Thursday, September 1
Dallas, Texas
7:30 p.m.
SMU
vs
SFA
No. 15 Mustangs Close Home Stand Hosting Stephen F. Austin
Aug 31 | Women's Soccer
No. 15Â SMU (2-0-1) vs. Stephen F. Austin (1-2-1)
Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium – Dallas, Texas
Thursday, Sept. 1| 7 p.m. CT
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DALLAS (SMU) – The No. 15 SMU women's soccer team closes its two-match home stand on Thursday, hosting Stephen F. Austin at Washburne Stadium at 7 p.m.
Last Time Out
• SMU downed 2021 Southland Conference Tournament champion Northwestern State, 1-0, on Aug. 28 in Dallas, remaining undefeated in 2022 and opening the season 2-0 at home.
• Sophomore Sammy Nieves scored the 12th-minute game-winner off a half-volley assist from Sophie King (the first of her collegiate career) and Mackenzie Rudden.
Leading Mustangs
• Graduate senior Courtney Sebazco - MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List honoree and preseason All-AAC selection - has one goal and one assist on the season.
• Sophomore defender Sammy Nieves has one goal and one assist, after scoring the game-winner against NSU. Nieves notched her first assist of the season on Aug. 18 in a 2-1 victory over Rice in the Mustangs' season opener.
• Senior goalkeeper Samantha Estrada, with 225 minutes logged in the net, has 15 saves on 34 shots faced, sporting a .800 goals-allowed-average.
Series History
• The Mustangs have only faced SFA once - a 2-1 victory in Dallas in 2011.
Scouting SFA
• SFA enters Thursday's match with a 1-2-1 record.
• In its last match, SFA hosted North Texas on Aug. 2, losing 4-0.
• The Ladyjacks' one win was a 3-0 shutout at Prairie View A&M. SFA posted ten shots on-goal from six players. Forward Lily Hargrove led SFA's attack, scoring two goals on three shots on-goal.
• SFA closed 2021 with a 10-8-1 record which included an 8-2 mark in the Ladyjacks' first season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. SFA fell in the opening round of the WAC Tournament 1-0 to Utah Valley.
In the Top-25
• SMU is No. 15 in this season's most recent United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll (Aug. 30).
• 15th is the highest SMU has been ranked since earning a No. 14 ranking on Sept. 28 of last season.
• SMU was ranked No. 3, the highest ranking in program history, in the final poll at the end of the 1995 season after advancing to the 1995 College Cup, finishing with a 23-1-1 record.
Coaches Corner
• First-year head coach Nicole Nelson and the No. 15 Mustangs close out a two-match homestand on Thursday against SFA - Where Nelson began her head coaching career.
• Nelson spent eight seasons as an Associate Head Coach and Assistant Coach for the Mustangs from 2012-2019 under previous head coach Chris Petrucelli.
• Prior to her time on the Hilltop, Nelson served as head coach at Oklahoma (2007-11), assistant coach under Petrucelli at Texas (2006-07), recruiting coordinator/assistant coach at Baylor (2005), and head coach at SFA (2002-04).
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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NIEVES GAME-WINNER EARNS NO. 15 MUSTANGS 1-0 WIN OVER NORTHWESTERN STATE
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Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium – Dallas, Texas
Thursday, Sept. 1| 7 p.m. CT
ESPN+Â |Â Live Stats
Match Notes (PDF)
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
SMU Mobile App
Apple | Google Play
DALLAS (SMU) – The No. 15 SMU women's soccer team closes its two-match home stand on Thursday, hosting Stephen F. Austin at Washburne Stadium at 7 p.m.
Last Time Out
• SMU downed 2021 Southland Conference Tournament champion Northwestern State, 1-0, on Aug. 28 in Dallas, remaining undefeated in 2022 and opening the season 2-0 at home.
• Sophomore Sammy Nieves scored the 12th-minute game-winner off a half-volley assist from Sophie King (the first of her collegiate career) and Mackenzie Rudden.
Leading Mustangs
• Graduate senior Courtney Sebazco - MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List honoree and preseason All-AAC selection - has one goal and one assist on the season.
• Sophomore defender Sammy Nieves has one goal and one assist, after scoring the game-winner against NSU. Nieves notched her first assist of the season on Aug. 18 in a 2-1 victory over Rice in the Mustangs' season opener.
• Senior goalkeeper Samantha Estrada, with 225 minutes logged in the net, has 15 saves on 34 shots faced, sporting a .800 goals-allowed-average.
Series History
• The Mustangs have only faced SFA once - a 2-1 victory in Dallas in 2011.
Scouting SFA
• SFA enters Thursday's match with a 1-2-1 record.
• In its last match, SFA hosted North Texas on Aug. 2, losing 4-0.
• The Ladyjacks' one win was a 3-0 shutout at Prairie View A&M. SFA posted ten shots on-goal from six players. Forward Lily Hargrove led SFA's attack, scoring two goals on three shots on-goal.
• SFA closed 2021 with a 10-8-1 record which included an 8-2 mark in the Ladyjacks' first season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. SFA fell in the opening round of the WAC Tournament 1-0 to Utah Valley.
In the Top-25
• SMU is No. 15 in this season's most recent United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll (Aug. 30).
• 15th is the highest SMU has been ranked since earning a No. 14 ranking on Sept. 28 of last season.
• SMU was ranked No. 3, the highest ranking in program history, in the final poll at the end of the 1995 season after advancing to the 1995 College Cup, finishing with a 23-1-1 record.
Coaches Corner
• First-year head coach Nicole Nelson and the No. 15 Mustangs close out a two-match homestand on Thursday against SFA - Where Nelson began her head coaching career.
• Nelson spent eight seasons as an Associate Head Coach and Assistant Coach for the Mustangs from 2012-2019 under previous head coach Chris Petrucelli.
• Prior to her time on the Hilltop, Nelson served as head coach at Oklahoma (2007-11), assistant coach under Petrucelli at Texas (2006-07), recruiting coordinator/assistant coach at Baylor (2005), and head coach at SFA (2002-04).
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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NIEVES GAME-WINNER EARNS NO. 15 MUSTANGS 1-0 WIN OVER NORTHWESTERN STATE
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