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.
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.
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.
Mustangs' Career-Firsts
SMU vs Saint Louis Notes
- 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.
Preseason Awards and Rankings
- 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.
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).
SMU vs Top-25 Opponents
- 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.
- 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.
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.
