Oct. 9, 2006

DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU women's soccer team breaks into the national rankings this week as Soccer America.com ranks the Mustangs at #22. SMU, with a record of 10-2-1, has won its last seven consecutive games, and is 3-0 in Conference USA play. The Mustangs have recorded eight shutouts on the year (four in the last five games).

Pony Tales...

** SMU is scoring an average of 2.30 goals per game, compared to its opponents at 0.85 goals per game.

** In this week's national stats, SMU 1s ranked 23rd in the nation in scoring offense, 19th in win-loss-tie percentage and 20th in shutout percentage. Individually, senior forward Olivia O'Rear is 27th in goals per game.

** Last week, the Mustangs held an RPI of #16 in the nation, which is the highest in Conference USA. SMU also holds the top record in the Central Region (ahead of Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma).