DALLAS (SMU) – Featuring 10 games inside Washburne Stadium, SMU women's soccer head coach Nicole Nelson announced the program's 2025 season schedule on Friday.

Entering their second season in the ACC, the Mustangs' 18-game schedule will feature eight non-conference games and 10 ACC games. SMU will face six teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season, including three teams that made the College Cup.

"This schedule has the balance we need in the non-conference segment to prepare us for success in the ACC and postseason," Nelson said. "After a year in the ACC and playing the sixth-toughest schedule in the nation last year, the growth of the team over the past year has been tremendous. We couldn't be more excited to get 2025 season rolling."

The Mustangs will look to improve on their offensive success from last season, as the team scored 32 goals, the most under Nelson and the most since 2019. On the defensive side, the Mustangs recorded four shutouts and had eight of the team's 10 ACC games decided by one goal or less.

SMU begins its season on the road, taking on the 2024 national runner-up Wake Forest in a non-conference match on Aug. 14, then return to Washburne Stadium for its home opener against Northwestern State on Aug. 17. It will be the first time since 2019 that the team will open its season on the road. 

Highlighting the Mustangs' non-conference slate are a pair of road games against North Texas on Aug. 21 and Texas Tech on Aug. 28.  SMU will also host Southern (Aug.24), Houston Christian (Sept. 4), Sam Houston State (Sept. 7) and conclude its non-conference slate with Senior Day on Sept. 14 versus Alcorn State.

ACC play for the Mustangs begins on the road against Syracuse on Sept. 11 as the team will look for a repeat performance against the Orange. SMU defeated Syracuse 4-1 for its first-ever ACC victory last season.

SMU will welcome NC State to Washburne on Sept. 19 before traveling to Pittsburgh on Sept. 25. It will be the first time in program history the Mustangs have squared off against either opponent.

The Mustangs will then begin a three-game homestand, taking on Miami on Sept. 28, followed by matches against Cal on Oct. 5 and Clemson on Oct. 9. SMU faced both Miami and Cal last season and will play Clemson for the first time since 1999.

The team will then hit the road and face Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 12 before hosting the defending NCAA Champions, the North Carolina Tar Heels on Oct. 17 in its final home match of the season.

SMU closes out its regular season with back-to-back road games, heading west to face another 2024 College Cup team in Stanford on Oct. 25 before ending the season with a showdown against Louisville on Oct. 30.

The 2025 Ally ACC Women's soccer tournament first round will begin on Nov. 2 at campus sites. The semifinals and championship match will be held in Cary, North Carolina, on Nov. 6 and 9.

2025 SMU Women's Soccer Schedule:
Thursday, August 14 | at Wake Forest – 6 pm CT
Sunday, August 17 | Northwestern State – 7 pm CT
Thursday, August 21 | at North Texas – 7 pm CT
Sunday, August 24 | Southern – 7 pm CT
Thursday, August 28 | at Texas Tech – 7 pm CT
Thursday, September 4 | Houston Christian – 7 pm CT
Sunday, September 7 | Sam Houston State – 7 pm CT
* Thursday, September 11 | at Syracuse – 6 pm CT  
Sunday, September 14 | Alcorn State – 1 pm CT – Senior Day
* Thursday, September 18 | NC State – 6 pm CT
* Thursday, September 25 | at Pitt – 6 pm CT
* Sunday, September 28 | Miami – 1 pm CT
* Sunday, October 5 | Cal – 2 pm CT
* Thursday, October 9 | Clemson – 6 pm CT
* Sunday, October 12 | at Notre Dame – 2:30 pm CT  
* Friday, October 17 | North Carolina – 6 pm CT
* Saturday, October 25 | at Stanford – 9 pm CT
* Thursday, October 30 | at Louisville – 6 pm CT
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