STANFORD, Calif. (SMU) – SMU Men's Soccer heads to No. 7 Stanford for its ACC Championship quarterfinals match on Sunday.

This will be SMU's second trip to Stanford within two weeks. The match will kick off at 7 pm CT and will be aired on ACCN.

The Mustangs advanced in the tournament after defeating Wake Forest 5-4 in the highest-scoring ACC Championship match in history.

Mustangs vs. Cardinal History

• This will be the 13th meeting between SMU and Stanford. Sixth meeting in Stanford, California.
• The two teams were locked in a 0-0 draw the last time they played against each other on Oct. 26. It was their first-ever draw at Stanford.
• The previous two meetings between SMU and Stanford have ended in a tie.
• The last time SMU won at Stanford was in 2000 when the Mustangs won 2-1 against No. 6 Stanford to make the College Cup. Head Coach Kevin Hudson was on that SMU team as a freshman.

Unfinished Business

• SMU tied the then top-ranked Stanford 0-0 at Cagan Stadium on Oct. 26.
• The Mustangs became the first team to draw Stanford at Cagan Stadium this season. First to take a point in ACC play at Stanford this season.
• SMU gave Stanford its second draw of the season.
• The Mustangs recorded the highest number of shot attempts by an opposing team at Stanford this season with 13 shots.
• The last time SMU drew a top-ranked team was No. 1 Evansville in 1986.

Talking Stats

• Stephan Soghomonian is SMU's leading goalscorer with 10 goals.
• Villads Landsperg has played the most minutes for SMU this season, with 1435 minutes in 16 matches. He's only missed five game minutes all season and played full 90 minutes in 15 matches.

SMU vs Wake Notes

• SMU wins 5-4 against Wake Forest in the highest-scoring match in ACC Championship history.
• This is the most goals SMU has scored in a single match since they beat Central Arkansas 5-0 on Aug. 28, 2023.
• This is the most total goals scored in a single match that includes SMU since the Mustangs beat FIU 6-4 on Sep. 23, 2022.
• The last time SMU had five players score a goal in a single match was against UTRGV (7-2) on September 5, 2022.
• Charles-Emile Brunet became the first Mustang to make three or more assists in a single match since Gabriel Costa (4) against Temple in 2021.
• Stephan Soghomonian increased his goal tally to 10 goals this season.
• Enzo Panozzo scored his first goal of the season. The goal is his second career goal--his first career goal was also against Wake Forest last season.
• Hickam, Slade Starnes and Enzo Panozzo scored their first goals of the season. Hickam and Starnes scored their first goals for SMU.
• SMU has advanced to the quarterfinal round of the ACC Championship in its first two seasons as a member of the conference.

Postseason Notes

• SMU has won 10 conference titles.
• The Mustangs have made the quarterfinals in their first two ACC Championships. They were eliminated by Wake Forest in a penalty shootout in their first season.
• The last time SMU won a penalty shootout was in 2018 when they beat UCF to win the AAC Tournament title (5-4).

Stepped Up

• Stephan Soghomonian was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7 and Oct. 21.
• He is the ACC's second top scorer in conference play with six goals against ACC teams.
• He is one of only four players to score multiple hat tricks this season.
• Soghomonian has scored nine goals in seven matches. Scored a hat trick against California (Oct. 3) and Boston College (Oct. 18).
• He became the first Mustang to score a hat trick after almost two years in the Mustangs' 4-0 win against Cal on Oct. 3.
• The previous Mustang to score a hat trick was Jelldrik Dallmann against Temple on Nov. 9, 2023.
• He scored his hat trick against Cal from the bench with only 44 minutes of play time.

Slade Bosses The Backline

• Slade Starnes was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week twice on Sep. 30 and Oct. 28.
• He captained the Mustangs' defensive line to hand No. 1 Stanford to its first draw/loss in at home this season on Sunday.
• He and the Mustangs' backline have contained opponents to an average of only 8.1 shot attempts per game. Limiting five teams (Boston College, Cal, LMU, Oral Roberts and Virginia) to five shot attempts or less.

Villads Engine

• Villads Landsperg has only missed five minutes of pitch time for the Mustangs this season.
• Played 1435 minutes in 16 matches.
• He and the Mustangs' backline have contained opponents to an average of only 8.1 shot attempts per game. Limiting five teams (Boston College, Cal, LMU, Oral Roberts and Virginia) to five shot attempts or less.

SMU vs Top 25 Opponents

• SMU is 1-1-3 against Top-25 teams this season.
• The Mustangs lost to No. 6 Virginia.
• SMU grabbed its first ranked win at No. 21 Notre Dame (Sep. 27).
• The Mustangs drew 1-1 against No. 2 Clemson and they also drew No. 18 Kansas City 2-2 to kick off the season.
• SMU was 4-3-3 against top 25 opponents last season after falling in the NCAA Quarterfinals to No. 8 Marshall.

Scouting Stanford

• Stanford made the quarterfinals by defeating Boston College 4-2 in the first round of the championship.
• Stanford has the second-most shots in the conference with 323..

FIFA World Cup At Washburne Stadium

• Washburne Stadium will be an official training ground for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.