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No. 16 SMU Hosts Memphis in First Conference Game | Friday, 7 p.m.
Sep 13 | Men's Soccer
No. 22 SMU (5-1-0, 0-0-0 AAC) vs. Memphis (4-0-2, 0-0-0 AAC)
Washburne Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Friday, Sept. 15 | 7:00 p.m. CT
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Mustangs sit ranked first in the conference and are in the top 20 in three separate polls entering conference play: No. 16 - United Soccer Coaches, No. 9 - Top Drawer Soccer and No. 13 - College Soccer News.
Three Mustangs earned Top Drawer Preseason All-American honors: Jelldrik Dallman - Second Team, Mads Westergren - Third Team and Jaylinn Mitchell - Freshman
SMU is 5-0 at home this season and 13-1-1 at Washburne Stadium overall. The Mustangs most recently beat Yale, 1-0, including a goal from Fredrik Skilberg in the last four minutes of the game.
Dallmann is one of just 37 players on the watch list for the nation's highest individual honor - The Hermann Trophy.
Two Mustangs were honored with Conference Weekly Honors for the week ending Sept. 10 - Cole Johnson for the AAC Goalkeeper of the Week following two shutouts. Mads Westergren was also named to the weekly honor for leading the backline to just nine shots on goal in SMU's most recent two wins.
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SERIES HISTORY
SMU and Yale have faced 23 times since their first meeting in 1982.
The last meeting between the two programs was a 1-0 road loss for the Mustangs.
Monday's contest will be the 24th matchup between the two schools. SMU is 16-7-0 all-time against Yale.
Against Memphis, SMU boasts a 9-1 home record.
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SUCCESS UNDER HUDDY
Hudson - SMU 94-39-15 (.686) is approaching his 100th win as head coach for the Mustangs.
As a result of his five wins in the 2023 so far, he now sits just six wins away from notching the coveted 100.
Under Hudson as head coach, SMU has five NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 Elite Eights. Hudson has been with the team since 2004 and was promoted to head coach in 2015.
The last coach to reach 100 wins with the Mustangs was head coach Schellas Hyndman.
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PRESEASON AND SEASON HONORS
Sophomore forward Alexander Petraeus earned All-AAC Offensive Preseason Player of the Year honors.
Junior defender Mads Westergren earned All-AAC Defensive Preseason Player of the Year honors.
Junior midfielder JP Jordan was named to the All-AAC Preseason team.Â
Three Mustangs earned Top Drawer Preseason All-American honors: Jelldrik Dallman - Second Team, Mads Westergren - Third Team and Jaylinn Mitchell - Freshman
Petraeus earned Conference Weekly Honor Roll nods for the week of Aug. 28.
Dallmann earned the nod for Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 4
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BIG SEASON FROM JOHNSON
SMU keeper Cole Johnson recorded 21 saves, only allowing nine total goals across nine games played in 2022.
He logged approximately 650 minutes in goal in assisting the Mustangs to five shutouts.
In 2021, Johnson's 44 saves were the highest total for the Mustangs since Oct. 6, 2019 when Grant Makela saved 10 versus then-No. 11 UCF in Dallas.
Just six games into the 2023 season, Johnson has already recorded four shutouts and 14 saves.
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FILLING THE STATS WITH JELLDRIK
Dallmann has been named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, the most prestigious award in NCAA soccer prior to logging his hat trick against UCA.
He is second in the AAC in goals scored.
Dallmann is also ranked in the top 100 national players by Top Drawer Soccer, coming in at No. 19.
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FILLING THE STATS WITH PETRAEUS
Petraeus is ranked first in the conference and tied for 16th in the NCAA in most assists scored on the season, averaging 0.75 per game.
As just a sophomore, Petraeus has eight total assists so far on his career.
SMU's all time leader in assists is Diego Walsh with 39, he played for the Mustangs from 1999-2002.
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2023 PRESEASON RANKINGS
United Soccer coaches ranked the Mustangs at No.19.
SMU was placed at No. 18 by Top Drawer Soccer.
College Soccer News also ranked the Mustangs in the top 25, putting them 24th in the preseason rankings.
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WASHBURNE'S DOMINANCE
The Mustangs are currently undefeated at home in the 2023 season, 4-0.
SMU's all time record at Washburne is 12-1-1, including one win so far over a top 25 team.
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NEW ADDITIONS
The Mustangs have added a 13-player 2023 recruiting class.
This group of newcomers ranks among the top 25 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. In addition, this marks SMU's fifth consecutive ranked recruiting class.
Lamar Bynum, Jelldrik Dallmann, Martin Dominguez, Richie Garcia and Oliver Hald bring additional experience to the Hilltop as transfers.
The remaining 8 new faces are highly-touted incoming freshmen who make their way to Dallas from California, Illinois, as well as overseas. Three hail from the metroplex.
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