Thursday, October 28
Memphis, Tenn.
7 p.m.
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Memphis
No. 14 SMU At Memphis Thursday In Regular-Season Finale
Oct 27 | Women's Soccer
No. 14 SMU (10-2-2, 4-1-2 AAC) at Memphis (10-4-1, 4-3-0 AAC)
Billy J. Murphy Soccer and Track & Field Complex - Memphis, Tenn.
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 – 7 p.m.
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Game Notes: SMU | Memphis
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No. 14 SMU plays its final match of the regular season Thursday night at Memphis at 7 p.m. The Mustangs have clinched a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship, but could finish in any of the top four spots based on Thursday's results.
ABOUT SMU
•   No. 14 SMU is 10-2-2 this season, 4-1-2 in the American Athletic Conference.Â
•   All four conference wins have been shutouts.
•   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 6-1-1 at home and 4-1-1 on the road.
•   11 different players have scored this season, with seven hitting the back of the net multiple times.
•   SMU is outscoring opponents 23-9 with nine shutouts.
•   In conference matches, SMU is outscoring opponents 12-5, and eight different players have scored a goal.
LAST TIME OUT
•   SMU defeated Tulsa 2-0 at home on Sunday afternoon.
•   Alina Khan and Mackenzie Rudden each scored their second goals of the season.
•   Samantha Estrada made four  saves for her second straight shutout, earning Goalkeeper of the Week honors in The American.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
•   Memphis is 10-4-1 overall and 4-3 in The American, losing its last three matches.Â
•   The Tigers outscore opponents 30-10 overall and 11-6 in conference matches.
•   Tanya Boychuk leads the team with six goals, while Saorla Miller and Aubrey Mister each have four.Â
•   Elizabeth Moberg has been in goal for all 15 matches, making 36 saves.Â
SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 2-12-3 all-time against the Tigers with an 0-6-2 record in Memphis.Â
•   SMU last defeated Memphis, 1-0, in the semifinals of the 2016 conference tournament in Storrs, Conn.
•   SMU won the first match of the series, a 2-1 victory in Dallas on Oct. 30, 2005.
•   The Mustangs have scored in 13 of the 17 contests.
•   Memphis was ranked in the top 25 at the time of each of the last three matches.Â
NATIONAL RANKINGS
•   Goalkeeper Tatum Sutherland is second in the NCAA in save percentage at 0.909, making 50 saves while allowing five goals, including one on a penalty kick.
•   Combined, Sutherland and Samantha Estrada have a .887 save percentage, third in the NCAA.Â
•   SMU has nine shutouts on the season. The two goalkeepers have 67 saves with nine goals allowed.Â
POINTS LEADERS
•   Lindsey Whitmore leads the team with 13 points, scoring four goals with five assists.
•   The graduate transfer tallied an assist against Tulsa for her most recent point.
•   Whitmore has a team-best three goals and 10 points in conference matches.
•   Courtney Sebazco is tied with Whitmore for the team lead with four goals scored and is second with 11 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 nine shutouts this season, ranking seventh in the NCAA in shutout percentage, 0.643.
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, 34, and shots on goal, 18. She has scored three times and has two assists.
•   The midfielder is third on the team with eight points.
•   Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma. She added a penalty-kick goal at Cincinnati.
•   She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
•   Lindsey Whitmore has taken 21 shots and scored a team-best four times. 13 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 .619 SOG% among players with more than five shots.
•   Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on 12 shots, placing seven 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 10 matches at midfield, including 110 minutes against UCF and Cincinnati. The graduate student is in her sixth season at SMU, battling through multiple knee surgeries.Â
•   She has played in all 14 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 has three assists.
•   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. 14 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its seventh 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
  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
   Oct. 19, 2021 - No. 16
   Oct. 26, 2021 - No. 14
Highest Since   No. 14 - Oct. 16, 2000Â
Highest All-Time   No. 3 - 1995 Final Poll
OVERTIME
•    SMU is 30-30-51 all-time in 111 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 0-1-2 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
Oct. 20   Temple   Alina Khan
Oct. 24   Tulsa   Alina Khan
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   900
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   515
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   491
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   471
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   448
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   429
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   426
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   424
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   417
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   415
•Through games played as of Oct. 20, 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
Oct. 25   Samantha Estrada   Goalkeeper
Oct. 25   Alina Khan   Honor Roll
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Billy J. Murphy Soccer and Track & Field Complex - Memphis, Tenn.
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 – 7 p.m.
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: SMU | Memphis
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No. 14 SMU plays its final match of the regular season Thursday night at Memphis at 7 p.m. The Mustangs have clinched a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship, but could finish in any of the top four spots based on Thursday's results.
ABOUT SMU
•   No. 14 SMU is 10-2-2 this season, 4-1-2 in the American Athletic Conference.Â
•   All four conference wins have been shutouts.
•   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 6-1-1 at home and 4-1-1 on the road.
•   11 different players have scored this season, with seven hitting the back of the net multiple times.
•   SMU is outscoring opponents 23-9 with nine shutouts.
•   In conference matches, SMU is outscoring opponents 12-5, and eight different players have scored a goal.
LAST TIME OUT
•   SMU defeated Tulsa 2-0 at home on Sunday afternoon.
•   Alina Khan and Mackenzie Rudden each scored their second goals of the season.
•   Samantha Estrada made four  saves for her second straight shutout, earning Goalkeeper of the Week honors in The American.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
•   Memphis is 10-4-1 overall and 4-3 in The American, losing its last three matches.Â
•   The Tigers outscore opponents 30-10 overall and 11-6 in conference matches.
•   Tanya Boychuk leads the team with six goals, while Saorla Miller and Aubrey Mister each have four.Â
•   Elizabeth Moberg has been in goal for all 15 matches, making 36 saves.Â
SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 2-12-3 all-time against the Tigers with an 0-6-2 record in Memphis.Â
•   SMU last defeated Memphis, 1-0, in the semifinals of the 2016 conference tournament in Storrs, Conn.
•   SMU won the first match of the series, a 2-1 victory in Dallas on Oct. 30, 2005.
•   The Mustangs have scored in 13 of the 17 contests.
•   Memphis was ranked in the top 25 at the time of each of the last three matches.Â
NATIONAL RANKINGS
•   Goalkeeper Tatum Sutherland is second in the NCAA in save percentage at 0.909, making 50 saves while allowing five goals, including one on a penalty kick.
•   Combined, Sutherland and Samantha Estrada have a .887 save percentage, third in the NCAA.Â
•   SMU has nine shutouts on the season. The two goalkeepers have 67 saves with nine goals allowed.Â
POINTS LEADERS
•   Lindsey Whitmore leads the team with 13 points, scoring four goals with five assists.
•   The graduate transfer tallied an assist against Tulsa for her most recent point.
•   Whitmore has a team-best three goals and 10 points in conference matches.
•   Courtney Sebazco is tied with Whitmore for the team lead with four goals scored and is second with 11 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 nine shutouts this season, ranking seventh in the NCAA in shutout percentage, 0.643.
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, 34, and shots on goal, 18. She has scored three times and has two assists.
•   The midfielder is third on the team with eight points.
•   Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma. She added a penalty-kick goal at Cincinnati.
•   She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
•   Lindsey Whitmore has taken 21 shots and scored a team-best four times. 13 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 .619 SOG% among players with more than five shots.
•   Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on 12 shots, placing seven 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 10 matches at midfield, including 110 minutes against UCF and Cincinnati. The graduate student is in her sixth season at SMU, battling through multiple knee surgeries.Â
•   She has played in all 14 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 has three assists.
•   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. 14 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its seventh 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
  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
   Oct. 19, 2021 - No. 16
   Oct. 26, 2021 - No. 14
Highest Since   No. 14 - Oct. 16, 2000Â
Highest All-Time   No. 3 - 1995 Final Poll
OVERTIME
•    SMU is 30-30-51 all-time in 111 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 0-1-2 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
Oct. 20   Temple   Alina Khan
Oct. 24   Tulsa   Alina Khan
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   900
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   515
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   491
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   471
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   448
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   429
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   426
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   424
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   417
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   415
•Through games played as of Oct. 20, 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
Oct. 25   Samantha Estrada   Goalkeeper
Oct. 25   Alina Khan   Honor Roll
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