SMU Ties No. 2 Clemson In ACC Opener

Saturday, September 13

Dallas, Texas

7pm CT

SMU

3-2-2, 0-0-1

Clemson

3-1-2, 1-0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Clemson	1	0	1
SMU	1	0	1

SMU Ties No. 2 Clemson In ACC Opener

Sep 13 | Men's Soccer

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DALLAS (SMU) — SMU Men's Soccer drew 1-1 against No. 2 Clemson in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Washburne Stadium on Saturday.

The Mustangs took the first lead through Mukisa Emmanuel's goal in the 20^th minute, but the Tigers tied the match in the 26^th minute.

SMU outshot Clemson 12 to 11 and took its first ACC play point at the full-time whistle.

How It Happened
A physical match erupted as soon as the ball was kicked off. The match saw five fouls between the two teams in the first 10 minutes.

At the start of the match that saw end-to-end action, SMU was first on the scoresheet as Mukisa Emmanuel scored a goal in the 20^th minute of the match.

Milton Lopez swung a cross that found Emmanuel, who shrugged off his defender to score his second goal in two matches.

Clemson responded in six minutes as they found the net with a header goal by Wahabu Musah in the 26^th minute.

The match remained intense on both ends, SMU outshooting Clemson eight to five, but the scoreline remained 1-1 at halftime.

SMU had a fast start to the second half, winning seven consecutive corner kicks within the first six minutes of the period.

The Mustangs saw multiple chances from Emmanuel and Luis Flores, but they fell short in producing a match-winner.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Other Notes

This is the first draw between SMU and Clemson. The all-time matchup record is now 1-1-1.
Mukisa Emmanuel has scored two goals in his last two matches. He now leads the Mustangs with four goals.
SMU has tied two top-25 opponents this season.
Martin Dominguez made his first start between the posts this season. Registering five saves.
Villads Landsperg has played full 90-minute matches in all seven matches this season (630 minutes).

What's Next?
SMU will head to No. 21 North Carolina to resume ACC play next Saturday.