No. 5 Mustangs Visit Saint Louis For First Road Match Of The Season

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No. 5 SMU (0-0-1, 0-0-0 ACC) at Saint Louis (0-0-1, 0-0-0 A-10)
Hermann Stadium – Saint Louis, Mo.
Sunday, Aug. 24| 7:30 p.m. CT
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ST. LOUIS (SMU) – No. 5 SMU Men's Soccer will travel to Saint Louis for its first road match of the season on Sunday.

The match will kick off at 7:30 pm CT at the Bilikens' home, Hermann Stadium, and it will be aired on ESPN+.

The Mustangs opened the season with a comeback 2-2 draw against No. 18 Kansas City at Washburne Stadium on Thursday. They scored two goals within 24 minutes to force the tie after trailing 2-0.

Mustangs vs. Bilikens History

This match will be the 40th meeting between the Mustangs and the Bilikens. SMU leads the series 9-8-2 in Saint Louis.
SMU won their previous meeting 1-0 in Dallas with a goal from Jaylinn Mitchell.
The last time SMU and SLU played in Saint Louis was in 2018. Ended in a 1-1 draw.
Kevin Hudson is undefeated against SLU (4-0-2).

On a Streak

The Mustangs have scored at least one goal in 42 consecutive matches. The Mustangs have not been shut out in two consecutive seasons.
SMU's scoring streak is the longest in the nation.

The 2025 Squad

SMU's 2025 squad consists of 17 returners and 13 newcomers.
Hudson's 13 newcomers include eight transfers and five freshmen.
Among the transfers is senior 2024 All-Southern Conference Defender Slade Starnes.

Preseason Awards and Rankings

SMU was ranked No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.
Also ranked No. 5 in the ACC Preseason Poll. Tied with Stanford.
SMU was ranked No. 7 in the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason National Ranking.
Jaylinn Mitchell was included in the ACC Preseason Player to Watch List.
Owen Zarnick was ranked No. 47 and Alex Salvo was No. 74 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players Rankings.

SMU vs KC Notes

The last time SMU came back from a two-goal deficit to tie the match was at Duke, which was also a team ranked No. 18.
Flores scored his first SMU goal.
Clanton-Pimentel, Charles-Emile Brunet and Villads Landsperg made their first goal contribution for SMU with an assist.
SMU has not lost a season opener since 2016. The last time they drew in a season opener was in 2012 against Campbell.

2024 Awards

Bailey Sparks was the most decorated Mustang of the season. He was named USC Second Team All-America, MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, First Team All-ACC, USC All-South Region, ACC Preseason Watch List,
Kyran Chambron Pinho was named Third Team All-ACC, USC All-South Region, ACC Defensive Player of the Week (10/29/24).
Jaylinn Mitchell was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week (9/3/24).

NCAA Tournament, By The Numbers

Overall program history: 36 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 26 Sweet Sixteen Appearances, 14 Elite Eight Appearances, two College Cup/Final Four appearances (2000 & 2005)
SMU made its seventh NCAA Tournament, fifth Sweet Sixteen and second Elite Eight appearances under Kevin Hudson last season.

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Players Mentioned

Charles-Emile Brunet

Kyran Chambron Pinho

Villads Landsperg

Jaylinn Mitchell

Alex Salvo

Bailey Sparks

Slade Starnes

Owen Zarnick

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