No. 5/8 SMU (1-0-0, 1-0-0 AAC) at USF (0-1-0, 0-1-0 AAC)
Corbett Stadium - Tampa, Fla.
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 – 6 p.m. CT
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SMU travels to USF for the second match of the season on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Corbett Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The match is scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. CT and will be featured on ESPN+.
SERIES HISTORY
SMU and USF have faced off a total of 11 times in program history and every year since 2012. The Mustangs are 1-2-2 when playing in Tampa. The two last played in the 2019 AAC tournament semifinals, when the Mustangs won 2-1 in double overtime to advance to the championship game. SMU and USF have played to double overtime seven times, tying four.
KNOW THE FOE
USF opened the season with a 3-2 loss at home to Temple after the Owls scored the game-winner in the 69th minute. The Bulls finished the 2019 season with a record of 11-7-1 overall and 4-3 in conference play, finishing the regular season ranked third in conference play. They lost in the semifinals of the AAC Championship to the Mustangs. USF was selected to finish third in the AAC preseason poll and had one athlete, Avionne Flanagan, named to the Preseason All-Conference team. The Bulls are led by 11 upperclassmen and added nine freshman to this season's roster.
IN THE POLLS
The Mustangs are ranked 8th in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 after the season-opening win at Memphis. College Soccer News has SMU at No. 5 in its weekly Top 30.
2019-20 HONORS
PRESEASON HONORS
Both
Gabriel Costa and
Papa Ndoye were named to the MAC Hermann Watch List for the upcoming season. SMU was picked to finish at the top of the American Athletic Conference, receiving all but one first place vote. Costa was chosen as the unanimous AAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Costa and
Knut Ahlander were both unanimously named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Costa was picked for the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team and as a College Soccer News Preseason All-American. Costa (9th), Ahlander (48th) and Ndoye (68th) landed spots on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Men's National Top 100.
NEW ADDITIONS
The Mustangs have added six freshmen and seven transfers since the 2019 season for a total of 13 new faces on the Hilltop. Among the transfers is
Papa Ndoye, a sophomore forward from Long Island University. Ndoye was one of SMU's two players named to the MAC Hermann Award Watch List. The freshmen made their way to Dallas from California, Arizona and Johannesburg, South Africa, with two from the metroplex area choosing to stay close to home. 2020 mid-season transfers consist of
Judson Burns from Clemson, Ndoye from LIU,
Skage Simonsen from St. John's and
Timo Hummrich from Delaware. 2021's mid-season transfers are
Roman Knox from UNC,
JT D'Emidio from Air Force and
Eben Noverr from Virginia.
SENIOR STANGS
Brandon Terwege,
Noah Hilt,
Luke Thompson,
Nick Taylor are the four seniors highlighting the Mustang roster. Terwege was named to the AAC All-Tournament Team in 2019 after scoring the OT game-winning goal in the tournament semifinal game. The defender had two goals and three assists while helping SMU to 11 total shutouts. Hilt played in 20 games during 2019, scoring two goals and totaling two assists, including one in the NCAA Sweet 16 leading to the game-winning goal. Thompson and Taylor saw multiple games for the Mustangs during the 2019 season, with Taylor recording three assists.
2019 POSTSEASON HONORS
Eddie Munojma - United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team, All-Midwest Region First Team, All-East Region First Team, AAC Defensive Player of the Year, AAC First Team All-Conference
Gabriel Costa - United Soccer Coaches All-American Third Team, All-Midwest Region First Team, All-East Region First Team, AAC Co-Midfielder of the Year, AAC First Team All-Conference
Garrett McLaughlin - All-Midwest Region First Team, All-East Region First Team, AAC First Team All-Conference, NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America
Knut Ahlander - All-East Region First Team, AAC Second Team All-Conference
ABOUT ATTENDANCE
The general public will not be permitted at USF's Corbett Stadium.
UP NEXT
SMU is set to host Tulsa on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+. The match at Westcott Field will not be open to the general public.
