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No. 17 SMU at No. 23 USF In AAC Championship Semifinal Thursday
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No. 17 SMU (11-3-2, 4-2-2 AAC) at No. 23 USF (11-3-2, 6-1-1 AAC)
American Athletic Conference Championship - Semifinal
Corbett Soccer Stadium - Tampa, Fla.
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
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No. 17 SMU plays at No. 23 USF Thursday night in the American Athletic Conference Championship semifinal. The match can be seen on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
ABOUT SMU
•   No. 17 SMU is 11-3-2 this season, 4-2-2 in the American Athletic Conference.Â
•   All four conference wins were 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 7-1-1 at home and 4-2-1 on the road.
•   11 different players have scored this season, with seven hitting the back of the net multiple times.
•   SMU is outscoring opponents 25-15 with nine shutouts.
•   In conference matches, SMU is outscoring opponents 12-10, and eight different players have scored a goal.
LAST TIME OUT
•   SMU defeated No. 5 seed ECU 2-1 at home in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship Sunday.
•     Wayny Balata scored both goals for SMU. She headed in the game winner on a second-half corner kick from Courtney Sebazco.
SCOUTING USF
•   No. 23 USF won the regular-season conference championship with a 6-1-1 league record, 11-3-2 overall.
•   Sydny Nasello scored a league-high 10 goals with four assists.Â
•   Sydney Martinez played all 16 matches in goal with 55 saves and 13 goals allowed.Â
•   USF has taken 107 corner kicks compared to just 38 by opponents.Â
SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 2-6-1 all-time against USF, with a 2-2 record on the road.
•   The Mustangs won in Tampa earlier this season, defeating the Bulls 2-0.Â
•   This is the second meeting between the two programs in the AAC tournament. USF eliminated SMU with a 1-0 win in the 2017 tournament.
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.
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 .853 save percentage, 24th in the NCAA.Â
•   SMU has nine shutouts on the season. The two goalkeepers have 80 saves with 15 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.
•   Wayny Balata leads the team with five goals and has two assists.Â
•   Courtney Sebazco is tied with Balata with 12 points. The midfielder has four goals and four assists.
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
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
2021 ALL-CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERSÂ
Courtney Sebazco   First Team
Wayny Balata   Second Team
Brooke Golik   Second Team
Katina Tsapos   Second Team
Elibaseth Tse   Second Team; All-Rookie Team
Sammy Nieves   All-Rookie Team
FIRE AWAY
•   Wayny Balata has team highs in shots, 36, and shots on goal, 20. She has scored five times and has two assists.
•   The midfielder is tied for second on the team with 12 points.
•   Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma. She added a penalty-kick goal at Cincinnati. Balata scored both goals in the first-round win against ECU.
•   She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
•   Lindsey Whitmore has taken 23 shots and scored four times. 15 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 .652 SOG% among players with more than five shots.
•   Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on 15 shots, placing eight 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 in every match this season and every minute of 11 matches, including 110 minutes against UCF and Cincinnati.
•   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. 17 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its eighth 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
   Oct. 19, 2021 - No. 16
   Oct. 26, 2021 - No. 14
   Nov. 2, 2021 - No. 17
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
Oct. 31Â Â Â ECUÂ Â Â Wayny Balata
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   901
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   430
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   426
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   424
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   417
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   416
•Through games played as of Oct. 29, 2021
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American Athletic Conference Championship - Semifinal
Corbett Soccer Stadium - Tampa, Fla.
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
SMU Mobile App
Apple | Google Play
No. 17 SMU plays at No. 23 USF Thursday night in the American Athletic Conference Championship semifinal. The match can be seen on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
ABOUT SMU
•   No. 17 SMU is 11-3-2 this season, 4-2-2 in the American Athletic Conference.Â
•   All four conference wins were 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 7-1-1 at home and 4-2-1 on the road.
•   11 different players have scored this season, with seven hitting the back of the net multiple times.
•   SMU is outscoring opponents 25-15 with nine shutouts.
•   In conference matches, SMU is outscoring opponents 12-10, and eight different players have scored a goal.
LAST TIME OUT
•   SMU defeated No. 5 seed ECU 2-1 at home in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship Sunday.
•     Wayny Balata scored both goals for SMU. She headed in the game winner on a second-half corner kick from Courtney Sebazco.
SCOUTING USF
•   No. 23 USF won the regular-season conference championship with a 6-1-1 league record, 11-3-2 overall.
•   Sydny Nasello scored a league-high 10 goals with four assists.Â
•   Sydney Martinez played all 16 matches in goal with 55 saves and 13 goals allowed.Â
•   USF has taken 107 corner kicks compared to just 38 by opponents.Â
SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 2-6-1 all-time against USF, with a 2-2 record on the road.
•   The Mustangs won in Tampa earlier this season, defeating the Bulls 2-0.Â
•   This is the second meeting between the two programs in the AAC tournament. USF eliminated SMU with a 1-0 win in the 2017 tournament.
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.
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 .853 save percentage, 24th in the NCAA.Â
•   SMU has nine shutouts on the season. The two goalkeepers have 80 saves with 15 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.
•   Wayny Balata leads the team with five goals and has two assists.Â
•   Courtney Sebazco is tied with Balata with 12 points. The midfielder has four goals and four assists.
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
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
2021 ALL-CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERSÂ
Courtney Sebazco   First Team
Wayny Balata   Second Team
Brooke Golik   Second Team
Katina Tsapos   Second Team
Elibaseth Tse   Second Team; All-Rookie Team
Sammy Nieves   All-Rookie Team
FIRE AWAY
•   Wayny Balata has team highs in shots, 36, and shots on goal, 20. She has scored five times and has two assists.
•   The midfielder is tied for second on the team with 12 points.
•   Balata scored at Denver and had the game winner against Oklahoma. She added a penalty-kick goal at Cincinnati. Balata scored both goals in the first-round win against ECU.
•   She put a season-high five shots on goal against UCF.
ALL ABOUT ACCURACY
•   Lindsey Whitmore has taken 23 shots and scored four times. 15 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 .652 SOG% among players with more than five shots.
•   Jasmine Vilgrain has two goals on 15 shots, placing eight 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 in every match this season and every minute of 11 matches, including 110 minutes against UCF and Cincinnati.
•   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. 17 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, its eighth 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
   Oct. 19, 2021 - No. 16
   Oct. 26, 2021 - No. 14
   Nov. 2, 2021 - No. 17
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
Oct. 31Â Â Â ECUÂ Â Â Wayny Balata
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   901
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   430
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   426
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   424
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   417
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   416
•Through games played as of Oct. 29, 2021
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