SMU (6-2-0, 0-0-0 The American) at [RV] TCU ( 7-0-1, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Date / Kickoff Time	Sun., Sept. 25 at 7 pm
Location	Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium // Fort Worth, Texas (Map)
Video	FrogVision
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Info	Game Notes (.pdf)
Facebook	SMU WSOC | SMU Mustangs
Twitter	@SMUSoccerW | @SMUMustangs

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SMU heads to Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday to take on rival [RV] TCU in its final non-conference tilt of the 2016 campaign. The game is slated for 7 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium, and can be followed via FrogVision or live stats.

ABOUT SMU: The Mustangs enter the match with a 6-2-0 record after topping Saint Louis, 3-1, last Friday, and [RV] Washington, 2-1, in comeback fashion last Sunday. SMU leads the NCAA in five statistical categories, while in the top-3 in seven categories. In the American Athletic Conference, SMU leads in total points, goals, goals per game, total assists and assists per game.
 

Category	Actual	NCAA Rank/Conference Rank
Scoring Offense	3.88	1/1
Total Goals	31	T1/1
Total Points	93	1/1
Points per game	11.63	1/1
Assists per game	3.88	1/1
Total Assists	31	3/1
Shots on Goal Per Game	10.13	3/1

 
SCOUTING [RV] TCU: The Horned Frogs enter the weekend 7-0-1, and 4-0-1 at home, after a 4-1 win over Austin Peay last Friday. TCU heads to Oklahoma Friday, before squaring off with the Mustangs in Fort Worth. With no losses, the only blemish this season for the Horned Frogs came against Washington State, where the Cougars forced a 1-1 tie. TCU is receiving 15 votes in the NSCAA national poll. Faith Carter and Michelle Prokof lead the Horned Frogs with five goals apiece, while Kayla Hill and Allison Ganter have both registered four. Emma Heckendorn leads the NCAA in total assists and assists per game, and leads the team in shots (30) and shots on goal (13).

ALL-TIME SERIES: Dating back to the first meeting in 1986, SMU holds a 27-2-2 all-time record against the Horned Frogs. While in Fort Worth, SMU holds a 14-1-2 all-time record. TCU claimed its first win at home in 2014, and stretched its win streak to two in 2015 while in Dallas.
 

SMU vs. TCU: 27-2-2
H: 13-1, A: 14-1-2, N: 0-0
Last five:
2007	S21	H	W-2OT	4-3
2012	S7	A	W	2-1
2013	S12	H	W	2-0
2014	S19	A	L	1-4
2015	S18	H	L	0-2

 
UP NEXT: The Mustangs head to the Sunshine State to open their conference slate at No.17 USF Thursday, Sept. 29, before taking on UCF Sunday, Oct. 2. The matches are slated for 7 p.m. ET/6 CT and 1 p.m. ET/12 CT.

QUICK HITS:

• SMU is on a three-game win streak for the first time since 2011.
• SMU is outscoring opponents 31-10. SMU is averaging 3.88 goals per game, while the opposition is averaging 1.25.
• SMU has tallied 150 shots, 81 on goal, while holding opponents to 74 shots, 21 on goal.

LAST TIME OUT: In comeback fashion, the SMU women's soccer team scored two goals late in the second half to top [RV] Washington, 2-1, Sunday night at Westcott Field. The Mustangs outshot the Huskies, 9-5, in the second half, and allowed only one shot on goal, while putting four on frame in the closing 45 minutes. Trailing 1-0 in the 66th minute, Vanessa Valadez netted a header to equalize the match at one apiece. Oates delivered the game winner in the 79th minute against Washington, sending a cross from Valadez into the back of the net.

BIG WINS: SMU scored six goals against Abilene Christian Sunday marking the 60th time in program history that the Mustangs have scored five or more goals in a game. When SMU scores at least five goals, the Mustangs hold an undefeated 60-0-0 record, and have posted a clean sheet 36 times.

HEAD COACH CHRIS PETRUCELLI: Two-time National Coach of the Year and 1995 NCAA Championship Coach Chris Petrucelli enters his fifth season (2016) as SMU Head Women's Soccer Coach. A veteran of 20-plus years as a head coach, Petrucelli was named the NSCAA National Coach of the Year in both 1994 and 1995 and was lauded as the NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year in both 2002 and 2006. In 26 years as a head coach, Petrucelli has compiled a 376-153-44 (.704) record. His record at SMU is 36-43-8 (.460).

BEWARE OF THOR(NTON)'S HAMMER: Freshman forward Allie Thornton leads the team with eight goals, 19 points and 25 shots, while second with 14 shots on goal. Thornton enters the weekend ranked top-10 nationally in four categories, and top-3 in four categories.
 

Category	Actual	NCAA Rank/Conference Rank
Total Goals	8	8/T1
Goals per game	1	4/T1
Total Points	19	9/2
Points per game	2.38	7/1

Against Abilene Christian, she scored her first career hat trick on five total shots, and three on goal. The last hat trick by any player or freshman was Claire Oates on Sept. 25, 2014 at Houston.

A HELPING HAND: SMU has tallied 31 assists through eight games, eclipsing last year's total by 10. Vanessa Valadez and Jessica Cooley are knotted at five apiece, passing last season's assist leaders (4). The duo are tied for 20th among all NCAA DI players and first in the American Athletic Conference with five total assists, while 17th in the nation and first in The American with 0.63 assists per game.

TAYLOR BARG: Co-captain Taylor Barg is in the SMU top-10 in games started and career assists. Barg started in her 66th career game Sunday against Washington, tying Kenzie Scovill (2009-12) for 10th on the all-time games started list. The senior defender has also tallied 11 career assists, ranking her tied for fourth all-time on the SMU career assists list. She has scored five goals and has 21 points in 5,413 minutes in her tenure at SMU.
 

Games started					Assists
1	80	Kaitlyn Eidson	2008-11		1	27	Courtney Smith	2010-13
2	78	Courtney Smith	2010-13		2	13	Shelby Redman	2010-14
3	76	Mallory Baum	2009-12		3	12	Rikki Clarke	2011-14
4	75	Rikki Clarke	2011-14		4	11	Lauren Shepherd	2007-10
5	74	Lauren Shepherd	2007-10			11	Taylor Barg	2013-16
6	72	Shelby Redman	2010-14		6	10	Kristin Medeiros	2007-10
	72	Taylor Robinson	2009-13		7	9	Kimber Bailey	2006-07
8	68	Courtney Webb	2008-11			9	Mallory Baum	2009-12
9	67	Olivia Elliott	2011-14			9	Vanessa Valadez	2014-16
10	66	Kenzie Scovill	2009-12		10	8	Blair Thorpe	2015-16
	66	Taylor Barg	2013-16			8	Logan May	2008-10
						8	Kaitlyn Eidson	2008-11

RACE TO THE TOP: Claire Oates and Vanessa Valadez are both top-five or higher on the SMU all-time career goals, points and game-winning goals lists.

	Goals
1	22	Kenzie Scovill	2009-12
2	20	Shelby Redman	2010-14
3	14	Claire Oates	2014-16
	14	Vanessa Valadez	2014-16

 

	Points
1	53	Shelby Redman (20g 13a)	2010-14
2	51	Kenzie Scovill (22g 7a)	2009-12
3	39	Courtney Smith (6g 27a)	2010-13
4	37	Vanessa Valadez (14g 9a)	2014-16
5	35	Kimber Bailey (13g 9a)	2006-07
6	30	Claire Oates (14g 2a)	2014-16

 

	Game-winning goals
1	9	Kenzie Scovill	2009-12
2	6	Claire Oates	2014-16
3	5	Shelby Redman	2010-14
	5	Olivia O'Rear	2006
5	4	Logan May	2008-10
	4	Kimber Bailey	2006-07
	4	Kaitlyn Eidson	2008-11
	4	Rikki Clarke	2011-14
	4	Vanessa Valadez	2014-16

 
WESTCOTT FIELD: Since opening in 1994, SMU holds a .719 winning percentage (152-54-18) at Westcott Field. In 22 seasons at Westcott, the Mustangs have finished .500 or better in 20 seasons, with three perfect seasons.

ROSTER: Of the 25 woman roster, 16 members are in their freshman or sophomore year of eligibility, while sporting just five seniors. The Mustangs brought in 10 freshman. SMU returns eight starters including five (Vanessa Valadez, Claire Oates, Taylor Barg, Taylor Jackson and Kelsey Gorney) who started every game in 2015.

SCHEDULE: The SMU women's soccer team will play 19 regular season games, with 11 at Westcott Field. The Mustangs will face six opponents that appeared in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Butler, BYU, Washington, UCF, Connecticut and Cincinnati.

AAC POLL: The SMU women's soccer team has been picked to finish eighth in the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 season. SMU received 20 votes and finished ahead of Houston in the poll. Defending champion Connecticut was the unanimous selection for first place, garnering 81 total points, and nine first-place votes. For the second season in a row, junior Claire Oates was named to the AAC Preseason All-Conference team.

2015 SEASON REVIEW: In 2015, the Mustangs finished 5-10-3 overall, and ninth in the American Athletic Conference with a 2-6-1 conference mark. SMU recorded all five victories (5-5-1 record) at Westcott Field, where the Mustangs converted 19 of its 25 goals. While at Westcott, the Mustangs topped opponents in goals (19-15), shot attempts (154-82), goals scored per game (+.37) and shots per game (+6.5). Vanessa Valadez was named to the AAC All-Rookie team after leading the Mustangs in goals (8), points (20), shots (42) and shots on goal (20), while tying Blair Thorpe and Lissi Lonsberry for the most assists (4). Claire Oates earned All-AAC Second Team honors.

SMU ATHLETICS, SOCCER PROGRAMS TO SEE FACE LIFT: SMU recently announced plans to construct a new Indoor Performance Center, an outdoor natural grass football practice field and a new soccer stadium, another sign of the University's commitment to competing at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics. These plans come on the heels of amazing success during SMU's Second Century Campaign, when SMU Athletics secured more than $191 million in gift commitments, and after 18 months of careful planning and design. The new soccer stadium, to be used by SMU's men's and women's soccer teams, will be located on Mockingbird Lane, the site of the current practice fields.

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