Thursday, August 28
Dallas, Texas
7pm CT
SMU
vs
LMU
SMU Set To Host LMU On Weeknight Matchup | Thursday 7 pm CT
Aug 27 | Men's Soccer
SMU (0-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) vs LMU (1-1-0, 0-0 WCC)
Thursday, Aug. 28 • 7 p.m. CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, Texas • ACCNX • Free Admission
Watch • Live Stats • Match Notes • SMU Mobile App
Thursday, Aug. 28 • 7 p.m. CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, Texas • ACCNX • Free Admission
Watch • Live Stats • Match Notes • SMU Mobile App
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Soccer returns home to host LMU at Washburne Stadium on Thursday.
The match will kick off at 7 p.m. CT and will be aired on ACCNX.
LMU will be the Mustangs' third non-conference opponent of the season. SMU is scheduled for six more non-conference matches this season, with four more at Washburne Stadium following the LMU match.Â
Mustangs vs. Lions History
- This match will be the third meeting between the Mustangs and the Lions. SMU is undefeated against LMU (1-0-1).
- The two teams' previous meeting was in 2005 where the Mustangs drew the Lions 1-1 after two overtimes.
- 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.
- Luis Flores scored his first goal as a Mustang on his SMU debut against Kansas City.
- Charles-Emile Brunet, Ryan Clanton-Pimentel and Villads Landsperg made their first goal contributions with an assist each against Kansas City.
- SMU outshot the Billikens 14 to seven in Saint Louis.
- The last time SMU lost to Saint Louis was in the 2005 season when the Mustangs made their second NCAA College Cup appearance.
- SMU was ranked No. 5 in the ACC Preseason Poll. Tied with Stanford.
- 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.
- 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).
- SMU drew No. 18 Kansas City to kick off the 2025 season.
- The Mustangs were 4-3-3 against top 25 opponents last season after falling in the NCAA Quarterfinals to No. 8 Marshall.
- SMU faced 10 top-25 opponents last season. This was the largest number of ranked opponents the Mustangs have faced in a single season under Kevin Hudson.
- No. 5 Dayton was the highest-ranked win for the Mustangs last season.Â
- No. 5 Stanford, who they drew against, was the highest-seeded team that the Mustangs went against in the regular season.
- Last season, SMU had wins over fifth-ranked Dayton, No. 6 Saint Louis, No. 13 Virginia Tech and No. 19 Washington. The Mustangs drew against No.5 Stanford, ninth-ranked Denver and No. 18 Duke.
- The Mustangs had the most top-25 matches in the ACC last season.Â
- 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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