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DALLAS (SMU) -- The SMU men's soccer team improved to 2-0-0 on Sunday night when it scored six unanswered goals in a 7-1 victory over Houston Baptist. 

Senior forward Garrett McLaughlin led the way for the Mustangs, as the Oklahoma City native finished with his first hat trick in his SMU career. 

The seven total goals marks the most the Mustangs (2-0-0) have netted since a 2014 win over Central Arkansas, where the scoreline was 7-0. The victory also marked head coach Kevin Hudson's 50th career win as he joins the three previous SMU head coaches at the 50+ win mark. 

Preseason All-AAC defender Talen Maples started the night off with a bang for the Mustangs when he scored in the fifth minute. Despite creating more chances early on, the Mustangs allowed the Huskies (1-1-0) to equalize in the 17th minute when an HBU corner found its way into the net.

After the HBU equalizer, the Mustangs took over on both sides of the ball. 

Senior forward Garrett McLaughlin scored the first of his three goals in the 33rd minute when he dove to head a cross from Noah Hilt, and rocketed his shot past the HBU goalkeeper. A few minutes later, Eddie Munjoma found the net when he curved a shot past the HBU line off a set piece to secure a 3-1 SMU lead heading into the break.

"The scoreboard looked more comfortable than it was in the first half," Kevin Hudson said. "But we turned it on in the second half, and it was pretty convincing." 



The Mustangs opened the gates offensively in the second half when freshman forward Henry Smith-Hastie did it himself and slashed through the HBU defense to put the Mustangs up 4-1.

The two teams traded blows over the next 15 minutes, until the Mustangs took a corner kick in the 65th minute. Henrik Bredeli sent the corner into the box where Smith-Hastie skied over his mark to deliver a perfect pass to McLaughlin, who beat the keeper to secure his hat trick. 

"Last year was really tough for me to go through," McLaughlin said. "This year I've worked really hard and it's paying off. But it's obviously not over." 

To finish off the night, Noah Hilt scored when he took a set piece from just outside the box, tricking defenders and the goalkeeper as the ball found the back of the net. 

SMU outshot the Huskies 29-8, and a dominating 19-4 in the second half. 

The Mustangs return to action on Friday, September 6 at 8 p.m. when they play host to 10-time national champion Saint Louis at Westcott Field.