No. 11 Seed SMU Falls To Vermont 3-2 In NCAA Tournament Second Round

Sunday, November 20

7 p.m.

SMU

10-6-1, 6-3-0

Vermont

15-3-2, 5-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Vermont	0	3	3
SMU	2	0	2

No. 11 Seed SMU Falls To Vermont 3-2 In NCAA Tournament Second Round

Nov 20 | Men's Soccer

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Postgame Press Conference

DALLAS (SMU)- The No. 11 seeded SMU men's soccer team season came to an end on Sunday night in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament with a 3-2 loss to Vermont at Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium.

SMU (10-6-1) struck first in the fifth minute when the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player and Midfielder of the Year Knut Ahlander fed the AAC Rookie of the Year Alexander Petraeus, who drove the ball in on the left side of the goal to give SMU the early advantage. The goal marked Petraeus fourth score of the season, while Ahlander earned his third assist.

Petraeus earned his team-high 10^th assist in the 32^nd minute when he found Bailey Sparks who made an impressive move past Vermont defenders and fired a shot past the Catamount keeper for SMU's second goal of the night.

Vermont scored all three of its goals in the second half. Max Murray scored his first goal in the 65^th minute and earned the equalizer in the 80^th minute.

Garett Lilly scored the game winning goal for the Catamounts in the 86^th minute.

SMU finishes its season with a 10-6-1 record. Six Mustangs were named to All-American Athletic Conference teams, Knut Ahlander was named the Offensive Player and Midfielder of the Year and Alexander Petraeus was crowned Rookie of the Year. The Mustangs finished second place in the AAC regular season standings.