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SMU WSOC at PITT
4
Winner SMU SMU (7-3-1, 1-1-1)
0
Pittsburgh UP (5-5-2, 1-3-0)
Winner
SMU SMU
(7-3-1, 1-1-1)
4
Final
0
Pittsburgh UP
(5-5-2, 1-3-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
SMU SMU 0 4 4
Pittsburgh UP 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Mustangs Score Four Second-Half Goals In A 4-0 Shutout Win Over Pitt

PITTSBURGH (SMU) – Highlighted by Nyah Rose's brace, the SMU women's soccer program had an offensive explosion, shutting out Pitt 4-0 on Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

SMU (7-3-2, 1-1-1 ACC) scored four goals in 17 minutes of game action in the second half to earn it's first ACC win of the season. Pitt (5-5-2, 1-3-0 ACC) who entered the game with an RPI of 60 tallied 13 shots but was denied by Aubrey Brown (three saves) and the SMU backline.

After a scoreless first half, SMU put its foot on the gas and never let up.  Rose started the scoring onslaught with her first goal of the game in the 63rd minute as she corralled a ball from Sydney Japic right in front of the net and sent a rocket into the lower left corner.

Continuing to attack in the 70th minute, Paxton Bock and Zoe Parkhurst found Sammy Nieves free inside the box, who flipped a shot over the Pitt goalkeeper and into the back of the net to increase the lead to two. Nieves scored her second goal of the season.  

Just minutes later, SMU found the back of the net once again, executing a free kick to perfection as Sydney Japic headed in a ball to put SMU up 3-0 in the 76th minute. The senior Japic scored her first career goal as Bock earned her second assist of the game.

Rose put the finishing touches on the game in the 80th minute, netting her second goal of the night on a feed from Liz Eddy. The goal was Rose's 20th career goal, and she now leads the team in goals scored this season with four.

The victory marked SMU's fifth shutout win of the season and the 22nd under head coach Nicole Nelson.

The four goals scored by the Mustangs are the most goals scored in a road ACC game by SMU since it joined the conference. SMU has now scored 20 goals this season and is outscoring opponents 20-10.

// Up Next
  • SMU returns to the Hilltop and will begin a three-game home stand by facing Miami Sunday, Sept. 28. The match will kick off at 1 pm CT and will be aired on ACCNX. Fans can enjoy free admission to all regular-season SMU women's soccer home games.
  • Sunday's match is Peruna's Pals Day. SMU Key Chains will be available for all Peruna's Pals members at the marketing table near the entrance to the stadium. More information on Peruna's Pals can be found here.
 
// Other Notes
  • SMU is now 1-0-0 all time against Pitt
  • In her fourth season as head coach of the Mustangs, Nicole Nelson is now 34-22-9 overall at SMU and 96-87-24 in her coaching career.
  • The Mustangs are now 10-11-5 on the road under Nelson.  
  • The Mustangs are now 475-252-62 all-time in program history.
 
 
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