Mustangs Fall 1-0 to No. 6 Virginia

Friday, October 31

Dallas, Texas

6pm CT

SMU

7-4-4, 3-2-3

Virginia

10-1-4, 5-0-3

Team	1	2	Final F
Virginia	0	1	1
SMU	0	0	0

Mustangs Fall 1-0 to No. 6 Virginia

Oct 31 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Box Score | Postgame Press Conference

DALLAS (SMU) — SMU Men's Soccer fell 1-0 to No. 6 Virginia in its regular season finale at Washburne Stadium on Friday Night.

The Mustangs fell short despite a dominant showing. They took nine shots and confined the Cavaliers to a season-low of four shot attempts, while controlling 58 percent of possession through 90 minutes.

SMU completed its second regular season in the Atlantic Coast Conference in seventh place, securing a first-round home match in the ACC Championship, with a 3-2-3 record in conference play. The first round of the tournament will be played on Wednesday.

How It Happened
Virginia was on the front foot at the start of the match, where both teams saw scarce attacking opportunities.

SMU grew into the game and got a spell of possession in the final stretch of the half, but the first 45 minutes ended scoreless.

The Mustangs flipped the script at the start of the second half by controlling the tempo, outshooting Virginia six to one in the first 20 minutes of the half.

Despite the Mustangs' constant pressure, Virginia took the lead with a post play in the 84^th minute.

The match ended 1-0 in favor of Virginia, who won the regular-season conference title.

Other Notes

The all-time record between SMU and Virginia is now 3-2-0.
Virginia had a season-low of shot attempts (4). This is the fifth team SMU has confined to five or fewer shots this season.
This is SMU's first loss to a top-25 team this season (1-1-3).
Villads Landsperg played his 14th 90-minute match of the season. He has played 1345 minutes in 15 matches.

What's Next?
SMU will host 10-seed Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Championship at Washburne Stadium at 6 pm CT on Wednesday.