Friday, October 2
Winston-Salem, N.C.
6pm CT
SMU
at
Wake Forest
No. 1 SMU Faces Wake Forest In Winston-Salem | Friday 6pm
Oct 1 | Men's Soccer
No. 1 SMU (8-0-1, 3-0-0 ACC) at Wake Forest (7-2-1, 3-1-0 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 2 • 6 pm CT
Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, N.C. • ACCNX
Watch • Live Stats • Media Center • SMU Mobile App
Friday, Oct. 2 • 6 pm CT
Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, N.C. • ACCNX
Watch • Live Stats • Media Center • SMU Mobile App
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (SMU) – No. 1 SMU Men's Soccer will face Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday.
The match will kick off at 6 pm CT at Spry Stadium and be broadcast on ACCNX.
The Mustangs are 8-0-1 this season, 3-0-0 in ACC play, and are coming off a 3-0 win at Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Mustangs vs. Wake Forest History
- This will be the fourth meeting between SMU and Wake Forest. The Mustangs are making their first trip to Winston-Salem.
- SMU won the previous meeting 5-4 in the first round of the 2025 ACC Championships last season. The Mustangs won with a last-minute goal from Landon Hickam.
- SMU leads the all-time series between the two teams 2-0-1.
- All three meetings between the two teams have happened since SMU joined the league in 2024.
- SMU was ranked No. 1 in this week's United Soccer Coaches on Sept. 29.
- This is the first time SMU has been ranked No. 1 in the nation since 2006.
- Six ACC teams were ranked in the top 25 this week. SMU tops the polls, Clemson was No. 9, Pitt was No. 10, Notre Dame was No. 13, Stanford was No. 14 and Louisville was No. 17.
- SMU leads the nation in goals against average (.33) and is tied for third nationally in goal differential (23) as of Sept. 30.
- The Mustangs lead the ACC in assists per game (3), points per game (8.78) and in goals allowed (3).
- Jaylinn Mitchell is tied at the top of the league in assists (5), while Mukisa Emmanuel and Stephan Soghomonian are tied for third in goals (5).
- Jaylinn Mitchell has made seven goal contributions with five assists and two goals in the first nine games of the season.
- He was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1.
- Mitchell leads the ACC with his five assists.
- Coming back as a senior after being drafted in the first round by Minnesota United last December, Mitchell was ranked No. 35 in the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings.
- He is the first Mustang to be picked in the first round since Nicky Hernandez in 2021.
- Says he wants to leave a legacy for SMU.
- Projected to graduate in December, Mitchell will be the first generation college graduate in his family.
- "I'm the oldest of four siblings, so I just want to show them that you can do it and go to college."
- No. 3 SMU Men's Soccer took down Virginia Tech 3-0 in Blacksburg, Va., on Sunday.
- The Mustangs capitalized on a fast start and goals from Landon Hickam, Milton Lopez and Stephan Soghomonian to take three points home to Dallas. Soghomonian led SMU's offense, contributing to two goals out of the three with a goal and an assist.
- Ryan Clanton-Pimentel and Enzo Panozzo also recorded assists, while Mukisa Emmanuel played a major part in SMU's third goal by winning the penalty kick that led to Soghomonian's goal.
- On the other side of the field, SMU's defense recorded its sixth clean sheet of the season. They held the Hokies to only eight shots, while the Mustangs recorded 13.
- SMU is now 8-0-1 overall this season, 3-0-0 in ACC play. Kevin Hudson's squad extended its winning streak to four consecutive games.
- SMU was ranked No. 15 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll and was picked No. 4 in the Preseason ACC Poll.
- Noah Holmstrøm was named in the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and United Soccer Coaches Defenders to Watch.
- Stephan Soghomonian was named in the ACC Preseason Watch List and was also included in the United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch.
- Soghomonian was ranked No. 19 and Jaylinn Mitchell was No. 35 in the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 Player Ranking.
- Wake Forest is 7-2-1 overall this season and 3-1-0 in ACC play. They are coming off a 3-0 win against Loyola Chicago on Tuesday.
- The Demon Deacons are currently tied with SMU at the top of the ACC standings with nine points.
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