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Oct 15 | Women's Soccer
No. 20 SMU (8-2-1, 2-1-1 AAC) at Cincinnati (6-5-2, 1-2-1 AAC)
Gettler Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio
Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 – 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT
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Game Notes: SMU | Cincinnati
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No. 20 SMU plays at Cincinnati Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT in its second straight road contest.
ABOUT SMU
•   No. 20 SMU is 8-2-1 this season, 2-1-1 in the American Athletic Conference.Â
•   SMU has two wins against teams receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll at the time of the match (Oklahoma State and Rice).
•   The Mustangs are 4-1-1 at home and 4-1-0 on the road with both conference wins coming on the road.
•   Six different players have scored this season, with five hitting the back of the net multiple times.
•   SMU has been outshot 150-116 overall and 66-54 in shots on goal.Â
•   SMU is outscoring opponents 16-6 with seven shutouts.
LAST TIME OUT
•   SMU defeated USF 2-0 in Tampa. The Bulls entered the contest with a 3-0-1 record in The American.
•   Lindsey Whitmore scored both goals for the Mustangs, scoring in the fourth and 63rd minutes of the match.
•   Tatum Sutherland made eight saves for her fourth solo shutout and sixth overall.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
•   The Bearcats are 6-5-2 overall and 1-2-1 in The American, with a 2-1 loss to then-No. 18 Memphis in their last match.
•   At home, Cincinnati is 4-1-2, including a 5-0 win against Eastern Illinois.Â
• The Bearcats have scored 21 goals while allowing 18 in 13 matches with two shutouts.
•   Vanessa DiNardo leads the team with six goals, and she has one assist for 13 points.
•   10 different Bearcats have scored this season.
•   Goalkeeper Anna Rexford has 42 saves, playing in all 13 matches.
SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 6-4-2 all-time against the Bearcats with a 1-2-1 record at Cincinnati.Â
•   SMU is 4-1-0 in the last five matches, including wins in the last two road matches.
•   In the last match, SMU defeated the Bearcats 1-0 in the first round of the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship in Cincinnati on Nov. 3.
NATIONAL LEADER
•   Goalkeeper Tatum Sutherland leads the NCAA in save percentage at 0.958, making 46 saves while allowing just two goals, including one on a penalty kick.
•   Sutherland is second in the nation in goals against average, 0.267, playing 674:58 minutes in eight matches.Â
•   SMU has six shutouts in the eight matches she has played in. Sutherland is credited with four shutouts and two combined shutouts.
POINTS LEADERS
•   Courtney Sebazco and Lindsey Whitmore each have a team-high 10 points, with four goals and two assists apiece.Â
•   Whitmore has a team-best three goals and seven points in conference matches.
•   Wayny Balata and Elisabeth Tse each have six points, scoring twice with two assists. Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals and an assists for five points.
ESPN+ COVERAGE
•    This season, all of SMU's home games will be featured on ESPN+ along with a select few away games. Stay up-to-date on coverage information on SMUMustangs.com.
SHUTOUTS AND STREAKS
•   SMU won six straight matches, the longest win streak since the Mustangs won 11 straight in 2006.Â
•   SMU posted five straight shutouts, tied for second all-time and the longest streak since 2017. SMU had six straight shutouts in 2000, going 5-0-1 during the stretch.Â
•   The Mustangs went 552:08 seconds without allowing a goal, the second longest stretch in program history.
•   SMU has seven shutouts this season, ranking eighth in the NCAA in shutout percentage, 0.636.
SCORELESS STREAKS
Year   Length of Time
2000Â Â Â 614:50
2021Â Â Â 552:08
1999Â Â Â 528:10
1995Â Â Â 491:15
2017Â Â Â 485:31
2004Â Â Â 404:36
* Includes all stretches longer than 400 minutes
SHUTOUT STREAKS
Year   Games   Record
2000Â Â Â 6Â Â Â 5-0-1
1995Â Â Â 5Â Â Â 5-0-0
2017Â Â Â 5Â Â Â 5-0-0
2021Â Â Â 5Â Â Â 5-0-0
1988-89Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
1986Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
2004Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
2005Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
1999Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 3-0-1
* Includes all streaks four matches or longer
FIRE AWAY
•   Wayny Balata has team highs in shots, 33, and shots on goal, 17. She has scored twice and has two assists.Â
•   Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma.Â
•   She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
•   Lindsey Whitmore has taken 12 shots and scored four times. Eight shots have been on target.
•   She scored at Denver and at ECU. The transfer had both goals in a 2-0 win at USF.
•   Whitmore has a team-best .667 SOG% among players with more than one shot.
•   Payton Doiron has taken just one shot, the game winning goal against Oklahoma State.Â
•   Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on 10 shots, placing five on target.
•   She scored the game winner against San Francisco, and also had a goal and an assist at Denver.
TOUGHING IT OUT
•   Katina Tsapos has played every minute in each of the last nine matches at midfield, including 110 minutes against UCF. The graduate student is in her sixth season at SMU, battling through multiple knee surgeries.Â
•   She has played in all 11 matches this season, with 60 minutes played against Northwestern State and 85 minutes at Baylor.Â
•   Tsapos recorded her first point since the 2018 season with an assist at ECU.
DEFENSE CREATES OFFENSE
•   Three defenders have earned points this season, with two scoring goals.Â
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored against Baylor and against UCF. She also had an assist at Denver.
•   Payton Doiron scored the game winner against Oklahoma State.Â
•   Brooke Golik assisted on the game winner against San Francisco.
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 IN THE TOP 25
•    SMU is No. 20 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its fifth week in the top 25.Â
•   The Mustangs received votes in the first poll of the season.Â
•   14th is the highest SMU has been ranked since earning the No. 14 ranking on Oct. 16, 2000.Â
•   SMU was ranked No. 3, the highest ranking in program history, in the final poll at the end of the 1995 season after advancing to the 1995 College Cup, finishing with a 23-1-1 record.Â
TOP 25 RANKINGSÂ Â Â
Top 25 This Season   Sept. 14, 2021 - No. 24Â
   Sept. 21, 2021 - No. 17Â
   Sept. 28, 2021 - No. 14
   Oct. 5, 2021 - No. 15
   Oct. 12, 2021 - No. 20
Highest Since   No. 14 - Oct. 16, 2000Â
Highest All-Time   No. 3 - 1995 Final Poll
OVERTIME
•    SMU is 30-30-50 all-time in 110 overtime matches.
•   SMU has played at least one overtime match in every season since its inception in 1986.Â
•   The Mustangs played a program-high 10 overtime matches in 2002, going 3-3-4 in extra time.Â
•   The Mustangs are 0-1-1 in overtime this season.Â
GAME WINNERS
Aug. 22   Northwestern State   Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 9   Oklahoma State   Payton Doiron
Sept. 12   at Rice   Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 16   San Francisco   Jasmine Vilgrain
Sept. 19   Oklahoma   Wayny Balata
Sept. 23Â Â Â at ECUÂ Â Â Courtney Sebazco
Oct. 10Â Â Â at USFÂ Â Â Lindsey Whitmore
COACHING CORNER
•    Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season as head coach at SMU and his 32nd season overall.Â
•   Petrucelli is one of eight active coaches to win a national championship (Notre Dame, 1995).
•   Petrucelli started the season ranked seventh among active head coaches with 416 career wins.
MOST DIVISION I WINS AMONG ACTIVE COACHES
   Coach   Team   Years   Wins
1.   Anson Dorrance   North Carolina   43   899
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   514
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   490
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   470
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   445
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   427
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   424
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   422
T-9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   415
T-9.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   415
•Through games played as of Oct. 15, 2021
2021 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Aug. 23   Courtney Sebazco   Honor Roll
Sept. 13   Courtney Sebazco   Offense
Sept. 13   Payton Doiron   Defense
Sept. 13   Tatum Sutherland   Goalkeeper
Sept. 20   Tatum Sutherland   Goalkeeper
Sept. 27   Tatum Sutherland   Goalkeeper
Sept. 27   Lindsey Whitmore   Honor Roll
Oct. 4   Elisabeth Tse   Defense
Oct. 11   Tatum Sutherland   Honor Roll
Oct. 11   Lindsey Whitmore   Honor Roll
Gettler Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio
Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 – 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: SMU | Cincinnati
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No. 20 SMU plays at Cincinnati Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT in its second straight road contest.
ABOUT SMU
•   No. 20 SMU is 8-2-1 this season, 2-1-1 in the American Athletic Conference.Â
•   SMU has two wins against teams receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll at the time of the match (Oklahoma State and Rice).
•   The Mustangs are 4-1-1 at home and 4-1-0 on the road with both conference wins coming on the road.
•   Six different players have scored this season, with five hitting the back of the net multiple times.
•   SMU has been outshot 150-116 overall and 66-54 in shots on goal.Â
•   SMU is outscoring opponents 16-6 with seven shutouts.
LAST TIME OUT
•   SMU defeated USF 2-0 in Tampa. The Bulls entered the contest with a 3-0-1 record in The American.
•   Lindsey Whitmore scored both goals for the Mustangs, scoring in the fourth and 63rd minutes of the match.
•   Tatum Sutherland made eight saves for her fourth solo shutout and sixth overall.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
•   The Bearcats are 6-5-2 overall and 1-2-1 in The American, with a 2-1 loss to then-No. 18 Memphis in their last match.
•   At home, Cincinnati is 4-1-2, including a 5-0 win against Eastern Illinois.Â
• The Bearcats have scored 21 goals while allowing 18 in 13 matches with two shutouts.
•   Vanessa DiNardo leads the team with six goals, and she has one assist for 13 points.
•   10 different Bearcats have scored this season.
•   Goalkeeper Anna Rexford has 42 saves, playing in all 13 matches.
SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 6-4-2 all-time against the Bearcats with a 1-2-1 record at Cincinnati.Â
•   SMU is 4-1-0 in the last five matches, including wins in the last two road matches.
•   In the last match, SMU defeated the Bearcats 1-0 in the first round of the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship in Cincinnati on Nov. 3.
NATIONAL LEADER
•   Goalkeeper Tatum Sutherland leads the NCAA in save percentage at 0.958, making 46 saves while allowing just two goals, including one on a penalty kick.
•   Sutherland is second in the nation in goals against average, 0.267, playing 674:58 minutes in eight matches.Â
•   SMU has six shutouts in the eight matches she has played in. Sutherland is credited with four shutouts and two combined shutouts.
POINTS LEADERS
•   Courtney Sebazco and Lindsey Whitmore each have a team-high 10 points, with four goals and two assists apiece.Â
•   Whitmore has a team-best three goals and seven points in conference matches.
•   Wayny Balata and Elisabeth Tse each have six points, scoring twice with two assists. Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals and an assists for five points.
ESPN+ COVERAGE
•    This season, all of SMU's home games will be featured on ESPN+ along with a select few away games. Stay up-to-date on coverage information on SMUMustangs.com.
SHUTOUTS AND STREAKS
•   SMU won six straight matches, the longest win streak since the Mustangs won 11 straight in 2006.Â
•   SMU posted five straight shutouts, tied for second all-time and the longest streak since 2017. SMU had six straight shutouts in 2000, going 5-0-1 during the stretch.Â
•   The Mustangs went 552:08 seconds without allowing a goal, the second longest stretch in program history.
•   SMU has seven shutouts this season, ranking eighth in the NCAA in shutout percentage, 0.636.
SCORELESS STREAKS
Year   Length of Time
2000Â Â Â 614:50
2021Â Â Â 552:08
1999Â Â Â 528:10
1995Â Â Â 491:15
2017Â Â Â 485:31
2004Â Â Â 404:36
* Includes all stretches longer than 400 minutes
SHUTOUT STREAKS
Year   Games   Record
2000Â Â Â 6Â Â Â 5-0-1
1995Â Â Â 5Â Â Â 5-0-0
2017Â Â Â 5Â Â Â 5-0-0
2021Â Â Â 5Â Â Â 5-0-0
1988-89Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
1986Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
2004Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
2005Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 4-0-0
1999Â Â Â 4Â Â Â 3-0-1
* Includes all streaks four matches or longer
FIRE AWAY
•   Wayny Balata has team highs in shots, 33, and shots on goal, 17. She has scored twice and has two assists.Â
•   Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma.Â
•   She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
•   Lindsey Whitmore has taken 12 shots and scored four times. Eight shots have been on target.
•   She scored at Denver and at ECU. The transfer had both goals in a 2-0 win at USF.
•   Whitmore has a team-best .667 SOG% among players with more than one shot.
•   Payton Doiron has taken just one shot, the game winning goal against Oklahoma State.Â
•   Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on 10 shots, placing five on target.
•   She scored the game winner against San Francisco, and also had a goal and an assist at Denver.
TOUGHING IT OUT
•   Katina Tsapos has played every minute in each of the last nine matches at midfield, including 110 minutes against UCF. The graduate student is in her sixth season at SMU, battling through multiple knee surgeries.Â
•   She has played in all 11 matches this season, with 60 minutes played against Northwestern State and 85 minutes at Baylor.Â
•   Tsapos recorded her first point since the 2018 season with an assist at ECU.
DEFENSE CREATES OFFENSE
•   Three defenders have earned points this season, with two scoring goals.Â
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored against Baylor and against UCF. She also had an assist at Denver.
•   Payton Doiron scored the game winner against Oklahoma State.Â
•   Brooke Golik assisted on the game winner against San Francisco.
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 IN THE TOP 25
•    SMU is No. 20 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its fifth week in the top 25.Â
•   The Mustangs received votes in the first poll of the season.Â
•   14th is the highest SMU has been ranked since earning the No. 14 ranking on Oct. 16, 2000.Â
•   SMU was ranked No. 3, the highest ranking in program history, in the final poll at the end of the 1995 season after advancing to the 1995 College Cup, finishing with a 23-1-1 record.Â
TOP 25 RANKINGSÂ Â Â
Top 25 This Season   Sept. 14, 2021 - No. 24Â
   Sept. 21, 2021 - No. 17Â
   Sept. 28, 2021 - No. 14
   Oct. 5, 2021 - No. 15
   Oct. 12, 2021 - No. 20
Highest Since   No. 14 - Oct. 16, 2000Â
Highest All-Time   No. 3 - 1995 Final Poll
OVERTIME
•    SMU is 30-30-50 all-time in 110 overtime matches.
•   SMU has played at least one overtime match in every season since its inception in 1986.Â
•   The Mustangs played a program-high 10 overtime matches in 2002, going 3-3-4 in extra time.Â
•   The Mustangs are 0-1-1 in overtime this season.Â
GAME WINNERS
Aug. 22   Northwestern State   Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 9   Oklahoma State   Payton Doiron
Sept. 12   at Rice   Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 16   San Francisco   Jasmine Vilgrain
Sept. 19   Oklahoma   Wayny Balata
Sept. 23Â Â Â at ECUÂ Â Â Courtney Sebazco
Oct. 10Â Â Â at USFÂ Â Â Lindsey Whitmore
COACHING CORNER
•    Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season as head coach at SMU and his 32nd season overall.Â
•   Petrucelli is one of eight active coaches to win a national championship (Notre Dame, 1995).
•   Petrucelli started the season ranked seventh among active head coaches with 416 career wins.
MOST DIVISION I WINS AMONG ACTIVE COACHES
   Coach   Team   Years   Wins
1.   Anson Dorrance   North Carolina   43   899
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   514
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   490
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   470
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   445
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   427
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   424
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   422
T-9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   415
T-9.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   415
•Through games played as of Oct. 15, 2021
2021 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Aug. 23   Courtney Sebazco   Honor Roll
Sept. 13   Courtney Sebazco   Offense
Sept. 13   Payton Doiron   Defense
Sept. 13   Tatum Sutherland   Goalkeeper
Sept. 20   Tatum Sutherland   Goalkeeper
Sept. 27   Tatum Sutherland   Goalkeeper
Sept. 27   Lindsey Whitmore   Honor Roll
Oct. 4   Elisabeth Tse   Defense
Oct. 11   Tatum Sutherland   Honor Roll
Oct. 11   Lindsey Whitmore   Honor Roll
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