Sunday, October 21
Tampa, Fla.
12 p.m.
SMU
at
USF
Mustangs Meet No. 20 USF On Sunday
Oct 20 | Women's Soccer
SMU @ No. 20 USF
SMU 9-5-1, 4-3-0
USF 11-2-0, 6-1-0Â
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Oct 21, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. CT
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SEASON STATS
TAMPA, Fla. (SMU) --- The Mustangs wrap up their two-game road trip against No. 20 USF with their third consecutive ranked matchup on Sunday at noon C.T.
SERIES HISTORY
-The series between the two programs dates back to SMU joining the American Athletic Conference for the 2013 season. The Bulls lead the all-time series 4-1-1. Last season, USF topped the Mustangs twice with a pair of one-goal victories. In the first meeting, SMU nearly rallied after trailing 3-0 to drop the contest, 3-2. In the AAC semifinals, Evelyne Vien's 33rd minute goal proved to be the game's only score The last time the Mustangs were in Tampa, they bested the 15th-ranked Bulls, 1-0 behind Allie Thornton's goal in the game's first minute.
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ABOUT USF
 The Bulls come into the matchup riding a five-game winning streak that includes a road win over No. 18 Memphis and 3-2 win over Houston on Thursday. South Florida has four shutouts to its record with only one shutout against. The Bulls are led by one of the nation's best scorers in Evelyne Viens. The striker has led the team in goals each of the last season and tops the conference in 2018 with 15 goals. The Canadian racked up four goals in a win over Florida College has six goals in AAC play. In net, Sydney Martinez has 12 starts with 10 wins and a 0.81 goals against average.
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QUICK FACTS
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-The Mustangs are in the midst of a three-game stretch where they play three consecutively ranked teams, No 18 Memphis, No 24 UCF and No. 20 USF. This is the first time that SMU has ever faced three straight ranked opponents in a single season. The Mustangs did, however, face four straight ranked teams over the course of two seasons.  In 2016, Mustangs faced a ranked UCF and a ranked Oklahoma to end the season and started 2017 with a pair of ranked games.Â
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-With her PK goal against Cincinnati, redshirt senior Vanessa Valadez set the SMU Career mark for most PK goals  breaking the previous mark of six set by Kim Harvey. Valadez added another in the matchup with Tulsa and has yet to miss a PK (8-for-8).
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-In American Athletic Conference play, senior Catie Brown holds nearly every Mustang goalkeeping record. Brown has compiled a 13-10-2 record across four seasons. The Mustang program has won 20 games in AAC play with Brown in goal for 13 of 20.
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-The Mustangs are outscoring their opponents 17-4 in the first half. The team has scored two or more goals in the first 20 minutes of four of their 15 games. Additionally, SMU has scored 11 goals in the first quarter (22:30) of games and have conceded once (against UConn). Against FIU, SMU scored twice before the five-minute mark, the quickest to a pair of goals for the Mustang since 2016 against Tulsa.
-On Thursday, Mustang got their first points of the season when they fail to score more than one goal. SMU was 0-4-0 when scoring less than two goals.
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-Junior Allie Thornton leads the Mustangs in points with 18 points coming on nine goals. The striker added number nine in the win over UCF including her team-leading fourth game-winning goal.  Thornton joined teammate Vanessa Valadez as active Mustangs with 20-career goals when she scored in the first half against UConn.Â
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-Senior Goalkeeper Catie Brown recorded an impressive streak of 355:33 minutes in net without conceding a goal, a streak that dated back to the draw against TCU and ended on a 15th minute goal from UConn. The streak included a PK save by Brown in the road contest against Northern Colorado.  Brown was named to The American Honor Roll after the Mustangs' road trip to Colorado.
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-For the second time this season, Courtney Sebazco was named Rookie of the Week by the American Athletic Conference. Sebazco is just the third AAC player to be honored more than once with Rookie of the Week. The Fort Worth, Texas native had her first award-winning weekend against Rice and TCU, scoring a pair of goals. Two weeks later, Sebazco registered a multi-goal game against FIU, including one coming on a penalty kick. The freshman leads the Mustangs in shots and shots on goals. Sebazco added her fifth goal against Northern Colorado and a sixth against UConn.
-Freshman have accounted for 11 of the Mustangs 31 goals and seven of the 22 assists. Celiana Torres tops the entire team with five assists while also chipping in five goals over 13 games.Â
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-With the win against UConn on Sep. 23, SMU clinched a winning season at Westcott Field for the fourth consecutive season. In 24 seasons at Westcott, the Mustangs have finished .500 or better in 23 seasons, with three perfect seasons.
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-Head Coach Chris Petrucelli won his 400th career game on the Sunday Sep. 23 in the win over UConn. In his seventh season at the helm of the Mustangs, Petrucelli has 62 wins while on the Hilltop. Only eight coaches have reached the 400-win mark in Division 1, including just six other active coaches: Anson Dorance (UNC), Jerry Smith (Santa Clara), G. Guerrieri (Texas A&M), Becky Burleigh (Florida) and Randy Waldrum (Pittsburgh).
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-The Mustangs were picked to finish fifth in the American Athletic Conference with junior Allie Thornton being named preseason All-Conference by the league's coaches.
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UP NEXT -Â The Mustangs wrap up the regular season on Friday with a road matchup against Houston.
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SMU 9-5-1, 4-3-0
USF 11-2-0, 6-1-0Â
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Oct 21, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. CT
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SMU Notes (PDF)Â
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SEASON STATS
TAMPA, Fla. (SMU) --- The Mustangs wrap up their two-game road trip against No. 20 USF with their third consecutive ranked matchup on Sunday at noon C.T.
SERIES HISTORY
-The series between the two programs dates back to SMU joining the American Athletic Conference for the 2013 season. The Bulls lead the all-time series 4-1-1. Last season, USF topped the Mustangs twice with a pair of one-goal victories. In the first meeting, SMU nearly rallied after trailing 3-0 to drop the contest, 3-2. In the AAC semifinals, Evelyne Vien's 33rd minute goal proved to be the game's only score The last time the Mustangs were in Tampa, they bested the 15th-ranked Bulls, 1-0 behind Allie Thornton's goal in the game's first minute.
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ABOUT USF
 The Bulls come into the matchup riding a five-game winning streak that includes a road win over No. 18 Memphis and 3-2 win over Houston on Thursday. South Florida has four shutouts to its record with only one shutout against. The Bulls are led by one of the nation's best scorers in Evelyne Viens. The striker has led the team in goals each of the last season and tops the conference in 2018 with 15 goals. The Canadian racked up four goals in a win over Florida College has six goals in AAC play. In net, Sydney Martinez has 12 starts with 10 wins and a 0.81 goals against average.
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QUICK FACTS
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-The Mustangs are in the midst of a three-game stretch where they play three consecutively ranked teams, No 18 Memphis, No 24 UCF and No. 20 USF. This is the first time that SMU has ever faced three straight ranked opponents in a single season. The Mustangs did, however, face four straight ranked teams over the course of two seasons.  In 2016, Mustangs faced a ranked UCF and a ranked Oklahoma to end the season and started 2017 with a pair of ranked games.Â
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-With her PK goal against Cincinnati, redshirt senior Vanessa Valadez set the SMU Career mark for most PK goals  breaking the previous mark of six set by Kim Harvey. Valadez added another in the matchup with Tulsa and has yet to miss a PK (8-for-8).
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-In American Athletic Conference play, senior Catie Brown holds nearly every Mustang goalkeeping record. Brown has compiled a 13-10-2 record across four seasons. The Mustang program has won 20 games in AAC play with Brown in goal for 13 of 20.
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-The Mustangs are outscoring their opponents 17-4 in the first half. The team has scored two or more goals in the first 20 minutes of four of their 15 games. Additionally, SMU has scored 11 goals in the first quarter (22:30) of games and have conceded once (against UConn). Against FIU, SMU scored twice before the five-minute mark, the quickest to a pair of goals for the Mustang since 2016 against Tulsa.
-On Thursday, Mustang got their first points of the season when they fail to score more than one goal. SMU was 0-4-0 when scoring less than two goals.
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-Junior Allie Thornton leads the Mustangs in points with 18 points coming on nine goals. The striker added number nine in the win over UCF including her team-leading fourth game-winning goal.  Thornton joined teammate Vanessa Valadez as active Mustangs with 20-career goals when she scored in the first half against UConn.Â
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-Senior Goalkeeper Catie Brown recorded an impressive streak of 355:33 minutes in net without conceding a goal, a streak that dated back to the draw against TCU and ended on a 15th minute goal from UConn. The streak included a PK save by Brown in the road contest against Northern Colorado.  Brown was named to The American Honor Roll after the Mustangs' road trip to Colorado.
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-For the second time this season, Courtney Sebazco was named Rookie of the Week by the American Athletic Conference. Sebazco is just the third AAC player to be honored more than once with Rookie of the Week. The Fort Worth, Texas native had her first award-winning weekend against Rice and TCU, scoring a pair of goals. Two weeks later, Sebazco registered a multi-goal game against FIU, including one coming on a penalty kick. The freshman leads the Mustangs in shots and shots on goals. Sebazco added her fifth goal against Northern Colorado and a sixth against UConn.
-Freshman have accounted for 11 of the Mustangs 31 goals and seven of the 22 assists. Celiana Torres tops the entire team with five assists while also chipping in five goals over 13 games.Â
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-With the win against UConn on Sep. 23, SMU clinched a winning season at Westcott Field for the fourth consecutive season. In 24 seasons at Westcott, the Mustangs have finished .500 or better in 23 seasons, with three perfect seasons.
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-Head Coach Chris Petrucelli won his 400th career game on the Sunday Sep. 23 in the win over UConn. In his seventh season at the helm of the Mustangs, Petrucelli has 62 wins while on the Hilltop. Only eight coaches have reached the 400-win mark in Division 1, including just six other active coaches: Anson Dorance (UNC), Jerry Smith (Santa Clara), G. Guerrieri (Texas A&M), Becky Burleigh (Florida) and Randy Waldrum (Pittsburgh).
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-The Mustangs were picked to finish fifth in the American Athletic Conference with junior Allie Thornton being named preseason All-Conference by the league's coaches.
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UP NEXT -Â The Mustangs wrap up the regular season on Friday with a road matchup against Houston.
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