Thursday, October 7
Dallas, Texas
7 p.m.
SMU
vs
Houston
No. 15 SMU Plays Houston At Home Thursday At 7 P.M. On ESPN+
Oct 6 | Women's Soccer
No. 15 SMU (7-1-1, 1-0-1 AAC) vs. Houston (9-1-2, 1-0-1 AAC)
Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 – 7 p.m.
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: SMU | Houston
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No. 15 SMU takes on in-state rival Houston at home Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium.
ABOUT SMU
• No. 15 SMU is 7-1-1 this season, 1-0-1 in the American Athletic Conference, with the only loss coming in overtime at Baylor.
• 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 4-0-1 at home.
• Six different players have 11 assists on 13 goals by six Mustangs, including five unassisted.
• SMU has been outshot 125-100 overall and 50-47 in shots on goal.
• SMU is outscoring opponents 14-5 with six shutouts.
LAST TIME OUT
• SMU played UCF to a 1-1, double-overtime draw.
• Elisabeth Tse scored in the 53rd minute for the Mustangs.
• The Knights found the equalizer in the 81st minute.
• The tie pushed SMU's unbeaten streak to seven matches, while ending the shutout streak at five matches.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
• The Cougars are 9-1-2 overall and 1-0-1 in conference matches.
• Houston suffered its first loss of the season with a 3-1 loss at then-No. 10 TCU in its last match.
• Nadia Kamassah has a team-high five goals, and Zionah Browne has four goals with a league-high seven assists.
• Goalkeeper Mikaela Gracia has 25 saves with 10 goals allowed.
SERIES HISTORY
• SMU is 17-1-2 all-time against Houston, including a 10-0-1 mark at home.
• The lone loss was a 1-0 defeat in Houston on Sept. 24, 2010.
• SMU is 8-0-1 since the loss with wins in the last seven matches.
• The Mustangs won 3-2 on Oct. 31, 2019, the most recent match in the series. Wayny Balata and Brooke Golik scored in the win.
• The series started on Aug. 28, 1999 with a 3-0 SMU win in Dallas.
POINTS LEADER
• Courtney Sebazco has four goals on 18 shots this season. She scored on a penalty kick in a 1-0 win at Rice.
• She has goals in three games, scoring twice against Northwestern State and once at Rice and at ECU, earning credit for the game winner in all three matches.
• Sebazco has two assists, playing a role in six of SMU's 14 goals scored.
• The midfielder has a team-high 10 points. Wayney Balata, Lindsey Whitmore and Elisabeth Tse each have six points with two goals and two assists each.
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.
• 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.
• The Mustangs went 552:08 seconds without allowing a goal, the second longest stretch in program history.
SCORELESS STREAKS
Year Length of Time
2000 614:50
2021 552:08
1999 528:10
1995 491:15
2017 485:31
2004 404:36
* Includes all stretches longer than 400 minutes
SHUTOUT STREAKS
Year Games Record
2000 6 5-0-1
1995 5 5-0-0
2017 5 5-0-0
2021 5 5-0-0
1988-89 4 4-0-0
1986 4 4-0-0
2004 4 4-0-0
2005 4 4-0-0
1999 4 3-0-1
* Includes all streaks four matches or longer
FIRE AWAY
• Wayny Balata has team highs in shots, 32, and shots on goal, 16. She has scored twice and has two assists.
• Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma.
• She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
• Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on nine shots, placing five on target.
• She scored the game winner against San Francisco, and also had a goal and an assist at Denver.
• Lindsey Whitmore has taken nine shots and scored twice. Five shots have been on target.
• She scored at Denver and at ECU. The transfer also had assists at Denver and ECU.
• The pair share a team-best .556 SOG% among players with more than one shot.
• Payton Doiron has taken just one shot, the game winning goal against Oklahoma State.
TOUGHING IT OUT
• Katina Tsapos has played every minute in each of the last seven matches at midfield, including 110 minutes against UCF. The graduate student is in her sixth season at SMU, battling through multiple knee surgeries.
• She has played in all nine matches this season, with 60 minutes played against Northwestern State and 85 minutes at Baylor.
• 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.
• 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.
• Brooke Golik assisted on the game winner against San Francisco.
IN THE TOP 25
• SMU is No. 15 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its fourth week in the top 25.
• The Mustangs received votes in the first poll of the season, and SMU was ranked 14th last week.
• 14th is the highest SMU has been ranked since earning the No. 14 ranking on Oct. 16, 2000.
• 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.
TOP 25 RANKINGS
Top 25 This Season Sept. 14, 2021 - No. 24
Sept. 21, 2021 - No. 17
Sept. 28, 2021 - No. 14
Oct. 5, 2021 - No. 15
Highest Since No. 14 - Oct. 16, 2000
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.
• The Mustangs played a program-high 10 overtime matches in 2002, going 3-3-4 in extra time.
• The Mustangs are 0-1-1 in overtime this season.
GAME WINNERS
Aug. 22 Northwestern State Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 9 Oklahoma State Payton Doiron
Sept. 12 Rice Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 16 San Francisco Jasmine Vilgrain
Sept. 19 Oklahoma Wayny Balata
Sept. 23 ECU Courtney Sebazco
COACHING CORNER
• Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season as head coach at SMU and his 32nd season overall.
• 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 43 897
2. Jerry Smith Santa Clara 35 512
3. G Guerrieri Texas A&M 31 489
4. Mark Krikorian Florida State 28 468
5. Steve Swanson Virginia 32 443
6. Randy Waldrum Pittsburgh 28 427
7. Chris Petrucelli SMU 32 423
8. Jim Blankenship FGCU 31 421
T-9. Jennifer Rockwood BYU 27 413
T-9. Nancy Feldman Boston 34 413
•Through games played as of Oct. 5, 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
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Tatum Sutherland was named American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for the third straight week on Sept. 27.
• She made eight saves against ECU for SMU's fifth straight shutout.
• Courtney Sebazco and Payton Doiron were honored along with Sutherland on Sept. 13. Sebazco earned the league's weekly award for offense, while Doiron was the week's top defender.
• Sutherland was earned her second honor on Sept. 20th after shutout wins against San Francisco and Oklahoma.
• Elisabeth Tse was named Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4 after scoring a goal against UCF.
2021 AAC ALL-PRESEASON TEAM
• Wayny Balata was named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team. She had three goals and two assists entering the season.
2021 AAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1 USF (6) 62
2 Memphis (3) 59
3 SMU 44
4 Cincinnati 41
5 UCF 40
6 East Carolina 29
7 Houston 24
8 Temple 16
9 Tulsa 9
First-place votes in parenthesis
Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 – 7 p.m.
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: SMU | Houston
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No. 15 SMU takes on in-state rival Houston at home Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium.
ABOUT SMU
• No. 15 SMU is 7-1-1 this season, 1-0-1 in the American Athletic Conference, with the only loss coming in overtime at Baylor.
• 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 4-0-1 at home.
• Six different players have 11 assists on 13 goals by six Mustangs, including five unassisted.
• SMU has been outshot 125-100 overall and 50-47 in shots on goal.
• SMU is outscoring opponents 14-5 with six shutouts.
LAST TIME OUT
• SMU played UCF to a 1-1, double-overtime draw.
• Elisabeth Tse scored in the 53rd minute for the Mustangs.
• The Knights found the equalizer in the 81st minute.
• The tie pushed SMU's unbeaten streak to seven matches, while ending the shutout streak at five matches.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
• The Cougars are 9-1-2 overall and 1-0-1 in conference matches.
• Houston suffered its first loss of the season with a 3-1 loss at then-No. 10 TCU in its last match.
• Nadia Kamassah has a team-high five goals, and Zionah Browne has four goals with a league-high seven assists.
• Goalkeeper Mikaela Gracia has 25 saves with 10 goals allowed.
SERIES HISTORY
• SMU is 17-1-2 all-time against Houston, including a 10-0-1 mark at home.
• The lone loss was a 1-0 defeat in Houston on Sept. 24, 2010.
• SMU is 8-0-1 since the loss with wins in the last seven matches.
• The Mustangs won 3-2 on Oct. 31, 2019, the most recent match in the series. Wayny Balata and Brooke Golik scored in the win.
• The series started on Aug. 28, 1999 with a 3-0 SMU win in Dallas.
POINTS LEADER
• Courtney Sebazco has four goals on 18 shots this season. She scored on a penalty kick in a 1-0 win at Rice.
• She has goals in three games, scoring twice against Northwestern State and once at Rice and at ECU, earning credit for the game winner in all three matches.
• Sebazco has two assists, playing a role in six of SMU's 14 goals scored.
• The midfielder has a team-high 10 points. Wayney Balata, Lindsey Whitmore and Elisabeth Tse each have six points with two goals and two assists each.
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.
• 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.
• The Mustangs went 552:08 seconds without allowing a goal, the second longest stretch in program history.
SCORELESS STREAKS
Year Length of Time
2000 614:50
2021 552:08
1999 528:10
1995 491:15
2017 485:31
2004 404:36
* Includes all stretches longer than 400 minutes
SHUTOUT STREAKS
Year Games Record
2000 6 5-0-1
1995 5 5-0-0
2017 5 5-0-0
2021 5 5-0-0
1988-89 4 4-0-0
1986 4 4-0-0
2004 4 4-0-0
2005 4 4-0-0
1999 4 3-0-1
* Includes all streaks four matches or longer
FIRE AWAY
• Wayny Balata has team highs in shots, 32, and shots on goal, 16. She has scored twice and has two assists.
• Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma.
• She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
• Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on nine shots, placing five on target.
• She scored the game winner against San Francisco, and also had a goal and an assist at Denver.
• Lindsey Whitmore has taken nine shots and scored twice. Five shots have been on target.
• She scored at Denver and at ECU. The transfer also had assists at Denver and ECU.
• The pair share a team-best .556 SOG% among players with more than one shot.
• Payton Doiron has taken just one shot, the game winning goal against Oklahoma State.
TOUGHING IT OUT
• Katina Tsapos has played every minute in each of the last seven matches at midfield, including 110 minutes against UCF. The graduate student is in her sixth season at SMU, battling through multiple knee surgeries.
• She has played in all nine matches this season, with 60 minutes played against Northwestern State and 85 minutes at Baylor.
• 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.
• 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.
• Brooke Golik assisted on the game winner against San Francisco.
IN THE TOP 25
• SMU is No. 15 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its fourth week in the top 25.
• The Mustangs received votes in the first poll of the season, and SMU was ranked 14th last week.
• 14th is the highest SMU has been ranked since earning the No. 14 ranking on Oct. 16, 2000.
• 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.
TOP 25 RANKINGS
Top 25 This Season Sept. 14, 2021 - No. 24
Sept. 21, 2021 - No. 17
Sept. 28, 2021 - No. 14
Oct. 5, 2021 - No. 15
Highest Since No. 14 - Oct. 16, 2000
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.
• The Mustangs played a program-high 10 overtime matches in 2002, going 3-3-4 in extra time.
• The Mustangs are 0-1-1 in overtime this season.
GAME WINNERS
Aug. 22 Northwestern State Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 9 Oklahoma State Payton Doiron
Sept. 12 Rice Courtney Sebazco
Sept. 16 San Francisco Jasmine Vilgrain
Sept. 19 Oklahoma Wayny Balata
Sept. 23 ECU Courtney Sebazco
COACHING CORNER
• Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season as head coach at SMU and his 32nd season overall.
• 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 43 897
2. Jerry Smith Santa Clara 35 512
3. G Guerrieri Texas A&M 31 489
4. Mark Krikorian Florida State 28 468
5. Steve Swanson Virginia 32 443
6. Randy Waldrum Pittsburgh 28 427
7. Chris Petrucelli SMU 32 423
8. Jim Blankenship FGCU 31 421
T-9. Jennifer Rockwood BYU 27 413
T-9. Nancy Feldman Boston 34 413
•Through games played as of Oct. 5, 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
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Tatum Sutherland was named American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for the third straight week on Sept. 27.
• She made eight saves against ECU for SMU's fifth straight shutout.
• Courtney Sebazco and Payton Doiron were honored along with Sutherland on Sept. 13. Sebazco earned the league's weekly award for offense, while Doiron was the week's top defender.
• Sutherland was earned her second honor on Sept. 20th after shutout wins against San Francisco and Oklahoma.
• Elisabeth Tse was named Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4 after scoring a goal against UCF.
2021 AAC ALL-PRESEASON TEAM
• Wayny Balata was named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team. She had three goals and two assists entering the season.
2021 AAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1 USF (6) 62
2 Memphis (3) 59
3 SMU 44
4 Cincinnati 41
5 UCF 40
6 East Carolina 29
7 Houston 24
8 Temple 16
9 Tulsa 9
First-place votes in parenthesis
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