DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Soccer is set to host Oral Roberts to close the weekend at Washburne Stadium on Sunday.

The match will kick off at 6 p.m. CT and will be aired on ACCNX.

The Mustangs look to ride the momentum after a dominant 3-1 home win over LMU last Thursday.

Mustangs vs. Golden Eagles History

• This match will be the 12th meeting between the Mustangs and the Eagles. SMU is undefeated against Oral Roberts, and all their meetings have been in Dallas (11-0-1).
• The two teams' previous meeting last season, when they drew for the first time (1-1).
• The Mustangs' biggest win over Oral Roberts was 5-0 in 1994.

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

• 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.
• Charles-Emile Brunet scored his first goal for the Mustangs with winner over LMU. Matthias Dick assisted the goal with his first assist for SMU.

SMU vs LMU Notes

• SMU remained undefeated against LMU with a 2-0-1 record.
• Milton Lopez has scored four goals in the last four matches. He leads SMU with two goals this season.
• Jaylinn Mitchell leads the Mustangs in assists with two this season.
• Charles-Emile Brunet scored his first goal for SMU.
• Stephan Soghomonian made his first start and scored his second goal for SMU.
• Matthias Dick made his debut and registered an assist for the match-winner.
• Freshman Landon Hickam played his first 90-minute match.
• SMU outshot LMU nine to three.

FIFA World Cup at Washburne

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

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 Top-25 Opponents

• SMU 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.
• 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, a draw 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.