SMU Hosts [RV] Oklahoma State Thursday At 7 P.M.

Thursday, September 9

Dallas, Texas

7 p.m.

SMU

Oklahoma State

SMU Hosts [RV] Oklahoma State Thursday At 7 P.M.

Sep 8 | Women's Soccer

SMU (2-1-0, 0-0-0 AAC) vs. [RV] Oklahoma State (3-2-0, 0-0-0 Big 12)
Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 – 7 p.m.
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: SMU | Oklahoma State
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SMU returns home to take on Oklahoma State Thursday night at 7 p.m.

ABOUT SMU
•    The Mustangs have played just five matches since the 2019 season, with a win against Northwestern State to start the 2021 campaign.
•   SMU is 2-1 this season, with the only loss coming in overtime at Baylor.
•   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. She also tallied an assist at Denver.
•   Freshman Elisabeth Tse scored the Mustangs' only goal at Baylor.
•   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. She scored her first goal of the season at Denver.
•   Samantha Estrada started the season off with a clean sheet against Northwestern State. She has seven saves on the season.
•   Transfers Jasmine Vilgrain and Lindsey Whitmore scored at Denver.

LAST TIME OUT
•    The Mustangs won 4-2 at previously unbeaten Denver.
•   Wayny Balata, Jasmine Vilgrain and Lindsey Whitmore each scored their first goal of the season in the win.
•   SMU was credited with an own goal against Denver that put the Mustangs up 3-0 early in the first half.
•   It was the first time SMU scored four or more goals in a match since defeating ECU 4-0 on Oct. 22, 2019.

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.

UP NEXT
•    SMU plays at [RV] Rice Sunday at 7 p.m. in Houston.
•   The Owls are 5-0-1 this season, and rank fifth in the South Region poll.
•   Delaney Shultz leads the team with four goals.
•   Bella Killgore has 30 saves and has allowed four goals. The goalkeeper hasn't given up more than one goal in a match, and has two clean sheets.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
•   Oklahoma State is 3-2 this season and is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
•   Grace Yochum leads the team with three goals, and Gabriella Coleman has scored twice.
•   Oklahoma State has scored eight times in five matches, with at least one goal in every match.
•   Evie Vitali has clean sheets in all three wins, but has given up multiple goals in both losses.

SERIES HISTORY
•    SMU is 0-4-1 all-time against Oklahoma State.
•   The Mustangs played the Cowgirls to a double-overtime, 2-2 draw on Sept. 22, 2019.
•   All four losses came between 2007 and 2010, prior to head coach Chris Petrucelli's tenure at SMU.
•   The Mustangs scored just one goal during the four losses.

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 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

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   895
2.   Jerry Smith   Santa Clara   35   511
3.   G Guerrieri   Texas A&M   31   487
4.   Mark Krikorian   Florida State   28   462
5.   Steve Swanson   Virginia   32   439
6.   Randy Waldrum   Pittsburgh   28   424
7.   Chris Petrucelli   SMU   32   418
8.   Jim Blankenship   FGCU   31   416
9.   Jennifer Rockwood   BYU   27   410
10.   Nancy Feldman   Boston   34   409
•Through games played as of Sept. 7, 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.
•    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.
•   The Mustangs played a program-high 10 overtime matches in 2002, going 3-3-4 in extra time.
•   The Mustangs are 0-1-0 in overtime this season.

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.