SMU MEN’S SOCCER 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 19 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 40 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS THIS WEEK... Schedule SMU (16-2-1) heads to Washington, D.C., to face No. 14 seed Georgetown (14-3-2) in NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship second OVERALL: 16-2-1 (HOME: 13-0-0; AWAY 3-2-1; NEUTRAL 0-0-0) round action Sunday at noon CT. AMERICAN: 5-1-1 (HOME: 3-0-0; AWAY 2-1-1) SMU, which finished the regular season ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, is making its 31st appearance in the Date Opponent Time/Results tournament and second in three seasons. Georgetown finished ranked No. 11 in the final regular season poll and is making its Aug. 25 UC Davis W, 3-2 sixth appearance under head coach Brian Wiese. The Hoyas have been to the tournament on seven previous occasions. Sept. 1 Oakland^ W, 2-1 The Mustangs defeated Central Arkansas, 2-0, Thursday at home in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The win was head Sept. 3 Cornell^ W, 3-0 coach Kevin Hudson’s third NCAA Tournament victory and the program’s 34th. Sept. 7 at No. 1 Stanford L, 1-3 Georgetown won the BIG EAST Championship and earned a bye in the first round of the tournament. The Hoyas defeated Sept. 9 at Santa Clara W, 1-0 Xavier, 2-1, in double overtime last weekend at Shaw Field to claim the conference tournament title and earn an automatic Sept. 15 [RV] Loyola University Maryland W, 4-0 NCAA Tournament berth. It marked the second championship in three years for Georgetown as well as the second tournament championship in program history. Sept. 17 Brown W, 1-0 Sept. 24 at Tulsa* L, 0-1 (OT) Top seed SMU defeated No. 2 seed UCF, 2-1, in overtime in the conference championship game to earn the American Athletic Conference automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. After a late own goal allowed the Knights to tie the game at 1-1, Emil Sept. 29 UCF* W, 2-1 Cuello buried a 30-yard strike in the back of the net to claim the league championship for the Mustangs with an overtime Oct. 7 at Temple* W, 2-1 golden goal. Oct. 10 Northeastern W, 6-0 The Mustangs became the first team to ever win both The American regular season and tournament titles in the same year. Oct. 14 Memphis* W, 1-0 (2 OT) The win gave SMU its first conference tournament title since 2011 and the first under Hudson. Oct. 17 Oral Roberts W, 2-0 SMU is on an 11-match unbeaten streak and is perfect on the season at Westcott Field at 13-0. SMU has 12 shutouts on the Oct. 21 at Cincinnati* W, 2-0 season, while the defense has only allowed 10 goals. Oct. 29 at South Florida* T, 0-0 (2 OT) Nov. 4 Connecticut* W, 1-0 Live stats and a free webcast will be available on GUHoyas.com with Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser on the call. American Men’s Soccer Championship SMU RANKS NO. 10 IN LATEST UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL (Nov. 14, 2017) Nov. 10 Temple (Semifinal #2) W, 4-0 The SMU men’s soccer is ranked No. 10 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. SMU moved up one spot after winning the American Men’s Soccer Championship last week. The Mustangs are No. 17 in the RPI with a 10-2-1 record against the Top 100. Nov. 12 UCF (Final) W, 2-1 (OT) NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship LAST TIME OUT – NO. 10 SMU ADVANCES IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH 2-0 VICTORY AGAINST UCA (Nov. 12, 2017) Nov. 16 Central Arkansas (First Round) W, 2-0 Throughout, the first half, it just felt like SMU’s first goal was more of a matter of when than if. The Mustangs controlled the ball and fired 10 first half shots but went to the locker room at half in a goalless draw. It didn’t take long in the second half Nov. 19 at No. 11 Georgetown (Second Round) Noon CT to get the go-ahead goal. The very first shot in the second half was the charm for SMU (16-2-1). After earning a corner kick, Home matches in bold at Westcott Field; *Conference match; the ball found its way to Garrett McLaughlin in the box. The sophomore slotted in his team-leading 14th goal of the season to ^SMU Tournament; All times CT give the Mustangs the 1-0 lead in the 50th minute. In the 78th minute, SMU would put the game away for good. Eddie Nunjoma found Christian Boorom, who slotted it away to give the Mustangs their final 2-0 advantage. Follow the Mustangs SMU AT THE NCAA MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP • WEBSITE: SMUMustangs.com It is the 31st postseason appearance for SMU, posting an overall record of 34-23-8 (.584). The Mustangs reached the Third • FACEBOOK: /SMUSoccerM Round in 2015 and the College Cup in 2000 and 2005. SMU has made the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship in 19 of the past 24 • TWITTER: @SMUSoccer - #PonyUp years, last hosting the first round in 2015 when the Mustangs defeated Utah Valley, 2-0. • INSTAGRAM: @SMU.Mustangs - @SMU_msoc • YOUTUBE: /SMUMustangsAthletics ABOUT GEORGETOWN (BIG EAST) • TAGBOARD: /PonyUp Georgetown won the BIG EAST Championship and earned a bye in the first round of the tournament. The Hoyas defeated Xavier, 2-1, in double overtime last weekend at Shaw Field to claim the conference tournament title and earn an automatic NCAA Tournament berth. It marked the second championship in three years for Georgetown as well as the second tournament championship in program history. SMU-GEORGETOWN SERIES HISTORY SMU and Georgetown meet for just the second time with the Mustangs holding a 1-0 lead in the series. SMU defeated George- town, 1-0, while hosting the SMU Classic on Sept. 9, 2007. Men’s Soccer Contact: William B. Jones • Office: (214) 768-4849 • E-mail: [email protected] Public Relations Office • SMU • Loyd All-Sports Center • 5800 Ownby Dr • Suite 305 • Dallas, Texas 75205 QUICK FACTS 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. E-mail _______________________________________________________ [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.