Friday, October 26
Houston, Texas
7 p.m.
SMU
at
Houston
Mustangs Conclude Regular Season On Road Against Houston
Oct 25 | Women's Soccer
SMU @ Houston
SMU 9-6-1, 4-4-0
Houston 7-9-2, 3-4-1Â
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Oct 26, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. CT
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HOUSTON (SMU) --- Looking to secure a spot in the American Conference Tourney, the Mustangs conclude the regular season with a road contest against Houston.
SERIES HISTORY
-SMU has dominated the series between the instate rivals holding a 15-1-2 advantage in the 18 meetings. The Mustangs won the first nine matchups in the series from 1999-2008. The only blemish for SMU came in a 1-0 road loss at Houston in 2009. Heading into the Friday showdown, SMU looks for their sixth consecutive victory in the rivalry. Last season, Hannah Allred's ninth-minute goal was the difference maker for the Mustangs.
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ABOUT HOUSTONÂ
The Cougars got off to a rocky start to the 2018 season with a two-goal loss to Houston Baptist and a few more non-conference losses, but have rebounded nicely in conference play. The Cougars currently sit two points shy of the Mustangs and need a win to guarantee a spot in the conference tournament. Desiree Bowen leads the squad in goals with nine on the season. Mia Brascia is tops with eight assists. The Cougars have used a pair of goalies on the season with Rachel Estopare getting 11 starts and Samantha Crude starting in the remaining seven.
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QUICK FACTS
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-The Mustang can qualify for the tournament with either a win or a tie against the Cougars. With a win, the Mustangs would be either the fourth or fifth seed.
SMU has converted the second most PKs in the country with five. The Mustangs six penalties attempts are double the next highest total in the conference.
-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).
The Mustangs have excelled in non-Sunday games having posted a 6-1 record. The one loss came in a 3-2 home loss to Tulsa.
-This will be third instate trip for SMU this season. The Mustangs topped Rice in the season's second week and drew with TCU the following Sunday.
-In American Athletic Conference play, senior Catie Brown holds nearly every Mustang goalkeeping record. Brown has compiled a 14-11-2 record across four seasons. The Mustang program has won 21 games in AAC play with Brown in goal for 14 of 21.
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-The Mustangs are outscoring their opponents 17-6 in the first half. The team has scored two or more goals in the first 20 minutes of four of their 17 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.
-Last Thursday against UCF, the Mustangs 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
-Freshman Celiana Torres has had an impressive start to her career in the scoring column. The Chicago, native is tied for second on the team with six goals and tops the Mustangs with five assists.
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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 12 of the Mustangs 32 goals and seven of the 22 assists.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.
-The American Conference sends six of the 10 teams to the conference tournament. Because of the hurricane, the ECU and UConn game was pushed to Sunday while the other eight teams will wrap up play on Thursday or Friday.
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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 – If qualified, the Mustangs will head to Florida for the American Conference Championship. The winner of USF and UCF on Friday will be the hosts.
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SMU 9-6-1, 4-4-0
Houston 7-9-2, 3-4-1Â
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Oct 26, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. CT
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HOUSTON (SMU) --- Looking to secure a spot in the American Conference Tourney, the Mustangs conclude the regular season with a road contest against Houston.
SERIES HISTORY
-SMU has dominated the series between the instate rivals holding a 15-1-2 advantage in the 18 meetings. The Mustangs won the first nine matchups in the series from 1999-2008. The only blemish for SMU came in a 1-0 road loss at Houston in 2009. Heading into the Friday showdown, SMU looks for their sixth consecutive victory in the rivalry. Last season, Hannah Allred's ninth-minute goal was the difference maker for the Mustangs.
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ABOUT HOUSTONÂ
The Cougars got off to a rocky start to the 2018 season with a two-goal loss to Houston Baptist and a few more non-conference losses, but have rebounded nicely in conference play. The Cougars currently sit two points shy of the Mustangs and need a win to guarantee a spot in the conference tournament. Desiree Bowen leads the squad in goals with nine on the season. Mia Brascia is tops with eight assists. The Cougars have used a pair of goalies on the season with Rachel Estopare getting 11 starts and Samantha Crude starting in the remaining seven.
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QUICK FACTS
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-The Mustang can qualify for the tournament with either a win or a tie against the Cougars. With a win, the Mustangs would be either the fourth or fifth seed.
SMU has converted the second most PKs in the country with five. The Mustangs six penalties attempts are double the next highest total in the conference.
-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).
The Mustangs have excelled in non-Sunday games having posted a 6-1 record. The one loss came in a 3-2 home loss to Tulsa.
-This will be third instate trip for SMU this season. The Mustangs topped Rice in the season's second week and drew with TCU the following Sunday.
-In American Athletic Conference play, senior Catie Brown holds nearly every Mustang goalkeeping record. Brown has compiled a 14-11-2 record across four seasons. The Mustang program has won 21 games in AAC play with Brown in goal for 14 of 21.
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-The Mustangs are outscoring their opponents 17-6 in the first half. The team has scored two or more goals in the first 20 minutes of four of their 17 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.
-Last Thursday against UCF, the Mustangs 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
-Freshman Celiana Torres has had an impressive start to her career in the scoring column. The Chicago, native is tied for second on the team with six goals and tops the Mustangs with five assists.
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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 12 of the Mustangs 32 goals and seven of the 22 assists.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.
-The American Conference sends six of the 10 teams to the conference tournament. Because of the hurricane, the ECU and UConn game was pushed to Sunday while the other eight teams will wrap up play on Thursday or Friday.
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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 – If qualified, the Mustangs will head to Florida for the American Conference Championship. The winner of USF and UCF on Friday will be the hosts.
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