Sunday, October 9
Dallas, Texas
7:00 PM
SMU
vs
UAB
Mustangs Set To Host UAB Sunday
Oct 7 | Men's Soccer
SMU (7-2-1; 3-1-0 AAC) vs. UAB (2-6-2; 0-2-2 AAC)
Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, 7 p.m.
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Match Notes (PDF)
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SMU seeks its fourth consecutive victory against UAB Sunday night at 7 in Dallas.Â
SERIES HISTORYÂ
The Mustangs are 6-3-2 all-time against the Blazers.
Sunday's matchup marks the 12th meeting between the two programs and the first since 2012.Â
SMU defeated UAB 1-0 in 2012.Â
KNOW THE FOEÂ
UAB is 2-6-2 on the year and 0-2-2 in AAC play.Â
The Blazers started the season winning their first two games.Â
Following the winning streak, UAB dropped its next six matches.Â
UAB enters Sunday's match off back-to-back ties against Tulsa and USF.Â
UP TO THIS POINT
The Mustangs are 7-2-1 in 2022 and enter the
UAB match on a three-game winning streak. Most recently, the Mustangs took down UCF 2-1 on the road. The winning streak started when SMU took down FIU, followed by defeating Temple, 4-1.Â
The Mustangs sit atop the American Athletic Conference standings.
SMU ranks in the top five in the nation in scoring offense, assists per game and points per game.
Graduate Midfielder Knut Ahlander is top five in the nation in goals scored with nine.Â
Freshman Alexander Petraeus has a team-high seven assists on the season, landing him tied for third in the nation in assists per game.
SMU started off the year taking down Oral Roberts 4-0, followed by a setback at Stanford. The Mustangs bounced back by rattling off three straight victories, including two clean sheets against UCA and Saint Louis and an offensive explosion in a 7-2 win over UTRGV. The Mustangs battled then-No. 23 UNCG to a 0-0 draw to close out nonconference play. SMU opened conference play with a 1-0 setback at Memphis.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Back-to-back late goals lifted the Mustangs to a 2-1 victory over UCF Tuesday afternoon in Orlando.
Harvey Castro found the back of the net for the first time this season off a Nikola Djordjevic assist. Djordjevic cut the ball back and Castro fired the equalizer past UCF's keeper in the middle of the goal.
Mads Westergren broke the tie within two minutes, firing a perfectly placed shot in the top left corner of the goal, earning his second score of the year.
The Knights struck in the 17th minute when Lucca Dourado scored UCF's lone goal.
Bram Kaarsgaren was in goal for the Mustangs, earning three saves on 13 shots faced.
FAST START FOR JOSE ORTIZ
Jose Ortiz is having a career season for the Mustangs. The junior from Arlington, Texas, has three multigoal performances on the season.Â
Ortiz propelled the Mustangs to a 4-0 victory after scoring a career and team-high three goals in the season opener. Following the hat track, Ortiz has tallied two more multigoal outings against UTRGV and FIU this season.
Ortiz started four games in 2021, scoring three goals across consecutive matches, totaling 25 shots and 11 shots on goal. The Mustangs will look for Ortiz to continue to produce as a scoring threat this season.
HEARTBEAT OF THE MUSTANGS
SMU Midfielder Knut Ahlander has started off the season strong.Â
Ahlander's nine goals land him top five in the nation and AAC for goals scored. Ahlander is third in the nation in points per game (2.10).
Ahlander enters Sunday's matchup having scored at least one goal in six out of the Mustangs last nine matches.
Ahlander has three multigoal performances on the season and has tallied two assists.Â
MUSTANGS IN THE RANKINGS
The Mustangs checked in at No. 23 Â in the 2022 Top Drawer Soccer poll.
SMU is recieving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
2022 WEEKLY CONFERENCE HONORS
Jose Ortiz- Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29)
Elton Hedstrom- Rookie of the Week (Aug. 29)
Knut Ahlander- AAC Honor Roll (Sept. 6)
Knut Ahlander- Top Drawer Soccer Men's Team of the Week (Sept. 6)
Knut Ahlander- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)
Alexander Petraeus- AAC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 12)
Cole Johnson- AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 12)
Knut Ahlander- College Soccer News Team of the Week (Sept. 11)
Knut Ahlander- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
Nikola Djordjevic- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 26)
Knut Ahlander- TDS Team of the Week (Sept. 26)
Fredrik Skilberg- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3)
Bram Kaarsgaren- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 3)
Fredrik Skilberg- Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week. (Oct 3)
DEFENDING THE GOAL
SMU's Goal Keepers have produced at a high level this season.
Bram Kaarsgaren enters Sunday's match after tallying 10 total saves in back-to-back AAC wins.Â
Bram Kaarsgaren landed on the AAC honor roll Oct. 3 after tallying seven saves on 11 faced shots.Â
Cole Johnson has 21 saves in seven starts, including three clean sheets this season.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
SMU's freshmen have played a large role in the Mustangs season success.
Alexander Petraeus leads the team in assists with seven on the year. Petraeus is third in the country in assits per game.
Additionally, Petraeus has scored a pair of goals in 2022.Â
Fredrik Skilberg has five goals on the year. The freshman forward was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week for his hat trick against Temple (Oct. 3).
Nikola Djordjevic is second on the team in assists with six.Â
Elton Hedstrom has scored two goals this season.
2022 PRESEASON HONORS
Mustang Midfielder Knut Ahlander was named to the Preseason All-AAC Team. In addition, the two time first team all-conference selection was named a United Soccer Coaches Player to watch for the 2022 season.
SMU was picked fifth in the AAC 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll.
SMU checked in at No. 12 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
NEW ADDITIONS
The Mustangs have added a 15-player 2022 recruiting class, one of the largest classes in program history.Â
This group of newcomers ranks among the top 25 in the nation by TopDrawer Soccer. In addition, this marks SMU's fourth consecutive ranked recruiting class.
Bram Kaarsgaren, Henry Howell and JP Fernandez bring additional experince to the Hilltop as transfers.
The remaining 12 new faces are highly-touted incoming freshmen who make their way to Dallas from California, Connecticut, New Mexico, Florida, Oklahoma, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. Two hail from the metroplex as they choose to embrace Dallas' college as their new home.
SENIOR STANGS
SMU's roster includes four seniors and two graduate students.Â
This year's senior class includes Judson Burns, Roman Knox, along with transfers Jon Paul Fernandez and Bram Kaarsgaren.Â
Two-time all-AAC first team member and SMU 2021 assist leader Knut Ahlander returns to the Hilltop for another season. Joining Ahlander as a graduate student is transfer Henry Howell, who arrives in Dallas after starting all eight games at Davidson in 2021, adding experience to the roster.Â
UP NEXT
SMU continues its conference slate Saturday night at 6 CT at Charlotte.
ESPN+ COVERAGE
This season, all of SMU's home games will be featured on ESPN+.
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Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, 7 p.m.
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes (PDF)
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
SMU Mobile App
Apple | Google Play
SMU seeks its fourth consecutive victory against UAB Sunday night at 7 in Dallas.Â
SERIES HISTORYÂ
The Mustangs are 6-3-2 all-time against the Blazers.
Sunday's matchup marks the 12th meeting between the two programs and the first since 2012.Â
SMU defeated UAB 1-0 in 2012.Â
KNOW THE FOEÂ
UAB is 2-6-2 on the year and 0-2-2 in AAC play.Â
The Blazers started the season winning their first two games.Â
Following the winning streak, UAB dropped its next six matches.Â
UAB enters Sunday's match off back-to-back ties against Tulsa and USF.Â
UP TO THIS POINT
The Mustangs are 7-2-1 in 2022 and enter the
UAB match on a three-game winning streak. Most recently, the Mustangs took down UCF 2-1 on the road. The winning streak started when SMU took down FIU, followed by defeating Temple, 4-1.Â
The Mustangs sit atop the American Athletic Conference standings.
SMU ranks in the top five in the nation in scoring offense, assists per game and points per game.
Graduate Midfielder Knut Ahlander is top five in the nation in goals scored with nine.Â
Freshman Alexander Petraeus has a team-high seven assists on the season, landing him tied for third in the nation in assists per game.
SMU started off the year taking down Oral Roberts 4-0, followed by a setback at Stanford. The Mustangs bounced back by rattling off three straight victories, including two clean sheets against UCA and Saint Louis and an offensive explosion in a 7-2 win over UTRGV. The Mustangs battled then-No. 23 UNCG to a 0-0 draw to close out nonconference play. SMU opened conference play with a 1-0 setback at Memphis.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Back-to-back late goals lifted the Mustangs to a 2-1 victory over UCF Tuesday afternoon in Orlando.
Harvey Castro found the back of the net for the first time this season off a Nikola Djordjevic assist. Djordjevic cut the ball back and Castro fired the equalizer past UCF's keeper in the middle of the goal.
Mads Westergren broke the tie within two minutes, firing a perfectly placed shot in the top left corner of the goal, earning his second score of the year.
The Knights struck in the 17th minute when Lucca Dourado scored UCF's lone goal.
Bram Kaarsgaren was in goal for the Mustangs, earning three saves on 13 shots faced.
FAST START FOR JOSE ORTIZ
Jose Ortiz is having a career season for the Mustangs. The junior from Arlington, Texas, has three multigoal performances on the season.Â
Ortiz propelled the Mustangs to a 4-0 victory after scoring a career and team-high three goals in the season opener. Following the hat track, Ortiz has tallied two more multigoal outings against UTRGV and FIU this season.
Ortiz started four games in 2021, scoring three goals across consecutive matches, totaling 25 shots and 11 shots on goal. The Mustangs will look for Ortiz to continue to produce as a scoring threat this season.
HEARTBEAT OF THE MUSTANGS
SMU Midfielder Knut Ahlander has started off the season strong.Â
Ahlander's nine goals land him top five in the nation and AAC for goals scored. Ahlander is third in the nation in points per game (2.10).
Ahlander enters Sunday's matchup having scored at least one goal in six out of the Mustangs last nine matches.
Ahlander has three multigoal performances on the season and has tallied two assists.Â
MUSTANGS IN THE RANKINGS
The Mustangs checked in at No. 23 Â in the 2022 Top Drawer Soccer poll.
SMU is recieving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
2022 WEEKLY CONFERENCE HONORS
Jose Ortiz- Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29)
Elton Hedstrom- Rookie of the Week (Aug. 29)
Knut Ahlander- AAC Honor Roll (Sept. 6)
Knut Ahlander- Top Drawer Soccer Men's Team of the Week (Sept. 6)
Knut Ahlander- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)
Alexander Petraeus- AAC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 12)
Cole Johnson- AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 12)
Knut Ahlander- College Soccer News Team of the Week (Sept. 11)
Knut Ahlander- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
Nikola Djordjevic- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 26)
Knut Ahlander- TDS Team of the Week (Sept. 26)
Fredrik Skilberg- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3)
Bram Kaarsgaren- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 3)
Fredrik Skilberg- Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week. (Oct 3)
DEFENDING THE GOAL
SMU's Goal Keepers have produced at a high level this season.
Bram Kaarsgaren enters Sunday's match after tallying 10 total saves in back-to-back AAC wins.Â
Bram Kaarsgaren landed on the AAC honor roll Oct. 3 after tallying seven saves on 11 faced shots.Â
Cole Johnson has 21 saves in seven starts, including three clean sheets this season.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
SMU's freshmen have played a large role in the Mustangs season success.
Alexander Petraeus leads the team in assists with seven on the year. Petraeus is third in the country in assits per game.
Additionally, Petraeus has scored a pair of goals in 2022.Â
Fredrik Skilberg has five goals on the year. The freshman forward was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week for his hat trick against Temple (Oct. 3).
Nikola Djordjevic is second on the team in assists with six.Â
Elton Hedstrom has scored two goals this season.
2022 PRESEASON HONORS
Mustang Midfielder Knut Ahlander was named to the Preseason All-AAC Team. In addition, the two time first team all-conference selection was named a United Soccer Coaches Player to watch for the 2022 season.
SMU was picked fifth in the AAC 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll.
SMU checked in at No. 12 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
NEW ADDITIONS
The Mustangs have added a 15-player 2022 recruiting class, one of the largest classes in program history.Â
This group of newcomers ranks among the top 25 in the nation by TopDrawer Soccer. In addition, this marks SMU's fourth consecutive ranked recruiting class.
Bram Kaarsgaren, Henry Howell and JP Fernandez bring additional experince to the Hilltop as transfers.
The remaining 12 new faces are highly-touted incoming freshmen who make their way to Dallas from California, Connecticut, New Mexico, Florida, Oklahoma, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. Two hail from the metroplex as they choose to embrace Dallas' college as their new home.
SENIOR STANGS
SMU's roster includes four seniors and two graduate students.Â
This year's senior class includes Judson Burns, Roman Knox, along with transfers Jon Paul Fernandez and Bram Kaarsgaren.Â
Two-time all-AAC first team member and SMU 2021 assist leader Knut Ahlander returns to the Hilltop for another season. Joining Ahlander as a graduate student is transfer Henry Howell, who arrives in Dallas after starting all eight games at Davidson in 2021, adding experience to the roster.Â
UP NEXT
SMU continues its conference slate Saturday night at 6 CT at Charlotte.
ESPN+ COVERAGE
This season, all of SMU's home games will be featured on ESPN+.
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