valadez ranks 31st in assists (7) and 43rd in assists per game (0.44) in the NCAA. She is No. 4 and No. 5 in the AAC, HISTORICAL FACTS respectively. 2015 Record 5-10-3 2015 Final NSCAA ranking N/A BEWARE OF THOR(NTON)’S HAMMER: Freshman forward Allie Thornton leads Conference American Athletic the team with 10 goals and 23 points. Thornton is the first player since Olivia 2015 Conference Record/Place 2-6-1 (9th - AAC) O’Rear (13) in 2006 to score at least ten goals in a single-season. The newcomer Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 is second on the team in shots on goal (20) and total shots (40) to only Vanessa SMU All-Time Record (1986-2016) 393-202-44 (.649) Valadez (25 and 40). Thornton enters the weekend ranked top-50 in four catego- NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 (Last: 2006) ries nationally, and top 10 in four categories in the AAC.