Monday, September 6
Denver, Colo.
3 p.m.
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SMU Plays At Denver Monday At 3 P.M. CT
Sep 3 | Women's Soccer
SMU (1-1-0, 0-0-0 AAC) at Denver (4-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
University of Denver Soccer Field - Denver, Colo.
Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 – 3 p.m. CT
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Game Notes: SMU
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SMU plays at Denver Monday at 3 p.m. CT.Â
ABOUT SMU
•   The Mustangs have played just four matches since the 2019 season, with a win against Northwestern State to start the 2021 campaign.
•   SMU suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat at Baylor. It was the second overtime loss in the last three games, as SMU lost 3-2 to ECU in what was its final game of the 2020-21 season.
•   SMU split a pair of conference matches in the Spring of 2021, its only two matches of the season.
•   Courtney Sebazco leads the team with two goals, the first she has scored since her freshman season in 2018.
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored the Mustangs' only goal at Baylor.Â
•   Sebazco was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after her season-opening performance.
•   Wayny Balata has both of SMU's assists, recording one in each match this season.Â
•   Samantha Estrada started the season off with a clean sheet, needing to make just one save against Northwestern State.
•   Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season at SMU.Â
LAST TIME OUT
•    The Mustangs lost in overtime when Baylor scored in the 99th minute.Â
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored her first collegiate goal in the 11th minute of the match.
•    Wayny Balata tallied her second assist of the season.
AT HOUSTON BAPTIST
•    SMU was scheduled to start the season Aug. 19 at Houston Baptist, but the match was canceled due to poor field conditions in Houston.Â
UP NEXT
•    SMU's next match is scheduled for Thursday at home against Oklahoma State at 7 p.m.
•   The Mustangs are 0-4-1 all-time against Oklahoma State, with an 0-2-0 record at home.Â
•   In the last meeting, the two squads played to a 2-2, double-overtime draw on Sept. 22, 2019. Oklahoma State was ranked No. 25 at the time.
•   The draw was the only contest against Oklahoma State during Chris Petrucelli's tenure at SMU.
SCOUTING DENVER
•   Denver enters the contest with a 4-0 record. The match against SMU will be the fifth straight home game for the Pioneers.Â
•   The Pioneers gave up their first goal of the season in a 3-1 victory against Kansas State Thursday night.Â
•   Denver is averaging 3.0 goals per game and scored five in its opener against Air Force.Â
•   Sydney Sharp least the team with three of Denver's 12 goals, and Natalie Beckman has four assists.
•   Goalkeeper Nerea Arrazola has nine saves on 10 shots faced.Â
SERIES HISTORY
•    This is the first meeting between the two women's programs.
•   The SMU men's soccer team has played Denver four times with a 3-1 record.Â
2021 AAC ALL-PRESEASON TEAM
•   Wayny Balata was named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team.
•   The junior midfielder has three career goals, scoring two in 18 games as a freshman and one in two games last season. The Montreal native also tallied two assists during her only full campaign on the Hilltop.
2021 AAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1 Â Â USF (6)Â Â Â 62
2 Â Â Memphis (3)Â Â Â 59
3 Â Â SMUÂ Â Â 44
4   Cincinnati   41
5 Â Â UCFÂ Â Â 40
6   East Carolina   29
7   Houston   24
8   Temple   16
9   Tulsa   9
First-place votes in parenthesis
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   894
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   510
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   485
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   462
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   438
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   424
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   417
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   416
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   410
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   408
•Through games as of Sept. 2, 2021
RETURNING MUSTANGS
•    The Mustangs return 18 players from the Coronavirus moved and shortened spring 2021 season, which featured just two matches played.
•   Of the 18 returners, 13 saw game action. Jewel Boland scored three goals with an assists, Wayny Balata scored, and Alina Khan recorded an assist.
•   SMU returns both of its goalkeepers Samantha Estrada and Tatum Sutherland.
NEW MUSTANGS
•    SMU added nine freshmen and three transfers to the roster this season.Â
•    Canadians Jasmine Vilgrain and Elisabeth Tse join Wayny Balata and Brigitta Pulins as Mustangs from north of the border.
•    Freshman Angie Diep is the lone newcomer from the Lone Star State, coming to the Hilltop from Spring, Texas.
•   SMU added pairs of freshmen from California, Ceanna Doria and Abby Hampton, Oregon, Mia Gish and Ellie Ruhoff, and Nevada, Sammy Nieves and Simone Hottentot. Sienna Gonzales joins the Mustangs from Arizona.
OVERTIME
•    SMU is 30-30-49 all-time in 109 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 0-1-0 in overtime this season.Â
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.
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University of Denver Soccer Field - Denver, Colo.
Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 – 3 p.m. CT
Live Stats | Watch: Video
Game Notes: SMU
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
SMU Mobile App
Apple | Google Play
SMU plays at Denver Monday at 3 p.m. CT.Â
ABOUT SMU
•   The Mustangs have played just four matches since the 2019 season, with a win against Northwestern State to start the 2021 campaign.
•   SMU suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat at Baylor. It was the second overtime loss in the last three games, as SMU lost 3-2 to ECU in what was its final game of the 2020-21 season.
•   SMU split a pair of conference matches in the Spring of 2021, its only two matches of the season.
•   Courtney Sebazco leads the team with two goals, the first she has scored since her freshman season in 2018.
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored the Mustangs' only goal at Baylor.Â
•   Sebazco was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after her season-opening performance.
•   Wayny Balata has both of SMU's assists, recording one in each match this season.Â
•   Samantha Estrada started the season off with a clean sheet, needing to make just one save against Northwestern State.
•   Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season at SMU.Â
LAST TIME OUT
•    The Mustangs lost in overtime when Baylor scored in the 99th minute.Â
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored her first collegiate goal in the 11th minute of the match.
•    Wayny Balata tallied her second assist of the season.
AT HOUSTON BAPTIST
•    SMU was scheduled to start the season Aug. 19 at Houston Baptist, but the match was canceled due to poor field conditions in Houston.Â
UP NEXT
•    SMU's next match is scheduled for Thursday at home against Oklahoma State at 7 p.m.
•   The Mustangs are 0-4-1 all-time against Oklahoma State, with an 0-2-0 record at home.Â
•   In the last meeting, the two squads played to a 2-2, double-overtime draw on Sept. 22, 2019. Oklahoma State was ranked No. 25 at the time.
•   The draw was the only contest against Oklahoma State during Chris Petrucelli's tenure at SMU.
SCOUTING DENVER
•   Denver enters the contest with a 4-0 record. The match against SMU will be the fifth straight home game for the Pioneers.Â
•   The Pioneers gave up their first goal of the season in a 3-1 victory against Kansas State Thursday night.Â
•   Denver is averaging 3.0 goals per game and scored five in its opener against Air Force.Â
•   Sydney Sharp least the team with three of Denver's 12 goals, and Natalie Beckman has four assists.
•   Goalkeeper Nerea Arrazola has nine saves on 10 shots faced.Â
SERIES HISTORY
•    This is the first meeting between the two women's programs.
•   The SMU men's soccer team has played Denver four times with a 3-1 record.Â
2021 AAC ALL-PRESEASON TEAM
•   Wayny Balata was named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team.
•   The junior midfielder has three career goals, scoring two in 18 games as a freshman and one in two games last season. The Montreal native also tallied two assists during her only full campaign on the Hilltop.
2021 AAC Preseason Coaches Poll
1 Â Â USF (6)Â Â Â 62
2 Â Â Memphis (3)Â Â Â 59
3 Â Â SMUÂ Â Â 44
4   Cincinnati   41
5 Â Â UCFÂ Â Â 40
6   East Carolina   29
7   Houston   24
8   Temple   16
9   Tulsa   9
First-place votes in parenthesis
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   894
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   510
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   485
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   462
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   438
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   424
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   417
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   416
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   410
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   408
•Through games as of Sept. 2, 2021
RETURNING MUSTANGS
•    The Mustangs return 18 players from the Coronavirus moved and shortened spring 2021 season, which featured just two matches played.
•   Of the 18 returners, 13 saw game action. Jewel Boland scored three goals with an assists, Wayny Balata scored, and Alina Khan recorded an assist.
•   SMU returns both of its goalkeepers Samantha Estrada and Tatum Sutherland.
NEW MUSTANGS
•    SMU added nine freshmen and three transfers to the roster this season.Â
•    Canadians Jasmine Vilgrain and Elisabeth Tse join Wayny Balata and Brigitta Pulins as Mustangs from north of the border.
•    Freshman Angie Diep is the lone newcomer from the Lone Star State, coming to the Hilltop from Spring, Texas.
•   SMU added pairs of freshmen from California, Ceanna Doria and Abby Hampton, Oregon, Mia Gish and Ellie Ruhoff, and Nevada, Sammy Nieves and Simone Hottentot. Sienna Gonzales joins the Mustangs from Arizona.
OVERTIME
•    SMU is 30-30-49 all-time in 109 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 0-1-0 in overtime this season.Â
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.
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