SMU MEN’S SOCCER 30 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 18 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 40 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
THIS WEEK... Schedule [RV] SMU (6-2-0, 0-1-0) plays its first American Athletic Conference home match against UCF (1-4-1, 0-1-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m. OVERALL: 6-2-0 (HOME: 5-0-0; AWAY 1-2-0; NEUTRAL 0-0-0) SMU is 5-0 at home this season, and is receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches’ Poll. AMERICAN: 0-1-0 (HOME: 0-0-0; AWAY 0-1-0) The Mustangs welcome the Knights to Westcott Field after having a three-game winning streak snapped in a 1-0 overtime loss Date Opponent Time/Results at Tulsa last week. Aug. 25 UC Davis W, 3-2 CICHERO NAMED 2017 SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE (Sept. 22, 2017) Sept. 1 Oakland^ W, 2-1 Mauro Cichero has been named one of 30 candidates for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award. The award is presented annually Sept. 3 Cornell^ W, 3-0 to an NCAA Division I senior with notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The Norman, Oklahoma, native is on pace to graduate in December with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Sept. 7 at No. 1 Stanford L, 1-3 Physiology & Sport Management. Cichero has routinely been active in the community, spending time with local children at free Sept. 9 at Santa Clara W, 1-0 youth clinics and camps, while providing direction through soccer oriented games. He also has done community service work with Habitat for Humanity. Cichero has been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best Sept. 15 [RV] Loyola University Maryland W, 4-0 XI second team and the Preseason All-Conference team. Cichero is the emotional leader of the Mustangs as he is tied for the Sept. 17 Brown W, 1-0 conference lead in points (14) and tied for second in the league in assists (4). Cichero has five goals this season, and is tied for the team lead with teammate Garrett McLaughlin. He notched his first career hat trick against UC Davis in the season Sept. 24 at Tulsa* L, 0-1 (OT) opener (Aug. 25) to earn The American Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28). Sept. 29 UCF* 7:30 PM THREE MUSTANGS GARNER AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONORS (Sept. 18, 2017) Oct. 7 at Temple* 6:00 PM Jordan Cano was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, while Garrett McLaughlin and Oct. 10 Northeastern 7:00 PM Michael Nelson were selected to the weekly honor roll. Oct. 14 Memphis* 7:00 PM LAST TIME OUT – No. 19 SMU FALLS IN OVERTIME AT TULSA, 1-0 (Sept. 24, 2017) Oct. 17 Oral Roberts 7:00 PM The SMU men’s soccer team fell in overtime at Tulsa, 1-0, at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium. Tulsa’s Gustavo Vargas knocked in a header from two yards out off a corner kick in the 94th minute to give the Golden Hurricane the win. The Mus- Oct. 21 at Cincinnati* TBD tangs fell to 6-2-0 overall and 0-1-0 in The American, while Tulsa improved to 3-3-1 on the season and 1-0-0 in conference Oct. 29 at South Florida* 12:00 PM play. Nov. 4 at Connecticut* TBD ABOUT SMU (AMERICAN) American Athletic Conference Championship SMU (6-2-0, 0-1-0) is led by head coach Kevin Hudson, who has 21 letterwinners returning, including eight starters from last season. The Mustangs were selected to finish fifth in the preseason poll of The American, a league that sent two teams (Tulsa, Nov 10 Semifinals TBD USF) to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. SMU is the only team in The American with six wins and is the only team in the conference Nov 12 Championship TBD receiving votes in the United Coaches’ Poll. The Mustangs won their season opener against UC Davis (3-2), followed by two wins against Oakland (2-1) and Cornell (3-0) to claim the SMU Tournament title. On the first road trip of the season, the Mus- Home matches in bold at Westcott Field; *Conference match; tangs went 1-1 in California with a 3-1 loss to then-No. 1 Stanford, before a 1-0 victory against Santa Clara. SMU won its last ^SMU Tournament; All times CT two matches at home with a 4-0 win against Loyola (Md.) and a 1-0 victory against Brown. The Mustangs lead the American Athletic Conference in points (6.00), goals (1.88) and assists per game (2.25). SMU went 6-9-1 overall and 2-4-1 in conference play in 2016.
ABOUT UCF (AMERICAN) Follow the Mustangs UCF (1-4-1, 0-1-0) will play its fifth straight match on the road against SMU when the Knights take the pitch Friday. Five of • WEBSITE: SMUMustangs.com UCF’s first six matches have been on the road. The Knights opened conference play with a 3-2 double overtime loss to USF • FACEBOOK: /SMUSoccerM last week in the War on I-4 Rivalry Series. Senior Matias Pyysalo leads UCF offense with four goals and nine points. He has • TWITTER: @SMUSoccer - #PonyUp totaled 17 shots, including nine on goal. Freshman Yannik Oettl has registered 21 saves with a 1.22 goals-against average, • INSTAGRAM: @SMU.Mustangs - @SMU_msoc including two shutouts this year. • YOUTUBE: /SMUMustangsAthletics • TAGBOARD: /PonyUp SMU-UCF SERIES HISTORY SMU holds a 5-4-4 lead in the all-time series against UCF. Last year, UCF’s Matias Pyysalo delivered the game-winning goal in the 63rd minute to defeat the Mustangs, 1-0.
LAST TIME AGAINST UCF (L, 1-0 at UCF on Oct. 1, 2016): After a two and a half hour weather delay, the SMU fell to UCF, 1-0, in Orlando, Florida. The Mustangs outshot the Knights 5-4 in the first half, despite a scoreless first period. Emil Cuello led all Mustangs with four shots and one on goal. UCF scored in the 63rd minute of the match as Matias Pyysalo sneaked one past goalkeeper Michael Nelson. The Knights posted eleven total shots, to SMU’s eight. Michael Nelson recorded one save in 90 minutes of play.
UP NEXT SMU continues conference play at Temple Saturday, Oct. 7. The match is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT.
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GENERAL INFORMATION Former SMU standout Kevin Hudson was named the fourth head coach in the program’s history on Jan. 9, 2015. Hudson spent seven Location ______Dallas, Texas seasons as an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head Founded______1911 coach prior to the 2014 season after returning to the Hilltop in 2007. President______R. Gerald Turner Director of Athletics______Rick Hart During Hudson’s nine years on the Hilltop, the Mustangs have reached the NCAA Tournament on five occasions, advancing as far as the Faculty Athletic Representative______C. Paul Rogers Elite Eight in 2010. In 2010 and 2012, SMU earned the Conference Enrollment______11,739 USA regular season title, and in 2011 the squad won the tournament Conference______American Athletic Conference championship. School Nickname______Mustangs In his first year as head coach, Hudson’s team claimed the 2015 Mascot______Peruna (a Shetland Pony) American Athletic Conference regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Hudson Colors______Red (PMS 186) and Blue (PMS 286) and his coaching staff were named the 2015 AAC Coaching Staff of the Year. The Mustangs have amassed a 103-63-23 (.606) record during Hudson’s tenure including a 21-12-5 (.618) record as head coach. MUSTANG COACHING STAFF Head Coach______Kevin Hudson (SMU ‘04) On the field, Hudson has helped mentor a pair of NSCAA All-America Second-Team selections, as Assistant Coaches______Dustin Norman well as 14 All-Region honorees. At the conference level, three student-athletes have been selected as Player of the Year and 31 have been recognized as all-conference competitors. ______Brett Koziczkowski Athletic Trainer______Becky Rolke In two seasons as head coach, Hudson has coached a 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and Soccer Office Phone______(214) 768-2158 NSCAA All-American First Team member, the 2015 AAC Offensive Player of the Year, 2015 AAC Midfielder of the Year, 2015 AAC Goalkeeper of the Year and the 2016 AAC Rookie of the Year. Soccer Office Fax______(214) 768-2405 In the classroom, there has been an NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America selection, three CoSIDA SMU MEDIA INFORMATION Academic All-America honorees, ten CoSIDA All-District selections, 13 C-USA Academic Medal recipients, and seven all-conference academic team award winners. The Mustangs were also Men’s Soccer Contact______William B. Jones awarded the 2014-15 and 2015-16 AAC Team Academic Excellence Award for the highest team GPA Soccer Contact’s Office Phone______(214) 768-4849 in the conference. [email protected] Athletic Public Relations Office Phone______(214) 768-2883 Hudson was a standout student-athlete with the Mustangs from 2000-03 and was a member of SMU’s 2000 College Cup team. In 2003, Hudson was an NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest Region First Athletic Public Relations Address: Team selection, as well as an All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team honoree. During his senior Loyd All-Sports Center season, he was named to CollegeSoccerNews.com’s National Team of the Week on two occasions, 5800 Ownby Drive, Suite 305 and he was also selected as the MVC Tournament MVP that same season. Hudson was selected as the 44th pick by DC United in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Dallas, Texas 75275 SMU website ���������������������������������������������www.SMUMustangs.com For his efforts in the classroom, Hudson received CoSIDA Academic All-America First-Team honors, Facebook______www.Facebook.com/SMUSoccerM and was twice named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete squad. He also earned the MVC President’s Twitter______www.Twitter.com/SMUSoccerM, #PonyUp Academic Excellence award in 2001. He holds a USSF A coaching license. MUSTANG SOCCER FACTS 2016 Record______6-9-1 Hudson and his wife, Christina, live in Dallas. 2016 Final NSCAA Ranking______N/A 2016 Conference Record/Place______2-4-1 / 7th SMU All-Time Record (1975-2015)______576-185-76 Home Field______Westcott Field (75 x 115) Surface______Natural grass Capacity: ______4,000
Dustin Norman Brett Koziczkowski Jaime Ibarra Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Assistant 2017 MUSTANGS
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous College/Previous School) 1 Michael Nelson GK 6-4 180 Sr. Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 2 Jordan Cano D 6-1 170 Sr. Frisco, Texas (Lone Star) 3 Philip Ponder D 6-1 170 So. Denton, Texas (Lone Start) 4 Garrett Welch D 5-10 175 Sr. Richmond, Texas (Foster) 5 Boston Gilbert MF 6-0 160 So. San Antonio, Texas (San Antonio Christian) 6 Jared Rice D/MF 6-1 185 Sr. Plano Texas (Plano East) 7 Garrett McLaughlin F 6-0 165 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall) 8 Caleb Smith MF 5-9 135 Jr. Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin) 10 Emil Cuello MF 5-11 165 Jr. Orem, Utah (Orem) 11 Christian Boorom MF/F 5-11 170 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (IMG Academy) 12 Eddie Munjoma D 5-10 155 So. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 13 Matteo DeFina GK 6-2 165 Fr. Livermore, Calif. (Granada/Mustang SC) 14 Mauro Cichero F 6-3 175 Sr. Norman, Okla. (Norman North) 15 Colten Habecker F 6-1 175 Jr. Douglassville, Pa. (The Hill School) 16 Dakota Okwuone F/MF 5-10 185 So. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe South) 17 Tosh Yasuda MF 5-10 150 So. Las Cruces, N.M. (Lone Star) 18 Patrick M. Hillyard GK 6-1 165 So. Houston, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 19 Nicky Hernandez F/MF 5-11 160 Fr. Dallas, Texas (School of Science and Engineering) 21 Jacob Cohen F/MF 6-1 170 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Chaparral) 22 Bryce Clark MF 5-8 160 Sr. Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos) 23 Patrick Wintergalen D 6-3 180 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 24 Talen Maples D 6-0 175 Fr. Leander, Texas (Leander) 25 Austin Vincent D 5-9 150 Fr. Longview, Texas (Longview) 26 Luke Thompson MF 5-10 150 Fr. Dripping Springs, Texas (Lake Travis) 27 Abdul Yassine F/MF 5-9 165 Sr. Garland, Texas (Brighter Horizons Academy) 28 Noah Hilt MF 5-11 155 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) 29 Grant Makela GK 6-4 180 So. Destin, Fla. (Fort Walton Beach) 30 Joshua Berney D 6-1 170 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness Catholic) 31 Dwight Williams Jr. MF 5-9 150 So. Dallas, Texas (Fort Worth Country Day) 32 Tyler Long F/MF 5-10 165 Gr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview/Brown University) 33 Ryan Capo MF 6-0 165 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
Pronunciation Guide 2 Jordan Cano Kah-No 10 Emil Cuello Ee-Meal Quay-show 11 Christian Boorom Boar-um 12 Eddie Munjoma Moon-jo-ma 13 Matteo DeFina Dah-fee-na 14 Mauro Cichero Mar-o See-cha-row 15 Colten Habecker Ha-Beh-ker 17 Tosh Yasuda Ya-su-da 24 Talen Maples Tal-En AC Brett Koziczkowski Kah-zic-kow-ski #1 MichaelREDSHIRT SENIOR • GOALKEEPER Nelson • KATY, TEXAS / SEVEN LAKES 2016 (RS-Jr.): Named 2016 American Athletic Conference Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year…Started 15 games and played over 1,310 minutes for the Mustangs…Registered 55 saves…Had three shutouts…Finished fourth in the AAC in save percentage with .764 percent…Finished third in AAC in saves per game with 3.67.
2015 (RS-So.): Named American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and was a first-team all-conference selection… Started every match for the Mustangs… Registered 90 saves with a .99 goals-against average… Had nine shutouts and a .796 save percentage… Ranked first in the conference in saves, save percentage and shutouts, ranked third in saves per game.
2014 (RS-Fr.): Named American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and was a first-team all-conference selection ... Started every match for the Mustangs during his first collegiate season ... Registered 59 saves with a 0.98 goals-against average ... Had five shutouts and a .766 save percentage ... Ranked second in the conference in GAA, fourth in save percentage, tied for fourth in shutouts and fifth in saves.
2013 (Fr.): Did not see action.
Prior to SMU: Played club for AHFC 95B, earning a runner-up result in the Region 3 Premier League in 2011-12 ... Helped lead the team to two state championships ... Won the 2010 Region 3 Premier League West title ... Took fourth in the USYS National League in 2011-12 ... Led Seven Lakes High School to a third-place district result in 2012 and a district championship in 2013 ... Was first-team all- district in 2012 and was the 19-5A district MVP in 2013 while also earning first-team all-state recognition ... Served as team captain in 2012 and 2013.
Awards: American Athletic Conference Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year (2016) American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (10/24/16) American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year (2015) American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year (11/13/14) American Athletic Conference First-Team (11/13/14) College Sports Madness All-AAC First-Team (11/10/14) American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (11/3/14) American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (10/6/14) American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (9/1/14)
#2 JordanSENIOR • DEFENDER • FRISCO, Cano TEXAS / LONE STAR 2016 (Jr.): Named to the All-American Athletic Conference second-team … Played in 16 games, started 15 for the Mustangs… Scored two goals on nine shots with five shots on goal.
2015 (So.): Named to American Athletic Conference second-team… played and started in 21 games … Attempted four shots with three on goal… Had two assists… Was part of back line that only allowed 23 goals in the season.
2014 (Fr.): Named to the American Athletic Confernece All-Rookie team ... Logged 1,553 minutes this season ... Had one goal off eight shots ... Was part of a back like that has only allowed 18 goals this season.
Prior to SMU: One of the top defenders of his 2014 high school graduation class... Rated as the No. 14 recruit and fourth-best defender in the country by collegesoc- cernews.com, and is a four-star prospect and the No. 1 defender in Texas according to topdrawersoccer.com ... Has participated in numerous US Soccer U17 National Team camps and has been invited to the US Soccer U17 National Team residency program in Bradenton, Florida, twice ... As the captain of his FC Dallas U18 Academy team, Cano has been a starting central defender for the past three seasons and has also been called up to train and play with the FC Dallas Reserves ... A member of former SMU great Luchi Gonzalez’s squad, Cano has helped lead his team to the US Soccer Development Academy National Semifinals.
Personal: Anticipated business major ... Son of Lisa and Fernando Cano ... Has four brothers (Christian, Gabriel, Roman and Angelo) ... Chose SMU because of the campus and the close prox- imity to home ... Enjoys playing golf ... Brother Gabriel played soccer at Midwestern State.
Awards: American Athletic Conference Second Team (2016) American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/24/16) American Athletic Conference Second Team (2015) American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team (11/13/14) American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (9/22/14) #3REDSHIRT JUNIORPhilip • MIDFIELDER • AUSTIN, Ponder TEXAS / ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL 2016 (Fr.): Played in six games, starting three on the backline for the Mustangs.
Priro to SMU: Rated among the top center back prospects in the state of Texas in the class of 2015 ... Member of FC Dallas De- velopment Academy U17/18 ... Played in multiple reserve team matches with FC Dallas and trains regularly with FC Dallas First Team ... Starting center back in 26 of 28 matches in 2013-14 as part of the FC Dallas U 15/16 team that finished first during the US Soccer Development Academy Frontier Division with an 18-2-7 record during the regular season.
#4 GarrettSENIOR • DEFENDER •Welch RICHMOND, TEXAS / FOSTER
2016 (Jr.): Played in 10 games and started eight on the back line for the Mustangs...Attempted two shots...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team.
2015 (So.): Played in two games, started one… Attempted one shot on goal.
2014 (Fr.): Started 16 of the 17 matches played in his first season ... Was part of a back line that only allowed 18 goals in 18 matches.
Prior to SMU: Attended Foster High School ... Played for US Soccer Development Academy member Houston Dynamo Academy and helped lead the U-18 Dynamo Academy to a wildcard playoff berth, and fourth place finish in the Texas region during the 2012-13 season ... Team was runner-up at the Dallas Cup ... Has participated internationally in Bolivia, El Salvador and Mexico.
Personal: Anticipated business major ... Chose SMU because of the high academic and athletic standards ... Parents are Michelle and Garth Welch, who both played soccer at Texas A&M ... Has two brothers (Johan and Daniel) ... was named to the Principal’s Honor Roll for his work in the classroom ... Hobbies include summer camp counseling, watching movies and reading. #5SOPHOMORE Boston • MIDFIELDER • SAN ANTONIO, TEXASGilbert / SAN ANTONIO CHRISTIAN
2016 (Fr.): Did not see action.
Prior to SMU: Attended San Antonio Christian High School where he captained his team for three seasons ... Member of the all-district first team and San Antonio Private School All-Area Team ... Led Alamo Revolution to a 2015 Surf Cup Title ... Earned the Gold Service Hour Award for showing a passion for philanthropic endeavors.
SENIOR#6 • DEFENDER Jared / MIDFIELDER • PLANO, TEXASRice / PLANO EAST
2016 (Jr.): Played in 12 matches and started eight on the backline for SMU...Recorded two shots with one on goal.
2015 (So.): Named to the NSCAA All-East Region Third Team… Played and started in all 22 games… Anchor in the Mustang defense that only allowed 23 goals in 22 games… Had one goal in 11 shot attempts… Led the team in assists with 10… Finished the season second in assists and third in assists per game in The American.
2014 (Fr.): Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team ... Started every match during his initial season ... Has a team-high eight assists ... Logged 1,586 minutes ... Part of a back line that has only allowed 18 goals in 18 matches ... Finished the season third in assists and assists per game in The American.
Prior to SMU: Lettered one year in soccer at Plano East Senior High School ... Was a second-team all-district selection ... Rated as the No. 28 and No. 105 recruit in the United States by collegesoccernews.com and topdrawersoccer.com, respectively ... A four-time state champion ... Played for the Dallas Texans Academy under coach David Hudgell ... Helped lead his team to a third place finish in the central league of the US Soccer Development Academy en route to a playoff berth ... Has competed internationally in Spain and England.
Personal: Anticipated business major ... Parents are Lauren and James Rice ... Has one brother (Jor- dan) ... Was an honor student all four years of high school ... Enjoys art and working out.
Awards: American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team (11/13/14) College Sports Madness All-AAC Second-Team (11/10/14) TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (11/4/14) American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (11/3/14) American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (10/13/14) #7 GarrettSOPHOMORE • FORWARD McLauglin• OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA / HERITAGE HALL
2016 (Fr.): Named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year...Unanimous selection to the AAC All-Rookie Team...Started in 12 games and played in all 16 matches for SMU...Scored a team-high four goals...Tallied three assists...Took 21 shots with 12 on goal.
Prior to SMU: Named the 2015 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the year as a junior at Heritage Hall ... Member of the ODP Region 3 team that won the 2014 Winter Regional Championship ... Voted to the All-Star ODP Region Team following his stellar performance at the national event ... Led Heritage Hall High School to the Oklahoma State title in 2013 and 2014 ... Recognized as a topdrawersoccer.com All-American after scoring 30 goals and registering 14 assists during the 2015 season ... Member of Oklahoma FC 97 that has won multiple state club titles and competed at the US Youth Soccer Region 3 Championships.
Awards: American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year (2016) American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team - unanimous selection (2016) American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (10/17/16)
#8JUNIOR • MIDFIELDERCaleb • ARLINGTON, TEXASSmith / ARLINGTON MARTIN
2016 (So.): Played in 11 games and started five for the Mustangs...Scored one goal...Recorded five shots with two on goal.
2015 (Fr.): Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team… Played in 22 games, starting 16… Had one goal in 20 shots, six on goal… Had one assist and tallied three points.
Prior to SMU: The No. 12 player in the country, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com ... Called up to the U20 National Team to compete in the NTC Invitational in 2014 where he recorded an assist in a 4-0 victory over Bermuda ... In 2013, he was a member of the USA U17 National Team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, and participated in the 2013 USSDA National Championship match against Real Salt Lake ... Member of the NSCAA All-America Team and named the fourth best col- lege bound prospect.
Awards: American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team (2015) #10 EmilJUNIOR • MIDFIELDER Cuello • OREM, UTAH / OREM
2016 (So.): Played in all 16 games and started 11 for SMU...Scored two goals...Tallied one assist...Took 25 shots with seven on goal.
2015 (Fr.): Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team… Played in 21 games, starting one… Had three goals in 35 shots… Tallied four assists and had three game-winning goals… Finished tied fourth in game-winning goals in The American.
AWARDS: AAC All-Rookie Team (2015)
#11 ChristianJUNIOR • MIDFIELDER / FORWARD • FT. LAUDERDALE,Boorom FLORIDA / IMG ACADEMY
2016 (So.): Played in all 16 games, started nine... Scored two goals and tallied one assist… Took 14 shots, including five on goal.
2015 (Fr.): Named to American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team ... Played in all 22 games, started 17 during his first collegiate season ... Regis- tered 4 goals, 1 assist and 24 shots, including 9 on goal.
Prior to SMU: Member of the IMG Academy ... Two-year starter and leading scorer ... Named team’s MVP ... Was the youngest starter on Fort Lauderdale’s USL, Premier Development League team at 16 ... Also a two-year letterwinner and starter at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School scoring 12 goals and recording six assists to help lead the team to a combined record of 34-5-5.
Personal: Was a member of the Highest Honor Roll at Saint Thomas Aquinas maintaining a 4.0 GPA, and was an Honor Roll member at IMG Academy.
Awards: American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team (2015) #12 EddieSOPHOMORE Munjoma • DEFENDER • DALLAS, TEXAS / LONE STAR
2016 (Fr.): Played in 13 games and started 12 on the backline for SMU...Recorded a team-high four assists...Tallied five shots...Named to the U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team domestic training camp roster.
Prior to SMU: Member of the U19 United States Youth National Team ... Plays for FC Dallas ... Led his FC Dallas U16 Academy team to the 2015 US Soccer Development Academy National Championship ... Started at left back for nearly ever match in 2014-15 en route to topdrawersoccer.com Top 11 honors ... Rated the No. 64 recruit in the 2016 class by collegesoccernews.com.
#13 MatteoFRESHMAN • GOALKEEPER DeFina • LIVERMORE, CALIF. / GRANADA
Prior to SMU: Played for Mustang SC…Also played for De Anza Force Academy and San Jose Earthquakes Academy…Currently ranked the No.1 goalkeeper and the No. 11 player overall in the Northern California and Hawaii Region by Topdrawersoccer.com. #14 MauroSENIOR • FORWARD • NORMAN, Cichero OKLAHOMA / NORMAN NORTH 2016 (Jr.): Named to the NSCAA All-East Region Third Team…All-American Athletic Conference second-team honoree…Played in 15 games and started 14 for the Mustangs…Scored three goals and tallied 1 assist...Attempted a team-leading 44 shots with 17 on goal…Finished fifth in The American in shots (44) and third in shots per game with 2.93.
2015 (So.): Named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist… Named American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year… Named to NSCAA DI All-America First Team… Named to NSCAA All-East Region First Team… Unanimous First-Team All-AAC selection… Played and started in 21 games… Had a team-leading 10 goals… Attempted 71 shots, 29 on goal… Had nine assists and three game-winning goals… Finished ranked second in shots, third in shots per game, third in assists, fifth in assists per game, tied fourth in goals and second in points in The American.
2014 (Fr.): Named to the American Athletic Conference Second Team and was an all-rookie team selection ... Started and played in 17 matches in his first season with the Mustangs ... Had a team-high 46 shots ... Tallied a pair of goals including match winners against #RV Tulsa and Central Arkansas ... Had four assists in 1,260 minutes of action ... Finished fifth in shots per game in The American and tied for fifth in shots and game winners.
Prior to SMU: 2013 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year ... Rated as Oklahoma’s top prospect from the 2014 graduating class ... As a junior, he scored 22 goals for a Norman North squad that finished the season with a 13-4 record and as the state runner-up ... Helped lead the team to a perfect 17-0 record and state championship, as well as a StudentSportsSoccer.com Spring FAB 50 No. 1 ranking as a sophomore ... Also was on StudentSportsSoccer.com’s national list of Top 25 uncommitted seniors at No. 3 ... Spent much of his youth career playing in academies in Valencia, Spain.
Personal: Anticipated sports management major ... Son of Luigi Cichero ... Chose SMU because of the coaches and soccer program ... Hobbies include any athletic sport and music ... Father, Mauro Sr., played professionally in Italy, while his oldest brother, Alejandro, has played professionally in Portugal, Italy and China. Gabriel, another sibling of his, compiled 49 appearances for the Venezuelan National Team.
Awards: NSCAA All-East Region Third Team (2016) All-American Athletic Conference Second Team (2016) MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2015) NSCAA All-East Region First Team (2015) NSCAA DI All-America First Team (2015) AAC Offensive Player of the Year (2015) Unanimous AAC First Team (2015) #15REDSHIRT Colten JUNIOR • FORWARD • DOUGLASSVILLE, Habecker PENNSYLVANIA / THE HILL SCHOOL
2016 (RS So.): Played in 13 matches and started seven for the Mustangs...Scored one goal...Took four shots with one on goal...Named to the CoSIDA Academic All- District 7 Team.
2015 (So.): Did not see action.
2014 (Fr.): Played in all 18 matches ... Scored the match winner against RV Duke for his first collegiate talley ... Registered 11 shots, including six on goal, and had one assist.
Prior to SMU: 2013 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year ... Led The Hill School to a 2013 Mid-Atlantic Prep League and the Pennsylvania Independent School Athletic Association championships ... High school was named the No. 1 prep soccer team in the United States by studentsports.com ... Set the single-season scoring record at The Hill School with 34 goals ... A member of the Lehigh Valley United soccer club, Habecker has helped his team to three Pennsylvania state championships, as well as an appear- ance at the 2013 USYSA National Championship ... Also represents Pennsylvania on the Region I ODP Team.
Personal: Anticipated business major ... Son of Nicki and Kurt Habecker ... Has one brother (Joshua) and one sister (Grace) ... Chose SMU because it’s the best combination of academics and athletics ... Enjoys friends, music, reading, video games and watching sports ... Father played soccer at N.C. State.
Awards: American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (9/8/14)
#16 DakotaSOPHOMORE • FORWARD/MIDFIELDER Okwuone • OLATHE, KAN. / OLATHE SOUTH
Prior to SMU: Majoring in biological sciences, health & society, and political science...Enjoys playing sports, especially soccer and listening to music... After graduation Dakota plans to attend medical school in either an MSTP or MD/PhD program. #17SOPHOMORE Tosh • MIDFIELDER • LAS CRUCES,Yasuda NEW MEXICO / LONE STAR
2016 (Fr.): Played in seven games and started two for SMU...Recorded on shot.
Prior to SMU: Helped lead the FC Dallas U16 Academy to the 2015 US Soccer Development Academy National Championship ... Has been called up to several US Youth National Team camps including two international camps during the summer of 2015 ... Named an alternate for the US U17 Na- tional Team for the U17 World Cup in Chile ... Ranked as the No. 23 recruit in the country by collegesoccernews.com and No. 49 by topdrawersoccer. com ... Finished the 2015 US Soccer Development Academy season with 19 goals, which was 6th best in the region and top 20 nationally.
#18 Patrick Michael
SOPHOMORE • GOALKEEPERHillyard • HOUSTON, TEXAS / CINCO RANCH
2016 (Fr.): Did not see action.
Prior to SMU: Was a Texas 6A First-Team All-State Goalkeeper and MVP in Texas 6A Region 3 District 14 ... Named MVP at Cinco Ranch High School leading the team to a 26-1-4 record in 2015 ... Led his team to the 2015 State 6A final by stopping 6 of 8 penalty kicks in Regional Rounds and allowing only 14 goals in 31 matches. #19FRESHMAN • FORWARD/MIDFIELDERNicky • DALLAS, Hernandez TEXAS / SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Prior to SMU: Team captain for the Dallas Texans SC U18 United States Development Academy team...Advanced to the Dallas Cup quarterfinals in 2017… Invited to U.S. Soccer National Pool camps (2013, 2014, 2015)…National Premier League Champions in 2013…Trained with Real Madrid Academy coaches in Madrid, Spain in 2013…Selected by Nike to play in the prestigious Manchester Nike Premier Cup in Manchester, England in 2013… Two-time ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Champions (2013, 2014).
#21 Jacob Cohen SOPHOMORE • FORWARD/MIDFIELDER • PHOENIX, ARIZ. / CHAPARRAL
2016 (Fr.): Did not see action.
Prior to SMU: Captained the regionally ranked 98 SC Del Sol team that has competed for numerous Arizona State Cup titles ... Led SC Del Sol to qualification for the United States Youth Soccer National League and Desert Premier League ... Member of the AZ State ODP team ... High school captain for Chaparral Firebirds under coach Jason Speirs. #22SENIOR Bryce • MIDFIELDER • LOS GATOS, Clark CALIFORNIA / LOS GATO
2016 (Jr.): Played and started in all 16 games for the Mustangs…Recorded a team-high four assists…Took 10 shots with three on goal…Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team.
2015 (So.): Played and started in 21 games… Part of back line that only allowed 23 goals in 22 games… Had one goal, four assists and attempted 19 shots with 10 on goal.
2014 (Fr.): Started all 18 matches on the back line totaling 1,609 minutes of action ... Was second on the team with five assists and had 17 shots ... Scored the match winner at Temple for his first career goal and got his second against No. 24 USF ... Part of a back line that only allowed 18 goals in 18 matches ... Was sixth in both assists and assists per game in The American.
Prior to SMU: Attended Los Gatos High School ... Member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy, which competes in the United States Soccer Development Academy ... Helped team to a wildcard playoff berth during the 2012-13 Academy League season ... He also served as team captain for an Earthquakes’ side that finished fourth in the Major League Soccer Generation adidas Cup ... Has experience playing in the Major League Soccer reserve league ... According to topdrawersoccer.com, he is a four-star player and the No. 16 recruit in the California/Hawaii region ... Named a Scholar of Distinction in each of his six semesters at Los Gatos.
Personal: Anticipated business major ... Son of Amy Boyd and Ken Clark ... Has three brothers (Justin, Ty and Sean) ... Chose SMU because of the campus, great academics, spirit and competitive soccer ... Enjoys playing guitar and boating.
Awards: CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team (2016) College Sports Madness All-AAC Second-Team (11/10/14) American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (10/20/14) American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/13/14) #23 Patrick Wintergalen FRESHMAN • DEFENDER • PHOENIX, ARIZ. / BROPHY PREP Prior to SMU: Team captain of Blackhawks SC…National Premier League Regionals Champions (2016)…National Premier League (Mountain Division) Champions (2016)…USYS Region IV Championship semifinalist (2015)…AYSA State Champion (2014, 2015)…Player’s Showcase Tournament Semifinalist (2014)…Sereno College Showcase Champion (2014)…Blackhawk’s Max Shacknai Invitational Champion (2014)…President’s Day Tournament Semifinalist (2014)…North Huntington Beach Cup Semifinalist (2013)…AYSA State Championship Semifinalist (2013). #24 TalenFRESHMAN • DEFENDER Maples • LEANDER, TEXAS / LEANDER
Prior to SMU: Team captain for Lonestar SC U18 United States Development Academy Team… Won two state championships with Georgetown Force (2014, 2016)…Regional quarterfinalist (2016)…Regional semifinalist (2014)… First Team All-District and Newcomer of the Year as a freshman… First Team All-District as a sophomore … Advanced to the round of 16 at the Gothia Cup in Sweden in 2013.
#25 AustinFRESHMAN • DEFENDER Vincent • LONGVIEW, TEXAS / LONGVIEW
Prior to SMU: Team captain for Solar SC USSDA team… Generation Adidas International Select Group and trained in Spain at Real Madrid (2016)…U.S. Soccer Training Centers (2013-15)… Nike iD2 invitee (2013)…Dallas Cup Quarterfinalist. #26 LukeFRESHMAN Thompson • MIDFIELDER • DRIPPING SPRINGS / LAKE TRAVIS
Prior to SMU: Member of Lonestar SC U18 United States Development Academy team…Junior captain of Lake Travis High School Varsity team…Named to the 2016 6A All-State Tournament Team…2016 District Midfielder of the Year…Named to the TASCO Region 2 All-State Team in 2016…First Team All-District (2015)…Second Team All-District (2014)…Named Team Under- classman of the Year as a freshman and sophomore.
REDSHIRT SENIOR#27 • FORWARD /Abdul MIDFIELDER • GARLAND, TEXAS Yassine / BRIGHTER HORIZONS ACADEMY
2016 (RS-Jr.): Did not see action.
2015 (RS-So.): Did not see action.
2014 (R-Fr.): Scored his first collegiate goal for the match winner against Northern Illinois ... Tallied two assists in 18 matches, including 12 as a starter ... Had 15 shots in 820 minutes of action.
2013 (Fr.): Did not see action.
Prior to SMU: Played for FC Dallas Development Academy under former SMU soccer great Luchi Gonzales ... Helped lead FC Dallas to a conference title in 2012-13 and advanced to the playoffs for two straight seasons ... Played at FC Dallas with fellow 2013 recruits Marco Carrizales and Caleb Underwood ... Was a member of his high school’s honor roll and student council. #28FRESHMAN •Noah MIDFIELDER • AURORA, COLO. Hilt / REGIS JESUIT
Prior to SMU: Team captain for Real Colorado U18 United States Development Academy team…USSDA National Semifinals (2016)…Colorado State Cup Champion (2013)…NPL National Champion (2014).
#29SOPHOMORE Grant • GOALKEEPER • DESTIN, Makela FLORIDA / FORT WALTON BEACH
2016 (Fr.): Did not see action.
Prior to SMU: Member of the Florida ODP Team ... Plays for Gulf Coast Texas and trained with Panama City Pirates out of the Premier Development League from 2012-14 ... Four-year starting goalkeeper at Fort Walton Beach High School. #30FRESHMAN • DEFENDERJoshua • OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Berney / BISHOP MCGUINNES CATHOLIC
Prior to SMU: Five-time state champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) with Oklahoma FC … Region III Semi-Finalists (2014-2015)… Disney Col- lege Showcase Champions (2016)…Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School four-year letterwinner…2015 6A Oklahoma State Runner-Up…2015 All-District and All-Conference honoree…2016 All-State honoree.
#31 DwightSOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER Williams • DALLAS, TEXAS / FORT WORTH COUNTRY Jr DAY
2016 (Fr.): Saw action in 10 matches for the Mustangs...Scored one goal...Tallied one assist...Took four shots with two on goal.
Prior to SMU: Represented the United States as a member of the U15 and U17 Youth National Teams ... Rated as a 4-star recruit by topdrawersoc- cer.com and ranked as the No. 68 prospect and No. 22 forward in the United States ... Ranked No. 55 in the 2016 class by collegesoccernews.com ... Captained the U18 Solar Chelsea Academy team ... Scored 20 goals during the 2014-15 season which ranked him 4th in the region and 11th in the country. GRADUATE STUDENT • FORWARD/MIDFIELDER#32 • CLARKSVILLE, Tyler TENN. / ROSSVIEW Long / BROWN UNIVERSITY
2016 (Jr): Played in 16 games, making 13 starts ... Recorded seven points on the year, with three goals and an assist ... Tallied the fourth-most points for the Bears ... Scored the game-winner against SMU (9/11) ... Also scored a career-best two goals against Clemson (10/16) ... Recorded 17 shots with seven on target.
2015: Missed the entire season due to injury.
2014 (So.): Appeared in eight games at forward … Scored his second career goal on September 18 at South Florida … Also took a shot against Le- high and two at FGCU to finish with four with one on target.
2013 (Fr.): Appeared in 12 matches, starting one…scored his first career goal, a game-winner, in the Bears’ 2-1 win over Boston College…made his first in Brown’s season-opener against Bryant…totaled eight shots on the season, including six on frame.
Prior to Brown: A four-year member of the soccer team at Rossview High School, Long captained the team as a senior … A three-time All-Area and All-District selection, Long was also twice nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee (2012 and 2013) … Helped to lead Rossview to the District 10-AAA Championship as a senior, earning District 10-AAA Offensive Player of the Year honors … Played club soccer most recently for Tennessee Soccer Club … Was a Region III ODP team member (2010-12) and a three-time inter-regional ODP Participant … Also a five-time State Champion with Tennessee Soccer Club.
#33FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER Ryan • ATLANTA, GA. / WOODWARDCapo ACADEMY
Prep: Team captain and starting midfielder for Concorde Fire U18 Development Academy… U15 Georgia State Semi-Finalist…Region III Premier League Champion…Woodward Academy three-year letterman…Led Woodward to Georgia state semifinals. 2017 SMU Men's Soccer SMU Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2017) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 6-2 5-0 1-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-1 5-0 1-1 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sogsog% gw pk-att Aug 25 UC DAVIS W 3-2 534 14 CICHERO, Mauro 8 5 4 14 18 . 2 7 8 . 4 4 2 1 - 1 Sep. 1 OAKLAND W 2-1 623 7 MCLAUGHLIN, Gar 8 5 1 11 13 . 3 8 10 . 7 6 3 0 - 0 Sep. 3 CORNELL W 3-0 708 22 CLARK, Bryce 8 0 2 2 9 . 0 0 3 . 3 3 0 0 - 0 Sep 7 at #1 Stanford L 1-3 459 11 BOOROM, Christian 8 1 0 2 8 . 1 2 3 . 3 7 0 0 - 0 Sep 9 at Santa Clara W 1-0 508 19 HERNANDEZ, Nick 6 0 1 1 8 . 0 0 1 . 1 2 0 0 - 0 Sep 15 LOYOLA (MD.) W 4-0 564 10 CUELLO, Emil 5 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 2 . 3 3 0 0 - 0 Sep 17 BROWN W 1-0 675 2 CANO, Jordan 8 0 3 3 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Sep 24 at Tulsa L o t 0-1 482 31 WILLIAMS JR., Dwi 8 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 - 0 15 HABECKER, Colten 8 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 1.00 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS SMU OPP 3 PONDER, Philip 8 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 1.00 1 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 24 MAPLES, Talen 8 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 2 . 6 6 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 15-92 7-84 21 COHEN, Jacob 4 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 1 . 3 3 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 1.88 0.88 6 RICE, Jared 8 0 3 3 3 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 1 6 3 . 0 8 3 12 MUNJOMA, Eddie 5 0 2 2 2 . 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 39-92 29-84 32 LONG, Tyler 4 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 2 4 . 3 4 5 4 WELCH, Garrett 6 1 0 2 1 1.00 1 1.00 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 11.5 10.5 8 SMITH, Caleb 8 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 28 33 17 YASUDA, Tosh 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 3-3 16 OKWUONE, Dakota 1 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTIES 25 VINCENT, Austin 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yellow cards 11 12 28 HILT, Noah 8 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Red cards 0 0 Total 8 15 18 48 92 . 1 6 39 . 4 2 6 1 - 1 ATTENDANCE Opponents 8 7 2 16 84 . 0 8 29 . 3 4 2 3 - 3 T o t a l 3104 1449 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/621 3/483 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 1 NELSON, Michael 8 723:47 7 0.87 21 . 7 5 0 4-2-0 4/0 Total 8 723:47 7 0.87 22 . 7 5 9 4-2-0 4 Opponents 8 723:47 15 1.87 24 . 6 1 5 2-4-0 1
Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT Total SMU 6 9 0 15 Opponents 1 5 1 7
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT Total SMU 40 52 0 92 Opponents 39 44 1 84
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT Total SMU 11 11 0 22 Opponents 7 17 0 24
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT Total SMU 7 21 0 28 Opponents 9 23 1 33
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT Total SMU 29 42 1 72 Opponents 44 58 0 102